Redd stopped questioning and just stood blankly in the corridor.
A moment later, his face turned grim, and he turned to leave: "Sure enough, I knew the matter behind this wasn't that simple. It seems it's directed at me."
He was going to Tizi Country; he wanted to find out the truth about Lina's resurrection.
His beloved, who had died years ago, reappeared before him. After experiencing the feeling of being together again for the past few days, he didn't want to lose her again.
That night, he chartered a private plane directly to Roset City in Tizi Country.
It was six o'clock the next morning. Jiang Yan wore a white shirt and black trousers, his hair casually tied back.
He held a cup of coffee, quietly watching the sun rise over the distant sea.
Beside him, the Blood Master stood silently, and the Weaver of Illusions perched on his shoulder, transforming him into an ordinary Caucasians man.
Although it was six o'clock, many office workers were already hurrying through the streets.
Among these people, an old man in black clothes, black trousers, old canvas shoes, and a slight hunchback.
He seemed to be looking for something, glancing around.
But soon, he spotted Jiang Yan, who was standing by the roadside watching the sunrise, among the crowd. His demeanor was simply too unique, making him incredibly conspicuous among the passersby.
Redd walked over with a grim expression.
Jiang Yan smiled, turning to look at Redd: "Good morning, Duke Redd."
"What do you want by using Lina to lure me here?" Redd glared directly at Jiang Yan, his voice somewhat gritted.
The moment he saw Jiang Yan, he wanted to attack him immediately.
But as soon as this thought appeared, a sense of crisis surged in his heart, as if he would face fatal danger if he made a move against Jiang Yan.
This danger came from the sea not far away.
Jiang Yan smiled, not answering directly: "Duke, you must have been quite happy these past few days, why the grim face?"
Redd stared at Jiang Yan, then suddenly said: "If you can master the ability to resurrect the dead, or a similar cloning ability, how many people do you think would come looking for you if I released this news?"
"Duke Redd, you don't need to scare me. These things are useless to me. Let me introduce myself, I am Jiang Yan, the leader of the Monster Association." Jiang Yan looked at him, his eyes flickering.
'Monster Association!' Redd's eyes flashed. He had heard of this organization; someone had reported it to him during the days he spent with Lina.
It was a new organization whose reputation in the Awakened Ones world could only be described as notorious, and it was not afraid of his threats at all.
Jiang Yan looked at Redd and continued: "Also, I need to correct you. This isn't some cloning technique; this is pure soul resurrection. The current Lina is your true wife."
"However, this ability has a huge flaw." Jiang Yan's lips curled slightly as he looked at Redd.
Upon hearing Jiang Yan say it was resurrection, Redd's face showed shock. The ability to resurrect had never been heard of throughout history, yet now it had happened to him.
Redd still instinctively asked: "What flaw?"
"That is, the target's soul will completely dissipate after a period of time." Jiang Yan looked at him with profound eyes.
"You deserve to die!" Redd's face filled with murderous intent upon hearing this, his previously suppressed anger finally erupting.
His wife had been dead for so many years, and now Jiang Yan had resurrected her only to have her soul dissipate, which instantly made him lose his reason.
Whoosh! His right hand instantly turned into a blur, stabbing towards Jiang Yan's heart.
Bang! Just as it was about to pierce, a red, translucent hexagonal energy screen suddenly appeared, firmly blocking Redd's attack.
The loud bang startled everyone on the street, who all turned to look in the direction of the sound.
Redd's pupils contracted. He quickly turned to look at the Caucasians man beside Jiang Yan. Although he hadn't used his full strength in that attack, the other party had clearly blocked it without being serious.
He saw the man gently raise his left hand, holding up an index finger, his gaze cold as he looked at him.
'A Fifth-Level Awakener?' Redd hadn't expected Jiang Yan to have a Fifth-Level Awakener by his side.
Puff puff puff!
Bubbles began to appear on the distant sea surface, as if something was rapidly rising. The sense of crisis Redd had felt earlier quickly intensified.
Jiang Yan shouted without turning his head: "Stop!"
The churning sea surface immediately calmed down.
Jiang Yan looked at Redd with a faint smile: "Duke, why such a temper? I called you here to give your wife a way to live. Of course, if you insist on continuing to fight, then I can only give up on Lina."
Redd lowered his hand, looking at Jiang Yan and saying in a deep voice: "What do you want me to do?"
Jiang Yan looked at Redd and said: "Saving Lina requires a very special item, but this item needs the 'self-contribution' of everyone in Roset City and seven days to grow."
"What you need to do is to kill or repel the attacking Level Five Awakened Ones within these seven days." Jiang Yan told him directly.
Redd fell silent. He knew what Jiang Yan meant by 'self-contribution'.
But Roset City had a population of over a million; that was over a million people.
However, when he thought of Lina lying in the hospital bed, and then of Jiang Yan's words about her soul dissipating soon.
Redd's gaze gradually firmed: 'For Lina, I'm sorry to all of you.'
He looked at Jiang Yan and warned: "After this is done, you'd better completely cure Lina, otherwise I will risk my old life to kill you."
"Come with me, Duke." Jiang Yan walked towards the city center with a faint smile, the Blood Master following behind him.
Redd quickly followed.
The three moved extremely fast, reaching the city center in just one minute.
The passersby around them hurried along, all rushing to work.
Jiang Yan extended a single hand towards the road ahead: "Come out!"
Buzz! A ripple flashed through the surroundings. In the distance, a purplish-black cloud mass appeared out of thin air.
"This is!" Redd felt an extremely evil aura emerge from the cloud mass, and his expression changed slightly.
Rumble!
Rumbling sounds emanated from within the cloud mass. The passersby on the street stopped, looking at the appearing cloud mass.
Some even took out their phones to start filming.
The purplish-black cloud mass expanded to over a hundred meters, then rapidly dispersed, as onlookers watched.
A hundred-meter-tall tree with a pale white trunk appeared. Blood-red branches extended from the top of the tree, adorned with countless white skulls, looking incredibly eerie and terrifying.
"Oh my God, Lord, what is this thing?" A Caucasians fat man in a white shirt and jeans stared at the skeleton tree in shock.
Not far away, a Priest wearing a cross looked at the tree with a pale face: "Lord, has the devil descended upon the earth?"