The outpost treasure land incident ended abruptly, but its subsequent effects swept across the world like a storm.
First, the deaths of Sequence Number 7 and Sequence Number 9 would definitely impact the situation in Russia and Japan, though this wouldn't greatly affect Cathay.
The key issue was the betrayal of Sequence Number 5, which infuriated Lin Haifeng and served as a wake-up call for him. The fact that even a powerful expert of Sequence Number 5's rank could be swayed by the Demon Tribe—or rather, the Demon Worship Sect—was proof that the Demon Worship Sect had indeed become a malignant tumor the military had to excise. And this tumor could be fatal at any moment.
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Lin Haifeng's approach was simple: better to endure swift pain than long-term agony. When faced with a pus-filled sore on one's body, the best method was to cut it out, roots and all, and then mercilessly crush it.
