At this moment, the tablet in his hands was displaying the battle situation in the Southern District.
A marker, blinking with a red dot, vanished entirely after entering West Port.
Evidently, it had left the surveillance range.
Councilman Zhang, seated next to him, had a cold, expressionless face. He spoke indifferently, "Nie, the Deacon, calm yourself. The Yan Family won't stir up any storm worth worrying about, as long as that Gu Master doesn't successfully refine the Blood Demon Gu. If possible, the Saint would prefer we take action against the You Ying Group."
Nie, the Deacon, was momentarily stunned. "The You Ying Group from the Dark World? We've avoided crossing paths with them all these years; won't moving against them suddenly spark a conflict? After all, they're not easy prey."
Councilman Zhang replied coldly, "The Saint's opinion is, this is a rare opportunity to showcase our strength. Even Minister Lu has personally stepped in, and Director Chen is involved too."
He paused briefly, "The Omega Sequence is also assembling. Isn't that sufficient?"
"Indeed, on paper, the strength should be enough."
Nie, the Deacon, let out a sigh. "Let's just hope Minister Lu can capture the Nightmare Master soon."
Below, in the burning villa district, a terrifying spiritual aura enveloped a thousand meters' radius. It was an intensely chaotic spiritual fluctuation, nearly at Holy Land Level, where Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire converged into violent currents.
Not long ago, Minister Chen had teleported directly to the Yanshan Road Villa District using an Escape Technique.
Coincidentally, the Nightmare Master hadn't escaped in time, and she caught him on the spot.
As suspected, the Nightmare Master had indeed survived, and moreover, advanced to the Sixth Rank.
He had become an exceptionally dangerous high-level Gu Master.
A black Land Rover barreled into West Port, the accelerator seemingly pressed to its limit as it hurtled ahead like a beast. It brutally knocked two pedestrians aside and sped straight toward the port dock.
Meanwhile, a snow-white Lamborghini tore through the storm, racing up to follow.
"Young Master, calm down! We're going too fast!"
Chen Qing's face was pale, her voice urgent as she pleaded, "Slow down! We've already lost contact with our teammates!"
Lu Zicheng's face was blank, his gaze frozen over, but his bloodshot eyes revealed a hidden fury surging beneath.
"None of you understand the Nightmare Master, but I do. I was his student once. If the Nightmare Master intentionally collided with my sister, it means that his focus isn't on himself. Therefore, I won't pin all my hopes on my sister."
"Although my rank isn't high enough to kill the Gu Master, I'll destroy everything he desires—at any cost."
His voice was calm, yet it carried the weight of a brewing storm.
Chen Qing could feel the violent Qi raging within him, like a volcano about to erupt.
She knew that no matter how much she tried to talk sense, this man wouldn't listen.
It was rare to see this man lose his composure.
Ever since that disaster eight years ago, Lu Zicheng had become a completely different person—apathetic and disheveled.
Only when a certain name was mentioned would he sharpen his claws once more, becoming dangerous.
That name belonged to the Nightmare Master.
Eight years ago, on that fateful rainy night, Lu Zicheng lost everything.
His mentor, his teammates, his one true love.
And it was all because of the Nightmare Master.
Before defecting, the Nightmare Master had been this man's team leader.
Under the tempest of today's storm, Lu Zicheng seemed to have returned to his former sharp-edged self.
That look in his eyes.
Lu Zicheng murmured softly, "I'll avenge you."
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