Chapter 142 Hit the jackpot, hit the jackpot~

Zhang Ze actually managed to slip into the residence of this rank-six powerhouse.

To be honest, it was not that difficult.

While others could not perceive his existence, he could clearly sense the auras of others.

The stronger the individual, the sharper Zhang Ze's perception of them.

This was a commonality shared by everyone, stemming from the suppression inherent in martial arts ranks.

Unless a powerhouse intentionally concealed their aura, weaker individuals would clearly feel the oppressive pressure!

Yet, who would deliberately restrain their aura inside their own home?

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"The treasury should be in a heavily guarded area, right?"

Entering the courtyard, Zhang Ze did not charge around blindly like a headless fly.

After analyzing for a good while, he gradually guided himself deeper based on the deployment of the guards within the estate.

Zhang Ze's heart was thumping with excitement!

One had to bear in mind that this was the home of a rank-six powerhouse!

Furthermore, this garrison city was also guarded by a rank-seven powerhouse!

If he were to stir up any commotion, the latter could arrive in thirty seconds at most.

By then, even if Zhang Ze had the ability to soar through the heavens or burrow into the earth, these starry-sky aliens would still strip off a layer of his skin!

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Suppressing the trepidation in his heart, Zhang Ze soon sneaked deep into the estate.

The two rank-three martial artist guards at the entrance alone made Zhang Ze feel that this place was definitely extraordinary.

Although the master of the residence was a rank-six powerhouse, it was impossible for them to assign rank-four or rank-five martial artists to guard the door, right?

You must know that if it weren't for the fact that Zhang Ze and Jiang Haixin possessed rank-four cultivation, even the people guarding them wouldn't have been rank-three!

Rank-three martial artists sounded weak, and Zhang Ze could swiftly kill these two, especially since he was launching a sneak attack!

However, what he had to consider was whether killing these two would cause a commotion; if it inadvertently drew out an even stronger being, wouldn't that be the absolute end of him?

With a flash of his figure, Zhang Ze reached the rooftop.

As for those two rank-three guards, they were directly beneath Zhang Ze at this moment, the distance between them merely a meter or two.

Even so, these two fellows remained completely oblivious.

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After hesitating time and time again, Zhang Ze decided to make his move!

The treasures were about to be within his grasp; how could he possibly back down now?

With that thought, Zhang Ze hardened his heart and leaped directly down from the roof.

He instantly launched a punch, aiming straight for the temple of the man on the left.

Thud...

Though the sound was faint, the man collapsed to the ground without making the slightest noise!

However, the guard on the right noticed. Turning his head, he saw his companion lying dead on the ground with the figure of a stranger standing right beside him.

Anyone in that position would act without hesitation!

Yet Zhang Ze's nerves were taut, and his strike this time truly was crisp and decisive!

In fact, right after throwing that initial punch, Zhang Ze didn't even bother looking at the man on the left anymore!

Dead or alive, there was no way he believed the guy could still survive!

Seeing the guard on the right react, Zhang Ze immediately thrust a kick toward the other's lower region.

Alien or no alien from the starry skies, they looked identical to humans, so they surely shared the exact same weaknesses, right?

As it turned out, Zhang Ze guessed correctly.

His thrust kick landed successfully, causing the man's pupils to contract to their absolute limits.

Before the fellow could let out a wail, Zhang Ze's left hand clamped tightly over the man's cheeks, muffling his mouth, while his right hand instantly smashed a punch toward his forehead.

Thud, thud...

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After a full dozen punches, until the fellow's head was reduced to an unrecognizable state, Zhang Ze finally loosened his left hand.

He could not help letting out a long sigh.

Those mere two or three breaths had nearly exhausted all of Zhang Ze's strength.

Dragging both corpses into a room, Zhang Ze had no time to worry about the situation outside.

A golden light suddenly flashed in his eyes!

What met his eyes the most was a type of pale-red crystalline energy block.

Zhang Ze had previously been tricked by Fang Huade and had assumed this stuff was another useless piece of junk he couldn't use.

Yet when he held this pale-red crystal in his hand and it began to radiate energy, Zhang Ze knew this was no black, deceptive trinket.

Without a second thought, pack it up and take it away!

Zhang Ze hurriedly went into action. Nearly a hundred pale-red energy crystals in the entire treasury were soon wrapped up by him using a tattered piece of cloth.

Afterward, Zhang Ze roamed around this place some more.

Goodness, it was simply dazzling!

Yet Zhang Ze wasn't one to let things go to waste. He casually tore a few large pieces of cloth from the room and packed everything he could lay his eyes on.

However, as soon as he finished packing, Zhang Ze realized a new problem arose—he had no way to carry it all away.

There were simply too many things!

After absorbing the energy of just a few of those pale-red energy crystals, his cell strength had increased by over 100 points.

Could he possibly leave these behind?

And besides, those dozen or so weapons here—judging by their quality, they had to be at least D-grade alloy weapons, right?

Could he possibly leave these behind?

And there was more, and more...

There were medicinal pills, and all sorts of random spiritual treasures!

Was this ******* really the residence of a rank-six powerhouse?

They were seriously ******* rich!

Thinking of himself...

He was truly poor!

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Zhang Ze quickly made a decision.

He would take his time and accumulate wealth gradually. Since he couldn't carry all these good things out in one go, he would transport them out in batches!

With this idea in mind, Zhang Ze took immediate action!

First, he disposed of the corpses of the two guards and cleaned up the blood outside the treasury.

Then, hoisting a half-person-high pack on his back, Zhang Ze quietly sneaked toward the outside of the estate.

Getting out was even more troublesome than getting in!

It took Zhang Ze a full half-hour to finally leave the residence of the rank-six powerhouse.

Once he hit the main street of the garrison city, who cared whether you were rank-six or not?

We all looked the same anyway; carrying a large piece of luggage couldn't possibly be a crime right here, could it?

Muttering to himself, Zhang Ze wasn't really afraid anymore.

He swaggered right out through the gates of the garrison city.

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Heading south along the garrison city, Zhang Ze spotted Mao'er Mountain in the distance, though he paid it no mind.

Finding an unremarkable little hill, he quickly buried his "loot" at the foot of the mountain.

Finally, worrying that he might leave behind some marker—if he couldn't find the place again and failed to dig it back up later, wouldn't he cry to death?—he made a wooden sign.

Carving the words "Three hundred taels of silver are not buried here!" onto it, Zhang Ze happily skipped away.

Surely none of these starry-sky aliens knew the idiom stories from Earth, right?

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For the entire night that followed, Zhang Ze couldn't spare a single thought for whether anyone needed saving.

Even though Zhang Ze was already a rank-four martial artist, hauling four entire bags of "loot" left him utterly exhausted!

Breaking into a rank-six powerhouse's estate four separate times was no game; the psychological pressure was immense!

At this moment, staring at the four massive bags of loot, Zhang Ze furrowed his brow tightly once more.

There was simply too much stuff, and it was far too far from Anqing City!

If he were asked to carry all this back to Anqing City by himself, he would probably be discovered by the starry-sky aliens halfway there!

Pondering this over and over, Zhang Ze finally remembered that he still needed to go rescue someone!

That Jiang Haixin was also a rank-four powerhouse, and she was very familiar with the geography between Blood Moon City and Anqing City.

Helping him carry a portion of the luggage back shouldn't be too big of a problem, right?

At worst, he would just share a couple of crystals with her; that alone would already be quite a lot!

Having made up his mind, Zhang Ze no longer dawdled.

He turned around and walked back toward the garrison city.

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While Zhang Ze was acting as a mover, massive movements were afoot in Blood Moon City as well!

Blood Moon looked toward a man on his right and commanded, "Venerable Yun, go to the First Garrison City and have Mingxin lead his subordinate commanders to set out on campaign with us!"

"Understood..."