The untied student trembled in fear. “Greg, please let me go. I have a family to support. They’ll have a hard time without me! If you’re willing to spare me, I’ll forget everything that happened. Please!” the student stammered, already feeling numb from fear. Greg sneered and said, “You think too much.” Greg would never spare this guy. He stabbed the student in the heart and gouged his heart out with his hand. Blood splattered everywhere, and the scene was terrifying. The student screamed in terror and pain, trembling until he finally lost consciousness. Greg took the heart and added many spells to it. After he was done, he stuffed the heart back into the student’s body. With the help of the spells, the wound gradually healed back to normal. The other screaming students fell silent. They were afraid of death, but the scene before them piqued their interest. They wanted to know what would happen next. It was very bizarre to see Greg healing the student’s wounds
Unfortunately, out of the two people Philip sent, one was an ancient monster beast that had lived for centuries while the other one was Fennel, who struggled to make a living in the reclusive practice world. Neither of them knew much about modern life and had no idea how to deal with these things. “Damn it, this guy ran pretty fast. We couldn't catch him!” Aslan cursed. He did not have a good impression of Greg at all. Fennel remained silent, standing aside with a cold face. He was not concerned about this. Since Greg was not here, he had to be somewhere else. There had to be a chance to catch him eventually. Greg scowled at the image on the screen. “Who are they? Why did they turn up for no reason?” He did not recognize them at all. He could remember every single person who had appeared in front of him before, including janitors. Nevertheless, that was indeed the case. When Greg messed with them back then, Aslan was not there, while Fennel showed up even later. It
Greg struggled to escape from Aslan’s grasp but to no avail. “Who are you?” Greg was finally scared. He thought that these two were just ordinary people, but this guy was so powerful and could restrain him tightly. Greg was proficient in the art of puppetry, so he was capable of controlling puppets and such. However, he was really not good at fighting other practitioners. Fennel stood aside without speaking. Since Aslan could handle this by himself, he was happy to let him. Greg kept struggling, but Aslan still carried him to the villa in the end. Greg’s expression darkened at the sight of this familiar villa. Most terrifyingly, several villas in the surroundings had been taken over by Philip, making it a small villa community. Greg was very jealous of Philip’s vast resources, but on second thought, he knew he was no match for a powerful subordinate like Aslan. Rather than putting up a fight, he should pretend to submit and lie in wait next to Philip to see if he coul
Hearing Philip's remarks, Greg's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned pale. He did not expect Philip to know his secret. “W-What are you talking about? Puppetry? What’s that?” Greg stammered. He would never admit it. The art of puppetry was his life-saving trump card. He would never reveal it except as a last resort. “Philip, although I’m usually a bit arrogant and domineering, I’m not a bad person. All my fellow students can give you very good feedback about me.” He trembled in fear at the sight of Aslan’s ferocious look. Greg regretted his actions for abandoning his puppets. If he still had control over many puppets, he could have gotten them to surround the villa! If Philip and the others arrived later, he could make new puppets to help him kill or do whatever he wanted. He felt very rueful, and Philip looked at his silent remorse in exasperation. “Aslan, follow his scent to track them down.” Philip did not want to waste time. He just wanted to find the evid
Aslan easily carried Greg into the formation and crushed the eye of the formation with one stomp of his foot. The formation that could isolate everything and consume people's energy vanished into thin air. Since the formation was not completely under Greg’s control, he did not notice even when someone crushed the eye and destroyed the formation. To put it simply, Greg and the formation were just using each other. If this went on long-term, he would be devoured by the formation and become its nourishment. As soon as they entered the bomb shelter, the strong stench of blood overwhelmed them, making everyone frown. They walked closer and found piles of corpses. Philip recognized some of them as very outgoing fellow students. He grimaced at this scene. They died for no reason and suffered pain and various torture before they died. It would be unfair to them if Greg died easily. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. Even though he was a monster beast, Aslan could n
“Fennel,” Philip said softly. A vine slithered over from a corner and bound Greg tightly to a wall. Aslan stepped forward with a smile. Sharp nails appeared on his fingers, and he scratched Greg’s neck forcefully. However, it was just for display. In reality, his movements were very gentle. His action merely caused some superficial wounds on Greg. Philip waved his hand and sprinkled some powder over the wounds. “Greg, your wounds will never heal. Enjoy the feeling as your blood drains from your body one drop at a time,” Philip said emotionlessly. Greg was in despair. He never dreamed that Philip would be so cruel. Greg wailed in pain, hoping that Philip would let him go, but it was to no avail. Philip and the others rescued the remaining people and took them back to the campus quickly. The survivors felt very fortunate to be alive and wished they could become Philip's loyal followers after witnessing his heroic actions. “Thank you so much. We wouldn’t be alive i
“These people don't have many opportunities, and their strength is limited. Their progress in life will probably end here.” Fennel could tell that they did not have a bright future. This might be their only way out. If they were lucky, they could get stronger and become a force to be reckoned with. If not, they might encounter a similar scenario again. If no one rescued them, they would only die. “Sometimes, I wonder if kindness is actually a good or bad thing.” After saying this, Fennel turned around and left. He knew that this was not something he had to worry about. Instead, he should do his best to level up. In this vicious world, strength ruled. Philip strongly agreed with Fennel’s opinion. In this world, kindness was not necessarily a good thing. As soon as they returned to the villa, Philip felt something was wrong. He felt as if someone was around. They might have discovered the formation around the villa and so did not dare to approach recklessly. “Yo
The practitioner mumbled under his breath in bewilderment. Even if Philip burrowed into the ground under his nose, he had to sense it somehow. Could a living person simply disappear into thin air? Scowling, he looked around as Philip appeared behind him. “Are you looking for me?” Philip’s voice was cold like a ghost whispering in his ear. Philip’s voice and sudden appearance nearly frightened the man out of his wits even though he was a powerful practitioner and extremely vigilant. He patted his chest in a panic, his eyes full of anger. “What are you doing?” Philip chuckled at his fright. It turned out this guy’s bravado was just for show. “I want an answer.” Philip wiped away his smile and stepped forward. As Philip approached him, the practitioner felt as if he was being targeted by a tiger. Philip was just a useless secular practitioner, but he could put such psychological pressure on him. How was this possible? He felt ashamed of his fear, even a little
“Philip's strength mostly comes from his very powerful pet rabbit. Although it's a monster beast, it's a force to be reckoned with. It isn't something anyone can deal with,” Hogster said with lingering fear. He could not forget how Rabbit had beaten Alain to a pulp. “Yes, the rabbit is a force to be reckoned with. You'd better not mess with it for no reason. I really wonder where such a powerful monster beast came from.” Alain seemed very steadfast, but he was already having a mental meltdown. However, he did not want to embarrass himself in public, so he gritted his teeth and hung on. The hooded man looked at Alain and sneered inwardly. He took out a pill from his pocket and handed it to him. “Take this or I’m afraid you’ll collapse soon.” He could notice Alain’s condition at a glance and knew he would not last long. “Forget it. I won’t hide it from you. In fact, the rabbit inflicted all these injuries on me. I wouldn’t be in this miserable state if the rabbit weren’t that
Although the strength of the test subject had increased, he was not highly valued at all because his talent was not affected and did not meet the guild’s requirements. “Okay, you may leave now. Your strength has improved, so make sure to practice hard and don’t let us down,” Alain said grandly, sending the other party away. He knew that this person was nothing but a loser. The guild member who was the test subject had no idea how pathetic he was. Instead, he looked at Alain with excitement and gratitude. Hogster swallowed the potion without hesitation. He quickly felt the changes in his body as if he had become very powerful in just a few seconds. Hogster looked at the hooded man in surprise. He never thought that he could become so strong. “Wow, this is amazing!” Hogster was shocked by this unexpected outcome. His lack of self-esteem was quickly replaced with brimming confidence, and he even had the urge to mess with Philip. In his opinion, Philip was nothing special. Now
“Don’t worry, I mean no harm. That thing is quite good.” The silly member took the potion nervously and looked at Alain expectantly. “Sir, I think I’m getting stronger!” The silly guy showed off his strength excitedly. Alain stepped forward and examined the guild member curiously. Sure enough, his strength had increased. Alain found the increase in strength quite incredible. Moreover, he did not find any side effects on the other party, which was the most surprising. This potion was amazing beyond anyone’s imagination! Alain was very excited and wished he could take it too. “I believe you should know the value of this potion. Just win the competition and stop worrying about the rest.” Alain and the hooded man stepped aside to discuss offering the boys and girls. Hogster was taken aback to hear them. The two quickly reached an agreement as they knew how unethical this transaction was. “Father, you actually agreed to his request! Aren't you afraid that it’ll be expose
By taking the potion, a person could increase their overall strength, and there would be no side effects. It was a miracle potion, indeed. Alain was stunned to hear that. He felt that the hooded man was bragging. How could there be such an amazing potion? “Are you serious? It can’t be that simple.” Alain took the potion from the other party and sized it up, wondering if he should trust this thing. “If you don't believe it, you can give it a try. I don’t mind. You have many people under your command anyway. You can choose to use them as a test subject.” The hooded man was quite cold and aloof in both his actions and speech. Alain nervously clenched the potion tightly. “In that case, I’ll give it a try. Let me find someone.” Alain did not fully trust the hooded man’s words. In his opinion, it was better to play it safe. Who knew if anything would happen? He was nervous about giving something like this to his precious son. At this time, a guild member who was not highly valu
“I won’t be joining your guild, but I don’t mind being a spectator. At least I can watch the fun. I know that you’re quite strong, so you don’t need me. As long as nothing unexpected happens, I don’t think you’ll face a problem.” Philip smiled indifferently, quite confident that nothing much would happen. The overall strength of the Celestial Palace had improved significantly, so they really had nothing to worry about. Jamie was relieved to hear that. In that case, he could rest assured.… The guild competition officially kicked off, and everyone was ready to battle it out. The battles were not something that simply required strength to resolve. Occasionally, the competitors required tactics too. As Alain was feeling anxious, his reinforcement finally arrived at the scene. The hooded man turned up with some potions, ready to carry out his task. “Hey, you’re finally here. I thought I wouldn’t see you again.” Alain was worried. He knew that he was in a precarious situati
“Father, what happened to you? Don’t scare me!” Hogster sat by Alain’s bedside and asked in a panic. Hogster would not have been worried about Alain in the past, but things were different now. They were facing various crises. Without his father to take care of things, they would be doomed. Alain coughed violently and fumbled around for some healing pills before stuffing them into his mouth. The pills were not useful for his injuries but could at least relieve his pain. After Alain took the pills, Hogster hugged him excitedly. “This is great! I thought you were about to drop dead.” Alain almost died in anger over his son’s remark. “Hogster, you have to take part in the competition on behalf of the guild. This is the best chance for you to become stronger. You’ll make a name for yourself if you do this.” Alain held Hogster's hand and placed all his hopes on him. Hearing that, Hogster said awkwardly, “Father, although I’m quite strong, you can’t do this to me! How am I suppose
The rabbit had a very expressive face as if it was watching Alain make a fool of himself. “You’re quite the smooth talker. If you have more words of encouragement, let’s hear them.” Hay dangled from Rabbit's mouth, and he seemed disdainful. Alain seemed conflicted at the sight of Rabbit and felt like he was looking at Philip instead. “Why are you here?” This rabbit was weird, and no one could control it. As far as Alain knew, the rabbit was famous in major cities and good at picking fights. “Of course, I’m here to teach you a lesson. Do you think I traveled this far to buy you a meal?” After saying this, Rabbit jumped up and kicked Alain, who started spitting mouthfuls of blood. Alain was strong in his own right, so there was no way he would be helpless against an attack. However, he simply could not resist Rabbit and could only suffer a beating. The guild members in the surroundings closed their eyes, feeling sorry for their guild leader. No one thought they could win th
It seemed that Alain had overestimated his importance. “Hey, wait a minute. Don't be so hasty. I just want to think about how to make things better. You should know that things are not as simple as you think. If I agree so easily, others might target me.” The hooded man sneered inwardly at Alain’s flattering appearance. He knew that Alain was probably trying to bargain with him. “I thought you wouldn’t consider it, but you seem quite willing to work with us.” The hooded man smiled calmly as if mocking Alain from the bottom of his heart. Although Alain was being ridiculed, he could not say a word. The hooded man held the reins, so Alain had no choice but to obey. “I don’t mind this cooperation, but we need to plan this thoroughly. If you can help my guild to make a comeback in this competition, I can agree to your condition. Since you found me, you should know the trouble my guild is facing right now. Philip and his people are messing with us, and the Celestial Palace is keepi
Alain was a smart man and quickly grasped the key point. It seemed that this man was here to help him. “Tell me what you want. Stop wasting my time. If you’re here to help me, let’s have an open discussion.” Alain was no longer nervous and stared at the other party calmly. Hearing that, the hooded man smiled smugly. “I know that your guild is facing a crisis. I can help you with that. I can get rid of all your problems and also ensure that your guild scores victory. Although I can't guarantee that you’ll win the championship, taking one of the top spots won’t be a problem.” The hooded man spoke calmly as if he was confident that Alain would agree. Sure enough, Alain was expectant to hear this man’s offer to help him. At a moment of crisis, it was every man for himself. Right now, no one was willing to help him or lend a helping hand. Alain thought that this was too much of a coincidence. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch. What do you want in return?” Alain knew that