Pretending To Be A Boss

When darkness and laughter disappeared, real terror exploded.

The guards who arrived subsequently saw a scene akin to what one would witness when the mining area faced natural disaster creatures.

Twenty-four Judgment Knights lay torn apart, while the remaining nearly one thousand guards all collapsed on the ground.

Li Wanye, the Lord of the thirty-ninth Fortress, had suffered only some minor injuries as he was a key figure meant to be protected.

But Li Zheng was less fortunate.

Within the darkness, all Li Zheng felt was a light touch from the opponent, but his ribs broke one after another.

When Qi Xun, Song Que, and other Lords from the fortresses rushed over with a large force from the sixth level, each of them was profoundly shocked by the scene.

Qi Xun asked for details of the incident, and from the still semi-conscious guards, he learned that all of this was the doing of the masked stranger.

Because of that signature laughter, anyone familiar with this bizarre story believed without a doubt.

For a moment, a sense of dread from deep within their souls gripped all the Lords of the fortresses.

They had thought that as long as they did not go to the mining area, they would not encounter that strange person, but who would have thought that the masked stranger would be even more arrogant and unrestrained within the Pyramid.

Single-handedly eradicating twenty-four Judgment Knights of perfect level strength...

Such combat power had surpassed their imagination and overturned their understanding.

Before long, Li Xiaonian also arrived, having heard that his father and brother had encountered a powerful enemy, he rushed over immediately.

Fortunately, though his older brother Li Zheng had temporarily lost his ability to fight, he was not in mortal danger. His father, Li Wanye, was also not seriously harmed.

Li Xiaonian heaved a sigh of relief, only to find out that his sister, Li Xiaoyu, had been kidnapped... He didn't know whether to laugh or to worry.

Song Que had the most peculiar expression.

He looked at the guards strewn about and those incapacitated Judgment Knights, without saying a word.

No one understood better than him that these people couldn't possibly have been defeated by the masked stranger.

Because only he could summon that fellow.

Despite their close relationship, and his repeated cautions and restrictions on the other's actions each time,

The masked stranger only followed the agreement not to kill the good.

All other promises were torn up by the masked stranger.

His methods were cruel and vicious, and those he targeted could hardly escape death.

How could it be possible that, like today, he would leave so many alive?

Most crucially, all this happened two to three hours ago, but his own memories from that time were complete and continuous.

He had not heard any voice from the masked stranger wanting to come out.

And one more thing... in the Pyramid, even that individual would not be able to defeat the powerful Judgment Knights.

In other words, this impostor was stronger than the real deal he knew.

Song Que's expression grew more complex.

As the Supreme Commander of humanity, he had come to know some things about the Evolution Zone.

He also learned that the Evolution Zone was researching super soldiers who could have tremendous power inside the Pyramid.

Akasi, the blue-eyed witch, including the clown who had changed half of his soul, were all such beings.

But although these individuals were powerful, they could not possibly be strong to this degree.

Song Que quickly arranged for medical personnel; these people were just paralyzed on the ground and had no fatal injuries. With today's medical methods, they could quickly recover and rejoin the battle.

Afterwards, Song Que's attention turned to another person, the owner of a smithy in the lower levels, who was also within the range of the black fog but was unharmed.

Liu Lang.

At this moment, Liu Lang had a dazed look on his face, wondering if his ancestors were showing their power from the heavens?

Seeing Liu Lang's expression, Song Que quickly revealed an almost imperceptible smile.

Mask No. 2, why would only such a person be spared? He quickly thought of an answer.

He also quickly figured out the real identity of the impersonator, along with the hidden message the impersonator had left.

This was entrusting him to protect Liu Lang and others who were acquainted with him.

Thinking of this, Song Que's smile deepened. He suddenly realized that perhaps humanity does not need these Judgment Knights, burdened with some evil secret, to assault Yuepela Plains.

Because Tang Xian has returned.

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Far to the west of the forest, by the lake, was the second new home chosen by Li Xiaoyu.

This is what she thought. She could no longer go to the forest and at least needed to make a new dwelling place by the time Tang Xian returned.

According to Tang Xian's temperament, he would surely pick a place with an extremely beautiful scenery.

With such thoughts, Li Xiaoyu also displayed her own talent in design.

She discussed with everyone, and they built a small lake dwelling on Lake Heart Island in March Marsh. In terms of both aesthetics and standards, it surpassed the wooden houses in the tree forest.

The heart of the lake was connected to the lakeshore by a long footbridge, which was quite nice for enjoying the view or fishing.

From a distance, it looked as if one was waking in the morning, gazing across the wide lake, with spring rains gently soaking into one's heart.

With Tang Suoye's telekinesis to help, all this became much simpler.

After spending ten hours at the bottom of the thirty-ninth fortress, Tang Xian and Li Xiaoyu each entered the teleportation rift.

However, the tools given to them by Yu Xiaozhe and those of Li Xiaoyu did not share the same coordinates.

Tang Xian went south of the crimson wastelands, while Li Xiaoyu returned to March Marsh.

Although he had promised to arrive soon, Li Xiaoyu was still somewhat anxious at the moment.

Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan still had no idea what had happened.

Akasi and Tang Suoye had gone hunting, and the two girls were chatting intermittently.

Dong Ran was always worried, afraid that once Miss Li returned to the Pyramid, she would be captured and never able to return.

Qiao Shanshan, although nostalgic for her brief life as a rich woman and longing for the luxurious life of mansions and limitless shopping, found her days under house arrest exceedingly uncomfortable.

She and Dong Ran had witnessed firsthand how Li Xiaoyu used her intelligence to gather everyone and create a new stronghold.

Without Li Xiaoyu, would everyone still be confined?

Especially since she had abandoned her identity as Miss Li and come to the dangerous mining area to find Tang Xian, this act had greatly changed Qiao Shanshan's impression of Li Xiaoyu.

She genuinely liked this girl who dared to love and hate.

Everyone also accepted her presence, considering her a part of the Sheng Tang Squad.

Although Li Xiaoyu seldom communicated with them.

After finding everyone, she often stood alone on the footbridge, gazing into the distant sky.

From sunrise to sunset, with no end in sight.

And so it was at this moment.

But for some reason, today Qiao Shanshan felt that Li Xiaoyu's spirit had changed.

She watched Li Xiaoyu, not far away, staring intently in a certain direction, and noticed the young girl's eyes were filled with anticipation.

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Akasi and Tang Suoye were hunting.

March Marsh was only a blue region, but where there was water, there were often abundant animals.

Even though they couldn't make it as delicious as the meals Tang Xian made, Akasi had still become the chief cook after Tang Xian left.

He had learned a thing or two.

For instance, when in doubt, just burn first and ask questions later.

As long as it was meat, grilling it would make it taste good.

Today they intended to catch a spiny pig.

But both of them felt something was off today.

An extremely oppressive atmosphere was encroaching.

"Ye, do you feel it? The animals today seem to be behaving much more docilely."

Tang Suoye still couldn't speak, so she nodded and looked around with a puzzled gaze.

Suddenly, she turned her head, looking towards the east.

Akasi followed Tang Suoye's gaze.

At the same time, a resonant and powerful dragon's roar rang in their ears, like a massive thunderclap falling upon the earth.

Akasi and Tang Suoye fixed their eyes on the distant clouds.

Amidst the sea of clouds, something seemed to be appearing and disappearing.

The next moment, both widened their eyes in shock, staring at the giant creature that emerged from the clouds.

"Is that... a dragon?"

The legend of Magic Dragon Valley was that of a calamitous boss creature, the magic dragon, but the dragon they saw was different from that one.

With antlers like a deer, eyes like a rabbit, a neck like a snake, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, palms like a tiger, and ears like a cow.

This seemed like a dragon species dormant in the deep sea.

But what truly amazed them was that on the head of that dragon was a person they knew.

(Another update coming this afternoon)