Chapter 426 Destruction (1/2)

After finding a phone booth in the Arctic region, Gao Peng called his grandfather's number.

The phone's automated voice stated that the number he was trying to call was out of range. His grandfather must have been overseeing the construction of the trade route in the Black Fog World. Gao Peng put down the receiver with a frown. Seems like Grandpa is out of reach at the moment... However, he wasn't completely out of options. Since his grandfather was unavailable, he would have to figure out something himself.

”Young Master Gao,” said Huang Ya, who was entrusted with capturing monsters in the wild. Siding with Gao Peng was the best decision he had ever made. He was now at the height of his career, with three Lord-tier familiars at his disposal.

His reputation was also at an all-time high in the Southern Sky Group. However, the group's staff was currently split into two factions. One of them was comprised of Ji Hanwu's loyalists, with Xu Heti at the helm, while the other included those who were loyal to Gao Peng. This didn't mean that they had stopped being loyal to Ji Hanwu; they simply thought that once Gao Peng succeeded his grandfather as director of the Southern Sky Group, by proving their loyalty towards him now, they would be able to secure better positions and privileges in the group.

Division among the staff was unavoidable. Short of wiping everyone's mind and turning all of them into mindless robots. there was nothing Gao Peng and his grandfather could do to reconcile both sides.

Their only option was to go with the flow. Under the guidance of Gao Peng and his grandfather, the conflict between both factions soon turned into a healthy competition among the group's staff.

”Young Master Gao, were you looking for me?” asked Huang Ya. He was overseeing his subordinates shove the monsters they had captured into their cages when Gao Peng rang him up.

”Yes, I understand... I'll bring a couple of men and familiars over to the Arctic region,” said Huang Ya.

...

On the other side of the Black Fog World, where the Lusaka Spacial Rift was located.

The room containing the black anaconda had been sealed shut, with layers of cautionary tape surrounding it completely. A number of heavily armed soldiers were posted outside the room with their familiars, nervously looking around at their surroundings.

A couple of white-uniformed researchers were coming in and out of the room like busy bees.

”So what did you find? What grade is this monster?” asked a general in a Kokang military uniform.

”We've designated the anaconda as Black Jormungandr. Judging by the skin we've collected from it, we have determined that it may be above King-tier,” said one of the researchers nervously.

Above King-tier?! Dembili narrowed his eyes. An uneasy feeling had crept into his heart. His chest was now rising and falling rapidly.

”Are you sure it's dead?” He was more than aware of what made a King-tier monster so terrifying. In terms of power level, a gaping chasm existed between a King-tier monster and a Lord-tier monster.

This anaconda was above King-tier, which meant that it was probably much more powerful than any King-tier monster that existed today while it had still been alive.

What a horrifying thought! This might have been the greatest discovery to have been made since the Cataclysm!

The core crystal of a monster above King-tier would probably be able to promote any other monster to King-tier. Its organs, flesh, and even bones would also serve as valuable ingredients.

With a King-tier monster at his disposal, Kokang's authority in the entire African region would grow exponentially. The general would also go down in history as the greatest trainer in the Kokang region. Such a discovery would automatically propel the Kokang region to greater heights of glory.

A smile surfaced on Dembili's face. He was a man proud of his own race and nation. His biggest wish was to see his own country become more powerful.

Even though this new world had united under the front of an Alliance government, in truth, discrimination still existed against smaller regions like Kokang.