Chapter 478: The Terrifying Ever-changing Star Lord

The fiery glow and roar of the explosion subsided.

With Akiyama as the center, the surrounding hundreds of meters of mountain forest were turned into scorched earth.

The ground was pitted, still emitting blue smoke, and the air was filled with a burnt smell.

Akiyama withdrew the defense of his golden cloak, knelt on one knee, and gasped heavily.

His short hair was burned until it curled, and his face and arms were covered in wounds.

He looked down at the [Kamikaze Imperial Robe] on his body; the light of this life-saving legendary-tier equipment had dimmed, and several cracks even appeared on its surface.

Akiyama raised his head and looked into the distance.

He hadn't expected that those inconspicuous bugs would have such a terrifying self-detonation power.

Wave after wave, endless, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

If it weren't for finally using this life-saving trump card, he might have really met his end here today.

Being worn to death alive by a group of bugs.

This was simply an extreme humiliation.

At this moment, the black sedan was long gone.

Continue chasing?

Akiyama gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

It was impossible.

He snorted coldly, dragged his exhausted body, and turned back.

He had memorized this grudge.

Meanwhile, the speeding sedan was filled with silence.

Kujo Kazuya, who was driving, was pale, his knuckles gripping the steering wheel were white, and he didn't even dare to look at the man in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Kalen's face was dark, his chest heaving violently, staring at the rapidly receding night view outside the window.

Polina leaned against the seat, narrowing her eyes slightly, wondering what she was thinking.

The explosion just now still lingered in everyone's mind.

After a long time, Kalen finally couldn't help breaking the silence.

He turned his head, his gaze fixed dead on the man in the back seat who still looked like "Kujo Koji".

"The power erupted by those Soldier Beetles just now…"

Kalen's voice was a bit dry.

"Actually beat an S-Class legendary Professional with no power to fight back."

He asked himself, even if he made a full-out move himself, he definitely couldn't produce this kind of suppression effect.

That wasn't purely powerful strength, but a destruction sparing no cost.

Kalen stared at Zhou Huai and asked word by word.

"Just what rank of Professionals are you?"

Zhou Huai slowly opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked.

"Guess?"

Kalen was so angered by his attitude that he almost jumped up.

"Guess your head! I'm talking business with you!"

He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressed his anger, and his tone became serious.

"Since we are in a cooperative relationship, I think it's best we have the proper candor between us."

"Even if you don't say it, I can figure it out."

Kalen's eyes became sharp.

"You are definitely also an SS-Rank Professional."

"Unexpectedly, besides Gandalf and Zhao Qingcang, your Great Xia Country actually hides such a trump card like you."

Polina ignored the conversation between the two; she cared more about practical issues.

She straightened her body and asked straightforwardly.

"Where are you planning to take us next?"

Zhou Huai glanced out the car window and thought for a moment.

"Taking advantage of the fact that this skin of mine is still usable, we will head straight out of the city."

"If we wait for Kujo Koji to react and completely blockade all entrances and exits of Tokyo City."

"Even if I continue to impersonate him, we won't be able to get out."

Polina nodded.

She continued to press.

"What about after leaving the city?"

"How should we choose among those four places?"

"Are we going directly to Lake Kawaguchi?"

Hearing this, Zhou Huai smiled.

"After leaving the city, we can wait patiently."

"At that time, someone will point out the correct location for us."

Polina's brows frowned.

"Who is that person you mentioned?"

However, Zhou Huai said no more.

He simply leaned back against the seat and silently closed his eyes.

Kalen found Zhou Huai very unpleasant, but didn't dare to speak out.

The exploding Soldier Beetles just now made him very wary; if it were him, dealing with them would also be very troublesome.

Ghost knows how many such bugs he still had, so he could only snort coldly and maintain silence.

Polina still wasn't giving up.

Through all the previous manifestations.

She became more and more curious about this Ever-changing Star Lord.

Her body quietly moved closer to Zhou Huai, almost pressing against him.

One hand rested lightly on Insect Emperor Caesar's thigh.

She lowered her voice with a trace of enchantment.

"Tell us what your plan actually is."

"Or, telling just me alone is fine too."

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly.

Little girl, playing this trick again.

This was Polina's professional ability "Dominator of Desire", as long as one generated desire towards her, they could control the target's will.

Zhou Huai had experienced it before.

He instantly extracted his consciousness from the body of Insect Emperor Caesar.

And returned to his own true body.

Inside the carriage.

Insect Emperor Caesar, having lost Zhou Huai's control, instantly lost the disguised humanity on his body.

A terrifying aura erupted!

Insect Emperor Caesar, who had originally closed his eyes, abruptly opened them.

Cold, dead silent, carrying no emotion whatsoever.

Just like a god looking down on ants.

He made no extra movements, simply spitting out a single word.

"Scram."

This word carried no energy, yet it was like a heavy hammer, fiercely smashing against Polina's Soul.

Polina's seductive smile instantly froze.

Her complexion instantly turned pale with a "swish", without a trace of blood color.

In her charming eyes, her pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, leaving only pure fear.

She felt as if her heart was clenched by an invisible hand, and even her breathing stopped.

Her body trembled violently out of control, and her teeth chattered.

Her hand resting on Insect Emperor Caesar's leg abruptly shrank back like an electric shock, as if she had touched something terrifying.

This terrifying pressure was not aimed solely at Polina.

Kalen in the front row and Kujo Kazuya driving were also enveloped by the aftermath of the aura.

Kalen only felt a chill rush straight from his back to the top of his head, and all the hair on his body stood on end.

He felt that he was no longer a powerful SS-Rank Professional, but a targeted prey, unable to even raise the thought of resisting.

This feeling…

Such a terrifying sense of oppression, he had never experienced it even on that Federation Archbishop Andrew!

Was this really just an SS-Rank Professional?!

Kujo Kazuya driving was even more scared out of his wits.

His hand gripping the steering wheel trembled violently, and the car body began to sway on the mountain road, almost crashing into the guardrail.

He felt surrounded by immense pressure, ready to be crushed at any moment.

The air inside the carriage was terrifyingly quiet.

Third floor of the Evernight Base.

Zhou Huai lay on the bed, looking at the scared-out-of-their-wits appearance of the three people in the car through the shared perspective of Insect Emperor Caesar, and smiled.

"It's good to simply deter them a bit."

"Lest these two fellows cause trouble for me later."

He thought to himself.

In fact, the person he mentioned who "would point out the correct location for us" was Akiyama, who had just been blown into a very disheveled state by his Soldier Beetles.

In the explosion just now, Zhou Huai wasn't just trying to stop him.

The real purpose was a heteromorphic Parasite hidden inside.

Under the cover of the explosion, that Parasite, smaller than dust, had already been implanted into Akiyama's body.

From now on, no matter where Akiyama was, Zhou Huai could know it clearly.

Akiyama was Kujo Koji's close bodyguard; wherever he was represented where Kujo Koji was.

With Kujo Koji's personality, Zhou Huai didn't believe he would comfortably hand over something as precious as the Pendulum of Life to others.

Especially at the juncture of using it soon.

Therefore, Zhou Huai was convinced that as long as he followed Akiyama, he would definitely find Kujo Koji, and he would definitely find the Pendulum of Life.

This was his true plan.