Hunter of Immortals

It sounded like there was some type of profound meaning behind her words, but they were very vague, so Adam couldn't quite understand what she was saying.

The only thing that he could tell was that Madam Tree wasn't in a mentally compromised state. That final spectacle of destruction hadn't harmed the foundation of her being. Instead, it had resolved some of her underlying psychic problems.

As the one who had been tasked with controlling the mental health of all of the Gaia Organization's countless employees, it could be said that she was at least one of, if not the leading figure of the organization.

It was impossible for Adam to imagine just how many cards someone like her had up her sleeve, so there was a huge element of luck in his victory. As for whether the impact this had on Madam Tree was positive or negative, that was yet to be seen, but for now, it was very difficult to completely eradicate her.

However, Adam had already attained A's acknowledgment and control over the key, so he could take the key from the top of the tower anytime he pleased. Hence, he was feeling very relaxed and merely smiled in response.

"This loss will ensure that you continue to lose over and over again. You've lost the most important resource, and no matter how many more tricks you have up your sleeve, I guarantee that you'll never be able to return to the top of the world."

Adam was speaking in a very determined tone. This was what he had promised the people and the objective that he had been fighting for, and now that it had been achieved, there was no way that he would back down.

A cold smile appeared on Madam Tree's face upon hearing this.

"You're celebrating too early. People will always change. Once you attain ultimate power and control over boundless resources and even countless lives, you'll become smug and complacent. Ultimately, you'll forget your original purpose and become exactly the same as the people you ?currently despise."

Her words were like a dagger attempting to pierce deep into Adam's psyche, but it was kept out by a resolute barrier.

A confident smile appeared on Adam's face as he replied, "I'll never become like you."

"We'll see about that."

Madam Tree didn't dwell on this subject any longer as she turned to everyone behind her, then declared in an emotionless voice, "We've lost the key, so from now on, the Gaia Organization will no longer be the only ruler of the Metaverse. As for what should be done from here, you're all free to do as you please."

She was shirking all of her responsibilities, and the important figures behind the Gaia Organization were unwilling to accept this outcome, particularly those who were members of the Guild of Immortality. They had been ruling over the entire world for generations, and if it weren't for the fact that Madam Tree had the ability to bring them even greater profits, they wouldn't even have been interested in hearing her speak.

"You have no right to decide the future of this organization. We don't agree."

Madam Tree didn't bother to speak any further on this subject. Instead, he merely took a cold glance at them before vanishing from the spot. All of the important figures behind her were infuriated by this, but they were accustomed to hiding their emotions, so they merely remained silent while considering what they were going to do with her later.

The gate to the new world had already been opened up to them, and in this brief span of time, many more leading figures of the world had been freed from the life-support devices that they were attached to before ascending to become digital life forms that each possessed the computing power of at least one supercomputer.

With their newfound power, there was no need for them to negotiate with anyone else, and one of the representatives stepped forward as he turned to everyone else in the Gaia Organization.

"What do you all say? I say that the state of the world is not to be changed, nor does it need to be changed. We will continue to control this world and all of its resources with absolute power that cannot be challenged!"

At the same time, he turned to the other two factions, which were the people of the Dataist Union and the Digital Legion, all of whom had refrained from participating in the fight for the key.

The members of the Digital Legion were the first batch of people to have had their consciousness completely uploaded to the digital world, and they served as the congressmen and enforcers of the internet world, so their attitude was extremely important, yet they were the first ones to deny this proposal.

"The internet world cannot exist independently of the real world, that is already an undeniable fact. Hence, we can't continue to rule over everything with an iron fist. That is an unreliable and pointless endeavor."

A cold look instantly appeared on the face of the representative of the Guild of Immortality upon hearing this.

As for the Dataist Union, they didn't even entertain any conversation regarding the distribution of power.

"All we're responsible for is ensuring the fair, open, and just use of digital power, regardless of whether it's in the real world or in the internet world, and that will never change."

"I knew we wouldn't be able to rely on anyone other than ourselves."

The representative of the Guild of Immortality wasn't able to do anything to those two factions for now, so he turned to Adam with an arrogant expression as he commanded, "Hand over the key and we'll grant you a swift and painless death."

This was one of the few times in his life that he was talking to a lower life form, and even though he was being extremely arrogant, he felt like this was already a great honor for Adam. After all, in the past, Adam would've never even been entitled to meet him.

Adam couldn't help but be struck by the absurdity of the situation, and he burst into laughter, as did everyone from the northern congress and Shadow City.

"Has this old fart been stuck in a coffin this entire time? Who does he think he is!"

"These old bastards must still think that they can do whatever they please in this world."

"Times have changed, old man!"

"Insolence!"

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The representative of the Guild of Immortality was furious to hear all of the taunts being directed at him, and he swept a hand through the air to release a powerful bolt of lightning.

Supported by boundless computing power, this attack was no less formidable than an attack from a level eight anomaly, yet it was intercepted by Adam before it could reach its target.

With just a single thought from Adam, Sludge appeared in the path of the bolt of lightning. It was instantly zapped into dust, only to return to its original form with a casual snap of Adam's fingers.

Adam had also benefited immensely from the prior battle.

Even though Sludge had perished, the fundamental psychic mark required for its birth had been left in its flower pot, so he could replicate it anywhere at any time.

This meant that as long as he didn't run out of psychic power, he could fight until the end of time.

The representative seemed to have felt even more humiliated after having his attack intercepted, and he turned to Adam with a furious expression.

Meanwhile, Adam casually withdrew Sludge as he declared, "I made it clear that I was going to put an end to your delusions of immortality and return hope to the people, and that begins right now. Anyone who wants to oppose me can step forward anytime."

He raised a fist up high as he spoke, and golden light that seemed to be capable of destroying everything and anything was glowing from his fist.