The surviving crowd completely broke down. Screaming and crying, they scrambled away on all fours, throwing the scene into absolute chaos.

The drivers didn't seem satisfied yet.

They skillfully spun their steering wheels, repeatedly running over the writhing, struggling figures.

A young man driving a bright yellow sports car even arrogantly rolled down his window.

Leaning halfway out of the car with a sick, fanatical excitement on his face, he bellowed at the chaotic crowd.

"A bunch of ants! All you know how to do is protest!"

"You have absolutely no idea of Lord Kujo's well-meaning intentions!"

A youth in another red sports car chimed in, his voice filled with disdain and contempt.

"You can't blame anyone else for this. If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for being ordinary people!"

"When you were eighteen, heaven gave you a chance. Who told you not to cherish it?"

"Since you didn't become Classer, you deserve to be trampled under our feet!"

His words were like lighting a powder keg, instantly drawing agreement from even more Classer.

"That's right! Ordinary people exist solely to serve us Classer!"

"What does sacrificing a portion of lives matter? It's a necessary price to pay!"

"Don't forget! Who is fighting off the exotic beasts for you at the border? Who is the reason you can live in peace to this day?"

"A bunch of ungrateful wolves! Without us, you would have become beast feces long ago!"

These words, like the most vicious curse, echoed clearly across the entire block.

Crude as it sounded, there was truth to it.

In fact, while many Classer wouldn't say it out loud, they truly thought this way.

From the moment many became Awakened, they already considered themselves superior beings.

They had completely separated themselves from ordinary people.

They even looked down on their own parents for being ordinary people.

This wasn't unique to Sakura Country; it was the same in many nations.

Only Great Xia Nation had always advocated the opposite.

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it; the people are the foundation, the very root of the nation."

They taught gratitude and to cherish every ordinary person, even establishing laws specifically to protect them.

That was why, when the beast tides came, so many Classer would risk their lives to defend the cities.

Disregarding their own safety.

After all, Classer were only a minority. Ordinary people were the foundation, the future of a nation.

Sakura Country failed to see this, which meant they were not far from destruction.

Zhou Huai lamented inwardly, but an expression of surprise also appeared on his face.

For among the drivers, he actually spotted an old acquaintance.

Lu Qi?

The moment he recognized him, a playful smile appeared in Zhou Huai's eyes.

This guy really had nine lives.

The Zhou Family had fallen, the Liu Family had fallen, yet he was still alive?

No wonder he hadn't seen him when he slaughtered the entire Liu Family back then.

It turned out he had fled to Sakura Country long ago.

The convoy came to a brutal halt right in the middle of the pool of blood.

The door of a bright yellow sports car pushed open, and Lu Qi stepped out leisurely, puffing on a cigar.

He stepped on the head of a still-groaning protester and ground his foot down hard, his leather shoe making a sickening scraping sound against the man's skull.

Slam.

He casually tossed his cigar onto the ground.

Looking at the furious, hateful glares around him, Lu Qi showed no fear. Instead, he spread his arms and burst into an incredibly arrogant, wild laugh.

"Hahaha!"

"What are you looking at? You bunch of trash!"

Curses surged from the crowd like a tide.

"Pervert! Madman!"

"Retribution will find you! Amaterasu won't let you off!"

Hearing this, Lu Qi laughed even louder.

Amaterasu?

He sneered inwardly. Once your supreme Amaterasu begins her resurrection, the first lives she will claim are those of you ants.

"A pack of wild dogs who can do nothing but bark uselessly!"

Lu Qi pointed at the crowd, shouting in a tone that sounded almost like charity.

"Other than clamoring here, what else can you do?"

"That Lord Koji hasn't ordered your punishment yet is already his greatest mercy!"

"I advise you to scramble back to your pig-and-dog-like Ashihara and be grateful for Lord Koji's magnanimity!"

He paused, his gaze turning sinister.

"Otherwise, next time it won't be as simple as just a few deaths."

With that, he got back into his sports car.

Amidst the curses of countless people, the engine roared to life, and the entire convoy sped away, leaving behind only a bloody mess.

...

Inside the room.

Zhou Huai withdrew his gaze and pointed at the receding convoy.

"Who are these people?"

Tang Qi stood by his side, his expression calm.

"Most likely people from the Aso Family."

"The head of the Aso Family, Asō Tarō, has always been Kujo Koji's confidant."

"These people acting this way is probably also on Asō Tarō's instructions."

Zhou Huai nodded in understanding.

He stopped looking at the chaotic scene outside, turned around, and looked at Tang Qi with a solemn expression.

The relaxed atmosphere in the room vanished instantly.

"I have already reported the current situation of Sakura Country to Marshal Zhao."

"Marshal Zhao will very likely launch a full-scale war against Sakura Country in the near future."

These few words seemed to carry immense weight, making the air in the room turn heavy.

"And our mission is to find the Pendulum of Life."

"To stop Kujo Naruya's resurrection!"

Tang Qi sighed with a heavy expression:

"Given the current situation, even if we can find out the exact whereabouts of the Pendulum of Life..."

"...it will probably still be very difficult to snatch it from Kujo Koji's hands."

Zhou Huai patted his shoulder and consoled him, "You don't need to worry about that."

"I have already arranged for powerful external assistance. They will be arriving before long."

Hearing this, Tang Qi couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

"Powerful external assistance?"

"How powerful could they be?"

"Even if you called Marshal Zhao and Gandalf over together, it probably wouldn't be enough, right?"

However, Zhou Huai did not linger on this topic.

He continued, "It's still that old question."

"If you were Kujo Koji, which city would you choose to resurrect Kujo Naruya in?"

This point was crucial.

Zhou Huai had to know in advance which major city Kujo Koji's target actually was.

Once he made a wrong judgment,

by the time he rushed over, it would be too late.

Tang Qi's brow furrowed deeply.

He paced back and forth in the room, his finger unconsciously tapping his chin.

After a moment, he stopped pacing, already having an answer in mind.

"Thinking it over, Tokyo City still has the highest probability."

"After all, Tokyo City is the most populous city in Sakura Country."

"No one can judge exactly how many lives need to be sacrificed to resurrect Kujo Naruya."

"So naturally, the more populated, the safer the bet."

Zhou Huai nodded, his gaze deep.

"My thoughts are the same as yours."

He paused, then changed the subject.

"However, we can't be one hundred percent sure."

"Do you have secret Teleportation Arrays in Tokyo City leading to other cities?"

Hearing this, a proud smile broke out on Tang Qi's face.

"Of course."

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. We prepared for this long ago."