Chapter Nineteen: Stripping You of Everything

“North Gate? North Gate—it sounds just right. From now on, our gang will be called the North Gate Society!” Zhang Baotong said with an exuberant smile.

“Yin Chengmei, what’s wrong with you?” Ai Jia asked anxiously, thinking she might be unwell.

“What kind of people came this morning?” Chen Yue asked coldly. As for Shangguan Ye, the ringleader who brought her all these troubles, unless he falls into her hands again, she was determined to make him remember this lesson well.

These sinister figures, once they captured an Eliminator, would tear them into pieces with ferocity. But the Eliminators’ bodies were special; even if torn apart, their fragments would reassemble, soon restoring them to their original form.

Though Ai Jia kept her head lowered, she could feel the bone-chilling cold emanating from Bing Chen. She didn’t understand why Bing Chen was helping her. She had never understood why he had helped her once in that café, and now, here again, why was he still by her side?

Zhou Chao suddenly saw his body stepping down from the helicopter, his chest tightening so much that even breathing became difficult.

“Come in,” Lin Yingkong said, his gaze gently sweeping over him. Zhuang Mengtian’s expression instantly faltered, and he shyly retreated to the back of the group.

Mu Qingya was surprised in her heart; Mo Ao seemed determined to make things difficult for her. “Reporting to Your Majesty, please take a look,” she said, motioning for Le Qi to present the cloth bundle that had fallen from Liang Yi’s arms.

Now that everyone had grown up, Wu Yi believed that if Li Liangyu knew who he truly was, he would never let him off so easily.

Faced with the officials’ insults, Li Dongsheng ignored them completely. He had only one mouth—how could he possibly retort against so many?

In the distance, among the four altars, one stood empty. The other three were bound by chains, bathed in sacred light, with a figure prostrate beneath each.

Fang Cheng kept firing at the zombies below. Due to the lack of widespread long-range weapons, Fang Cheng’s side was at a severe disadvantage. Zombies wouldn’t climb the walls, so they couldn’t engage in close combat, and without ranged capabilities, the battle was at an impasse.

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“You don’t want to play? But I want to kill you!” Xing Yue’er struck out with a palm, her sacred body power roaring, stars and moons shimmering wildly.

“Boom!” The palace at the center of the golden lotus slowly opened its tightly shut doors, extending a pathway formed from lotus petals.

Yang Lili and the others laughed on the side, even Zou Qin pretended not to hear. Lu Xuan understood now—was there really any need for further explanation in such a situation?

After the burly man who had stood up for Chen An left, he took a winding route to a luxurious mansion. The servant guarding the entrance said nothing upon seeing him and directly led him inside.

Jiang Tian was indifferent and calm as he approached the entrance to the third level of the “Heaven Beyond Heaven Hidden Armory.”

As the humming sound echoed through the space, I immediately realized that the red liquid was actually a swarm of insects.

Just as Xiao Jiansheng’s great path was about to vanish, Ma Fu coldly watched the fading shadow. Through it, she vaguely sensed something different, an entirely new scene unfolding.

Gong Yinping suddenly pressed her with a question she was completely unprepared for. Her face turned pale, and she stood there dumbfounded, unsure how to respond.

“Hey? It’s really lively here!” Dai Lingyu poked her head in and found that today’s uproar at Flying Fish Manor had surprisingly subdued the formidable and authoritative Master Deng’s son, Liu Gongzi.

“Dr. Cheng hasn’t had it easy either. Her baby hasn’t been born yet, and the father, Bai Ze, lost his precious life in flood rescue efforts.”

Descending the stairs, seeing the diverse guests on the first floor and the waitstaff bustling through the lobby, Qu Yanyang took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, smiled wryly, and put on a cheerful face to greet the guests.

Apart from the ancient great races like dragons, phoenixes, and qilins, there were also strange beasts that appeared during the primordial era.

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This was a battle of vastly unequal strength, a fight whose outcome seemed predetermined, yet everyone’s spirits were high. In their experience, such dramatic leap challenges were rare and exciting.

Hearing Su Tianyin’s words, Hu Tianyuan’s stiff shoulders relaxed, and his gaze softened considerably.

As he spoke and bowed, he casually brushed his palm across his sleeve. Imo Qinghe preferred pale colors and wore a moon-white robe today. The brush revealed a bright red stain on the sleeve immediately.

As they spoke, the two reached the rear hatch of the Kun-style fighter. The pilot was waiting at the entrance—Phil Coulson’s longtime partner, the fearsome and renowned “Iron Cavalry,” Melinda May.

When the man heard the word “punishment,” he instantly became limp and soul-empty, as soft as a puddle of mud. Without two platinum agents supporting him, he would have collapsed.

Dozens of energy blades instantly severed the ropes wrapped around the club wielder’s neck in the blink of an eye.

The Corpse Demon King’s body was destroyed by Huo Bao, forcing him to possess another to escape. Now, having returned under the command of the Heavenly Buddha, his whereabouts were unknown.

Dealing with a mere mountain stronghold didn’t require much effort. A few ceramic pots were thrown, and most of the wooden structures caught fire. Even the gate’s defenses collapsed, and the five battle eagles were ready to withdraw.