Chapter 124: One Hundred Million

Kyoto Evolution Headquarters!

The high-ranking officials of the Shadow Legion and the White Cloud and Pale Dog organization were gathered together in a deathly silence. Looking at the China Region leaderboard, everyone wore an expression of forced, bitter smiles.

Finally, Leng Qian of White Cloud and Pale Dog broke the awkwardness: "Old Lei, have you still not identified the true identity of this 'Great Demon King'?"

Lei Dongtian shook his head helplessly: "No leads at all. I had originally intended to narrow down the scope by tracking the time intervals of the Great Demon King's point fluctuations, but I never expected the Great Demon King to suddenly vanish for an entire week. The hundreds of intelligence agents we sent out came back empty-handed. I thought the Great Demon King was dead, but he reappeared—and the moment he did, he gave us such a massive surprise!"

Leng Qian, wearing his favorite orange Tang suit, his long pink hair and yellow beard making him look quite comical, turned uncharacteristically serious: "This dungeon instance must have been a match made between 22:00 and 23:00 for all Evolution Spheres. That means to find out who this Great Demon King is, we must investigate every Evolution Sphere that was active during that window. The participants have yet to emerge, so we don't know exactly what happened. For the Great Demon King to rack up so many points, there must have been a special task involved; otherwise, even if you combined the entire map, there wouldn't be one hundred thousand Grade-A zombies!"

Lei Dongtian nodded: "Understood. Send me the list of all schools, organizations, and guilds across the country that opened an Evolution Sphere during that time! I suspect this Great Demon King is not part of the Zhi Zi Legion; otherwise, he wouldn't be so low-key. He likely has some special means to hide among students or legally registered evolvers. Investigate—it must be a thorough and meticulous search!"

At this moment, Lei Dongtian’s adjutant and most trusted general, Nian Zhanyao, said in a deep voice: "General, I have just received a piece of intelligence. One of the 'Four Young Masters of Kyoto,' Wang Sicong, once boasted to his friends that the character name he chose was 'Great Demon King'!"

Lei Dongtian’s first reaction was disbelief: "Wang Sicong? That famous internet-celebrity second-generation heir?! That's impossible. How could he be the Great Demon King?"

Nian Zhanyao replied: "It is absolutely certain. I have confirmed it with several of Wang Sicong's friends."

Lei Dongtian instantly perked up: "Fine! Nian Zhanyao, I order you! Go and arrest Wang Sicong right now! Take my personal elite troops with you!"

In the manor villa of Wang Sicong, one of the Four Young Masters of Kyoto, a celebration was underway. Wang Sicong was throwing a party to celebrate his strength level rising from high-tier General grade to peak General grade!

The venue was filled with a large crowd of young masters and socialites from Kyoto's upper crust. Wang Sicong’s friend and fellow member of the Four Young Masters, Wang Xiaoke, had also come to show his support. Wang Xiaoke held another position as a Major General in the Shadow Legion and was an idol among the upper-class socialites.

There were beauties, champagne, a swimming pool, parties, laughter, clinking glasses, and festive music.

"Now, let us welcome our protagonist of the evening, Wang Sicong, to the stage to say a few words!" The beautiful emcee’s eyes drifted toward Wang Sicong.

"Alright!"

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

The guests set aside their drinks and burst into applause. Wang Sicong, wearing a white tuxedo, walked onto a stage built by the poolside, picked up the microphone, and began to speak fluently: "Thank you all for attending my celebration. Tonight, every guest present will receive a piece of jewelry for men or women, worth one hundred thousand, which I have carefully prepared!"

"Wow, my husband is so handsome!" Many of the attendees were beautiful streamers from Wang Sicong’s "Tanuki Live" platform, dressed in sexy swimwear, screaming in support.

Wang Sicong was very pleased with the streamers' performance and thought about rewarding them well later that night.

Wang Sicong continued: "Peak General grade is not my finish line, but my starting point. Next, I will break through the General grade to become Marquis grade, and even break through the Marquis grade to become King grade, becoming the most powerful Demon King in our China Region!!"

The moment he mentioned "Demon King," Wang Sicong’s heart felt a strange pang. He remembered the Great Demon King who had stolen his name, which made him too afraid to tell his friends he was called "Second Demon King" whenever they asked for his character ID; he simply told them he was the "Demon King."

Clap, clap, clap, clap. The whole room applauded. Fireworks blossomed in colorful displays.

Just as the banquet was reaching its climax, *da-da-da-da-da!*

The sound of hurried footsteps!

Hundreds of fully armed Shadow Legion soldiers quickly surrounded the entire banquet. Wang Sicong looked at these soldiers intruding on his manor without fear, instead flying into a rage: "What are you things?! How dare you break into my manor? Do you know who I am, huh?! Ah!!!"

Wang Xiaoke walked up to Wang Sicong and whispered: "Sicong, don't be impulsive. These are the direct elite troops of the Shadow Legion, under Lei Dongtian. Every single one of them is at least peak General grade. The one leading them is Nian Zhanyao, Lei Dongtian’s most trusted subordinate. He outranks me. If you resist, you’ll end up in a miserable state!!"

Nian Zhanyao said coldly: "I know you are Wang Sicong! I ask you, are you the Great Demon King?!"

Wang Sicong’s face flushed red: "Yes! I am! Of course I am the Great Demon King. If I’m not the Great Demon King, what am I, the Second Demon King?!"

It was a classic case of "protesting too much," and Wang Sicong felt a bit guilty.

Nian Zhanyao nodded: "That’s all I needed to hear! Take him!"

"Huh?!" Wang Sicong realized what was happening. This group must think he was the Great Demon King from the leaderboard. He certainly *wished* he were, but the problem was, he wasn't!

Wang Sicong explained: "No, I used to be the Great Demon King, but I’m not anymore! I’m the Second Demon King! The Second Demon King!"

Nian Zhanyao said coldly: "I don't care if you're the Great Demon King or the Second Demon King! You're coming with us!!"

*Ah!!*

Wang Sicong was on the verge of tears. As if it weren't enough that the god-forsaken Great Demon King stole his name, he had now brought this unprovoked disaster upon him! *Wuuuu-wuuuu-wuuuu!* Wang Sicong, a grown man, couldn't hold it back any longer and actually started crying out loud!

The emergence of the Great Demon King spread like a plague virus across the entire world, leaving everyone in a state of panic!

Anyone whose name contained "Demon" or "King" was basically taken in for questioning.

Although there were now over twenty types of global dungeon instances—not just *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*—the Great Demon King's points continued to strike fear into the hearts of all powerful individuals! From beginner dungeons to high-level ones, this Great Demon King had left everyone in the dust!

Of course, there were some powerful figures in other countries who looked upon this Great Demon King with disdain. In their view, a high ranking was just pretty data; ultimately, what mattered was real combat ability, skills, and equipment!

Some even mocked the Great Demon King on the Evolution forums, saying he only knew how to grind points and could do nothing else. Otherwise, why wouldn't he show his face openly? What was he afraid of? The only possibility, they argued, was that the Great Demon King must be very weak in actual combat.

The Great Demon King, once again at the center of global public opinion, was currently panting for breath as he picked up crystals. There were so many on the ground that Chen Mo had already collected a full one hundred thousand!!

Just then, the elf girl Mei Mei finally appeared!

She smiled even more happily than Chen Mo: "Congratulations, Master! You have completed the hidden task: surviving the zombie wave for one hour. You will now receive the hidden task completion reward!"

*Bling~ bling~~*

A beam of white light descended, and the space rippled and distorted!

Chen Mo felt a surge of wild joy. With such dazzling light and such a grand display, this had to be an S-grade treasure!!

As the light faded, a four-meter-tall zombie was looking at Chen Mo with tender, affectionate eyes. That gaze, that expression—it was as if it were saying: "Is it a surprise? Is it an unexpected delight!!!"

Chen Mo only wanted to say: *I am really, truly surprised, damn it! This really is an S-grade treasure!*

The half-hour had ended, and Chen Mo had already retracted his hellhound into the Demon Wind Bell. Facing an S-grade zombie, wouldn't that be seeking death?

Chen Mo turned to run, only to find that his body wouldn't move. Even more terrifyingly, he found his body drifting uncontrollably toward the zombie!

And the S-grade zombie was drifting toward him too!

*Mommy!!*

*Boom!* Chen Mo felt as if he had been struck by five bolts of lightning!! *This—this can't be—am I going to be... by a zombie...*

Chen Mo couldn't bear to think further. *I'm still a virgin, for God's sake!!*