CHAPTER 712: CHAPTER 578: BURNING ROYAL CAPITAL!

Time.

Slowly passing.

"Although I don’t want to say this, I have to, we only have a few hours, Little Wu,"

Butterfly Soul Sword reminded.

"I know."

Wu Xiaode responded, holding the fishing rod still, silently contemplating what to do next.

The Royal Capital was too large.

Finding the treasure needed for "Babylon" would probably take more than a few hours.

This was one thing, and another was—

The Exploration Level seemed to have some kind of significance.

Currently, his Exploration Level was 6.1%. If time allowed, he really wanted to reach 100% to see what would happen.

There was no choice, it was an obsession.

Wu Xiaode’s thoughts raced, and suddenly he stood up, still holding the fishing rod, and walked into the commander’s office.

The commander was still tied to his chair, a small knife stuck in his chest.

The body had stiffened.

Wu Xiaode looked at the body and asked, "Butterfly Soul Sword, did he die from a stab wound?"

"Yes," Butterfly Soul Sword replied.

"But bugs can’t use knives," Little Wu said.

"Nonsense—what exactly are you trying to say?" Butterfly Soul Sword asked.

"So, he was murdered," Wu Xiaode said.

He paused for a moment, then added:

"—His soul must still be around, just maybe it has gone to Death World, or maybe it’s still here."

"In other words, although I’m sealed here by the bugs and can’t go out to gather information, I can talk to the dead."

Wu Xiaode snapped his fingers, addressing the body:

"Is your soul still here? Come out and talk."

The body did not respond.

"Come out for a chat, I’ll burn some paper for you, and besides, I’m very familiar with Death World. If you go there, I’ve got you covered," Wu Xiaode continued.

A shadow emerged from the body.

Dead Souls!

It looked just like the shadow of the corpse.

"Brother, I’ve heard that burning paper is an effective way to send money to the deceased, so I came to see you—you’re not fooling me, are you?"

the Dead Soul asked.

Wu Xiaode pulled a banknote from the body’s pocket and lit it with a flame.

Suddenly, a banknote appeared in the Dead Soul’s hand.

He looked at the banknote in his hand and then at the flames emerging from Wu Xiaode’s fingers, jumping up and saying:

"Big boss, you’re straightforward. Ask anything you want, I will hold nothing back."

"How did you die?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Someone seized power and killed me," the Dead Soul replied.

"What exactly is going on with those gathering Devout Saints on Coral Street?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The Dead Soul shrugged, speaking in a tone that wasn’t very optimistic:

"Oh, they haven’t given up. They still want to create higher-level Saints in hopes of confronting the Lord granted by destiny."

A line of ice crystal text suddenly appeared before Wu Xiaode:

"All titles and skills in the current world are being collected by the bugs, and it is about to acquire all of your skills."

...Can it be like this?

Just when it seemed the bugs were getting impatient, they started searching for the mastermind across time and space directly through titles and skills.

But to use such an unimaginable method!

—Who could fight it like this!

With an unchanged expression, Wu Xiaode continued to ask:

"When did the Lord granted by destiny appear?"

"Two days ago, we had just welcomed a historic moment, and it appeared," the Dead Soul replied.

Two days?

The timing was okay!

But it was already too late to ask what exactly the historic moment was.

Wu Xiaode pulled all the banknotes out of the body’s pocket and set them all on fire.

The dead spirit immediately showed a look of joy.

"Farewell!"

Wu Xiaode strode out of the office, his body once again covered with Luminous Flames, and he found a concealed spot.

Meanwhile, a line of ice crystal text appeared before his eyes:

"The bugs begin to acquire your skills, currently acquiring skill: Sleeve Universe."

The bugs had not yet discovered his title "Player."

There was still time!

He pulled out the Black Flag from behind.

"Fighting is not an option, we need to think of something else, are you ready?" he asked.

The Black Flag felt his will and sighed,

"Big scenes are very costly, have you thought it through?"

"Life is more important than money. Besides, as long as this bug exists, there’s no way to enjoy ourselves," Wu Xiaode said.

The Black Flag waved.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to hurtle through a raging, surging river.

A row of ice crystal characters appeared in front of Wu Xiaode:

"With the power of the ’Flag of No Beginning’ and your trillion tons of gold, the current city begins to travel through time."

"4,270,000 people and Dead Souls in the Royal Capital traveled back to three days ago."

Three days ago!

——The bug appeared two days ago; it hadn’t arrived three days ago!

"Butterfly Soul Sword, do you think the bug will time travel to this moment?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Perhaps, but by bringing 4,270,000 people through time, it, too, is faced with a decision," the Sword Spirit said.

"What decision?"

"If it appears three days ago, then during its killing spree, that historic moment will not happen, and the future version of itself will not be able to appear."

"Does that matter?" Wu Xiaode continued.

"It matters a lot — it’s their ritual. They can only descend at that historical moment."

The Sword Spirit continued, "So it has to choose whether to come and kill these 4,270,000 people or wait for the historic moment the next day and then emerge to kill everyone."

"If it chooses to come, it can indeed kill everyone, but then the ritual cannot be conducted; if it chooses to wait a day, then the ritual will still occur, and then it can also kill everyone."

Wu Xiaode sighed and said,

"Then let’s wait for it to make its choice — being at the mercy of someone else is truly unbearable."

"You’re doing fine; you’ve escaped its grasp twice in a row, even though it used that technique to control everything, you didn’t die," the Sword Spirit sighed.

Suddenly.

A few garrison members appeared in the corridor.

"Roland! You’ve also traveled back!" someone shouted loudly.

"Yes, have you all?" Wu Xiaode excitedly shouted back.

A soldier opened the window.

Outside, the people on the streets burst into excited shouts, some danced, some cried out loud, creating a noisy, chaotic scene that enveloped the entire city with deafening noise.

Sounds of fighting came from the commander’s office.

"Damn it, you’re going to kill me tomorrow, do you think I don’t know?"

The commander’s roaring voice was heard.

Wu Xiaode payed no attention to these, and casually grabbed a soldier who seemed quite sharp, and asked in a low voice,

"What do we do, tomorrow is that historic moment, and the monster is about to appear."

"Don’t panic, Roland."

While excited, the soldier regained some composure and explained, "If those big shots already know that completing the perpetual motion machine will summon the monster, they will definitely stop it from happening!"

Bang!

An immense noise, countless ice crystal characters frantically refreshed in front of Wu Xiaode:

"You have now learned the true secret of the current world."

"Your exploration level has reached 53%."

"It’s a degree no one else has achieved."

"You can now obtain the ’graveyard deck of Laws,’ fifth card: The Burning Royal Capital."

"You can choose to collect the card now or continue working to raise your exploration level."

"Attention!"

"Continuing to raise your exploration level can make the power of this card stronger!"

Wu Xiaode was stunned.

No —

Originally, he had come here to help "Babylon" find the lost power.

Who knew that this power would actually be the fifth card!

——Under the threat of that bug, who could obtain this card!

Ye Jiana’s voice suddenly emerged from midair:

"Good, you’ve traveled back, giving you a full three days."

"Continue exploring, Little Wu."

"Wait a minute, why did I find the fifth card? Wasn’t I looking for the ’power of Babylon’?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"In the ’graveyard deck of Laws,’ all cards are built around the pillar of ’Babylon.’ We didn’t tell you before for safety reasons, as it is a true secret concerning an entire era," Ye Jiana said.

"Alright, I’ll try again, but there’s a bug in this card, is that really okay?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

"Of course there’s a problem, but what can you do? No one is a match for it," Ye Jiana said helplessly.

Wu Xiaode fell into deep thought.

Since they couldn’t defeat it —

At least, let it not descend tomorrow.

With a whole day still left, he had to quickly increase the exploration level of this world.

And figure out everything in the process!