You call me a calamity? But I am Hyper Zetton!

"Yes, boss."

Ye Rongfei lowered her head slightly, her eyes burning with the fire of revenge.

The creation of the black market and the accumulation of power were all for the purpose of one day bringing down Ye Xuan, the head of the Ye family.

But this was nothing more than self-hypnosis in her despair.

Even if she devoted her entire life to it, she might not be able to defeat Ye Lan.

How could they possibly shake the Ye family, who are so deeply entrenched in the main city?

Thinking of this, she raised her head and stared intently at the figure that had already walked to the shrine.

Things are different now. The man in front of her is the only lifeline she can grasp.

Even if it costs her life, she's willing to take this gamble.

Wu Bai picked up the three incense sticks on the table and lit them with the candlelight.

As wisps of smoke rose, he bowed to the statue of the God of Wealth, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

"The person in box number three of the Yong'an Pawnshop auction house just now had murderous intent towards me."

"Since they want to die, then grant their wish."

"Send someone to handle this, and remember to loot the spoils; don't miss a single valuable piece."

"Yes, boss." Ye Rongfei respectfully accepted the order.

Wu Bai inserted the incense into the incense burner, then flipped his hand, and a jet-black inverted triangular token appeared out of thin air.

He casually tossed the token, which traced an arc before landing steadily in Ye Rongfei's hand.

"Considering you are an ordinary person, I sealed a trace of power within it."

Wu Bai turned around, his eyes beneath his black robe fixed on her: "When using it, simply concentrate and sense it; you will perceive a unique fluctuation."

"I can hear you when I shout at it, and I can also issue commands through it."

After giving his instructions, Wu Bai picked up the black cat and turned to leave.

……

Back on the ground.

After leaving the nursery, Wu Bai raised his hand to look at the newly acquired spatial ring, a slight smile playing on his lips.

This trip was totally worth it. It took three and a half hours, and I not only got the black market goods, but also managed to snag a spatial ring and a bunch of source crystals.

The clone will automatically deactivate in half an hour, and the timing is perfect.

Wu Bai stretched and said casually, "If you guys don't come out soon, I'm leaving."

Before he could finish speaking, shadows shifted around him, and four figures emerged from the darkness, surrounding Wu Bai and trapping him in the alley.

One is a third-tier player, and three are second-tier players.

All four were bundled up tightly, wearing masks, clearly indicating they had come prepared.

The leading third-tier awakened one raised his chin and sneered:

"Kid, leave that catwoman here, and I'll let you die a quick death."

A second-tier follower chimed in, "They even dare to steal what we in VIP room number 3 wanted?"

"You really have a death wish, don't you even bother to find out who we are?"

Wu Bai stroked the black cat in his arms, his tone playful.

"No matter who you are, you're all just a bunch of trash."

"court death."

The third-tier awakened one was furious and slammed his hand on the ground.

With a loud bang, the ground cracked open, and several thick vines shot out from Wu Bai's feet like snakes, heading straight for his throat.

Before the vines could even touch Wu Bai's clothes, a burst of flames suddenly appeared and instantly burned him to ashes.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Twenty figures dressed in identical black robes landed on the surrounding walls and ground, completely surrounding the four people.

One of the men in black robes slowly stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed respectfully to Wu Bai.

"Boss, I'm Gao Feng."

It's the fire-type Grand Elder that Wu Bai just defeated.

"I was just about to lead a team out to clean up the mess that has offended the Wang family."

"I didn't expect to see you encounter a few reckless rats."

The four men, who had been so arrogant just moments before, were now huddled together back to back, their backs instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Twenty Awakened Ones? And the leader's aura is even stronger than mine.

"You...you know who we are?" the third-tier warrior roared, his voice trembling with fear. "We are from the Wang family."

Gao Feng slowly turned around, his eyes beneath the hood looking at someone as if they were already dead: "The Wang family? From today onwards, there will be no more Wang family in Hope Base City."

He raised his hand and made a cold gesture across his neck: "If you have someone to blame, blame your idiot young master for releasing murderous intent towards our boss."

"kill."

At Gao Feng's command, twenty men in black robes rushed forward.

The battle ended in just a few seconds.

Just as Gao Feng was about to have the body disposed of, Wu Bai waved his hand: "Leave the body here. My cat is hungry. You go and deal with the Wang family."

"Yes."

The group of men in black robes bowed slightly, turned around, and leaped a few times, disappearing into the vast darkness.

The cool moonlight shone into the alley.

The shadow behind Wu Bai began to twist and expand eerily, transforming in the blink of an eye into a terrifying silhouette resembling a combination of a giant insect and a turtle.

He looked down at the catwoman in his arms, whose fur had stood on end in fright: "That third-tier one is mine, and the remaining three second-tier ones are yours."

Catwoman seemed to wake from a dream, nodded frantically, jumped off Wu Bai, and pounced on the three second-tier corpses...

Wu Bai walked up to the corpse of the third-tier awakened one, swung his scythe, and directly lifted up the mangled body.

Just then, a black vortex appeared in front of him, throwing the third-tier corpse into it.

[Completed Consumption]

[Obtain Gene Fragments: Senluo Demon Vine, Holy Healing Blood]

[Energy Reserves: 3%, 97% away from reaching full potential]

His ability to devour has a serious flaw...

...You must devour a complete corpse to plunder its abilities. If you devour a source crystal alone, or a corpse whose source crystal has already been extracted, you can only obtain simple energy values.

A moment later, Wu Bai returned to human form. The catwoman licked the blood from the corner of her mouth, jumped back into his arms, and her aura fluctuated violently, actually breaking through to the second level.

Wu Bai nodded in satisfaction, then lightly touched the ground with his toes and disappeared into the night with a few leaps.

……

Go home.

Wu Bai pushed open the window and climbed in, took off his cloak and tossed it aside. He then lay sprawled on the bed like a salted fish, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Everything was going smoothly tonight, when suddenly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"etc."

"No, something's wrong."

He sprang to his feet with a start, turned around, and stared at his bed in utter astonishment: "Where's my clone? Where's my huge clone?"

He hurriedly looked at the clock on the wall.

3:50 a.m.

"There are still ten minutes until the four hours are up, it's impossible for it to disappear early."

His senses swept across the entire room in an instant, and soon he found several very faint dirt marks on the floor beside the bed, left by some kind of sneakers.

"These look like a woman's shoe print..."

"Wait, a woman?"

"This size... Wu Minmin?"

"Holy crap." Wu Bai broke out in a cold sweat instantly. "The clone is about to explode in ten minutes."

If the clone explodes in front of his sister, that would be a real disaster.

"You stay home and don't go anywhere."

Wu Bai gave an order to the bewildered catwoman, then transformed into a black shadow and dashed off, racing towards the villa district in the city center.

……

Villa No. 1 in the city center.

In the luxurious living room, a crystal chandelier casts a soft glow.

Wu Minmin tiptoed out of a guest room on the first floor, glanced back at her brother who was fast asleep on the bed, and after confirming that he was still asleep, she carefully closed the door.

She had just turned around when she saw Ye Lan holding a glass of red wine, leaning against the second-floor railing.

"You kidnapped your brother?" Ye Lan raised an eyebrow, swirling her wine glass. "How are you going to explain this to him tomorrow morning?"

"Tell him he sleepwalked for dozens of kilometers and, incidentally, cracked the advanced security system of the villa complex?"

Wu Minmin sighed and walked wearily to sit down on the sofa: "There's nothing we can do. Hyper Zetton has already established the Dark Domain, and the Multifaceted Tyrant and the Spider Queen have joined its ranks."

"This means that monster has begun to consolidate its power."

Wu Minmin rubbed her temples, her eyes filled with worry: "I'm afraid they'll hurt my brother. As for an explanation... let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Even if he scolds me, as long as he's alive, that's better than anything else."

The minute hand of the clock on the wall was aligned with the twelve position.

It was exactly four o'clock in the morning.

"Bang……"

Suddenly, a muffled sound like a balloon bursting came from inside the room.

"elder brother?"