CHAPTER 172: CHAPTER 172 THE SECRET OF THE CYAN ALLIANCE

Piggy Dragon suddenly stood up and snorted.

Its mouth suddenly opened wide.

The originally bluish skin of Piggy Dragon began to slowly wriggle, gradually returning to its original appearance.

Zhu Qiang immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

Piggy Dragon had already activated its skill.

Devour.

After absorbing all the enemy’s skills into its body, Piggy Dragon’s Devouring Skill ensures it won’t take any damage.

It just leaves it immobile in place!

Zhu Qiang excitedly shouted, "Piggy Dragon, clever!"

Ye Chen and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Only the Scorpion’s face looked displeased!

The Scorpion cursed angrily, "Giant Poisonous Scorpion, continue the attack!"

The Giant Poisonous Scorpion, dragging its long venomous sting, moved toward Piggy Dragon.

But the Blood Asura wouldn’t give it the chance.

Whoosh!

Shadow Assault!

In the blink of an eye, Blood Asura appeared in front of the Giant Poisonous Scorpion, the Blood God Scythe slicing through the venomous sting on its tail.

Sizzle!

A snapping sound reverberated.

The venomous sting at the rear of the Giant Poisonous Scorpion fell to the ground instantly.

-24000!

This strike hit its tail but didn’t cause much damage.

However, the Giant Poisonous Scorpion losing its sting was like a venomous snake losing its fangs.

The Vajra Ape immediately stood in front of Piggy Dragon, fending off the other charging enemies for it.

Blood Asura then engaged in combat with the Giant Poisonous Scorpion.

The Blood Asura completely overpowered the Giant Poisonous Scorpion.

The Blood God Scythe kept slashing at the Giant Poisonous Scorpion.

The Giant Poisonous Scorpion had a layer of hard armor, blocking quite a bit of the damage.

With Critical Strike and Bloodthirst activated, Blood Asura barely managed to inflict 19000 damage.

Although the damage wasn’t as high as expected, the Giant Poisonous Scorpion, with only its two pincers, was helpless against Blood Asura.

Blood Asura had already secured an invincible position, finally letting out a chuckle.

Blood Wings fluttered behind her.

Her speed skyrocketed again.

She continued to unleash rapid attacks on the Giant Poisonous Scorpion.

In no time, the Giant Poisonous Scorpion had less than 25,000 blood volume left.

At this moment, the Scorpion shouted, "Stop! I have something to say!"

Ye Chen whispered, "Blood Asura, hold off for now!"

At Ye Chen’s words, Blood Asura ceased her attack.

Ye Chen looked at the Scorpion and said, "Speak quickly!"

The Scorpion somberly said, "I’ll tell you a secret about the Cyan Alliance, will you spare us?"

Ye Chen laughed and said, "A secret, a Cyan Alliance secret?"

The Scorpion nodded, "Yes, a secret of the Cyan Alliance. I assume you came here with some grudge against the Cyan Alliance, so I guess you’d be interested in this secret."

Seeing the serious expression on the Scorpion’s face, Ye Chen nodded, "Oh, then go ahead and tell us."

The Scorpion shook its head, "You first promise me you’ll let us go after I tell you."

"What right do you have to bargain with me here?"

The Scorpion laughed, "Right, I don’t have the right, but I’d like to try for my brothers."

Ye Chen had already noticed something was wrong.

When they launched the attack earlier, the group surrounding the Scorpion remained motionless.

Those who died rushed right at the start of the battle.

It seems there was something fishy among them.

The Scorpion, seeing Ye Chen’s thoughtful expression, laughed, "You guessed right, the ones who died had nothing to do with me, but the remaining ones are my good brothers!"

Ye Chen became interested and said, "Explain in detail."

The Scorpion sighed and said, "Actually, before the chaos, I was a sworn enemy of the Cyan Alliance’s leader, and after the chaos, I became his subordinate. These people here are my former brothers. Those who died were from the Cyan Alliance, so I don’t feel sorry for their deaths. Do you really think that everyone in the Cyan Alliance is entirely loyal to it? Many within were forced to join under coercion or enticement."

Ye Chen hadn’t thought of this, indicating that the Cyan Alliance wasn’t as stable internally as it seemed.

The Scorpion continued, "You must be from another faction, and my brothers here are quite capable. Why not let us join you?"

Ye Chen shook his head and laughed.

That was, of course, impossible.

With people like the Scorpion, who betray when danger comes, how could they let them join the Star Alliance?

If they did, it would be like placing a time bomb beside themselves.

Ye Chen said, "Fine, tell me the secret, and I promise to let you go. But you must leave Qing County, or if I see you again, I’ll wipe you out!"

Upon hearing this, the Scorpion bowed deeply to Ye Chen and said, "Thank you!"

A moment later, the Scorpion said, "Do you really think the Law Enforcement Alliance can’t seize Qing County?"

Ye Chen frowned slightly, "What do you mean by that?"

The Scorpion laughed and said, "The Cyan Alliance has no more than 8,000 people at best. The Law Enforcement Alliance is vast, with over ten thousand people just in the Aggregation District. If the Aggregation District’s Law Enforcement Alliance can’t take it, what about the Seventh Region’s Law Enforcement Alliance? The Law Enforcement Alliance doesn’t disallow other alliances; they only disallow those they can’t control."

"The reason the Cyan Alliance can thrive so securely and singularly is due to a transaction they made with the Law Enforcement Alliance in the Aggregation District. The Cyan Alliance pays a monthly tribute of gold coins and numerous resources to the Law Enforcement Alliance there. In return, the Law Enforcement Alliance promised not to establish a presence in Qing County and even helps the Cyan Alliance sell goods outside, extracting gold coins from it."

Ye Chen’s brow furrowed even more as he said, "A transaction with the Law Enforcement Alliance? Selling goods?"

The Scorpion nodded, "Yes, it’s because the upper management of the Aggregation District’s Law Enforcement Alliance is neglectful, treating the scattered teams and ordinary people of Qing County like dirt. All these factories and other industries send whatever they produce to the Law Enforcement Alliance, which then sells them across other regions to extract gold coins."

"Moreover, the Cyan Alliance submits a significant amount of gold coins to the higher-ups of the Aggregation District’s Law Enforcement Alliance every month. In the entire Law Enforcement Alliance, those in the Aggregation District’s higher management are incredibly wealthy!"

Ye Chen couldn’t help but exclaim, "I didn’t realize the Law Enforcement Alliance was so corrupt."

The Scorpion laughed, "It’s not the Law Enforcement Alliance that’s dirty, but the upper management in the Aggregation District. Why does the Cyan Alliance sell goods through the Law Enforcement Alliance? Because other regions’ Law Enforcement Alliances refuse to collude with the Cyan Alliance!"

Ye Chen finally understood.

It seemed his previous perception of the Law Enforcement Alliance wasn’t accurate, which explained why Chen Ruxin said not all Law Enforcement Alliances are like the one in the Aggregation District.

The quality of a Law Enforcement Alliance depends on its upper management.

What the upper management is like shapes the Law Enforcement Alliance.