Ultragene Warlord

It had been quite some time after he had left, and he had sent no word back.
Given his skills, he should have been able to deal with Renhuang in no time at all—could he be building one of his sculptures instead?

Given his personality, the elder really could imagine him doing so.
And by the time the other six sura kings made their way inside and saw his tower of heads that pierced the clouds, he ’d ask them proudly, ”What do you think of my creation? ”

The more the elder thought about it, the more he shuddered at what the other kings ’ reactions would be.
No, he ’d better resign! Given how arrogant Shouta was, his other brothers might well band together against him, and he might be caught in the aftermath, too.

Just as the elder was contemplating leaving the army and delegating all his responsibilities to a subordinate, a scout suddenly rushed toward his quarters.

”Elder, his highness Shicang has arrived! ”

The elder noticed that the sura scout seemed rather unmotivated, but that hardly mattered to him.
He was planning on resigning, after all.
He didn ’t want to deal with being an elder of this sura kingdom any longer!

”Please send his highness Shicang into the tent. ”

When Shicang made his way over, the elder greeted him politely.
”How may I help you, your highness? ”

Shicang ’s words and demeanor were cold.
”There are some things I want to do. ”

”His highness Shouta has advanced ahead of our main forces, and he ’s likely within Renhuang by now.
Once the forces gather, your highness will be able to talk to him then. ”

”The butcher ’s dead. ”

”What?! ”

”Shouta is dead. ”

The elder frowned.
”Your highness, pardon my temerity, but how can you be so confident in this extraordinary claim? ”

”I left part of my presence on Shouta a few days ago when we were all gathered in the empire of stars.
If his soul is dramatically weakened or entirely dissipated, I ’ll be able to sense it—and I did so a few moments ago.
Even if the butcher isn ’t dead, he ’s just a few steps from death.
If I ’m not mistaken, he made his way to Renhuang with just his elites, and now he ’s been caught in a trap!

The elder hurriedly stood up.
”In that case, we have to inform the other five kings immediately and rescue his highness at any cost! ”

”Have you considered why our opponent didn ’t kill the butcher? ”

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The elder stilled.
”Do you mean to say that this might be a trap? ”

”It ’s very possible. ”

”Your highness Shicang, since you ’ve made your way here, you must surely have a plan? ”

”Indeed.
The successive deaths of three of my brothers demonstrates that our foe possesses considerable strength, and I ’d like to get your assistance. ”

”Anything we can do for the sura, for his highness! ”

”Oh, this is something all of you can do.
It ’s very simple, you see. ”

”What is it? ” the elder wondered.
Something everyone was able to do, which would assist in rescuing Shouta?

”Die! ” Shicang snapped his fingers. 

The guards standing behind the elder suddenly grabbed his shoulders and pierced his body with their weapons, causing the elder to clutch his chest in pain as he forced them aside.
”When did you defect to Shicang?! ”

Shicang shook his head.
”They didn ’t defect.
They ’re simply dead. ”

Only then did the elder notice that the faces of his guards were completely lifeless; their eyes were as vacant as those of a corpse—no, they were the eyes of a corpse.

”The deaths of my first, fifth, and seventh brothers makes it clear that this battle won ’t be as easy as we thought.
The backer behind this city of Renhuang must have some considerable amount of strength.
I ’ve been looking for an opportunity to improve my strength and amass more strength.
Thankfully, the butcher is an idiot.
As I predicted, he left his army behind in order to test the strength of Renhuang—and his strength was found wanting. ”