87 Gods and Demons (19)

In the second half, Yu Huan was held to just seven points, but in the final moments, his long-range three-pointer gave Los Angeles fans a reassuring boost. Zhuang Honest immediately realized he had been duped; he knelt and begged bitterly, but the people from Zhenhai Temple drove him out. Watching the residents who had come for the barbecue party leave one after another, Ye Tian exchanged a few words with Kobe, then walked alone into the bedroom with a dark expression, closing the door behind him.

Having settled matters with the coaching staff and logistics team, Li Zhe decided to hire another assistant, responsible for negotiating player contracts, discussing trades with other general managers, scouting for needed team members, managing other departments, and handling various miscellaneous tasks. The Li Family Army also depended on these merchants; without them, the army’s transport capacity alone could never guarantee so many battleships sailing at sea.

This meant that in the future, Ma Zhou could reach the stature of Sun Wuji and Du Ruhui, becoming one of Li Shimin’s trusted confidants. Especially since he had heeded Xue Rengui’s words earlier, his face betrayed a hint of alarm—the danger here was known only to himself.

“Sir Sun, you’ve already won; why pursue them so relentlessly and act so cruelly? This man is the enemy leader—would it not be better to capture him alive and hand him over to Alliance Leader Yuan for proper disposal?” Under the protection of the four Pei brothers, Tao Shang rode up to Sun Ce, speaking amiably with him.

Listening to the hum of nearby machines and the noisy conversations of people passing by, he slept soundly. Yet, when Zhang Li arrived at Chu Yuntian’s residence, she found he was absent. After asking several senior disciples, she learned Chu Yuntian had left the mountain to visit friends a few days ago and would not return for over a month.

Shen Jing moved to the window, nervously peering down, but did not see the gruesome scene she had imagined. Zhou Can hurriedly sat up and looked around—it was indeed her room, but who could tell her how this man had gotten in?

After splashing water on his face, Saitama suddenly realized the water had not turned red, nor did his skin feel the roughness of coagulated blood. Ye Chao was surprised, “That’s actually a solution! But… if that’s true, do I dare to reveal it?” He subtly pointed upward.

“Can we really act as if nothing happened?” Du Ming’s expression shifted from shock to fear, then finally to relief. The two-star dragon, who had been crouching in the back, perked up instantly, raising its ears to listen intently to distant sounds.

“Adventurer, I have an iron pot you can borrow.” The goblin eagerly pulled a pot from his black bundle and handed it to Li Nuo.

The blue giant god nodded heavily in agreement, then with a stormy roar, transformed into a colossal blue demon hand, tearing through space and lunging fiercely at Yang Ye’s forehead.

If this had happened before the calamity, everyone would have envied and hated less—after all, it was the difference between academic mediocrity and brilliance, making envy impossible.

“Of course, a task more important than saving humanity is saving the world.” Liu Shengqiang had arrived at some unknown point.

The two of them turned green instantly, afflicted by a poisoned negative status, losing ten points of health per second.

“I suppose so.” I bit down on the flashlight, grabbed the rope at the edge of the pit, and prepared to descend.

Huang Yuanfeng dared not look at Long Sheng, nor utter a word; or perhaps he simply hadn’t recovered enough to speak.

I gently stroked Xue Xin’s fiery red hair—her beautiful face seemed to have stolen my senses.

“Xiaolei? Why aren’t you resting in the hospital?” Section Chief Lin Qifeng was deeply concerned for Lin Xiaolei’s condition.

Long Sheng gave him a disdainful glance, then handed one pistol to Ye Tasha Liwa and another to Mr. Roth.

“Ah, you two are pitiful children.” The old man’s words made me suddenly feel sorrowful. Pitiful? I don’t think so—at least we are free. If one day our freedom is taken away, then we will truly be pitiful.

Closing my eyes, I listened to the sounds of the city. My hand unconsciously rested on the railing, and a crisp metallic clang rang out.

I was overcome with sadness. Once the king among wolves, now brought low to such a state? I understood its loneliness—its companions had all died, leaving it to live on in solitude. If it possessed human feelings, it would surely suffer immensely.

I still don’t know what job Gu Nan’s younger brother does—how can he send a hundred every month? My goodness, if I had such a brother, I’d gladly stay home and raise children.

Ethan emerged from the depths of the palace, frowning at the guards outside the gates, who were gazing up at the sky as if witnessing a miracle.

Here, dense forests surround the area, the terrain is uneven, and the air is thick with a nauseating stench of blood.

Now, he was infused with natural energy, allowing him to sense the wildness of the lightning elements in the world more precisely. They continued to spread, and violet lightning engulfed the entire hundred-meter radius, forming a net like a cage, with scorched, broken trees and sunken ground within.