Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“Retreat?”

Zhao Yao was also surprised as he got ready to attack. He watched the ghosts disperse in all directions and was at a loss.

The red eyed female ghost looked at Zhao Yao and snarled unwillingly. Eventually, she pa.s.sed through the walls and disappeared into the cement.

Zhao Yao thought to himself, “So the mutation of OX city is indeed related to Kun Wu? She asked the ghosts to retreat? So if I search for the root cause of this mutation in OX city, I will be able to find Kun Wu. And if I find Kun Wu, I will be able to settle the mutation in OX city, find the rest of the soldiers, and the meteorite fragment.

The ghost army retreated faster than they had come. In an instant, all of them disappeared into the darkness and left Philip, Edward, Bason, and others dumbfounded.

Zhao Yao flew in front of them and wanted to ask if they had saw any other Chinese apostles.

He thought about it and said, “Ahsiba#¥%…&*”

Zhao Yao looked at them and thought further about his Korean. “Ever since my last trip to j.a.pan, I have practiced my Korean. I even have the accent from the Gangnam district of Seoul. There should be no flaws even if I am talking to a Korean.

If no one understands Korean then I shall speak English. I will hide my ident.i.ty and it will not affect communication. Perfect.”

If anyone was able to a.s.sociate him with the Headless Horseman, it was none of Zhao Yao's business. He hid his ident.i.ty so as to not give other countries an excuse to find trouble. Privately, it did not matter if they suspected him.

After Zhao Yao spoke, Philip, Edward and the others looked towards Jace. “What did he say?”

Jace rubbed his head and said hesitatingly. “… I think he wants ask to get lost or he will kill us.”

They looked at each other and they were infuriated.

“What?” Zhao Yao was stunned. Although they didn't know what he was talking about. He understood the English they were talking. What proficiency of Korean was that? All he did was to greet them. Did they think that he wanted to kill their entire family?

He thought of the possibility of them understanding Korean or not understanding Korean. He never expected that there will be someone pretending to understand Korean.

He spoke in English, “Enough, I am asking if you guys have seen other Chinese apostles?”

Now, Philip and the rest understood. Edward asked in surprise, “You are looking for Chinese apostles too?”

Zhao Yao laughed loudly. “Of course! All the meteorite fragments in the world came from my country, Korea. Now, we are here to take them back.”

All of them were shocked. Korea wanted to collect all the meteorite fragments? This person just fought with the ghost army and made them retreat by himself. When did Korea have such strong apostles?

Philip said coldly, “You guys want to collect all the meteorite fragments in the world? Then what if they are with other organizations? Now, the place with the most meteorite fragments is the United States. Are you guys going to attack the Americans?”

The rest of them waited for Zhao Yao's reply curiously.

Zhao Yao shouted, “So, what if it is the United States? Korea has the strongest powers in the world! One day we will get the meteorite fragments back from the Americans! But now, I will take back the meteorite fragment in OX city first.”

Then, he did not wait for them to react and activated illusion to interrogate them.

“Humph, one mouthful of kimchi and one mouthful of s.h.i.+t. Anyone that doesn't speak can eat until they die.”

Under Zhao Yao's torture, they looked at Zhao Yao, humiliated, and told him everything they knew.

Philip was ashamed and angry as he watched Zhao Yao leave. He was forty plus and had never been met with such treatment. This was the biggest disgrace in his life. He never wanted to see Kimchi ever again.

Thinking of it, he started vomiting again, looked at his men, and ordered fiercely. “No one is to speak of what happened today.”

He looked at where Zhao Yao had stood and said with hatred, “Korean…”

Edward, Bason, and the rest were also filled with hatred and disgust. They were not going to let it go and were going to investigate the headless apostle after they got back.

Just when they were thinking of revenge, Zhao Yao came back again.

Looking at Zhao Yao, Philip squeezed a smile and asked, “Is there anything else?”

Zhao Yao rubbed his chin and said, “I thought about it. I can't let you guys affect my mission. What if you guys seek revenge?”

Upon hearing Zhao Yao's tone, Philip shook his head hurriedly. “How could it be? We…”

Zhao Yao shook his head and activated the illusion and ripped Philip and the rest of their five senses. When they fell to the floor, Zhao Yao changed to Deflective Field and whacked them on the back of their heads.

It was enough for them to stay unconscious for the next dozen of hours. By then, they would have lost their powers and would no longer be a hindrance for Zhao Yao.

Maybe after a dozen hours, Zhao Yao would be back in China with the meteorite fragment.

Not long after Zhao Yao left, many ghosts crawled out from the darkness and sniffed Philip and the rest. Then, they carried the apostles and ran back into the darkness.

Zhao Yao brought Old Ya to reunite with Thunder and the rest. Zhao Yao rubbed his chin and thought about what to do next.

The interrogation was not very useful.

Philip and his men had just arrived at OX city and did not know much important information. However, Edward and Bason knew some things that Philip did not.

Like Bason had met with a team of Chinese apostles but they still had their powers then so they did not approach them. They wanted to return after a while to see if the apostles still had their powers but they realized that the apostles were gone.

According to the clues they left behind, the apostles may have gone into the sewers to get underground.

Edward, however, had known that they tried to leave the city through the underground tunnels but found large amounts of ghosts.

The ghosts would hide underground when the sun rose. When Edward met them. They almost could not escape and several men were sacrificed.

Zhao Yao a.n.a.lyzed his newly collected information. He thought that the meteorite fragment and the base of the ghosts may be underground. Because of that, the team of Chinese apostles wanted to go down and complete their mission before their powers expired.

“Since it is like this, I shall go down and take a look.”