Chapter 611: Chapter 611

Under such circumstances, if Lu Zixun pursued the plague worms while allowing the poison fog to spread unchecked, Zone 3 would have turned into a hellish landscape.

Left with no choice, Lu Zixun could only let the plague worms escape.

He summoned the Spiritual Fire and began to burn the toxic fog.

And the Wind Element spiritual ability users of the Order, too, quickly blew the poison fog into the Spiritual Fire, speeding up the elimination process.

It had to be said that the plague worms’ strategy of sacrificing the pawn to save the king was quite successful, buying it a lot of time to escape.

Looking over the wreckage of the battlefield, Qing Yuanyang’s heart was filled with sorrow.

He was so eager to find the believers of the Plague God that he was instead exploited by the Crimson, resulting in numerous casualties among the members of the Order.

Another thing was that they had no way to infiltrate the Order’s people into the Crimson.

How did the Crimson manage to plant undercover agents within the Order?

A contemplative look in his eyes, Qing Yuanyang pursed his lips, it seemed that to deal with external enemies, one must first eliminate the internal ones.

Just as Lu Zixun wanted to ask some questions, seeing Qing Yuanyang’s expression, he silently retracted the questions back into his stomach.

Qing Yuanyang couldn’t have discovered the spies from the Demon Country, right...

But that couldn’t really be considered spying, it was just passing on some recent actions of the Order, it shouldn’t count... right?

Regardless of whether it counted, it would be quite awkward if Qing Yuanyang found out at this moment.

So Lu Zixun simply kept quiet, silence is golden.

The Order members who were cleaning up the battlefield noticed a strange scene— their leader and Lu Zixun stood side by side in the center of the combat area, the silent atmosphere seemingly painting a picture of something.

The combat supervisor who received this message even came over to take a look and found that it was indeed so.

After a period of silence, he issued an order.

"No one is allowed to disturb the chairman and Lord Xun."

"Lord Xun, did you encounter any members of the Crimson when you came over?"

As they returned to the Insect Slaying Zone, Qing Yuanyang turned his head to look at Lu Zixun.

Thinking of the Crimson member he had encountered on the way, Lu Zixun thought for a moment and then said, "I did, and I killed him."

Hearing this, Qing Yuanyang silently nodded his head, that lined up,

It would be illogical for the Crimson not to have any measures against Lu Zixun.

However, Qing Yuanyang certainly wouldn’t say that it was proper.

After a while, Qing Yuanyang sighed, "I was too hasty this time, Lord Xun, I owe you a favor."

If Lu Zixun hadn’t come, they certainly would not have been a match for that plague worm, and what would have awaited the Order would have been a total annihilation.

Nonchalantly waving his hand, Lu Zixun smiled, "But I would like to know, does the Order have any information on the plague worms?"

"Yes, I will send it to you when we get back."

Qing Yuanyang nodded, such information was certainly available.

To this, Lu Zixun said nothing, but his gaze deepened a fraction.

It seemed that the Order’s intelligence was far more extensive than he had imagined, it was time to increase his interactions with the Order.

But, the words Qing Yuanyang had just said were quite thought-provoking.

If all this was planned by the Crimson, what exactly did the Crimson intend to do?

At this moment, eliminating all the powers to stand alone might lead to the direct fall of the Crimson Land.

The Insect Clan, with their eyes covetously fixed, would not stop just because you reshuffle the powers.

Clearly, the Crimson isn’t such a foolish existence; there must be other objectives involved, perhaps just to force something out?

For a time, many confusing matters continuously merged in Lu Zixun’s mind, giving him something of a headache.

Returning to the Insect Slaying Zone, the area was also a mess, the air filled with a stench of blood no thinner than the previous battlefield.

Feeling that something was off, Qing Yuanyang’s expression changed. Could this be the true intention of the Crimson?

Upon seeing some masked bodies on the road, Qing Yuanyang quickly rushed over.

Only after confirming they were not members of the Order did Qing Yuanyang breathe a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.

Beside him, Lu Zixun, upon seeing the fatal wounds on these masked people, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

Wasn’t this Shadow’s most customary assassination technique?

It seemed that the Insect Slaying Zone had been taken control of by Zeng Haoyang.

Once Qing Yuanyang found out that an uprising had indeed taken place in the Insect Slaying Zone, but had been promptly suppressed, he could finally relax completely.

If this time, the Crimson had taken care of most of the Order’s personnel, then the idea of the Justice Goddess descending was nothing but a joke.

"Lord Xun, are these your doing?"

Qing Yuanyang, as he advanced towards the command center in Zone B, couldn’t help but glance at Lu Zixun and ask.

"No," replied Lu Zixun with a shrug, as if to say he was clueless.

The corner of his mouth twitching, Qing Yuanyang admitted to himself that he was panicking.

If these weren’t arranged by Lu Zixun, then who could have so swiftly quelled the unrest this time?

Upon learning who directed the event, Qing Yuanyang’s expression suddenly calmed. So that’s how it was; it indeed made sense.

Zeng Haoyang, carrying a faint scent of blood, first scanned Lu Zixun and, seeing no injuries on him, nodded in satisfaction.

Then, turning his gaze to Qing Yuanyang, Zeng Haoyang said indifferently, "You were too aggressive this time. If we hadn’t intervened, the Order would have been crossed off from the Crimson Land by the next day."

"I know," said Qing Yuanyang, looking down at the ground like a schoolboy being scolded.

Seeing this, Lu Zixun was shocked. What was this move?

Did Zeng Haoyang also know Qing Yuanyang?

"The purpose of the Crimson this time was to flush us out, to pull us onto the battlefield to confront the other deities."

Pausing for a moment, Zeng Haoyang let out a self-mocking laugh, "But what the Crimson doesn’t know is that we also should make our move now, as the Four-layer World is about to connect."

Lu Zixun was puzzled. Had it been more than a month since the Insect Breeding Ground connected?

How could the Four-layer World be connecting so soon?

Catching Lu Zixun’s astonished expression out of the corner of his eye, Zeng Haoyang chuckled lightly, "Both the Second Order and Third-order Worlds have their fixed deities; otherwise, why would these deities all gather in the Crimson Land? But it seems the Crimson has forgotten that the rules are changing."

At this moment, with his mind rapidly processing, Lu Zixun seemed to understand Zeng Haoyang’s meaning—could the change in rules be because of the Lord of Sin?

"At the end of the era, the gods awaken. Once all the worlds connect, the Divine Positions will increase. That is the true battlefield,"

Zeng Haoyang’s gaze was profound as he looked deeply at Qing Yuanyang, "You’re too hasty in eliminating the other Favored, forgetting how gods come to be."