Published: February 12, 2025
The ground of the Holy City had been treated, a feat that even the Cloud Summit Villa admired.
The ground of Cloud Summit was also treated, but it was based on defensive formations. In fact, due to the presence of two top laboratories, the underground of Cloud Summit was even larger than its surface; they had two cities.
However, the area of the Holy City was many times larger than that of Cloud Summit. With such a vast area, it was extremely difficult to treat all the places.
Moreover, this kind of undertaking could only be executed by personnel with the relevant traits, and it required a considerable amount of manpower and resources.
To ensure that a city would not be disturbed by mutated life forms, the cost was extremely high.
However, the treatment in the Holy City was not as meticulous or 'high-end' as that of Cloud Summit, especially in some ordinary areas, which were far inferior to the palace or military camp’s treatment.
In Ahmed's eyes, the disgusting monsters were naturally the nine treasures and the white giant earthworm he had abducted from North America.
Both creatures were eighth-level, and the nine treasures were even infinitely close to ninth-level, thanks to its ability to absorb energy at any time and the favorable environment provided by Cloud Summit.
For instance, Lan Glaze, among others.
With high levels, good treatment, and helpers, their strength was naturally formidable.
According to logic, the ground near the palace should have been treated well. However, the nine treasures' keen sense of smell and robust digging ability allowed it to find a weakness. Together with its wife, they broke through the ground and arrived at the center of the Holy City.
A surge of anger rose from Ahmed's heart.
These people were too arrogant!
They attacked the surrounding city gates and had killed off some guards he didn't care much about; that was acceptable, but they had come here! They had reached the center of the Holy City before the palace!
Although they posed no threat to Ahmed, this behavior, akin to wiping snot on something beloved, infuriated the king here.
He threw out an object, a gold block the size of a fist. After being tossed, it grew larger and faster as it soared through the air. By the time it reached the nine treasures' head, it was already like a small mountain.
It was unclear if this object inherently emitted a golden glow or was itself a golden-grade equipment, but it certainly felt very dangerous.
The nine treasures didn't expect such an attack right after it appeared, with most of its body still underground. Its instincts told it this object was hazardous.
Calling out to its wife, the two eighth-level life forms prepared to launch a counterattack. They couldn't evade, as they had come on a mission; reaching the Holy City was not the goal, but to open an underground passage for other life forms to enter.
"Ah!"
A scream that didn't seem too loud but was incredibly piercing suddenly rang out. The large gold block swayed, its descent slowed, and its direction even shifted slightly.
"I'll handle this; you two continue with your work."
A soft female voice made the nine treasures couple immediately abandon their attack. They didn't even glance at the falling gold block, instead swaying their large bodies twice before drilling up from the ground, revealing the dark tunnel beneath.
At some unknown point, the spirit woman, holding the black cat, had appeared on the ground. The earlier scream was hers.
The spirit woman looked at the gold block and waved her hand as if swatting away a fly. Surprisingly, the gold block followed the direction of her hand and flew off to land on the side, crashing down with a thud that shook the surroundings.
This ninth-level being, who was uneasy about being brought here by Ye Zhongming, locked eyes with Ahmed, who was above in the palace, and suddenly smiled.
"Strange fellow, is... incomplete?"
Her voice was soft and spoken in Chinese, but Ahmed still heard it, his face paling slightly.
This statement was clearly not simple; it was a mental attack initiated by the spirit woman.