"Kno Slough and his uncle Longbei Sen are two completely different kinds of people."
"If you say Longbei Sen is the dark side of the Sun Nation, then Kno Slough is the bright side of that empire!"
"Going further back, Kno Slough has always been quietly mobilizing those around him, changing their minds, and he often tried to persuade Longbei Sen to form an alliance with the Dragon Nation, because he could see the Dragon Nation's future was bright. Really, this guy is truly clear-headed!"
Hearing what Chen Zijin said, Zhang Yue replied, "Too bad he was born in the wrong place."
Chen Zijin nodded in agreement, "So he's different from those brown-nosers in other countries."
"Those others are just flattering. He's trying to redeem himself!"
Zhang Yue turned and looked toward the riverbank of the Cross-Sea Bridge. From a distance he saw Kno Slough and his group already leaving, heading in a certain direction and gradually disappearing.
Zhang Yue said nothing. He merged his undead legion and continued killing monsters.
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At the same time, elsewhere —
Kno Slough led his teammates and moved away from the Cross-Sea Bridge. They'd given this SSS-rank Mechanical Legion to Zhang Yue and were preparing to look for other targets.
After all, accumulating the destruction of ten SSS-rank Mechanical Legions wasn't just Zhang Yue's mission, it was a shared task for all professionals who had stepped into the World 45.
Not long after they left the bridge, en route to the next location, a bored group chatted idly.
They glanced back at the towering flames and the smoke of war rising over the Cross-Sea Bridge.
Assassin Odyssey couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder he's the reincarnation of the Asura God. At this rate, it won't be long before Zero becomes a being beyond an Asura."
"Finally I understand why Captain keeps emphasizing the true meaning of myth. You must never be enemies with someone like that, or one day you'll die without even knowing how it happened!"
A mage among them changed the subject, "Let's talk about something else. Have you heard? Recently, a lot of weird-looking monsters have appeared in other worlds. They're not even in the monster compendiums, and their lethality is extremely high. I heard an elite squad from the Cold Nation was completely wiped out by one of those things."
"And they can transform into human form!"
"Holy crap! What on earth are those things?"
"We won't run into that, will we?"
"Ugh, don't jinx it, crow-mouth, don't say that bad luck stuff!"
As they spoke, everyone suddenly stopped moving.
Because, in front of their line of sight, a figure had appeared.
Looking out, they saw a person wearing a black cloak.
Under the cloak the face was completely hidden.
From head to toe there radiated an evil aura, making it impossible to tell if he was human or monster.
Even from a hundred meters away, Kno Slough could sense a dangerous aura from the figure.
Seeing the black cloak, Kno Slough's first reaction was to get alert, and quietly he took the blood-red longbow off his back.
His gaze, hot like fire, fixed on the black cloak as he asked, "Excuse me, sir, who are you? What do you want?"
Silence. The black cloak simply stood there, motionless, not replying to Kno Slough's question.
Those around exchanged doubtful looks.
"Who is that guy?"
"He hid his ID, but aren't professionals supposed to have a national emblem above their name in the Death Territory? Why doesn't he have a national emblem?"
"That can only mean one thing, he's not a professional. He's a monster!"
"Why does he look so human then?"
"If he's not human, he's a monster. With such a wicked aura, how could he be a professional?"
"Brothers, be careful."
After confirming the black cloak was a monster, everyone there braced themselves, ready to fight at any time.
In the next second, the black cloak suddenly raised his head.
Under the cloak, a pair of murderous eyes glowed red.
Immediately, murderous intent burst forth from the black cloak.
The Sun Nation professionals facing him sensed the danger and instantly took battle stances.
"Everyone be careful, prepare to engage!"
But the monster's reaction speed far exceeded everyone else present.
Before anyone could act, the black cloak "whoosh", blinked forward, instantly appearing less than ten meters from them.
Everyone was shocked and took a step back.
At that moment, a leading Fire-Armored Knight charged forward with shield raised toward the black cloak.
The others locked onto the black cloak, ready to attack.
Pfft!
The black cloak flashed again, teleporting in front of the Fire-Armored Knight. A hand like a blade thrust out and pierced through the knight's heavy chest armor, straight through his body!
The knight froze, stunned and unable to react.
The next second, the black cloak pulled his hand from the knight's body.
Pulled out with it was a still-thumping organ, a heart, "thump-thump", in his hand.
The Fire-Armored Knight widened his eyes, staring in disbelief at the hole in his chest.
Then he looked up at the black cloak with his eyes bulging.
The black cloak held the heart to his mouth and, with one bite, swallowed the whole heart!.
Thump!
The Fire-Armored Knight fell to his knees, and the next second his whole body disintegrated into a beam of white light, vanishing on the spot.
One-hit kill!
The sight of the black cloak instantly killing that knight stunned everyone behind.
Because that knight was the most defensive and the most durable elite among them.
A level-245, fully geared, full-health elite knight could not withstand a single blow from the black cloak.
That showed just how strong this black cloak was.
With the knight killed, the others did not dare to relax and immediately raised their alertness to the highest level.
"At least an imperial-level BOSS!"
Kno Slough quickly analyzed the black cloak's lethality and made a combat plan, "Its damage is too high, don't fight it in melee!"
"Warriors and knights form a defensive line; do not advance. Hold and protect the backline!"
"Mages and archers focus-fire and attack, go!"
With Kno Slough's order, everyone sprang into action.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dozens of archers and mages stood behind the knights and launched ranged attacks at the black cloak.
Spheres of magic and arrows streaked across the sky, hurtling toward the black cloak.
Just as the attacks were about to hit, the black cloak suddenly flashed and effortlessly avoided all the incoming strikes.
The next second, his figure became a streak of lightning.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
He sliced through the crowd.
After a moment of silence, dozens of beams of white light shot into the sky from among the crowd.