The strategist felt something pierce through his forehead, and something warm and wet flowed out from it before his consciousness fell into darkness. Wei Zhenyuan, who saw it happen, had his eyes tremble.

He saw a hole in his strategist’s forehead that pierced all the way through the back of his head. Even the wall far behind him had damage on it, as if something invisible had tried to pierce through it as well.

He had only seen Aldrian blow softly with his lips, yet in the next moment, his strategist’s forehead was pierced by something invisible that he could sense for only a brief second.

That blow actually contained compressed wind moving at a speed comparable to a bullet. What Aldrian did was basically the same as blowing a bullet from his mouth with nothing more than a small and simple movement.

Just like that, his strategist, an SSS-rank hunter, was killed.

But Wei Zhenyuan chuckled before turning to look at Aldrian again.

"You said that you came because you are returning the karma we created, but I don’t think we have any karma with you, someone from a faraway place. What exactly have we done to you when we have never even met you or caused you any trouble whatsoever?"

"Oh, we definitely have karma, and it’s not only with me but also with many of my people. You would not understand even if I explained it. Well, it’s not like I plan to explain it to you anyway," Aldrian said with a shrug.

He had no intention of telling Wei Zhenyuan about what he had done in the distant past, which indirectly sent a villain to the Barisan Continent and brought terror to its inhabitants for years.

Ever since he saw Wei Zhenyuan’s face at the entrance of the monster world gate base, he no longer had any doubts that the Red Moon Guild was the same Red Moon mafia group from Zhang Haoran’s memories.

The same group responsible for Zhang Haoran’s sister’s suicide.

Although Wei Zhenyuan looked slightly older now, Aldrian could still see the similarities between the face in Zhang Haoran’s memories and the man before him at this moment.

Wei Zhenyuan had also been there when one of his subordinates tried to rape Zhang Haoran’s sister.

From that moment onward, Aldrian had already decided to bring down the Red Moon Guild.

Was it to avenge Zhang Haoran despite everything he had done to countless people? Was it to answer his plea? Was it simply to satisfy his own moral compass? Or was it just because he felt this was the right thing to do?

He did not know.

He simply wanted to do it.

But one thing was certain. He truly was delivering karma to the Red Moon Guild, or more specifically, to Wei Zhenyuan, who had committed countless evil acts against others.

What goes around comes around.

Wei Zhenyuan was stunned for a moment before chuckling.

"Well, whatever. Even if I die, I hope the entirety of China enjoys the present I left for them."

Aldrian raised his eyebrows and approached him.

Seeing Aldrian walk closer, Wei Zhenyuan grinned. He thought Aldrian had become curious about what he meant. He assumed Aldrian wanted to interrogate him, and perhaps he could deceive Aldrian during the process. If he could injure Aldrian and escape this place alive, then that would be even better.

However, without saying a single word, Aldrian touched his forehead.

Suddenly, Wei Zhenyuan felt a headache unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

The pain continued for almost half a minute before Aldrian finally stopped. By then, Wei Zhenyuan had already fallen unconscious, with saliva flowing from the corner of his lips.

Aldrian looked through Wei Zhenyuan’s memories, though his control was much rougher. Even so, he still had to be careful not to accidentally kill Wei Zhenyuan in the process.

Wei Zhenyuan’s soul and brain were far more fragile compared to cultivators from the Inner Realm after all.

Now he understood what Wei Zhenyuan meant, and it made him frown.

Without waiting any longer, Aldrian killed Wei Zhenyuan by crushing his heart using death energy and decapitating him with sword energy.

Wei Zhenyuan was dead.

Aldrian released the spatial lock on Wei Zhenyuan and his strategist, causing their bodies to instantly collapse onto the floor. Aldrian looked at Wei Zhenyuan’s corpse for a moment before murmuring,

"Your plea has been answered."

Then he disappeared.

Not long after that, hunters from the four major guilds finally stormed the building. The three guild masters immediately shot forward and broke through the glass of the highest floor, where they knew Wei Zhenyuan’s office was located.

However, when they reached the office, they were shocked to find only the corpses of Wei Zhenyuan and his strategist.

They were already dead.

"What the... who could do this?" Gang Lie asked in astonishment.

"Judging from the wounds and the blood, it looks like they died not long ago. Maybe only a few minutes ago," Chu Linghan commented.

Guo Zhenyu frowned and looked around the office. He could not sense anyone’s traces, and the only thing that caught his attention was the small damage on the wall, as if something had pierced through it like a bullet.

After thinking for a few moments, he finally spoke.

"If he is already dead, then just bring back his corpse. We will simply announce that we executed Wei Zhenyuan ourselves. For now, clear the building and bring anything useful for further investigation."

The other two guild masters nodded before starting to work.

At the same time, while the Red Moon Guild headquarters was already being stormed by the four major guilds, in another place far away from Beijing, a large group of hunters from the Golden Lion Guild had already entered a luxurious villa surrounded by a massive garden.

The guild master of the Golden Lion Guild, Ba Feng, was among them.

"Search every place, every nook and cranny. I don’t want anything to be missed. We have to find that bastard," he said to the hunters of his guild.

"Yes, Guild Master!"

The hunters created a complete mess throughout the villa grounds, yet they did not find anyone. The villa looked as though it had already been abandoned for quite some time.

After searching for thirty minutes without finding anything, Ba Feng became irritated.

"Damn it, this is the fifth place we searched, and we still haven’t found Wei Zhenhai. Where the hell is he hiding?" he said in a pissed-off tone.

"Could he have already escaped the country, Guild Master?" one of his subordinates asked.

"That is possible, but it would be extremely difficult. We already strengthened the security at every spaceport, airport, and port where he might try to slip away to another country. Even if he manages to escape, he will still have to face the hunters from other countries whom we already notified," Ba Feng replied.

"The military has also strengthened border patrols to prevent anyone from escaping through inconspicuous means."

His subordinate frowned and looked thoughtful.

"Anyway, just keep searching. Sooner or later, he will be found with so many parties looking for him," Ba Feng said.

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In another place, Aldrian stood on top of a skyscraper in Shenzhen. In this city, there was a gate located on the outskirts. The gate was not a hostile gate, and it connected to a world that had an amicable relationship with Earth.

The other side lived various races such as humans, beasts, and even dwarves.

From where he stood at this moment, Aldrian could see the gate guarded by several A-rank hunters. The security was not as heavy compared to hostile gates, which made sense since this was not a hostile gate.

However, this also made it a good place for anyone who wanted to slip into the gate more easily for various reasons, such as escaping pursuit.

Aldrian’s gaze fell on a man in his fifties who was currently approaching the gate. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The man walked normally without anything suspicious about him, but Aldrian was not fooled.

In the next moment, Aldrian teleported the man right beside him before instantly choking him.

"Uogh!"

The man was shocked and suffocated as he suddenly appeared in a completely different environment while already being choked by someone.

When he saw the person choking him, horror immediately filled his eyes.

He repeatedly hit Aldrian’s arm, but Aldrian did not budge. His grip remained firm.

"Trying to use a disguise to escape to another world, huh? It’s a good idea. Many people would never expect you to flee to another world instead of another country, Wei Zhenhai," Aldrian said, causing the man’s eyes to tremble.

"You... you..." Wei Zhenhai then tried to attack Aldrian’s face using his own technique.

One of his palm became covered in flames as he shoved it toward Aldrian.

However, Aldrian simply slapped his wrist to the side, causing the flames to burst away harmlessly without even touching a single strand of Aldrian’s hair.

Aldrian then grabbed Wei Zhenhai’s wrist before—

Crack!

"Uwaghh!"

Aldrian broke his wrist. After that, he punched Wei Zhenhai in the gut, making him feel as though he wanted to puke.

Aldrian sealed Wei Zhenhai’s dantian before teleporting him directly in front of one of the Golden Lion Guild groups that were still searching for him.

After teleporting Wei Zhenhai away, Aldrian spread his domain sense across the Earth as he scanned everything within it.

He remained still for a few moments. Then, after finding what he was searching for, he suddenly teleported more than twenty figures right in front of him.