Chapter 667: The News Is in Hand (9/10, Autumn Subscription)

The Rat Seat shouted loudly, but his mind was entirely focused on how to buy time.

"What do I want? Simple: when you were in the Heiqing Shanmai, your Ox Seat took away a friend of mine—her name is An Dong'er'er! Hand her over to me, and I'll naturally stop bothering the Phoenix Organization!"

If possible, Fang Yue didn't want to become an enemy of such a massive organization; if they handed over An Dong'er'er and guaranteed they wouldn't trouble him again, Fang Yue would most likely have no further contact with the Phoenix Organization.

But…

"You're here because of An Dong'er'er?!"

The Rat Seat widened his eyes and blurted it out.

But he quickly realized he had slipped up.

His face darkened as he stepped backward several paces.

This reaction stirred something in Fang Yue's heart.

Could An Dong'er'er be important to them?

Whether it was Fang Yue or the Wu Captain, both had assumed An Dong'er'er, after being taken by the Ox Seat, would be treated as a Medicine Human; though they had tracked her to Chunuan City, so much time had passed that they had already mentally prepared for the possibility she was dead.

Yet they hadn't expected…

The Phoenix Organization seemed to care deeply about An Dong'er'er?

Could she still be alive? Had they not treated her as a Medicine Human?

Fang Yue's heart surged with excitement.

The Twelve Seats of the Phoenix Organization were essentially the managerial tier; for someone of that rank to remember her name, she must have had a special role—her treatment could not compare to that of an ordinary Medicine Human.

"Where is she? Is she still alive… Take one more step back, and I'll kill you right now! Don't doubt whether I have the ability!"

As Fang Yue pressed his questions, his eyes turned dangerous.

The Rat Seat froze instantly.

The intense killing intent left him with zero doubt about the truth of Fang Yue's words.

Because he would be betting his life on Fang Yue lying—and if he lost, even if Fang Yue was lying with only a one percent chance, he'd already walked into death with no chance of survival.

Life only comes once, and life is so wonderful! He didn't want to die!

"I—I don't know her whereabouts or condition. An Dong'er'er was personally assigned by the Ox Seat; we only received orders and were merely to assist in the operation. But if it's the Rabbit Seat, he would surely know!"

Rabbit Seat?

Wasn't the Rabbit Seat rumored to be close to the Night Thief? There were so many Night Thieves here—someone must know where the Rabbit Seat is… No! How could the Rat Seat not know his colleague's whereabouts?

Sensing Fang Yue's dangerous gaze, the Rat Seat hurriedly added: "The Rabbit Seat is the Supreme Guest of the Old Eagle Caravan—Tai Yuema! Whatever you want to ask, find him. About An Dong'er'er, I really…"

As the Rat Seat spoke these words, a voice came from above.

"Rat Seat! Rat Seat, we've come to rescue you!"

"Rat Seat, don't panic—we're coming to guard you!"

Perfect, those fools have arrived…

Hum!

Just as the Rat Seat's face lit up with relief, a blade of light—so swift it left a trailing afterglow—flashed past his neck.

In the faint, blurred shadow, the Rat Seat seemed to glimpse Fang Yue whispering four words.

"Still World!"

The Rat Seat tried to react—he had sensed Fang Yue's blade the moment it moved—but his body… was a fraction too slow!

That fraction was enough—his head flew off, rolled to the ground.

On the ground, countless tiny hands surged like cheering, burying and devouring his head whole—these Zhangzui Xiaoshou had learned to choose quality food, rather than eating randomly!

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Twelve Seats: Rat Seat】. Comprehension increased by 0.1 point.

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Twelve Seats: Rat Seat】. Reward: Control Power +0, Dissipate Power +0, Lifespan +1 year, 【Weird Realm】 progress +4.8%.

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, your Control Power has reached the realm's upper limit and has been converted into 【Realm Breakthrough Progress】.

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, your Dissipate Power has reached the realm's upper limit and has been converted into 【Realm Breakthrough Progress】.

Fang Yue's face brightened—he had finally managed to fully stack his Dissipate Power through his own efforts.

With both attributes maxed out, what remained depended on 【Realm Breakthrough Progress】.

Also, the increases in 【Weird Realm】 and 【Comprehension】 were very encouraging.

Still World doesn't reduce Comprehension every time it's used; most times, it subtly drains it, only causing a real reduction once accumulated to a certain threshold.

Because Comprehension is so hard to obtain, Fang Yue always restrained himself when using Still World.

He tried to use his Weird Spirit Root's innate power as little as possible.

Thus, overall, his Comprehension still saw a net gain.

Boom!!

Behind him, the ground exploded in a burst of dust—the bandit leaders finally landed, but they were far too late.

Fang Yue stepped backward while still checking his stats.

Name: Yese Liming.

Weird Realm: Blood Rank High Stage 【14%】.

Control Power: 10020 【Base: 10000 / Reached Realm Upper Limit】 【Status/Bonus: +20】.

Dissipate Power: 10020 【Base: 10000 / Reached Realm Upper Limit】 【Status/Bonus: +20】.

Comprehension: 8.5. 【Special Attribute】

Lifespan: 12 years 9 months.

Realm Breakthrough Progress: 25%.

Good—everything is moving in the right direction.

"Rat Seat?!"

"It's over! Our quota is gone!"

"How could this happen?! How could it..."

"We should have come sooner! Come down earlier to save the situation!"

Only now did the Thief Leader Group finish scanning the scene; seeing the headless corpses on the ground, they immediately recognized them and widened their eyes in shock.

At this moment, the faces of the Thief Leader Group showed varied expressions, but the one thing they all shared was fury born from deep within.

It was fortunate they arrived quickly; had they come even a moment later, they might have seen only a swarm of small hands swallowing the corpses. Even now, they could see dozens of colorful little hands rising from the ground, like a sea of flowers, swallowing and covering the bodies.

Yet this sight clearly had far less impact on the Thief Leader Group.

After all, they cared only about the life or death of Rat Seat; what happened to the corpse afterward meant nothing to them. As long as he was dead, it made no difference.

Fang Yue felt a flicker of confusion—why had these Night Thieves suddenly become so emotional and loyal?

Those who had become Night Thieves couldn't possibly be good people—how could they be so enraged over the death of Rat Seat? It exceeded Fang Yue's expectations.

Could it be that they still had brotherly feelings toward Rat Seat??

Though Fang Yue refused to believe, even in his wildest imagination, that Night Thieves could be this loyal—after all, when they turned on each other, they were brutally vicious.

To be honest, this wasn't what Fang Yue had expected.

Fang Yue had assumed that once Rat Seat died, these Night Thieves would lose all reason to fight him, and would simply scatter to loot his belongings.

But judging by the current situation, a fierce battle was now unavoidable.

Fortunately... he wasn't afraid!

He took up his stance, summoning his black blade, and waved at them.

"Come!"

(End of Chapter)