211: Strange and mysterious treasures, cherry blossoms in the shadows

It was Nie Yu. Nie Yu walked on the water, taking arrogant strides. At this moment, his chest was puffed out, and he didn't even call Zhang Xile 'Brother Zhang' anymore, showing how hard his wings had become.

But at this moment, Nie Yu was indeed tough.

His Talent had evolved to S-rank, and with the blessing of the throne, he was almost invincible among those of the same realm. What surprised him even more was that the Shelter's throne characteristic also had the effect of continuously restoring Exotic Energy. Within the base, recovery was fastest; after leaving the base, the further away he was, the slower the recovery would be.

Fortunately, Tang Lake was originally near the base. Although the lake was getting bigger, it was still within the range of recovery and blessing.

Moreover, the larger the population of the base, the wider this radiating range would be.

Nie Yu made his move. The whirlpool beneath his feet grew larger and larger, and as it expanded, a terrifying suction force emanated from within.

The Angel Gene Warriors flying in mid-air suddenly felt their bodies somewhat out of control. They wanted to leave, but if they did, the strange treasure would inevitably fall into the opponent's hands.

"Not good, quickly blast the strange treasure away!" an Angel Gene Warrior exclaimed in alarm, but it was too late. The strange treasure had already been swept into the whirlpool, then fell into Nie Yu's hand.

However, the Angel Gene Warriors did not give up. Their bodies plunged downwards, wanting to get closer to Nie Yu to unleash even greater power from their Sacred Judgment.

As the Sacred Judgment was unleashed, the whirlpool on the water became more turbulent, and the suction force sharply increased, actually pulling the Sacred Judgment away from above Nie Yu's head.

At the same time, one injured Angel Gene Warrior, not flying steadily, was pulled by the suction force and fell rapidly, plunging into the whirlpool, instantly disappearing without a trace, leaving only a pool of crimson churning.

Nie Yu sent the strange treasure in his hand to Old Tang via trade.

"Alright, it's gone," he said, spreading his hands.

The remaining six Angel Gene Warriors, seeing that the strange treasure was gone, left without looking back. In fact, the reason they fought so desperately was not simply to work for Karina, but to find the strange treasure to consume themselves, to completely break free from their genetic shackles, solve the defects of genetically modified humans, and thus transform themselves into more perfect beings, rather than winged monsters.

These people were all beings whom Karina had liberated by stealing the genetic keys from their fathers.

They no longer had to worry about being controlled by others, but as infants who had been genetically edited since childhood, their lives were imperfect and had great flaws.

These defects usually did not manifest, but once they appeared, the situation would be extremely critical, and they faced the risk of death from genetic collapse at any time.

At that time, Karina stole almost half of the genetic keys, liberating many of her brothers and sisters.

Later, some of these brothers and sisters chose to leave freely.

Others wanted to solve their own problems and chose to follow Karina, continuing to research solutions.

Nico belonged to the latter. However, his motives were not simple. Besides wanting to solve his own problems, he also wanted to gain power by following Karina. Later, after awakening his S-rank Talent, his ambition grew even more, and he repeatedly clashed with Karina in the Safe Zone.

How could Karina not know about Nico's little schemes? The only reason she kept Nico was simply because this person... was almost too stupid to pose any threat to her.

Seeing that the strange treasure was in hand, Tang Ping no longer wasted time with Nico, unleashing a Flame Moon Slash, then riding the Great Emperor Moth away. It wasn't that he couldn't win; if it came to a real fight, he was confident he could kill the opponent. But with the current chaotic situation, and an unknown number of hidden masters lurking in the shadows, fighting to the death with others would only benefit someone else for free.

Nico watched Tang Ping leave and did not pursue him, his expression gloomy. This time he suffered a great loss; out of fifteen Angel Gene Warriors, nine had died, and he had gained nothing. But he also didn't chase, instead going to Karina, not planning to act alone anymore.

On the lake, Nie Yu's whirlpool grew larger and larger.

With the strange treasure in hand, Tang Ping and Zhang Xile also arrived.

"Old Tang, hurry, let's go grab other strange treasures," Nie Yu was full of fighting spirit at this moment. While he said 'grab strange treasures,' it looked more like he wanted to go fight.

"Let's go over there, there are only two people there," Zhang Xile pointed in a direction... where a beautiful tulip swayed.

The people around were fighting, and in a short time, more than thirty corpses were floating on the water.

One man, holding a large saber, cut the person blocking him in half and approached the strange treasure, excitement in his eyes, "Hahaha, this strange treasure is mine!"

The saber-wielding man indeed got the strange treasure. His excited gaze suddenly met that of a woman. The woman sat in a small boat, approaching the strange treasure unhurriedly, looking somewhat out of place.

This was the saber-wielding man's last coherent thought. The next second, his eyes turned pink, and he showed a foolish smile.

"Hehe, hehehe."

The saber-wielding man was strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have been the first to kill his way to the strange treasure.

Originally, those who were fighting had already planned to give up, as whoever got the strange treasure would definitely eat it immediately. But to everyone else's astonishment, the saber-wielding man did not eat the strange treasure; instead, he held it and laughed foolishly.

At once, everyone's eyes focused on the saber-wielding man.

"What's wrong with him? Why is he just laughing foolishly?"

"Could it be that this strange treasure isn't a strange treasure, but some kind of poison?"

"Now that you mention it, it's really possible!"

"Even if it's poison, I still want to get it in my hands and take a look!"

Apparently, many people had similar intentions and attacked the saber-wielding man.

A faint pink glow in the saber-wielding man's eyes, then he held the tulip strange treasure in one hand and his saber in the other, completely ignoring the attacks of others, directly forcing his way through, completely in a desperate manner.

"Damn it! This guy's crazy! Truly crazy!" A man in a leather jacket in front of him, seeing the opponent not dodge or evade, completely intent on cutting him to death, shouted in terror, then left without looking back, "I'm not fighting for it anymore, this strange treasure definitely has a problem!"

The others also hesitated at the sight.

The saber-wielding man did not chase the fleeing man in the leather jacket, but turned to target another, scaring that person into turning and running too.

This saber-wielding man was already one of the top strong among this group of people. If he truly fought desperately, whoever he targeted would die.

Few people present were a match for the saber-wielding man.

"Don't be afraid, everyone, let's attack him together! No matter how strong he is, he will surely be blasted to death by us in a few minutes!"

"That's right, that's a strange treasure! The reason he's poisoned is definitely because he didn't eat it immediately, so he was affected by the strange treasure."

"This strange treasure must be mine!"

The saber-wielding man fought a bloody battle. Burns, frostbite, scorching, and stab wounds on his body made him look incredibly ferocious, like a demon god emerged from hell. By this point, many people were already terrified and began to retreat.

Just then, someone suddenly appeared behind the saber-wielding man, and a long-accumulated strike instantly severed the saber-wielding man's head.

"I succeeded." The youth in the baseball cap's eyes gleamed with excitement. He then reached out and grabbed the tulip strange treasure. For some unknown reason, he involuntarily looked at a woman.

Then, a pink glow appeared in his eyes.

Another one went crazy, ignoring attacks, only wanting to kill others!

"There's a problem, this tulip has a big problem."

Someone screamed in terror and turned to leave.