World-saving Plan: The Only Savior-Chapter 1529 - 374: The Gradual Decline of the Spirit Guardians (Part 2)

Chapter 1529: Chapter 374: The Gradual Decline of the Spirit Guardians (Part 2)

This person was originally a cosmic mercenary, and the fact that he could hunt drones successfully in the Beller Star Domain shows his extraordinary strength, naturally impossible to be someone easily taken advantage of.

A few stall owners nearby noticed the commotion and started shouting loudly, their faces full of the kind of smile people wear when watching a show.

"Humph."

Acatus didn’t speak, but rather snorted coldly.

His height of over two meters, combined with the menacing black armor, exerted a massive pressure on those around him.

Accompanied by his cold snort, a chill wind blew out from under his visor, enveloping the stall owner from Lankdo.

The man couldn’t help but shiver, his head seemed to clear a bit; his pupils were tightly fixed, and an icy feeling rose from his feet uncontrollably.

"Control Level..."

The Lankdo man’s body trembled all over.

Just the cold aura emitted earlier had plunged him into a feeling of falling into an ice cave, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Meanwhile, Hillna also stepped forward, silently staring at the stall owner.

"Control Level!?"

The curious crowd watching the drama were shocked, not expecting the burly man in black armor before them to be a Control Level expert.

At this moment, they too felt the immense pressure from Acatus’s aura, realizing that he was undoubtedly a Control Level strongman.

Instinctively, their eyes fell on Zhang Xiaoman.

From the previous scene, this burly man and the woman with the cold face beside him seemed to be the followers of this man; clearly, the woman must also have a Control Level presence.

Being able to travel with two Control Level guards, this man’s status was certainly high, unexpected for him to come here buying things.

"Alright, settle down everyone!"

Zhang Xiaoman spoke.

He called back Acatus and Hillna and turned his gaze to the stall owner, saying:

"We disturbed your business, sorry."

With that, he put the drone core back and prepared to leave.

The stall owner, startled by Acatus and Hillna, finally regained his composure.

Just as he was about to say something to salvage the situation, the three had already walked away, leaving him to tap his head in regret.

If he had known those people were Controllers, he would have definitely treated them better.

Not because he hoped to do business with them, but offending such strong figures could easily lead to retaliation against someone like him.

On Skull Star, it’s easier to manage since it’s an administrative planet of the Dark Spirit Star Domain, where safety is assured.

But if someone targets him during an outside mission, the other party might come for revenge, and he’d have no one to cry to.

The stall owner started to panic, realizing he might have gotten himself into trouble.

"Lex! You fool!"

"Slap!"

A slap echoed.

Another Lankdo man stormed over, slapping the stall owner’s face.

"Captain..."

"Fool! I’m not your captain! You’re kicked out of the team now, I’ve told you countless times to fix that mouth and nasty temper of yours, trouble always spills from the lips! Now you fear? It’s too late!"

"Captain... I..."

"Enough! I’ll send you your share of the spoils without missing a cent, but the Soul Capturing Hunter Team has nothing more to do with you, take care of yourself!"

With that, the man hurried off, leaving the stall owner standing there dazed.

Zhang Xiaoman hadn’t gone far, faintly hearing the commotion behind him.

He shook his head slightly, not bothered.

"Acatus, Hillna, from now on, without my orders, don’t act so impulsively like that."

"My Lord..."

Zhang Xiaoman sighed.

"I know you’re defending me, but in this unfamiliar place, you’re no longer the top strongmen on Erin Continent. We need to keep a low profile and avoid trouble, understood?"

Acatus nodded helplessly.

"I understand..."

Hillna also agreed.

Given her disposition, Zhang Xiaoman wasn’t worried.

After such an episode, the three were no longer in the mood to keep wandering.

It’s not that their mood worsened, but merely browsing without being able to buy was too discomforting.

In some sense, Zhang Xiaoman now truly couldn’t afford anything, like a "pauper."

He had just arrived yesterday with lots of materials, but had yet to exchange them, leaving his personal account at zero.

Ziwei had run out earlier to buy materials and hadn’t returned yet.

Zhang Xiaoman hesitated to always ask others for money, so he looked at the nearby trading house, deciding to cash out some money himself.

"Hey, Ji Xing, you’re here! Finally found you!"

Behind him came Ziwei’s voice.

Seeing her, Zhang Xiaoman scrutinized briefly before suddenly quipping:

"I say, Ziwei, what were you up to just now? How much did you spend? You look like you’ve bled a fortune!"

Ziwei twitched her eye corners.

"How could you tell?"

Zhang Xiaoman chuckled.

"Ha, you have ’heartache’ written all over your face!"

Feeling exasperated, Ziwei confessed:

"Can’t believe you could see that."

"I figured anyway, during our fight with those Reapers, didn’t all your equipment explode? Weapons, armor, all damaged, recovery medicines too, need replenishing..."

"I just visited a few stalls, which are rather famous and reputable here, bought the materials I needed from them, just the places were far apart, so I didn’t call you along."

"Oh, won’t your Guardian Spirit Organization reimburse you or something?"

Zhang Xiaoman asked curiously.

"Reimburse? There’s no such good thing..."

Ziwei fiddled with her hair absent-mindedly.

"We’re about to dissolve the Shadow Sentinel, not a penny coming our way..."

"Oh? What’s the story?"

Zhang Xiaoman grew interested.

Ziwei pouted.

"Nothing secret now, so I might as well tell you."

She scratched her head exasperatedly.

"Our Shadow Sentinels are under the Guardian Spirits, directly governed by the Star Spirit Council; our main job is tracking dangerous Dark Spirit criminals."

"On the surface, it seems prestigious, can even directly arrest Integration Department’s top officials."

"But the job itself is dangerous, training newcomers is tough, fresh blood joining becomes extremely rare."

"Mainly because the Star Spirit Council is nominal now, people aren’t united, all vying for the Great Elder position, affecting us heavily... Guardian Spirit members are increasingly marginalized, funding dwindles, only three team-level ones, including me, remain..."

"Damn, all because those Integration Department guys cooked up some Spiritual Ability Guard Team, trying to replace us Shadow Sentinels!"

"..."

Bla bla bla, Ziwei vented her frustrations, disorganized, hard to follow.

But Zhang Xiaoman was drawn in by one piece of information.

"Ziwei, you said the Star Spirit Council is disjointed, everyone’s fighting for the Great Master position, what’s that about?"

He inquired.

Ziwei paused, then forced an awkward smile:

"Ah huh... Did I say that? You misheard, how could I say that, you definitely misheard..."