Chapter 467 - Zong Chengs death (1/2)

It was as though getting here made it feel like the troubles of the war were cast far away.

But instead of taking the main road, this vehicle suddenly made a detour at some point and drove into the extensive mountain range.

The young man deliberately parked the off-road vehicle in an extremely remote place and got out. He took out all of his belongings before pushing them over into a ravine.

He probably did this so no one would discover his whereabouts. This young man was extremely careful and took so many precautions to hide his tracks. In fact, to avoid whatever he was trying to avoid, he even planned to trek across the treacherous mountain range.

The young man wore a backpack. The water and food he had inside were enough for him to trek all the way to the Central Plains on foot.

Suddenly, this young man turned his head and looked at his homeland with a hint of nostalgia and hatred on his face. He promised himself that he would return someday.

But when he turned back around, someone on a small hill in the mountain range ahead smiled at him and said, “What are you looking at?”

The young man was shocked. He turned around and drew a pistol from his waist, ready to shoot. He reacted like a bird startled by the twang of a bow.

But as he turned around, the man sitting on the hill chuckled and snapped his fingers. Then the young man’s face turned blank.

“Let’s play a game.” Li Shentan said with a smile, “The game is called ‘Twenty Questions.’ So, what’s your name?”

“Zong Cheng, Zong Xiang,” the young man answered.

Li Shentan was stunned. “Why do you have two names? Besides, Zong Cheng doesn’t look like you.”

“I used to be called Zong Xiang, but now I’m known as Zong Cheng,” the young man answered. “I planted a seed within Zong Xiang with my superpower and turned him into a puppet.”

Li Shentan was a little surprised. Even he did not expect that Zong Cheng would possess such a power. Thinking about it, wouldn’t this mean that Zong Cheng would be as good as immortal as long as he planted a part of his consciousness in others?

Furthermore, the Zong Consortium’s members had probably not realized this was something that could be done.

Within the Zong Consortium, both Zong Cheng and Zong Xiang could be considered competitors. Since there could only be one patriarch of the organization, there would have to be clearly defined winners and losers.

Both Zong Cheng and Zong Xiang were from the main branch of the family. Previously, some people from the third and fourth ancillary branches tried to sow discord between them, but little did they know that Zong Cheng had put Zong Xiang under his control a long time ago.

Moreover, Zong Xiang continued living in the Zong Consortium like a normal person, so no one discovered that something like that could have happened.

This power was way too strange. If the other organizations’ leaders were to also fall under Zong Cheng’s control, wouldn’t it be extremely easy for him to bring them down?

Although Zong Cheng could only control a small number of people, Li Shentan had not expected this power could actually get branched into a different power.

Li Shentan asked, “Do you have any other ‘seeds’ out there? Is it the same for everyone you gain control over?”

“No.” Zong Xiang said, “The seeds are extremely rare. Only by controlling a fixed group of people for an extended time can I draw on their mental strength to create the seeds. There was supposed to be another seed out there, but I didn’t have the chance to use it.”

“That’s good.” Li Shentan said with a smile, “It’s such a disgrace that I have a similar power as someone like you.”

At this point, a flash of anger and struggle appeared on Zong Xiang’s face. It was as though he was trying to break free from Li Shentan’s control. But before he could really react, his consciousness was once again suppressed by Li Shentan.

Li Shentan’s superpower seemed to be a natural “nemesis” against other mind controlling supernatural beings such as Zong Cheng.

Li Shentan posed a few more questions to him regarding the Zong Consortium’s war efforts and found out that the Zong Consortium was plagued by multiple crises and could no longer resist Fortress 178.

He also found out about how the 131st Brigade had gone back to Stronghold 146 and caused a huge ruckus there.

Li Shentan said with a helpless smile, “To think that rather than helping, I nearly got in his way instead? But what happened sounds quite interesting.”

To someone like Li Shentan, interesting things had become something he looked forward to in life.