Desert’s heart raced with panic. "Is Waldo’s target me?" he wondered. "Thank goodness Alfred is here. Waldo wouldn’t dare to make a move and will likely flee immediately!"

After a moment of panic, Desert calmed down. With Alfred around, Waldo wouldn’t dare to show up. This thought slightly eased his vigilance. But just as this idea crossed his mind...

Boom!

A formidable and mysterious aura suddenly descended upon the safe house. Desert felt engulfed by a terrifying presence. His mind roared as if bombarded by a million thunderbolts, his consciousness wavering and tumultuous.

"What’s happening?!" Desert was both shocked and angry, his face showing fear.

He tried to move, to react, but to his horror, he found his movements exceedingly difficult. Every joint in his body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. Not only was his consciousness dulled, but his actions were also significantly slowed.

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the safe house. It was a young man with a calm demeanor and deep, abyss-like eyes. The aura emanating from him was terrifyingly powerful, surpassing even that of a level 4 monster. It was vast like an endless sea.

"You’re Waldo!" Desert screamed in terror, his voice tearing through the air.

Before his scream had fully subsided, Waldo lightly pushed forward with his finger. Space seemed to collapse, the collapsing area turning pitch black, and rapidly approached Desert.

Amidst thunderous sounds, Desert’s body shattered like porcelain, breaking into a million fragments...

...

Meanwhile, atop a mountain range, the sky was overcast. The unique energy of the Dark Lands swirled, with howling winds.

Six figures stood atop the mountain peak.

"Has Waldo appeared?" Alfred, seeing the message about Desert’s tragic death just before it was sent in the chat channel, revealed a sinister smile. "Waldo, you really couldn’t resist making a move! Good, today will be your end!"

"Let’s go, we can’t let him escape!"

In fact, Desert’s safe house wasn’t far from their location, only about ten kilometers away. For these level 3 and 4 challengers, it was just a stone’s throw away, easily reachable. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Whoosh! Whoosh!

...

The wind howled.

The six figures, like six streaks of lightning or six leopards, swiftly crossed mountains and rivers. Soon, their destination was within reach.

The door of the safe house was wide open. A figure stood at the doorway, smiling nonchalantly at Alfred and his group.

"Waldo?"

"You’re really bold, staying here at this time! Admirable courage!"

"But it’s a pity, no matter how brave you are, today you are destined to die!" The group of challengers shouted angrily, brimming with murderous intent.

Alfred, in particular, unleashed an earth-shattering killing intent, like an ancient beast treading on the earth. Around him, billions of terrifying black streams swirled, like a torrential flood, boiling and surging, emitting a horrifying aura.

"Kill!" Alfred roared, like billions of thunders exploding at that moment.

Instantly, a gigantic blade, tens of meters long, formed in the air, slowly taking shape. The razor-sharp giant blade, as if emerging from the dark abyss, was accompanied by his shout.

As the blade fell, slicing through with a terrifying light, in that instant...

The entire Dark Lands seemed to be split in two by this terrifying blade light and the enveloping force!

...

This was Alfred’s wrathful strike, unleashing his full power. For Waldo, he had already resolved to kill at all costs.

Upon seeing Waldo, Alfred didn’t hesitate or falter, immediately unleashing his full strength. His goal was to annihilate Waldo completely, leaving no chance for survival.

Boom!

The giant blade fell. At that moment, the safe house, unable to withstand the terrible force, trembled violently and then was torn in two. Without its owner, the safe house’s defenses were significantly weakened. Moreover, the safe house wasn’t originally designed to defend against challengers.

...

With the safe house split apart, next in line was Waldo. The massive blade descended, seemingly about to kill Waldo on the spot.

"Ha ha ha, Waldo, you were once the top challenger of the Dark Lands, but sadly, from today, your name will be erased!" Alfred sneered continuously, as if already witnessing Waldo’s tragic death.

...

But would Waldo really be killed so easily? The answer was obviously no.

Waldo, facing the terrifying blade about to fall, remained calm. Boom! The next moment, his figure abruptly vanished.

"Dead?!" Alfred was slightly startled, but then his expression changed as he sensed something was amiss. How could Waldo just die like that? So, there was only one possibility. The figure just now wasn’t Waldo, but merely a decoy or a clone.

"Hehe, do you think you can deceive me like that?" Alfred snorted coldly. His thoughts spread out like a torrent, covering hundreds of meters around him, attempting to find the real Waldo.

The consciousness of a level 4 challenger is immensely powerful. Any movement, even the slightest disturbance in space, would inevitably be detected by him. As expected...

Upon sensing, Alfred immediately noticed something unusual. "So, you haven’t gone far. Then stop hiding and show yourself!" he snorted coldly, releasing his violent power all around him. The space in all directions suddenly compressed, sealed by countless energies.

However, Waldo didn’t appear.

"What’s going on? Why isn’t he showing up?" Alfred paused for a moment.

"Very well, you hide quite well!" he snorted again, his face cold, eyes filled with murderous intent.

At that moment, his expression suddenly changed. "Not good! Watch out for Waldo!" He didn’t even have time to think, immediately shouting a warning. In an instant, he felt a chilling sense of dread, as if a great terror was about to descend. If he felt such a strong sense of crisis...

It was hard to imagine, if it was aimed at the other five challengers, they would undoubtedly be doomed. However, his warning came too late...

Apart from Alfred, the rest of the party were level 3 challengers. When Waldo disappeared, they were all on high alert for any possible sneak attacks. But their sensory capabilities were ultimately inferior to Alfred’s.

Suddenly!

At the moment Alfred warned the others, the sky above them collapsed, and an endless inferno poured out of this hole. The flames, carrying terrifying energy, instantly engulfed the five level 3 challengers below, covering a hundred-meter radius.

"Ah! Damn it, what kind of fire is this!"

"Run quickly!"