Godslayer: The Progenitor of Symbiotes

"Oh, what's wrong, Lord Divine Power? Why did you call us here in such a hurry?"

In the Divine Power Office, Battle Axe pushed open the door and entered, followed closely by his teammates.

"...My head hurts." Shenli slumped on the table, clutching his head, his voice weak and feeble.

Battle Axe looked at the listless Divine Power with surprise. "What do you mean? You, in your 'Chuan' realm, with a symbiote, can get sick?"

“How could I be sick?” Shenli picked up the phone that his secretary had just given him and handed it to Zhanfu. “Take a look for yourself.”

Battle Axe took the phone with a puzzled look. If he wasn't sick, then things were probably not so good...

Upon opening their phones, they were greeted with a request for help and a description of their current situation.

Upon seeing the message, Warhawk gradually became serious.

"That's impossible. Even if a search team can't defeat the mysterious forces in the 'Chuan' region, it shouldn't be difficult for them to escape unscathed."

The search for a mysterious being at the peak of the "Pool" Realm requires a team composed of one "Pool" Realm expert, four "Lamp" Realm experts, and five experts from the Boundless Realm.

However, even the realm of "Boundless" can be compared to the realm of "Cup".

This team had nine members wiped out by a mysterious being from the "Chuan" realm, with the last member still seriously injured.

...No wonder Shenli had a headache.

"I think this mysterious creature might just happen to have the ability to restrain symbiotes, but it's not necessarily that strong."

Guan Dao walked to Zhan Fu's side and looked at Shen Li, comforting him, "You must have called us here for this matter. We'll go and see for ourselves."

Now, more than half a year has passed, and all members of the Battle Axe Squad have reached the peak of the "Pool" Realm. Dealing with a "River" Realm Mysterious Being will definitely not be an accident.

Shenli nodded emphatically, the gloom on his face vanishing. "Alright, I've been waiting for you to say that. Be careful."

"...You did this on purpose?" Battle Axe looked at Divine Power with annoyance.

He just looked so listless, but now he's all better?

"How can you speak like that?" Shenli said solemnly. "I'm just trusting you. Among us, you are the only ones capable of dealing with the extraordinary and mysterious."

War Axe smiled and nodded, "Alright, let's get ready and set off immediately. Remember to treat us to a meal when we get back."

"No problem." Shenli confidently gave an OK sign. "When we get back, I'll take you guys to experience the private room that was specially prepared for the boss."

The members of Zhanfu and the others smiled slightly. "It's a deal, no backing out."

"Don't worry, a gentleman's word is his bond," Shenli patted his chest, assuring him.

After returning to their lodgings and packing up their equipment, the six members of the Battle Axe Squad headed to the helipad.

They rushed by plane to the location where the search team had requested assistance.

……

Northern Daxia.

"Go tie up everyone in the village and throw them in that open space in the center of the village." Ji Lan lifted the unconscious man on the ground by the back of his collar and walked outside.

“Okay, I’ll go now.” The burly man nodded immediately and walked into the village.

Ji Lan led the man to a stone platform in the center of the village's open space and casually threw it on the ground.

Not long after, the burly man walked to the open space carrying a villager on each shoulder.

The two villagers, one in his sixties and the other only eight or nine years old, both looked as if they had fainted.

When Ji Lan saw the burly man bringing his men over, he initially looked confused, then scolded in a low voice, "Are you stupid?! Go to the village chief's house and use the loudspeaker to call everyone here!"

The village where the two lived was not large, with about a hundred households and two to three hundred people.

If a strong man ties people up like that, it takes ten minutes at a time. If it's three hundred people, it would take about a whole day. Who can wait for him to waste time like that?

"..." The burly man paused for a moment, then immediately nodded, "I understand, I'll go right now."

Watching the burly man's departing figure, Ji Lan cursed under his breath, "The entire Ancient God Church is a bunch of fucking trash!!"

Not long after the burly man left, a hoarse voice blared from the village loudspeaker.

"Hey, hey... I have an announcement to make. All of you villagers, please gather in the open space in the center of the village. There's something important to announce."

At this moment, in the village chief's house, the elderly village chief was being held down by a strong man with his head pressed against the corner of the table. A cut on his forehead was still bleeding fresh blood. "You're honest and didn't try anything funny, so I'll spare your life for now. Come with me."

The village chief trembled, his words slurred, "You...you're not here for tourism at all...who exactly are you..."

"Who is it? You'll find out when you're about to die." The burly man grabbed the village chief's head and slammed it heavily onto the table again.

Carrying the unconscious village chief, they walked towards the open space in the center of the village.

Upon hearing the broadcast, the villagers came out of their homes, looking at each other in bewilderment.

A middle-aged woman watched as everyone headed towards the village center and felt something was off. There were very few events in the village, and she couldn't even recall ever having the whole village called together by loudspeaker before.

Right there, her front neighbor also came out to walk toward the open space.

The woman quickly called out to him, "Hey, brother, what's the matter with that loudspeaker announcement?"

"Ah." Hearing the woman's shout, the neighbor shook his head and said, "I don't know, I'm wondering the same thing. What could have happened?"

"Yes..." The woman thought for a moment, then a bad thought suddenly popped into her head. She quickly walked to her neighbor, her face full of excitement.

"Brother, do you think it's possible that the tiger-catching team that came a couple of days ago really killed that scourge of a tiger?"

The neighbor thought about it and agreed that it was indeed possible. "Hmm, that's true. Let's hurry over and take a look. Maybe we can still see the tiger."

An open space in the center of the village.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, what's wrong? Get up!" The little boy brought by the burly man lay beside the old man and cried loudly.

Beside him, Ji Lan glanced at the little boy expressionlessly, "Stop yelling, he's not dead yet."

Upon hearing Ji Lan's voice, the little boy's crying subsided slightly, and a timid voice rang out, "Big brother, please... can you help me? A bad guy just broke into my house and knocked me and my grandpa unconscious."

Ji Lan's teasing gaze swept over the boy, a slight smirk playing on her lips. "How do you want me to help you?"

The boy felt a surge of fear when he saw Ji Lan's gaze, but for his grandfather's sake, he tried his best to suppress it.

"...Could you...could you please call the village chief over here?"

"Oh? Call him the village chief?" Ji Lan's gaze drifted into the distance. "He's already here."

The boy followed Ji Lan's gaze, and the next second, his face turned terrified, and he screamed as he hid behind Ji Lan.

"It's him...he's a bad guy!"