Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

"You lost."

Li Shutong sat there, already through the night.

Opposite him, that quantum avatar was the same.

The other party was waiting for him to make a move, then use the backup plan. But in fact, there was no need for him to act at all.

"A disciple doesn't have to be inferior to the master."

In this regard, Han Zhen did very well.

The role of a teacher is to be a guide, not merely a shield and a crutch.

"Han Zhen, he has already gone far on his own path, perhaps even further than he realizes."

"In the apocalyptic era of insect plagues, what is the hardest to attain? It's the people's hearts."

The quantum avatar opposite him remained silent.

Li Shutong noticed that the other party had already severed the connection with this body.

"Quite decisive."

Li Shutong shook his head. Soon, his communicator rang.

"Old Li, tracking failed. We were so close to finding out who's behind it, such a pity."

"Old Shang, could it be you?"

"Screw you."

The person on the other side of the communicator cursed and hung up the call.

A slip of paper suddenly appeared on Li Shutong's desk.

[Someone collaborated as a cover. Tracking failed. The mastermind involves more than one faction.]

After reading the note in his hand, the words on the paper began to fade, as if erased by a rubber, and eventually, the note itself disappeared entirely.

"More than one faction?"

Li Shutong chuckled, looking up at the quantum avatar across from him.

He stepped forward, gently patted its shoulder.

In the next second, it disintegrated into powder.

———

[Deep Blue City, Central Square]

The crowd of onlookers had yet to recover from the sudden reversal on the screen.

All they saw was—

On the electronic screens that originally showed content, the previous footage was replaced with new material:

"I am Han Zhen, a Spirit Contract Master."

"I came here not just to survive."

"KILL!"

This was the footage of Han Zhen facing a Tier-3 insectoid for the first time during the combat assessment.

That terrifying insectoid, which instilled fear in ordinary people, radiated overwhelming menace even through the screen.

But Han Zhen walked toward it with firm steps.

The scene shifted again:

The sound of a crackling zither swept through the sandy winds. The sonic blade of the zither's melody harvested countless Gray Ash Insects.

When the Deep Blue convoy was isolated and helpless, confronted by a black tornado that blotted out the sky, a black pickup truck charged forward like a moth to a flame.

Han Zhen stood alone with his zither on the back of the truck, like a banished immortal.

Once again, standing at the forefront.

The final scene was outside Deep Blue City.

The mighty Tier-3 insectoid wanderer, cloaked in a dark shroud, devoured and expanded ceaselessly, attempting to spark a new wave of insect plagues.

Once again, it was Han Zhen, standing before it.

Six Yang Thunder, Six Spirit Images.

Blazing divine might, godly thunder obliterates the world.

The brilliant white lightning not only shattered the darkness, the wanderer, but also the hearts of the Deep Blue City citizens who were shouting "agree".

'Is this a betrayer of the city?'

'If so, then what are we?'

Everyone fell silent.

Kang Chuan watched as the situation spiraled out of control. A white light silhouette appeared behind him.

That mysterious master suppressing Han Zhen had arrived.

The air turned viscous again.

This time, the range of influence expanded.

Not only the execution platform but also Li Lingzhen and Shang Si Ting, standing on flying devices in the sky, and Yi Fan, behind the electronic screens—all were encompassed.

Everyone felt their breathing grow labored. The air became thick and oppressive, their vision blurred.

The other side was desperate.

Seeing that they couldn't completely destroy Han Zhen, they could only take a less honorable route:

Forced annihilation.

As long as Han Zhen was killed, they wouldn't lose entirely.

The mysterious expert, enveloped in radiance, began activating his innate ability.

Absolutely overwhelming.

His power had already reached Tier-6, even faintly brushing the threshold of Tier-7.

Even within the Dawn Organization, his strength was top-notch.

This mission from Dawn— It would be his declaration to the world, his first display of fangs.

He would use the blood of this genius Spirit Contract Master named Han Zhen to stain Deep Blue in a shade of red.

Invisible force spread like frenzied tendrils.

It was about to envelop Han Zhen.

Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred.

That mysterious expert radiating light suddenly began to disintegrate, starting from the top of his head, as though being erased by a rubber, gradually vanishing entirely.

Until he disappeared without a trace.

Everyone breathed deeply as if reborn, the suffocating air dissipating.

'The man is gone?'

'Where is that massive mysterious expert?'

'Gone?'

Kang Chuan widened his eyes in disbelief, unable to comprehend what just happened.

But someone snapped him back to reality.

Han Zhen stepped down from the execution platform.

The inhibitors binding his hands and feet vanished simultaneously.

Justice would indeed triumph over evil in the end.

Han Zhen would be the one to deliver the final blow.

Han Zhen's fist smashed into Kang Chuan's face.

The latter was slammed to the ground, and Han Zhen planted his foot on Kang Chuan's head, gripping the very microphone Kang Chuan had used to deliver his lofty speeches.

"I am Han Zhen."

"As you can see, I stand here, and your new city lord lies on the ground."

"He is not a city lord; he is a Tier-4 insectoid, a Devourer Worm. It parasitized a human, sowing confusion, attempting to subvert."

"You don't have to believe me, because everything I've done was never to make you believe me."

"The reason I stand here is that I have people I want to protect."

"For humanity."

Han Zhen said this, then pressed down with his foot.

Red and white fluid mixed and flowed across the entire execution platform.

The execution platform still served its purpose, only the one executed had changed.

A deafening silence.

Followed by an explosive roar of cheers and shouts, echoing across the square.

Because humanity had won.

Once again, they had crushed the insectoid conspiracy.

Because their city was defended.

Because this young man named Han Zhen was very handsome.

After all this, Han Zhen walked away without looking back.

Xia Youwei was the first to run past Chen Guangpu and join him.

Then Li Lingzhen, Shang Si Ting—

They descended from their flying devices and followed behind Han Zhen.

There's always such a group of people,

Who leave their backs to others, whether it's cursing, praise, shouts, or slander.

They don't care.

They only keep moving forward,

Always forward,

With the belief of eradicating the Zergs that bring destruction and calamity.

Li Shutong stood further ahead of Han Zhen.

Leaning on his cane, his tone carried relief and a smile.

"How does it feel?" Li Shutong asked.

"Letting the teacher clean up the mess feels great, of course. But if there's a next time, I'd rather be the one moving the pieces."

Han Zhen's voice also carried a smile.

He replied.

"Because."

"This is my path."

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