Chapter 469: Exactly the Same

Zelk looked at the slightly streaked temples in the mirror, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"I have no great interest in knowing what the future of this world will be," Zelk muttered to himself. "This country has nothing to do with me, and I certainly don't need to manage it."

"I only want to protect my own interests; I only want to end this damned poverty and backwardness as quickly as possible." Zelk shook his head, as if he had lost much of his passion for this country.

This point is exactly the same as Kuchiki Senya's.

Zelk did not choose to engage in deep cooperation with Atlantis.

Because this man simply doesn't know what terrifying depths Atlantis truly possesses!

Kuchiki Senya shook his head: "Can a force as ancient and powerful as Atlantis really be shaken by us?"

He didn't believe it, but he also believed Zelk would never be foolish enough to think Atlantis was harmless.

"Young Master, I believe Zelk has already guessed your identity as an Atlantean," the secretary suddenly said. "I think he will no longer agree to cooperate with you, because… he knows you are not on the same path."

"Oh?" Hearing the secretary's words, Kuchiki Senya lifted his lips, a mocking smile on his face. "That's an interesting remark— if we're not on the same path, are we friends on the path of enemies?"

"Perhaps. After all, over the years, Atlanteans have grievously offended him," the secretary chuckled bitterly. "This man has secretly struck against Atlantis several times, but never succeeded."

"Zelk, your luck has truly been abysmal," Kuchiki Senya's lips curled into a cold, mocking smile. "I recall you once fled for a full decade after being hunted by Atlantis—is that true?"

The secretary's expression grew solemn.

"Why so serious? You were Zelk's most trusted man, so it's natural you'd know," Kuchiki Senya said. "Do you know what Zelk abandoned when he fled?"

The secretary shook his head.

Zelk was extremely cautious, even paranoid, and never left anything behind.

"I guess…" Kuchiki Senya smiled faintly. "He must have abandoned the head of Edmundson Zelk."

Upon hearing this, the secretary's entire body turned icy cold!

This was the answer he had feared most!

Yes, the head of Edmundson Zelk was the very thing he had taken into his own hands!

That day, Zelk had fled eastward by boat with his wife and daughter, passing this island but not docking.

Zelk's son, Zelnikov, drowned in the sea, while Zelk's wife was devoured by sharks; only Zelk himself survived by sheer luck.

He hid deep within this island, barely clinging to life until now.

Seeing this, Kuchiki Senya wore a speculative expression: "I think Zelk's mind has twisted to its extreme limit—don't you agree? He can no longer control his deepest dark desires; he wants to use this secret base to utterly destroy Atlantis, doesn't he?"