The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins-Chapter 497: Hello, No Sleeping Here

Afghanistan·Remote Village

"Please, have mercy on him..."

A woman knelt on the ground, desperately pleading. Not far away, a fully armed man ignored her humble plea, raised his hand without hesitation, and shot her eldest son in the head.

Bang~

The bullet split open the skull, splattering brain matter and blood across the wall. The woman sharply drew breath, as if her bones had been removed, slowly falling to her knees and staring lifelessly at the corpse.

On the other side, the man removed the bloodstained curved knife from the corpse’s hand, carelessly instructing his subordinates.

"Kill all the old men and men, take the women and children back to the ranch."

"Yes, Captain."

Gunfire erupted in the small remote mountain village, the man returned to the off-road vehicle outside the village, a seductive woman in the passenger seat blew bubblegum while searching for information on a laptop.

"This world is absurdly rich, even in such a small village you can find a [True Object]..."

Caressing the ancient curved knife gleaming with cold light, the man nodded with satisfaction, "The grade is not bad, it’s worth abandoning our main base to come here just to till the land..."

The woman in the passenger seat glanced at the curved knife, then turned her attention back to the screen.

"Don’t be careless, this world is very treacherous with various extraordinary powers emerging one after another. I found many clues online, and what they involve is even more incredible."

"Oh? Are the Children of Destiny in this world strong?"

"Not only strong, but also many, and very varied..."

"Varied? What do you mean?"

"The power system is very complex—Science Side, Mysterious Side, a mishmash that seems even more chaotic than the real world..."

Rubbing her chin, the woman pursed her lips in endless speechlessness.

After a long silence, the woman shook her head, changing the topic: "Forget it, let’s not talk about this. I heard the branch caught the world’s richest man, do you think he might have a mythical-grade [True Object] on him?"

"I don’t know, we’re new here, those ’Freedom Fighter’ guys guard against us like we’re thieves, don’t even have a chance to contact them."

The man shrugged helplessly, just then, the woman’s laptop emitted a sharp alarm, popping up a red window.

"Huh? A camp is under attack! They’re sending out a distress signal."

"Where?"

"Haha, it’s the camp holding the richest man, we’ve got a chance!"

The man’s eyes lit up and he unhesitatingly started the off-road vehicle, the four wheels spinning furiously, roaring away.

Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers above them, a pitch-black "big bird" with no radar reflection signals was aimlessly soaring, like a falcon surveying its territory, overlooking the monotonous Gobi Desert.

"Looking for one person in over 600,000 square kilometers, it’s like finding a needle in a haystack..."

Mumbling softly, Zhu Haomiao suddenly had a gut feeling, pausing mid-air, looking in a specific direction.

In the unseen realm, a sense of urgency flooded his back, as if something dangerous was approaching something important, the ethereal fate threads vibrated intensely, urging him to complete his mission.

"To actually regard me as a Heavenly Destiny Person? Is it because of the agreement with the Ancient One?"

Looking at the cloudless sky, the black-clad youth furrowed his brows with a peculiar expression, following the mysterious guidance, he flapped his wings, transforming into a shooting light towards the distance.

Meanwhile on the ground, after racing through the desert for several hours, the off-road vehicle was nearing the attacked camp.

"The Qi Fortune on the world’s richest man must be huge, even if we kill him amidst the chaos, we’ve struck gold on this trip..."

The man growled excitedly, but the woman in the passenger seat suddenly noticed something, pointing to the sky.

"Something is flying over!"

Bang~

A barely noticeable small black dot rapidly enlarged in their vision, like a meteor trailing a tail flame crashing on a nearby dune.

"?!"

Exchanging a glance, the off-road vehicle sudden braked hard, the armed man and woman got out of the car, cautiously approaching the dune.

However, halfway to their destination, the harsh sunlight suddenly vanished, a massive shadow enveloped them both.

Instinctively looking up, a figure with wings gracefully descended from the sky, its silhouette against the light obscured detail, only the sun’s highlights on the black feathers hinted at the non-human majesty and divinity!

"Careful!"

The words barely left their mouths when a terrifying sense of impending death overwhelmed them, raising their weapon instinctively in self-defense.

However, two hair-thin Sword Qi pierced through effortlessly, like heated steel needles through butter, smoothly penetrating their weapons and into their foreheads, instantly extinguishing all vitality.

[Flying Radiance Force·Moon Shattering]

[Armor Piercing Force·Abyss Split]

Rustle~

The black-clad youth landed softly behind the duo, his expansive dark wings elegantly merging into a flowing, splendid cloak. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Greed."

Leaving a low, spectral whisper, Zhu Haomiao walked unhesitatingly to the other side of the dune, finding the disoriented Tony Stark.

Unlike his image in the movies, the "Protagonist" in the Illusion Realm was even more charming, and despite being dusty and disheveled, his rebellious handsome demeanor couldn’t be concealed.

To a certain extent, this charm had reached a supernatural level, no wonder he flirted endlessly throughout his life.

Standing beside Tony Stark, Zhu Haomiao examined him curiously, his gaze finally landing on the glowing energy reactor on his rudimentary armor.

Arc Reactor...

Heavenly Destiny True Object...

The node where endless fate threads intertwined...

The [Causes] of countless stories...

Removing it would unravel the immeasurable [Effects]!

Greedy black light flickered in his eyes as Zhu Haomiao unconsciously extended his hand slowly, when suddenly, the cloudless sky thundered deafeningly.

Rumble!!

His action abruptly halted, the black light in Zhu Haomiao’s eyes subsiding, he withdrew his hand, glanced at the resonating heavens.

"Don’t be nervous; I was just joking..."

With a self-deprecating explanation, Zhu Haomiao stepped forward, arriving by the disoriented Tony Stark’s side, gently patting his cheek.

"Hey, sleeping isn’t allowed here."

"Ugh..."

Groaning painfully, Tony Stark’s unfocused pupils gradually gathered, vaguely seeing a face so handsome it seemed inhuman.

"Are you... an Angel? Here to escort me to Heaven?"

In a daze, Tony Stark instinctively mumbled.

"Uh, sorry, not familiar with Heaven, but if you want to go to Hell, I can appoint you as the Great General."

With his mind blank, Tony Stark gradually returned to his senses, realizing he wasn’t dead.

Straight away, a strong will to survive surged into his mind. Without concern for the peculiar black-clad youth before him, Tony Stark, like a drowning man clutching at straws, mustered his last bit of strength, grabbing Zhu Haomiao’s hand.