Ye Cang walked up to Quan Ya, and the two faced off. "Old man," Ye Cang said, "my friend was injured by your companion. Now, I'll take his place to settle the score between you two."

Quan Ya was a little nervous, then tried to probe Ye Cang's combat level. "You even dare to provoke an S-class Phantom Beast. Kid... I wouldn't dare to fight you."

Ye Cang's lips curled up slightly. "Old man, if you have something to say, just say it. You don't need to beat around the bush. Aren't you just trying to find out what my combat level is?"

"To be honest, my friend's combat level is General Star, which corresponds to a B+ level Phantom Beast. As for me... I'm a little weaker, I'm below him, my combat level is General Spirit. What do you think, old man... isn't that what you wanted to know?"

Quan Ya's thoughts were guessed by Ye Cang, and he couldn't help but use laughter to hide his embarrassment. "Hahaha... even a B+ combat level Awakened isn't my opponent, what can a B-level Awakened like you do?"

Ye Cang tilted his head and said calmly, "I can be your grandpa!"

Whoosh!

Ye Cang launched a signature aerial side kick, striking first.

Bang!

Quan Ya's cheek was kicked in by Ye Cang, and saliva splattered out. Inside his skull, his brain was colliding violently with the bone.

And the long-handled blade in his hand also slipped out at this moment.

Quan Ya's body was kicked sideways by Ye Cang's signature move, tilting towards Ye Cang's left.

Bang!

Ye Cang followed up with a left hook, blasting the other side of Quan Ya's face.

Quan Ya was headbutted by the combination of his tilting force and Ye Cang's hook!

In an instant, the collision produced a powerful aftershock, causing the earth to shake violently.

Suffering this heavy blow, Quan Ya's body flew backward, stiff as a board.

Attacking without warning has always been Ye Cang's consistent style. Turn-based combat is not his fighting style.

Just as Quan Ya's body was flying backward, stiff as a board.

Ye Cang tapped the ground with his toes, taking two light steps back.

Then, Ye Cang suddenly exerted force with both legs, and he immediately slid forward diagonally, moving his body. Behind him, phantoms appeared, overlapping and adding up to each other, "Chronos Zero Zone: Howling Ghosts!"

A super wide swing, a backhand heavy punch, intercepted in reverse.

Bang!

A heavy punch that makes ghosts cry and demons weep.

Just 0.01 seconds before hitting Quan Ya, countless overlapping phantoms behind Ye Cang gathered on Ye Cang's fist, shimmering like starlight.

In an instant, it blasted Quan Ya's head.

Splurt!

Instantly, Quan Ya's two white eyeballs were instantly filled with blood, covered in crimson.

1. 5 seconds later...

Quan Ya's head made a muffled explosive sound.

Boom!

Quan Ya's head exploded instantly!!!

The blood rain gushing from Quan Ya's neck instantly blotted out the sky. The splattering sounds were like faint wails, mixed with a strong smell of blood.

Thud!

Quan Ya's headless body fell straight to the ground, knocked down by Ye Cang. His remaining body twitched from time to time, before finally stopping.

Quan Ya never dreamed that he, a Overlord-level mercenary, would be blown away by a single punch from an Awakened with a combat level of only General Spirit.

If he were still alive at this moment... would he still choose to fight Ye Cang for his pretentious demeanor?

Ye Cang shook his fist and waved to Xi Er and Luke, signaling that he was fine and the battle was over.

Then, the three of them returned to Chronos Fortress together.

At this moment, in the data intelligence department of Chronos Fortress, Chen Li was providing Feng Lei with some data intelligence.

Xi Er asked, "Director, what is Feng Lei doing?"

Chen Li gently patted her tired shoulder and pointed to Feng Lei's holographic image. "Look, these deserters."

Ye Cang asked in confusion, "Deserters? Xi Er, what are deserters?"

Xi Er explained, "Deserters are Awakeners who have left Chronos Fortress. Some of them choose to hide their identities after escaping and live ordinary lives. Others, relying on their own advantages as Awakeners, start to do evil, killing indiscriminately."

"What's more, some have even joined mercenary organizations in the universe, doing things that are harmful to nature and reason for their own benefit, without any principles or bottom lines."

"And the Judgement Division is responsible for judging these deserters. Feng Lei is currently doing what is within the scope of their Judgement Division."

Time, instantly becoming eternity, sighs staining together...

In an old European-style architectural environment, a group of three deserters were still rushing on their way. One of the tall men said, "We'll be there soon, everyone, keep it up. We'll be mercenaries from now on."

"This is much more profitable than working our butts off as Awakeners."

Suddenly! The three deserters stopped.

Unsurprisingly, the adjudicator Feng Lei had been waiting for a long time. "The three of you... you should still come back to Chronos Fortress with me. Mercenary work is really not suitable for you."

The tall, burly-looking man said cautiously, "The three of us have decided to be mercenaries from today onwards. Please, adjudicator, let the three of us leave."

Feng Lei was silent for a moment, then told the three deserters, "Three friends, why would you rather be mercenaries with no humanity or morals than be Awakeners who protect the lives of thousands?"

"In this deep and lonely universe, you are all Chronos Awakeners chosen by the universe. Why do you want to violate the laws of the universe?"

The man said, "Being an Awakener is not suitable for the three of us brothers, because the three of us want more benefits. But Chronos Fortress is like another prison, separated from our own nebula."

"Not only that, but as Awakeners, we are constantly worried about whether we can leave alive every time we go on a mission."

"Even if we survive, the benefits we can earn are few and far between. But mercenaries are different, their commissions and rewards are beyond comparison to Chronos Fortress. That's why the three of us made up our minds to join the mercenaries."

Feng Lei stretched. "The three of you... I'm afraid you won't be able to be mercenaries. Because... the mercenary base here has already been destroyed by me, Feng Lei!"

The three of them were struck by lightning. The three deserters thought at the same time, "Are... are you kidding? Even if he is an adjudicator, he is just a young boy."

"What's more, the minimum strength to build a mercenary organization must be B-level or above. And the mercenary organization I joined has twenty people with B-level combat power alone."