Chapter 306: Betrayal

The fierce wind blew up the dry leaves, also giving that slightly gloomy villa a hint of chill.

The creaking of the windows made the people living in this villa feel a chill.

The burning purple-red candles were dancing in the gale; just as they were about to be completely extinguished, a hand gripped the open window, firmly blocking the wind outside, saving the flame that was about to die.

Wearing an unchanging suit for ten thousand years, Zhenmu Qingren walked down the stairs carpeted in red without expression, his purple eyes looking at the yellow-haired child playing in the living room and asked, 'Kazhali, have you finished selecting the candidates for the new yummy?'

He also saw the news of the Hongshang Building fire; now is the best time to launch an attack, and he has also received some special information, causing a change in his plan—worthless items should be discarded.

Although it's a pity not to have seen Greed's complete form go berserk, it's good that he can now choose another plan to end the world.

'Don't rush, you've already seen Ouzi fight; charging up now would just waste cell hard coins for nothing—better to wait until they let their guard down and strike suddenly.'

Kazhali played with the core hard coin in his hand that had not yet been absorbed.

He felt that he could soon accommodate another core hard coin, so making yummy could wait for now.

'Is that so? Then I respect your choice.'

Zhenmu Qingren, holding a doll, simply sat quietly on the second-floor hallway, closing his eyes to rest.

It seems his choice was correct.

The cold wind outside grew fiercer and fiercer; the window that had just been closed suddenly shattered, and the tearing sound carrying a murderous aura rushed in swiftly.

Moments later, a black shadow suddenly appeared on the horizon, then swooped in an arc toward the villa.

Due to the immense wind pressure generated by its high-speed movement, a gust of wind suddenly swept through the villa, blowing everything inside into disarray.

Boom!

A golden-yellow current enveloped a figure descending from the sky, directly blasting a hole in the villa's roof large enough to require rebuilding, the ceiling flipped over.

Startled, Kazhali raised his head, gazing at the figure accompanied by lightning,

His pupils contracted to pinpricks in an instant, his body hair all stood on end, and his throat twitched uncontrollably.

'Ouzi?'

When he appeared, the expressionless face of Zhenmu Qingren above also twitched slightly.

Then he rose from the chair and slowly walked down the red carpet from the second floor, purple flags streaming behind him.

Kazhali quickly wiped off his playful look; at the instant he recognized him, his face showed terror and he cried out,

'King! How could you be here?'

'Become part of me; the core hard coin inside you will become my power.'

Ancient Ouzi's red pupils flashed a crimson light; he reached out, and a powerful golden aura burst forth on his body instantly.

Before Kazhali could react at all, he was instantly locked onto by Ancient Ouzi's power, his body beginning to move uncontrollably.

'Doctor, save me—you weren't going to make me a vessel for desire, were you?'

Kazhali was being torn backward by an invisible force, his golden lion exterior gradually disintegrating as he reached out his hand toward Zhenmu Qingren.

'Kazhali, the option to end the world is not limited to Greed.'

Zhenmu Qingren's eyes flashed a hint of purple, then he walked over to Ancient Ouzi's side, coldly looking at the absorbed Kazhali.

'Doctor..'

The strong absorptive force caused Kazhali's body to completely collapse, turning into coins scattered across the sky.

The shining core hard coins were all absorbed one by one by Ancient Ouzi.

'Hmph, are the missing core hard coins in Anku's hands?'

Feeling the lack of core hard coins within, Ancient Ouzi lowered his hands; the power brought by the core hard coin is incomparable to ordinary hard coins. That desire being filled, the sensation of power filling his body is extremely exhilarating.

But now, no matter which Greed's core hard coin, none have reached nine; at most there are only eight.

The gap in combat power between the complete and incomplete forms is extraordinarily huge, so he still needs, needs more.

Amidst the mingling lights of various colors, Ancient Ouzi released his battle armor transformation, revealing the face of Hongshang Guangsheng.

'Not enough; my desire is far from satisfied. When all the core hard coins gather inside my body, that will be the moment to conquer the whole world.'

'As you wish, President.'

Zhenmu Qingren bowed slightly toward the present Hongshang Guangsheng, his face full of respect.

He had calculated that not everyone possesses desires as boundless as Huo Ye Yingsi's; even though Ancient Ouzi's desire is immense, it too has limits.

The process by which Ancient Ouzi conquers the world by swallowing all core hard coins into his body is the process of continually filling his inner vessel.

One day, Ancient Ouzi's inner desire vessel will burst, just as it did 800 years ago.

Greed possesses a long lifespan; he can wait, simply being an observer, quietly waiting for the day Ancient Ouzi's vessel bursts.

Thus, the end of the world will come.

……

The girl tied up her smooth, black-waterfall-like hair; the white elastic band jumped on her dexterous little hand, and in a short time she had neatly arranged her long hair.

She wore a light-blue casual jacket, her long, fair legs clad in black stockings; in the mirror she looked like an energetic high school girl.

'Today I also spent the day with the kids; this life is truly good—I wish it could continue like this.'

Mei Zier showed a bright smile at herself in the mirror.

Now the night is deep, the children have already entered dreamland, but Mei Zier's work has just begun.

Because this kindergarten is merely a name; perhaps it should be called a childcare institute.

This place cares for special children whose parents are too busy to look after them, so they stay here overnight until their parents come to pick them up.

At this moment, the door opened.

The kind-faced dean walked in, saying, 'Mei Zier, tomorrow you'll take the kids to play in the yard; I have other matters to attend to today.'

'Leave it to me, but what's the matter, Dean, at this late hour?' Mei Zier was somewhat surprised.

'Mr. Hongshang Guangsheng, who has been sponsoring our kindergarten, went missing a few hours ago.'

The dean sighed, 'This time I went out to learn some specific details; just now the news reported that Mr. Hongshang is likely already'

She didn't continue speaking, but Hongshang Guangsheng very likely already encountered misfortune.

Hongshang Guangsheng? That guy, Meizi'er's eyes narrowed instantly. Who could harm the king's descendant? Moreover, his master is often there too, so what exactly happened?

I'm leaving first, I'll leave the children with you.

The director looked at the children sleeping soundly, walked out of the kindergarten, and headed toward the Hongshang Building.

Just as Meizi'er was about to take out her phone to contact Jiang Xia and find out what was going on, a text message suddenly popped up from the phone screen.

Meizi'er opened it, and the message made her expression gradually grow solemn.

The text message read: "Meizi'er, the ancient Ozi has been resurrected; his target is likely the Core Coin inside your body."

(End of chapter)