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"—In the darkness, cut down all the evil in the world."
"We are, in our entirety, the justice of the darkness—a professional assassin squad!"
Wow—!!!! So...so handsome—!!!!
Just now, Najenda had finished reading that self-introduction—a self-introduction that was both cringeworthy and incredibly cool.
A high-pitched scream from a girl, filled with excitement and adoration, but out of place, suddenly rang out from behind Gu Chuan!
Suddenly, on March 7th, she had already taken out her signature pink camera! Her big, curious eyes were now sparkling with the fervent light of a fangirl seeing her idol!
She held up her camera and started snapping photos of the NghtRad crowd with a frenzy of flashes from every angle!
"My God! Those lines! That stance! That aura! It's absolutely stunning! I can't take it anymore! I have to record this historic moment! This is precious footage that will be recorded in the annals of history!"
While filming, she also gave a live commentary in a fervent tone befitting a professional "fan"!
"Especially that girl with black hair and red eyes, and an expressionless face! Wow! This emotionless character is just so appealing! And! And that girl with pink twin tails, the tsundere girl! Ahhh! I'm dying! This kind of textbook, classic tsundere character! I love her the most!"
"And that silver-haired older sister with the eye patch and a commanding presence! Ah! This reliable, older sister figure, full of stories to tell! She's... she's amazing too!"
Hill, Chelsea, and the others, who were being praised so lavishly and unabashedly in front of her with such "professional" terminology, had their usually killer-like calm faces turn slightly red for the first time, making them look somewhat embarrassed, or even at a loss.
The entire atmosphere, which was originally tense and fraught with tension, was completely disrupted by March 7th, an unpredictable "intruder."
166 The Source of Evil Power and the Observer's Judgment
The sudden, fervent support on March 7th, brimming with the spirit of "fandom," was like a strange, completely out-of-place tornado, instantly scattering the tense, gunpowder-filled atmosphere of confrontation within the palace.
The NghtRad members, especially Mine and Hill who were specifically praised, stood there awkwardly, completely unsure how to respond to this overly enthusiastic "praise."
In the end, it was Najenda, the battle-hardened revolutionary leader, who was the first to recover from the eerie atmosphere.
She coughed loudly, forcefully drawing everyone's attention back to the main topic.
"...Thank you for the compliment, Miss." She glanced at March 7th, who was still holding a camera and looking excited, and then turned her gaze back to the man who she found unfathomable—Gu Chuan.
“Since you are not accomplices of that damned plunderer who usurped the ministerial position, then our goals are the same.”
Her voice became incredibly solemn and sorrowful.
"Our goal is singular—to assassinate the current minister!"
"Because if we let that monster continue unchecked, this country, no, this world, will truly be utterly destroyed!"
"Destruction?" Nami asked, somewhat puzzled. "Is it really that exaggerated? Isn't it just 22 internal conflicts in one country?"
"No, things are far more serious than you imagine." A deep sense of helplessness and sorrow appeared on Najendan's face.
"Ever since that masked new minister usurped power, the entire capital has been plunged into utter chaos. No, not just the capital, but the whole world!"
"Burning, killing, and looting are merely the most insignificant, everyday scenes. What's even more terrifying is that everyone, whether civilians or soldiers, seems to have been corrupted by some unseen, evil force! Their eyes are filled with violence and madness, and they will attack everyone around them without any reason! Even the most docile animals and the most common dangerous species have become unusually brutal and out of control!"
"—It's evil energy."
Esdeath, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke coldly.
Her icy blue eyes flashed with an unprecedented, chilling killing intent.
"The black, sludge-like substance that guy released was an extremely evil energy that I had never seen before. I named it—Fel Energy."
"That kind of energy can directly invade the mind of any living being, inducing and amplifying to an infinite degree all the darkest desires in its heart."
“Moreover,” her voice grew increasingly cold, “it also possesses the terrifying characteristic of plundering life! Any creature corrupted by fel energy will, as it descends into madness, have its life force rapidly drained! Then, that drained life force will transform into new fel energy to corrupt the next target!”
"It is capable of infinitely self-reproducing!"
"If this evil energy is allowed to continue spreading..."
Esdeath, word by word, uttered the most terrifying ending that sent chills down the spines of everyone present.
"In the end, it will, like the most greedy locust, suck the last bit of life energy from this planet."
"At that time, the entire world will be transformed into a desolate, cold, and completely devoured planet of evil energy."
After listening to Esdeath's oppressive and cruel description, Gu Chuan slowly closed his eyes.
His godlike and powerful perception spread wildly in all directions from him in an instant, like invisible, gentle ripples!
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
His senses penetrated the walls of the palace.
It penetrated the walls of the capital city.
It pierced through mountains and oceans.
Finally, this blue planet, which was being relentlessly eroded by the black plague, was completely shrouded in darkness!
In his "vision," the whole world has changed.
Countless invisible black energy threads, representing "evil power" and filled with filth and despair, are like the most vicious and greedy parasitic vines, deeply rooted in the bodies of every creature on this planet that has fallen into madness.
Whether it's a civilian on the street, frantically tearing apart their companion.
Or perhaps, it is a dangerous species that is currently in the forest, frantically attacking all living things.
Their bodies were completely corrupted by this evil energy.
"……I see."
Gu Chuan slowly opened his eyes.
At this moment, his golden eyes no longer held any playfulness or mockery.
Yes, but it was like a god looking down on his own filthy courtyard, infested with pests, with a cold, emotionless, absolute majesty.
"—Since there's so much trash that it's starting to affect my mood."
"Then let's clean it all up in one go."
He slowly extended his right hand, palm facing upwards.
Then, in a tone that seemed to state the ultimate truth of the universe, unquestionable and divine, it softly issued the only, absolute command.
"—I command, all evil power in this world..."
"—Return, for me."
In that instant, the whole world seemed to have been switched on by some mysterious switch!
Whether it's the rioters currently rampaging through the streets of the capital.
Or perhaps, on a distant, foreign battlefield, soldiers are engaged in a frenzied battle.
Or perhaps, they are mutated sea monsters frantically hunting in the deep, endless ocean.
All the creatures corrupted by "evil energy" and driven mad suddenly froze at this moment!
Then, something even more unbelievable happened!
Strands, strands, and streams of black, foul, and ominous evil energy, like the most loyal soldiers under the highest command, uncontrollably detached and flew out of their bodies!
They transformed into billions of tiny, black streams.
Rising from every corner of the world!
Finally, it converged into a terrifying, black torrent of energy, blotting out the sky and piercing the entire firmament, flowing unstoppably and reverently towards that one and only, absolute "source"—
Inside the imperial palace in the capital, the black-haired, golden-eyed man who had extended his right hand was being frantically gathered by Japanese patrons!
……
Meanwhile, deep within the palace, in a temporary "throne" constructed of pure, black evil energy, filled with a twisted and ominous aura.
That masked, mysterious "plunderer" is ecstatically feeling the evil energy he is releasing, which is frantically polluting and eroding this pathetic, fragile world at an exponential rate.
"Hahahaha...That's it! That's it!"
"Struggle! Wail! Fall!"
"Take all your lives, all your despair, and transform them into nourishment for my evolution!"
He opened his arms and let out a morbid, manic laugh.
He was already able to foresee it.
After the entire planet was completely covered by his evil energy, he absorbed all of this enormous energy, comparable to the creation of the world!
At that time, he will transcend everything and become the only, supreme, and immortal being in this universe!
However, just as he was immersed in this overwhelming ecstasy of impending success—
The smile on his face suddenly froze!
He was horrified to discover that the evil energy that should have been part of his body, that he had absolute control over, and that spread throughout the world, had all lost all connection with him in that instant!
Do not!
We haven't lost contact!
It was betrayal!
They are, in a way that he cannot understand or stop, frantically breaking away from their host and gathering in some unknown direction!
Even the "seed of evil energy" within his own body, which was the core of his power, was trembling and restless violently, as if it were about to burst out of his body at any moment to follow the call of that higher, more irresistible "King"!
"--No!!!!!"
"Who is it?! Who on earth is it?!"
"How dare you steal my power!!!"
A roar, filled with extreme, uncontrollable anger and alertness, suddenly erupted from beneath the mask!
The "Raider" suddenly rose from his throne! His eyes, hidden beneath the mask and filled with evil and madness, stared intently in the direction of the rapidly dissipating and gathering fel energy!
The apocalyptic crisis has escalated to a full-scale escalation at this moment.
A fateful showdown between "plunderers" from two different worlds is about to officially begin!
167 A Brief Alliance and an Ultimate Standoff
A terrifying torrent of evil energy, composed of billions of black and red energy threads, blotted out the sky and converged like a reversed celestial river from every corner of the world, rushing towards Gu Chuan's outstretched, fair hand!
Everyone present, whether seasoned NghtRad warriors or fellow travelers from another world, felt a deep-seated shudder and unease as they witnessed this magnificent yet eerie scene, reminiscent of the end of the world!
It was not simply a matter of awe for powerful forces.
Rather, it is a more pure, physiological, and instinctive rejection and aversion!
"Ugh... my head... hurts so much!"
Mine, with her pink twin ponytails, was the first to let out a painful groan. She felt as if countless red-hot steel needles were piercing her brain repeatedly! An uncontrollable, violent, and destructive urge to utterly shatter everything in front of her arose uncontrollably and wildly from the depths of her heart!
"Damn it...this aura...it's making my body...feel so uncomfortable..."
Leone, standing nearby, was in no better shape. Her keen, beastly intuition, inherited from the Lion King, was frantically sending out alarms! She felt as if the blood in her veins was about to ignite, and that bloodthirsty instinct of a ferocious beast was being amplified infinitely!
Hill and Chelsea were already deathly pale, their foreheads covered in a fine layer of cold sweat. They felt their minds were in unprecedented turmoil, waves of nausea and dizziness crashing over their fragile nerves like a tidal wave.
This is the terrifying aspect of "evil energy"!
It doesn't even need direct contact. The mere energy fluctuations it emits, filled with negative emotions, are enough to cause devastating erosion of an ordinary person's spirit!
"……I see."
Najenda looked at her companions' pained expressions, then glanced at the terrifying torrent of evil energy that was being continuously absorbed into the palm of the black-haired, golden-eyed man. A glint of complete understanding flashed in her sharp single eye.
She finally understood.
This is the real culprit that has driven the entire world into madness!
The man before her, who could single-handedly extract and gather the evil energy that was spread throughout the world, possessed power far exceeding her imagination!
To be his enemy is the most foolish choice.
Therefore, there is only one answer left.
She took a deep breath, suppressing the nauseating discomfort that came from the depths of her soul, and stepped forward to speak to Gu Chuan, and to the Ice Queen beside him, whom she feared greatly, in an unprecedentedly solemn tone.
"I, Najendan, leader of NghtRad, hereby formally request a temporary alliance with you all."
"Our enemy is common. I hope that we can, for the time being, put aside our positions and identities, join hands, and fight together against that true monster that is trying to destroy this world!"