I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate-Chapter 45: Disturbance

For the next three days, aside from going out to buy groceries with Liou Wenxin, Su Ze spent the rest of his time in the courtyard diligently practicing his dancing.

Since Liou Wenxin and Mrs. Yun had already seen him dance, Su Ze was no longer embarrassed and practiced openly.

The results were quite good. With the combination of the Swan Dance and the Body Health Digestive Pills, he estimated that at his current pace, he would fully digest the Undying Salamander extract in another four or five days.

However, practicing the Swan Dance too much took a heavy toll on his body, causing backaches, a numb rear, and muscle cramps in his hips. Su Ze would stop each day once he’d had enough, spending the rest of his time learning about the science of evolution from Liou Wenxin.

It was worth noting that during this period, Liou Wenxin successfully completed her second evolution, becoming a Cocoon Stage evolver.

Of course, without any combat skills, she was still a complete pushover in a fight.

Additionally, while out buying groceries over the past few days, Su Ze and the others kept hearing about strange occurrences in the Black Rock Mountain Range.

Not only were people constantly finding the carcasses of exotic beasts, but there were also rumors of someone encountering a foul-smelling madman on the mountain.

Su Ze and the others naturally made the connection to Feng Bqing.

It wasn’t hard to deduce that Feng Bqing was likely responsible for killing most of the dead exotic beasts in the Black Rock Mountain Range.

Although the maddened Feng Bqing didn’t seem hostile toward anyone, exotic beasts would attack humans on sight. As Feng Bqing wandered aimlessly through the Black Rock Mountain Range, he must have provoked countless attacks from these beasts, only to kill them in return.

No exotic beast above the fourth tier had ever been found in the Black Rock Mountain Range, so Feng Bqing could run completely rampant in there. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Su Ze and Liou Wenxin exchanged a glance, both seeing a flicker of worry in the other’s eyes.

They both had a premonition that the area around the Black Rock Mountain Range would soon be thrown into turmoil.

If Feng Bqing continued on his mad rampage, he would eventually cause a major incident, drawing the official attention of both the Mu Country and the Luofan Country. Meanwhile, the Filth Earth Organization, having lost a Saint-level elder, would surely not give up the search.

When that time came, these three factions would converge on Feng Bqing, likely setting off a massive storm.

And Heiyan City and Mengka City, located right next to the Black Rock Mountain Range, would undoubtedly be at the eye of the storm.

Su Ze said, "As soon as Mrs. Yun has recovered enough, we’ll leave Mengka City immediately."

Liou Wenxin’s expression darkened. "Mrs. Yun feels the same way," she said sorrowfully. "Her time is short. She wants to escort us back to the Dongli Kingdom before she... passes."

Su Ze froze, then asked, "How much longer does she have?"

"About two months." Liou Wenxin sighed. "Using the Eye of Dream Weaving caused irreparable damage to her body. Her life force was severely depleted. She has two months left, at most."

"Is there nothing we can do?"

"Almost nothing."

"Almost nothing? Then that means there is a way."

Liou Wenxin fell silent for a moment before saying, "The best and most direct solution is for Mrs. Yun to complete her fourth evolution and break through to the Saint level. Her lifespan would naturally extend then."

The first three evolutions only strengthen a person’s physical constitution and improve their health; they don’t directly extend one’s lifespan.

Only by completing the fourth evolution and becoming a Saint-level lifeform can one’s life be prolonged. Saint-level beings can live to be at least two hundred years old.

In other words, if Mrs. Yun can break through to the Saint level, she could extend her life by at least another hundred years.

"What stage of the Butterfly Stage is Mrs. Yun in right now?" Su Ze asked, unwilling to give up hope.

"She’s absorbed two vials of extract," Liou Wenxin answered.

Su Ze fell silent.

To evolve from the Butterfly Stage to the Saint level, one must absorb a fourth-tier extract, meaning an extract from a Saint-level exotic beast.

Mrs. Yun had already absorbed two vials of fourth-tier extract, meaning she was just one vial short.

An extract of this level was already priceless and incredibly rare, but that wasn’t the main problem.

’Su Ze believed that although fourth-tier extracts were rare, the Dongli Kingdom could still get its hands on one. If push came to shove, I have a million Evolutionary Technology points myself and could purchase a vial. I could just consider it an investment; I wouldn’t mind giving it to Mrs. Yun.’

’Even setting aside our personal connection, spending a million points to gain a Saint-level patron would be an absolutely worthwhile deal.’

The problem, however, was that Mrs. Yun only had two months. That wasn’t even enough time to digest the extract, let alone attempt the fourth evolution.

Su Ze could only say, "Once we get back to the Dongli Kingdom, maybe they’ll have a solution there."

"Yes," Liou Wenxin nodded, but in truth, neither she nor Su Ze held out much hope.

* * *

Su Ze and Liou Wenxin’s worries soon became a reality.

The very next day, a shocking piece of news spread like wildfire through the evolver circles of Mengka City.

A team of Hunters had gone into the mountains to hunt and chanced upon the legendary, foul-smelling madman. Seeing that the ring on his hand was a treasure, they tried to rob him.

The result, of course, was a total party wipe.

Only a single female evolver on the team survived. As she was a healer and hadn’t participated in the fight at all, the madman didn’t kill her.

It was this survivor who brought the news back, and she also confirmed the madman’s power: a fourth-evolution Saint!

To ordinary people, Saint-level experts were supreme beings. To be told that one such expert had gone mad and was on a killing spree in the Black Rock Mountain Range sounded like something out of a fantasy tale. Many people couldn’t believe it.

But the deaths were all too real.

The news swept through Mengka City and Heiyan City like the wind, and the Hunters from both cities no longer dared to enter the mountains.

As the news spread and the incident grew, more details and deeper information were unearthed.

For the first time, the concept of "the Defiled"—those cursed by the God of Evolution to emit a foul stench for absorbing the extracts of their own kind—entered the public consciousness.

The general public knew that laws in every country strictly forbade the absorption of human extracts, but they were unaware of the foul stench that resulted. Previously, only high-level evolvers were privy to this information.

Upon learning that the mad Saint in the Black Rock Mountain Range was one of the Defiled—a symbol of evil—the citizens of both cities were thrown into a panic, terrified that Feng Bqing would come to their cities and start a massacre.

Neither Heiyan City nor Mengka City had a Saint-level expert in residence to protect them. If Feng Bqing decided to attack, no one would be able to stop him.

For a time, anyone with the means fled to other cities with their entire families. Those without were left to plead for help online, begging their country to dispatch a Saint-level expert to eliminate Feng Bqing and restore peace to the two cities.

The Hunters of both cities also began using their various channels to pressure the government.

As long as Feng Bqing wasn’t dealt with, they couldn’t dare to hunt in the mountains, which meant their income was cut off. Furthermore, the various Evolution Items from the Black Rock Mountain Range were a crucial economic pillar for both cities.

Faced with immense pressure from public opinion, the governments of both the Mu Country and the Luofan Country were forced to take action.

Both governments immediately announced that they would dispatch Saint-level experts to the Black Rock Mountain Range.