I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

Chapter 234: Chapter 199: Tier 4 S-Class: Liquid Turbellaria

Mrs. Yun hadn’t actually finished absorbing the extract in her body. She would need a few more days to attempt a breakthrough to the Saint level.

She just didn’t want to fight Su Ze. It would be far too embarrassing if she lost.

’Once I complete my fourth evolution and become an Overlord, I’ll come back and deal with this rebellious son!’ Mrs. Yun decided to go into seclusion, vowing not to leave her room until she had completely absorbed the extract.

The news of Su Ze completing his third evolution only spread within a small circle. Only a few people close to him and the upper echelons of the Dongli Kingdom knew.

Reaching the Butterfly Stage at eighteen was truly astounding.

That was right. Based on Zhao Lingxiao’s birthday, Su Ze had already turned eighteen this month, making him a legal adult.

Meanwhile, Li Yongguan had also completed his third evolution around the same time as Su Ze. He was now desperately strengthening his physique. He had used his father’s connections to get his hands on some ”Day-and-Night” pills and was training around the clock, fueled by the medication, to prepare for absorbing a Tier 4, B-rank extract.

Now that he was at the Butterfly Stage, Su Ze immediately put the trip to the Royal Hunting Ground on his agenda. He had no time to waste.

He first contacted Chen Xuejiao and told her he would be heading to the Royal Hunting Ground as soon as possible.

Chen Xuejiao said she would handle the paperwork for him, so all he had to do was go.

Su Ze immediately asked Principal Zhou Wenshan to borrow a plane.

Zhou Wenshan gave him the green light for everything and even offered to arrange an escort, but Su Ze declined. He planned to take Mr. Ya with him.

With Mr. Ya by his side, the protection he offered surpassed even that of a Saint-level Overlord.

And so, Su Ze finalized his travel plans: he would fly to Baihua City, the capital of Lin Hua Country, the next morning.

Su Ze called Mr. Ya and invited him to come along.

Mr. Ya readily agreed. He had long wanted to see the Sovereign Country, so the two arranged to set off together the next morning.

That evening, Su Ze had a long talk with Liou Wenxin, asking for her advice on choosing his next skill.

Liou Wenxin didn’t give him a clear opinion, only telling him to assess the situation and make a choice after he arrived at the Royal Hunting Ground.

After all, Tier 4, S-rank extracts were incredibly rare and depended on luck. It was hard to say which Tier 4, S-rank mutated beasts might even be in the Royal Hunting Ground.

Every Tier 4, S-rank skill was powerful, so anything reasonably suitable would be acceptable. Finding a perfectly compatible skill was simply too dependent on luck.

Since Liou Wenxin had said as much, Su Ze didn’t overthink it and decided to cross that bridge when he came to it.

’If all else fails, I can’t go wrong with absorbing a melee damage-type skill.’

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「The next morning.」

Su Ze and Mr. Ya set off for the Dongping City airport. They passed through security smoothly and boarded the private jet the Dongli Kingdom had prepared for them.

After the plane entered Lin Hua Country’s airspace, it made a routine landing for an identity check. With Chen Xuejiao’s help, Su Ze and Mr. Ya’s entry procedures went off without a hitch, and they were immediately cleared to proceed.

Moreover, upon learning that Su Ze was entering the country to hunt in the Royal Hunting Ground, the airport security personnel were exceptionally courteous to him.

The plane took off again, finally arriving in Baihua City, the capital of Lin Hua Country, at dusk.

As soon as he got off the plane, Su Ze saw Chen Xuejiao waiting for him at the arrival gate.

”You’re so busy, how did you find the time to come pick me up yourself?” Su Ze said, feigning surprise.

”You don’t know anyone here, so of course I had to make sure you were taken care of.”

Chen Xuejiao had driven there herself. She led Su Ze and Mr. Ya to her car, and they drove toward downtown Baihua City.

”When are you planning to enter the Royal Hunting Ground?” Chen Xuejiao asked.

It was already five or six in the evening, and Su Ze had been on a plane all day. Normally, anyone would choose to go the next day.

But Su Ze had his own considerations. His ”Moonblade” artifact was empowered by moonlight at night, allowing it to unleash even greater power.

In addition, the Night-Use Black Pills from his ”Day-and-Night” set were also said to augment an evolver’s combat abilities at night.

When facing a Tier 4, S-rank mutated beast, even one whose strength was suppressed, Su Ze had to be completely focused and thoroughly prepared. He couldn’t afford to overlook even the slightest advantage.

”Tonight,” Su Ze replied.

Chen Xuejiao was slightly surprised but didn’t ask any further questions. She nodded and said, ”Alright, I’ll take you to your hotel to rest for a bit first. I’ll take you over there later tonight.”

Next, Su Ze began to ask Chen Xuejiao for information about the Royal Hunting Ground. His knowledge of it was very limited; all he knew was that it contained high-rank Tier 4 mutated beasts with suppressed strength. He knew nothing else.

What he was most concerned about were the rules for hunting inside.

For example, how long could he stay inside, how many mutated beasts could he hunt, and could he use artifacts to help...

Chen Xuejiao answered, ”You’ve been given a one-time trial opportunity. You can stay inside for a maximum of six hours, but you can only hunt one high-rank Tier 4 mutated beast. Once you succeed, you must leave as soon as possible. Also, you can’t use artifacts that exceed your own evolution level.”

’As expected, there’s a limit. Only one beast.’ Su Ze had anticipated this.

’Six hours is plenty of time, though.’

The main issue was the rule against using artifacts above his evolution level. This affected Su Ze, as it meant he couldn’t use the power of the Desperate Flower, a Tier 4 artifact, and couldn’t rely on its self-detonation attack to kill the beast.

However, this was acceptable. Su Ze had wanted to save this trump card anyway. It would give him more confidence when he entered the Divine Dice.

”Do you know which Tier 4, S-rank mutated beasts are in the Royal Hunting Ground, and roughly how many there are?” Su Ze asked.

Chen Xuejiao shook her head with a wry smile. ”I’ve never had the chance to go in. You’re asking the wrong person. You’ll just have to explore and find out for yourself.”

At the side, Mr. Ya asked curiously, ”Lin Hua Country doesn’t have a so-called royal family, does it? Why is this place called the Royal Hunting Ground?”

Su Ze found this strange as well. The supreme leader of the Sovereign Country, who was also the strongest person on the entire Lin Hua Continent, was known as the ”Sovereign.” He was a Saint-level legendary powerhouse, but no throne had been established, and the title of ”Sovereign” was not hereditary—it always went to the strongest.

Therefore, there shouldn’t be any ”royal family” or anything ”royal.”

Chen Xuejiao smiled. ”You aren’t from Lin Hua Country, so you wouldn’t know its history. Actually, back when Lin Hua’s Legend unified the six nations, he did reign as emperor for a time. He wasn’t intoxicated with power; it was purely because Lin Hua Country had just been founded and the Lin Hua Continent had only recently been unified. To stabilize the situation, he had no choice but to centralize all power in himself and ascend the throne. He only abolished the imperial system after the situation on the continent had basically stabilized.

”And during the time Lin Hua’s Legend reigned as emperor, he had a son and a daughter—a ’Prince’ and a ’Princess.’ Their bloodline has continued to this day, becoming one of Lin Hua Country’s most prominent great families, the Lin Family, which is also known as the ’royal family.’ And currently, the Lin Family is in charge of this Royal Hunting Ground.”

This was the first time Su Ze and Mr. Ya had heard this piece of history.

Chatting idly, the three arrived at the hotel. After checking in, Chen Xuejiao treated Su Ze and his companion to a meal.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they agreed to set out for the Royal Hunting Ground at nine that night.

Chen Xuejiao also made a point of mentioning that after Su Ze came out, she would take him to meet that ”important person” tomorrow.

Since he was going to meet a relative he had never seen before, Su Ze naturally wouldn’t refuse.

Back in his hotel room, Su Ze set an alarm and slept until nine o’clock. He got up on time, threw on some clothes, and headed out.

Chen Xuejiao drove Su Ze and Mr. Ya out toward the suburbs of Baihua City. After more than half an hour, they finally stopped in front of a large gate.

There was no sign on the gate. An ordinary person coming here wouldn’t be able to tell what this place was. The metal gate wasn’t imposing and looked somewhat dated, but the towering city wall connected to it appeared solid and thick, as if it separated the inside and outside into two different worlds.

A squad of about a dozen soldiers in military uniforms stood at the gate, fully armed and in neat formation.

Seeing Chen Xuejiao’s car approach, three of them immediately stepped forward to question them.

”Please show your identification!” the round-faced soldier in the lead said.

The three of them immediately presented their IDs, and Su Ze also took out his Royal Hunting Ground trial card.

After checking their documents, the square-faced soldier looked at Su Ze and asked, ”You’re the only one entering the Hunting Ground, correct?”

”Yes,” Su Ze nodded.

”Get out of the car and come with us,” the round-faced soldier said to Su Ze, then turned to Mr. Ya and Chen Xuejiao. ”If you’re going to wait for him here, pull the car over to the side, turn off the engine, and kill the lights.”

Su Ze followed the round-faced soldier into the Hunting Ground. The soldier verified the authenticity of Su Ze’s documents at a machine and confiscated his trial card for the Hunting Ground.

”This is a map of the Hunting Ground. Take a look. When you’re ready, I’ll take you to the entrance of the hunting area. The timer will start then, and you must come out within six hours.”

Su Ze took the map from the round-faced soldier and began to study it.

The map was simple, but it showed the general layout of the Royal Hunting Ground.

Besides the rest and office areas for the staff, the entire Royal Hunting Ground was mainly divided into two zones.

One was the breeding zone, and the other was the hunting zone.

The breeding zone was home to Tier 3 mutated beasts that had the potential to evolve into Tier 4 but had not yet done so. Su Ze was not allowed to enter there.

Once a mutated beast in the breeding zone completed its evolution and successfully became a high-rank Tier 4 beast, it would be moved to the hunting zone for evolvers like Su Ze to hunt.

To prevent the Tier 4 mutated beasts in the hunting zone from killing each other, the staff would release large numbers of low-tier mutated beasts into the area for them to eat.

Additionally, through artificial intervention, territories had been designated for these Tier 4 mutated beasts to keep them within their own areas as much as possible.

And this map marked the location of each Tier 4 mutated beast’s territory.

This way, Su Ze wouldn’t have to wander around aimlessly. He could pick a beast he was interested in and go straight there to hunt it.

Su Ze’s eyes scanned the names of the Tier 4 mutated beasts, focusing only on the S-rank ones. However, even here, there weren’t many Tier 4, S-rank mutated beasts; most were A-rank.

Suddenly, Su Ze’s gaze froze, landing on a name—Tier 4, S-rank: Liquid Turbellaria!