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

Song Gua definitely couldn't beat such a powerful figure.

and so.

We need to use the Dark Scales.

The first step is to find an opportunity to release 90,000 without Zhang Erhe killing him.

"Do you still want to use the Dark Artifact? Forget about it. Do you see this golden tower in my hand?"

This thing is called a divine treasure, a treasure that can only be obtained after divine transformation. It can help me fight against the rules of the Dark Artifact.

Unless you are at the same level as me, using Dark Artifacts on me will be largely ineffective.

The second step is to try a different approach.

Damn it!

It seems that Zhang Erhe is also very knowledgeable about the Dark Artifacts. When he retraced the attack that Zhang Erhe threw down from the sky, he realized that Zhang Erhe had used the Dark Artifacts.

No wonder the rewind attempt failed halfway through; his golden tower must have erased the power of rewind.

He understands this, so he will take precautions.

The Balance of Darkness is not a lock-on skill. It is already extremely difficult to hit a priest, and the opponent is on guard, making it almost impossible to achieve balance.

Unless you get him under control.

However, there is no doubt that even though Zhang Erhe is not wearing any equipment, his resistance to sealing is still incredibly strong.

Even if Song Gua's control skill hits, he can't control him for more than a few moments.

Q also tried, but couldn't get close at all.

If only I had the Dark Gold Seal.

Its control should be independent of professional data; it is a form of hard control based on rules.

Unfortunately, the Dark Gold Seal is no longer available.

What should I do?

How can we distract Zhang Erhe so that he doesn't notice that Q is secretly digging a pit to bury Yue Sheng?

Zhang Erhe didn't seem to be in a hurry to make a move; he repeatedly scrutinized Song Gua's face.

"Your level is not high, but your combat power is approaching the peak of the third rank. This is unreasonable. You must have used some special means to hide your true level."

Are you confused? But you don't wear confusion on your person.

Everyone says bandits are a strange bunch, and it's true what they say, seeing is believing.

"Stop guessing! You'd never guess!"

"Your face is also unfamiliar. Judging from your appearance and speech, you should be from the China region, but it's unlikely that someone with your combat strength would still seem unfamiliar to me."

Zhang Erhe may not have come into contact with all the top three-turners.

But he certainly has the authority to view these people's information.

Unless you're the kind of person who never takes action.

However, considering that professionals need to acquire resources through combat, it is highly unlikely that a master who never takes action would exist.

A hint of surprise appeared in Zhang Erhe's eyes.

"The Special Affairs Bureau said that those self-proclaimed 'Sitting in Oblivion Dao' mirror images were obtained by mirroring bandits, but they all have strange faces. Could it be that you bandits are also extraterrestrial life forms?"

Zhang Erhe clearly wanted to figure out what exactly these strange bandits were.

This is his instinct as a military strategist; he naturally wants to achieve a state of knowing himself and his enemy.

Song Gua glanced at Q; the pit had been dug, and Q was quietly using its tentacles to slowly drag Yue Sheng over.

Zhang Erhe's attention was focused on himself, and he didn't notice Q's actions.

Moreover, don't forget that it's nighttime now, and the ground, the sky, and the teeming, numerous abyssal creatures are all interfering with your vision and attention.

Song Gua shouted loudly to keep Zhang Erhe's attention from being taken away from him.

"Zhang Erhe! Why are you so determined to get rid of Yue Sheng! Is killing Yue Sheng more important than stopping the Abyss's invasion?"

"A mere invasion from the Abyss is easily quelled in the blink of an eye. But Yue Sheng is an informant for the Celestials, betraying our army and harming countless loyal soldiers. Which do you think is more important?"

"Why did it have to be today? And in this way?"

"Today."

Just then, shouts of battle erupted from not far away.

The first batch of reinforcements to support Glory City has arrived.

They came from several nearby cities.

They were personnel dispatched by the local city defense forces, professional associations, special bureaus, security agencies, guild forces, and family forces.

Song Gua noticed that Zhang Erhe glanced at the reinforcements in the distance.

Taking advantage of Zhang Erhe's brief moment of distraction, Song Gua and his clones began a brainstorming session to find a way out of the predicament.

Yue Sheng said that Zhang Erhe probably had no evidence to confirm his identity...

The bandits had previously discovered that Zhang Erhe and Zhang Beihai were uncle and nephew...

Zhang Beihai and Yue Sheng had a very good relationship...

Zhang Erhe said we had to take action today...

The Song Gua's line of thought instantly became clear!

The sequence of events should be as follows.

Yue Sheng knew he was being targeted by Zhang Erhe and was doomed. He had no motive to deceive Song Gua before he died.

He is not practicing the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion.

Therefore, Yue Sheng's words can be trusted, and thus, one thing is certain.

First, Yue Sheng does indeed have a second identity.

He defected to the Celestials at some unknown time and became their informant on Earth.

Secondly, Zhang Erhe realized this, but as Yue Sheng said, his insider identity was very well hidden, and Zhang Erhe had no evidence.

However, Zhang Erhe still wanted to get rid of Yue Sheng.

Although he was a bit hasty and ruthless, it's understandable. He was the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and he must hate traitors the most.

It was both to quell the rebellion and to vent anger, and to eliminate future troubles.

However, Zhang Erhe had no evidence, and given the close relationship between Yue Sheng and Zhang Beihai, Zhang Erhe didn't want to strain the relationship between uncle and nephew too much.

—According to publicly available information, the uncle and nephew did not have many relatives, and when they were poor, they depended on each other for survival.

Moreover, Zhang Beihai is the chief of staff of the China Region Strategic Department, which is equivalent to the chief strategist of the Allied Forces. If the relationship becomes too strained, it will be like a general and his ministers being at odds.

In conclusion, conventional methods are not feasible.

Then we have no choice but to resort to unconventional methods.

Before today, Zhang Erhe probably hadn't found a suitable opportunity.

As an inside player, Yue Sheng is certainly very vigilant, and he won't give Zhang Erhe any chance.

Zhang Erhe simply appealed to his emotions and reason, asking Zhang Beihai to find a reason to transfer Yue Sheng away from the capital and have him come to Glory City to report on his duties, so that he could be kept away from the Allied Forces' intelligence center.

Today, the Abyss has invaded.

Using a teleportation array, Zhang Erhe arrived at the territory of Glory City before the main reinforcements arrived.

It was at this moment that he noticed Yue Sheng, who was leaving the main city and heading towards the Third Guard City.

Kill Zi Yuan, trap Yue Sheng among the abyssal creatures, and the Shi family will not open the city gates, allowing Yue Sheng to die in the abyssal invasion!

It wasn't a perfect operation, but it cleared him of any involvement, allowing Zhang Beihai to pin the blame on the Shi family even if he guessed the truth!

It's worth mentioning that Song Gua's clones recalled a small detail.

When the corrupt official Shi Yang was captured by bandits, he said that his mentor was Zhang Erhe!

Song Gua boldly speculates that Zhang Erhe is likely the Shi family's biggest protector in the government!

Otherwise, it would be somewhat absurd that a family could produce so many corrupt officials and still not be eliminated by the federal government.

With a clergyman and a commander-in-chief protecting them, the Federation can tolerate them as long as they don't go too far.

Therefore, they would definitely follow Zhang Erhe's hints, especially since they also had a personal grudge against Yue Sheng.

As for what Zhang Erhe can gain by protecting the Shi family.

Do I even need to think about it?

When the cannon is fired, there is a thousand taels of gold.

War requires money and resources.

Once you understand all of this, it becomes clear why everyone in the Shi family is greedy.

If you're not greedy, how can you both fatten yourself up and satisfy the protectors above you?