What's it like to be stronger than Saitama?

He knew his poison gas might not be able to affect the undead creatures, so he pinned his hopes for victory on the physical damage inherent in the Amethyst Poison Gas Arrow.

As a powerful expert at the third-tier limit, his skills had long been honed through countless trials. Even relying solely on physical damage, he was confident he could take down these disgusting rotting corpses.

Besides, Dick doesn't have the poison resistance of these undead creatures!

"Dick, Dick, this is entirely your own fault. I never intended to kill you!"

"But now, in order to complete the task assigned by the Arbitrator, I have no choice but to let you die!"

A translucent purple dart shot out with a whoosh, as if a bolt of purple lightning had torn through the sky.

What followed was a triangular cloud of poisonous smoke that left nothing but barren land in its wake. Walker’s carefully cultivated flowers withered and turned into black sap that flowed into the soil.

The Corrupted creatures desperately tried to block the poison gas arrow, but it easily pierced through them, leaving huge holes in their bodies, and they all turned into black smoke and disappeared.

Just as Harvey's lips curled slightly upward, the dark power had already invaded the ground beneath his feet, and dozens of hands grabbed the four hooves of the venomous centaur. A look of panic inevitably appeared on his face!

"You've been careless. Those rotting corpses were just a distraction I used to get your attention!"

Dick was panting heavily. Don't be fooled by the fact that Harvey could easily kill these rotting corpses. Any one of them could easily kill a level two superhuman warrior!

"This crystal ball is mine!"

Dick reached out his hand towards the crystal ball with delight, his mood brightening as he imagined the reward he might receive after handing it over to Lord Ockham.

"Ahem, excuse me, I'll take this with me for now!"

A frivolous figure appeared beside Dick, and suddenly he felt a violent force shove his head hard into the soil.

After Yang Xi removed his foot from Dick's head, he gently took the crystal ball and curiously infused it with his spiritual energy.

Suddenly, the half-destroyed study was enveloped in a burst of light.

A long-forgotten scene has resurfaced.

It turned out to be a young man who committed murder and robbery.

This guy sat upright on the main road, leaning against the sound of his flute, and tortured a handsome young man to death. He then humiliated the women beside him before taking a bag of ore from the car!

Yang Xi was stunned. That's it?

He thought it was some kind of advanced technique, but it turned out to be just a movie like this?

When this scene aired, General Chifeng and the mysterious lightning-type expert both appeared, their expressions quite peculiar. Clearly, they hadn't known beforehand that it would be something like this!

The mysterious expert suddenly laughed and said, "So, after all this time, what you Hundred Cities Federation and the Mercenary Guild have been fighting over is this!"

"I never imagined that the one who killed the Prime Minister of the Hundred Cities Federation, his wife, son, and son-in-law, and committed murder and robbery, would be their subordinate, the Platinum Deacon Ockham!"

"This trip was definitely worthwhile!!!"

After the mysterious expert finished laughing, he seemed to realize something, his expression changed, and just as he was about to leave, a strange melody struck him.

He let out a scream and fell headfirst into the air!

A cold male voice echoed through the night sky, "Dick, you've really disappointed me!"

Platinum Butler Ockham appeared in the courtyard. When Dick failed to snatch the crystal ball, he, who had been watching from behind, finally couldn't resist making a move!

"To all those here today, allow me to express my apology. I am taking your lives with me!"

Killing the Prime Minister and his wife of the Hundred Cities Federation was an adventure he took to advance to the fourth tier. Without the gains from that adventure, he might have had to endure a long and arduous process to break through to the fourth tier.

So he didn't regret it. However, what he didn't expect was that even though he had done it so discreetly, his actions were still recorded by someone using a crystal ball!

"You...you must be joking, Lord Ockham. I'm absolutely loyal to you!"

Dick was devastated. He had worked so hard for Ockham for so long, only to be silenced in return.

Harvey sneered, "You're too naive. The moment you learned this secret, your fate was sealed!"

"Only the dead can best keep secrets!"

Ockham ignored Dick's protest and instead gave Harvey a deep look. "Your Mercenary Guild's goal shouldn't be just the position of Lord of Light City, right?"

402 The Profound Secrets of Linglong

Harvey stood frozen in place, the aura of a fourth-tier expert pressing down on him, causing every cell in his body to tremble.

With just one move, a third-tier peak expert perished on the spot. This is the world of fourth-tier powerhouses!

In order not to anger the other party, he had no choice but to lie and say, "Lord Ockham, I don't understand your question. This video has nothing to do with our Mercenary Guild. I am just like the other two, here to investigate Walker's sudden death."

He quickly distanced himself from the image—the Arbitrator had ordered him to retrieve the crystal ball because he feared the Hundred Cities Federation would investigate and uncover the Mercenary Guild's network within their territory.

Ockham was able to accomplish this thanks in no small part to the Mercenary Guild's covert assistance.

The Mercenary Guild did this in order to weaken the strength of the Hundred Cities Federation.

The son of this councilor and his wife was a renowned genius at the time and was very likely to become the next fourth-tier powerhouse.

If that happens, then including the Prime Minister and his wife of the Hundred Cities Federation, their family could potentially have three fourth-tier powerhouses!

This is comparable to the three brothers who created the Bernadotte Empire. It is very likely that, like them, they will thoroughly unify the loose forces of the Hundred Cities Federation and create a more efficient organization.

This was not in the interests of the Mercenary Guild on the New Frey continent, which is why the ambitious Ockham assassinated their son.

However, what the Mercenary Guild did not expect was that Ockham had also broken through to the fourth rank in recent years and transformed into a platinum deacon of the Hundred Cities Federation.

Therefore, the crystal ball that was habitually left behind back then has also increased in value, becoming a powerful weapon that can threaten fourth-tier powerhouses.

After all, Ockham had only recently broken through to the fourth rank and was no match for the Grand Councilor and his wife, who had been stuck at the fourth rank for many years. He could not withstand their wrath.

This battle for the title of Lord of Bright City prompted the Mercenary Guild to test Ockham's reaction to this weakness.

If we could gradually control this fourth-tier powerhouse and turn him into a puppet of the mercenary guild, it would be an incredibly profitable deal.

But unexpectedly, Walker suddenly died in the street, and even the Mercenary Guild didn't know who did it!

This unexpected event caused the situation to spiral out of control.

If someone else obtains the crystal ball, Occam's secret will be exposed.

Once this thing is exposed, it can no longer be used to threaten Ocam, the newly promoted fourth-tier powerhouse, which is a significant loss for the Mercenary Guild.

That's why the arbitrators were so eager for Harvey to come and retrieve the crystal ball.

Ockham looked at the Poison Centaur with suspicion. He couldn't figure out which force had recorded the recording. Besides the Hundred Cities Federation, the other three major forces could be involved.

The probability of the Beast Alliance is the lowest; they've always been stupid. That leaves the Bernadotte Empire and the Mercenary Guild.

If it wasn't the Mercenary Guild causing trouble behind the scenes, then it must be Bernardot?

"Is that so? Since it's not your mercenary guild's doing, then you can die."

Knowing Lord Ockham's secret, you still dare to dream of leaving here alive?

A melody imbued with the power of law shot out from the long flute in Ockham's hand, enveloping the poisonous man Mahavir.

"No! Lord Ockham! You can't do this!!!"

The Venomous Centaur was in a panic; he hadn't expected Ockham to be so insane tonight.

He held a high position in the Mercenary Guild. Did Ockham not know the consequences of killing him?

The barrier formed by the toxic smoke was broken through by Occam's sonic attack as easily as a cleaver cutting through tofu!

"Ugh."

As a faint sigh rang out, a bubble suddenly enveloped the highly poisonous Mahavie. The sonic attack, capable of easily killing a third-tier expert, was neutralized the moment the bubble was popped.

“You’re too bloodthirsty, Ockham.”

The white blindfold covering the arbitrator fluttered in the wind, seemingly about to fall off, giving him an ethereal and otherworldly appearance, a world apart from Ockham.

"This goes against your understanding of the mysteries of music. No wonder you've been at the fourth level for almost three years, but your progress in comprehending the mysteries of laws is negligible."

Ockham's expression changed. The arbitrator of the Mercenary Guild was undoubtedly the strongest person in the entire Bright City. If they really fought, his chances of winning were very low. After all, this person was very good at both defense and offense with his "Exquisite Profound Technique".

His "musical prowess" is only particularly effective in mental attacks.

Yang Xi was not surprised at all when he saw the two fourth-tier experts appear one after another. He had sensed the subtle probing from the beginning.

“But there must still be someone hiding.” The feeling of being spied on didn’t disappear with the appearance of Ockham and the Arbitrator. “Who could it be?”

The arbitrator noticed Ockham's nervousness and smiled slightly, saying, "Harvey lied just now. This crystal ball did indeed come from our Mercenary Guild, and I was the one who sent Walker to trade with you."

As he spoke, he took a moment to glance at Yang Xi. The arbitrator had a very high opinion of this young man named Duran, considering him to be an excellent choice in terms of both talent and ability to handle affairs.

Durant is a better piece than Walker.

"Oh, so what do you mean?" Ockham looked calmly at the arbitrator. Since the old man hadn't chosen to expose the matter, it meant there was still room for maneuver.

As long as it's something that can be traded, it's not a problem, since he has no loyalty to the Hundred Cities Federation anyway.

He was just a simple opportunist; it was already an unexpected surprise that he was able to break through to the fourth rank in this plane.

His next goal is to establish his own family of superpowered beings, so he has been collecting mother mines and inheritance stones during this time.

They came to Bright City intending to make a good profit and then take advantage of the battlefield, but unexpectedly this happened.

The arbitrator shook his head. "Before that, you must answer one question for me."

"Did you kill Walker?"

Ockham sneered, "Do you think I'm that reckless? Knowing that this guy has something on me, why would I risk killing him?"

"Oh, but he died not far from you. Even if you couldn't save him in time, with your fourth-tier strength, you should be able to identify the assassin, right?"

The arbitrators believed that Ockham had withheld some information.

To everyone's surprise, Ockham vehemently denied it, saying, "That guy should be a fourth-tier expert, but he killed Walker too quickly and very stealthily. I didn't see him at all."

"However, this matter is very simple. There are only a few of us fourth-tier experts in Bright City. If it wasn't the two of us who killed them, then it must have been the other three."

The arbitrator stared at Ockham, trying to find some clues, but Ockham's expression was calm, as if he really had nothing to do with killing Walker.

At that moment, a new voice rang out, "Ockham, so you're doubting me?"

Chris, who was becoming more and more like his original self, appeared next to the arbitrator, and there was a noticeable reduction in the number of things on him.

"I'm cooperating well with the Mercenary Guild right now, but I have no motive to kill Walker."

He had a smile on his lips, almost exactly the same as when he first met Yang Xi.

403 I heard you killed my son?

What's this guy doing in Bright City?