"How dare you destroy my weapon!!!" Viper roared, landing heavily on the ground. The force of his landing sent cracks spreading across the stone and kicked up a cloud of dust.

​"I will kill you!" He yelled, as a volatile wave of black energy burst out from his body, contaminating the air.

"I don't know who you are... But coming into my territory is a bad idea!" He looked up at Sunny, who hovered twenty meters above the ground, his hands still folded behind his back, projecting an aura of effortless dominance.

​"Are you related to the Fearless Family?" Sunny repeated his question, his gaze fixed on Viper's exposed rage.

​"That isn't your business! I will bury you here!" Viper smashed his hand on the ground, calling forth his power. A massive, horrifying black Ape Spirit—a construct of pure, solidified Celestial energy—rose behind him, standing over seventy feet tall.

​"Die!!" Viper threw a punch, and the colossal Ape Spirit mirrored the action, hurling a monstrous fist toward Sunny.

​'A spirit form created from just his Celestial energy... Impressive. Not everyone can achieve this level of control.' Sunny thought, acknowledging the technique's sophistication. He finally raised his hand and waved it in a casual, dismissive gesture. A huge, rock spike burst from the ground beneath Viper and smashed into him, sending both the massive man and his energy spirit beast flying.

​BAM!!

​Viper smashed into the ground, violently vomiting a mouthful of blood, staring at Sunny in shock and disbelief.

​"Bastard!" He roared, slamming his palm on the ground to steady himself and stand back up. With a flick of his wrist, a glittering Grand Class axe materialized in his grasp.

​"I promised, I will kill you today!" He yelled, vanishing instantly, moving with incredible speed toward Sunny.

​'He is fat, but that didn't hinder his speed at all... Is this unique cultivation technique of the Fearless Family truly this powerful? But why isn't Matilda using it?' Sunny mused, observing the sheer momentum of the attack. Viper's axe collided with a powerful Water Shield that appeared in front of Sunny a split second before impact.

​"You are strong. That I'll give you. But it's a bad thing you met me today," Sunny said, his voice calm. He instantly tapped into his Water Element control, manipulating the vital fluids within Viper's body, specifically restricting his blood flow—the same devastating move that Elemental Prism had used against Sunny in the mythic realm.

​"Ugh!"

​Viper dropped from the sky, his power collapsing inward. He smashed heavily onto the ground, his face pale and frozen in pain, his body completely paralyzed.

​Sunny slowly landed on the ground and walked toward the immobilized Viper.

​"One last time." Sunny stopped in front of him, staring down at his prone form. "I can make you experience so much pain you'll wish you were dead. To escape this, and save me the trouble, just answer my question."

​Viper stared up at him, mustering a final scoff. "You... You are strong. But can you fight my Corpse Soldiers!! Even if you kill me here, the Great Mother Madeleine will avenge me when she descends!!" he screamed at Sunny, his voice cracking with fanatical belief.

​'Great Mother Madeleine? No... He isn't referring to Lilith. Is there another "Great Mother"? And who the hell is Madeleine?' Sunny thought, frowning at the unexpected discovery.

​BOOOOM!!

​He raised his head toward the dark fortress. Countless grotesque humanoid figures were rushing out of the gate, green, corrosive goo flowing from their mouths, and rotten skin hanging loosely from their bodies.

​"Zombies? No... They can't be common zombies. He called them corpses. Are these the bodies of the people he had killed using the Fearless Family's technique? But how did he create so many? What did he use?" Sunny lowered his gaze to Viper.

​"Tell me... Who is this Madeleine?"

​"The Great Mother is the Ruler of the Dead! She is Death itself! The Great Mother is eternal and invincible!!" Viper yelled, sacrificing his last breath of defiance and instantly detonating his God Rank Core.

​"...?!!"

​BOOOOM!!!!

​Viper exploded into dust and volatile energy. Sunny, acting instantly, absorbed the whole resulting flame of energy and directed it all in a powerful wave toward the incoming creatures, burning them instantly to ash.

​"Huh? No EXP? Why is that?!" Sunny questioned the System, annoyed by the lack of reward.

​{Target doesn't have a soul, hence; no EXP.}

​Sunny slowly nodded his head in understanding. "Madeleine is the ruler of the dead? She must be involved in all this. The Fearless Family might have gained this terrifying Bloodline Harvesting Technique from her, or the creatures she commands..." He looked at the fortress and flew toward it.

​"He's dead now... I have no information! This is frustrating," he muttered, flying above the burning bodies, landing on the wall surrounding the fortress.

​"Hmm..." Sunny moved his gaze around, scanning the entire fortress complex with his spirit energy, detecting several life signs in the dungeons.

​"So many?" He flew toward the fortress entrance.

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​[Some Minutes Later.]

​After ten minutes of silent infiltration, Sunny stopped at the reinforced door of the underground dungeon. He slowly pushed the door open, staring into the dark cave, though the oppressive gloom was as clear as day to him.

​Sunny walked down the stone steps, stopping in front of dozens of people chained to the ground. With a single flick of his wrist, the rusted torches lining the wall instantly burst into life.

​"Who... who are you?" A man whose arms had been crudely cut off asked, staring at Sunny with a mixture of surprise and profound weariness.

​Sunny moved his gaze across the chamber, stopping on three men whose arms were missing, chained together near the center.

​"You three are related to the Fearless Family, why are you here?" He asked with a frown, recognizing the distinct, subtle energy signature associated with Matilda's lineage.

​"Who are you?" the central man, clearly the leader, asked, kneeling in his chains.

​"I am Sunny, Son of King Draco," Sunny answered, looking down at the three remaining scions of the shattered Fearless Family.

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