HPDBC Chapter 390 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey
Chapter 390 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey
Lin Qiye nodded, not entirely believing what they said.
Only three extraordinary teams?
He had no way of knowing whether it was true or false.
But importantly, he had obtained the information he wanted most—the location of Jingkong City, and its approximate distance.
His eyes, burning with golden flames, fell once more on the already collapsed female leader, and he said in a deep voice, "How far away do we have to be for your Pure Sky City to discover us?"
Upon hearing this, the female leader trembled violently, and a look of extreme fear and struggle flashed in her eyes.
Is this terrifying creature trying to spy on Jingkong City's defenses?
If she agrees...
This...this is tantamount to betrayal!
Once discovered by the high priest, what awaits them will be a fate a thousand or even ten thousand times more terrifying than death!
However, when her gaze met Lin Qiye's golden eyes, which were devoid of any emotion, the slight resistance that had just arisen in her heart melted away instantly, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.
Compared to the vague and uncertain punishment in the future, the threat of death posed by the man before her was the most real and urgent!
She swallowed hard, her voice hoarse as she replied, "The High Priest... has... has a special sensory barrier... roughly... roughly within... five kilometers..."
"Once...once an unfamiliar presence approaches...it will...it will be discovered immediately..."
Five kilometers?
Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully.
This distance should be above the extraordinary level.
Just as he had guessed, that high priest was likely a being from a mysterious realm.
Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, a cold glint flashing in his deep eyes.
"very good."
He spoke calmly, but his voice carried an undeniable command.
"Now, you, lead the way."
His finger pointed precisely at the female leader.
"You two," he said, looking at the woman on the ground, "follow behind."
The three women looked at their companion lying on the ground, her life hanging in the balance, and their faces showed struggle. The leader was about to speak, asking what should be done with her.
However, Lin Qiye didn't give them a chance to speak at all.
He calmly raised his hand, and in his palm, the three colors of light—ice, lightning, and fire—instantly intertwined and condensed!
A dazzling energy spear, wreathed in an aura of destruction, took shape in his hand with a whoosh!
When the three women saw this, their hearts sank, and an extreme fear instantly gripped their hearts!
Their mouths snapped open, the word "No," filled with terror and pleading, just rising to their throats—
Lin Qiye has already made his move!
boom--!!!!!!
A deafening, violent explosion suddenly erupted in the silent cave!
The unconscious Abyss human woman didn't even feel a trace of pain before her body was completely torn apart and annihilated in that violent torrent of energy!
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, instantly evaporated and purified by that domineering energy, leaving not even a trace of remains!
Inside the cave, there was a deathly silence.
The air was filled with a pungent, burnt smell.
The remaining three women stared blankly at the empty ground, their pretty faces already ashen white, devoid of any color.
Their bodies trembled violently and uncontrollably. All the struggle and hope had vanished from their eyes, leaving only the purest, deepest fear and panic.
Just then, Lin Qiye's icy, emotionless voice, like a chilling wind from the depths of hell, slowly rang out.
"This is what happens when you neglect me."
Standing beside him, Liu Ruyan watched all this quietly. In her usually cold eyes, there was not the slightest bit of reluctance, but instead... she nodded in satisfaction.
She even had a slight, lingering worry before.
They worried that although Lin Qiye was powerful, he was still too young and might have some unrealistic mercy.
On the battlefield, especially in this cruel abyss, any mercy shown to the enemy will eventually become the sharpest sword piercing oneself and one's comrades.
Or perhaps it's because, as a man, he can't bring himself to harm a woman.
However, the facts before our eyes show that this is not the case!
Clearly, Lin Qiye did not have such a bad habit.
He acted decisively and without hesitation, crushing the opponent's last shred of hope in the most direct and bloody way.
This is more than just a deterrent.
It also declared an undeniable fact to these three women—
He is not a man who can be easily tested or even used.
For these three Abyss human women, this was undoubtedly... a warning to others.
……
Two hours later.
The eyes of the three Abyss human women had completely changed.
If at the beginning their feelings toward Lin Qiye were pure fear, now, that fear has been mixed with an undeniable sense of awe.
Led by them, Lin Qiye and Liu Ruyan stealthily made their way to a secluded mountain valley about ten kilometers away from Jingkong City.
Along the way, they witnessed the incredible strength of this young man.
They encountered resistance from three groups of abyssal monsters.
Each race is led by one or more extraordinary demons, and under their command are dozens of demons comparable to high-level martial artists.
Even for a highly trained and extraordinary team like theirs, such a lineup requires careful handling, especially given the abyss environment, and may even come at a cost to overcome.
However, in front of that man, all of this seemed like a joke.
Just one person and one gun.
Each time, he charged straight into the heart of the monster horde like a tiger among sheep, with an arrogant and unreasonable attitude.
That terrifying martial will, like the descent of a god, instantly crushed all the demons' will to resist!
What followed was a one-sided, predictable massacre!
Whether it was the vast number of low-level monsters or the powerful extraordinary leader, they were all as vulnerable as clay chickens and earthenware dogs under his spear!
The battle often ends within a minute.
After each battle, the three women felt a growing sense of awe and reverence.
The last vestige of hope they had for escape had been utterly crushed by this overwhelming and devastating power.
Are you kidding me?!
How to escape from such a monster?
What's the difference between that and actively courting death?
……
Hidden in a mountain valley, Lin Qiye and Liu Ruyan were carefully observing the outline of a city that was faintly visible under the dim yellow sky, using the jagged rocks as a means of observation.
It was a city entirely constructed of some kind of unidentified black rock.
On the city wall, one can vaguely see soldiers in armor patrolling back and forth.
In the very center of the city, an even taller and more majestic black tower pierced the sky like a sharp sword, exuding a chilling aura of majesty.
That's where the mysterious high priest resides.
Liu Ruyan looked at the city in the distance, her usually cool eyes filled with solemnity.
"I never imagined... that humans could actually take root in the abyss and that such a large human city actually existed." Her voice was soft, carrying a complex emotion that was hard to describe.
Lin Qiye didn't speak, he just watched quietly.
"What...what do we do now?" Liu Ruyan turned her head and looked at Lin Qiye, her clear and cold eyes filled with a question.
Unbeknownst to her, she had already regarded Lin Qiye as the absolute core and backbone of the team.
Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, then his gaze fell once again on the enormous city in the distance.
Lin Qiye said in a deep voice, "Let's take a look around."
Upon hearing this, the three women exchanged glances, their eyes all hardening.
This young man... was much more cautious than they had imagined!
They both let out a helpless sigh in their hearts.
Now that things have come to this, they are already fish on the chopping block. What other choice do they have but to obey?
The three dared not harbor any further disloyal thoughts, and in the depths of their hearts, they silently prayed towards the direction of Jingkong City.
High Priest... Great God of the Abyss... Please forgive our incompetence and betrayal, we... were forced into it...
……
An hour later, in another direction from the city, about five kilometers away, in a pile of rubble.
As the last extraordinary monster, resembling a giant scorpion, was pierced through its carapace by Lin Qiye's spear and turned into countless pieces of flesh in a violent psionic explosion, the area returned to deathly silence.
Lin Qiye calmly sheathed his spear, flicked off the dark green blood that stained the tip, and turned to look at the three women whose pretty faces had turned pale with fright.
"Regarding your previous intelligence," his voice was cold and devoid of emotion, "was there anything that needed to be added or corrected?"
"My patience is limited. I'll think it through before I speak."
His eyes, burning with golden flames, swept indifferently over the three of them. His tone was calm, yet it carried a chilling killing intent capable of freezing the soul.
"If I find out that you have deceived me in any way, then your fate... you know very well."
Upon hearing this, the three women trembled violently, their faces turning even paler.
They looked at each other and saw the same fear and struggle in each other's eyes.
Finally, the youngest-looking woman could no longer endure the agonizing mental torture and her psychological defenses completely collapsed!
"Thump!"
Her legs buckled, and she collapsed to her knees on the cold, black earth, her voice trembling with fear as she cried out, "My lord! I need to add more! I..."
"!"
Upon seeing this, the female leader's expression changed drastically, and she shouted sharply, trying to stop her!
However, before she could finish speaking—
"Smack—!!!!"
A crisp, explosive sound suddenly erupted from the silent pile of rocks!
Lin Qiye didn't even glance at her, he just casually waved his hand back!
The female leader felt an overwhelming, terrifying force slap her hard across the face!
She was thrown backward as if she had been hit head-on by a speeding train!
Half of his cheek caved in under that terrifying force, and the stark white bone mixed with flesh and teeth flew out!
However, before her flying body could even hit the ground, several pitch-black, menacing tentacles suddenly shot out from the shadows beneath Lin Qiye's feet like ghosts, instantly binding her limbs and waist like the strongest chains, suspending her in mid-air!
Immediately afterwards, the sixth level of extreme martial intent, as if a god had descended, descended once more!
"Ugh..."
The female leader didn't even have time to let out a complete scream before warm, viscous blood gushed uncontrollably from her eyes, ears, mouth, and nose!
Blood spurted from all seven orifices!
Faced with that overwhelming torrent of will, she couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resistance. She could only hang in mid-air like a rag doll, twitching helplessly.
After doing all this, Lin Qiye slowly turned his head, his eyes, burning with golden flames, indifferently falling on the remaining two women.
The two women, witnessing their companion's tragic end, were terrified out of their wits, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
The youngest woman, kneeling on the ground, scrambled forward a few steps, screaming in terror:
"My lord! I...we...it's been too long...too long...it's easy to be discovered..."
Under extreme tension and fear, her words had become incoherent and rambling.
However, Lin Qiye understood.