Chapter 601: Converting Chaos: The Awakening Gambit

No!! No! No!!!!

Sir! You never warned us—ahhh!! We’ll lose KunKun!!

On the hotel rooftop, fierce winds howled.

Several top-tier Peak Third-Stage powerhouses—figures so influential they could dominate a region—were now bawling uncontrollably, clinging to Yenir’s leg and wailing in despair.

On the expansive hotel rooftop with its helipad, the remaining High-Level Awakeners from three battle zones watched their former leader with a mix of lingering fear and complex emotions.

The battle ended swiftly, and so did their surrender.

During the subsequent capture, Yenir didn’t harm them.

He had assumed that this mysterious figure, suspected of involvement in the sinister deity affair, was simply lacking skill and overly conceited.

But once the conversion ceremony concluded, they finally understood why he had insisted on being mentally prepared all along.

It was too tragic…

It was just unbearably tragic.

Even these seven Peak powerhouses from the South Korean Battle Zone, as resilient and image-conscious as they were, couldn’t escape their fate.

Yet once transformed into Otherworldly Ghosts, they initially shrugged it off—even feeling their physical strength had improved—and experienced a fleeting joy.

One South Korean Awakener unexpectedly discovered that he seemed to be missing something in his lower half.

And when he confirmed it, he was overcome with despair.

“Shut up!”

Seeing his South Korean comrades in total collapse, Yenir reclined on his sun chair with an emotionless face and casually barked, “Shut up!”

In an instant, the legion control from the Set Component snapped these men into submission, leaving them dazed.

Although he could understand the collapse of these South Korean idiots, their commotion was just too noisy.

True powerhouses must discard everything—only the quest for strength matters!

“This Otherworldly Ghost conversion is impressive… even while retaining full cognitive abilities, no one can tell they’re under control.”

“But… without enforced control, these Otherworldly Ghosts still feel emotions like ordinary people.”

Muttering to himself, Yenir could only accept this flaw.

The Otherworldly Ghosts he converted would never betray him at critical moments, yet in everyday life they maintained their own thoughts—a double-edged sword compared to mindless machines.

The Peak Third-Stage powerhouse from North Korea, after conversion, remained relatively composed and kept his cool.

However, among the South Koreans, aside from Park Chan-eun—who had already come to terms with his missing lower half—the other three grew increasingly agitated.

Especially, Yenir suddenly noticed a problem.

He had actually contemplated converting every Peak Third-Stage powerhouse in the world into an Otherworldly Ghost!

But on second thought, that would essentially mean the extinction of humanity.

Otherworldly Ghosts lack the ability to reproduce, and though he didn’t hold these powerhouses in high regard, each one was undeniably among humanity’s elite—the very best of the genetic lot.

Conversion would strip them of reproductive ability and lock away their potential. In effect, he’d be severing a huge part of humanity’s future.

Hesitation. Indecision.

Admittedly, despite recognizing the efficacy of the Otherworldly Ghosts, Yenir found himself momentarily conflicted.

After repeatedly revising his plan based on unfolding events, he shifted his initial ambition of annihilating six nations to capturing as many Peak Third-Stage powerhouses as possible.

Once out, he would rely on his overwhelming combat prowess to intimidate the old guard of Peak powerhouses, then use his subordinate Otherworldly Ghosts to control everyone.

In doing so, the traditional Peak Third-Stage elites from Huaguo could be harnessed for his use—preserving Huaguo’s military might in the swiftest, most efficient manner.

The next steps would be even simpler.

By following the same method, he would sweep across the globe in no time! After subjugating all nations, he’d control every Peak Third-Stage powerhouse in one fell swoop, uniting the strength of all humanity to stave off the apocalypse!

No internal bickering, no infighting!

Every great human warrior would follow his orders, and he was confident he could fend off any doomsday.

But now it seemed that this incredibly enticing and utterly mad plan carried a huge flaw.

On one hand, it would sever the future; on the other, if anything happened to him, all of humanity might perish alongside him.

Though in his heart Yenir remained committed to survival and possessed the courage to risk everything,

as a human, no matter how ruthless he was, he couldn’t help but hesitate.

“Forget it. Let’s capture a few in the national war first and see how it goes.”

“What happens after we go out… we’ll deal with it later… I simply don’t have enough control slots anyway.”

After a moment of contemplation, Yenir decided to shelve that idea for now.

In the national war, the Peak Third-Stage powerhouses were generally considered high-ranking figures in their respective battle zones.

Controlling them meant commanding a significant portion of each nation’s might. A full takeover would likely trigger massive backlash among survivors—if even a hint got out, it was impossible to predict their response.

Tyrant! Dictator! Evil God!

Those three titles would be more than fitting for him.

After settling his thoughts, Yenir patiently awaited the entry of the next battle zone.

He now commanded ten Peak Third-Stage powerhouses; with that force, he could dismantle the next country without even lifting a finger!

By his estimates, the next battle zone to enter would most likely be either Thailand or the Southeast Asia Joint Battle Zone.

With roughly eight peak powerhouses, it would pose almost no threat to him.

Of course, in theory the South Korean Battle Zone shouldn’t be so weak as to precede these two.

In essence, the South Korean Battle Zone and Huaguo were somewhat similar.

Park Chan-eun, a stealthy top-tier powerhouse who could match two or three peers on his own, deliberately rushed in—driven both by his greed to invade Huaguo and the desire to secure an early advantage in the national war.

Logically, even if the South Korean Battle Zone was rated lower than Thailand by the system, its true combat ability would be even stronger. And with the privilege of going first, they held a definite edge!

It turned out that no matter how much they calculated, they hadn’t accounted for a monster like Yenir in this national war.

……..

Half an hour later.

Just as Yenir was still pondering his sword technique combinations for a better strategy,

a long-awaited system prompt suddenly rang out.

Contrary to his expectations, the moment the system prompt sounded, Yenir couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned.

This time, the fourth battle zone to enter wasn’t Thailand or even the Joint Battle Zone, but…

“Beep: Current battle zone entered – Japanese Battle Zone!”

“Beep: Current battle zone entered – Southeast Asia Joint Battle Zone!”

Two nearly simultaneous battle zone entry alerts caught Yenir and his team completely off guard.

Moreover, from his vantage point at the highest part of the national war arena, Yenir unexpectedly spotted two descending beams of light in the distance.

It was evident that these beams signaled the entry of new battle zones—appearing one after the other, and less than ten kilometers apart!

Such a coincidence, with their entry timings so close together, instantly upended Yenir’s previous expectations.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Yenir abruptly stood up, his eyes fixed on the two arrival points.

Were two battle zones entering at the same time?

It looked like his plan would have to change…

With such close entries, striking one side would undoubtedly alert the other.

Hmm, although the situation had suddenly become rather tricky,

But…

Two battle zones are just two—he could tear through them all the same!