Free Web NovelChapter 510: Chapter 503: Countermeasures
The Starry Sky Country, Nightmare Space.
"Lord, that is the situation. The tide of public opinion is now uncontrollable. The citizens’ outrage is even threatening the political stability of the Starry Sky Country. If we cannot defeat Zhou Yuanjue, I’m afraid it will be difficult to answer to our allies, both at home and abroad. When that happens, the international situation we’ve painstakingly built over the years may completely reverse."
Shrouded in gray mist, Hui Ming’s face was grim as he spoke in a low voice to Doctor Nightmare, who sat upon a throne of gray fog.
The public outcry was raging, and its spread was impossible to stop. National sentiment had been ignited. If this wasn’t handled properly, the situation could spiral out of control.
And with Zhou Yuanjue’s current strength, sending anyone less than King Level would pose no real threat to him. It would just be feeding him kills, utterly meaningless. Worse, it would damage our prestige and influence in the public eye.
Currently, the only King Level being they had available on short notice was Zhang Dongwei. And for Doctor Nightmare himself to project his power would come at a considerable cost, with no guarantee of killing Zhou Yuanjue before Hui Ming’s body gave out.
A situation that was once extremely favorable to them had, with a single subtle move from Zhou Yuanjue, become incredibly disadvantageous.
"Tsk. I didn’t expect this. He actually used such a method to turn the tables on me. What an interesting fellow."
A slight smile touched the corners of Doctor Nightmare’s lips, his expression one of amusement.
Even he hadn’t anticipated that Zhou Yuanjue would respond in such a way.
To stand at the pinnacle of the era, in the full glare of the public eye.
"Lord, the repairs to Zhang Dongwei’s physical body will be complete within two days. With Zhang Dongwei’s King Level combat strength, plus the projection of your power, we can surely kill this man in a pincer attack."
Hui Ming said, his gaze sharp.
"And then what? Zhang Dongwei would very likely be injured and require time to recover. And your body, having endured a second ’descent’ in such a short period, would also need ample time to recuperate."
"And in that time? Some of the Spirit Guardians’ top fighters will use the Ancestral Power to complete their final transformation. They will then rush to the Black Continent at top speed. By then, our plans will be forced in another direction, perhaps even putting us at a complete disadvantage."
"And that is precisely the kid’s objective. How could we fall for it?"
"Let him have his moment of triumph. After Zhang Dongwei has fully recovered, you will all proceed at top speed to release the sealed King Level entities. As long as we have enough King Level beings, the situation will be entirely under our control. At that point, we’ll let the whole world witness his execution. Seven days is enough time for us to get a lot done. Remember, only the one who achieves the final victory is the true winner."
"Keep our people in line. At the same time, use every means necessary to stabilize the domestic situation. I will coordinate with you and use some... ’unconventional’ methods to suppress the will of the people."
Doctor Nightmare said, his expression unchanged.
He knew that the purpose of Zhou Yuanjue making such a big show was to delay their progress. He wouldn’t fall for it so easily.
"Restraining our people is no problem, of course. After what happened with Sannas, I doubt any of our kin would want to face that guy again without a direct order from us. However, there are some beings who exist between our kind and humans... I can’t restrain them as easily."
Hui Ming said.
Doctor Nightmare knew who he was referring to.
Zhang Dongwei was just one of Doctor Nightmare’s backup plans. In reality, the Apostle Plan didn’t just recruit suitable hosts for the Celestial Demons. It also selected many outstanding human elites from around the world and subjected them to the same kind of transformation as Zhang Dongwei.
These individuals were in a similar situation to Zhang Dongwei. Although they had been transformed into the bodies of Celestial Demons, they retained most of their own free will.
Originally, Doctor Nightmare had hoped to find someone among them who could break through to King Level on their own, but alas, he found none.
They couldn’t command this group’s actions the way they could with normal Celestial Demons.
This group included powerful individuals from various countries, all of whom possessed their own pride and confidence. With Zhou Yuanjue acting so brazenly, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t make a move.
And right now, a large portion of them were on that chaotic continent as part of the Starry Sky Country’s coalition forces.
"You don’t need to worry about that. Just get the notification out. What they choose to do is up to them. In any case, their role is now insignificant."
Doctor Nightmare said nonchalantly.
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「The Black Continent. In the small nation of Comora, three thousand kilometers from the Liya Republic.」
These days, the country was almost entirely in the hands of rebels. The rebel leader’s status here was equivalent to that of an Emperor.
However, in the top-floor presidential suite of Comora’s most luxurious hotel, the Ivan Grand Hotel...
this tall, dark-skinned leader stood humbly in the center of the room.
The room was a scene of utter debauchery.
Expensive liquor bottles lay askew everywhere. Bodies—some pale, some tan, some dark—were strewn about the room, completely naked.
A pungent odor hung in the air.
On a plush sofa sat an extremely tall and burly dark-skinned man with a coarse, fierce face. He had his legs crossed, with only a bath towel draped over him to cover the essentials, revealing a body muscled like a beast of steel rebar.
The rebel leader, also a tall man, seemed like a small child before him. Despite holding all the power in the country, he now didn’t even dare to breathe too heavily.
He knew full well who the man opposite him was.
The super-heavyweight boxing champion from Ghana who had been world-famous decades ago.
Larry Hawk.
He possessed extraordinary Physical Talent and was a nearly invincible heavyweight in the boxing world of his time, a name that struck fear into all. This had also allowed him to accumulate immense wealth.
Unfortunately, the man was riddled with vices: alcoholism, gambling, womanizing... Although his beast-like body hadn’t been hollowed out by these bad habits, they did empty his coffers when his physical condition inevitably began to decline in his later years.
In his old age, his family left him and his fortune was gone, but as long as he had a single cent to his name, he never stopped indulging.
Just as he was suffering from a terminal illness at the age of seventy, the Celestial Demons took a fancy to his extraordinary body and bestowed upon him the Elixir of Immortality.
Life and death were reversed. He returned to his youth, and in the process, broke through his original physical limits.
And now, he wanted to reclaim the fame and status he once held in this world.
Zhou Yuanjue’s public challenge to the world was his perfect opportunity.
He would let everyone know that the Tyrant, Larry, had returned to the world!
