204: Chapter 204 Lu Zheng Awakens (Part 1)

"Creak..."

Pushing open the door, the sleeping Lu Zheng appeared before Senior Brother Li Hongyi.

A glimmer of cruelty surfaced in Senior Brother Li Hongyi's eyes.

He walked slowly to his front, reached out to gently stroke Lu Zheng's face, and couldn't help but lick his lips.

"I will gratefully accept your talent."

His right arm transformed into a sharp blade, thrusting fiercely toward Lu Zheng's chest. Only in this way could he activate his devouring ability. Yet, at this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared and knocked Senior Brother Li Hongyi flying.

Senior Brother Li Hongyi had been too focused, to the point that he hadn't noticed anyone else.

"It's you!"

Senior Brother Li Hongyi's eyes turned red as he glared at the newcomer, his gaze filled with killing intent. The one who had just blocked Senior Brother Li Hongyi was none other than Zhao Mengzhu.

"Zhao Mengzhu, you still want to stop me!"

"Indeed. Since Lu Zheng has become your Puppet, if I devour him, it would be a huge loss for you."

"But now... no one can stop me."

"If you insist on stopping me, then die."

"For the sake of Lu Zheng, I am willing to betray the Dreamers!"

Senior Brother Li Hongyi said madly. To be precise, he was already insane at this moment. Lu Zheng could only be his; no one could interfere. He was not the least bit surprised by Zhao Mengzhu's appearance here.

As the master of the Puppet, it was only natural for him to know where the Puppet was.

Immediately, Senior Brother Li Hongyi attacked Zhao Mengzhu, erupting with his full strength without holding anything back.

Seeing this, Zhao Mengzhu cursed internally; Senior Brother Li Hongyi was a madman.

"I never controlled Lu Zheng from the very beginning."

"He has been hiding his strength all along. His true strength is far more terrifying than yours or mine."

"I am stopping you only because Lu Zheng's talent is greater than you or I imagined. Someone like him must not die at our hands."

"His future lies on the Evolved Beast battlefield."

"He will be the main force for us humans to resist Evolved Beasts and even more terrifying existences."

Zhao Mengzhu roared. She didn't even know why she had just stepped in to stop Senior Brother Li Hongyi. Perhaps, just as she had said, she didn't want to see someone like Lu Zheng die at the hands of other humans.

"Hahaha, what a joke!"

"Zhao Mengzhu, do you take me for a three-year-old child?!"

Senior Brother Li Hongyi's attack had already arrived, carrying terrifying force. It was a lethal move. Zhao Mengzhu dodged frantically, and the Puppets she controlled were also blocking with all their might.

"Bang!"

The body of one Puppet was directly blown apart by Senior Brother Li Hongyi's attack.

It let out a painful wail.

"Master, run quickly."

After uttering these final words, it had no breath left. A mid-third-tier Puppet had only withstood one strike from Senior Brother Li Hongyi.

"Let's see how many Puppets you have to stop me."

Like a god of slaughter, Senior Brother Li Hongyi pulled his blade from the Puppet's body and then walked slowly toward Zhao Mengzhu again.

"Everything I said is true."

"That day, I intended to control him, but he turned the tables and controlled me instead. I had no choice but to cooperate with him to deceive Song Yongnian."

"Although you find these words laughable now, someone like Lu Zheng absolutely cannot die here. You know the current situation of humanity; you will regret it."

Zhao Mengzhu wanted to persuade Senior Brother Li Hongyi, but at this moment, he couldn't hear anything; he only took it as Zhao Mengzhu's resistance against him.

"Hahaha, then after I devour Lu Zheng's talent, why can't I become the main force of humanity?"

"Go to hell!"

Senior Brother Li Hongyi laughed maniacally and attacked Zhao Mengzhu again. With every strike, one of Zhao Mengzhu's Puppets died tragically.

Even Zhao Mengzhu's strongest Puppet was no match for Senior Brother Li Hongyi, let alone the remaining weaklings. Even with Zhao Mengzhu entangling him, she only delayed Senior Brother Li Hongyi for less than ten minutes.

They were completely routed.

All the Puppets died, and Zhao Mengzhu herself was severely wounded, with Senior Brother Li Hongyi thrusting his blade directly into her abdomen.

He pulled the blade out violently, blood spraying everywhere.

"Ah!"

Zhao Mengzhu let out a painful scream. After doing this, Senior Brother Li Hongyi curled his lips slightly, his gaze toward Zhao Mengzhu filled with disdain.

"You want to stop me? Look at your own strength first."

"After I devour Lu Zheng, I will devour you too. I have long been impatient for your flesh and blood."

Senior Brother Li Hongyi stopped looking at Zhao Mengzhu and headed toward Lu Zheng. Zhao Mengzhu clutched her abdomen in pain; at this moment, she could do nothing, feeling her life force slipping away.

"Lu Zheng, no one will stop me this time."

Senior Brother Li Hongyi's right arm transformed into a sharp blade once again, thrusting fiercely toward Lu Zheng's chest.

"No!"

Zhao Mengzhu let out a cry of unwillingness.

"Bang!"

A crisp sound of metal colliding rang out. The blade-like right arm stabbed Lu Zheng's chest, only piercing through the clothes but failing to break through Lu Zheng's skin at all.

There was, one could say, only a white mark left on it.

At this moment, Senior Brother Li Hongyi's eyes were filled with deep shock and disbelief. The corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and he stood frozen in place.

His mind went blank, and he even forgot what he was doing.

"This is impossible, this is impossible!"

"I don't believe it..."

Senior Brother Li Hongyi muttered to himself. Not far away, although Zhao Mengzhu didn't know what had happened, it seemed like a good thing.

A terrifying thought emerged in Senior Brother Li Hongyi's mind.

Could it be... could everything Zhao Mengzhu said be true... that Lu Zheng's strength was truly greater than his...

"Even if you really are hiding your strength, so what?"

"Today, you must die!"

"I say so, and no one can save you!"

Senior Brother Li Hongyi roared, his right arm transforming into a sharp blade once again, faster, stronger, and more terrifying. This time, he used his full strength, his body trembling under the force.

No one could stop him from devouring Lu Zheng, not even Lu Zheng himself.

"Just because I called you Senior Brother, you really think you are my Senior Brother?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out in the room.

At this moment, a hand suddenly appeared, grabbing Senior Brother Li Hongyi's right arm. The terrifying power contained within it had no power to resist in front of this suddenly appearing arm.

Held tightly, he could not move.

Senior Brother Li Hongyi looked at Lu Zheng in terror.

At this moment, Lu Zheng had slowly opened his eyes.