From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 291 - 235: Searching for the Traitor

Find the traitor, that was the objective of the first challenge task.

Charles Water demanded the traitor be handed over, the purpose being for the first challenge task.

The captain of the Da Xia superpower user side vehemently retorted, "How can you be so sure the traitor is on our side? Couldn't they be on yours?"

This statement prompted sneers from several superpower users from the opposing camp.

The white team captain, Charles Water, stretched out his hands, pointing at the Da Xia superpower users ahead, and said with a tone of disdain,

"We're all part of a team here, not a single lone wolf among us, so there are no traitors. Therefore, the traitor can only be among you lot!"

On the Da Xia side were a four-person team and three superpower users without a team.

The three superpower users without a team had temporarily allied with the four-person Da Xia team.

However, such an alliance was not very strong.

That's why the three were always on alert, "I am not the traitor."

"I'm not either."

The three exchanged glances, each firmly denying the identity of the traitor.

Charles Water snorted coldly, "It doesn't count if you just say it; you must undergo our spiritual torture."

In Charles Water's team, the white woman Allen Bella was a spiritual superpower user, adept at spiritual torture. Indeed, if one accepted spiritual torture without resistance, there was a high chance of discerning whether they were the traitor or not.

But spiritual torture could have serious side effects.

Normal power users would never submit to spiritual torture, even less so when it came from superpower users of a different nation.

Because of the recent conflict, several of the Da Xia superpower users were already injured.

Wang Zhehan, the captain of the Da Xia four-person team, looked at the three partnered non-team superpower users.

In truth, he was not sure if these three were the traitors either, after all, he was not familiar with them; it was only because they were all from Da Xia that they had formed this temporary alliance.

Because of these three, a fight had ensued with the opposing camp, and now with comrades injured, he began to hesitate.

Charles Water took a step forward, continuing to press, "Either prove yourself not to be the traitor or submit to spiritual torture, those are your two options. You've been given the chance to choose, otherwise, we'll just kill you, and it wouldn't be any loss."

Wang Zhehan looked at the three temporarily aligned superpower users and after a moment's consideration, asked, "Can you prove yourselves?"

One of them spread his hands in frustration, "How can I prove it? I haven't received a traitor task, nor do I have a mark on me because of it."

Charles Water said with a sneer, "If you can't prove it, then you'll just have to be killed. One less person won't make much of a difference to the outcome in the Abyss Battlefield."

The superpower user who couldn't prove himself retorted angrily, "Are you going to kill anyone who can't prove themselves?"

Charles Water responded as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "This is the best strategy. The traitor is the biggest reason for failure in the Abyss Battlefield. As long as we can eliminate the traitor, we've won half of this Abyss Battlefield battle."

The Da Xia superpower users looked at each other.

Since they were not a team, they couldn't fully trust each other. It was impossible to put their lives on the line for one another.

Charles Water continued, "In fact, we don't need to kill everyone. Bring out all the suspicious targets and start killing from those who cannot prove their innocence.

"Once all the traitors are killed, the first challenge task will show as completed.

"So, the method is simple: keep killing until the first challenge task is finished. Those who are still alive afterward are proven not to be traitors."

If casualties were not a concern, his method indeed could find the traitor most swiftly.

However, if the traitor was within a certain team, killing all the scattered superpower users without completing the task of eliminating the traitor, then who to start killing within the teams next?

Therefore, this method only works for those who treat human life with disregard.

The Dark Werewolf roared out loud, growling in a beast-like voice, "Prove it! If you can't prove it, you all deserve to die!"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over Su Muyu and another on the higher ground, his eyes filled with bloodlust.

Charles Water raised his right hand and extended three fingers, threatening, "If the traitor isn't pushed out by the count of three, we'll take action."

In this standoff, their camp had the upper hand, and the Dark Werewolf was exceptionally strong, charging fearlessly, impervious to swords, guns, and bullets. A single individual was capable of scattering the Da Xia superpower users' camp.

Wang Zhehan turned back to look at the three members of his team: two were injured, both seriously. Continuing the fight would be very disadvantageous for his team.

He turned to the three separate superpower users, "Think of a way to prove yourselves."

The three independent superpower users felt enormous danger.

They had only temporarily allied with Wang Zhehan's four-person team and could hardly fully trust each other.

Faced with Charles Water's coercion, they looked at each other, each seeming like a traitor to the others.

If things continued this way, it would undoubtedly start with these three teamless superpower users getting stabbed, until the traitor was found.

"Three, two..."

Charles Water retracted a finger with each count, and when he reached the last one, he declared, "If the Traitor is not handed over, then they will all be killed."

Wang Zhehan raised his hand to stop him, "Wait a moment. What if after all three of them have defended themselves, the Traitor is still not found?"

Charles Water and Park Hyun-jin exchanged glances, then mocked, "Then the Traitor is among the four of you."

"You!" Wang Zhehan was furious, but he was powerless faced with the opposing faction's strength.

Charles Water sneered, "So, you can only pray that the Traitor is among those three. As long as the Traitor is eliminated, you can also complete the first Challenge Task. Isn't that beneficial for you too?"

Within the Da Xia superpower users' camp, due to their temporary alliance and lack of trust, suspicion was evident in their eyes as they observed each other.

Everyone thought to themselves that uncovering the Traitor would indeed be to everyone's benefit.

"Do you take action yourselves, or shall we? You won't take action? Kill them all!" Charles Water waved his hand, giving the order.

The Western superpower users' faces all twisted into cold smirks as they brandished their weapons and launched an attack.

Just then.

A sword light descended from the sky, cutting down all attacks, forming a Crack Trace that blocked the Western superpower users' subsequent strikes.

Immediately after, Lu Heng appeared on the geothermal riverbed, saying coldly, "Even if we must search ourselves, it's not your place to act. I'll count to three, beat it. Otherwise, I start searching for the Traitor with you!"

Charles Water, faced with Lu Heng's arrival, darkened in expression and scoffed, "You want to meddle too, do you know what it means to be an enemy of us?"

Lu Heng regarded him with an icy gaze and said, "Unwilling to leave, are you? Then we'll start with you, defend yourself. What proof do you have that you're not the Traitor?"

Charles Water replied with a sneer, "Of course I am not the Traitor, my companions can vouch for me."

Lu Heng pointed his sword at his companions and stated, "Then have them defend themselves, one by one. Each must prove they're not the Traitor, or I'll wipe you all out and see if the Challenge Task can be completed."

The Da Xia superpower users behind him, seeing someone take the lead in their defense, were greatly encouraged and echoed, "Yes, exactly. Why should only we have to defend ourselves? Why don't you?"

Charles Water squinted his eyes; he had no way to defend himself.

Because the Traitor was hidden among the superpower users with nothing distinctive, unless the Traitor executed the Traitor Task without being seen, there was no way to extricate the Traitor.

This is precisely why the Traitor could conceal their identity.

Thus, including Charles Water, no superpower users from the White Eagle Federation or the Lion Heart Empire could self-defend.

They had only been pressuring the Da Xia superpower users to self-defend because they were backed by stronger combat power.

Moreover, they truly believed the Traitor was among the Da Xia superpower users.

In their eyes, the Da Xia were only fit for low-end jobs, a portrayal also perpetuated by Western media.

Thus, to the majority in the West, the Da Xia people were synonymous with evil.

Numerous Western movies and TV shows were filled with vilification of Eastern groups.

So, when it came to finding the Traitor, Charles Water and the White Eagle superpower users instinctively started searching among the Da Xia superpower users.

They would identify one after another, execute them, and upon completion of the Challenge Task, the Traitor would naturally have been purged.

The logic was so simple it didn't require second thought.

However, the appearance of Lu Heng turned the stand-off in a different direction.

Charles Water's gaze turned icy as he commanded, "Wolf, take him down!"

The real name of the Dark Werewolf was Derek Wolf.

Upon hearing Charles Water's command, he hesitated for a moment, and did not pounce toward Lu Heng because he recognized Lu Heng's identity.

Lu Heng glanced sideways at the Dark Werewolf and had already guessed his identity.

The Black Crow codenamed 013 had previously given the name of a member of the creator organization, codenumber 031, with a rare Bloodline Class [Dark Werewolf].

It was unlikely to encounter two individuals with the [Dark Werewolf] Bloodline Class in quick succession.

Hence, this Dark Werewolf could only be member 031 from the creator organization, named Derek Wolf, with a powerful self-healing ability and the [Dark Werewolf] Class.

Lu Heng flashed him a slight smile and said, "Show your teeth at me, go on. I'd welcome the chance to kill you."

Derek Wolf was extremely angry but dared not attack; he reverted from his Dark Werewolf form, returning to his appearance as a Black man.

He was muscular and robust, with curly hair on his head.

Charles Water, seeing that Derek Wolf had not only failed to attack but also reverted from his Dark Werewolf form, demanded, "What are you doing? I told you to take him down!"

Derek Wolf turned and glared at him, retorting, "Why don't you do it yourself?"

Lu Heng curled his lips into a smile and teased, "This wolf dog won't heed your commands, but you're welcome to try your hand if you dare."