"Long Yutian, wait a moment."
After injecting the enhanced serum, Mo Di didn't let Long Yutian leave; instead, he held him down.
"The Earth Mother Society's headquarters was just found, so I'll take you all there to familiarize yourselves with your new power."
The eight elites who had already received the injection stood before him and saluted both of them.
"They are...?" Long Yutian asked, puzzled.
"This is the Claws Squad, which is about to be formed. Each of them possesses the strength of the Post-Heaven Third Realm. From now on, they will report to you."
After Mo Di gave his instructions, he turned and left. Seeing this, Long Yutian had no choice but to follow him.
Three hours later, the fully armed Claws Squad arrived near the Earth Mother Society's headquarters.
"You've all seen the intelligence, so I won't elaborate too much. Everyone who can enter the Earth Mother Society is a fanatical believer of the Black Sky Buddha Mother, so there's no need to hold back."
Mo Di said, specifically glancing at Long Yutian, and announced the start of the operation.
Hidden by the white mist, the group quickly approached the Earth Mother Society's headquarters.
This was an abandoned factory located in the outskirts of Greenlawn City, rarely known. If not for the great effort of the Ling Corporation, they might still be in the dark.
Like phantoms, the members of the Claws Squad moved through various parts of the factory, silently falling behind the Earth Mother Society's outer sentries, slitting their throats and hiding the bodies.
Along the way, no one showed any hesitation or pity. Killing was as natural to them as getting dressed or eating.
"Keep moving forward," Mo Di instructed.
The white mist followed their steps, turning into a cold wind that blew deep into the factory.
Inside the factory, the current president of the Earth Mother Society sneezed from the wind, instinctively pulling his clothes tighter.
"It's a bit cold tonight. Let's quickly finish tonight's sacrifice and go home."
The other members of the Earth Mother Society, hearing this, all quickened their movements.
A middle-aged couple, carrying a child, walked to the sacrifice site. After placing the unconscious child, they walked up to the Earth Mother Society president with fawning expressions.
"Thank you, President Wang, for your accommodation. It's finally our child's turn this time."
"Everything is the will of the Buddha Mother. After your child becomes the Buddha Mother's offspring, he will surely bless your family with prosperity in all things."
Secretly accepting the red envelope slipped to him by the middle-aged man and feeling its thickness, President Wang smiled with satisfaction.
Hearing this, the middle-aged couple's breathing grew heavy, and their faces flushed.
"This is great, I'll definitely get my money back this time," the middle-aged man muttered, seemingly envisioning himself dominating at the gambling table.
The middle-aged woman also smiled as brightly as a chrysanthemum, as if she saw herself flaunting gold and silver in front of her friends and relatives.
But neither of them noticed the fat President Wang's disdainful smile, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
'Bumpkins are bumpkins; still thinking of turning their lives around by sacrificing their own children? Do you really think the Buddha Mother's blessing will fall upon you?'
Of course not, because he was the one presiding over the sacrifice ritual, and he was also the one who decided whose head the blessing would fall upon.
Want a blessing? Fine, buy it with money. The Buddha Mother does not save the penniless.
'It's a pity that ever since the former president disappeared, the Ling Family's people have been chasing us like mad dogs. Most of our branches have been destroyed, and sacrifices are getting harder and harder to find... Once I gather enough sacrifices, I'll curse that old dog Ling Tianfeng and kill him!'
Thick malice surged in his heart. A moment later, President Wang reverted to his usual benevolent demeanor.
"President, the ritual is ready." A playful voice caught his attention.
He turned his head towards the sound and saw a woman with a ponytail. A smile immediately appeared on his face, and his heart warmed.
"Ah, it's Little Li," he said, smiling and nodding. "Little Yan isn't here due to some matters, so you'll assist me this time. Perhaps you can share in the good fortune brought by that child."
His implication was that this opportunity to receive a blessing could be given to her, but only if she paid the corresponding price.
This was a secret known only to core members; ordinary members like the middle-aged couple just now had no idea.
"Really? That's wonderful." The woman called Little Li naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
After all, the price was merely spending a night with this fat pig.
Gathering the members around the sacrifice site, President Wang and Little Li walked onto the sacrifice array, took their positions, and were about to begin the sacrifice.
"Is everyone ready?"
In the shadows, Mo Di stared intently at the sacrifice site, his gaze fixed on the unconscious child.
Since they were already here, they might as well save him.
"Ready." The Claws Squad indicated they were ready to act at any moment.
Just as the Earth Mother Society president stepped onto the array, the Claws Squad, dispersed throughout the factory, made their move.
Including Long Yutian, they formed groups of three and ambushed the gathered Earth Mother Society believers.
Flashes of fire erupted, and gunshots broke the silence of the night.
Large numbers of believers, still ordinary people, fell in pools of blood. Only those burdened by the Black Sky Buddha Mother's curse did not die immediately, but transformed into bloated monsters.
These swollen lumps of flesh roared, exchanging curses for powerful regenerative abilities, and charged through the hail of bullets towards their enemies.
But few managed to get close, most dying midway as their curses ran out.
"Damn it, it's the Ling Family's hounds!"
President Wang's face was grim. Although he had been shot several times, he hadn't been hit in any vital areas.
However, his luck wouldn't last forever.
Just as he was about to flee, a sharp pain suddenly shot through the bullet holes in his body.
From the holes, several tentacles emerged, their tips forming scythes, hacking at various parts of his body.
In an instant, President Wang's body was cut into five pieces, scattered across the floor.
"This 【Parasitic Blood Scythe】 is quite useful, but it's too easily negated, often unable to be deployed."
Mo Di had just picked up the still-unconscious child when a middle-aged man, whose thigh had been hit by a stray bullet, lunged at him, shouting:
"You ruined my fortune, my fortune!"
"Idiot."
Mo Di didn't even look at him, simply stomping him to the ground with one foot.
"I could have won, it's all your fault, all your—"
"Bang!"
The thick-soled military boot came down heavily, and the man's head exploded, splattering red and white everywhere.
Mo Di's expression remained unchanged as he walked directly towards the trembling middle-aged woman.
"You, don't come near me," she stammered, backing away. "I'm that child's mother. If you kill me, no one will raise..."
"You dare to desecrate the word 'mother'?" Mo Di raised his hand and fired a shot, sending her head to follow her husband's fate.
The Ling Corporation's orphanage would take on the responsibility of raising this child. He believed that even entrusting the child to an orphanage was better than to this scumbag.
"Roar!"
A beast-like roar came from behind. President Wang, who had been cut into five pieces earlier, transformed into a massive worm. His fleshy face was almost completely split open as he charged and bit at Mo Di.
"These enemies with a second stage are the most troublesome."
Mo Di leaped, holding the child in his arms, jumping away from his original spot, his gun firing continuously.
Bullets embedded themselves in the worm's body, only to be pushed out by new flesh in a breath's time, appearing to have little effect.
Discarding the gun with its empty magazine, Mo Di, facing the disgusting worm at close range, swung his sword in a backhand strike.
The greatsword easily cut through the worm's body, and the Cold Blood True Qi attached to it spread along the wound.
The two negative effects of frost and blood flame slowed the worm's reaction speed. Without giving it time to react, Mo Di delivered another sword strike.
"Go meet your Black Sky Buddha Mother."
Along its head, two bloodlines bloomed, and the entire worm split into four pieces.
Blood flames burned fiercely on the wounds. Although not as effective as curse fire, it was enough to burn it to death.
It wasn't Li Lejia; being able to withstand two of Mo Di's normal attacks was already quite impressive.
The worm's fragments thrashed twice, then stopped moving.
Re-shouldering his greatsword, Mo Di looked around. The Claws Squad members were already cleaning up the aftermath.
Even if the small monsters managed to get close to them, they had no effect.
At most, they would gross them out before dying, then be chopped to pieces by random blades.
"Long Yutian, do you still remember who I am? I'm Li Xiaoyue."
A slightly panicked female voice entered his ears. Mo Di turned to look, only to see a woman with a single ponytail lying on the ground, looking at Long Yutian with terror.
Her appearance was nothing special, not as good as De Wei An, or even Ling Qinghan.
The only thing that made Mo Di find it amusing was that this woman, with a fawning smile, still wanted to use past experiences to get close to Long Yutian.
"Long Yutian, do you remember? On your first day at Beize University, I was the one who helped you find your way..."
"Bang!"
After a gunshot, a bullet hole appeared on the woman's head, and the smile on her face was frozen in place.
"Of course I remember, but I'm too lazy to listen, and you don't deserve to live."
Long Yutian put down his gun and continued to clean up the mess.
These believers, every single one of them, deserved to die.
Guided by the Mohist philosophy of "universal love," the Claws Squad decided to "love" the remaining believers thoroughly, sending them all to meet the Black Sky Buddha Mother they worshipped.
And incidentally, make space for normal people to live.
This was their exclusive great love. As their ideological mentor, Mo Di and his senior disciple Long Yutian had both mastered this path.
"Teacher, a total of fifty-seven believers, all cleared out," Long Yutian reported.
"Good, you all go first. I still need to deal with the curses lingering here."
The Claws Squad naturally wouldn't defy his orders and left first, led by Long Yutian.
Mo Di faced the piled-up bodies, and after confirming that everyone else had left, he activated the bloodstained book to collect them all.
【Warlock - Wang He】
【Black Sky Buddha Mother Believer - Li Xiaoyue】
【...】
After a quick glance, Mo Di made his arrangements.
'None of them are useful. Merge them all into the Page of Devian. I want to cultivate a powerful main combat page.'
His strongest page currently was the Page of Devian; even his good brother was somewhat inferior.
To counter the threat of the Black Sky Buddha Mother, he had to acquire a trump card capable of overturning the situation.
He could only merge all the useless pages into the Page of Devian.
【Transcendent - Blood Mage - Devian Greta】
"Still a Transcendent? It seems the chasm between Transcendent and Eternal is not so easy to cross."
The Page of Devian had indeed been enhanced, which greatly reassured Mo Di.
He snapped his fingers, and a spark landed on the flammable materials piled in the factory.
Before long, this abandoned factory in the suburbs was engulfed in flames.
The fire covered all traces. Mo Di, deeming it sufficiently burned, then notified the Ling Corporation's people to come and finish up.