203: Are you looking for... this knife?

After Jiang Yuan left.

Four figures appeared on the dilapidated coast, and the Aura emanating from them suppressed the pervasive wind and rain and the turbulent sea.

"The Auras of Muto Tsukasa and Shingu Mitsusuke have disappeared..."

"How could this be?"

"Could it be... they died?!"

One person opened their System panel and found that Muto Tsukasa's panel avatar had turned gray, indicating that he was indeed dead.

The four were somewhat incredulous.

Muto Tsukasa's combat power was considered upper-middle even among the six of them, and combined with the archer Shingu Mitsusuke, who possessed extremely strong killing power from a distance, two Ninth-Order Grand Masters surrounding and killing a Sixth-rank Martial Artist... it was truly incomprehensible how they could lose.

What exactly happened?!

"The fire element remnants here are exceptionally terrifying. Could that person have used some kind of fire-attribute relic?"

The female Grandmaster speculated.

The other three were startled, then showed expressions of realization.

"So that's it. If it was a high-level relic, it would make sense."

"There are also strong remnants of death and darkness here, as well as traces of a rule Domain. This indeed fits the characteristics of a relic."

"Otherwise, it would be impossible to kill two Ninth-Order Grand Masters in such a short time."

"If that's the case, that guy probably paid a considerable price..."

The old man in the white kimono said with his eyes closed.

"Can we track that person's Aura?"

The purple-haired middle-aged man, whose eyes were tightly nailed shut with iron nails, shook his head.

"We can't. It's the same as before."

"Rather, now that Muto Tsukasa is dead and the Black Snake mark is gone, it will be even harder to track him."

"Are we just going to let him continue doing as he pleases in the city?"

"Shirakawa Gen..."

Suddenly, an ethereal voice sounded.

"To deal with him, I permit you to use that book."

The four turned their heads to look.

A mysterious figure wearing a black cloak appeared on a distant hill. The cloak was emblazoned with the Shingu Family crest.

"Greetings, Lord Xiu."

"Lord Xiu, are you referring to that Sequence 14 relic, the Angel Codex?"

The female Grandmaster asked.

"That's right." The Shingu Family's Quasi-King nodded.

"Compared to the cost of using that book, we judge that the harm caused by this person, Shirakawa Gen, will be more severe."

"Kill him without mercy."

"This is also the intention of the other two Quasi-Kings."

The four Grandmasters' hearts trembled.

They hadn't expected that even the three Quasi-Kings responsible for establishing the rules of the Artificial Island and maintaining the order of the Crown Position Battle had already taken notice of that silver-haired young man...

"The next time he appears, use that book to completely obliterate him."

"Yes! *4"

.................... A night of heavy rain.

The Ueno estate.

"Boom!!"

A violent explosion soared into the sky. The Western-style building shattered and collapsed, flames soaring high and illuminating the surroundings.

Two figures, one white and one pink, appeared in various places at extremely high speed, one pursuing and one fleeing.

"..." Ueno Harue fell awkwardly into a puddle, staring blankly at the burning house before her.

Things she had always cherished were burning to ashes in the flames, leaving her heart empty, but at the same time, it was as if something that had been restraining her... completely disappeared at this moment.

"Mother!!"

Xiao Koyuki ran over, but before she could get close, she was blown away by a blast of hot air from the explosion, letting out a scream.

"Koyuki!" Ueno Harue exclaimed in alarm.

The next second, dense dark tentacles shot out, wrapped around Koyuki's waist, and pulled her back.

Ye's petite figure appeared in the darkness, holding cold blades reversed in her hands, with several bloodstains on her beautiful face.

Ueno Harue hugged the terrified Koyuki and said gratefully, "Thank you... thank you..."

Ye glanced at Ueno Harue and Koyuki behind her, her voice childish and indifferent, "If it weren't for Master's sake, I wouldn't have saved you."

"Stop chatting, I can't hold on much longer." Miyata Yumi's cry for help came from above.

The next instant.

The blood-red vines she used to bind the opponent shattered, and the white figure rushed before her, kicking out!

Miyata Yumi turned into a meteor and slammed heavily into the ground.

"Bang!" Dust scattered.

"Thump thump thump..." Under Ueno Harue's gaze filled with anger and hatred.

The man wearing a white suit and with a bone wing on one side of his back slowly walked out. He reached up and smoothed back his bangs, which were wet from the heavy rain, revealing a handsome but sinister face.

"I thought you and your daughter would be played to death by Kitahara Bankoku. I didn't expect you could still survive, Harue. I truly underestimated you."

"Kuromu..." Ueno Harue's eyes were filled with hatred. "I truly didn't expect you would be this kind of person!"

"My husband, what exactly did he do to wrong you?!"

"Hehehehehe..." Kuromu Xiang chuckled sinisterly, "He didn't wrong me in any way. Blame him for being too happy! Born into a prestigious family, exceptionally talented and highly regarded, with a beautiful wife and a cute daughter... so happy it was practically disgusting!!"

"I hate people like that the most!! So I decided, no matter what, I would make him lose everything!!"

"Don't look at me like that. I'm just following my heart and doing what I want to do."

"In this City of chaos, this is the way of the king."

[Dance of Darkness] Nine petite figures appeared around Kuromu. The poisoned daggers in their hands silently slashed down.

Kuromu's eyes moved. His bone wing swept across instantly, piercing through the nine illusions.

"Swish!" Ye's true body leaped out from his shadow, instantly slashing towards his neck.

"Clang—!" The dagger containing dark power was blocked by a green barrier.

Ye was startled.

Kuromu, with his back to her, sneered, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be the rumored Killing Demon, right? Even if your Killing Intent can be hidden, that bloody Aura is hard to conceal."

Ye wanted to retreat, but Kuromu's hand suddenly grabbed her neck.

"Although I don't know where you got your dark power, possessing enough strength at the Fourth Rank to assassinate a Fifth-rank Martial Artist... but..."

"I am Seventh Rank!"

"Furthermore... don't treat me as an ordinary Seventh-rank Martial Artist."

"My intelligence is not something those fools can compare to. No matter what I do, I will be fully prepared. Today is no excep—"

"Bang!" A pink beam of light shot out from underground, shattering Kuromu's protective barrier.

"I hate men who are rough with women," Miyata Yumi burst out from the ground. The void behind her vibrated, and blood-thorn vines as thick as well ropes bound towards Kuromu!!

Kuromu's bone wing on his back moved, and countless bone spurs slashed out, leaving hundreds of slashes in the air.

"Crack!" The blood-thorn vines were all simultaneously cut to pieces.

Miyata Yumi's body was also cut apart, but it was only an illusion.

Ye in Kuromu's hand also suddenly shattered.

[Love Magic - Phantom of Love] The two appeared behind Kuromu.

Miyata Yumi gasped for air, panting heavily.

"Hmph, petty tricks." Kuromu withdrew his gaze and looked at Ueno Harue in the distance. "To be able to escape from Kitahara Bankoku, I thought you had some trump card. So it was just the two of them."

"It seems Kitahara Bankoku's death has nothing to do with you."

"I even thought it was the Ueno's Ninth-Order Grand Master who had arrived. I was scared and hid for quite a while..."

As he spoke, he reached out, took out a mid-level scroll, and tore it apart.

[Thunderous Might]

"Crackle crackle!!" Dozens of bolts of lightning struck the ground. The electricity traveled along the water, spreading throughout everyone's bodies.

Miyata Yumi and the others instantly entered a state of paralysis.

Kuromu walked up to Ueno Harue, who was barely holding onto consciousness and not fainting, and reached out to grab her neck.

"Answer me."

"Where is the Ueno's tsang-chieh?!"

"Are you looking for this knife?" A young man's calm voice suddenly sounded behind him.