Chapter 51

"They threw a nuke for me."

"Damn it!" Xiao Baihong shouted and hastily hung up the communication.

Wu Xiaode put his phone away and cautiously glanced at Zhao Zhibing.

This is the one who threw a nuke.

How many years has it been since the Empire last used a nuke?

Seemingly aware of his thoughts, Zhao Zhibing calmly said,

"The Guess Demon's indiscriminate killing has caused great turmoil, but the royal family is currently very weak and lacks the strength to hunt him down."

"We have no other choice but to use nuclear weapons to protect the peace of the country."

"I believe everyone will understand."

"Other villains should also understand the message we are sending with this execution. I hope they will behave themselves during this critical time."

"They will understand," Wu Xiaode echoed.

—No wonder it's the royal family; they can even justify using a nuke to kill someone with such righteous words.

Zhao Zhibing opened her phone and dialed a number, instructing,

"Announce that the Empire is testing its arsenal and conducted a tactical nuclear test in the southwestern desert at 5:32 PM today. This test is not aimed at any specific force; the Empire is always the guardian of peace."

She hung up the phone.

In the long corridor, a person walked over from a distance.

Zhao Junyu.

"It seems Father has finished talking to him. I need to return to the hall, so I won't keep you," Zhao Zhibing said.

"Alright," Wu Xiaode replied.

Zhao Zhibing hesitated for a moment and then said, "Joining the S-Class Club is actually a good thing. After all, tonight is very dangerous, and you can face it together, which will reduce the risk."

"I just joined the club and don't know much about it yet," Wu Xiaode shrugged.

"Let me give you a piece of advice," Zhao Zhibing said.

"What?"

"Don't offend the club owner, who is also their leader. Everything else doesn't matter."

"…Understood," Wu Xiaode replied seriously.

Since the royal family said it, it means the leader is very powerful.

"Take out your phone," Zhao Zhibing said.

Wu Xiaode complied and took out his phone.

Zhao Zhibing took it and saved a number.

"You can leave the palace now. If there's an emergency and you can't reach Junyu, you can contact me."

"Alright."

...

Desert.

The sun was high in the sky.

The ground temperature reached 75 degrees Celsius.

Guess Demon stumbled through the sand, his figure disheveled, and suddenly tripped and rolled on the ground.

He got up, spitting out a string of curses,

"Damn Xiao Baihong!"

"Once I recover, I'll kill you!"

"And that Wu Xiaode."

"I'll peel that woman's skin off in front of you!"

"You all will pay for this!"

Guess Demon panted for a while, closed his eyes, and quietly sensed for a few minutes.

After a moment,

He showed a look of surprise and muttered, "They didn't catch up?"

This didn't seem like Xiao Baihong's style.

But the bodies he left along the way told him that Xiao Baihong indeed didn't catch up.

This was strange.

Guess Demon checked the time on his phone.

5:34 PM.

Night was approaching.

Perhaps Xiao Baihong was afraid of mutual destruction and didn't want to risk not making it through the midnight event, so he temporarily gave up the chase.

Thinking about it...

It made sense.

Guess Demon sighed in relief and took a sip of water from his flask.

So,

What should he do now?

Hide?

...No, his ability was related to corpses.

It wasn't far from night, and he needed to kill some people to absorb their life force and heal his injuries.

This was an advantage others didn't have.

But the humiliation he suffered over the past two days—

He had to make Wu Xiaode pay!

Guess Demon gritted his teeth and made a decision.

He would go back to the capital, capture that woman, and lure Wu Xiaode into a trap.

That kid cared a lot about that Xia woman!

That's what he would do.

Guess Demon took another sip of water and was silently planning his next steps when he heard some noise.

Xiao Baihong?

No, it wasn't him. The noise came from deep in the sky.

Strange.

Was it an airplane?

Guess Demon slowly looked up at the deep blue sky.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

A small black dot trailing a long stream of fire gradually came into view.

The black dot got closer and closer.

Finally, he recognized what it was.

At that moment,

Running was meaningless because he couldn't escape.

Defense was also meaningless.

Because Awakeners were just flesh and blood, and a mere dozen points of soul power couldn't withstand such a large-scale weapon.

Guess Demon stared at the black dot.

Until it became clearer, until it got closer, until—

It stopped above his head.

Guess Demon took a deep breath and screamed in frustration, "Bastards, this is unfair!"

No one responded to his outrage.

Only light—

Extremely intense light illuminated the desert, and the temperature instantly reached 6000 degrees Celsius.

A massive mushroom cloud rose slowly.

...

Wu Xiaode returned to the hotel.

He closed the door, sat down by the bed, and after a moment of thought, said,

"Add me."

With a "swish," Wu Xiaode disappeared from the room.

Death Dungeon.

He found himself standing in the corner again.

Someone lightly patted his shoulder.

"How did we end up here? Anthony, where are we?" the armored man with a sword asked.

"I don't know, but I think we're in trouble," Wu Xiaode replied.

He felt a bit uneasy.

—Would the Silent Fog work?

This was the moment of truth!

The man followed his gaze and immediately saw the one-eyed giant on the mountain of corpses.

"Monster..."

The man whispered.

"Everyone, be on alert!" Wu Xiaode shouted and blew a whistle.

—Knight Spell: Summon Mount!

The void opened.

A warhorse clad in heavy, golden armor galloped over and stopped in front of Wu Xiaode.

It lowered its head and nuzzled Wu Xiaode affectionately.

—At this moment, Wu Xiaode was Anthony!

"Let's go!"

Wu Xiaode mounted the horse, pulled the reins, and galloped toward the group.

"What's happening?"

The team's high mage shouted.

"It's a one-eyed giant. I'll take the princess first, you hold them off!" Wu Xiaode said.

The high mage looked into the depths of the dungeon and exclaimed, "A giant!"

By then, Wu Xiaode had already passed him and reached the little girl.

Wu Xiaode extended his hand and called,

"Your Highness, come!"

The little girl, seeing the situation, immediately grabbed Wu Xiaode's hand and climbed onto the horse.

"My safety is in your hands, Anthony," the little girl said loudly.

"Let's go!" Wu Xiaode shouted.

The warhorse galloped toward the tunnel, and the guards reacted, forming a defensive formation.

On the mountain of corpses,

The one-eyed giant moved.

"This time, the food seems quite good."

This time, its actions were different.

It slowly reached out—

The high mage instantly disappeared from his spot, grabbed by the giant and stuffed into its mouth, which chewed loudly.

"Everyone, fire spells, now!"

The other mages chanted incantations, and their wands emitted flames.

Fireballs the size of human heads shot into the air and rained down on the one-eyed giant.

Taking advantage of this, Wu Xiaode spurred his horse to a gallop!

He glanced at the floating Book of the Dead.

On the page, a line of icy text appeared:

"You have entered combat mode."

"Level 0 Silent Fog activated!"

A misty gray fog rose from his body, spreading rapidly, vast and majestic, enveloping Wu Xiaode and Nina.

Wu Xiaode felt a surge of energy and shouted, "To the wall!"

The armor responded with a neigh and leaped, galloping up the wall.

As he moved, the gray fog spread up the wall, quickly covering the entire surface.

The fog was magical, like an extension of his body.

So Wu Xiaode could sense everything within the fog and see through it, but nothing outside could see inside the fog!

The sound of spells continued.

Soon,

The giant's cruel and powerful voice echoed from a distance,

"Fire, you are my servant, burn all living things for me!"

Something was flying through the air—

Explosions echoed one after another.

The ground and walls trembled, and soon—

Piercing screams filled the air.

All human skills were ineffective against it!

Nina clung to Wu Xiaode's cloak, her face pale, and asked, "Anthony... Is everyone..."

"Your Highness, don't be afraid, this time it's different!" Wu Xiaode shouted.

The wind roared, and the horse galloped like a dragon.

He carried Nina through the fog, racing toward the only hope.

Suddenly,

The giant's voice echoed from a distance,

"Look... Two escapees, using a fog spell, quite clever."

"You've successfully made me hungry."

The moment Wu Xiaode sensed danger—

The wall a meter in front of the horse collapsed, leaving a deep handprint.

The giant's long-range grab!

Nina's scream, the horse's neigh, and the sound of falling debris filled the air.

But none of this could stop the crazy thought that emerged in Wu Xiaode's mind.

It missed.

Yes, the one-eyed giant missed the horse galloping through the fog!

This was the first time the one-eyed giant had missed in all the scenes Wu Xiaode had seen!

Perhaps it hadn't happened since the mythic era?

From a distance, the giant's surprised voice echoed,

"Hmm? This fog isn't—"

Its voice cut off.

Wu Xiaode also sensed something and looked around the fog.

The boiling fog gathered in the air, forming a giant human hand that slowly gave the one-eyed giant the middle finger.

A provocation...

The fog inherited Wu Xiaode's personality and was taunting the one-eyed giant!

It didn't stop there. The giant hand extended a finger and wrote something on the fog-covered wall.

"Is this a secret spell from the Realm of Death?"

Wu Xiaode wondered hopefully.

Soon,

He saw the result.

The finger wrote an "S" in the fog, then a "B," and then raised the middle finger again, running around the area.