Chapter 222
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Chapter 222: The Confrontation
Lin Qiye and Mumu jumped into the sewer. The dark, damp environment made Lin Qiye frown as several rats occasionally scurried past, their squeaks echoing in the narrow space.
Lin Qiye watched these rats with narrowed eyes. If he wasn’t mistaken, the opponent likely had the ability to control rat swarms, meaning they might have been exposed the moment they entered the sewer.
But this wasn’t a major concern. Since the opponent chose to enter the sewer system here, their hideout must be nearby. Plus, if they tried to move, they’d need to transport the bodies. Lin Qiye was confident he could catch up before they escaped.
Lin Qiye carried Mumu on his back, extending his spiritual sense to its limit, moving through the tunnels like a phantom at extreme speed.
…
Meanwhile, in the underground cavity.
The young man contemplating the three corpses suddenly sensed something, pausing in surprise as he looked in a certain direction.
“He found this place? Should I say as expected of him…” He thought for a moment, removed his white coat, put on a black trench coat, and covered his face with a wide hood, shrouding himself in shadows before walking out of the cavity.
“Seems I won’t be able to hide this time.”
He looked back at the formaldehyde specimens filling the cave, the operating tables, and the thick research materials on the stone table, sighing helplessly.
…
The further they went, the more rats they encountered.
At first there were just a few, then dozens, then hundreds… Now, the narrow tunnel ahead of Lin Qiye was almost completely filled with rats, leaving no space to step.
He knew he was on the right track.
“Mumu.” Lin Qiye calmly addressed the rat swarm.
“Heyo—!”
The bandages on Mumu’s right hand loosened, revealing a gleaming cannon barrel. Dazzling flames burst forth, instantly engulfing the rat swarm.
Lin Qiye’s figure flashed as he continued forward.
With Mumu as a mobile arsenal, the rat swarm couldn’t impede Lin Qiye’s advance. They moved like a mobile artillery platform, charging forward unreasonably with flames and explosions.
After several minutes, Lin Qiye suddenly stopped.
From a certain point, the rats that had filled the sewer completely vanished, as if collectively fleeing, leaving the entire sewer in dead silence.
He stopped because someone stood in the darkness ahead.
The figure wasn’t strong, even appearing somewhat small, with a black hood concealing their face. Standing in the shadows, they emanated an air of mystery.
Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes. “Found you…”
The figure didn’t speak, but suddenly the ground beneath Lin Qiye exploded as thick white vines, flexible as wrists, shot toward him like lightning!
Simultaneously, intense cold spread out, instantly freezing the surrounding water!
Lin Qiye felt his movements slow under the cold’s influence, but immediately, extreme darkness spread from him, instantly enveloping the swinging vines.
Under the dark erosion’s effect, the white vines slowed dramatically. At that moment, Mumu on Lin Qiye’s back expanded, extending two more cannon barrels to blast the vines below!
BOOM—!!
Brilliant flames bloomed in the dark sewer, scattering bricks and vine fragments everywhere. In the thick smoke, the enlarged Mumu protecting Lin Qiye returned to normal size, and a black shadow quickly flashed out of the smoke.
As Lin Qiye ran, he pressed both hands into the void beside him, opening brilliant magic arrays and drawing two straight swords from within!
One was his, one was Zhao Kongcheng’s.
Coming alone to track the Secret Stealer, Lin Qiye naturally came prepared. Since constantly carrying two black boxes was too troublesome, he had inscribed summoning magic on the Star Swords – as long as he stayed within Changnan, he could summon these swords anytime.
Witnessing Lin Qiye draw swords from void space, the figure clearly startled, then reached into a nearby pool, forming an ice sword wreathed in frost.
As soon as they gripped the sword, Lin Qiye appeared before them.
The dual swords left afterimages in the air as they struck, but the figure’s reaction wasn’t slow either, raising the frost sword horizontally to block!
CLANG—!!
The figure felt enormous force transmit through their sword, sending them flying backward. They staggered several steps before stabilizing, eyes full of surprise.
“I fused the power of both the Nanda Snake Demon and the Murderer, yet still can’t match him? What kind of monster is he…” they muttered to themselves.
Shaking their head, they waved at the water beside them, forming dozens of ice spikes that shot toward Lin Qiye at bullet speed!
Lin Qiye glanced at them indifferently, maintaining his speed as if completely ignoring their existence. When the ice spikes entered his surrounding darkness, they seemed to freeze in place, unable to advance.
Lin Qiye snorted coldly, and the ice spikes suspended in the dark void instantly shattered!
“How many Interdictions does he have?” The figure’s confusion deepened.
As scattered ice fragments drifted down, Lin Qiye’s form broke through the ice mist, again reaching the figure’s front, both swords striking!
This time, however, the figure didn’t defend, seemingly willing to take both strikes while thrusting their frost sword at Lin Qiye’s throat!
Lin Qiye’s pupils contracted sharply. His left sword abandoned its attack to block the frost sword while his right sword heavily struck the figure’s chest!
SLASH—!
Blood sprayed as a savage sword wound appeared on the figure’s chest. They looked down at the wound without any sign of pain, just shaking their head in disappointment.
They stepped back, creating distance from Lin Qiye.
This time, Lin Qiye didn’t pursue, standing still and quietly watching them.
“I thought even if I couldn’t beat you, we could at least fight evenly. Didn’t expect to be defeated so badly…” The wound on their chest healed at an astonishing rate – within seconds, the savage cut reduced to just a red mark.
“Super regeneration?”
Lin Qiye watched this with surprise.
The figure gently removed their hood, revealing that scholarly, fair face. Their eyes studied Lin Qiye like a rare animal, full of curiosity and excitement.
“Long time no see, Lin Qiye.”