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Chapter 444: 441 Encirclement Again

Chapter 444: 441 Encirclement Again

Zone 2, Science Alliance.

Watching Lu Wu leave, all the bigwigs of the Science Alliance fell into silence.

They exchanged a glance.

The word “disgraceful” almost slipped out.

Clearly, they all felt each other’s behavior towards Lu Wu was nauseatingly obsequious and disgraceful.

But on second thought, they realized that they had probably not acted much better, so no one said anything.

And just as everyone in the Science Alliance was looking at each other, although Lu Wu had left, they still didn’t dare to speak any superfluous words and fell into an awkward situation with each other.

Meanwhile, Lu Wu’s clone had already made its way to the Dark Council.

As before with the Science Alliance, there was only one reason for Lu Wu’s clone’s visit to the Dark Council, and that was for the Gate Fragment.

The situation at the Dark Council was pretty much the same as at the Science Alliance.

Before Lu Wu arrived, they were all worried about their upcoming situations.

After Lu Wu showed up, they also made a complete 180-degree turn in their attitude, although it was not as extreme as the complete fawning seen at the Science Alliance, it was still bad.

After Lu Wu requested the Gate Fragment, the Dark Council, just like the Science Alliance, stated that there were no fragments left within the alliance, even offering to let Lu Wu explore their treasury.

This didn’t surprise nor did it seem dishonest to Lu Wu.

His previous dealings with the Holy Sect Alliance had been similar, and he only ended up with the original fragment.

Therefore, Lu Wu didn’t persist or have any intent to destroy the Dark Council since he wasn’t a bad person.

He merely requested that the Dark Council focus its resources on helping him gather such minor things.

In this regard, regardless of their real sentiments, the Dark Council at least agreed readily on the surface.

They all intended to stabilize Lu Wu first, keeping him deceived before doing anything else.

It seemed that Lu Wu was particularly easy to deceive, as once they agreed, he didn’t speak further and immediately dispersed his clone to leave.

Watching Lu Wu depart, the Dark Council also plunged into the same kind of silence as the Science Alliance.

The difference at the Dark Council, however, was that shortly after their silence began, a sinister voice echoed in the leader of the Dark Council’s ear.

“Are you willing to just let it go?”

As the voice sounded, the leader of the Dark Council, Domok, raised his eyebrows.

He then waved his hand as if he heard nothing, dispersing the bigwigs.

Soon, only Domok was left in the vast conference room.

“You might as well come out now.”

Following Domok’s indifferent statement, a figure emerged from a shady corner of the room.

He was an old man in coarse clothes, with white hair and beard, but his skin was remarkably ruddy.

If Lu Wu were here, he would have recognized this man as the Third Messenger of the Zero Organization, Tie Xiong.

When Domok saw Tie Xiong, his expression didn’t show much surprise, clearly expecting him to be the one to emerge.

“Speak, what do you want?”

Domok didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point as soon as Tie Xiong appeared.

Tie Xiong’s response was equally straightforward: “Kill Lu Wu!”

Domok laughed, “Just you?”

“And you!”

“What makes you think I would get involved?”

“If you didn’t want to get involved, you wouldn’t have let me out.”

Both men knew each other well; in just a few words, they fell into silence.

It wasn’t that they had nothing to say, rather they were contemplating what to say next, and how to say it.

After a long silence, Domok finally looked up at Tie Xiong: “Just the two of us isn’t enough, and I don’t trust it!”

“Then call for more, those from Elder Mountain, that group from Science Alliance, the remnants of the Holy Sect Alliance.

If they have a chance to kill Lu Wu, they definitely won’t let it slip.”

“The problem is, there might not be a chance to kill him.

Elder Mountain has already made Lu Wu’s abilities public, that almost infinite cloning is too buggy, and there’s no way to distinguish…”

“Who says there’s no way to distinguish?”

Tie Xiong’s mouth quirked up, and something appeared in his hand with a gesture.

Domok’s eyes narrowed, recognizing the piece Dudu had brought to Elder Mountain before.

“Human efforts can’t distinguish, but the Gate Fragment can!”

Domok’s eyes narrowed slightly, pondering for a moment!

“Let’s do it!

But it can’t be just the two of us doing it!”

…

Half an hour later, Domok left the headquarters of the Dark Conference.

Soon, he could be seen all over the place.

In the Science Alliance in Zone 2, the ruins of the Holy Sect Alliance in Zone 3, and Elder Mountain in Zone 1, even some forces hidden in the dark.

To these people, Lu Wu was like a shark that kept multiplying in the Alliance World.

If they let him continue, the original rules of the Alliance would soon be destroyed.

These beneficiaries, living off the original rules, would lose their vested interests if not killed by Lu Wu, this shark.

This could be seen from the pitiful state of Elder Mountain now.

So, if they had a chance to kill Lu Wu, they definitely wouldn’t give up.

But the premise is, they must be able to kill Lu Wu.

Without full confidence, many are afraid to act, including the elders from Elder Mountain.

They were the ones bullied worst by Lu Wu.

He came right under their noses, killing, setting fires, and stealing fragments right in front of them, and they were powerless to stop him, beaten down to the dust.

They hated Lu Wu intensely, but they were also extremely wary of him.

To get them to fully commit, there was only one possibility, which was proving that they really had the power to kill Lu Wu thoroughly.

And how to thoroughly prove that?

That’s simple, just set a trap for Lu Wu.

…

The day after Lu Wu took down the Holy Sect Alliance.

He was resting when a message came from the Dark Conference, they had acquired a fragment of the Gate.

Listening to this, Lu Wu was no longer sleepy.

After all, he was only one fragment away—precisely, just a bit of origin—and his power could level up to Epic 3 stars; with the Gate Fragment in play, there’s no way Lu Wu could sleep.

Immediately, Lu Wu’s clone arrived again at the Dark Conference.

Lu Wu chose to arrive in the same clone he had possessed before.

This was also a form of courtesy. The one he had possessed before was under surveillance by the Dark Conference; they would know immediately once Lu Wu arrived on site.

Lu Wu was essentially knocking on the door before he entered.

Well, looking at it this way, Lu Wu was actually quite polite.

As soon as he arrived, the people from the Dark Conference were quick to attend.

The leader of the Dark Conference, Domok, personally brought a fragment to Lu Wu.

“Mr. Lu Wu, I truly apologize for making you come all this way personally.

“If only I had known that we could find the fragment so quickly, I should have kept your address yesterday and delivered it to you personally.”

Listen, listen, listen.

Such words, such a posture, so sensible.

Even more thoughtful than a courier service.

Does it look like they are about to stab Lu Wu in the back and kill him? More obedient than a dog, right?

Lu Wu greatly appreciated this performance, but he still declined Domok’s offer to deliver it to his door.

Lu Wu would be foolish to let someone deliver to his door.

“Let’s not, you guys are also busy, and I’d better take it back myself.”

After checking the goods and making sure there were no problems, Lu Wu didn’t waste more words and left with the fragment.

Domok and others wanted to see him off but were sternly stopped by Lu Wu.

“You guys seeing me off would be inconvenient for me to operate, and you probably don’t want me to be inconvenienced, right?

Or are you trying to track down where my true self is?”

Lu Wu said this with a smile, but those who heard it turned pale as their minds raced.

“Not at all, Mr. Lu Wu is joking.”

“Take care, we won’t see you out, we hope you won’t take offense at our rudeness.”

“If you have a Gate Fragment, I hope you’re this ‘rude’ every day. Enough said, I’m leaving!”

Holding the fragment in one hand, Lu Wu waved and left.

Watching Lu Wu leave, the top brass from the Dark Conference didn’t utter any superfluous words, all displaying excessive respect and flattery.

This scene particularly disgusted the Science Alliance and other onlookers.

“Such a spineless lot, not a shred of backbone!”

When the Science Alliance spoke, they were bold without reason, completely forgetting their own demeanor previously in front of Lu Wu.

But at this moment, no one cared about these trivial matters.

Their attention was all on Lu Wu.

Clearly, the fragment was bait for Lu Wu, which served two purposes.

One was to further confirm whether the Gate Fragment could see through Lu Wu’s doppelgänger.

On this matter, the prominent figures present were very satisfied.

With the aid of the Gate Fragment, they immediately spotted the flaw in Lu Wu’s doppelgänger.

It was confirmed that the Gate Fragment indeed could expose Lu Wu’s doppelgänger.

With the power of the Gate Fragment, they could not only discern Lu Wu’s doppelgänger but even lock onto it.

They closely observed as Lu Wu’s next move under their watch involved a series of very flashy maneuvers.

From the moment Lu Wu turned around.

The fragment in his hand had already turned into an ordinary pearl, and an ordinary pearl had turned into the fragment.

This was clearly a use of “All Things.”

Then, Lu Wu’s doppelgänger placed the fragment in a corner and left with the pearl.

After that, another doppelgänger appeared and took the fragment.

The whole process was smooth and flowing.

If it weren’t for the power of the Gate on their side, they wouldn’t have noticed any flaws whatsoever.

This also vividly showed the Elder Council how Lu Wu had escaped at Elder Mountain previously.

This tactic was truly superb, but unfortunately, Lu Wu had met his match this time.

His tricks were utterly exposed under the Gate Fragment.

Not only could they see Lu Wu’s doppelgänger, but they could also trace it and find where the real Lu Wu was!

This was excellent news, and the onlookers quickly relayed the information.

Receiving this news, those who had been hesitant made up their minds.

Because everyone was very clear that this might be their last opportunity to capture Lu Wu.

Thus, they did not want to miss this chance.

Suddenly, the entire Alliance was shaken.

More precisely, the top echelons of the Alliance were stirred.

At Elder Mountain, those who had already sealed off the mountain once again secretly mobilized.

No matter what, they had to capture Lu Wu this time.

Meanwhile, Lu Wu seemed completely unaware.

He had performed several maneuvers at the Dark Conference, switching between several doppelgängers and mediums. Despite the efforts to track him using the fragment, which allowed them to see through his true form, it still created confusion, and they almost lost him several times.

Finally, Lu Wu let his doppelgänger leave the Dark Conference with the fragment and headed straight for Sector 1.

At this, those following the doppelgänger of Lu Wu became alert.

A group of people clung tightly to the tail of Lu Wu’s doppelgänger.

Within a few hours, crossing several sectors, they finally tracked him to Changping Secret Realm.

“Found him!”

Upon arriving at Changping, this temporary task force built to crucify Lu Wu was invigorated.

They clearly realized that they had found where Lu Wu’s true self was.

This was a crucial moment in their mission to crucify Lu Wu.

But the more crucial the moment, the more cautious the task force became.

Everyone was aware of Lu Wu’s tricks, especially those from Elder Mountain.

Before completely capturing Lu Wu, no one dared to relax.

They even refrained from striking directly.

This troop stayed outside Changping Secret Realm.

They needed to set up an elaborate plan to maximize the chances of preventing Lu Wu from escaping.

“Space must be locked down to prevent him from using space tools or abilities to escape.”

“The Divine Soul link must be severed to avoid another Return to Zero or possession by Lu Haikong’s Divine Soul.”

“All exits from Changping Secret Realm must be locked down, all doppelgängers must be cleared.”

“Everyone must be ready.

Once we strike, we should aim to destroy Lu Wu outright, and if necessary, destroy the entire Changping Secret Realm along with him!”

Command after command was issued by Zhao Xue’en.

One by one, everyone got busy; the entire Changping Secret Realm was immediately sealed off.

Two hours later, all preparations were complete.

This group officially began the strangling offensive against Lu Wu.

They didn’t enter Changping Secret Realm but summoned their pets right outside of it.

All of their strengths burst forth.

It should be noted that those present included Elder Zhao Xue’en from Elder Mountain, two other elders, a remaining Epic 2 Star warrior from the Holy Sect Alliance, the entire strength of the Dark Conference, the Great Sage from the Science Alliance who had been forced to participate,

plus Tie Xiong, and Zhang Chen, the First Envoy who was originally under Lu Wu’s scheme to pursue him.

This force was regarded as the pinnacle presence in the Alliance.

Together they struck, and in an instant, the Changping Secret Realm where Lu Wu was located was completely shattered…