Oh no!
The monster wanted to drag them all down with it before its death.
This was the first thought of the four of them, but soon they remembered that there was still one person who hadn't come in.
The time agreed upon by the five countries was about to arrive.
It was a pity that the great opportunity had been wasted, and this monster would have enough time to revive itself.
They couldn't help but sigh with regret.
However, soon their thoughts were overturned.
A few meters away from them, a "youth" in a black hooded robe was floating.
Its figure was much smaller than before, looking like a toy doll the size of an arm.
Its harmless appearance made the four people's hearts sink, as they prayed for the Dark Nine Seats of Dragon Country to arrive soon.
Regardless of whether its shrinking size was due to excessive consumption or not, as long as it could still use its supernatural abilities, it could easily kill them.
And the Qi Yuan they had pinned their hopes on was unaware of this, as he had remembered something he had forgotten before leaving.
"Wait."
Qi Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, and Bai Li and Hong Feiheng looked at him puzzled.
"Don't worry, it won't take too long. Being a minute or two late won't be a problem."
Four SS-level ability users went in and couldn't last for even a minute or two, how ridiculous!
Qi Yuan was confident that they were not like ordinary people, who would die if rescue was delayed by half a second.
Hong Feiheng and Bai Li thought about it, and it was fine to be a little late.
Since he called a stop at this moment, Qi Yuan must have something important to take care of.
If there was something they had overlooked, and they urged Qi Yuan to rush and caused a delay, that would be even worse.
As for Qi Yuan, the reason he called a stop was that he had just remembered the possibility that the monster might not understand his language.
This issue was very important, as it would affect his ability to show off.
Telepathy wouldn't be affected, but what was the use if only he could understand it?
If he showed off for half a day, and the monster couldn't understand a thing, what would be the point?
"Wait for me."
Qi Yuan walked out a few steps, leaving the crowd's encirclement.
Although he didn't need to explain, he still felt a bit awkward being watched.
After leaving the crowd, he created a translation ability for himself. Whatever he said would be heard as the listener's native language, and whatever others said would sound like his native language to him.
Creating an ability consumed a tremendous amount of energy - this small ability cost him a quarter of his energy, and it would continue to consume energy to maintain, or else he would have to recreate it.
It sounded powerful but was a bit impractical, which was why he didn't use it often.
After adding this buff, he walked back to the crowd, where Bai Li and Hong Feiheng were waiting at the entrance.
He had originally intended to return to his previous position, but seeing that there was also a connected point at the entrance, he gestured to Hong Feiheng to get to work.
Hong Feiheng pointed at his own nose, and seeing Qi Yuan nod, he had no choice but to step forward and take action.
With great power comes great responsibility - when he became stronger than Bai Li/Qi Yuan, he would also have to order them around.
The connected point was opened, and they entered the monster's domain.
...
The four priests watched helplessly as the monster in front of them raised its arm and condensed a black-purple mist in its palm.
The previous mist had been squandered, and the condensation of the small ball in its palm was very slow.
However, the priests could not manage to interrupt its spell-casting, as they were already straining with all their might just to slow down the loss of their life force.
At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds.
Why hadn't Qi Yuan arrived yet?
They couldn't help but feel some resentment. If they had known he would be late, why did they bother coming early?
Unexpectedly, Dragon Country not only excelled in martial arts but also valued chivalry, deliberately leaving them time to collect information.
As for the possibility that the opponent might also be lying in wait like Johnson, they could only say it was impossible.
If the monster was so weak yet didn't show up, the Dark Nine Seats of Dragon Country must be an idiot.
The small ball in the palm gradually took shape, and the four priests felt deep despair.
Don't leave us so much time to collect information!
One minute would have been enough, two minutes was too much!
But their wish was not granted as the small ball fully formed, and a line of characters that constituted the palm crawled out and coiled around the ball.
The monster slowly opened its mouth.
"I curse..."
Before it could finish its words, the space behind it trembled, and an entrance was forcefully opened.
Three people walked out from the entrance, led by a black-haired, golden-eyed youth, flanked by a redhead man and an expressionless woman.
Saved!
The priests heaved a sigh of relief, fearing that Dragon Country would leave them ten minutes, and they would be dead by the time Dragon Country's people arrived.
The humanoid monster looked warily at Qi Yuan and the other two.
Its domain resided in the virtual world, and it could see things happening on the internet as well.
When the five major countries announced their support, it learned about the appearance of foreigners on Sakura Island from the statements made by the Sakura Island people.
To prepare for this, it had carefully set up traps while searching for information in Xiaosaka City after entering from the Delinquent King.
It had also witnessed the conflict between Qi Yuan and the Delinquent King through videos, clearly knowing that the person before it was an illusionist.
However, one question lingered in its mind, refusing to dissipate.
Why was he able to appear directly behind me?
Appearing at this exact time and location, every coincidence was inevitable.
No matter how much it pondered, it couldn't figure out how he could calculate so precisely without being able to communicate across spaces.
Thinking of this, it couldn't help but shudder, even though it had neither bones nor fur.
It was as if all of its actions were under the other party's control.
Apparently, the monster wasn't the only one thinking this way, as everyone else on the scene also broke out in a cold sweat.
Bai Li stared at Qi Yuan with her emotionless half-moon eyes, unusually silent without her usual chatter.
Hong Feiheng recalled Qi Yuan calling a stop before they entered, causing a delay, and then changing positions.
One coincidence was possible, but multiple coincidences? Who would believe that?
His pupils shook, and his eyes widened.
This...
Hong Feiheng turned to look at Qi Yuan, who looked back at him with a blank expression, causing him to inhale a mouthful of black-purple mist.
Damn!
This guy clearly knew everything but was still pretending!
He owed Hong Feiheng a little Oscar!
What a twisted sense of humor!
No wonder Uncle Yu had repeatedly warned him not to make trouble - it turned out that the old cynical bastard had seen through Qi Yuan's cynical personality.
Hong Feiheng mentally kowtowed to Uncle Yu.
If it weren't for Uncle Yu's constant reminders, he might have really gotten himself into trouble.
Before this, he had truly thought that Qi Yuan was a powerful person with a decent personality.
Little did he know that when dealing with non-allies, Qi Yuan had two other faces.
At this moment, Hong Feiheng was genuinely grateful that Qi Yuan was from Dragon Country and not from other countries.

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."

e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.

ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!

shall grant"] ["Inscribing the glory of our race upon tombstones"] ["All that is threatened, I shall protect"] How his younger sister sees her brother: A brother who only makes eye contact once a day, mostly fading into the background as he tinkers with who-knows-what in his room all day. Their life paths should have remained largely separate. Until one day. Su Qi created an equipment card for his never-met "online girlfriend." His sister fell into silent contemplation upon receiving the "white stockings." [Card can be upgraded] [Upgrade by fulfilling any of the following conditions] [Condition ①: Consume one hundred higher-tier cards] [Condition ②: Complete one 'Heart-Pounding Adventure'] What constitutes a Heart-Pounding Adventure? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Beginner Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to admire it.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Easy Level): Equip the card, invite 'Su Qi' to touch it, and analyze the equipment's texture.] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Entry Level): Equip the card and invite 'Su Qi' to...] [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Challenge Level): Freely combine the words 'Brother' 'Out' 'Brother' 'Me' 'Please' into a complete sentence...] "Please help me analyze both teams' mistakes in this match, brother..." His sister exhaled in relief—surely... surely there couldn't be anything more difficult? [Heart-Pounding Adventure (Suicide Mission Level): Sneak a peek at the names of the galgames in 'Su Qi's' hidden E-drive folder]