A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 279 A Crude Conspiracy
Caesar and Percy swiftly traversed the forest, heading in the direction Renata had indicated. To conserve their energy, Percy did not indulge in the luxury of maintaining a pristine environment for an extended period.

Instead, he also took out another hunting knife, Augustus, and together with Caesar's hunting knife, Dictator, they cut away the endless stream of bloodstains that covered the entire island.

As Percy brandished his knife, he raised his hand to press down on the earpiece beside his ear: "Young Master Caesar, the mixed-race forces that landed on the island in other places have not encountered any fishbone riots."

"However, each of them encountered different troubles than we did."

Caesar's face was grim, and he was anxious. He increased his speed again and again, and didn't even bother to avoid the trees. In pursuit of speed, he crashed straight ahead, crushing the trees that had already been withered.

Trees that have been sucked by blood vessels look as if they have been worm-eaten inside for many years, and can be crushed with the slightest force.

Caesar strode forward, unconcerned about being covered in tree debris: "What trouble? We might run into it later, so let's be prepared."

"Yes." Percy relayed the information received through the earpiece: "The thirteen North American families, which are closer to us, have encountered earth spikes. According to Master Flamel's analysis, they are some kind of earth element alchemy trap."

"The Sigurds, Beowulf, and other elder families, when they enter a strange region, will occasionally see blue flames appear. If they are not careful, they will be burned to death. It is also an alchemical trap."

"The Laurent family, the Gorgantine family, and the Solomon Temple all say they've encountered different dragon-blooded dragons."

"At the Japanese branch, the team led by Genjiro, who was acting with the Old Church, was attacked by a group of Kamaitachi."

"It is said that the mixed-race forces that are relatively far from our bay have encountered other troubles."

Caesar leaped forward and slashed at several more strands of blood, saying, "Hmph, so you're saying we in Kassel are the luckiest ones?"

"We didn't encounter anything too dangerous, just a relatively large number of bones."

Percy thought for a moment and felt this was a good opportunity to persuade him: "Young Master Caesar, the Black King has many tricks up his sleeve. Even just the outer perimeter of the island is already so dangerous."

"Why don't we call the family helicopter? Once we find Miss Chen Motong, we can go directly..."

“Percy,” Caesar interrupted, “are you trying to disgrace the Gattuso family? Are you trying to make me, and young Master Gattuso, lose face?”

"You know I promised the student council I would go back. Following your suggestion, we escaped by helicopter? Is Gattuso's reputation just going to be trampled on like that?"

Percy instinctively lowered his head: "I wouldn't dare...!" Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked by Caesar!
Caesar's big feet, clad in hard military combat boots covered in mud, struck Percy squarely in the side, sending him flying.

No? If you're going to refuse, just refuse. Why did you kick him? That kick almost punctured Percy's kidney.

Before Percy could even feel the anger rising in his heart, he saw a fiery red javelin pierce through the spot where he had just been standing!

If Caesar hadn't kicked, that musket shot would probably have pierced through Percy.

Not only that, the empty musket stuck in the ground and burst into flames!

It's going to explode!

Pasi hurriedly activated the Word of Power: Dustless Land. The high-speed wind elemental currents protected him the instant he was shielded. With a "boom," the musket exploded, and light and heat scattered wildly.

Even though the Dustless Land had high defenses and could keep the explosion out, the intense heat that seeped in still burned the skin outside all of Pasi's clothes.

This shows how dangerous that shot from the musket was.

Caesar, who had seen the muskets earlier, also managed to dodge them. He stared blankly at what was in front of him, unable to believe that Chu Zihang, whom he had always regarded as a rival, had actually launched a sneak attack on them.

He saw with his own eyes that as he and Percy quickly walked around a withered tree, Chu Zihang stood in front of them, raised his hand and threw the musket, heading straight for Percy.

The most crucial thing is not Chu Zihang's sneak attack, but the Murasame sword in Chu Zihang's hand, which is currently held diagonally in front of Chen Motong's neck!

Chen Motong lay half-reclined on the ground, leaning against another withered tree, her eyes closed and her breathing natural. She was clearly unconscious. If Chu Zihang made even the slightest move with his right hand, she would immediately perish.

Even without Chu Zihang personally slitting her throat, the blood vessels were already converging on Chen Motong, as if realizing that her prey was powerless to resist! They were preparing to pierce her skin and extract all the nutrients beneath.

"Chu, Zi, Hang!" Caesar roared like a lion king on the plains, a surge of intense rage rising to his head, his blood pressure surging and his temples throbbing. The Lionheart Society's Bloodlust Technique silently activated, and Caesar took several steps forward: "What exactly do you want...!"

Chu Zihang's heart tightened. He couldn't see it; he clearly hadn't seen Caesar launch an attack, but his spiritual senses detected something unusual.

No one knew that after Caesar secretly learned Bloodlust, his Word of Power evolved!

The Kamaitachi, which searches for information like a radar, evolved into the Vampire Scythe.

The invisible and intangible blood-sucking scythe is fast and mysterious, like an elusive wind, capable of draining a person's blood without them even realizing it.

Legend has it that someone encountered a vampire scythe, and their body was covered with countless tiny cuts. The wounds were so small that the person did not feel any pain. When they suddenly felt dizzy, they discovered that their body was covered with tens of thousands of tiny wounds, which was not much different from being slowly sliced ​​to death. Most of their blood had already been drained.

This demonstrates the stealth and power of the Vampire Scythe.

Caesar used Bloodlust in order to launch a sneak attack with the Word of Power: Vampire Scythe!
The anger was merely a facade, because the range of the hybrid's incantation was limited. Caesar had to feign great rage in order to take a few steps forward without arousing suspicion from his enemies.

In order to save Chen Motong, Caesar decided to kill her. He immediately ordered the Vampire Scythe to prioritize attacking the enemy's most vulnerable eyes and throat, showing no mercy whatsoever!

As the Vampire Scythe launched its attack, Caesar's speed increased dramatically, shooting out like an arrow released from a bow. He clearly understood that the enemy intended to use Chen Motong to threaten him.

If the enemy thinks he is sitting idly by and waiting to be captured, then they are sorely mistaken!

Caesar was quick-witted; upon encountering Chu Zihang and the unconscious Chen Motong, he quickly devised a plan to launch a surprise attack and rescue them.

However, flames ignited on Chu Zihang's body.

The schemer can briefly merge with fire to use it for movement, but Chu Zihang can choose not to move and simply merge with the fire to disrupt the incoming wind element and ignore the vampire scythe.

The flames were released and then immediately extinguished. Before Caesar could rush in, Chu Zihang made a move to withdraw his hand and slit Chen Motong's throat with his sword.

"I surrender!" Caesar had already rushed to within fifteen meters of Chu Zihang when he had to stop abruptly.

The series of conflicts happened so quickly that Percy only caught up with Caesar now, looking at Chu Zihang in disbelief, not understanding what was going on.

Chu Zihang's expression didn't change at all. He wasn't good at scheming, otherwise he wouldn't have been stuck with the Sequence 6 Schemer's Potion for so long.

Therefore, the plan to capture Caesar alive was particularly simple, even rudimentary.

It's not complicated at all, there are no twists and turns, it's just a matter of taking advantage of Caesar's worries about Chen Motong to make him surrender.

Now that things had come to this, although Caesar had put up a small resistance, it wasn't a big problem. Just as he was about to speak, Caesar interrupted him: "Who exactly are you?"

"That Chu Zihang guy, although he's a bit cunning and always tries to cheat when fighting me, the real Chu Zihang would never use Nuonuo to blackmail me like you do!"

"..." Chu Zihang's expression remained indifferent, but he felt rather strange. Why did Caesar's way of speaking also seem like that of a hunter? What did he mean by "he likes to play tricks"?

Chu Zihang felt somewhat wronged. He actually described himself as someone who didn't like to use clever tricks and preferred to fight people head-on with real swords.

Also, is Caesar mistaking him for a fake Chu Zihang?

Chu Zihang had no patience to patiently prove Caesar's question; proving such things was his own responsibility, and it was the most troublesome thing to do.

To save trouble, Chu Zihang decided to use the same trick again: "That's it?"

Without proof or explanation, those two simple words brought Caesar back to a day of freedom. Chu Zihang had done the same thing that day, after defeating him, uttering with utter contempt, "That's all?"

Chu Zihang was not worried that the earpiece on Percy's end would transmit his information back to Kassel or the Secret Service.

You should know that the person in charge of Percy's headphone communications right now is Norma, Norma from the old church.

"!" Caesar's long-suppressed anger finally erupted!
It's Chu Zihang! There's no mistake! This feeling of being a man of few words, sparing with his speech, yet able to precisely infuriate him to the point of raising his blood pressure to its limit—it's definitely Chu Zihang himself!
(End of this chapter)