The cleanup continued.
When Jiang Chen reached the third city on his killing spree, he happened upon Sister Hong. They had been apart for only a few days, yet she had encountered another stroke of fortune. After Tang Yi repaid her last time and she entered C-Class, she had continued advancing rapidly, reaching Pseudo-B-Rank.
Although that level of strength did not amount to much, her rate of advancement was astonishing.
He could only marvel.
The Gu ancestors truly deserved their reputation as masters of manipulating fortune. Perhaps this seemingly unremarkable clan, forgotten even by the Unusual Person World, still possessed reserves beyond anyone else's imagination.
After a moment's consideration, Jiang Chen reached out and took Sister Hong's hand. This gesture meant a great deal. As long as he wished, he could share some of the Blood Points from the Ghostly Beings he killed next with her.
He had brought Su Ling along with the same idea.
Now that his strength had reached this level, points were no longer so important to him.
Besides, in this campaign, Jiang Chen had slain the River God, killed the River Earl, completely resolved the trouble posed by the Ghost-Sacrificing Lineage, killed seven Half-Kings of the Dark Alliance, subdued a vicious Flood Dragon, and even intimidated the Dark Alliance's four Kings.
He had always harbored one concern: his contributions were too great.
Never overestimate human nature.
Overshadowing one's superiors with one's achievements was never a good thing, regardless of the era or circumstances, unless one had long intended to replace them.
Jiang Chen was not an ambitious sort, either. He only wanted to take charge of wake-up calls for the entire Netherworld, and at the very most, run a cafeteria as well, so it was better to exercise some caution.
As for why he had