Just as the Monster Association was preparing to send people to attack the Bureau of Gods.
In a small country's city not far from Liyang Country, Salo wore a black short-sleeved shirt and white pants, his hands in his pockets.
In front of him, a blue-clad woman with horns on her head was leading him toward a secluded area of the city.
Fear was visible on the woman's face, and she kept looking back as she walked: "Lord Salo, I've brought you to the Base, please don't kill me. I'm just a small character responsible for logistics. Killing me would only dirty your hands."
Salo frowned and said, "Where did all this nonsense come from? You just need to take me to the person in charge here."
"Yes, yes!" The woman trembled and quickly led the way obediently.
Someone of her rank didn't even have a star seal; only a few Managers at the Base and the combat personnel participating in operations possessed them.
Salo quietly followed behind, his eyes flickering: 'It's only a matter of time before humanity is defeated. Instead of struggling to die, I might as well join early.'
He didn't want to die alongside these humans. He was still young, his future was bright, and achieving Level Six might not be impossible in the future. Furthermore, the Monster Association's potion that could make people stronger was very appealing to him.
After the two walked for more than ten minutes in the city, a three-story Sales Mansion appeared.
There were Security Guards standing watch at the entrance, and everything looked like a normal mansion.
An invisible wave appeared around Salo. The wave swept over the three-story building in front of him, and the personnel inside clearly appeared in his mind.
'Two Level Threes, nine Level Twos. As expected of the Monster Association; even a Base in such a small location has this setup.' Surprise flashed in Salo's eyes. Moreover, this Base was just a relatively ordinary one among the Monster Association's external Bases.
"Lord Salo, this is the place," the woman ahead said, trembling slightly.
She could already anticipate being suddenly killed the next moment.
However, Salo just walked up to her, lightly patted her shoulder, and said, "Go inside and tell your person in charge that Salo Enoch of the Bureau of Gods is here to join the Monster Association."
"Huh?" The woman was stunned for a moment, then quickly said with delight, "Lord Salo, wait a moment, I'll go immediately."
She hadn't expected to not only avoid death but also gain a great merit. Within the Association, anyone who brought in or assisted a strong individual in joining would receive Point Rewards.
If Salo joined, she could receive a reward of at least 100,000 points. Thinking of this, the woman couldn't help but start running.
Salo merely waited quietly... Inside the capital of Liyang Country, Jiang Yan sat on a sofa, holding coffee. The star seal in his hand was flashing; someone below him was contacting him.
"Are you saying Salo wants to join us?" Jiang Yan wasn't surprised. Since the Monster Association was now the world's number one power, it was normal for some Level Fives to join them at this time.
Not just now, but when the Monster Association began large-scale operations, more strong individuals would defect.
In Jiang Yan's mind, a somewhat thin, Three-Eyed Youth respectfully said, "Yes, President, he is currently outside our Base."
Jiang Yan pondered briefly, then replied, "Tell him to wait there. Fang Wenyu and the others have already departed. I will tell them to stop by and see Salo on their way."
"Understood." The Three-Eyed Youth replied and then went offline to find Salo... Nighttime, inside the previous mansion.
Salo looked at the somewhat familiar youth in front of him and asked uncertainly, "Are you Fang Wenyu?"
In front of him, Fang Wenyu wore a suit, a slicked-back hairstyle, Gold-Rimmed Glasses, and had grayish-white skin, looking young and handsome.
If Salo hadn't seen photos of Fang Wenyu when he was younger and recorded his Mental Power signature, he might not have recognized him.
Fang Wenyu also looked at him with some surprise: "The President told me to stop here halfway on my way to Beika Country, saying there was a helper. I didn't expect it to be you."
Behind Fang Wenyu were Han Qi, Wei Gaocheng, and Li Yong, all wearing suits.
Salo knew these three as well; he had memorized the data of Awakened Ones above Level Four when they previously went on the cleansing operation in the Teya Alliance.
Wei Gaocheng sneered, took a step forward, and stared intently at him: "You're one lucky kid. You join us just two days before we make a move against the Bureau of Gods."
Hearing this, Salo showed no reaction. As the former second-largest Awakened Ones organization, it was perfectly normal for the Monster Association to attack the Bureau of Gods.
He looked at Wei Gaocheng and said indifferently, "I won't die for an Old Order that is about to be destroyed."
"Gao Cheng, stop spouting nonsense." Han Qi reached out and stopped Wei Gaocheng's somewhat provocative movement.
Wei Gaocheng merely curled his lips: "I was just worried this kid was here to be a Spy."
Han Qi ignored him, simply taking out a pre-prepared tyranny potion from his pocket and handing it over: "Inject it, and then come with us to deal with the Bureau of Gods."
Fang Wenyu also looked at Salo in front of him, his eyes flickering.
Salo, twenty years old, the youngest Level Five in the Bureau of Gods, possessing terrifying talent, and the most likely existence within the Bureau of Gods to achieve Level Six.
The thought that their Level Six Seed Candidate would turn around and fight them tomorrow made Fang Wenyu slightly lose his composure: 'It seems the Bureau of Gods also fits the stereotype: thriving in favorable winds, scattering in adverse ones.'
Salo took the tyranny potion, looked at the beautiful Purple Light emanating from it, and without hesitation, jabbed it into his neck.
As the potion rapidly circulated through his body, Salo's pupils suddenly contracted violently, and a look of joy appeared on his face: "This power, this power!!!"
Buzz! An extremely powerful energy wave erupted from his body, instantly sweeping across the entire room.
Crash! Bang!
The indoor tables, chairs, and glass were all knocked over, and cracks appeared in the walls.
Then Salo's body suddenly changed color, turning into smooth, silvery white, and his body began to grow taller, reaching 1.9 meters.
In just a moment, Salo's entire body transformed into a smooth Silver Man. Two spikes emerged from his head and shoulders; the ones on his head were only twenty centimeters long, while the shoulder spikes reached over thirty centimeters.
Under the reflection of the ceiling lights, the silvery white color was completely non-reflective, and at the same time, a faint sense of oppression appeared around him.
Fang Wenyu pushed up his Gold-Rimmed Glasses and said expressionlessly, "How is it? Joining the Monster Association didn't disappoint a genius like you, did it?"
Hearing this, the Silver Man extended his right hand, and Salo's voice came through: "What a peculiar ability."
Buzz! A special wave appeared from his right hand, sweeping over all the televisions, water dispensers, metal, and wiring in the room.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The next moment, these swept technological items suddenly flew over, rapidly dismantling and reassembling themselves in front of Salo.
Click! Snap!
Under the gaze of the four individuals, Fang Wenyu, the one-meter-wide mass of metallic wiring and junk in front suddenly made clicking sounds and began to assemble.
In just one second, an eighty-centimeter-long, black and white, Bazooka-like weapon appeared, with a square box several dozen centimeters large attached to its rear.
Buzz! A roar came from the box, and then Salo picked up the Firearm and aimed it at the glass door.
Whoosh! A Blue Electric Light suddenly shot out from the muzzle, instantly shattering the glass door and striking the wall of another building dozens of meters away.
Bang! With a loud noise, a large hole three to four meters wide was blasted open in the building wall.
Shock appeared on Han Qi's face: "Damn it, how did this suddenly turn into science fiction."
Even Fang Wenyu, Li Yong, and Wei Gaocheng looked at him with strange expressions.
"A bunch of Household Appliances suddenly transforming into high-tech weapons—you're cheating, aren't you?" Wei Gaocheng rubbed his eyes, finding it truly unbelievable.
A weapon composed of Household Appliances was more than enough to kill a Level Two in a single shot.
Bang! Just then, the weapon in his hand suddenly exploded, scattering parts everywhere.
Fang Wenyu looked at him and said, "This ability would probably be useless in ancient times, but in modern times, the power it can unleash is extraordinarily strong."
Salo was also pleasantly surprised internally. As a Mental Awakened, his primary strength lay in Biological Lethality.
His destructive power against inanimate objects was only mediocre. Now, this new ability was not only powerful but also compensated for his lack of Physical Output.
"I should be at the peak of Level Five now, but I can only hack and control Electronic Devices and various metal machinery close to me." Salo looked at the four people, and the silvery white color of his body began to disappear.
After a while, Salo's lower body was covered by a piece of Ragged Cloth, and the silvery white spikes on his head and shoulders had only shrunk by half.
Seeing this, Fang Wenyu's eyes flickered, and he said, "The others in the Teya Alliance don't know about you joining the Monster Association, do they?"
"No, they don't. I came out secretly this time, leaving behind only a Clone controlled by Mental Power over there." Salo shook his head.
Hearing this, a cold smile appeared on Fang Wenyu's lips: "You do as I say. First, like this...."