Chapter 36: The Method to Break the Stalemate

This guy wasn’t a real suicide soldier.

Earlier, he shouted about self-destructing because he found himself with no way out and wanted to take someone down with him.

Now that he realized even self-destruction was useless, he immediately caved.

The man stared at Xin’s eyes, which were almost glowing red, and trembled all over.

This low-ranking member of the New Truth Organization dropped to the ground as fast as he could, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

“Stop! Stop! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything! Please spare my life! At least let me die quickly!”

The tools Xin had laid out were all complete: scalpels, forceps, steel needles, hooks, and even a small bone saw.

Seeing her skillfully arrange these instruments, the man knew that this Mao Nv was an expert at this.

If he didn’t beg for mercy immediately, even dying would be hard.

“Tsk. I still liked your rebellious look from before,” Suo’en said, clicking his tongue as he watched the New Truth member kowtow and beg.

He mimicked Xin’s tone.

“How about you go back to that?”

“Too late!”

Xin pulled a long, thin scalpel from her surgical kit and pressed the man down beneath her.

She sliced off the tumor he used for self-destruction, then sneered.

“Enjoy this, kid. I’m going to show you what agony means!”

Naya had initially wanted to stop Xin, but when he saw that her first step was to cut off that self-destruct tumor, he figured she had some restraint and decided not to interfere.

As Xin’s tools flew up and down, the man’s screams never stopped.

The Primordial Organization members who had previously argued with Xin involuntarily stepped back, thinking to themselves that they were lucky they hadn’t fought her.

After the man screamed for a full half hour, Xin finally had her fun.

She looked at her handiwork, stood up, and stretched.

Licking the blood off her hand, she turned to Naya and said,

“Ask him whatever you want. You can do it now.”

“Should I thank you for not killing him?”

Naya said, holding his forehead and speaking helplessly.

“You’re welcome.”

Xin put her hands on her hips, responding with pride.

“I wasn’t praising you…”

Naya first had someone wake the man up, then crouched down and said to the New Truth member,

“Sir, what’s your name?”

The man was barely alive.

He struggled to sit up, using the remaining half of his arm bone to support himself against the wall.

He looked at Naya with terrified eyes and stammered,

“Da… Dale…”

“Oh, Mr. Dale.”

Naya asked patiently,

“As you can see, we’re about to launch a full assault on your New Truth Organization. So I need current intelligence on your organization. Tell me everything you know. Otherwise…”

Naya glanced back at Xin and smiled.

“My companion here won’t mind giving you another round.”

To cooperate with Naya, Xin even took out her scalpel and twirled it in her hand.

The glint of the blade made Dale tremble all over.

He looked at Xin as if she were a demon, then immediately nodded.

“Ask! I’ll tell you everything! Everything!”

“That’s a really effective trick,” Noah said to Xin beside her.

“Did you train specifically for that?”

“Ah, no.”

Xin put the scalpel away and replied calmly.

“I’ve been through all of it. Just experienced.”

Noah was stunned.

‘I shouldn’t have opened my mouth.’

She sighed softly and said nothing more, only watching Naya interrogate the New Truth member.

Forty minutes later, Suo’en sliced off Dale’s head with one swing.

Naya carefully digested the information Dale had provided, then spoke to the group.

“Everyone, the situation isn’t good. The leader of the New Truth Organization, [Gexiusi], is preparing an Ascension Plan. Simply put, he wants to fuse all the Divine Power he’s collected into himself.

Of course, he can never succeed.

The final result will only turn him into a monster controlled by masterless Divine Power.

But that would be even worse, because if it comes to that, we’ll have to kill a False God.

With our current strength, that will be extremely difficult.

So we need to advance quickly and conquer this Incinerator Area as soon as possible!

There’s another thing to note.

The New Truth members guarding the Incinerator Area have all undergone Divine Power modifications. Self-destruction is just the most basic skill—even the blood and flesh splattered from their explosions have strong burning abilities.

Fighting them in close combat is far too passive. Does anyone have a good idea?”

The group fell silent.

Most of the Primordial Organization members present were close-combat fighters.

Engaging in melee with these self-destructing monsters was no different from seeking death.

Noah’s Temperance card had too long a cooldown to serve as effective prevention.

After thinking it over, Suo’en spoke first.

“What about ambushes? We drag them into a corner one by one and kill them?”

Naya shook his head.

“Probably not. These people usually don’t act alone. Dale was here slacking off when we caught him. If they discover our whereabouts, one alarm will bring everyone from the Incinerator Area. And ambushing them one by one takes too much time—we don’t have that luxury.”

“Then what do you suggest?”

Xin spread her hands.

“We have no ranged attack methods, and we can’t let them discover our trail. This is simply impossible.”

Naya pondered for a moment.

He pulled a stack of manuscript paper from his pocket and spoke to the group in a serious tone.

“Everyone, some of you might not fully understand my ability yet, so let me explain again. My ability is called [Director]. It can rewrite reality through a [Script].

For example, last time I used a [Script] to summon [Holy Divine Power] that didn’t exist. But a [Script] can only rewrite reality to a certain extent, and it’s ineffective against non-living things.

My plan is to use a [Script] to transform us all into the [Ghost Form] clan.

By etherealizing our bodies, we can achieve [Invisibility].

Once invisible, we can use our melee weapons to quickly eliminate the New Truth members here.

As long as we don’t let them trigger their self-destruction, we shouldn’t alert anyone else.

If we can get through the Incinerator Area this way, that’s best.

If not, we can at least severely weaken their defenses here. What do you all think?”

“[Director]… [Script]… So this is the leader’s ability…”

Xin nodded.

She then glanced at the cold weapons in everyone’s hands, her tone tinged with worry.

“I don’t believe such a strong ability has no limits. Just tell us what to watch out for. How should we cooperate with you?”

After hearing Xin’s question, Naya nodded.

“That’s what I’m about to say next.

Although I am a follower of the Spirit of the Universe, most of my Divine Power has been stripped away by the Truth Organization.

Using a [Script] to rewrite everyone’s racial identity is possible, but I’m not sure how long I can sustain it.

If the [Script] fails in an area dense with enemies, the consequences will be unimaginable.”