Ultragene Warlord

doors to the treasury.

Zhang Lie didn't waste his breath.
He attacked the recalcitrant guards.

Ripples of air formed around Zhang Lie's arm, growing more and more intense as Zhang Lie combined spatial force with his water-attuned genetic energy.
Zhang Lie's aura rose rapidly.
The water-attuned genetic energy swirling around him condensed around his arm, kneading space as though it were nothing more than paper.

A hurricane spun into existence around him, worsening the devastation of the capital.

Zhang Lie himself seemed to have transformed into a human-sized hurricane.
The roofs of the houses nearby were sucked into the air, as were the guards in close proximity.
They yelled and screamed, not having been able to run away in time.

All the buildings near the palace were uprooted and sent flying.
Pillars of shattered stone and balconies of wood whipped through the air, and even the palace infrastructure became unstable.

Those daring citizens who remained in the capital could see a gigantic black hurricane emerge in the center of the capital, roaring like a frightening beast as it swallowed up everything in sight.

Some who observed the phenomenon suggested that the world itself was raging at its king's death, and others that the king's soul had returned to the capital and was in outrage at the devastation wreaked on the palace.

Zhang Lie waved a hand, clearing aside the rubble and bodies strewn all over.
All the guards that had been blocking his way were gone; there was no need for him to do anything more.

He walked up to the doors of the treasury, having learned how to unlock it from Duan Gen by manipulating his genetic energy in a certain manner.
The rich scent of treasures and herbs filled his nostrils—the accumulated wealth of centuries, even millennia.
The gleam was so dazzling as to make him avert his eyes.

Even Zhang Lie, who had pilfered more than his fair share of treasuries, was shocked by the wealth.
It was outlandishly lavish.

Cataloging the treasures within by himself could very well take him years.

So many treasures and herbs were accumulated within that anyone would have been dumbstruck at the sight.
As expected of a large world's treasury—the king of the realm had kept all the best treasures of the world for himself.

Among the herbs was a core ingredient for Potion #5, a surprise acquisition for Zhang Lie.

“Ah, so there really were such fragments here, too…” In addition, Zhang Lie found five pieces of the tattered map within the treasury.

There were so many treasures here that Zhang Lie couldn't help but think of Team Zenith.
If his team were here, he wouldn't have to search through all of it himself.
However, this was no trouble.
He'd take the best treasure, then offer a bit to the aliens of the Milky Way in exchange for their help.

As for Zhang Lie, after he arranged for Red Comet, White, and Whiter to keep guard over the treasury, he went back to his temporary campsite to meet up with Li Qianlin.

Li Qianlin shouted excitedly, “I saw your fight with the king of the west from afar—it was really exciting! The entire world seemed to be devastated by both of your attacks.
I almost couldn't believe that you were able to eke out victory in the end…”

Zhang Lie pretended to be upset.
“Oh? Were you hoping for me to lose? If that were the case, you'd become a widow, you know?”