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"You've got the Good Samaritan certificate from Zhao Liwen, thinking you have a 'get out of jail free' card, so you had the guts to participate in this meeting.
"Unfortunately, I've never ruled out the possibility of Zhao Liwen from the start, so I won't fully trust her conclusion.
"Now it's all clear since you've come forward yourselves; things have become much simpler."
Charles Water, leading four White Eagle Superpower Users, showed a ferocious gleam in their eyes. Suddenly, they burst into action, attacking the Superpower Users present, hoping for a desperate struggle.
However, they were only four, and Park Hyun Town's team had already hidden in a corner early on, wary of getting involved.
Only four from the White Eagle Federation, a dozen other Superpower Users, and strong combatants like Lu Heng and Xie Shi'en were present.
They were subdued in an instant.
Charles Water was pinned to the wall by Lu Heng's sword, piercing his chest.
The other three White Eagle Superpower Users were suppressed against the wall by Xie Shi'en's spiritual power, unable to break free no matter how much they struggled and cursed.
Xie Shi'en revealed a smile and said, "You're too hasty. If you had held on a bit longer, maybe you could have made it through. Let me tell you something; actually, I don't possess the Spiritual Torture Skill; I was just messing with you."
Upon hearing this, the three White Eagle Superpower Users were so furious they coughed up blood, then had their ribs crushed by the spiritual power.
Seeing the four White Eagles killed, the trio from Park Hyun Town turned pale with fear, worried that they would be next.
Moreover, they dared not harbor any thoughts of resistance.
Whether in terms of combat power or numbers, they'd be obliterated in a second if they dared to make a move.
After the four White Eagle Superpower Users were eliminated, everyone in the council hall turned to look at the Park Hyun Town trio.
The Park Hyun Town trio immediately knelt down with a thump, pleading for mercy: "We have nothing to do with those four; it was just a temporary alliance after we entered. Just temporary. We're not traitors, really not..."
As Park Hyun Town pleaded, they glanced at the task panel and, as if seeing a lifeline, they shouted,
"Completed! Look at the Challenge Task quickly; the first Challenge Task is completed. The Traitors have been cleared, so we're not Traitors."
Lu Heng indeed saw the change in the task panel. After killing the four White Eagles, the first Challenge Task showed as completed.
This also meant that the Traitors had been taken care of.
Accordingly, Park Hyun Town trio were not Traitors.
"What a pity, why didn't you take the Traitor Task?"
Lu Heng said with a look that showed he still wanted more, pushed open the door of the council hall, stepped over the threshold, and stretched a big yawn.
Just then...
The Dark Werewolf Derek Wolf suddenly sprang up, dashed out of the door, and ran wildly towards the gate of Black Stone City while shouting, "It's there! The target has appeared!"
He had smelled the scent of 027 again and was sprinting towards the gate of Black Stone City. In the blink of an eye, he dashed through the gate and disappeared at the end of the mountain path.
Lu Heng watched the fool's mad rush without any intention of chasing after him.
With 027's ability to vanish and appear unseen, it would be a miracle if that fool could catch him.
The few times 027 had appeared before seemed more like playing with him.
Lu Heng was not so obsessed with chasing down 027; if he could have encountered him, he would have liked to ask for the reasons behind his desertion.
As for whether to take action, that would depend on whether the answer was satisfactory.
...
All the tasks were completed, and the remaining two days were free time.
The Darkville Black Iron Tribe finally recaptured Black Stone City and started to relocate from Dili Castle to reinstall the society of their city.
Having been occupied by the Bloodline Demons for three years, many parts of Black Stone City had been remodeled and were no longer suitable for Black Iron Dwarves' lifestyle, so refurbishments were needed.
Besides, the magma from the Molten River had backflowed into the mines, causing significant changes in the environment of the mines beneath Black Stone City; some areas would need to be redug after the magma cooled.
Naturally, humans did not need to help with these tasks. When it came to mining, Black Iron Dwarves were the experts.
Since Black Stone City was temporarily unsuitable for habitation, Lu Heng and others returned to Dili Castle to stay temporarily, waiting for the final return time to come.
In truth, after all tasks were completed, they could choose to return early.
Including Zhao Liwen, some Superpower Users stayed only half a day before choosing to return.
Lu Heng still had business and did not choose to return, but used these two days to see if he could do some work on the gemstone of the Purgatory Sub-Dragon eyes.
"Dakville Leader, I know the Black Iron Tribe has the skills to craft gemstones; could you help me process two Sub-Dragon eye gemstones?"
The Black Iron Dwarves had finally recaptured Black Stone City, and the Dakville Leader was now full of gratitude toward Lu Heng, wishing to build a brotherly relationship.
"Of course, the strongest skill of our Black Iron Tribe is forging, followed by quenching. Gem crafting may not be our strongest, but we do have a long tradition.
"Come with me; I'll take you to see the jewelers of the tribe to see if he can help."
Lu Heng, Su Muyu, and Lin Zeyu, the trio, came to a gem workshop in Dili Castle.
There was an elderly jeweler in the gem workshop, whose beard was braided into distinctive twists.
Within the Black Iron Tribe, there were specific meanings to how the beard was braided.
Typically, the more braids one had in their beard, the higher their status.
Lu Heng took out the two Purgatory Sub-Dragon eyes, handed them over and asked, "Old Master, do you think these can be processed?"
The old master took the Sub-Dragon eyes, clicking his tongue in admiration: "These are actually dragon eyes. In my whole life, I've only seen gemstones crafted from this kind of eye once, on the warhammer of the previous generation leader."