The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

In addition to the formation, there are also defensive towers and attacks from thousands of bandits.

Even if Zhao Wuji rushes out, there are still various exploding scrolls waiting for him.

Even if all else fails, the bandits could still kill him by self-destructing.

His resistance meant he was courting death.

During this time, Zhao Wuji also wanted to learn from Bing Shen and use an instant random teleportation scroll to send himself away.

But Song Gua had learned his lesson and was prepared.

Above the "No Life, No Death" formation, a "revealing scroll" was set up.

This is a secret treasure. Once activated, it will forcibly extend the unwinding time of scrolls within a certain range by five seconds after use.

Song Gua has defeated world bosses, his clones have completed numerous high-scoring dungeons, and the bandits have defeated numerous world bosses.

The resources in the bandit warehouse are now diverse and have many functions.

"Splash, splash..."

The items in Zhao Wuji's backpack were falling out.

Because he was going to die.

The closer you are to death, the smaller your backpack capacity becomes.

He lay on the ground convulsing, his face filthy, on his deathbed.

Song Gua coldly watched him from outside the formation.

"Zhao Wuji, I really didn't intend to take your life. I'll turn you back into a level 0 ordinary person and let you fend for yourself. Let you experience what it's like to be sick and unable to afford expensive medicine, or to have a minor illness treated as a major one. That would be the best punishment for you. After all, these are one of the secrets to your Zhao family's wealth."

Zhao Wuji sneered.

"Heh, then you might as well just kill me..."

Song Gua noticed that the Soul-Devouring Pearl that Zhao Wuji had used in the cave had exploded and rolled to the edge of the formation.

Song Gua gestured to the Seven Star Array Master to control the array's range, then released the bead and took it into his hand.

"The Soul-Devouring Bead doesn't seem like something that can be dropped by the 'Cleric'."

As Zhao Wuji was dying, he became too lazy to hide anything anymore.

"These are what we brought out from the illusion."

"I see."

Song Gua had nothing better to do, so he did some research to see which other factions or auction houses had ever seen the Soul Devouring Bead.

I'm thinking of getting another one, just in case.

The result was that it never appeared anywhere, but the Zhao family kept shouting that they had a Soul-Devouring Pearl that could instantly kill anyone.

So it turns out they were brought out from the illusion, which means it's possible that only they know where it is.

There are many different types of illusions.

Some of these illusions contain vast and complex worlds.

It's possible that the Zhao family members entered a dream world in their early years and, by chance, received a reward from an "NPC" inside, or perhaps they were just lucky enough to find it.

The Soul-Eating Bead might not have this effect in the illusion, but once brought out, it automatically adapts to the rules of "Cleric" and becomes a consumable item for mental attacks.

Zhao Wuji is not completely dead yet.

"Bandits, I want to know, how did you all know that I killed Zhao Can? I, I'm certain that the people present at the time wouldn't, wouldn't betray me..."

Song Gua did not answer him.

The more you say, the more mistakes you make.

Song Gua's silence seemed to have touched a nerve in Zhao Wuji, making him think of something.

"In the cave, that bandit seems like this isn't the first time he's encountered the Soul-Devouring Bead..."

Zhao Can had previously stolen a Soul-Devouring Pearl from the family warehouse and given it to Ma Feng, instructing him to deal with someone...

Zhao Can later stole the experimental subject, also to deal with that person...

Zhao Can tried to harm him, but always failed...

Could it be that it wasn't a coincidence, or that someone was protecting him, but rather that person was simply, in fact, someone who was completely hiding their true abilities?

Those who understand each other best are often enemies, so he knew there must be something fishy about Zhao Can's death...

Zhao Wuji's trembling hand pointed to the dice.

"That person is you... Song Gua!!!"

Song Gua remained silent, somewhat shocked.

It's possible that when a person is about to die, some kind of meridian or energy channel might be opened up.

Things that Zhao Wuji couldn't usually see through became clear at this moment.

Seeing the bandits remain silent, Zhao Wuji became even more certain.

This caused him immense grief, and tears streamed down his face.

"Zhao Can, my son!!! I wronged you!! I was wrong!! I should have killed Song Gua at all costs! Killed Song Gua! Killed Song Gua! You were right! You were right!! You were right!!!"

Song Gua always knew one thing: Zhao Can wasn't stupid.

His failure was due to his overpowered ability to create clones.

If it were anyone else, Zhao Can would have succeeded long ago.

On the contrary, Zhao Wuji, being in a high position, overthought things and hesitated, thus missing the best opportunity to deal with himself.

Now, the era of all bandits being S-rank professionals is about to arrive. Any force that wants to deal with the bandits must first consider whether it is strong enough.

Zhao Wuji reached out his hand into the night sky, trying to catch the moonlight he would never see again.

In the darkness of the night, Zhao Can's face seemed to appear before his eyes.

"Son, don't worry, I won't let that Song Gua get anything from the Zhao family!"

Zhao Wuji shed tears of deep regret.

At the last moment before his arm fell limp, Zhao Wuji self-destructed.

"boom!!!"

The explosion was earth-shattering.

Even through the array, it blasted a huge gap in the city wall behind it.

This is a self-destruction by a level 62 professional, so of course it would have such power.

Fortunately, the bandits were experts at self-destruction.

The signs were immediately apparent.

They all retreated to a safe distance.

The self-destruct skill does indeed deal massive damage, ridiculously so.

However, once you are a little distance from the center of the explosion, the damage will decrease exponentially.

Therefore, self-destruction cannot be used for group attacks to clear out troops; if it were to be used, it would be for strategic strikes.

"Damn it! His self-destruction destroyed all his belongings!"

"Damn Zhao Wuji! He died without leaving us his inheritance!"

"We still haven't found out where the Illusionary Divine Stele is!"

After the smoke and dust from the explosion cleared, Song Gua smiled.

"No need to ask, the stele is right here."

At the spot where Zhao Wuji self-destructed, a pitch-black illusionary divine tablet lay quietly.

Seeing this, Dongfeng curled his lip and said, "So this thing is that sturdy, even a self-destruction wouldn't damage it. Why did that old thief stop me from firing last time? It was pointless!"

In fact, this divine stele did not participate in Zhao Wuji's self-destruction.

As Zhao Wuji approached death, the contents of his backpack began to leak out, and the divine tablet was the one that leaked out just before he self-destructed.

At this moment, the clone on guard duty in the distance reported that a patrol team was approaching from the city wall.

Song Gua quickly put away the divine stele.

Then, a question came from the city wall.

"Who's vandalizing the city walls!"

The patrol was drawn by the commotion caused by the battle between the bandits and Zhao Wuji.

They summoned their pets, formed a team, activated their buff skills, and came on strong and righteously.

Upon closer inspection, they saw a group of people dressed as bandits shouting in unison.

"Get out of the way, you bandits!"

"Okay."

The patrol team, empowered by their buffs, marched off with great momentum and righteous indignation, before returning via the same route.

Who are the bandits?

They bombarded the Zhao family research institute, brutally tortured the mutated beasts, and publicly broadcast things that the Special Bureau forbade to be made public.

Not only are they capable, but they're also crazy, doing things completely unpredictably.

Within a single day, the bandits' reputation soared to unprecedented heights among the people.

The patrol team also spent the whole day watching the live stream and gossiping.

Let them provoke the bandits?

In Yunshan City, they really don't have that kind of courage.