Chapter 135 – An Open Attack!

Volume 3: Rising Winds and Clouds

"How do you intend to deal with it? Let me be clear: I had no ability to resist that Ancient Demon. I think Sequence 2 is correct. I personally support withdrawing."

Sequence 6, Claire, was the one who challenged Kuangliu.

Her lingering fear made it obvious that the Ancient Demon Seed's attack had terrified her.

"Women are hopeless. What the hell is there to fear? Just fight!"

Andrei slapped the table and shouted crudely.

"If you ask me, Sequence 2 probably exaggerated. It's perfectly normal for a Demonic Creature at Level 5 Peak to instantly kill a Class Holder in the middle stage of Level 4, right? Ultimate offense, defense, and mobility? Sounds like bullshit to me."

"I say we should-"

Before Andrei could finish, a Notification Tone rang inside every Class Holder's mind.

…

"Ding! The Control Core inside one side's Central Castle has been destroyed. The Human Race has lost this Treasure Land. The Treasure Land will close in three hours. Any Class Holder who has not departed by then will be sent outside via Teleportation. Please use your remaining Demon Hunting Points as soon as possible."

Everyone in the conference room listened in stunned silence.

Inside the Outpost Treasure Land, whichever side first destroyed the other side's Control Core inside its Central Castle would claim victory. The Outpost's Control Core was located in the basement beneath the Central Castle.

That meant…

The Ancient Demon was already inside the Outpost.

Before anyone could react, Silver Light flashed. The Ancient Demon's savage figure appeared at the conference room entrance.

Its tall body and monstrous appearance radiated terrifying killing intent. Scarlet eyes swept calmly across everyone present before the Ancient Demon Seed spoke.

"Greetings. I had a small matter to handle, so I arrived late for this meeting. I hope you won't mind… We still have three hours. As the representative of the Demon Race, allow me to deepen communication between our two races. What do you think?"

The room remained utterly silent.

…

The Ancient Demon Seed ignored everyone's battle-ready expressions. It leisurely examined the conference room and the people within.

"Sequence 3, Sequence 5, Sequence 6, Sequence 7… Tsk, tsk. What an unexpected harvest."

It calmly sat in an empty chair, resting four arms casually on the table, and waved to Kuangliu, who had assumed a fighting stance.

"Don't be nervous. Let's talk for half an hour first. The remaining two and a half hours will be more than enough for me to slaughter every one of you."

Without waiting for Kuangliu's response, it continued.

"Sequence 2 isn't here? And don't! Move! You're disrupting peaceful communication and! Dialogue! Between two races!"

Silver Light flashed across the Ancient Demon Seed. It reappeared in its chair, now holding a head frozen in terror.

It belonged to the representative of France's Military.

Kuangliu silently watched the Ancient Demon Seed across from him. He waved slightly, then sat down.

He did not dare attack first. The conference room was filled with senior Military leaders from many countries. If two Level 5 powerhouses fought here, Kuangliu believed no one except the Sequence members could survive the aftermath.

The Ancient Demon Seed nodded approvingly.

"A wise choice. Now, you still haven't answered my question. Where is Sequence 2?"

"In his own room inside the Outpost. Judging by the time, he should be here soon. I think fleeing now would be an excellent choice for you."

Kuangliu was the one who answered.

In his mind, since Wen Yu had driven the Ancient Demon Seed back once, the two of them together could certainly defeat it when Wen Yu arrived.

If not for the weak Military personnel surrounding him, Kuangliu would already have drawn his blade and tested the Demonic Creature himself.

The Ancient Demon Seed nodded, then abruptly turned its gaze toward Yang Pengguang.

"Where is it?"

A faint smile touched the Ancient Demon Seed's eyes. It bared its teeth and addressed Yang Pengguang with open mockery.

Yang Pengguang's face visibly drained of color.

The Ancient Demon Seed had sold out its teammate without hesitation.

…

Kuangliu considered the Ancient Demon Seed's words. Within seconds, his sharp gaze locked onto Yang Pengguang.

"You owe me an explanation."

Yang Pengguang looked first at Kuangliu, then at the Ancient Demon Seed. Pale-faced, he remained seated with his lips pressed tightly together, unable to speak.

The Ancient Demon Seed smiled.

"Don't panic. Give me the item and leave. Once I kill everyone here, there won't be a problem, will there?"

Yang Pengguang took a token from his Spatial Ring and threw it to the Ancient Demon Seed. Then he removed a handful of items.

Isolation Barrier (S-Rank Item): Creates a shield within a certain range that blocks sound, images, and every other means of communication. Duration: ten minutes.

"Take these. My identity has been exposed, so don't let them escape. Better yet, make sure every one of them dies inside this Treasure Land. Do you need me to bring Sequence 2 here?"

"No. That man is strong, and I don't want additional trouble. Catching three top-ten Sequence powerhouses this time is already an excellent profit."

Yang Pengguang nodded, turned, and jumped through the conference room window.

The Ancient Demon Seed casually activated one of the items, leaving everyone else with uncertain expressions.

…

"Traitor! Human turncoat! Scum!"

Andrei cursed without pause, his eyes blazing with fury.

Even the dullest person understood that Sequence 5, Yang Pengguang, had caused everything that had happened.

Kuangliu clenched his fists. He had already decided that once he left the Treasure Land, Yang Pengguang would personally experience the Military's harshest tortures.

Only the Ancient Demon Seed remained relaxed, toying with the item in its hands through narrowed eyes.

After a long while, Kuangliu spoke first.

"What do you want to discuss? Talk to me and let the others go."

"Absolutely not."

The Ancient Demon Seed shook its head decisively.

"It took considerable effort to plant our hidden agents. If I let you leave, wouldn't they be exposed? Their strength may be laughable, but today's events prove how useful they can be."

It lightly tossed the token in one hand.

"This is effectively a USB drive belonging to the Demon Race. That is the correct human term, isn't it? It contains intelligence on all your major Settlements. With this, we can launch targeted strikes against them. You see? That is the value of a traitor."

The Ancient Demon Seed examined the Isolation Barrier as it spoke.

"And this item… Tsk, tsk. The Ruler's methods are impressive. The Demon Race has no way to manufacture something like this."

"We still have time. Why don't we continue the meeting? This time, we can discuss the strategies the Human Race intends to use in resisting the Demon Race. Oh, one additional rule: whoever gives the best answer may leave."

The Ancient Demon Seed grinned viciously at the surrounding humans and added, "Sequence members excluded."