Kou Island.
Alarms blared.
Over a hundred helicopters circled overhead.
It was hard to imagine that four young men had thrown the vast capital of Kou Island into utter chaos.
On the streets.
Xiao Gang drove the off-road vehicle, plowing through everything in his path.
Hundreds of Awakened pursued them, trying to cut them off.
At first, the four had been on edge, but they soon discovered that any Awakened who approached were restrained by invisible gravity.
That gradually emboldened them.
Supported by his subordinates, the Emperor walked out onto the balcony,
and watched in bewilderment as helicopters from the police headquarters and television stations rapidly headed his way.
An inexplicable unease rose inside him.
"What's going on?"
The Emperor looked suspiciously at the maid beside him.
"I don't know..."
Bang!
An off-road vehicle smashed through the perimeter wall and crashed into an artificial rock formation in the courtyard.
Its front end was completely wrecked, belching thick black smoke.
The Emperor's eyes widened, and his body jolted.
"Overlord Stronghold?"
"Fuck!"
Someone violently kicked the car door off.
Xiao Gang jumped out, covered in dust and grime, while his young companions had blood all over their faces from the crash.
"Ptoo!"
Xiao Lang spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva mixed with two teeth. "What a rush! Do we count as the first people from the Dragon Kingdom to fight our way into Kou Island's imperial palace?"
The four surveyed the park-sized grounds and their pavilions with fascination, shouting enviously, "That son of a bitch Emperor sure knows how to live! Look at this huge courtyard."
"Bro, look at that pillar. It looks pretty valuable."
Yueyue stared excitedly at a pillar of the tall wooden building ahead and shouted, "Let's tear it down and take it home to sell."
"Idiot,