Chapter 474 - Supreme Merchant Group’s Assault

Jing Jing stood up, each movement carried an alluring pull. Han Wu could barely steady himself and felt his vision waver. It was a fatal mistake to make in a battle.

Han Wu suppressed his imagination and managed to say, “Jing Jing, you look... different.”

Jing Jing’s spiritual flames flickered in her eyes as she blinked. “Do you... like it?”

Han Wu turned his head away. “

Cough...

Not bad.”

Jing Jing smiled, pleased with his answer. “Dear God, after absorbing the energy within those chips, I advanced into an Earthsunder undead. Not only did I receive a trace of Fate’s power, but I also awakened the Latent Seductive Bone, which allows me to seduce my foes with my every move.”

Han Wu had to admit that the seductive prowess was very potent. He could already imagine how her future foes would suffer on the battlefield.

“What about the power of Fate?” Han Wu had never heard of it and wanted to know more.

Jing Jing demonstrated for him. She first smashed a vase in her room, then released a red thread from her finger, which stitched the fragmented pieces together until the vase turned whole again.

Han Wu had never seen anything like it and could already imagine how to use that kind of power. “That Skill... Can you use it to heal wounds?”

Jing Jing nodded. “Yes, but the stronger my target is, the more power I need to channel. At present, I can only revive a Heroic life form.”

“You can revive them?!” Han Wu exclaimed.

Jing Jing had gained an incredible power. If he could, he would’ve marched back to the casino, beaten up the owner again, and forced him to hand over even more chips.

While the two were researching the power of Fate, the outside world stirred with unrest. A fleet of 500 Small-class ships, 300 Middle-class ships, 100 Big-class ships, three Giant-class ships, and one Behemoth-class ship the size of 1 million square kilometers was flying toward Han Wu’s territory.

Every ship proudly carried the Supreme Merchant Group’s banner. Inside the Behemoth-class ship, Yin Ming and Xi Jie were kneeling before the higher-ups and reporting what they had experienced. However, they had intentionally concealed many key details, including the fact that they were the ones who had broken the rules and attacked first.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

One of the directors, Major God Yin De, howled, “Preposterous! How dare a single God rob us? Such impudence!”

The second director, Xi Wa, asked, “Are you two certain that he’s just a God?”

Xi Wa was Xi Jie’s grandfather.

“It’s true! His name is Han Wu and his locusts are very strong. He also had an Earthsunder Hecatoncheiras,” Xi Jie explained.

The higher-ups fell silent at the mention of the Earthsunder life form. These powerful life forms were strategic war assets and very difficult to obtain. Even their wealthy group had only eight after so many years. Worse, one of them had been slain. The death of one Earthsunder Giant Protector incurred losses equal to an entire ship of wares.

The third director, Hu Lan, asked, “What about the 100% pure Abyssal Netherstone? Does it really exist?”

“We both saw it with our own eyes and tested it with the machine. It’s definitely real.”

The three directors drew deep breaths. Even though they had held their positions for a very long time, they had only ever seen a 99% pure Abyssal Netherstone.

A high-purity Abyssal Netherstone could jump in value with 1% of improvement. Now they were talking about a 100% pure Abyssal Netherstone with no trace of impurity.

“Yin De, if we can secure a steady supply of 100% pure Abyssal Netherstones, then we might still recover our losses.” Xi Wa spoke and gave a pointed wink. He was hinting that Xi Jie and Yin Ming deserved a reward.

Yin De nodded. “Indeed, you two discovered the existence of a 100% pure Abyssal Netherstone and have paved an important path for the Supreme Merchant Group’s growth. It counts as a significant contribution.”

Yin Ming and Xi Jie smiled. They had been hoping that they would be rewarded.

Only Hu Lan remained suspicious. “I have a question. Let’s set aside whether a 100% pure Abyssal Netherstone exists. I want to know how the two of you managed to escape from Han Wu but not Jiang Ming.”

The question stunned Yin Ming and Xi Jie, and they couldn’t answer it on the spot. They had no idea why Jiang Ming hadn’t escaped either.

Truth to be told, Han Wu had focused on them and wouldn’t have troubled Jiang Ming. Moreover, Jiang Ming’s losses had been minimal. He should have been able to flee even if he sacrificed most of his units.

Yin Ming was about to explain, but Xi Jie tapped his shoulder to stop him. “That’s because Supervisor Jiang defected to the enemy.”

The three directors stared at him in shock. Jiang Ming had served the Supreme Merchant Group for centuries. Aside from the group’s elusive CEO and the three directors, Jiang Ming held the highest authority. Moreover, his work was exemplary. If not, Yin De and Xi Wa wouldn’t have entrusted their descendants under his tutelage.

“Xi Jie, you cannot lie. Are you sure you are telling the truth?” Xi Wa asked sternly.

Xi Jie refused to drop his plan to frame Jiang Ming. If he stayed quiet, Jiang Ming would return and reveal how they had broken the rules first. Their rewards would be retracted, and they would lose their positions. Xi Jie also believed Jiang Ming had shown clear bias toward Han Wu during the trade. He saw the favoritism as proof that the two had some hidden connection.

“I am telling the truth. You can ask Yin Ming. He was there too.” Xi Jie turned toward Yin Ming.

Yin Ming cursed to himself. Xi Jie had acted without consulting him, and that irritated him. If their statements didn’t match, they would face a penalty close to striking a customer first. If anyone uncovered the lie, the punishment would be severe.

However, it was too late. They rode the same wagon now, and if Yin Ming failed to support Xi Jie, both would face certain death when Jiang Ming returned. To preserve his family’s honor, Yin Ming remained silent for a moment, then lied as well, “Yes, Xi Jie is telling the truth. Please capture Jiang Ming and enact justice for us.”

After they claimed that Jiang Ming had betrayed them, the directors exchanged a look. They needed no words and understood each other at once. “We will call our entire fleet to teach Han Wu a lesson so he learns that the Supreme Merchant Group isn’t weak and to capture Jiang Ming so we can investigate this matter.”