Chapter 177 The source of darkness in the upper world! Real horror!

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[Now that you have made your decision, you take Ye Chen to the Dao Palace. Because you have already expected that you might be hunted in the future in the lower world these years, so you have been studying the secret method of hiding yourself. 】

[After so many years of research, you have successfully created a secret method that cannot easily detect your aura and its disguise even by powerful people in the Divine Lord Realm, and can also circumvent search-type secret methods. 】

[As your disciple, Ye Chen has naturally learned the secret method you created. For this reason, although the Qingyuan Divine Sect has searched for you everywhere and even used powerful secret magic powers, it still has not been able to find you. 】

[In the end, you spent all your savings and successfully teleported to a realm not far from the Dao Palace through the teleportation array of the big forces. 】

[After arriving not far from the Taoist Palace, you went through some twists and turns and successfully arrived at the Taoist Palace to worship the mountain. The disciples guarding the mountain in Tao Palace were very surprised by you and Ye Chen's sudden worship. 】

[However, they did not intend to expel you, but reported it to the elders of the Dao Palace. In the end, the Dao Palace elders chose to receive you two ascendants. 】

[Next, you showed your holy body without hesitation. This shocked the elders of the Dao Palace. They did not expect that you actually have a physique like the Holy Body. 】

[For this reason, he reported again, and you were successfully received by the palace master of the Tao Palace. However, something happened that disappointed you. The master of the Dao Palace sighed, saying that he really wanted you to join the Dao Palace, but he couldn't do it. 】

[You are very shocked and start to ask why. In this regard, the Palace Master of the Dao Palace clearly told you the reason. Their Taoist palace is a bit lonely, and the resources required to cultivate the holy body are too huge, and they will not be able to become saints in the future. With this resource, it is better to cultivate some ordinary divine king realm geniuses every once in a while, so as to ensure that the Tao Palace does not continue to decline. 】

[In addition, if the rules of heaven and earth change again, the Holy Body will not be able to become a saint. Even if other geniuses are far less powerful than the Holy Body in the same realm, once they become saints, it will be a qualitative change, and they can also kill the Holy Body easily. . It can be said that the cost-effectiveness of cultivating the Holy Body is too low. 】

[After hearing these words, your heart feels heavy, but you are not surprised. However, you don't understand. Even so, it's okay if you don't focus on training. Why don't you accept them? This is a bit illogical. 】

[Seeing your doubts, the Palace Master of the Dao Palace was silent and told you the truth. Because the Holy Body is a body that is hostile to darkness, once you stay in the Dao Palace, it is likely to bring disaster to the Dao Palace. 】

[You are surprised. You didn’t expect there to be such a secret. You can’t help but ask the reason again. You also ask what the darkness is. Is it some fallen strong man? 】

[The Palace Master of Dao Palace is very kind and explained the reason to you in detail. He didn't know the origin of darkness. Even the long-established Taoist palace had no records of this. It seemed that darkness was born together with the universe, and was synonymous with terror and uncertainty. 】

[In the area shrouded by the source of darkness, the unknown existence is terrifying. Even if you look at it from a distance, you will be contaminated by it, have inner demons, and even want to plunge into the darkness. 】

[For this reason, the place where the source of darkness is located is an absolute restricted area, and monks must not approach it. 】

[In addition, the source of darkness is very terrifying. Not only will it give birth to powerful monsters called black shadows, but it will also allow monks who have plunged into darkness to gain power far beyond their realm. 】

[These monsters will cause trouble in the world every few years. This is what the upper world calls ominousness and darkness, and it is the catastrophe of endless creatures. When dark turmoil occurs, if there is a great emperor in the world, the great emperor will break out a shocking war with him to suppress the darkness and unknown. 】

[But the source of darkness is too terrifying, and the powerful black shadow can rival the Supreme and even compete with the Quasi-Emperor. Coupled with the existence of those strong men who have devoted themselves to the darkness, even if the emperor confronts the darkness and wants to suppress it, he will have to pay a heavy price and cannot solve the most fundamental problem. 】

[And Emperor Fentian is the emperor who suppressed the darkness and chaos a hundred thousand years ago. He is not only a great emperor, but also has a red flame holy body, which is extremely powerful. 】

[In his later years, darkness and chaos broke out, and the world was terrified. However, Emperor Fentian was still extremely powerful even in his old age. 】

[Emperor Fentian, even in his old age, still suppressed the darkness and chaos. In the end, he rushed into the source of darkness, hoping to completely suppress the source of darkness and bring peace to the world at the last moment of his life. 】

[In the end, the Burning Emperor disappeared, and the Red Clan and the Holy Body lineage were all subjected to an unknown curse from the source of darkness. The rules of heaven and earth changed accordingly. The Red Flame Holy Body became no longer suitable for practice, and it was difficult to Become a saint. 】

[Now, in the Age of Ending Dharma, needless to say, the road to the Red Flame Holy Body has long been cut off. 】

[For this reason, some forces may choose to cultivate other holy bodies, but they will never choose to cultivate the Red Flame Holy Body, or even dare to converge on the Red Flame Holy Body. Because the path to the Red Flame Holy Body was cut off and an unknown curse was planted by the source of darkness, many forces believed that the Red Flame Holy Body could easily bring disaster. 】

[In the past few years, the upper limit of the Chi people's cultivation has continued to decrease, and they have also encountered unknown situations from time to time, which has affected other people and forces, making people in many places panic. 】

[Under such circumstances, even a great force that once gave birth to a great emperor and had imperial soldiers to suppress destiny would not choose to take in the Red Flame Holy Body. It's not that they have no favorable impressions of the Red Flame Holy Body. On the contrary, they have a very favorable impression of it, but for the continuation of their own power, they can only do this. 】

[Finally, someone with great power has judged that the further away from the source of darkness, the weaker the effect of the curse will be. For this reason, the Red Clan migrated secretly and disappeared from the sight of other monks. 】

"It turns out there is such a past. Emperor Fentian is more powerful than I thought. However, this world is very strange. Alpha, are you sure this source of darkness is not weird?"

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content, frowned, and had a headache.

He did not expect that the pit of the Red Flame Holy Body was so big, and no force dared to take him in. This was undoubtedly a very troublesome matter.

However, judging from what Emperor Fentian has done, this Red Flame Holy Body is probably not even among the Holy Body lineage, but also has a top-notch physique.

Otherwise, it would not be possible for him to be targeted like this by the source of darkness.

No other holy body has any unknown curse, only the Red Flame Holy Body does.

Wang Ping did not believe that other holy bodies that had not grown up in the past could calm the dark turmoil.

In addition, isn't it obvious that there is something wrong with this source of darkness?

Just say directly, hey, brother, I am weird, you come to fuck me or something like that.

"yes."

Alpha was silent.

"Damn, it's really weird? And it's so terrifying and weird, why don't the forces from the heavens come to do it?"

Wang Ping opened his eyes wide and muttered.

"It's not that I don't have it, it's that I can't do it."

Alpha was silent and spoke vaguely.

"Uh, what did you say? I didn't hear you just now."

Wang Ping was silent for a moment and then spoke silently.

"It's not that I don't have it, it's that I can't do it."

Alpha spoke again, his voice still cold, but with obvious mood swings.

"Nima!"

Wang Ping's face twitched, showing an incredible expression.

Damn, how weird is this thing? Alpha even said he couldn't do it, and the other forces in the world couldn't do anything.

What's going on?

Could this be a weird super boss?

Wang Ping felt his scalp numb when he thought that such a terrifying existence existed in his world.

Compared to this weirdness, the weirdness in the world of immortality is nothing.

"I used to think about whether I could erase the unknown curse of the Holy Body by traveling through the world. Now tell me, this weird one is a super boss. Isn't it possible to use the mechanism of the chat group to travel and erase this unknown curse? .”

Wang Ping's face twitched and he couldn't help but say.

"Sorry, we can't. This has exceeded the purification limit of the chat group."

Alpha said silently.

"Me"

Wang Ping fell silent.

I finally refreshed a golden talent. You told me that there are so many problems. Whether I can still choose this talent is a very serious problem.

"No, if this weirdness is so terrifying, why haven't the ten universes been destroyed yet?"

Wang Ping frowned again and asked with some confusion.

"Because the source of darkness in this world is not His body at all, but its tentacles."

Alpha's voice was still cold as he spoke information that made people feel numb.

"His true identity is in a more powerful world"

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Wang Ping's face twitched.

Good guy, I dare to believe that the source of darkness in this world is just a tentacle.

This situation is almost the same as when Alpha released time-travelers into various worlds.

However, Alpha can only release some time travelers on a small scale to collect protection fees.

On the other hand, he just stretches out a few tentacles at will and absorbs the nutrients of the world. Even the rules of heaven and earth are at his mercy to a certain extent.

This is not of the same magnitude at all.

"Alfa, let's run away. We can't afford to offend this weird guy."

Wang Ping covered his forehead and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Although the power level of this world is obviously very high, with such a terrifying existence, Wang Ping really feels uneasy.

He finally experienced Qin Tian's feeling.

Damn it, the feeling that I might be killed by a weird boss at any time is really uncomfortable.

"Don't panic. He won't make any big moves. There are beings checking and balancing Him. When you grow up in this world, there are only four main troubles."

Alpha's cold voice sounded again.

"The first one is the local strong men of this world; the second one is the dark turmoil that breaks out from time to time; the third one is the second generation and even the first generation time travellers; the fourth one is the rest. The talents cultivated by the heavenly forces in this world.”

"Of all the risk factors, you call this just four?"

Wang Ping's face twitched, and he wanted to pull Alpha out and scold him.

Damn, forget the first two, they are considered a threat to this world. As long as the Source of Darkness really has big bosses to check and balance it as Alpha said and will not make any big moves, then he can still accept it.

But what the hell are the last two.

Are the second-generation time-travelers and even the first-generation time-travelers in this world?

Also, other heavenly forces have also invested talents in this world?

This is too messy, too dangerous, and there is a big fight about raising gu! ?

"Don't panic. You have a life simulator. You can easily surpass them and then suppress them. I believe you."

Alpha said with rare comfort.

"You trust these idiots, but it's not like you are confronting them. Hurry up and tell me how many senior time travelers there are in the second generation, and how many there are in the first generation."

Wang Ping cursed.

No wonder Chu Xiao had that expression when he died. He felt that the senior time traveler from the upper realm would take revenge on him.

But, again, since there are other senior travelers in the upper world, why didn’t they cause trouble for him in the simulation?

Logically speaking, after Chu Xiao was killed, they should quickly go down to the lower realm and kill him quickly.

"It's not that they don't want to deal with you, it's that they can't deal with you in the lower world."

Alpha listened to Wang Ping's thoughts and opened his mouth to explain.

"When the second generation chat group was destroyed, there were three time travelers in the upper world, distributed in different universes. To be precise, two were in the small universe and one was in the large universe."

"The cultivation levels of the two time travelers in the small universe were both at the semi-saint level when the second-generation chat group was destroyed. As for the one in the big universe, he was very strong, even in the second-generation chat group. Those who are powerful have witnessed with their own eyes Emperor Burning Sky’s suppression of the dark turmoil.”

"???"

Wang Ping's eyelids twitched.

The two senior travelers in the small universe have semi-saint cultivation and are very strong, but he can still accept it.

After all, although the Half-Saint is powerful, if you give him time, he will catch up sooner or later.

But what the hell is that time traveler in the big universe?

Damn it, I witnessed Emperor Burning Sky suppressing the dark turmoil. Wasn't that a figure from a hundred thousand years ago?

Considering that people still need time to grow, how long has this guy lived?

Also, the time scale for the existence of the second-generation chat group greatly exceeded his expectations.

The second-generation chat group was destroyed three thousand years ago. He thought that the second-generation chat group did not exist for long, but now it seems that he has overthought it.

"Just tell him how strong he really is, don't babble here."

Wang Ping was a little annoyed and said.

After all, these time travelers are the ones who are really serious and will pursue him at all costs. Just thinking about it gives people a headache.

"Before the destruction of the second-generation chat group, he was the Supreme. However, the Supreme also has a time when his life span is about to end. He is currently in a state of slumber as a self-proclaimed god, so there is a high probability that he does not know about you."

"That's okay."

When Wang Ping heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he was in a self-proclaimed state of slumber and didn't know the outside world. Otherwise, it would have been really doomed.

Supreme, there must be many strong men under him. If you want to kill him, you don't need to do it yourself.

As for the two senior travelers in the small universe, they probably don't have the ability to cross the universe and come to the lower realm to hunt him down.

Otherwise, they will definitely find a way to kill themselves.

"What about the first-generation time travellers? The second-generation chat group has existed for such a long time. Many people in the first-generation chat group are probably dead."

After Wang Ping took a deep breath, he thought of the chat group of the first generation time travellers, and couldn't help but ask in a deep voice.

"When the first generation chat group was destroyed, there were not many people alive. Now that it has been so long, in this time dimension, it is estimated that most people will die again. However, after all, there will still be a small number of people who can Survive.”

Alpha explained silently.

"And these people who can survive are definitely the best among them. In the ten major universes, there is only one traveler in the first-generation traveler chat group. You don't need to care about his previous name, you only need to know him Just a name in this world is enough.”

At this point, Alpha paused.

Seeing this, Wang Ping felt a knot in his heart and had an unknown guess.

"His name in this world is Emperor Lengyue. He became an emperor tens of millions of years ago. When the first generation chat group was about to be destroyed, he killed himself and voluntarily threw himself into the source of darkness to sleep. "

After Alpha fell silent, he silently said this.

"Nima."

Wang Ping was speechless.

His guess was indeed right.

This guy actually became an emperor.

At this moment, Wang Ping truly felt that each generation in the chat group became more cruel than the previous generation.

These third-generation chat group members relied on cheating to get to this point.

The people in the second generation chat group have varying strengths. The only ones who are weak are those in the Nirvana realm, and the strongest person who has appeared so far is the Supreme.

To be honest, being able to grow to this point on my own is quite incredible.

However, the first-generation time-travelers were even more powerful. They actually grew into emperors on their own, and they did it in the darkest first-generation chat group where there was nothing. It was outrageous.

"Alfa, are you sure this kind of character won't leave any back-up plan to target subsequent members of the chat group?"

Wang Ping couldn't help but ask again.

The stronger these senior time travelers are, the more scheming they are, and they are definitely much more ruthless than the local strong men.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the opponent to have no backup plan to deal with Alpha and its descendants who may appear again.

"Maybe there is, maybe not. You need to judge this for yourself."

Alpha said silently.

"I'm really impressed by you."

Wang Ping frowned, various thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally sighed.

At present, he has no good solution, he can only take one step at a time.

However, Wang Ping planned to continue to live in the lower world for a while before he could eliminate his ability to be seen by this group of people.

As long as the cultivation level is not improved, the lower realm can be simulated with royal weapons and royal weapons.

If it's the upper bound, and you can't completely hide yourself, the risk factor is too high, and you may hit GG accidentally.

After all, life simulators are not omnipotent and cannot simulate factors outside this world.

Chu Xiao, the original Nine Nether Demon Emperor, had spent a lot of time on him, not to mention these more powerful senior time travellers. He had to be cautious and cautious.

After Wang Ping gathered his thoughts, he continued to stare at the screen, wanting to see the subsequent development.

As Wang Ping stared, words appeared on the screen again.

[You are a little helpless, thank the Lord of the Dao Palace for telling you these things, and plan to leave. Seeing this, Ye Chen was a little anxious and chose to leave with you. In response, you shook your head and laughed, holding Ye Chen down, saying that it would be better for him to stay in the Dao Palace to practice, and it would not be appropriate for him to be a casual cultivator in the outside world. 】

[Seeing you say this, Ye Chen couldn't refute, so he could only sigh and express that when he grows up, he will definitely help you as his master. 】

[Seeing the deep relationship between master and disciple, the Master of the Dao Palace was also quite surprised. He did not expect that you two have a master-disciple relationship. After thinking about it, the master of the Dao Palace said that although he would not let you join the Dao Palace, since you chose to come to the Dao Palace, you have some fate with the Dao Palace, so he plans to give you some low-grade divine sources to help you break through to the Virtual God. environment, it can be regarded as a simple investment. 】

[Although the current Dao Palace cannot provide the Holy Body's subsequent training resources, they can still provide the low-grade divine source that only helps the Holy Body break through to the virtual god realm. 】

[When you heard this, you were very happy and thanked me without any intention of refusing. After all, the number of divine sources you need is too large. If you rely on yourself, you don’t know how long it will take to raise them all. 】

[And it would be too dangerous to walk around the world with a quasi-god realm cultivation level. Next, the master of the Dao Palace will give you many divine sources, allowing you to break through to the Virtual God Realm in the Dao Palace. 】

[In the end, you forcefully swallowed thousands of kilograms of low-grade divine source before you could break through to the virtual god realm, which made the Lord of the Dao Palace feel a little painful. As you break through to the Virtual God Realm, your Holy Body Heavenly Tribulation also emerges. 】

[The Heavenly Tribulation of the Holy Body is extremely terrifying, causing a terrifying vision, which changes the face of the Taoist Palace Master. He activates the Taoist Palace Formation to seal this place and shield the heavenly secrets to prevent it from spreading to the outside world and being noticed by outside monks. arrive. 】

[In the face of the heavenly tribulation, you displayed the power of the Holy Body with high spirits, the pseudo-law of the Great Perfection Fire broke out, and the Burning Heaven Emperor Fist was blasted by you. You easily passed through the Holy Body's False God Tribulation, making the Palace Master of the Dao Palace very happy. be surprised. 】

[However, he was not only surprised by your display of power, but also by the fact that you actually practiced the Burning Heaven Emperor Sutra: Mortal Realm Chapter. In this regard, he could only sigh that the Red Flame Holy Body might be related to the Red Clan where Emperor Fentian belonged. 】

[After you successfully overcome the tribulation, you will thank the Lord of the Dao Palace again. After accepting your thanks, the Lord of the Dao Palace told you something again. After the incident happened to the Red Clan, some vicious people targeted the Red Clan's imperial soldiers and imperial scriptures, which was one of the reasons for hiding. 】

[He said that you possess the Red Flame Holy Body and are related to Emperor Fentian, so you are the most suitable person for the inheritance of Emperor Fentian. It's a pity that the Red Clan is withering and its people are on the verge of extinction. Otherwise, it would be the best thing for you to join the Red Clan and become the Red Clan's son-in-law. 】

[However, the Red Clan is withering and its people are close to extinction, but there are still a small number of people surviving in the world. If you have the courage to take over the cause and effect of the Red Clan and help the Red Clan get revenge, you may be able to obtain the subsequent scriptures of the Burning Heaven Emperor Scripture. 】

[You are surprised in your heart and ask expectantly where that place is. Are you willing to bear the cause and effect of the Red Clan and help the Red Clan get revenge. When you said this, you also took out the jade pendant of the Red Clan and told you about the old things you had with the Red Clan in the lower realm. 】

[After hearing what you said and seeing the jade pendant, the Palace Master of the Dao Palace was also very surprised. He said with emotion that you are indeed destined to be with the Chi Clan. This is a blessing for the Chi Clan. For this reason, he chose to tell you the place where the only remaining Red Tribe people are located, the Tianqing Mountains. 】

[After you wrote down this name, you said goodbye to the Lord of the Dao Palace and left the Dao Palace. The Master of the Dao Palace looked at your leaving figure and sighed, hoping that you could save the Red Clan from danger. The Red Clan is really suffering. 】

[After leaving the Dao Palace, you go all the way to the Tianqing Mountains. On the way, you encountered a group of strong men from the Virtual God Realm who robbed you. Their leader’s cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Virtual God Realm, but you casually beat him to death. 】

[After shooting these robbers in the False God Realm to death, you began to touch the corpses and found a lot of things from their bodies. Although most things are not precious, for you who are now poor and have nothing, they are very good things and can barely help you escape poverty. 】

[In addition, you also found a dead elixir from the robber leader. You thought this elixir was a bit strange, but it was dead. You felt a pity, so you just took another look. No more attention. 】

[Next, you go all the way and continue to the Tianqing Mountains. However, because Taiyuan Ancient Star is too big and far away from the Dao Palace, even if you are a strong person in the Virtual God Realm, you will not be able to fly there in a short time, and there may be dangers on the way. 】

[For this reason, you still want to choose to use the teleportation array of a large force for long-distance teleportation. However, what makes you helpless is that the money you have on you is simply not enough to cover the cost of long-distance teleportation. Those robbers are still too poor. 】

[After thinking about it, you plan to teleport to a closer place and then fly there. However, when you had just arrived at Xingyue Pavilion, a large force nearby, and wanted to use Xingyue Pavilion's teleportation array to teleport, you saw a person. 】

【That is, Mo Shangli. You have seen his portrait before, so you naturally recognize him. Although Mo Shangli has changed a lot over the past ten thousand years, you still recognize him. 】

[You didn’t expect that you would meet Mo Shangli here. Today's Mo Shangli has undoubtedly joined the Xingyue Pavilion. His status is obviously not low, and his cultivation level has reached a level that you can't see through. He has obviously reached the True God Realm, but I don't know how high it is. 】

[However, although you recognized Mo Shangli, you had no intention of greeting him, and you even secretly became wary. After all, Mo Shangli is a very ruthless person and not a good person. Don't you think that when the other person knows that you are an ascendant from the Purple Spirit Realm, he will burst into tears when he sees you? 】

[Soon, you teleported away from Xingyue Pavilion, and Mo Shangli didn’t notice anything unusual about you on the way. However, what makes you frown is that this guy Mo Shangli was also teleported to the same place as you. 】

[You don’t know if this is a coincidence, and you become more vigilant. However, Mo Shangli didn't mean to look at you much and left here quickly. See it, you choose]

The text simulation stopped here, and Wang Ping also passively entered the state of immersive simulation. Many pictures appeared in his mind, as well as some insights from practice, including the created skills, magical powers and secret techniques.

In addition, Wang Ping's vision also changed.

"Is it time for options again? Does this mean that I can choose whether to follow this guy and see where he is going and what he wants to do?"

Wang Ping looked at the direction Mo Shangli left and frowned slightly.

His destination was to meet the remaining Red Tribe people in the Tianqing Mountains to obtain the remaining Emperor's Scripture. On the way, he met Mo Shangli, which was considered an abnormal situation.

"Since it is a branch option, it is necessary to go up and take a look."

Wang Ping made a decision.

He was still a little curious about Mo Shangli and was sufficiently wary of him.

This guy is not a good person. He is a figure who is not inferior to the Nine Nether Demon Emperor Chu Xiao. If we can figure out his current strength and what he is about to do, it may be of some help in the subsequent simulation.

"System, fast forward."

Now that he had made a decision, Wang Ping spoke to the system from the bottom of his heart.

As Wang Ping spoke, the screen appeared again and words appeared.

[After you made your choice, you followed him. Because the secret technique you created is so outstanding, Mo Shangli did not discover your existence. An hour later, you found that Mo Shangli entered a strange valley. 】

[After thinking about it, you still chose to follow him. When you entered the valley, your complexion changed, because you found that you were pressed by a terrifying pressure, making it difficult to move. 】

[Immediately afterwards, an even more terrifying power came over you, killing you into a mere fan without the slightest mercy. After you died, the attack still did not stop, always blasting towards where you were. 】

[Because of your death, this simulation ends]

"Uh, is this death?"

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content and was speechless.

This is really a case of death. If you don't follow Mo Shangli, you won't die.

However, is this Mo Shangli that strong? He who was in the False God Realm could actually be suppressed by coercion and was unable to move, and easily killed him to pieces instantly.

Also, this terrifying last-hitting style seems a bit familiar.

"No, it was definitely not me who was killed by Mo Shangli. The text simulation has clearly pointed out that my secret method is very good. Mo Shangli did not discover me. In other words, his cultivation level cannot reach a level above the realm of the God King. . He has only ascended for about ten thousand years. Although he is also a figure in his own right, in the Age of Ending Dharma, for him to be an ascended person and become a true god on his own is already a very remarkable thing. If he can become a god king, he will be a real big shot. "

Soon, Wang Ping came to his senses and thought to himself.

While Wang Ping was thinking, his consciousness flashed, and his vision changed again, and he saw what happened from God's perspective.

After entering the strange valley shrouded in white mist, Wang Ping saw a stern woman in the depths of the valley suddenly opened her eyes, and then burst out with terrifying pressure to directly suppress him, killing him mercilessly.

"Who is this woman?"

Wang Ping frowned, wondering why the other party attacked him mercilessly. Was it because he broke into the valley?

If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to capture him alive and interrogate him before killing him?

(End of chapter)