World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

Chapter 1797 - 65: Chaos (Part 1)

The enormous poisonous cloud directly exposed Almand and his group’s location. It wasn’t just Zhang Xiaoman; many passersby planning to return from the exit also saw the scene and hurriedly avoided it.

Initially, Almand did not notice, although his divine sense detected a cloud of poison overhead, but as there was still some distance from it, he didn’t take it seriously. Moreover, no one would idly observe the shape of clouds overhead, causing him to fail to realize that he had already been exposed.

However, as the clan leader, Almand could never be a fool. Although he initially hadn’t noticed anything amiss, when he observed the cautious and apprehensive behavior of passing strangers, he quickly sensed that something was wrong. When he expanded his divine sense, he was instantly enraged, cursing that someone was setting a trap for him.

Yet even though he had already discovered it, it was too late. The roles of hunter and prey had switched, and Zhang Xiaoman, hidden in the dark, had already made his move.

A circle of poisonous mist quietly spreading to surround the Rothschild family suddenly contracted, quickly enveloping the few people in the center. This circle of poison was ingeniously set by Zhang Xiaoman using his initial advantage, unnoticed by Almand and his group, occupying the most favorable terrain. Now, suddenly activated, it was utterly unpreventable.

This circle of poison wasn’t the ordinary kind found outside; it was collected by Zhang Xiaoman from inside the Plague Temple. If he weren’t immune to toxin effects, he could never have brought it with him.

In an instant, the poisonous mist engulfed the Rothschild family members, catching everyone off guard and unable to react. Several disciples with lower cultivation levels couldn’t even make a sound before turning into a puddle of thick blood and vanish.

The remaining Almand and another elder, however, reacted promptly, barely managing to resist.

Zhang Xiaoman recognized the elder. Previously at the Plague Temple, he heard others seemingly call him Vlad; his strength was decent, also at control and peak level. But compared to clan leader Almand and Lan Gu, he was still somewhat lacking.

At this moment, Vlad had already marshaled all his spiritual power to resist, yet the poison had penetrated his body deeply, causing his flesh and skin to quickly wither. He looked like a dried-up corpse, appearing extremely horrifying.

On the other hand, Almand fared a lot better. As the Rothschild family’s clan leader, he naturally carried treasures, a mysterious purple banner floating before him, helping to defend against the damage.

He continuously took various medicines from the portable active space he carried, stuffing them into his mouth. Later, he even had spare time to help Vlad resist a bit.

But Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t let them succeed so easily. After releasing the poisonous mist, he immediately followed up with a lightning-fast attack, using one of the few Divine Domain skills he mastered.

Returning Sea Divine Ability, Essence Gathering Technique!

This was a powerful divine skill for manipulating energy, especially sensitive to water attribute energy. Zhang Xiaoman had even used it before to repair a massive breach over Water Blue Star created by Alfarld.

Now, the enormous energy was applied to Vlad and Almand, both busy resisting the poisonous mist, leaving them virtually defenseless against the sudden strike.

Almand fared better, with the purple banner automatically defending its master, deflecting much damage. However, the result was that the banner itself lost its luster and shattered, a top-tier magic treasure thus damaged.

In contrast, Vlad was not so fortunate. The energies of the Essence Gathering Technique invaded his body, instantly extracting his flesh, turning him into a desiccated corpse uttering painful gasps.

Then, without energy resistance, Vlad was immediately devoured by the poisonous mist, just like the disciples before him, turning into a puddle of blood within.

Witnessing this scene, several passersby were greatly shocked, retreating far away, looking at Zhang Xiaoman with eyes filled with fear, as if beholding the Demon King.

These individuals were all solitary actors like him, acting alone, perhaps lost from the main team, or perhaps the so-called large group now consisted only of them.

Zhang Xiaoman felt no discomfort about this, with no ripple of emotion in his heart. For those who sought his life, he had not a shred of mercy.

For Almand, when Zhang Xiaoman launched the surprise attack, he finally detected the assailant’s position, now looking at him filled with hatred.

This method of draining an enemy’s blood was precisely what his family excelled at using when killing foes. Yet, this person in front of him used the same method to kill his companion, a clear provocation and humiliation.

Now, all the elders and family disciples had fallen, and Almand was truly alone. Due to this person in front, his action ended in a crushing defeat, sacrificing hundreds of elite family members. The Rothschild family’s gathering team, devoid of force protection, was targeted by other forces and wiped out.