The traitor among the Watchers, his identity revealed.

Chapter 620: Traitor Among the Watchers, Identity Exposed.

After deciding who to allocate it to, Cao Xing put the [Relic: Seed of the Forest] into his backpack.

Then, after patrolling the territory for a bit, he returned to the Lord's Castle to rest.

Night fell—

Inside the Watchers' Great Hall.

The Legendary powerhouses of the Blood Legion and the Watchers stood on their respective sides.

They all gazed at their leaders, those two Demigod-level powerhouses!

However, some changes had occurred among the Myriarchs beside the Blood Commander.

The last time the Blood Portal was opened, nine Myriarchs had appeared directly.

Later, two were slain by the Old King and Cao Xing, leaving only seven.

But now, nine Myriarchs of the Blood Legion were present here!

In other words, over the past two days, they had summoned another two Legendary creatures.

"Luo, how are the arrangements on the Ice Crystal Kingdom's side?" the Blood Commander's deep voice rang out.

The Watchers' Leader said calmly, "Everything is ready."

"Tomorrow, we will execute our plan and open more Blood Portals!

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"This time, even if the Ice Crystal King unites with other kingdoms and mobilizes all their forces, it will be in vain."

Hearing this, a trace of a smile appeared on the Blood Commander's cold face.

"Very well, leave that Otherworld Lord to us to handle!"

"He has killed so many of my people, I will definitely make him pay the price!"

The Myriarchs of the Blood Legion nearby also exuded waves of madness and desire, seemingly looking forward to tearing Cao Xing's body to shreds tomorrow!

The Watchers' Leader reminded, "This person has many tricks up his sleeve, and his trump cards are endless. You must be careful."

Hearing this, the Blood Commander said, "Don't worry."

"This time, no matter what tricks or trump cards he has, he will not be able to escape even if he grew wings!"

Then, he waved his hand casually. "Everyone, begin the operation."

In the great hall, the nine Blood Legion Myriarchs responded solemnly one after another.

"Yes, Commander!"

Then, they turned into clouds of blood mist and dissipated on the spot.

The Watchers' Leader also looked at the elders under him and said, "You all should take action as well."

The group of elders nodded in unison.

Soon, one Legendary powerhouse after another left the area.

In a corner of the great hall, a Watcher silently observed all of this and their discussed plan, his expression shifting slightly.

However, this Watcher said nothing more, still standing calmly in place.

Late in the night.

A figure quietly walked out of the great hall, seemingly preparing to leave.

His movements were very light, making no sound at all.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Where are you going?"

Hearing this, the Watcher stopped instantly.

His body stiffened slightly, and his breathing became a bit rapid.

But he quickly adjusted his state.

Slowly turning around, he said in a flat tone, "I'm going out to practice my moves."

His voice was completely flat, sounding as if he were speaking of a very ordinary matter.

However, the Watchers' Leader stared straight into his eyes, as if trying to see through the deepest secrets of his heart.

Facing this sharp gaze, the Watcher calmly met his eyes, without any panic on his face.

After a moment, the Watchers' Leader sighed with a hint of regret.

"Do you know? I have always believed that we, the Watchers, are a united whole."

"Everyone gathered together because of the same ideals, striving for a common goal."

"But—I never thought that in a group like ours, there would also breed some pests, some black sheep!"

"My heart truly aches—"

He seemed deeply pained, and a hint of sorrow appeared in his eyes.

The old-looking Watcher raised his head and asked calmly, "What are you trying to say?"

The Watchers' Leader concealed the sadness on his face, his eyes turning cold once again.

"The first time, when Elder Dark Crow's surprise attack failed, I had my doubts."

"For him, a Legendary assassin, to die silently while dealing with an Otherworld Lord…"

"…is truly somewhat unbelievable."

"But I didn't look into it deeply back then, attributing it to that kid having some special means."

Pausing, the Watchers' Leader's voice grew even colder: "But the second time, we were performing the blood summoning ritual in Velun Main City."

"For this matter, we prepared months in advance to ensure absolutely nothing went wrong, even cutting off all contact between the entire main city and the outside world."

"But as luck would have it, at this exact moment, that Otherworld Lord joined forces with the Old King and launched an attack."

"Not only did they cause heavy losses to our Watchers, but they also almost interrupted the blood summoning ritual, nearly ruining everything."

The Watcher still remained silent, listening quietly.

The Watchers' Leader's voice suddenly rose, carrying a trace of anger and disappointment: "Qinong, do you know? You have disappointed me greatly."

As he spoke, he waved his hand casually, and an invisible force suddenly pressed down.

Forcing the old man's knees to buckle, making him kneel on the spot!

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The powerful impact smashed cracks into the floorboards beneath his feet, and his kneecaps shattered on the spot!

Facing this excruciating pain, the old man didn't make a single sound, merely clenching his teeth as fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

Yet, the old man still made no other move.

Because he knew that as a Hero, before a Demigod, there was absolutely no room for resistance.

If the other party wanted to destroy him, it would only take the snap of a finger.

The Watchers' Leader's face was already ice-cold as he asked in a loud voice:

"Why did you betray me? Why did you betray the organization?"

"I helped you cure the curse on your wife, and I even allowed you to master the unique power of the Watchers."

"Have I not treated you well?"

Hearing this, Qinong raised his head, a mocking smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

He said in a raspy voice, "Do you think I don't know that my wife's curse was spread by you guys?"

"You hypocritical bastards, in order to force me to join the Watchers, you actually used my wife as a bargaining chip!"

"I only wanted to settle down peacefully with my wife in the Gale Snowfield, but you wouldn't even let me fulfill this wish!"

His voice gradually rose, carrying long-suppressed anger and pain.

"And you Watchers, claiming to act for the greater good of humanity, claiming to overthrow corrupt dynasties so that the common people of this world can control their own destinies!"

"But looking closely, what exactly have you done along the way?"

"You cooperated with the Light Evil Cult, you sacrificed the soldiers of an entire royal city, and you left countless commoners displaced and homeless!"

"Two days after the outbreak of the Blood Chaos, do you know how many people have died?"

"Do you know how many villages those Blood Legions have devoured, and how many cities they have slaughtered?"

"Or perhaps, you actually know everything, but you just pretend to see nothing?"

Facing his powerful questioning, the Watchers' Leader gradually fell silent.

The ice-cold look on his face was replaced by an almost imperceptible trace of hesitation.

After a moment, he said slowly, "What if I told you that the curse on your wife was not spread by us?"

Hearing this, Qinong let out a sneer. "Then how do you explain what followed?"

"Are you going to use that same old rhetoric again: 'For the greater good of humanity, the current sacrifices are all worth it'?"

"Then do these commoners sacrificed by you deserve to die?"

Facing his questioning, the Watchers' Leader fell silent.

Because he truly could not answer this question.

Just then, in a corner of the great hall, a figure wearing blood-colored armor emerged.

He looked at the Watchers' Leader and said in a flat tone:

"Luo, why waste so many words on a traitor like this?"

"Hand this old fellow over to me to deal with. It just so happens that I plan to deal with that kid tomorrow, so maybe he can still be of some use."

Hearing this, a flash of panic appeared on Qinong's face on the ground for the first time.

He could accept being executed after exposure, but he absolutely could not accept being used as a means to deal with his friend.

He raised his head and said in a deep voice, "If you have the ability, then kill me!"

The Blood Commander turned his head, staring at Qinong on the ground, a bloodthirsty look flashing across his pale face.

"Kill you? Don't worry, I will."

"But before you die, you will see with your own eyes how that kid is crushed to death by me, hahaha!"

The night passed quickly.

At six o'clock the next morning, the system prompt appeared on time.

"[Attention all Survivors! You have passed the fourth day of the Turbulent Period. Last night, the Blood Legion opened another 5"

"Blood Transmission Pillars, transporting more blood troops.]"

"[Please speed up your progress and destroy more Blood Transmission Pillars.]"

"[Today's Weather: Overcast turning to light snow, maximum temperature -63℃ to -76℃]"

As the prompt ended, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue woke up in their rooms right on time.

"Another 5 transmission pillars have been opened?"

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"After yesterday, I've only managed to take down 3 Teleportation Pillars in total. Looking at it this way, I'm not even keeping up with the speed at which the Blood Legion is activating them."

Cao Xing frowned slightly; the speed at which the Blood Legion was activating the Teleportation Pillars was somewhat beyond his expectations.

In fact, if he hadn't been destroying the Teleportation Pillars one after another, allowing the Ice Crystal Kingdom to free up forces to support more regions, the situation would be even more dire.

You can tell just by looking at the current number of online players.

The Blood Chaos has been erupting for two days, and the global number of online players dropped below 2 billion on the first day, and decreased by another 20 million on the second day.

These 20 million-plus people are not simply just 20 million ordinary people.

They are Otherworld Lords who have been developing in this world for several months.

Counting the combat citizens under their command, at least hundreds of millions of living beings have suffered at the hands of the Blood Legion.

That is why they are able to activate so many Blood Teleportation Pillars within a single day.

Cao Xing took a deep breath and thought to himself: "It seems I have to speed up again today."

"Seraphis currently has a speed of over a thousand to nearly two thousand kilometers per hour. At full burst, the time it takes for us to destroy a Teleportation Pillar and fight is less than an hour."

"If we fight day and night, we can destroy at least twenty-plus Teleportation Pillars in a day!"

Therefore, Cao Xing pressed the communication device on his ear and said quickly: "All combat personnel, today we will continue to use yesterday's combat method to kill more of the Blood Legion."

"Understood! My Lord!"

The responses of the various squad leaders immediately rang in his ears.

The warriors camping in the wilderness quickly sprang into action.

They quickly packed up the camp, polished their weapons, and began their day of battle.

Cao Xing left the Lord's Castle with Liu Muxue and arrived at the central plaza. Following his order, one figure after another walked out from the rooms.

Glacier Sacred Guard Braum, Saint Light Sage Isabelle, Legendary Assassin Sarah, Dragon Rider Empress Bing Lan, and Legendary Thunder Mage Zevelin.

And… Valkyrie Malenina.

A total of six Legendary combatants.

Cao Xing said: "Today, just like before, you all enter the necromancers bag and wait first."

Everyone nodded one after another.

Then, he waved his hand and collected all four Legendary heroes—Braum, Sarah, Zevelin, and Malenina—into the necromancers bag.

Four figures remained on the spot; it was the same original team that destroyed the Teleportation Pillars yesterday.

Cao Xing continued: "Today, our goal is to destroy the Blood Teleportation Pillars in three locations: the Central River Basin, the Shadow Swamp, and the Snowy Highland."

"Then we will charge directly to the vicinity of the Eternal Frost Main City and destroy the other two Blood Teleportation Pillars."

"Move quickly and strive to eradicate all the Blood Teleportation Pillars within the territory of the Ice Crystal Kingdom within a day!"

On the field, these three powerful women straightened their expressions and nodded solemnly.

At the same time, Seraphis flapped its wings and carried them high into the sky.

Today's first location is the Central River Basin, which is over a thousand kilometers away from them.

Even at Seraphis's speed, it would take more than half an hour to arrive.

Forty minutes later, they had arrived at their destination.

Ahead appeared a wide frozen river; the surface was as smooth as a mirror, and under the ice, turbulent undercurrents were faintly visible.

The frozen river stretched for who knows how many kilometers, endless to the eye.

On both banks of the river, the land was covered in thick snow, and between heaven and earth, it seemed only endless whiteness and silence remained.

Looking upstream along the river, about a hundred kilometers away, a glaring blood-red color appeared abruptly, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding world of ice and snow.

A huge Blood Teleportation Pillar stood by the riverbank, and hundreds of thousands of the Blood Legion were still stationed nearby.

Cao Xing said quickly: "Let's do it, quick battle, quick decision."

Hearing the order, the two Legendary-level creatures under his command moved instantly.

They arrived in front of the Blood Teleportation Pillar at top speed and launched a storm-like attack on it.

It was still a crushing victory.

In less than three minutes, they wiped out the Blood Legion and destroyed the Blood Teleportation Pillar with an overwhelming posture.

[You led your subordinates to win a large-scale battle, 'Master-level Command' proficiency +418]

[In this battle, you cumulatively killed 541,194 members of the Blood Legion, obtained 815 million EXP, and obtained 2.7433 million Battle Merits]

[You destroyed 1 Blood Teleportation Pillar, obtained 2 million Battle Merits, and 2 Divine Power Shards]

When the series of system notifications ended, Cao Xing said calmly: "Let's go, we are going to the next place."

"The Shadow Swamp."

The four figures returned to Seraphis's back and flew forward like a blue lightning bolt.

"Whoosh!"

Half an hour later, the dragon's massive figure arrived at a swampy area shrouded in shadow, and quickly found the location of the Blood Teleportation Pillar.

It was still the Dragon Speaker and Isabelle launching a powerful attack, resolving the battle in three minutes.

[You won a large-scale battle, 'Master-level Command' proficiency +315]

[In this battle, you cumulatively killed 612,974 members of the Blood Legion, obtained 815 million EXP, and obtained 3.254 million Battle Merits]

[You destroyed a Blood Teleportation Pillar, obtained 2 million Battle Merits, and obtained 2 Divine Power Shards]

From the moment they arrived at the destination until the battle ended and the Teleportation Pillar was destroyed.

It didn't even add up to an hour.

After the Blood Teleportation Pillar at the second location was resolved, Seraphis carried them to the third location in today's plan—the Snowy Highland.

"Whoosh—"

Seraphis moved at high speed, and the scenery below retreated rapidly.

When they passed through this dark swamp, a vast expanse of white appeared before their eyes again.

[You have arrived at a new area: Snowy Highland]

[Current temperature: -78℃]

Cao Xing was currently at an altitude of over two thousand meters, looking down at the scene below.

The elevation of the Snowy Highland is much higher than other places, so the temperature is also lower.

Looking out, it seemed as if an endless ocean of white had appeared before his eyes.

The snow-capped peaks in the distance towered into the clouds, like white swords piercing the sky.

Below, one could occasionally see a few lonely villages; the houses were covered in thick snow, and it looked like no one had lived there for a long time.

"This place is truly desolate—" Cao Xing sighed.

Shaking his head, he began to continue searching for the location of the Blood Teleportation Pillar.

Soon, on a plateau ahead, he saw that towering blood pillar.

It was about two hundred kilometers away from his position, and he would need to cross several mountains over ten thousand meters high to reach it.

"Let's go over."

As Cao Xing's voice sounded, Seraphis continued to fly forward.

Crossing those high mountains, this Blood Teleportation Pillar was right before their eyes, less than twenty kilometers away.

Even from this far away, Cao Xing could smell the nauseating stench of blood in the air, and the vast swathes of the Blood Legion on the ground.

"Whoosh—"

With every flap of its wings, Seraphis covered over a thousand meters, getting closer and closer to the Blood Teleportation Pillar.

And just at this moment, Cao Xing seemed to see that something was wrong with this Blood Teleportation Pillar.

Although it was still over ten kilometers away, in mid-air, he vaguely saw a blurry figure.

It was a figure locked in mid-air, limbs spread out, hanging between heaven and earth like a suffering cross.

A head of long hair was scattered messily, fluttering in the wind, appearing exceptionally bleak.

"A person?"

Cao Xing frowned tightly, a trace of doubt rising in his heart.

He always felt that this figure was somewhat familiar, as if he had had contact with them before.

As Seraphis flew closer and closer, that figure also seemed to notice something.

He struggled to lift his head, revealing a pale and haggard face.

Although the face was covered in blood stains and scars, the outline of the person could still be seen clearly.

And the moment he recognized the person's identity, his pupils contracted violently, and his heart felt as if it had been grabbed tightly by an invisible hand!

"Damn it!"

The magic power on his body erupted uncontrollably, and a sky-high killing intent surged up from him, as if the surrounding air had frozen at this moment.

Bing Lan and Isabelle, who were beside him, felt this killing intent, and their faces carried some astonishment.

They had never seen their Lord so out of control before.

But they also understood that whoever could make Cao Xing this angry must be a very important person.

Liu Muxue seemed to recognize that figure, and her brows knitted together.

She asked softly: "A-Xing, is that Mr. Qinong?"

Cao Xing took a deep breath, then nodded: "Yes—"