36: One punch cracked 7 times
An Changyang and Wu Ma's conversation was simple; in the end, he chose to confess.
Wu Ma didn't make things difficult for him, directly sending him over and even dropping a line: "Next time we meet, we'll be enemies."
During this time, An Changyang had been following other clones here, grinding monsters to level up.
As for Fang Zhiqiang, he was an experimental subject the main body had rescued from monsters before.
Although only white materials were used, he had undergone ten fusions, so his strength was not to be underestimated.
Thus, Su Yi casually threw this person to a Calamity Court clone, letting him get some activity; it was better than wasting resources doing nothing.
After the three were teleported to the main hall, An Changyang looked up at the Scarlet Lord, then glanced at the person lying below.
Though he wasn't sure what had happened, he guessed that they needed him for something, or there was a task.
However, Fang Zhiqiang was completely bewildered—he had no idea why the world had become so strange after he woke up.
This is what happened: Fang Zhiqiang was sound asleep at home when he suddenly heard a loud bang, followed by various monsters appearing out of nowhere.
Fang Zhiqiang wanted to run, but he couldn't outrun those monsters.
Just as he was about to be bitten to death, a strange figure suddenly appeared and saved him.
"I didn't expect to miss one; it's perfect for an experiment."
Before Fang Zhiqiang could even thank him, he heard that somewhat transparent voice muttering to itself.
Before he could ask for clarification, his vision went black, and he fainted.
When he woke up again, he found himself already here.
At this moment, Fang Zhiqiang could feel a powerful force within him, yet he was still utterly confused, not knowing what had happened.
The clone, however, seemed quite leisurely.
Blood Skyhawk looked at the three figures the Scarlet Lord had suddenly brought in; though he didn't understand the meaning, he didn't ask further, merely waiting quietly for him to speak.
Oh, and An Changyang performed well in killing monsters this time, so Su Yi specially rewarded him with two green materials, one of which allowed for human form transformation.
So, the three guys standing above now were all in human form.
An Changyang could directly revert to his human body; there was nothing particularly complex about that.
As for Fang Zhiqiang, he had fused with 20 white materials, which meant he had at least 20 skills.
Among them, there was one that allowed him to freely change his form, so wasn't that perfectly normal?
The Scarlet Lord's gaze slowly swept over the four people, finally landing on Blood Skyhawk.
He raised his hand, condensing three blood-red energy spheres, then gently pointed, and these energy spheres floated in front of Blood Skyhawk.
"These three energy spheres each carry a trace of my power," the Scarlet Lord said. "I will teleport the four of you to Japan."
"Your mission is to open the Critical Point in Japan."
"The other three will assist you in completing the mission and gain some experience themselves."
He added, "These three energy spheres can help you open three Critical Points."
"As long as you open one, I will let you join us."
"If you can open all three, I will personally bestow upon you a 'blessing'."
Blood Skyhawk looked up at the three glowing orbs before him, listening to the Scarlet Lord's words, his breathing somewhat rapid.
He knew that while these three orbs were for opening the Critical Point, they contained the Scarlet Lord's power; in other words, they were three life-saving trump cards.
As for the other three, Blood Skyhawk casually glanced at them and recognized two:
One stood ramrod straight, the other looked a bit dazed, both were Candlelight level in strength, not weak, and wouldn't be a hindrance.
As for the last one, although the sensation wasn't very clear, since the first two were like this, the last one should be similar.
After adjusting his state, Blood Skyhawk slightly raised his body and respectfully said, "Please rest assured, my lord, I will not fail the mission."
The Scarlet Lord nodded and gently raised his hand.
Instantly, a white light enveloped the four people.
When the white light disappeared, they were no longer in their original spot.
Seeing this, the Scarlet Lord lowered his head to look at the spatial bracelet on his hand and sighed, "As expected of a spatial artifact, it's truly useful! It's a pity I have to return it to the main body after using it..."
"I wonder when the main body will be able to fuse with some new spatial artifacts."
The Scarlet Lord reluctantly used the spatial bracelet, and a white passage appeared before him.
He casually tossed the bracelet into the passage.
After all this was done, a monster-like figure walked in from not far away.
This person was Song Wu.
"My lord," Song Wu respectfully said, "that official person's injuries have healed, but he's still unconscious, I don't know why."
The Scarlet Lord nodded and waved his hand, signaling Song Wu to retreat.
As for the so-called official person, the Scarlet Lord merely glanced at him and knew his condition—the guy had actually woken up long ago, but was just pretending to still be unconscious.
However, the Scarlet Lord didn't care; if the other party wanted to lie there, then let him.
When he truly woke up, the interested clones would naturally go over.
...
At the same time, on the other side of the main hall, Zhou Zhen also quietly woke up.
Before being dragged over by Blood Skyhawk, Zhou Zhen had already fainted from excessive blood loss.
Not long ago, he vaguely regained some consciousness, and before he could figure out the situation, he heard a cacophony of conversations from nearby.
"Hey, you guys, now that we've all turned into monsters and the main mission is to open the Critical Point, what's the use of keeping this official person?"
"I'm not sure either, maybe the lord has a use for him."
"Hey, do you think it's possible that the lord wants to recruit him? When this guy wakes up, he'll directly force him to evolve, turning him into a monster like us."
"If that happens, whether he's willing or not, he'll no longer belong to the human side, wouldn't that mean he's joined us?"
"Hmm, that makes some sense."
These words, one by one, drilled into Zhou Zhen's ears as he regained consciousness.
Transformed into a monster... opening the Critical Point... forced evolution... becoming a monster...
Every word was like a massive stone, pressing down on Zhou Zhen's heart.
His already heavy mood became even more oppressive now.
Zhou Zhen even subconsciously wanted to clench his fists but suppressed the urge, trying to calm his breathing to avoid drawing attention.
Zhou Zhen's mind was racing at this moment.
Although he wasn't clear about his whereabouts, he vaguely remembered the direction Blood Skyhawk mentioned before he fainted.
This place was very likely the base of that "Scarlet Lord" organization.
He hadn't expected this organization to be so insane, not only forcibly transforming people into monsters but also setting the goal of opening the "Critical Point."
These two things combined were already a threat to all of humanity.
This was undoubtedly an extremely evil and dangerous organization.
No matter what, he had to find a way to get out alive!
Even if he ultimately couldn't escape, he had to bring this news back and tell Daxia.
On the other side, a few members were chatting: "Hey, do you guys know how powerful that person who came with the official was?"
"Not clear."
"I can sense some things. If I were to face him, it would probably be a three-seven split."
"Are you saying the kind where three punches can split you seven times?"
"Uh... why are you speaking such blunt truths?"
"Forget it then, let's not discuss this anymore. The lord just said that today we need to expand the Critical Point's crack a bit more."
"I heard that fewer and fewer monsters have been coming out of the crack recently. Starting tonight, we're all to go and help."
As a clone walked over and revealed the news, everyone's discussion temporarily came to an end.