Chaos at Headquarters, Battle at Kuroda Mountain

Su Bailian resisted a little, "Eh... I feel like this is so dangerous... eek!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Su Muwan stepped forward and pinched the flesh of her cheek, threatening, "Hmph, Su Bailian, try contradicting me again, will you?"

"Eek... You're all bullying me..."

"This is called a sister's loving touch, little sister. Can't you feel the love I have for you?"

Su Bailian was on the verge of tears.

Damn Su Muwan! You're doing this on purpose!

Meanwhile, on Qin Luo's side.

He retracted his gaze, a hint of something unspoken flickering in his eyes.

Initially, his plan had been to wait in Cherry Blossom City for the headquarters to send someone and resolve the situation.

But...

After obtaining [Words of Power] and the mission to unify over a hundred cities in the Eastern Kingdom on the path to becoming king,

Qin Luo's perspective shifted.

[Words of Power] + [Command of the Army] + [Eyes of Charm].

These abilities seemed to make the task slightly easier, but... it still wasn't entirely convenient.

So... borrowing the identity of the Alliance would make things much more manageable.

Qin Luo had suspected this for a long time, and the attitudes of Li Mingyuan and the others made it clear.

They seemed to want Su Muwan to join the Alliance.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have agreed to his conditions back in Jiang City.

Combined with the information Qin Luo had previously seen in the Alliance database,

It was clear that this world wasn't as simple as it seemed.

Why were there so many "Chosen Ones"? Why were there so many system holders?

What role did the Alliance play in all of this?

And what were the secrets behind it all?

Most importantly,

Qin Luo glanced at Su Muwan, who was currently engaged in a friendly exchange with Su Bailian.

His heart sank.

According to the original plot,

Su Muwan would... die in the end.

He didn't dare to gamble on whether this world had something like a "world correction force."

After all... even though some of the Chosen Ones had been dealt with, who could guarantee that more wouldn't appear as replacements?

Therefore, Qin Luo needed more information and to take more precautions.

And for that, he would rely on...

Qin Luo smiled as he watched Su Muwan continue her friendly exchange with Su Bailian.

Yes.

He would rely on the invincible young lady.

With her absolutely invincible presence...

She would descend upon the Alliance headquarters!

...

...

In a corridor somewhere.

Bang!

"Damn it!"

Kuroda Yama punched the specially reinforced wall, his eyes dark and his expression furious.

[Detected that the host has lost 1 faction member. Random attribute reduced by 0.1]

[Detected that the host has lost 2 faction members. Random attribute reduced by 0.2]

[Detected...]

"Su Muwan!! You bitch!!"

Kuroda Yama roared in a low voice, his entire body trembling with rage.

No one knew what the relationship between him and Yiyi was.

In reality... they had made a private deal.

Yiyi would use her system's abilities to lure more members into his faction,

And in return, he would use his strength to protect Yiyi within the headquarters and help her climb higher.

But...

A mere branch director from a small territory.

A mere Su Muwan!! Just Su Muwan!!

"She actually destroyed so much of my combat power!!"

Kuroda Yama was absolutely livid.

Ever since Yiyi was defeated and lost her Transcendent power, his combat power had been declining bit by bit every day.

At first, he didn't pay it much mind, but after Su Muwan unified Cherry Blossom City, his combat power plummeted drastically.

That's when he started to panic.

From the information Li Mingyuan had sent him, it was clear.

This Su Muwan!

She was also intent on expanding her territory!

From Jiang City to Cherry Blossom City! Who could guarantee she wouldn't move on to unify other cities next?

After all, his combat power was directly tied to his faction.

The larger his faction, the more members he had, the stronger he became.

But Su Muwan?

Everything she had done since her sudden appearance.

If this continued, his faction would be completely swallowed by hers!

So...

Kuroda Yama took a deep breath and raised his head, his eyes filled with killing intent. "Su Muwan... I will definitely kill you!"

"And that lackey of yours!! I'll tear him to pieces too!!"

Once he gathered enough manpower,

He would head straight to Cherry Blossom City and eliminate Su Muwan!!

But...

As soon as he finished speaking,

The temperature in the area dropped rapidly, and ice crystals began to form in the air.

At the same time,

A cold voice echoed in Kuroda Yama's ears, as if it had emerged from a frozen abyss.

"Oh?"

"You want to... kill who?"

Hearing the voice,

Kuroda Yama was startled and was about to turn around when he suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure bearing down on him, like an iceberg crashing toward him.

In the next moment,

Before he could react,

A freezing cold hand, swift as lightning, clamped down on the back of his head with immense force, rendering him unable to break free.

Kuroda Yama's pupils contracted, and he cried out in shock and anger, "Who—!"

Bang!

"Ugh—!"

Before he could finish,

With a dull thud, Kuroda Yama's head was slammed forcefully into the wall by that hand!

The wall reverberated with a deafening sound, and ice crystals scattered everywhere, as if even the air trembled from the impact.

What... just happened?!

Kuroda Yama shook his head dizzily in the dented wall, trying to clear the confusion in his mind.

Soon, he regained his senses, and his heart burned with fury.

Who did he think he was? Before becoming a Transcendent, he had been a top figure in the underworld.

Being ambushed like this—how could he possibly swallow this humiliation?!

"You're asking for death!! Who the hell are you?!"

He roared, glancing back with the corner of his eye, and what he saw made his expression twist in an instant.

Because the one who had attacked him was none other than...

"Su Muwan!!!"

Kuroda Yama gnashed his teeth and roared, "Let go of me!! If you have the guts, don't ambush me—!!"

Before he could finish, Su Muwan's expression remained cold, as if his roars meant nothing to her.

She lifted Kuroda Yama's head as easily as if he were a chick, and without mercy, slammed him into the wall again.

Bang!

"Argh—!"

With a loud crash, Kuroda Yama's head collided violently with the reinforced wall, the intense impact making his vision blur and his ears ring.

The wall cracked under the force of the blow, the specially reinforced material actually shattering!

Only then did Su Muwan speak, her tone indifferent as she looked at Kuroda Yama's twisted expression. "You said... you wanted to kill who?"

Hiss! Hiss!

Blood streamed down Kuroda Yama's face, and after just two hits, he felt as though his entire body's meridians were on the verge of snapping.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

How... why was he completely powerless to fight back?

The ice crystals in the air... they froze my meridians?!

Is this... a domain?!

Kuroda Yama's eyes widened, and from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Su Muwan's cold, haughty face.

There was a time when only he looked at others with such a gaze.

Su Muwan...

Su Muwan! Su Muwan! Su Muwan!!

"Su Muwan!!!"