Chapter 414: To Avoid Being Targeted, I'm Finding a Scapegoat

"Strange, strange, you actually let Puxian go just like that, you little brat?"

Watching Puxian, who had used Divine Footwork to make his figure completely disappear, Indra looked at Su Nian with quite a bit of curiosity.

He knew that Su Nian was very petty and could be described as someone who would seek revenge for the slightest grievance; the last person who offended him, Ares, had already reincarnated and still hadn't returned.

Yet, Su Nian hadn't taken the opportunity to strike at Puxian.

"Why would I strike in the dark? You have to know that the World-Honored One is still watching."

Su Nian rolled his eyes; did he really think he didn't want to strike?

But this was the personal disciple of that World-Honored One, a child the World-Honored One had watched grow up; if he struck, the World-Honored One might not say anything.

But in the end, it would still damage the bond between himself and the World-Honored One.

If he really wanted to strike, Su Nian wouldn't be arranging plans here or messing around with anti-corruption in the Heavenly Army.

Instead, he would have directly brandished the Star Holy Sword and slaughtered his way into Buddhism; physical elimination is the fastest method of cleanup.

"Besides, don't you think it's more satisfying to watch him step into the abyss step by step and hit the south wall?"

Seeming to imagine such a scene, Indra gave a wicked smile and nodded in agreement.

"That is indeed true."

Afterwards, Indra rubbed his hands fawningly and looked at Su Nian with a chuckle.

"Hehe, well, my good son-in-law~~"

Su Nian gave Indra a look of disgust and said.

"If you have something to say, say it; don't be so disgusting. And don't call me son-in-law; the Asura haven't even acknowledged you as their wild father yet."

"Ahem."

Indra coughed awkwardly twice, not daring to look at Su Nian; who reveals someone else's shortcomings the moment they arrive?

"I'm just asking, what should we do next?"

Indra was truly convinced by Su Nian now; reflecting on himself, even as the Nengtian Emperor, he could be considered someone who suppressed an era.

But when facing the Hinduism Humanity's Final Trial, Kali Yuga, he could only risk failure to forcibly sublimate into a Two-digit, splitting his Spirit Status to barely preserve Hinduism.

Then, under pressure from Puxian, he was forced to convert to Buddhism and became a Heavenly General of Buddhism.

Although he later received help from the Yellow Emperor during the Dystopia War and became the Lord of the Heavenly Army, he barely managed to preserve Hinduism with the duties of the Heavenly Army.

But even so, he was powerless when facing Buddhism's interference in the Heavenly Army and was nearly sidelined by them.

And look at Su Nian?

How long has it been? From completing the observation of that Demon High School to now forcing Buddhism into a dead end, quietly waiting for death—how many days has it been?

In these few days, Indra experienced everything from panic and being scared to death, to the secret thrill of regaining power over the Heavenly Army, and now the sheer satisfaction of seeing Puxian's fate; it was just so refreshing.

For Indra, these few days were more exciting and satisfying than his past tens of thousands of years.

It was as satisfying as playing with dozens of married women all at once.

"The next step?"

Su Nian paused, pondered for a moment, and said quite relaxedly.

"There is no next step; from here on, we just need to wait."

After all, the layout is now complete; Su Nian sits firmly on the fishing platform, and he only needs to watch Buddhism, having lost its source of Merit and resources, fall into chaos and walk into the abyss.

And this time will not come too late; it will be very soon.

Su Nian is a young man of only twenty-something; you must know that young people don't have much patience.

Suddenly, Su Nian remembered something and said in a quite lighthearted tone.

"Almost forgot, it seems Buddhism has planted quite a few Snake heads in the North District; we need to clean them up."

"Hmm?"

Indra's mood instantly soared; speaking of cleaning up Buddhism's tentacles, he wasn't sleepy anymore.

"Cleaning up the snakes in the North District?"

"Is now really a good opportunity?"

Indra stroked his chin and said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"The Twelve Heavenly Generals are regaining power; this is the critical period for the Heavenly Army to scrape the bone to remove poison. Splitting off key combat power to deal with the snakes in the North District at this time? Won't that really cause problems?"

Speaking of this, Indra gave Su Nian a teasing smile, clearly having guessed Su Nian's plan.

If you can't do it openly, you can just do it secretly, right?

As for why it's the North District, the East District is currently Su Nian and Shiroyasha's private territory; it's completely their turf.

The West District hasn't recovered its vitality since the rampage of the Dystopia Demon King, so it's not suitable for major military action.

And the South District—it was just determined at the Council of Gods that the South District is the main battlefield for the God Slayer War? With the current intensity of the God Slayer War.

Who would dare to cause trouble in the South District? It would be good luck if they didn't get slashed by a passing Heretic or Godslayer.

So the only choice left is the North District.

There is another key reason for choosing the North District, and that is that the Absolute Evil Azi Dahaka is currently sealed within the North District.

To prevent people from Buddhism from playing tricks, it's definitely necessary to check it, right?

In short, it's to add trouble for Buddhism; whatever they want to do, they just won't let Buddhism do it.

And they definitely wouldn't expect the Heavenly Army to go deal with the Hydra at this point in time.

"It won't cause problems."

Su Nian rolled his eyes at Indra, who was asking despite knowing the answer, and then took out a list.

"Here, just clean them up according to the list."

Don't forget, among the current Hydra, Su Nian is the Vice Alliance Leader with power second only to Heitian, and it is Heitian who is responsible for the main work and resources.

Su Nian is responsible for technical support and intelligence work.

Thanks to the highly useful Ophiuchus Satellite, now every piece of intelligence Hydra exchanges leaves a backup copy in his hands.

"Playing for such high stakes?"

Indra looked at the list above and said in a daze.

Hearing this, Su Nian gave him a look of disdain and said.

"Don't tell me you want to do it like you do, fighting back and forth without a single person dying, at most causing people to lose a bit of material interest?"

"Isn't this clearly telling others to cooperate?"

"Do you also need me to send a notification for the Heavenly Army to come out and clean up the mess?"

Having been retorted by Su Nian several times in a row, Indra's expression stiffened; he awkwardly turned his head away and muttered.

"If I had your background, I'd be just as brave, alright?"

"Do you really think everyone is like you, with three Star Spirits standing behind them..."

Su Nian ignored Indra's grumbling and continued.

"After all, I reckon I won't be staying in Hydra for much longer, so I might as well cause them some trouble at the end."

As he spoke, Su Nian looked at the still-muttering Indra and, unable to help himself, gave him an elbow.

"Get to the point. With the intelligence support of Thousand Eyes and Hydra, how many Snake heads can you clear out?"

Struck hard in the stomach by the sudden elbow, Indra clutched his belly to recover for a moment, looking at Su Nian with a resentful expression.

"Can you be gentler next time?"

But he was glared back by Su Nian; with the pressure from Buddhism gone from his head, the current Indra revealed his own unserious nature.

However, seeing the look in Su Nian's eyes—the look one gives a dead man—Indra coughed awkwardly, composed his emotions, and said calmly.

"Three at most. After all, those Snake heads won't stay in one place forever; at the slightest sign of trouble, they can't help but run."

"And those three are only possible if I am carrying the Vajra."

After all, those who can be called Snake heads are all Three-digit God Kings who have undergone Descent to Human to hide in the lower levels and manage Ouroboros.

And in the lower levels where the output limit is restricted to Four-Digit Exceptional, no matter how strong Indra and the others are, they cannot decide the outcome in a short time.

There is another point: if they don't see a possibility of winning, the opponent will run, and once they run, chasing them becomes troublesome.

That is why Indra said he would need the Vajra to do it.

As for the Vajra? It had long since been given to Su Nian by Indra as compensation; as the owner of the Vajra, he still had to ask Su Nian if he wanted to use it.

"Three, huh? That's a bit low."

Su Nian sighed and curled his lips in displeasure.

"But it's barely enough to cut off Buddhism's claws in Beiqu."

Regardless, Three-digit beings are top-tier God Kings, and even in Buddhism, they are supreme powerhouses; it is unlikely Buddhism has even three Snake heads arranged in Beiqu.

With this move, it is estimated that Buddhism will have no channels left to interfere in Beiqu in secret, and to interfere openly, they will inevitably have to notify the Heavenly Army.

"Then, I'll leave the arrangements for this matter to you, Old Di."

Expect him to take action? Impossible. He still needs to adapt to the Spirit Status changes brought about by accommodating the Sun Authority of the Equator Twelve Constellations and awakening the Dragon Species these days.

There is also the weaving, perfecting, and inscribing of the inherited abilities of the Equator Twelve Constellations; the tasks are not exactly small.

"Also, the Vajra can be returned to you temporarily."

"Fine, you brat, you sure know how to order people around."

Indra agreed.

Afterwards, Su Nian pondered for a moment; it seemed there was one more thing that needed to be handled.

The Spirit Status of the Third Perpetual Motion Machine on his person, the spoils of war previously obtained from Maxwell, is also a necessary condition for completely defeating the Absolute Evil.

As long as Buddhism does not give up on the Merit required to overcome the Absolute Evil, he will never be free from Buddhism's harassment.

Puxian might not come to bother him anymore, but that doesn't mean other baldies from Buddhism won't come to bother him.

This thing is a hot potato, but it is also quite important and cannot be discarded at will.

Even for Su Nian, it was inevitably a headache.

"Wait, is there not a way?"

Su Nian pinched his chin and suddenly remembered something: the protagonists of the original work haven't appeared yet, have they?

And Izayoi Sakamaki, the hero who overcame the Absolute Evil in the original work, his Spirit Status is also related to the Third Perpetual Motion Machine, and he is a pure-blooded human.

It seems, could Izayoi Sakamaki block the disaster for him?

No, he definitely can; after all, he is a tough nut to crack, but Izayoi Sakamaki is a soft persimmon.

So, to avoid being targeted myself, Little Brother Izayoi, I'll trouble you to be my scapegoat~~

Su Nian couldn't help but curl his lips into a wicked smile.

(End of this chapter)