With that nonchalant word, "Return."

The dozens of Dawnbreaker Guild experts who had already fled thousands of meters away suddenly felt an irresistible supreme Law, pinning their bodies down like Mount Tai!

The slender man who had already squeezed half his body into a spatial rift was forcibly pulled out of the Void Realm; the red-haired burly man who had transformed into a Blazing Meteor flew back at ten times the speed he had used to escape!

Bang! Bang! Bang! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

This group of S-Rank and SS-Rank Experts, who had once reigned supreme and been insufferably arrogant in the old era, were grabbed by the back of their necks by an invisible force and dragged back without any power to resist.

Just a single command!

These dozens of people uncontrollably turned around and flew back, lining up in two rows before Zhou Huai in a posture of humiliation!

Zhou Huai stood on the back of the demi-god level Demon Dragon Xiao Hei, arms crossed, looking down from above as he sized up this group of panting prisoners.

"As expected..."

Zhou Huai sneered, the speculation in his mind confirmed.

To that Mr. Duan, who considered himself a god, these scattered Ancient Awakened Ones were not only cannon fodder used to consume the power of the Heavenly Dao but also extremely important Law Origins.

That was why the Dawnbreaker Guild had specifically arranged for this group of elites to come and collect them so impatiently.

Unfortunately.

This group had arrived too late!

Whether it was the Ancient Awakened Ones who had awakened in Sakura Country or within Great Xia, they had long since been intercepted by Zhou Huai! The Divine Power within those Ancient Remnant Clans had already been sucked dry by Insect Emperor Caesar's Alien Parasites, leaving not even a single drop behind.

The leading red-haired burly man was drenched in sweat; he could feel the power binding him—it was a dimensional crushing that transcended modern understanding!

He gritted his teeth and forced himself to look up at the young man.

"Your... Your Excellency, what exactly do you mean by this?!"

The red-haired man growled, attempting to find a way to survive by bringing up his backing: "We are members of the Dawnbreaker Guild! We are under Mr. Duan's command!"

"I advise you to release us!"

"Otherwise, our Guild Leader will not let you off!"

"Offending Mr. Duan, even if you are a Peak SSS-Rank, it won't matter!!"

Hearing this oblivious threat, Zhou Huai couldn't help but chuckle.

"Using Mr. Duan to pressure me?"

Zhou Huai looked at this group of prey, "No need for you to waste your breath reminding me. In the future, I will naturally take the initiative to find trouble with Mr. Duan."

"As for now..."

Zhou Huai didn't bother wasting any more words with these brainwashed, die-hard believers; his lips parted slightly.

"Please, just go to sleep obediently for a while."

Words Follow the Law

That overbearing power, which even the ironclad rules of the world had to shrink back from, poured unreservedly into the Sea of Consciousness of these dozens of people.

These people simply couldn't withstand this high-dimensional power of the Word Spirit!

"Ugh—!"

The red-haired man didn't even have time to let out a scream before his eyes rolled back, and the violent Fire Law within him was extinguished.

Thud! Thud!

Like dumplings falling into a pot, these members of the Ancient Remnant Clan, who were enough to stir up a storm in the modern world, closed their eyes one after another and fell into the deepest slumber.

The Abyssal Demon Dragon Xiao Hei extended its dark-gold dragon claws and scooped them up in mid-air, grabbing the dozens of sleeping bodies in its grasp.

Chun, the dryad who had been watching the show while sitting on an ancient vine, leaped over gracefully.

She looked at the dozens of high-level experts held in Xiao Hei's claws and frowned.

"What are you keeping them for?"

Chun tilted her head, looking at Zhou Huai: "These are a bunch of Duan's lackeys. Keeping them is a hidden danger; wouldn't it be better to just kill them?"

Based on her brief understanding of Zhou Huai, this decisive and ruthless young man was no soft-hearted saint. Why would he show mercy and leave them alive?

"Kill?"

Zhou Huai glanced at the unconscious experts. "Wouldn't killing them directly be a waste of God's gifts?"

"I have a great use for them!"

These were all top-tier SS-Rank and S-Rank human batteries! Not only could they be used to ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ farm a massive amount of experience for his Clones, but he could also pry information about the Dawnbreaker Guild's headquarters from their Souls!

"Let's go."

Zhou Huai withdrew his gaze, his abyssal blood war armor emitting a metallic luster in the fierce wind. "The matters in Sakura Country have been resolved. Follow me back to Great Xia."

He sensed that the tide of crisis sweeping the globe had already pressed against the territory of Great Xia.

"Roar—!"

The Demon Dragon Xiao Hei let out a roar that shattered the clouds, flapped its wings, and turned into a streak of dark-gold light, racing toward Great Xia.

...

Meanwhile, in the Great Xia Country's Imperial Capital.

The originally clear and cloudless sky was now shrouded in a blanket of dark clouds.

Dozens of black figures，High above the capital, thousands of meters above the city.。

A cruel aura that treated all things like straw dogs poured down unreservedly, locking onto the bustling metropolis below!

Among them, there were as many as five violent fluctuations of SS-Rank Laws!

Five SS-Ranks! Plus dozens of top-tier S-Ranks!

If this force were placed in the old era, it would merely be the elite of a regional hegemon; but in the modern world, where combat power was disjointed due to the System's suppression, this was a catastrophe capable of overturning the entire fate of Great Xia!

"Wooo—! Wooo—! Wooo—!"

The shrill and piercing red air-raid sirens of the highest level broke the tranquility of the Imperial Capital, echoing frantically through every street and between every skyscraper!

The heart of Great Xia skipped a beat.

"Quickly! Everyone maintain order! Enter the underground air-raid shelters!"

"Don't push! Women and children first! Professionals are responsible for guarding the perimeter!"

"Military Defense Corps, activate the Energy Shield nodes across the city!"

On the streets below, fully armed Great Xia Military Department soldiers were shouting themselves hoarse to guide the crowd.

They moved against the panicked flow of people, using their bodies to build iron walls on the streets, guiding tens of millions of civilians to evacuate to the safe underground shelters.

Even though these soldiers' legs were shaking uncontrollably and their hands holding their guns were drenched in sweat when facing that high-dimensional pressure from the sky that could crush a Soul!

Yet, not a single person retreated a step!

This was the iron-blooded backbone of the Great Xia military!

And high in the sky.

Those dozens of Dawnbreaker Guild experts looked down at the city boiling with panic, gazing with indifference and mockery.

"Truly pathetic."

An old man in a black robe, standing at the front of the group, stroked his white beard with eyes full of contempt.

"This is the Imperial Capital of one of the so-called most powerful nations in the modern world?"

The old man shook his head, his tone disdainful. "The strength of the Professionals in this world is truly too low—so low that one can't even muster the interest to slaughter them."

"Indeed, Grand Elder."

Beside him, a burly man holding a blood-colored giant axe sneered in agreement. "In the world we used to live in, any country that was even slightly notable would have at least a dozen SS-Rank Experts stationed there, wouldn't it?"

The burly man looked down, his oppressive Divine Sense sweeping crudely across the entire Great Xia Military Department. "But in this Great Xia Country's Imperial Capital, I only detect two pathetic SS-Rank auras below."

"In such a barren place, I'd even find it too shabby to use as a sacrificial ground!"