In the game, Zhang Juan and the game character arrived at the warehouse together.

The inside was empty, with everything evidently cleared, leaving only a black-haired woman bound mechanically at her hands, feet, and head.

Her mouth was also stuffed, and aside from her eyes, she couldn’t move at all.

When she saw Zhang Juan, she couldn’t help but start trembling.

This showed just how terrifying Zhang Juan’s reputation as a Witch was.

[Zhang Juan (waving her hand): Take the stuff out of her mouth.]

Hearing Zhang Juan’s order, Yanos stepped forward and removed the gag for her.

[Suni (trembling): Bo… Boss…]

Zhang Juan sat on a chair brought by her subordinates, took a cup of tea, sipped it lightly, and then looked at the traitor.

[Zhang Juan (looking at Suni): I believe I’ve treated you well, even appointed you as the manager of this district, yet you betrayed me? What did they promise you? I’m really curious!]

[Suni (fearfully): Boss… I told you… Can you give me a quick end?]

[Zhang Juan (coldly): Do you think you have room to negotiate?]

Zhang Juan looked at her coldly, and she wet herself.

This made Lin Qianxuan even more curious about Zhang Juan’s past.

What on earth had she done to make her subordinates so afraid?

[Suni (lowering her head, trembling): I once secretly sold a batch of metal from the factory, and they got hold of it. I was worried about you finding out, and since they had people from Tosa backing them, I was forced to cooperate with them.]

[Zhang Juan (casually): And? That alone isn’t enough, is it?]

[Suni (hesitant): You haven’t acted for a long time, and they all say… they say you’re unable to use superpower anymore because of the overuse of Awakening Potion in the past, which caused a genetic disease…]

Awakening Potion.

A kind of drug that induces the awakening of a superpower.

If you’ve reached the age and haven’t awakened your superpower, you can use Awakening Potion to induce awakening.

However, excessive use might lead to genetic collapse or even gene mutation.

This information was common knowledge Lin Qianxuan saw while browsing the web on his smart wristband.

However, he felt that Zhang Juan’s situation wasn’t due to this reason.

Her innate talent should allow her to easily adapt to the side effects caused by the medication.

Moreover, Zhang Juan herself said it was due to the conflict of superpower genes in her body.

Lin Qianxuan guessed that Zhang Juan awakened many different high-intensity superpowers in a short time to survive. Even with her extraordinary talent, she couldn’t adapt quickly enough; this should be the fundamental reason.

So from a certain perspective, [Evolutionary Body] isn’t entirely a positive effect, but also comes with certain negative impacts. If used improperly, while it temporarily increases survival ability, it decreases long-term survivability.

[Zhang Juan (staring at Suni): So you believed it?]

[Suni (not daring to look at Zhang Juan): Boss… I… I don’t know…]

[Zhang Juan (smiling): What if I told you they weren’t wrong?]

[Suni (looking at Zhang Juan in surprise): Boss….]

Not only Suni, but the others nearby also showed slight changes in their expressions.

The face of the one called Yanos even displayed a look of panic.

The Lower City District is different from the Upper City District; here, strength is the only thing that matters.

Only the strong are qualified to make rules and maintain order.

A master without power can only be overthrown.

Support from the weak doesn’t hold significance.

A Tier Three superpower user, focused on combat, can easily take on a hundred Tier Two superpower users, and even more Tier Ones would be just adding to the count.

As for using weapons to narrow the gap?

You can use them, and others can’t?

Are you sure your weapon supply channels are better than theirs?

So the fear in Yanos and others now is mostly from worrying about being punished.

[Zhang Juan (casting a disdainful glance at them): Rest assured, although there are some minor issues, it’s more than enough to deal with those small fry.]

Upon hearing this, Yanos and the others relaxed.

[Zhang Juan (waving her hand): Give her a quick end, she’s irritating to look at without a brain.]

[Yanos (looking at Zhang Juan, slightly puzzled but still nodding): Yes!]

Instantly, Yanos clenched his fist tightly.

Invisibly, a force acted on Suni’s neck, snapping it with a crack, causing her head to tilt to the side.

“Clap clap clap~!”

A round of applause sounded.

Soon, the door opened, and a figure gradually appeared there, quickly leading a group of people inside.

The newcomer was a man dressed in gray clothes, his face quite ugly, covered with scars from various sharp weapons.

With the level of technology in this world, treating such injuries was evidently not difficult.

He probably stayed deliberately as a deterrent, or simply to highlight his own personality.

[Tosa (clapping): Witch, didn’t you used to love torturing people? Why did you give this traitor a quick death?]

[Zhang Juan (coldly laughing): I knew you wouldn’t be satisfied, but I didn’t think you’d come in person! What, want to leave some marks on yourself?]

Lin Qianxuan was surprised; could it be the marks on this guy were left by Zhang Juan?

[Tosa (grim-faced): Hmph, stop just talking and not acting. Can you still use your Superpower? Look who’s behind me?]

As Tosa spoke, three figures appeared behind him.

They were obviously Zhang Juan’s three subordinates who were in the conference room prior.

[Zhang Juan (eyes slightly narrowed): Fine, fine, fine. I gave you a way out, and you didn’t cherish it.]

At Zhang Juan’s words, the expressions of the three people slightly changed, but they didn’t make a move.

[Tosa (mockingly): Stop bluffing. When have you ever spared betrayers? Don’t you always torture them until they’re worse than dead? The five people I sent before all came back alive, and you only killed Tang Ba. When you left, the flyer crashed uncontrollably. You thought you hid it well? Your reign is over, witch!]

[Zhang Juan (disdainfully): Which one of them dares to make a move? Even if I’m in trouble, if you really wanted my life, you’re not good enough!]

[Tosa (looking at the three): If she doesn’t die, you won’t have a way out either. She can’t use her Superpower anymore, what are you afraid of?]

Hearing this, the three of them exchanged glances slightly, and one of them, a man, held a weapon resembling a bottle aimed directly at Zhang Juan.

On Zhang Juan’s side, Yanos looked back and forth between Zhang Juan and the others, appearing somewhat hesitant.

Clearly, he’s a fence-sitter, feeling a bit at a loss unable to judge the situation.

And now, the operation turn unexpectedly fell into Lin Qianxuan’s hands.

He hesitated not at all; after all, he came to be Zhang Juan’s bodyguard, so dealing with the villains seemed appropriate.

(Stepping forward, blocking in front of Zhang Juan.)

In the image, the game character steps out from beside Zhang Juan, facing Tosa and the others.

[Tosa (with a ridiculing laugh): Witch, you are just a woman after all, actually finding a pretty boy as a bodyguard. But I’m quite curious, with your looks now, how did you make him interested? Brother, you could go for that, impressive!]

Zhang Juan’s expression was gloomy, clearly appearing unpleasant.

[Michael (eyes narrowed): Boss, can you endure this? It seems you’re really done for. In the Lower City, it’s always survival of the fittest; you’re like this now, don’t blame us…..]

[Ai Pu (clenching fist): Stop the nonsense, attack quickly!]

Upon hearing this, Michael hesitated no more, the weapon in his hand resembling a bottle lighting up with circle after circle of light, and then a beam of light directly shot out.

“Whoosh~!”

In the image, the divine glow on the game character’s body burst into a shield, directly intercepting the light beam.

Nearby, Zhang Juan, who was tensed up ready to help, changed her posture, clearly relaxing, having gained confidence in the game character’s strength.

[Kale (surprised): Energy System? Wasn’t Tosa saying he’s Mind System?]

[Ai Pu (coldly staring at you): Perhaps some special mental technique; ultimately it’s still nothing more than Palace Level energy response, not much stronger than us!]

At these words, the skin on Ai Pu’s body began changing color, turning into a bronze hue with metallic reflection.

Her hands were also each covered with a pair of gauntlets.

“Boom~!”

The air exploded as she charged out, launching a punch at the game character.

And facing this attack, the game character’s response was to punch back.

“Boom~!”

“Bang~!”

The pure physical collision tore through the air, spreading shockwaves; the game character stood his ground unwaveringly, while Ai Pu was blasted out like a cannonball, breaking through the metal walls of the factory, flying to an unknown distance, and her body was reduced to a dead heap like mud in mid-air.

“Swish swish swish swish~!”

The man named Michael was surrounded by countless swirling black particles, quickly gathering into a spiral-patterned long spike and then spinning directly toward the game character.

“Swoosh~!”

This long spike, tearing through the air and spinning at high speed, made a sharp scream, and the game character’s response was to counter with a similarly fashioned spike.

“Swoosh~!”

“Puff~!”

The game character manipulated water into a highly condensed water spike; at the collision moment, it smashed the opponent’s spike into fragments scattering across the sky. The opponent had no time for another condensation as the water spike pierced through his chest, rotating and tearing his thoracic cavity, creating a massive bloody cavity.

The protective armor he wore provided no defense.

At this moment, the third attack had also arrived.

The last one, named Kale, had transformed his body into a half-energy state of constructed current, and though he acted later, his attack reached first, clasping an intensely condensed thunderball onto the game character’s body.

“Zzz~! Boom boom boom~!”

Lightning sparkled, turning the screen white.

As the lightning dispersed, traces of fire were visible everywhere around, with nearly a third of the factory destroyed, plasma flowing on the ground. The game character grasped Kale’s neck with one hand, snapping it with a crack while divine energy surged into his entire head, destroying the brain. Brain matter mixed with blood shot out of his orifices, and in an instant, Kale’s body went limp.

Thus, all the three competent traitors against Zhang Juan were dead.

The game character casually tossed his corpse aside, turning his gaze towards Tosa.

[Tosa (looking at you with a grim face): Brother, what benefits did the witch offer you? If you help me kill her, once she’s dead, we can cooperate. Her controlled area can all be yours!]

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