Swish——

The Puppet Ghost suddenly opened its eyes. Standing before it was an ordinary boy in casual clothes, wearing a hood and looking as lifeless as a dead fish. He seemed to be just over twenty years old.

Although the face was unfamiliar, the aura emanating from him was familiar and repulsive.

This is the [Pioneer]!

"How did you know I wasn't asleep?" the Puppet Ghost cautiously asked.

Even though it had been at ease facing the Locksmith and others in the [Promised Land] as a City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost, it had to be cautious with this guy.

Unexpectedly, the current [Pioneer] handling a City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost might not be much worse than Wu Liang.

If he truly realized this was a trap, the Puppet Ghost would have to discuss with Wu Liang whether to swap positions.

"Ha, knowing the punishment the Locksmith used on you, I figured sedatives might not work, or maybe you're a trap set by the Monkey and the authorities," the [Pioneer] said, squinting as he examined the Puppet Ghost.

"Oh? Since you think it's a trap, why come?" The Puppet Ghost was nearly certain this was the [Pioneer].

It just wanted to confirm if the [Pioneer] held enough value for Wu Liang to capture.

"It's because of you, of course."

The [Pioneer] sighed with some helplessness.

From all angles, he had some doubts about this woman named Luo Fei, as her appearance was too coincidental.

But he couldn't find any clues that this situation was designed by the authorities.

After all, Luo Fei, the Black Swan, was also an experimental subject set by the [Awakening Association] from the [Promised Land].

And it was an order made by the [Pioneer] himself, as he needed materials for his mental cage experiments, and the [Awakening Association] had many long-term trained slaves.

So he ordered several slaves, including Luo Fei the Black Swan, for research.

He never expected this girl to have such earth-shattering abilities!

Even if she were a trap set by the authorities from the start, the [Pioneer] considered it unlikely, seeing that Luo Fei had been trained for so long by the [Awakening Association].

Moreover, if the authorities had always known Wu Yeli's actions, they wouldn't have just eliminated him a few days ago.

So Luo Fei should be fine from the start.

Even if she had issues, the [Pioneer] had to verify them personally.

"Your potential is too great to ignore," he truthfully said.

Just as Wu Liang predicted when designing this trap—the moment [Pioneer] learned of Luo Fei's awakened ability, he couldn't choose to ignore it!

This was a high-stakes gamble!

With that, the [Pioneer] reached out his hand to touch Luo Fei's crown.

The next instant, a powerful consciousness invaded, so strong that even a City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost like the Puppet Ghost couldn't resist.

It felt as if this guy could potentially influence its Fierce Ghost entity through this avatar!

Thirty seconds? Maybe not even that long before its Fierce Ghost entity in the Capital City gets invaded by this consciousness!

This is too exaggerated...

Yet, with such a powerful [Pioneer] consciousness, too much was exposed.

The Puppet Ghost confirmed that even if he wasn't the real body, he was no ordinary consciousness fragment avatar!

Initially, in Utopian Village, his consciousness fragment avatars required various supernatural objects for support and wouldn't easily use their Fierce Ghost abilities for consciousness takeover.

But this guy used the Fierce Ghost ability immediately, proving that he valued this body's Fierce Ghost ability over any supernatural objects he had!

Therefore, without waiting for him to proceed with consciousness takeover, the Puppet Ghost smiled slyly and said:

"Hehe... you fell into the trap, pal... an old acquaintance wants to meet you..."

Swish——

In the next second, the body of the young girl Luo Fei vanished.

In her place stood a boy with a Nightmare Mask on his face, holding a rusty kitchen knife, a Life-taking Rope at his waist, a blue bird on his shoulder, and a Blood-red Oil Paper Umbrella on his head, smiling.

"Long time no see, I've really missed you, Yin Qiming!"

"Damn, why is it you!"

The [Pioneer] was nearly fainting.

He had considered this might be a trap by the authorities, but never expected it was actually Wu Liang posing as a hostage!

Since losing contact with his consciousness fragments in Utopian Village, the [Pioneer] had temporarily lost track of Wu Liang.

He had no idea when Wu Liang returned to the Capital City and devised the current trap.

The [Pioneer] was unaware that the Monkey was Wu Liang.

"You've really put in a lot of effort! Aren't you supposed to hide in the shelter under your master's wife's protection at Peach Blossom Spring? Yet you dare to come out seeking death?" the [Pioneer] said through clenched teeth.

Wu Liang swung a knife at the guy's chest, and the Thunderbird on his shoulder launched like a bomb with fierce electricity.

Boom——

In an instant, everything in front became charred, and the ground split open like an abyss.

Seeing the [Pioneer's] figure reappear not far away, Wu Liang aimed the kitchen knife at him, laughing wildly: "Hahaha! Don't just talk big! Am I seeking death? Then come and kill me!"

From leaving Utopian Village to now, whether at Mei Xin Mountain in Di Wu City or in front of the authorities in the Capital City, Wu Liang asked them to temporarily not reveal that he had returned, even imposing a restriction on their minds with the Nightmare after revealing his true identity to the three privileged heirs of [Free Will].

The world knew the Zodiac Monkey but not Wu Liang the shadow reporter.

He concealed his return so carefully just for this moment.

Although he realized on the spot that he couldn't directly kill the [Pioneer], as it wasn't the real body.

But this avatar wasn't something easily created!

The body's appearance was strikingly similar to the boyhood appearance of the [Pioneer] Yin Qiming seen in the cave.

Wu Liang speculated that this body was either [Pioneer's] blood relative or a clone created painstakingly using himself as a model!

Now, by battling this avatar, Wu Liang aimed to incapacitate the [Pioneer] until the next Supernatural Calamity came!

"So be it, though I only invaded consciousness for a moment, I found the Black Swan's awakening ability seems genuine. Today, I will eliminate this threat and create a flaw in my master's wife's heart before capturing the Black Swan at Peach Blossom Spring!"

The [Pioneer] showed killing intent in his eyes.

For Wu Liang, it was the best trap to critically injure him, and conversely, it was also a great opportunity to exploit Yao Qingxue's flaws.

This was currently his domain, with many supernatural objects and [Promised Land] members outside, and this body almost as strong as his real body, he was not without a chance to fight Wu Liang!

The competition between the authorities and the [Promised Land] before the second Supernatural Calamity rested on this king-to-king battle!

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