621 Chapter 620
As soon as the Lord of Sky Gate City escaped, old man Li and Wu kuishan quickly gave chase.
Seeing this, Fang ping let out a violent roar, shouting,””Principal! Take the weapon!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge black iron sword shot out.
Wu kuishan caught it in one go. His eyes shifted, and he did not stay any longer. He quickly gave chase to the West.
The two of them were extremely fast and soon disappeared without a trace.
Fang ping did not stop. He shouted,”chase!”
“……”
It was an awkward situation.
The three rank-8 beasts all looked at him with their huge eyes, full of confusion.
Fang ping also looked at them and roared again,””Chase!”
“……”
The Jiao shook its fat body, but it didn’t roar or make a sound.
What are you chasing!
The dumb wood had been killed, and the giant Mine was ownerless!
The giant Mine belonged to the stupid blockhead and not the wood King. This was something that all the demons knew.
Now that his master was dead and the wood King was being hunted down, even if he wasn’t being hunted down, he would have to leave seven Southern Territory. Since that was the case … Why would he chase after him?
The wood King had a ninth-grade magic weapon and was very fierce in fighting demons.
Besides, the huge mine is waiting for them. Even I can’t wait to go and collect the benefits.
Seeing that it was showing signs of going to Sky Gate City, Fang ping cursed in his heart and said hurriedly,””King Jiao, there’s no hurry to get the giant Mine. You and the other Kings, go after him and help me get rid of that old dog … I’ll give you all the imperishable substance to temper your bodies!”
With that, three large masses of imperishable substance appeared in Fang Ping’s hands. One of the demons threw a mass at him and said hurriedly,””There’s still more after this! “The giant Mine is right there, and it can’t run away. With the help of the imperishable substance, the probability of breaking through rank-9 is even higher!”
As soon as he said that, the referee suddenly growled!
Another group, another group, and he would chase after them.
“I …”
Fang ping really wanted to curse out loud. Just you wait!
If it wasn’t for the fear that these demonic beasts would return to Sky Gate City and spoil the big picture, he wouldn’t even need them to chase after him.
Fang ping did not say much. He condensed three more masses of imperishable substance.
Seeing the monsters staring at him, Fang ping coughed lightly and said,”My family’s patriarch is still here!”
As soon as he said this, the three demonic beasts no longer looked at him. They rose into the air and chased after him to the West.
After they flew away, Fang ping cursed under his breath.
The Jiao had looked at him greedily just now, but this big dog actually wanted to Rob him!
“It has always been me who robs others. You actually want to Rob me … I’ll settle the score with you sooner or later!”
Even though Fang ping was cursing, he did not have the intention to chase after them.
He couldn’t catch up.
The Lord of Sky Gate City was too fast. If that guy turned around and killed him, where would he go to reason?
In a battle between experts, a weakling like him would not participate.
Other than him, Chen yaoting did not get involved either.
At this moment, Chen yaoting no longer had the high-spirited spirit he had when he killed a rank-8. His face was bitter. He could not catch up to him.
Forget about old man Li and Wu kuishan, he could not even catch up to three rank-8 Fey beasts.
It had to be said that these three rank-8 beasts were extremely powerful.
It was only right for them to be strong. The three rank-8 monsters all thought that rank-9 was not far away, so they dared to take the risk. If they were really not strong, they would not have thought about seizing the giant Mine.
Chen yaoting flew over and looked at the few figures that had disappeared in the distance. He exhaled slightly and said,””The overall situation is set!”
The Lord of Sky Gate City had already given up on the idea of continuing the war because the sky Gate tree had been killed.
At this moment, the rank-9 battle was considered over.
Fang ping shook his head when he heard this.”The Vice-Chancellor won’t let this matter rest until he kills the sky Gate City Lord!”
“There’s still the catacombs ‘Fort over there …”
Chen yaoting wanted to say something but stopped himself. This matter was not easy to handle.
The Lord of Sky Gate City did not run in the direction of Sky Gate City, because there were mcmau powerhouses along the way. If he was stopped even a little, he would easily be blocked.
He did not go to the depths of the catacombs, because there was a human peak at the Imperial sea Mountain.
He didn’t go to the forbidden Sea because he didn’t dare to.
Therefore, he chose to escape to the West, which was also the only direction he could escape in. If Wu kuishan and the other human powerhouses chased after him, the city Masters of some cities would probably make a move.
It was because Wu kuishan had already surpassed the battle zone set by the true king and invaded their territory.
And …
Fang ping looked in the direction of Mount Yuhai, frowning slightly.
At this point, Sky Gate City had already lost.
If King Huai decided to end the battle, then mcmau would not be able to continue hunting him down. The Lord of Sky Gate City would also be taken away.
“King Huai’s mind power was crushed earlier. He might not know what happened now!”
Fang ping suddenly said, then quickly added,”If the principal wants to kill the sky Gate City Lord, he can only take advantage of this gap!”
King Huai probably did not expect the sky Gate tree to be killed so quickly. His mental power had covered thousands of miles to investigate the situation here.
Previously, he had been eliminated by Zhang Tao and the other person’s joint attack. In a short period of time, the other party might not release his spiritual power to detect the situation again.
The time was very short!
Fang ping knew that for the sake of the big picture, Zhang Tao would not insist on killing the sky Gate City Lord even if the outcome of the battle had already been decided.
Wu kuishan wanted to take revenge, but he did not have much time left.
Without thinking about this, Fang ping ran in the direction of the previous battle.
A moment later, Fang ping arrived at the previous battlefield.
“I’m rich!”
When he saw the sky Gate tree’s corpse, Fang ping laughed.
He was really rich!
The sky Gate tree was killed by old man Li with one strike. The crack in the void had cut it into dozens of pieces. The other party did not even have the chance to self-destruct.
Although it had been cut off and a part of its trunk had been swallowed by the spatial crack, it was nothing compared to the huge size of the sky Gate tree.
This was Fang Ping’s first time seeing the corpse of a rank-9 monster plant.
In the battle of Tiannan, he had also killed rank-9 monster plants, but almost all of them had self-destructed, leaving nothing behind.
At this moment, in the large underground pit, the Golden Tree trunk was still exuding a strong life force.
During the battle of the sky Gate tree, the life essence was constantly used. This was also one of the reasons why the monster plants were so powerful. During a great battle, they recovered quickly.
Fang ping did not hesitate. He quickly flew down the pit and picked up the tree trunks.
Not only the tree trunk, but the life essence was also rapidly flowing away.
Fang ping quickly found the area where the life essence was stored. It was a small section of the trunk of a big tree. The trunk did not only contain the life essence, but there was also a golden crystal-like object the size of a human head.
“Core!”
“Old Chen, help me find it. Is the brain core there?” Fang ping shouted hurriedly.
The remains of a rank-9 monster plant were left here. If he did not take it away, it would probably be gone if he came back.
Chen yaoting also started searching quickly. Soon, he was holding a torso in his hand and said,””Over here!”
At this moment, a blood-red crystal also appeared in his hand.
It was the brain core of the sky Gate tree.
Fang ping heaved a sigh of relief!
He was mainly worried that his brain had been devoured by the crack in the void. He was quite lucky that it had not been devoured.
With the brain core and the heart Core, a ninth-grade magic weapon would be in his hands.
However, when he saw the dozens of body parts, Fang ping gritted his teeth. The monster plant was too huge!
Even if it was cut into dozens of pieces, each piece was about 10 cubic meters.
There were probably around 300 cubic meters.
He could not care about this. Fang ping took out a huge crystal bottle and began to collect the overflowing life essence.
Chen yaoting’s mouth twitched as he watched his big bottle fill up quickly!
Every time he saw the kid use such a big bottle to store life essence, he felt that it was not life essence, but water!
Who would use this to store life essence?
Other people calculated it in grams, but Fang ping calculated it in catties every time … Humans were afraid of comparisons.
Very quickly, Fang ping filled up two large bottles. Then, he suddenly cursed,”Why is there only so little?”
The two big bottles were only about 50 kilograms.
Sky Gate City had existed for a long time, and the sky Gate tree had not borne fruit. Where was the life essence?
“It’s normal. It’s already beyond my expectations to have so many. “
Chen yaoting explained,”don’t even think about getting much life essence from a city that is at war with the humans. The war has lasted for so many years. No matter how much you have, it will all be consumed. I’m surprised that there’s still so much of it left. “
This was not gigantic Willow City. Back when gigantic Willow city’s catacombs had just opened and the war had not started, Fang ping was able to fish out a batch.
Sky Gate City had fought countless battles with Sino nation over the years, and the high-ranked powerhouses had been injured repeatedly. Chen yaoting was indeed surprised that there were still so many of them left.
Fang ping thought about it and agreed. Old man Li had only had the chance to keep this thing because he had killed the other party in one strike. It had already exceeded his expectations.
“No matter how small a mosquito is, it’s still meat …”
Chen yaoting’s face stiffened even more!
A hundred pounds of life essence had become mosquito meat?
Are we people from the same world?
Fang ping did not care what old Chen was thinking. He had spent a lot this time. Even if he gave him all the 50 kilograms of life essence, it would not be much money.
According to the value given by the system, it was only 250 billion points. Now, it was 25 million points.
However, if the sky Gate tree was given to him, the rank-9 monster plant’s corpse was also extremely precious. It would not be difficult to add another 10 million points, right?
“Old Wu and old Li both owe me a huge sum of money. They killed them … So pay me first!”
Fang ping calculated for a while. This rank-9 monster plant was his.
Not only would it belong to him, but he would also have to settle the score with the two of them later.
The imperishable substance and the soul recovery pill had to be charged.
He put away the life essence, then the brain and heart cores.
Looking at the Golden Tree branches beside him, Fang ping felt a headache coming on. Should he expand his storage space?
“Forget it, I won’t expand it now. The outside world still doesn’t know how big my storage space is. If I take it all away …”
Fang ping shook his head. It was better not to expand at this time.
If he really took it away, Zhang Tao and the others would probably be so shocked that their jaws dropped.
Although Fang ping did not know how big their storage rings were, he guessed that it would not be too big. From small to big, one could see the big. The space in the jade pendant from before was so small. No matter how big Zhang Tao and the others ‘storage rings were, they would not be that big.
After gathering the tree trunks together, Fang ping began to gather the Golden leaves.
Chen yaoting did not know whether to laugh or cry when he saw that Fang ping did not even let go of the leaves.
This kid was really rich, but he didn’t let go of these leaves even when he was rich. He was really thrifty.
The leaves of a rank-9 monster plant were also good stuff, but relatively speaking, they were not worth mentioning at this moment.
He did not expect Fang ping to not even leave a single leaf behind.
After he was done, Fang ping raised his head and looked into the distance. He frowned slightly. There was no eruption of the aura of a great battle. It seemed that old Wu and the others had not caught up.
This way, things would not be easy to handle.
Just then, Lu fengrou and the rest finally rushed over.
When she saw the Golden Tree trunks, Lu fengrou’s face was full of joy. She shouted,”The sky Gate tree was killed?”
“Mm …”
“Where’s that bastard!”
Fang ping paused for a moment, then said quickly,”the Vice-Chancellor and the others have gone after him. The Vice-Chancellor and instructor li are both here. There are also three rank-8 monsters. As long as we catch up, the sky Gate City Lord won’t be able to escape!”
“He ran away …”
Lu fengrou mumbled, then quickly said,”Where did he go?”
“Teacher …”
“I want to go and take a look!”
“They ran towards the West. Teacher, that’s the catacombs ‘territory. Don’t act rashly …”
Before he could finish his sentence, Lu fengrou had already run West.
Seeing this, Fang ping glanced at Chen yaoting. Chen yaoting did not say much and quickly followed.
Fang ping looked at Tang Feng and the others. Seeing their excited faces, he wanted to go over too. He said hurriedly, “It’s useless for everyone to catch up now! He couldn’t catch up, and he had to be prepared for the sky Gate City Lord’s counterattack.
Elder Liu, you all have an extremely important mission!”
Liu polu’s face was serious as he immediately said,””Go ahead,”
“Mine!”
“……”
The crowd instantly fell silent.
Fang ping, on the other hand, said with a solemn expression,”the great battle is about to end. Once a few paragons interfere, the matter will come to an end.” According to our agreement, we can only take 30% of the giant Mine, and that would be a huge loss!
“Everyone, quickly return to Sky Gate City and organize the teachers and students to start mining!
The more we dig, the better!
“We’re specialized in excavating the high-grade energy mines in the core areas. We must be fast …”
After saying that, Fang ping added,”and these rank-9 monster plant trunks, you guys bring them back too. Leaving them here will easily attract other people’s coveting.” I’ll go over to take a look. I don’t know how the situation is on the principal’s side …”
This mission could be said to be important, very important.
It wasn’t important, but it was just ordinary. There was no need for so many grandmasters to do it.
However, everyone understood what Fang ping meant.
They could not interfere in a rank-9’s battle. If they went, they had to be careful of being killed by the sky Gate City Lord.
At this time, the battle was coming to an end. If they died here, it would be a huge loss.
Liu polu nodded.”That’s good. We’ll go back to mine. Why don’t you come back with us? it’s too dangerous!”
“It’s fine. I can hide my aura. It’s safer. “
Fang ping was about to leave after he finished speaking when li Hansong said, “I’ll go too. If I encounter an enemy, I can still hold off a rank-8 for a while. “
Fang ping glanced at him and nodded.
Seeing that old Wang and the others were about to speak, he waved his hand and said,””Don’t go. Don’t separate. If the Lord of Sky Gate City makes a turn and runs back, we can still hold on for a while with more people, but if we have less people, it’ll be really troublesome. “
With all these people gathered together, it would take the Lord of Sky Gate City some time to kill them.
However, if they were scattered, killing rank-7s would be as easy as killing chickens.
Everyone nodded. Very quickly, Fang ping brought li Hansong with him and chased after them to the West.
……
At the same time.
The moment the sky Gate tree fell, some powerhouses sensed it.
In the direction of monster Sunflower City.
City Lord monster sunflower’s expression turned unsightly. Previously, only one of his two eighth stage venerable subordinates had returned, and that had already given him a headache.
In the end, as soon as this rank-8 powerhouse returned, the monster Tree fell!
At this moment, city Lord monster sunflower couldn’t help but sigh.
This time, it was really beyond his expectations.
In the city, the huge golden sunflower was also swaying and its spiritual energy was trembling.
A fellow Clansman had fallen!
Monster plant powerhouses were considered the same race.
The seven Southern territory’s Guardian lineage had six rank-9 monster plants.
And now, one had fallen.
The fall of monster Wood City also meant the destruction of monster Wood City. From now on, monster Sunflower City would be the number one city in the battle against hope City.
At this moment, the two rank-9s from monster Sunflower City were in a complicated mood.
Monster Wood City wasn’t the only one that had been destroyed. Monster Sunflower City had lost a Supreme and six commanders in this battle, and their vitality had been greatly damaged.
“Mcmau …”
City Lord monster sunflower mumbled to himself. Even King Huai had not expected this battle to end so quickly.
He had mixed feelings, but there were cheers outside the city.
Old fan once again announced the results in the catacombs language!
At this moment, the millions of people in monster Sunflower City fell silent.
The king realm had fallen!
Monster Wood city’s divine Guardian tree had actually fallen!
To monster Sunflower City, which was already at war with the humans, this was an unimaginable blow to their morale. The city Lord could already sense the pessimism within the city.
Not only the ordinary people, but even the commanders were at a loss.
Monster plant clan had six cities and had stood tall in seven Southern Territory for countless years.
Today, a city was destroyed.
Without The Guardian monster plant, even if the wood King was not dead, there was nothing he could do to reverse the situation.
……
They had sensed it.
On the mountain of Royal sea.
Zhang Tao and Zhan Wang also sensed it.
King Huai’s mind power had been destroyed, but they had not.
At this moment, King Huai’s face was cold. He had not yet noticed the changes in the seven Southern Territory.
At this moment, King Huai was extremely furious. He looked coldly at Zhang Tao and the other man.
“Martial King, what’s the meaning of you sealing off the seven southern regions? If the land of rebirth has experts participating in the battle, this King has no idea at all. How can I be sure that you are not playing tricks?”
Zhang Tao said calmly,”there are still so many rank-9s in seven Southern Territory. Where are the conspiracies and plots? You’ve participated several times in the middle, but you’re the one who broke the rules. Since you’re willing to bet, then you should accept your loss.
It doesn’t matter if you lose or I lose. Let them solve it themselves.
He’s the judge, but he’s also going to take part in the battle. Huai King, is this the true king of the catacombs?”
King Huai’s eyes flickered, but he also regained his calm. He slowly said,”Good! I won’t be participating, so let the green wolf King supervise!”
On the side, a thin man with a smile on his face said slowly,””Martial King, battle King, seven Southern Territory is my territory. It’s fine if you don’t let King Huai probe, but now you even want to stop this King. Do you think that this King can be bullied?”
“Why do you say that, Wolf King?” Zhang Tao laughed. I just don’t want the monster life Royal Court to misunderstand us humans. If the wolf King is willing to be the supervisor, then there’s naturally no problem.
What I’m afraid of is that Wolf King won’t be able to hold back and will also join the battle, involving the monster life 7 cities … That would ruin our relationship. “
“This is a private bet between you and King Huai,” the green wolf King said indifferently. “I will not take part in it.” However, this Prince still needs to understand the things that should be known in the seven Southern Territory. “
“Of course …”
Although Zhang Tao said so, he was still reluctant to release the blockade.
At this moment, Wu kuishan and the others were still chasing after the sky Gate City Lord. He could sense it.
He knew that everyone in mcmau had always wanted to kill the sky Gate City Lord.
This time, it would be difficult not to kill the sky Gate City Lord.
Once the green wolf King detected the details and informed King Huai, and King Huai chose to admit defeat, the Lord of Sky Gate City would not be able to kill him.
He could only drag on for a while longer!
Zhang Tao continued to argue with the green wolf King as he calculated this in his mind.
At most, he could drag on for another ten minutes or so. By then, these two would be suspicious.
Whether or not they could kill the sky Gate City Lord before the end of the bet would depend on their luck.
In this battle, mcmau had destroyed a rank-9 and almost razed Sky Gate City to the ground. This had already exceeded Zhang Tao’s expectations.
If they really couldn’t kill the other party … The only thing they could do was end the war.
Now was not the time to completely shed all pretense of cordiality.
He had been prepared to kill those experts in the forbidden purple zone. Now that they had fallen out and King Huai had changed his mind, the following matters would not be so smooth.
“Wu kuishan … I’ll give you another 10 minutes. If you can’t kill him, I can’t do anything about it.”
Zhang Tao sighed softly in his heart. If he did not kill the female murderer, Sky Gate city’s Lord, the knot in Wu kuishan’s heart could not be untied. The shackles were still there. When he reached the realm of comprehending the origin path at rank-9, such a knot in his heart would most likely become a great obstacle.
Lu fengrou, for example, was unable to achieve mentality-vitality fusion for a long time in rank-6. The knot in her heart was too heavy, and her obsession was too deep. It was not a good thing.
……
Zhang Tao was stalling for time.
Although Wu kuishan did not know this, he could guess it.
He knew that this was his last chance.
If he could not kill the Lord of Sky Gate City now, King Huai would not easily give up the life of a rank-9.
Seeing that the overall situation had been set, even if King Huai wanted to turn the tables, he knew that he had no chance. If he terminated the bet, the Lord of Sky Gate City would be able to escape.
In front of him, the Lord of Sky Gate City was extremely fast.
At this moment, they had already reached the territory of demon Phoenix City.
In demon Phoenix City, demon Phoenix City Master and an incomparably huge Phoenix demonic beast were both soaring into the sky, exuding an intimidating aura.
From afar, demon Phoenix City Master shouted: “”Stop! “The battle between monster Wood City and mcmau is the true king’s personal grudge. It has nothing to do with me! Trespassed into demon Phoenix City, then don’t blame us for breaking the rules of the true king!”
In front of him, the Lord of Sky Gate City shouted,”Phoenix King!” I’m just passing by, and I won’t implicate the demon Phoenix City!”
Demon Phoenix City Master frowned.
He had also felt the fall of monster Wood city’s Guardian Divine Tree.
He also knew that the wood King wanted to escape.
Although they were both city Masters of seven Southern Territory and were not of the same bloodline, the wood King was, after all, a person of seven Southern Territory.
At this moment, the resurrected martial artist was chasing after the wood King. Should he make way for him?
He understood the wood King’s intention of passing through demon Phoenix City. He wanted him to delay for a moment and wait for the true king’s order.
But now, the true king hadn’t given the order. Was he going to get involved in this mess?
As the Lord of Sky Gate City got closer and closer, Wu Chuan’s aura suddenly exploded outside the city gate!
This time, the Lord of Sky Gate City turned pale with fright. He shouted angrily,””You dare!”
Wu Chuan’s abilities were much stronger than Wu kuishan ‘s. As one of the four great guardians, the sky Gate City Lord was also aware of this.
He had also fought with Wu Chuan a few times. As The Guardian of the South, Wu Chuan had entered mcmau’s catacombs a few times to fight with him.
However, Wu Chuan was not in mcmau’s ranks now.
Wu Chuan said coldly,”you’ve crossed the line!” “The battlefield is near Sky Gate City. If the summit hasn’t sent an order, it means that the war isn’t over yet. You’ve crossed the boundary and broken the rules, so I have a reason to kill you!”
“You …”
The lord of the sky Gate City was furious!
He was also furious. Did King Huai not notice the change?
Or … Did King Huai really want to sacrifice himself?
Or was he being held back?
But no matter what, King Huai did not give any orders, which meant that the war was indeed not over.
At this moment, Wu Chuan had used him as an excuse to kill him …
When he saw Wu Chuan’s aura burst forth with a rank-9 magic weapon in his hand, the sky Gate City Lord was furious.
If it was Wu Chuan who did not have a rank-9 magic weapon, he would still dare to fight.
However, the other party had a divine weapon … If he were to attack him, he would not be a match at all.
Not to mention, the Snake King and the others were about to catch up.
Looking at demon Phoenix City Master from afar, and seeing that she had no intention of helping him, the sky Gate City Master was even more furious.
If demon Phoenix City Master were to step out and say a few words to pin down Wu Chuan, he would not have to worry about anything.
No matter how strong Wu Chuan was, the two rank-9s from demon Phoenix City were enough to hold him back.
“Dammit!”
The Lord of Sky Gate City was furious, but he didn’t stop. He quickly took a detour and flew toward the edge of the forbidden Sea.
He had just left when Wu kuishan and the other person arrived.
They didn’t exchange any pleasantries with Wu Chuan. The two of them didn’t stop in the slightest, and quickly chased after the Lord of Sky Gate City.
The moment they left, the three demonic beasts arrived.
When the three demonic beasts saw Wu Chuan, they were a little wary.
When he saw demon Phoenix City Master and the Phoenix demonic beast, Yi suddenly let out a few loud roars!
Wu Chuan could clearly feel the rank-9 monster from demon Phoenix City coming to a stop.
Demon Phoenix City master’s expression also changed slightly as she shouted,””Golden horned beast King, the hundred beasts forest wants to kill the wood King. This King doesn’t know the inside story and can’t make a decision! This King feels that we need to be careful …”
He hadn’t even finished speaking when the Jiao roared and ran away with the two demonic beasts.
As soon as this guy arrived, he roared at the ninth-grade Phoenix and asked it to help the hundred beasts Forest Hunt down the wood King, who had killed the envoy of the hundred beasts forest.
The wicked complained first, so that was it.
Before this, demon Phoenix City Master had wanted to say that it was not a good thing for the hundred beast forest to participate in the war decided by the true king. If the Golden horned beast King was still chasing after them, they would have offended King Huai.
However, when she heard that this fellow wanted to kill the wood King, the villain who had killed the messenger … Demon Phoenix City Master was left speechless.
F * ck, really?
Was the wood King an idiot?
Did he really kill the envoy from hundred beasts forest?
The last time, he caused a huge commotion and fought with hundred beasts forest. This time, he killed the envoy of hundred beasts forest?
He felt that the wood King was not that stupid, but … But the three eighth stage venerable demonic beasts of the hundred beasts forest had already confirmed this matter. They would rather offend King Huai than kill him, so it was really hard to determine whether it was true or not.
Could it be that the aftermath of the battle had killed the envoy by accident?
The hundred beasts forest’s emissaries were so stupid that they insisted on barging in during a rank-9 battle?
Even though he had a stomach full of doubts, he still heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the Golden horned beast leave.
Forget it, I don’t care anymore.
The Guardian divine beast was also from the demonic beast clan and had a good relationship with the forbidden area. Previously, the Phoenix demonic beast could not reject it. Fortunately, the Golden horned beast King had escaped, or else this matter would have been troublesome.
“What?” demon Phoenix City Master was filled with suspicion, but Wu Chuan’s expression was stiff.
He roughly understood the meaning of their conversation … This demonic beast … Was really strange!