novelraw Chapter 324: They started working even before it was time to clock in?
Chapter 324: They started working even before it was time to clock in?
Alexander’s method was straightforward. With millions of duplicates, he couldn’t even wait for the final end time.
He entered the cycle, then triggered the natives’ Rampage State, straightforwardly using money to bribe them to find clues, and if they couldn’t find clues, they would kill.
There wasn’t much time left, and the duplicates began to seize every minute to plunder. At least a dozen duplicates reached the ghost king realm every minute. Occasionally, there were fluctuations in the breakthrough to the Imperial level by the duplicates.
Reaching the Emperor level was evidently more challenging. After all, there wasn’t much time left. In most cycles, let alone not finding clues, even if they were found, there was no time to crack them.
On the contrary, some cycles, like the Mingzhu Apartments and Nightclubs, with simple and brutal obsessions and self-awareness, it was easier to achieve some results by directly overpowering them with absolute force and then negotiating with the obsessions.
However, even so, the number of Emperor-level duplicates did not increase much overnight.
When the dawn came, the cold sunlight struggled to penetrate the veil of white fog, and the earth restored its brightness. The airship gradually drifted away with the sound of its horn, and the clouds around it rolled like boiling water.
The sound of horse hooves spread throughout Cangshan City from the mist. Chaos was born instantly. Whether it was cycles that had been harmed by the duplicates or those still repeating in a normal cycle, all fell into chaos at the same time.
Countless natives screamed in horror, fleeing around like flies, even though they didn’t even know where they were fleeing to.
Amidst the tsunami-like sound of horse hooves, the patrolling envoys, holding long knives, walked out of the Mist first. Behind them were teams of hell warriors in black helmets and armor. The patrolling envoy, as usual, raised his long knife, about to order a massacre, but suddenly became stunned.
Before his eyes, in the chaotic Cangshan City, teams of hell warriors were furiously killing. Were the hell warriors so dedicated this time? They started working even before it was time to clock in?
"Lord Patrol Envoy!"
Alexander slashed down a native and looked at the corpse on the ground with some regret, then raised his hand in a salute.
"You guys... did a good job!"
An unprecedented situation left the patrol envoy somewhat at a loss, but after all, the cycle deadline of Cangshan City had arrived. These hell warriors weren’t exactly breaking the rules; instead, they were very dedicated.
In the end, the patrol envoy could only compliment, then swung his long knife and issued an order: "Kill!"
Countless hell warriors surged from the Mist behind like a tide.
Alexander, leading his subordinate duplicates, charged at the forefront with the most effort. Of course, the aim of the hell warriors was to slaughter, not merely to rush forward. The hell warriors from behind caught up quickly, gradually mingling together.
"Good! Really good!" Watching the hard-working Alexander and others, the patrolling envoy couldn’t help but express his sincere admiration.
The patrolling envoy didn’t notice that always at the forefront were nearly a hundred people leading, with thousands closely following behind. Whenever they encountered Ghost Emperor-level or Ghost Imperial-level natives, it was always these people who took action.
He also didn’t notice that those at the very end, the hell warriors who were killing, were dealing with the ones missed by the hell warriors in front, and their strength was at most prince-level.
The reason for this was naturally not to allow the hell warriors to find anything unusual. The Perfect Identity Card could avoid the eyes of the hell warriors, but it couldn’t allow the duplicates to directly reach the unified strength comparable to the Emperor level of the hell warriors.
Those who were at the end were naturally those duplicates with only the king-level strength. Even when facing natives who had lost their fighting spirit, only duplicates of the same level could ensure a kill without any unexpected events.
To prevent the real hell warriors from discovering anomalies, Alexander could only use this method. But this scene, in the eyes of the hell warriors, was seen in a completely different way.
Look at that! How hardworking! The hell warriors in front were specifically targeting the strongest natives, leaving nothing for those behind to kill except some lower-level natives.
Where could one find such good employees like this? Even the patrolling envoy himself felt somewhat ashamed.
Spurring his war horse to speed up a few steps, the patrolling envoy caught up with Alexander, praising Alexander, "You’re doing great! It’s been half a month, and the hell warriors of Cangshan City have become so dedicated. Don’t worry, I will report to Lord White Clothes as soon as I return! Maybe, you will definitely receive her rewards or even be met by her in person!"
White Clothes! The disappeared Dolly had indeed awakened!
Alexander’s long knife paused slightly, fortunately, Dolly wasn’t here.
In that brief moment of hesitation, Alexander’s face showed an excited expression as if being praised and promoted by the boss. He shouted loudly, "Did you all hear that! Lord Patrol Envoy said he would report to Lord White Clothes, everyone, put in more effort!"
Saying this, he rushed to the forefront, slashing even more vigorously. For Alexander, who was encouraged, the patrolling envoy naturally had a face full of praise.
Although Alexander and the others kept rushing towards the city center with vigor, the patrolling envoy only assumed that Alexander was overly motivated by his words.
Gradually, Alexander and others began to approach the low lying of the city center with their killings. This place was a massive sea of blood.
Dim green paper lanterns rose, and Mist started to spread across the entire Cangshan City. Blood flowed in the midst of slaughter, converging towards the city center.
In the entire Cangshan City, there were millions of hell warriors, and their slaughtering speed was pretty fast. The blood quickly gathered into lakes, then transformed into seas. Dim green lanterns rose from the sea of blood.
Alexander knew it was time! If they waited longer, most of the Ghost Energy would be drawn into the depths of the Mist world, and by then, everything would be too late.
At this moment in Cangshan City, more than 60% of the natives had been killed, and the rest were all concentrated in the central urban area.
Following Alexander’s order, the duplicates no longer clustered together but quickly blended into the multitude of hell warriors. This action seemed normal to the hell warriors but signaled a cue.
In the central area, hundreds of thousands of duplicates disguised as natives began to converge towards the sea of blood, subtly reaching into the sea of blood out of sight.
Time passed bit by bit. With the killings getting faster, and the number of natives decreasing, an unexpected event inevitably occurred.
A king-level duplicate, after killing a native in front of him with a single strike, bumped into a missed Imperial-level native.
Unfortunately, this native had already left the cycle and was a law enforcer, possessing a defensive talent. Although not used skillfully, with the enhancement of the hell warrior equipment, it helped him successfully avoid this strike.
The Imperial-level native turned around and ran. The duplicate was only at the king level. Relying on the killing efficiency of the hell warrior suit against the natives, one more strike would have been enough to kill the opponent instantly. But the hell warrior equipment didn’t provide a speed bonus, so he had no choice but to use spatial ability.
And this scene was witnessed by a nearby hell warrior. "Wrong! You’re not a hell warrior!"
The hell warrior shouted loudly. After all, a real hell warrior didn’t possess spatial talents, and all were of Emperor-level strength. Combined with their suppression over the natives, all their attacks resulted in instant kills.
A loud roar caught the attention of all hell warriors. Alexander’s face changed, without further thought, he directly shouted, "Act now!"
In an instant, all duplicates released the Hell Curse simultaneously. Countless dark shadows emerged from behind the hell warriors, and the entire Cangshan City, millions of hell warriors, became stunned momentarily!
"Kill!"
With a loud bang, all the shadows swung their swords together. Ten million Emperor-level shadows wielded their fierce swords, slaughtering each hell warrior on the spot.