Ultragene Warlord

Chapter 1599: More or Less Ordinary

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian's gaze turned ardent. "My goodness, is it really you, Zhang Lie? I've always wanted to thank you!"

"And we're Team Zenith, which Zhang Lie leads," Sun Mengmeng added.

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian paused. "Hold on. Shouldn't Zhang Lie have been in the third realm?"

"That's old news. We've long since advanced to the fourth realm." N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian exclaimed, "I must not have been paying attention to news from the Milky Way. The last time I saw the news, Zhang Lie was still in the third realm, but he's advanced to the fourth in the blink of an eye!"

At some point, Zhang Lie had strode up to Sun Mengmeng's side.

"There's no need for pleasantries. Although we might be from the same race, you're currently standing against the hunters of the Milky Way."

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian shook its head hastily. "No, no, the Ancient Gods' Abode isn't an enemy of the hunters of the Milky Way. They're, well, not something that the Ancient Gods' Abode would care about at all."

Zhang Lie frowned. "You mean to say that the Ancient Gods' Abode is an ally of the Milky Way?" N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian shook its head again. "No, neither allies nor enemies. The hunters of the Milky Way are simply too weak to stand against the Ancient Gods' Abode, so they're not worth considering at all. Do you think a dog could take on a group of humans?"

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian's tone made it clear that she didn't think much of the Milky Way.

Zhang Lie continued, "I recently saw Eternal Sun destroy a gathering point for hunters of the Milky Way with my own eyes not too long ago. Has the Ancient Gods' Abode never done such a thing?"

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian replied, "I can't speak for events that occurred before my time, but no member of the Ancient Gods' Abode has struck at humans since my entry into the organization."

"What about the other races of the Milky Way?" Yang Ze asked.

"The strong live; the weak die. If the other hunters of the Milky Way have been attacked and killed, they must have been too weak."

Although N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian's perspective was a common one, Zhang Lie and the others couldn't accept it.

"Why did you join the Ancient Gods' Abode?" Sun Mengmeng asked.

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian replied as if it were obvious. "The fourth realm has always been divided between two great organizations—well, three now. Isn't it natural to join one of them for protection for yourself and your race?"

Yang Ze replied, "And how many weaker genetic hunters are being harmed and slaughtered by the Ancient Gods' Abode?"

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian shrugged. "That's not something I can control. Genetic hunters have to face reality if they want to survive in the fourth realm. "And what's wrong with the alien races' treatment of us hunters? Most are far stronger than we are."

Sun Mengmeng didn't know what to say. After all, it was true that genetic hunters had a horrible time trying to survive in the fourth realm; they were forced to be lowly and humble.

Zhang Lie clenched his fists tightly. "Ridiculous. How many of your fellows are struggling to grow strong bit by bit, fending off danger and surmounting difficulty? That's what a true warrior is. How could you serve the Ancient Gods' Abode instead?"

Zhang Lie, who had risen realm after realm with his own strength, could hardly accept N'tse-Kaambl's perspective. [1]

N'tse-Kaambl replied, "I'm not the only one. Plenty of humans and hunters from the Milky Way are under the aegis of the Ancient Gods' Abode."

Zhang Lie frowned. N'tse-Kaambl's expression, tone, and words—it had been raised by the Milky Way, but was now nothing more than a lapdog for an alien race.

Just as traitors appeared in any era, so too would there always be hunters like N'tse-Kaambl.

"Joining the Ancient Gods' Abode is a particularly safe option. It's host to a special world that exists beyond the fourth realm, which only specific people can enter and exit. There, you won't be attacked by genetic lifeforms, and even the members of Eternal Sun can't get in or out. It's precisely for this reason that Eternal Sun has never been able to best the Ancient Gods' Abode."

Zhang Lie frowned. "A special world?"

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian replied, "It seems to have been a treasure that the leader of the Ancient Gods' Abode acquired from the god of creation."

"Who's this god of creation you've been talking about?" Yang Ze frowned.

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian shook its head. "I don't know myself. The Ancient Gods' Abode's leader believes the god of creation to be the creator of the dimensional world, and this treasury belongs to him."

Bu Wentian?!

The hunters of Team Zenith couldn't help but think about Bu Wentian's wizened face.

To the Ancient Gods' Abode, Bu Wentian was a god who had created the dimensional world?!

"The Ancient Gods' Abode's leader has even encountered the god of creation of the dimensional world and is the strongest existence I've encountered in the fourth realm."

Yang Ze and Sun Mengmeng glanced at each other with looks of disdain.

The god of creation?

As if they hadn't encountered this 'god' themselves.

"Indeed? It didn't seem all that strong to me."

Zhang Lie thought back to the cat that he had defeated in the trial chamber.

Sun Mengmeng and Yang Ze nodded as well.

"It was a little interesting, but that was it."

"Perhaps it grew stronger after a few years?"

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian frowned at them. "As if you've fought the leader of the Ancient Gods' Abode before. I admire your strength, and you easily dealt with several of the strongest members of the Ancient Gods' Abode, but our leader is in another dimension entirely. You wouldn't be able to handle it."

Sun Mengmeng and Yang Ze shot each other a glance of impatience.

N'tse-Kaambl the Guardian suddenly said, "Why don't you all join the Ancient Gods' Abode? Conveniently, it suffered rather heavy losses after Eternal Sun and the Demonic Temple allied together to attack it. Given how strong you are, I'm sure you'd rise to prominent positions immediately."

Yang Ze turned around. "Forget it. I don't want to become a lapdog for an alien race."

Sun Xiaowu proclaimed, "We're real genetic hunters, growing strong for the purpose of advancing to the fifth realm, not sheepdogs reared in captivity!"

1. Easy for Zhang Lie to say when he's on his second life... ☜