Very soon, one hundred merit points were credited to his account.

According to the current black market rate, one hundred merit points are roughly equivalent to an ordinary level-one low-tier demon beast.

“What are you standing there for? Delete the video and make sure there are no backups.”

Business is business, fair and square. Samuel Thompson, right in front of Edward Carter, deleted every trace of the footage he had just taken.

“And what about that scene just now when I got a bit impulsive…”

“I didn’t record that~ See you~ Next time we work together~” Leaving those words behind, Samuel Thompson made his escape.

“He’s pretty quick, no wonder he dared to blackmail me. Such a young Stone-Splitting Realm martial artist—if I run into him again, I’ll definitely make things difficult for him.”

Watching Samuel Thompson disappear, Edward Carter waved to the person beside him and said, “Grace Cooper, go back and check the system records. With skills like that, see if he’s a student at Jiangbei Academy.”

“Boss, I already checked. He’s not. He hasn’t participated in the unified cabinet assessment yet.”

Adjutant Grace Cooper tapped his portable computer, and a light screen was projected in front of Edward Carter.

“I thought so. If Jiangbei Academy could train someone like that, Old Harris would be grinning in his sleep.”

“He’s pretty young, only eighteen. The measurement data was uploaded a month ago—just advanced to the Stone-Splitting Realm, strength at 1,230 kilograms.”

“Just advanced to the Stone-Splitting Realm!”

Edward Carter was taken aback. Judging by the speed he just ran at, he’s not someone who just advanced to the Stone-Splitting Realm.

“Still young, huh? Guess he exposed his hidden strength. Dared to blackmail even me—he’s got talent. Looks like he’s planning to take this year’s unified assessment. I want to recruit him into the Wu’an Army. Have him wash a star for me…

No…

A month’s worth of stinky socks.”

Rubbing his half-bald head, Edward Carter chuckled softly, “Such a good man, why be a bounty hunter? He should be fighting the demon race on the Great Wall. What a waste of those skills.”

“Boss, we found the totem…”

In the underground cave, a Wu’an Army soldier dragged out a bloodstained board from the tunnel.

Boom!

In an instant, the spot where the tunnel was located erupted like a dragon turning over in the earth, a mushroom cloud mixed with flames rising up.

A massive shockwave swept in all directions, making everyone’s ears ring and minds reel.

Amid the ringing and dizziness, Edward Carter climbed up from the ground and rushed toward the exploded ruins.

“Rescue them!”

……

After getting away from the Wu’an Army, Samuel Thompson slowed his pace.

What he did today was too reckless—on a whim, he actually blackmailed the Wu’an Army.

Blame it on bad luck. The Wu’an Army suddenly showed up, the mission failed. After waiting eighteen years, he was just a hair’s breadth away, and then it all fell apart.

“A level-one low-tier demon beast should be enough to soak through the remaining rust on the bronze coffin.”

As he hurried along, Samuel Thompson kept thinking to himself.

Boom!

Suddenly, the ground shook. He staggered violently and turned to look back. Flames were shooting skyward from the spot where the Blood God Cult had just held their gathering.

Snapping back to his senses, he couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

If he hadn’t run out just now—damn!

There are still Wu’an Army soldiers there.

After a moment’s hesitation, Samuel Thompson turned back the way he came.

In the distance, behind a large tree, a figure in a black robe appeared.

Seeing Samuel Thompson suddenly turn and quickly head back, the figure stopped in his tracks, a cold glint in his eyes as he watched Samuel Thompson leave.

Crack!

With a soft sound, the black remote control was crushed into powder, falling like dust.

……

In the giant pit, more than a dozen injured Wu’an Army soldiers were frantically digging through the rubble, not caring that the scorching earth and stones were burning their hands.

Without hesitation, Samuel Thompson jumped into the pit as well and began searching for survivors.

After glancing at Samuel Thompson, Edward Carter lowered his head and got back to work.

He was like a crazed wild boar, blood and murderous aura swirling around him, flinging dirt from the pit in all directions.

“Captain, we found William Clark.”

Before long, the first figure was dragged out from under the dirt, body charred black, no sign of life remaining.

“Dig!”

“Keep digging!”

“Damn it all!”

The cursing was tinged with sobs.

Over twenty minutes later, a full squad of Wu’an Army arrived. With everyone working together, they cleared out the entire pit.

“Report!”

“Second Squad, Left Battalion, Wu’an Army: seventy-seven casualties, three relatively intact bodies, the rest…” …

In the pit, Edward Carter took off his own clothes, carefully wrapped the still-hot earth and stones in his hands, and slung them over his shoulder.

“Second Squad, Left Battalion, Wu’an Army of Jiangbei City, all members return to base!”

“Return to base!”

The remaining members of the Second Squad, carrying the bodies of their three fallen comrades, followed behind Edward Carter and walked off into the distance.

Samuel Thompson, like the other Wu’an Army soldiers left behind, placed his fist over his chest and watched them go.

Half an hour later, after returning to the city with the remaining Wu’an Army, Samuel Thompson arrived at a secluded alley.

Standing before the wall at the end, he knocked on it twice with practiced ease.

Then, he spoke a password that made even this tough guy feel a bit embarrassed.

“Little bunny, be good…”

Click!

A secret door appeared in the tightly fitted brick wall.