Chapter 984: Eyes Focused on the Body

Hearing Li Tianyang's words, Situ Xin smiled.

"Unfortunately, he really isn't a soldier. Minister Li, our Jiangnan Region isn't like your East Sea Region—we place more emphasis on commercial spirit."

"Chaos's relationship with the region is more like cooperation rather than subordination. So, please don't measure him by your region's standards."

Situ Xin slowly withdrew the smile from his face.

"Moreover, the superhumans of our Jiangnan Region are not for your region to deal with!"

Li Tianyang's expression turned ugly, and the East Sea Region officers present also looked deeply frustrated.

Currently, Zhang Yi had been continuously achieving military successes on the battlefield, having killed multiple powerful superhumans. These illustrious achievements were right before their eyes, impossible to deny.

On the battlefield, those with capability command respect.

Their East Sea Region hadn't achieved any significant results yet, making it difficult for them to speak with confidence.

However, this really couldn't be blamed on the East Sea Region's fleet commanders.

After others landed on the island, they all headed straight for the Divine Source.

The closer they got to Mist Valley, the more dangerous it became. Everyone considered advancing carefully, focusing on seizing the Divine Source first.

No one acted like Zhang Yi, who conducted himself so ostentatiously, hunting superhumans from the joint forces everywhere.

What was particularly infuriating was that despite Zhang Yi's arrogant methods, he had succeeded!

Where was the justice in that?

Although the East Sea Region people were frustrated, overall, their mood wasn't too bad.

At least Zhang Yi was a superhuman from Huaxu Kingdom, and he had killed two members of Hell's Lock.

From the perspective of national interest, this was a good thing.

However, the Colombian Navy side had now fallen into complete and utter rage!

Huo En clenched his fists, his face frighteningly pale with anger.

In less than five days, two members of Hell's Lock had been killed!

And the perpetrator was the same person.

"What a terrifying individual—his hunting methods are even more formidable than Uller's!"

"Looking at the current situation, unless Billy personally takes action, anyone else who encounters him will meet certain death."

But Keludi quickly reminded him: "General, Billy the Kid has the most important mission—to seize the Divine Source! We've already lost Uller and suffered a major setback. We cannot send Billy the Kid now!"

There was one thing he didn't say aloud.

Although Billy the Kid's strength was second only to Cadillus within Hell's Lock, if he truly encountered the current Chaos, there was no guarantee he would definitely win.

Huo En took a deep breath through his nose, quickly calming himself down.

Keludi's words were correct.

Billy the Kid bore the most critical mission.

Although their current losses were severe, as long as they could obtain the Divine Source and enable Billy the Kid to successfully break through to the Epsilon level, then even if all other members of Hell's Lock died in battle, it would be worth it!

"Let that foolish fellow continue his disgusting hunting plan!" Huo En sneered coldly. "He simply doesn't understand how difficult it truly is to become an Epsilon-level superhuman."

"If it could be achieved through simple hunting and Co-Devour, there would already be numerous Epsilons in this world."

In the field of genetic engineering, the Columbus Ocean possessed the world's most advanced technology.

They understood better than anyone the fundamental difference between Delta and Epsilon levels.

"Even if he possesses Epsilon potential, simply devouring superhuman origins will yield diminishing returns. Moreover, absorbing massive amounts of superhuman origins in a short time will greatly reduce absorption efficiency."

"Only the Divine Source offers the most reliable path to advancement."

Huo En narrowed his eyes and sighed: "After all, that is the purest life energy!"

Hell's Lock member, [Billy the Kid].

He was the most valued member of Hell's Lock, and in the eyes of many high-ranking officials, he possessed even greater growth potential than Cadillus.

Because he too was a superhuman born with Epsilon potential.

This was evident from his exceptional growth rate during his training period.

Previously, the navy had attempted to rapidly advance him to Epsilon level by feeding him large quantities of superhuman origins.

But when his superhuman ability index broke through 9,900 points, this progress suddenly plummeted.

No matter how much he absorbed, his ability growth became extremely slow.

While not completely stagnant, he genuinely couldn't break through.

After research by the scientific department, they ultimately discovered that superhumans using Co-Devour ability also faced barriers.

Reaching Epsilon through sheer quantity wasn't practical.

It wasn't until later that the appearance of the Divine Source substance directly broke through that barrier.

Huo En took a deep breath. "Let him continue his hunting! Anyway, if he can't reach Epsilon, he won't become a real threat."

And during this hunting period of his, it would provide enough time for Billy the Kid to seize the opportunity to obtain the Divine Source.

Thinking this, he gave orders to Keludi: "Notify all allied forces of the joint troops—we're raising the bounty on [Chaos] to 5 billion! Dead or alive!"

"After killing him, we don't need his origin—they can claim it for themselves."

5 billion Columbus Ocean credit points equated to over 35 billion Huaxu Kingdom points!

This was already equivalent to the construction cost of an aircraft carrier.

This sufficiently demonstrated how great a threat Zhang Yi represented to Huo En.

Keludi immediately understood: "You mean to have the allied forces surround and kill Chaos, preventing him from joining the main battle for the Divine Source?"

Huo En nodded.

"Exactly, that's my thinking. No matter how strong he is, as long as he doesn't compete with us for the Divine Source, we eliminate one very powerful opponent."

"As for those fellows from the East Sea Region," a confident smile appeared at the corner of Huo En's mouth, "they're old adversaries of ours. I know their capabilities well. Unless Xuanwu personally enters the fray, [Billy] won't lose to them!"

"Moreover, we still have our trump card!"

A shadowy glint flashed in Huo En's eyes, sending chills down one's spine.

...

On Zhang Yi's side.

After absorbing Baldier's origin, he discovered that his ability improvement wasn't as terrifying as imagined, let alone directly breaking through to the Epsilon level.

Hua Hua sat beside Zhang Yi, looking completely puzzled.

But Zhang Yi smiled unconcernedly: "This was all expected. Reaching the Epsilon level isn't that easy."

"As strength increases, the conversion rate of absorption decreases. But there's still progress."

"No problem," Zhang Yi said cheerfully, stroking Hua Hua and Lele's heads. "There are plenty of powerful superhumans on this island—we just need to hunt more of them."

"Even if we can't use them immediately, we can save them and bring them back for others to use."

A sharp glint flashed in Zhang Yi's narrowed eyes. "This is a perfect hunting ground! If we miss this opportunity, who knows when so many prey will appear together again."

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