CHAPTER 639: CHAPTER 638: ZONE C FALLS, BLOODTHIRST PRESIDES

Returning to his own room, Ge Changming opened the video sent by Ling.

After watching it carefully, he realized that the situation was very serious, as so many things had occurred recently.

The Insect Breeding Grounds hadn’t been connected for a full month.

Now, the Four-layer World had drawn closer, and not a single clue about the Human Ghost issue in Zone 20 had been uncovered.

The fire in the Crimson Land was burning fiercer by the day, and sooner or later it would fall upon the Demon Country.

Especially when he saw that the world connection could actually eliminate the unique features of the ruins, Ge Changming was completely deprived of any desire to sleep.

It seemed like Demon Country’s future development plans needed a change, Ge Changming poured himself a cup of coffee, his eyes brimming with contemplation.

Tonight, it wasn’t just Ge Changming who was sleepless; Lu Zixun also, with a face full of helpless frustration, was slumped in front of the computer.

Even though the world would still turn without Lu Zixun, Demon Country had been developing for half a year now.

The previously subtle problems had become evident under circumstances that accelerated the world’s connection.

The problem of insufficient high-end combat power remained.

After the Four-layer World had connected, Lu Zixun could clearly feel an increase in the Spiritual Energy Fluctuations in the air.

This without a doubt would hasten the cultivation speed of the Spiritual Ability Users.

But for the Demon Ability Users, their strength wasn’t improved by Spiritual Energy.

If they didn’t find a way to accelerate the absorption speed of the Power of Faith, the strength of Spiritual Ability Users would eventually surpass that of the Demon Country.

By then, relying solely on Lu Zixun alone would be difficult to sustain.

Moreover, the speed at which Lu Zixun improved his strength was not so defy-the-heavens.

At the very least, Yang Guohong’s current strength had already surpassed the I-Level.

Feeling a headache, Lu Zixun began to research how to gather the Power of Faith, and this research went on all night.

The next morning.

Lu Zixun and Ge Changming, both with dark circles under their eyes, were in the conference room.

They were explaining to the Demon Country’s higher-ups the scenarios that Demon Country would face in the future.

In the face of this situation, the higher-ups of Demon Country remained quite calm.

After all, this had already been commonplace; the struggles faced by Demon Country weren’t new.

"Technological development can’t be neglected, while the improvement of strength is also key. So next, we need to find a method to speed up the collection of the Power of Faith."

After Ge Changming had finished speaking, Lu Zixun added, "We now know that even the Divine need the Power of Faith, which means our approach is undoubtedly competing with those Believers for it, so we’ll need to be more cautious going forward."

Listening to the familiar concept, Tang Qinglan looked up and said, "Isn’t this just business competition?"

"Eh?"

Not expecting Tang Qinglan to understand this, Lu Zixun turned to look at her, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"Um, no."

Spreading her hands, Tang Qinglan shook her head, "But as it stands, we are basically outcompeted. If not for the fact that Derivative Abilities can only be granted to Spiritual Ability Users, we might have even less speed in gathering the Power of Faith, as we don’t possess any competitive attractions for them."

"What you say makes sense."

Geng Xiyuan couldn’t help but interject, "That means we can’t develop Spiritual Ability Users externally to provide us with the Power of Faith, right?"

Tang Qinglan gave Geng Xiyuan a look and didn’t say anything in response to his knowingly rhetorical question.

"The competitive edge has come into play."

Feeling like he was in a class, Lu Zixun felt a headache, "According to what you’re saying, then there’s virtually no way to increase the gathering speed of the Power of Faith?"

"That’s almost correct."

Nodding, Tang Qinglan added, "Another thing is that we are demons and they are humans, which alone makes it difficult to develop Spiritual Ability Users to provide us with the Power of Faith."

Considering these factors, Lu Zixun suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

It seemed that in the short term, aiming for a leap in the strength of Demon Country was unlikely.

After discussing the issue of the Power of Faith for a whole morning with no outcome, and feeling extremely tired, Lu Zixun simply called off the meeting.

There must be a way out of the mountain when the car reaches the front – take things as they come.

When he woke up, it was already evening.

Sitting on the bed in a daze, then coming to his senses, Lu Zixun took out his phone and checked on the green fog situation.

As soon as the green fog appeared, Order intervened and began the investigation.

The final conclusion was the same as what Lu Zixun had sensed.

The green fog was harmless to humans, serving only to obstruct visibility.

With the official explanation, the Spiritual Ability Users in the Insect Slaying Zone were only briefly panicked; no riots occurred.

Lu Zixun didn’t pay much attention to this as he knew the green fog would soon be cleared by Order’s Extraordinary Abilities without causing much disturbance.

After getting up to eat dinner, Lu Zixun prepared to go back to sleep when he received a call from Zeng Haoyang.

An Insect Tide had gathered at the Insect Breeding Ground and started an assault on Zone C.

The harmless green fog had affected the accuracy of the Spiritual Ability Users’ Magic during the war, and without breaking the Insect Tide’s formation in the first wave, Zone C had fallen.

Upon hearing this news, Lu Zixun’s mouth twitched, wishing he could slap himself – why did he have to jinx it?

"So, the goal of the Plague God’s Believers was to help the Insect Clan take down Zone C?"

Lu Zixun narrowed his eyes, "If that’s the case, then what are they really after?"

This matter hadn’t heavily damaged Order nor had it caused much harm to the Insect Slaying Zone.

It was just the loss of a region, allowing the Insect Clan to occupy it for a short time.

Without surprise, Order would gather Spiritual Ability Users to take back Zone C by tomorrow.

"At the moment Zone C fell, the Bloodthirsty Emperor arrived at Zone C."

Zeng Haoyang’s words on the phone shocked Lu Zixun – how had the Bloodthirsty Emperor reappeared?

If that was the case, then the goal of the Plague God’s Believers was quite clear.

It was to assist the Insect Breeding Ground in attacking the Crimson Land.

Lu Zixun tapped his finger on the table thoughtfully.

If he were still in Zone C, such a thing could never have happened. He wondered, could this be a good thing for Demon Country?

With that thought, Lu Zixun went straight to wake up Ge Changming.

In the midst of Ge Changming’s resentful gaze, Lu Zixun quickly relayed the events that transpired.

"Since the Crimson can build a reputation, I think it’s time for a change in the Demon Country’s image as well – this is an opportunity for change."

Hearing Lu Zixun say this, Ge Changming took a deep breath, "I understand. I’ll arrange for someone to handle this right away. These people always need to lose something before they know regret."

Looking at the departing figure of Ge Changming, the corners of Lu Zixun’s mouth slightly rose.

This was something he had learned from Yang Guohong.