Several awakened refugees, responsible for guarding the alien beasts, were on guard duty, chatting idly.
"So close." A third-tier, early-stage refugee Awakener lamented, his tone filled with resentment.
"If I had been promoted to the third rank two days earlier, the position next to Deputy Commander Ma, Xiao Hu, would definitely have been mine."
"That way I can go to the banquet with the team leader too."
Another refugee awakened individual, who was crouching in the corner, couldn't help but laugh after hearing this:
"Almost? You're way off." He stood up, shook the rain off his raincoat, and continued:
"Commander Li Yu gave us so many resources in order to discover talented people."
"We compete on talent. Whoever has the talent gets to play. It's very fair."
He looked at the third-tier awakened one and teased him:
"You still need to face reality and improve yourself."
As they spoke, they were completely unaware that two figures had already appeared inside the city lord's mansion, and were even quietly standing not far in front of them.
Both of them were wearing special black cloaks, and even when the rain fell, it seemed to pass through the cloaks and their bodies without touching them at all.
The cloak fluttered gently in the wind without making a sound, clearly indicating that it was not an ordinary rain garment.
One of them had a sinister face, but his eyes were as black and lifeless as the deep sea, and he wore a black bracelet on his wrist; the words "[Deep Sea Guardian - Seventh Seat 'Dark Tide']" appeared on it.
The other person had a deep blue complexion and always smiled unconsciously, revealing sharp teeth. A deep blue, misty ring was wrapped around his finger, also bearing the inscription: "Deep Sea Guardian – Ninth Seat 'Abyss Shark'!"
Their powerful aura was completely concealed, making them stand out from their surroundings as if they had just stepped out of another dimension.
The abyssal shark bared its teeth, fiddling with the cloak that was a bit too tight for it, and muttered a disgruntled complaint:
"Is it really necessary to wear a concealment cloak for such a simple task? This cloak is so tight it's killing me."
After finishing speaking, Abyss Shark glanced at the refugee awakeners responsible for guarding the alien beasts and curled his lip in disdain: "These little minions think they can detect our presence? That's a huge joke."
He continued confidently:
"Even if I stand in front of them and speak loudly, they won't even notice me."
Dark Tide, with his sinister face, sneered, a hint of wariness in his dark eyes, and coldly replied:
"You should still wear it. After all, according to Lao Wu, that female tyrannosaurus from Zhongzhou is also in Yangcheng. It's best not to alert her."
"If things go wrong because of your negligence, you can't afford the consequences."
Abyss Shark, however, seemed unconcerned and took a few more steps forward nonchalantly: "What's there to be afraid of? With our strength, I don't believe there are many awakened beings in Central Continent who can rival us."
An Chao was speechless for a moment after hearing this; how could someone drink like this after eating just a few dishes?
He knew very well that the Awakened Ones of Zhongzhou were extremely low-key, and many powerful individuals even spent a lot of money in private to avoid being ranked on the Wind and Cloud Ranking.
However, Dark Tide didn't argue with Abyss Shark. He just looked up at the rain falling from the sky. That Central Plains female Tyrannosaurus was not to be trifled with.
The once confident Abyss Shark suddenly thought of the female Tyrannosaurus's terrifying abilities and her meddlesome nature, and a sense of unease rose in his heart.
He stopped arguing and instead tightened his cloak to make sure his body wasn't exposed at all.
Immediately afterward, Abyss Shark remembered the mission he was on, looked around, and asked somewhat anxiously:
Where is Young Master Ao?
"We can't waste too much time here."
Dark Tide also looked around with some confusion, then looked down at the black bracelet on his wrist and frowned, saying:
"The coordinates shown above say it's right here, but I don't see the people being held captive."
The abyssal shark suddenly opened its massive jaws, grinned, revealing its gleaming white teeth, and said menacingly as if it could devour a person:
"It's a pity that Li Yu isn't here, otherwise we could have taken care of him too, and I could have tasted what it's like to eat Star Lord."
"I've heard that the Star Lord's power is very special. If I can absorb it after eating it, my strength might reach a higher level."
Dark Tide's eyes were completely black, as deep as black holes, constantly scanning all targets within its field of vision.
As he searched for Young Master Ao, he casually mentioned:
"Wasn't it announced at the last minute that another star lord has been added?"
Abyss Shark scoffed dismissively and slowly drew his weapon:
"So what if he's a newly promoted star lord? If we run into him, we'll let him taste our deep-sea 'eternal drowning'! We can just eat two of them at once."
He held a kusarigama in his hand, covered with mutated coral polyps that seemed to sense their master's murderous intent, extending their fangs as if trying to devour something.
Looking at the arrogant and extremely confident Abyss Shark, Dark Tide actually nodded slightly, revealing an expression of approval.
As far as he knew, the selection of the Star Lords was not based on strength, but on a combination of factors, so the Star Lords were not invincible powerhouses.
As two of the Deep Sea Watchers, they were not afraid of the Star Lord's reputation and respected strength above all else.
Furthermore, they knew that Bai Ya, who was only the twelfth seat before, was able to successfully complete the mission in front of Li Yu and escape unscathed.
It should be noted that Bai Ya's strength was no match for any of them, which was enough to show that Li Yu's strength was not much better.
However, considering that a new Star Lord has just been born here, in order to prevent the two Star Lords from increasing their strength by working together.
As a precaution, the Deepsea Watchers organization dispatched both of their members to carry out the mission together.
However, both of them seemed to have completely underestimated the leap in Li Yu's strength that becoming a Star Lord would bring.
The Li Yu of today is no longer the refugee who was easily suppressed by high-level awakened individuals.
After searching for a long time without success, An Chao frowned, a puzzled expression on his face:
"What's going on? It should be right here."
He looked at the black cloth covering the creature with suspicion, but it was clear that it was just a strange beast, and large strange beasts were not unusual to them.
The two were clearly overconfident. With incomplete information, they had no idea that Young Master Ao had already possessed a strange beast.
Abyss Shark turned to Dark Tide: "What do we do now? We can't just go back empty-handed."
An Chao's eyes sharpened, and he quickly calculated a countermeasure in his mind before saying in a cold voice:
"I'll activate the 'Sky Cover' mechanism; you go and interrogate them. With so many people, are you afraid we won't get the information?"
With that, he forcefully flung his cloak into the sky.
At the same time, dark supernatural power surged from his eyes.
The cloak, blown about by the supernatural power, seemed to come alive and rapidly expanded in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, it was like a huge black curtain, completely covering everything below.
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