Chapter 28

1

Tony leaned against the shelf, surrounded by a slightly strange smell. They had just done pest control here, even though Tony's warehouse didn't have any pests. It was just a requirement from the academy.

"Is this a mission?" asked Pia.

"That woman said we have the right to choose this mission because she hasn't assigned one. So, you can all choose freely," Tony replied.

"Do you think we want to listen to that woman?" Pia asked.

"‘Snake in the House’ is probably her," Tony said, reaching behind him into the freezer to grab an ice pop. He tore open the package and took a bite, saying, "Don't you all listen to her in The Human Realm?"

"It's true that we listen to her, but it's a different story if it's voluntary."

"If you all don't want to, then I and Han will go and complete it."

Tony swallowed the bitten ice pop and looked like he was ready to set off. Han had just finished class and arrived here as well.

"I can't see Qin Yang's direction," Pichu said, still looking straight ahead. He used the power of his eyes to search for his target.

"Will Second Brother accept this mission?" Pia took out a spicy strip from the corner of the warehouse, while Tony continued drawing on a small notebook.

"I don't know, you decide. But Tony really wants to, and Big Brother wants to as well." Pichu could read the other person's thoughts with his eyes, but the interference caused by his abilities made it difficult for him to make a decisive decision.

"Hmph, I never planned on not going. I just wanted to see how our bald brother would motivate us, but it seems he's indifferent like this."

"I said, you all can choose not to go, but I have to go."

"We three siblings also have our reasons for needing to go, but don't you realize finding him is related to our master?"

"Han." Tony turned around and put a blank piece of paper beside Han, who then infused magic into the paper. He then stuck it to the wall, displaying a pile of activity data on this three square meter wall.

"A week ago, ghost ships appeared in the southern sea area. The people on the ships were all killed by their companions, and their time of death was not long because only the dead could leave there. So, no one personally spoke about their experiences, but there are special means and voice recordings from the ghost ships, revealing a strange voice. It's true that 'Dragon's Roar' was the result of someone intentionally guiding it, but regardless of what this voice is, Qin Yang did experience battles in that sea area. These are all prerequisites."

"What do these prerequisites indicate? Do they indicate which direction we should go in the five countries?"

"Wrong. I don't need to find someone, I just need to wait and create an opportunity for someone to meet him." Han pointed to another place in the footage, showing a wreckage of a plane in ruins.

"A visiting delegation?"

"The prerequisites I mentioned earlier correspond to this. What pierced through the plane?"

"Qin Yang or something related to Qin Yang." Big Brother Pinno awakened from his meditation. He appeared calm, seemingly only focused on the old and worn-out book of Zen practice, but he had been paying attention to the key points of the mission.

"The people on this plane are all gods. The casualties are nearly zero, but we must give an explanation for the sake of face. The whole visiting delegation is in the greedy state of the five countries."

"Can this visiting delegation find people?"

"Finding people is not our objective. Such matters can be left to others. The key lies in the person leading the visiting delegation." Han turned the footage again, revealing a golden-haired beauty.

"It would have been better if you had released her earlier, then we would have understood. Elena Brandt, we can't create any conflict between them, no need to plan anything once they meet."

"Elena's reputation was damaged by Qin Yang in the previous incident, so the Brandt family wants to repair it. They sent her to lead the team and create an opportunity to provoke them..."

Pia felt a rush of excitement upon hearing this. She couldn't wait because it meant their mission would be completed faster, and once the mission was over, all the grudges would be understood.

"Now we need to determine... the location."

2

Ben, the largest island in the Far East, covers an area of approximately 200,000 square kilometers. In the eastern part of Ben, there is a huge and respected martial arts academy. It is huge like a palace, and produces the most talented fighters in the entire Far East, making it undeniable rival to The Chishin Academy.

A bald man stood beneath the sign of the martial arts academy. The sign had long been broken on both sides. The bald man carried a katana that matched his height on his shoulder. He didn't say a word, just stood in front of the door, surrounded by an unusual silence because anyone who was afraid had already hidden away.

"Who is this guy? Scary, am I the only one too scared to breathe?" a man hiding behind the door whispered to his companions, all wearing identical uniforms.

"Who knows, someone who can break our century-old sign is not to be trifled with. Let's save our lives!" one of his companions, trembling with fear, decided to run away.

"Hey, coward."

"Let him be, we can already feel the danger and death in his presence. And that long katana, who normal wields such a long blade?" the other people behind the door were not surprised at the man who ran away. If their legs could move normally, they would have run away too.

"Will he come in?"

"If no one stops him, it won't be long..." the man who was scared to breathe earlier took a deep breath, gripping three shurikens in his palm.

"Hey, throwing shurikens in a head-on confrontation? He will have you before you can even throw them," someone behind the door commented.

"That's a normal katana, it's not as fast as me!" The man stepped on the wall, jumped off the outer wall, and with a slight flick of his wrist, he threw the three shurikens in a spiral towards the bald man in front of the door.

"Buzz~" The sound of the katana and the scabbard separating was heard. The bald man's body quickly tilted to the left, perfectly blocking the shurikens. The bald man appeared in front of the other man with one of the shurikens in his hand, and then, in a flash of black light, the blood-soaked shuriken appeared on a distant tree trunk.

The bald man stepped over the man's body and entered the martial arts academy.

"Where are the people from the Tianhe Martial Arts Academy?"

The martial arts academy was called Tianhe, and the broken sign wrote "Tianhe Justice" in the handwriting of the founder.

"Who are you?" Naturally, the person who asked this question was the most powerful person here. No one dared to step forward in this situation. The bald man's presence was actually not as strong as before, it was just an intentional act, but this intentional aura had already left a mark on human hearts.

"Tony."

"Mr. Tony, what brings you here?"

"Raku."

"Hmm!"

The person talking to Tony was dressed in the same style as the others, but his long hair was disheveled, and his left hand was wrapped in bandages. He held his weapon with only his left hand, a katana that looked normal compared to Tony's.

"Raku, the last remaining Sun Mask in the Far East. You refused to participate because of your arm injury," Tony stared at the opponent's arm and said.

The other party seemed very relieved on his arm, relieved that he could proudly refuse to participate because of the injury on his arm. Nowadays, there are not many people who have returned alive with the Sun Mask, and there are hardly any left who could survive after seven days. The Sun Mask of Dongzhi did not return at all. There was no need for the Sun Mask bearers to hide their injuries from each other; anyone could see it.

"Are you relieved?"

"No! How did you find me?"

"Is it difficult? I have everyone's names in my hands, including those stars. The mask is your protection, but someone has already betrayed you."

"Who?"

Tony smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, restraining his sarcasm. "No need to know, your only role is to help me control all the 'Raku' people in Dongzhi, can you do it? Tianhedao Yi."

Tianhedao Yi, this man's name was spoken by Tony himself, not revealed by the other party. It was enough to let the other party know that there were no secrets in front of him.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you just because I'm your left hand?" Tianhedao Yi drew out his sword, a sudden and unannounced cut, leaving a sharp blade aura five meters away from Tony.

Tony advanced directly, his body passing unscathed through the blade aura. He dropped the sword he was carrying to the ground and dragged it, effortlessly pulling out the sword with a casual manner. At some point, Tony's sword was emitting a green light.

"Weird... you... don't come any closer!"

Without hesitation, Tony lifted his elongated sword and coldly said to the person, "One answer, speak up or die in silence."

The green light from the elongated sword was extremely powerful, possessing the power to challenge the sky, but this was just a flamboyant gesture from Tony.

"Defend against my sword first."

The clash of the two swords sounded suffocating to the ears of those hiding.

After three strikes, Tony swung his wrist forcefully, causing Tianhedao Yi's sword to slip from his hand, all in less than two seconds.

"Did you defend against my sword?" Tony asked in response.

Tianhedao Yi knelt in front of Tony. The sword in his left hand was something he took pride in, but it was defeated in less than two seconds. He believed that the bald man in front of him was not human.

"Are you a god?"

"God? I'm called Tony - the Sword Demon King."

"Haha... Demon King." Tianhedao Yi said dispiritedly, "We all use swords, I lost. Give me death!"

"Decapitation?" Tony glanced downward, not saying it sincerely, "You are still useful!"

Tony's sword circled halfway around Tianhedao Yi before landing on his neck. "Your life is in my hands. Only I can give it to you. Stay alive, until that day." Tony said and then patted his shoulder as if he were the owner, walking into the martial arts hall.

"Find Qin Yang."

"Hmm?" Tianhedao Yi, with disheveled hair, turned his head to look at Tony. He knew the name Qin Yang, but he didn't understand why Tony's target was still this young man. It was also something he couldn't understand why those people were so enthusiastic about participating in Eve Magic's actions.

"Finding him is your mission. The sooner you find him, the more chances you have to stay alive. Wasn't that what you wanted when you broke your own arm?"