When Gustavo returned to the scene, his terrifying strength, which had increased dozens of times, revived his previously declining reputation, causing it to soar wildly.
Within just one month.
Hundreds of Legendary beings and over 20 Epic beings have died at the hands of "Mask". The number of Transcendent beings and ordinary intelligent beings at other levels is countless.
Poison, assassination, gravity, soul, dream, summoning...
This Black Spider assassin, nicknamed "The Mask," seems to be good at nothing.
He disguised himself, killed the enemy in one blow in their headquarters, and escaped with ease—he did it!
He had invaded other people's dreams, killed them within the dream, and thereby destroyed the target's soul, making the target die without anyone knowing.
He's also done things like secretly poisoning an entire city, turning it into a death zone, leaving millions of lives scattered across the land!
Just when you thought he was a ruthless and cunning assassin, this guy actually led thousands of terrifying warriors with dragon-like features into a charge, directly defeating an Transcendent legion on the battlefield and capturing its commander alive. His domineering and unparalleled demeanor was simply jaw-dropping.
Well, assassinations weren't enough, so they switched to open killing?
In short, Gustavo became famous in Black Spider.
It wasn't just because of his terrifying record; the more bizarre reason lay in the many strange things that happened after Gustavo returned to Black Spider.
The higher-ups at Black Spider, in particular, were terribly tormented.
They've been incredibly unlucky lately. They've been hit by meteorites that suddenly fall from the sky, or they've been inexplicably attacked by powerful figures who appear on the roadside. One unlucky guy was even lying in wait underground, preparing to ambush a passing assassin, when a sudden earthquake forced him out. He was then surrounded and killed by astonished enemies, dying a truly pathetic death.
In just one month, four high-ranking members of the Black Spider died, and many more were seriously injured. The remaining members quickly realized that something was wrong and suspected that there was a traitor among them.
The Black Spider's higher-ups weren't going to sit idly by; they quickly brought in mystical Transcendent to investigate the cause, ultimately pinpointing it to Gustavo.
This outcome silenced the Black Spider executives, who had been eager to eliminate the mastermind and spy behind the scenes.
How could the second son of the eldest son of the eldest son be a mole?
This is impossible, something must be wrong!!
So the matter was reported to Sylvain.
Sylvain had known about Gustavo's strange talent for stealing people's Fortune for a long time, but she didn't take it seriously because it wasn't a serious problem at the time.
But when he learned what had happened from his subordinates, he was somewhat stunned.
Could it be that the second child's talent will continue to grow?
After a moment of surprise, Sylvain explained Gustavo's special talent to his subordinates, without trying to cover up for his son.
Upon learning the details, the Black Spider leader was stunned, his lips twitching uncontrollably. He wanted to curse, but ultimately didn't dare to lash out. Instead, he subtly expressed his dissatisfaction with Gustavo to his boss.
He added that someone with the talent of the Second Young Master should go and operate within the enemy camp; wouldn't that be the best way to showcase the value of his unique talent?
Sylvain amused and exasperated, but seeing the Black Spider leader still with bandages wrapped around his head, he ultimately didn't refuse. After thinking for a moment, he gave Gustavo a list of members of the Guta Federation's Conservative Faction, allowing his son to move freely.
Ashes was secretly established by the Radical Faction (Young and Middle-Aged Faction) and is hostile to the Conservative Faction. As the opening of the wilderness draws closer, the major empires are engaged in an arms race. However, the Conservative Faction always uses the banner of loving peace to repeatedly obstruct the Guta Federation from increasing its military budget. The contemporary Mudatuo Baisuo Krashev, who could no longer tolerate this, issued an assassination order to Ashes Organization, first to deal with a small number of the old Conservative Faction.
Sylvain's [Dark Moon Organization] was responsible for carrying out this assassination mission.
Because Baisuo Kraschoff wanted to proceed gradually and not expose his relationship with the Ashes, the first assassination list was small and did not include any important figures, so the level of protection was average. With Gustavo's current strength, although there was risk, it was not a big problem.
Since our son's talent seems to devour the luck of those around him, shouldn't it be fine to let him act on his own?
Sylvain thought so, but Spider Dad was soon proven wrong.
On this day, Sylvain, who was setting up a secret plan, suddenly received a communication request from the Sun Eclipser.
At first, he didn't take it seriously, but after a couple of sentences, Sylvain's expression turned strange.
"Sylvain, I ordered you to assassinate those Conservative Faction old fogies, not to destroy the Federation's administrative planet. Do you really want Ashes to become the mortal enemy of Planet Guta?" The Sun Eclipser came to their door in a menacing manner, his tone very impolite, clearly genuinely enraged.
"Huh? Destroy a planet? What's that?" Sylvain was dumbfounded.
"See for yourself!" The Sun Eclipser waved its sleeve, and the projection appeared.
First, a green planet orbited smoothly. Then, a meteorite suddenly appeared, as if it had jumped out of some dimensional space, and crashed into the green planet with a roar. In an instant, mountains shifted, the earth cracked, magma gushed out in columns, and billowing black smoke spread across the globe, resembling a scene from the end of the world.
In the final chapter of the scroll, a Dragon-Hunting Spider flies out of the planet, looking rather disheveled, but otherwise unharmed. It looks around furtively, its furtive manner suggesting it has inadvertently confessed its guilt.
It goes without saying who this Dragon-Hunting Spider is.
"Don't tell me there are other Dragon-Hunting Spider besides your family in the Elven Plane!" the Sun Eclipser said in a chilling tone. "And if I remember correctly, meteor showers seem to be one of your frequently used techniques, right?"
The scene before him and the Sun Eclipser's eerie words sent chills down Sylvain's spine, causing him to gasp.
After repeatedly assuring that nothing like this would ever happen again, Sylvain saw off the enraged Sun Eclipser.
Completely bewildered, he began to scrutinize his second son, and even his other clone, with a serious expression. While discussing intimate topics between husband and wife with Spider Mom, he unconsciously muttered, "Is this really my son?" As a result, his enraged wife Index kicked him off the bed and temporarily banished him from the house.
A cold wind blew by, Sylvain, the Shadow King who terrified the entire plane, felt utterly alone and helpless, wanting nothing more than to look up at the sky and sigh.
Then... he continued to clean up Gustavo's mess.
Sylvain summoned several of his confidants and asked them who would be willing to mentor his two sons.
These trusted confidants have--
The leader of the Black Spider organization.
Ashes Thunder Star Pillar, one of the Eighteen Star Pillars Ash.
Leader of the Shadow Guard.
Moon Blade leader.
They were all Demigod, with countless Slaughter on their hands. Any one of them could instill immense fear in others, a terrifying being capable of stopping a child from crying.
But after hearing what Sylvain...
The Black Spider leader casually looked up at the sky, as if there was something special on the ceiling.
The Shadow Guard leader and the Moon Blade leader lowered their heads like ostriches; if there were sand dunes here, their heads would surely be the best place to rest.
Clearly, these individuals had already heard of the Second Young Master's "renowned reputation" and were aware of his "heroic deeds," so they were unwilling to step forward.
Only Thunder Star Pillar, unaware of the situation, foolishly patted his chest and accepted the mission.
Seeing this, the other three exchanged glances, breathed a sigh of relief, and praised Thunder Star Pillar's unwavering loyalty and stubbornness.
When it comes to loyalty, it has to be our Thunder Star Pillar!
These are true warriors, daring to face the bleakness of life.
Thus, under the approving gaze of Sylvain and the encouraging words of his colleagues, Thunder Star Pillar, full of morale, took on the hot potato that was Gustavo and quickly took him to carry out the mission.
On the spaceship, Thunder Star Pillar explained the mission details to Gustavo.
"Our mission this time is to cause trouble on the battlefield between the Crimson Alliance and the Sea Dragon Alliance, to kill as Ability Energy as possible and destroy their technological fleet. But don't be greedy and act rashly. Our fleet is too small; we can only fight and retreat at will by hovering on the periphery. It's guerrilla warfare, understand?"
"Um!"
"Very well, that's what your father taught me back then, and now I guess I'm putting that back into you!"
"Oh? You and my father have known each other for a long time?"
"Of course! I was taken in by your father shortly after I hatched from the snake egg. He nurtured me carefully, which enabled me to advance to Demigod. Everything I have today is thanks to his kindness. Don't worry, kid, even if I die, I won't let anything happen to you..."
Upon hearing what he said next, Gustavo's previously calm mind suddenly skipped a beat.
Then, unsurprisingly, an accident occurred...
Thunder Star Pillar suddenly looked up, his voice like thunder, and roared, "What's going on? Why is the spaceship suddenly shaking?"
The pilot, frantically clicking various buttons and sweating profusely, Earth Dao, "Reporting, Lord Star Pillar, it seems we've encountered a space storm. We're doing our best to control the ship. The shields have automatically activated; everything should be fine."
"Be careful! If anything happens, I'll skin you alive!" Thunder Star Pillar glared with his vertical pupils, his forked tongue flickering, his tone chilling.
Gustavo raised his head, looking resentfully at the giant lightning serpent beside him. "You planted your flag, and now look what happened!"
Noticing Gustavo's gaze, Thunder Star Pillar stiffened, seemingly realizing that his words had been somewhat inappropriate. However, how could he admit it to his nephew? He could only feign indifference and laugh, "Don't worry, it's just a mere spatial storm, nothing to worry about. We've encountered them before."
"I hope so!" Gustavo squinted, waiting with heightened vigilance.
Seeing his reaction, even the most carefree Thunder Star Pillar became wary, and the faces of the Black Spider leader and others involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
I didn't think much of it before, but now, these guys all look at him with pity...
What's going on?!
The spaceship's vibrations grew more and more intense, as if it had been thrown into a high-speed spinning washing machine, tossed around and turned, making people dizzy and nauseous.
After a long while, everything finally calmed down.
The driver wept with joy, "We're safe! We survived the space storm! Hahaha..."
Thunder Star Pillar breathed a sigh of relief, patting Gustavo's shoulder with his snake tail. "Hey, I told you, a mere spatial storm couldn't possibly harm me!"
Gustavo raised his hand to brush aside Uncle Lei's tail, pointed to the endless Crimson Alliance space fleet outside the porthole, and said in a low voice, "The space storm is indeed gone, but we seem to have encountered a new danger..."
Thunder Star Pillar's snake tail stiffened, and the entire snake seemed to enter a state of hibernation. For some reason, he felt a little like crying.