What's it like to be stronger than Saitama?

Dick and the third-tier powerhouse from the Mercenary Guild rushed towards the crystal ball first.

Seeing the two of them like this, the mysterious expert and General Chifeng followed without stopping.

"Is the shape of this thing similar to a crystal ball?"

The crystal ball was an alchemical artifact used by the Ossids to record images and sounds, much like a digital camera for humans.

Dick shot out a cloud of black energy, which transformed into eerie hands that rushed toward the pile of crystal balls.

The mercenary guild's expert snorted coldly, and streams of fluid water appeared on his body as he followed closely behind, not to be outdone.

The two of them thwarted their opponents while rapidly selecting crystal balls!

The mysterious expert and General Chifeng, however, were less capable and had to take matters into their own hands.

Soon, all the crystal balls were inspected.

"no!"

"Could it be hidden inside this magic crystal?!"

Dick, somewhat anxiously, began to pry open the pile of magic crystals, while the others searched around as well.

The four searched the entire Keith family vault but found nothing they were looking for.

"Damn it, have you guys hidden it?!" Dick's eyes were bloodshot. If he didn't find what Ockham wanted, he was in big trouble!

400 has been found!!!

Seeing Dick's loss of composure, Yang Xi sneered inwardly, but showed no emotion on his face: "Gentlemen, I opened the family vault for you to search freely, which is more than enough, but all I get in return is your doubt?"

"Could it be that you're pretending to look for something, but actually want to fight me?"

"To be honest, you keep saying that my father is hiding something that could shake the city of Brightness, but I haven't seen a single piece of evidence!"

Dick regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth. Duran was no longer the little kid he used to be; he was a genuine Tier 3 Limit expert.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure just now. Please forgive me, Young Master Duran!" For Dick, the most urgent task was to complete the task assigned by the Platinum Deacon. "Perhaps the item isn't here. May I ask if the Keith family has any other secret rooms?"

Before Yang Xi could answer, Evans next to him exploded.

For decades, he had been guarding the family's secret vault. Now, for the sake of the greater good, he obeyed his young master's orders and allowed these outsiders to enter the inner vault to search, which was a violation of his duty. Now, these shameless fellows, unable to find anything, actually dared to ask if the family had any other secret rooms!

This is utterly intolerable!

"Don't be impatient!"

Yang Xi reached out and stopped Evans, who was about to step forward and start cursing. Although he didn't care about the old man's life or death, Duran's image couldn't collapse too quickly, so he still had to stop the old man's suicidal behavior.

To be honest, Yang Xi was somewhat disappointed that he hadn't found the item that even a fourth-tier expert would try to snatch.

Could it be that Walker has already used this thing?

What exactly is that thing?

“You four searched very carefully just now, but you couldn’t find it. It seems that what you are looking for is not in our Keith family’s secret vault.”

“But you also say that this thing is in my father’s possession, and I believe you all.”

"How about this, you tell me what this is, and I'll question the clansmen in the manor. If anyone has seen it, I'll bring it back to you, how about that?"

As soon as Yang Xi finished speaking, Dick refused: "I'm sorry, Duran, this thing is too important to be known by more people."

"Not even me?"

Yang Xi became interested. Was the level of secrecy really that high?

Dick said seriously, "Believe me, knowing what this thing is will absolutely not do you any good!"

Judging from the look on this guy's face, as if he had swallowed a fly, if heaven gave him another chance, he definitely wouldn't want to appear in the side hall that day.

Yang Xi sized up Dick, secretly guessing that since those bastards had rushed straight to the crystal ball, this thing, even if it wasn't a crystal ball, must be something similar in appearance.

Could it be a crystal ball that records some kind of mysterious battle tactics or powerful moves?

If that's the case, Yang Xi is determined to get this thing. There's no other way; the Blue Star human race is currently penniless, and the more powerful battle tactics they can get for free, the better their chances of winning in the future.

After entering the occupied area of ​​the Southern Continent alone, Yang Xi was very grateful that it was him who had come.

If it were someone else, even someone as strong as Ouyang Guanhe, after witnessing the overall strength of the otherworldly beings, they would probably gradually lose faith in the future of the Blue Star human race.

Fortunately, they are not a monolithic group, and the Azure Star race still has a lot of room for maneuver.

Moreover, for Yang Xi, as long as there are enough fourth-tier powerhouses to remove the arcane chains, it is not difficult to create fourth-tier powerhouses on the human side.

With the rise and fall of forces, the probability of the Azure Star human race turning the tide under the leadership of the Judgment Organization is not low.

"Therefore, in this great battle in the Free Alliance's waters, victory or defeat is not the key. The important thing is to seize one force and fight it to the bitter end, so that their internal conflicts will continue to escalate due to the imbalance of casualties!"

Yang Xi collected his thoughts and said to the four intruders, "Gentlemen, we've searched the secret vault, but the item isn't here. What should we do?"

While the others remained silent, a third-tier peak expert from the Mercenary Guild suddenly spoke up: "I was just here to try my luck. Since the Keith family doesn't have that item, I'll take my leave!"

After saying this, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the crowd and was about to leave.

Yang Xi stopped him and took the opportunity to flick a sealed power bead into his body.

"Are you just going to leave like that? Why don't you stay and search some more? If we don't find this thing, our Keith family will ultimately face a threat!"

Dick gave the guy a suspicious look, and then left?

Could it be that they've discovered something and are pretending to leave?

However, he didn't say anything, but instead went to the side and communicated with the Platinum Butler Ockham using the communication conch.

The "Communication Conch" is also an alchemical artifact. It looks very complex, but it actually only has five alchemical matrices etched inside. However, the communication distance is closely related to the user's mental strength. A fourth-tier expert should be able to achieve communication throughout the entire Southern Continent.

In the early stages of their colonization, the Ossids scoffed at the technological creations of the Azure Star people, and many of their technological products were not widely adopted there.

Those who surrendered, in order to integrate into the society of the upper colonists more quickly, took pride in using alchemical creations from the Ossids, while using technological products was considered uncultured.

Therefore, over the past hundred years, traces of human technology on the southern continent have become extremely rare. Instead, what remains is an alchemical infrastructure that blends the styles of Azure Star and Odysseus.

Perhaps, on this continent, the most technologically advanced groups are actually the "resistance armies" who live in hiding.

The item wasn't found, and the anticipated battle didn't break out, but Yang Xi wasn't worried. He had left energy beads on all four invaders, and with his mastery of the Void Realm, he could appear beside them at any time to intercept them.

This thing definitely exists; it's just a matter of when it will be discovered.

The blackout barrier disappeared, and Yang Xi and Evans stood in front of the secret vault, watching them leave.

Evans said worriedly, "Young Master, they definitely won't leave the clan's territory. Are they just going to let four third-tier limit experts run rampant here?"

Yang Xi naturally wouldn't tell him his backup plan, and said with a bitter smile, "What else can we do? Strength is the only truth. We can't eliminate them, so the best we can do right now is to keep them somewhat restrained while they search for things."

"For the family, the most important thing now is to get through this crisis."

"Evans, has your father told you where he hid the things?"

Evans shook his head: "I don't know, but I'm sure the head of the family didn't put anything in the secret room."

Is that so?

The outcome seems to be becoming increasingly clear!

The rain was falling softly, and Yang Xi closed his eyes.

In his perception, the four people had indeed not left the clan's territory.

The third-tier limit member of the Mercenary Guild is currently rushing to Walker's study.

Meanwhile, Dick from the Hundred Cities Federation followed closely behind him.

"interesting."

Yang Xi grinned, "Sure enough, after failing to find that item in the secret vault, these mercenary guild guys actually pinpointed its location."

In Walker's study, the powerful member of the Mercenary Guild pushed over the alchemical armor that Walker had carefully maintained. A smooth crystal ball was lying on the pile of armor!

401 Fourth-tier attack

"call……"

The third-tier ultimate expert from the Mercenary Guild picked up the crystal ball, examined it, and breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that it was the item he was looking for.

"Heh, so behind Walker is your Mercenary Guild!" Dick appeared at the doorway. "Harvey, did you think I wouldn't guess your identity just because you used alchemical equipment to simulate water elemental abilities?"

Harvey, whose identity had been exposed, thought to himself that he was in trouble. He had made a mistake despite his careful planning. He had never expected that Dick would see through his identity without him even realizing it.

For him, this meant that the task the arbitrator had given him had already failed more than halfway.

But he still clung to a sliver of hope and argued, "You've mistaken me for someone else."

Maybe Dick is bluffing him!

Dick smiled slightly: "Stop pretending, I can't mistake the stench of your venomous centaur!"

Harvey's superpower is a poisonous centaur, which allows him to shoot short arrows infused with poison. His four hooves also create poisonous smoke when he runs, and his poison glands do indeed have a foul odor. Dick's words can be said to have crossed Harvey's line!

"What did you say? Dick, you carrion-eating bastard, how dare you speak to me like that?"

Dick's special ability is the Dark Duke of the Inherited System, which allows him to manipulate dark power and corpses, making it a branch of the necromancy system.

Speaking of which, his superpowers are somewhat related to the Bernadotte family, but the faction he belongs to is the Hundred Cities Federation, so there might be some entanglement between them.

"Hand over the item obediently, or else, if you anger Lord Ockham, I'm afraid you won't live to see tonight!"

"Are you kidding me? Is the Hundred Cities Federation the only one with a fourth rank? Do you think the Arbitrator is a pushover?"

"Besides, if I trade this thing with Lord Ockham to have him kill you, do you think he'll agree?"

Harvey toyed with the blue crystal ball in his hand and said fiercely.

Now that our identities have been exposed, one of the conditions for completing the mission is to silence that ungrateful Dick!

"Words are unnecessary; let's see how they perform!"

Dark power kept surging from beneath Dick's robes, as if opening up the realm of the dead, and one after another, strange and rotting corpses crawled out.

They surrounded Dick intimately, and a stench immediately filled the yard, but Dick was completely unaware.

Harvey scoffed, "You think I stink?"

His body continued to grow taller, he grew four hooves, and his skin changed from white to purple.

A longbow made of vines also appeared in his hand, simple and ancient.

Javier drew his bow to its fullest extent, and a short arrow formed from condensed poison gas appeared on the bowstring.