Chapter 404
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Chapter 404: The Threat of Lin Qiye
The golden sword light finally caught up with the blood-soaked figure. Bai Li Pang Pang caught the falling Molly, feeling her faint breath, his face filled with anxiety.
“Molly, Molly!!”
Molly kept her eyes closed and did not respond.
“With the wind, the great roc soars, rising straight up to ninety thousand miles.”
Song—!!
In mid-air, Lin Qiye softly chanted, and a sweeping gale surged from below, instantly catching the falling Jialan, Qin Kai, and the three members of Team 017 who were bound.
With the wind’s cushioning, although the group experienced some impact upon landing, they were mostly unharmed.
Of course, there was one exception.
Thud—!!
The black malevolent energy swirling around Cao Yuan crashed down to the ground like a meteorite, without any cushioning at all, creating a second human-shaped indentation on the road…
The first indentation was made when he was just knocked down by Bai Li Pang Pang.
“Hehehe… cough cough cough…”
As the malevolent flames gradually subsided, Cao Yuan began to cough violently from the impact, having exhausted his mental energy after prolonged combat, automatically exiting the state of [Black King Annihilation].
Lin Qiye leaned against the wall, looking at everyone with a weary expression, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
This rescue mission in Gusu City was undoubtedly the most brutal task since the establishment of the Fifth Reserve Team, with continuous battles following one after another, and the opponents’ strength was terrifying. Each battle required them to exert their utmost effort.
An Qingyu had died once, Cao Yuan had exhausted his mental energy, Jialan was injured, and Lin Qiye had fought two consecutive battles beyond his level; both his body and mental energy had reached their limits.
Beside them were the severely injured Molly and the near-death Qin Kai.
Lin Qiye took a deep breath and stepped forward, but stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.
At that moment, a pair of hands supported him. Lin Qiye turned his head to see Jialan quietly standing beside him, her black gemstone-like eyes blinking as if she thought of something, quickly turning her head away, a blush appearing on her cheeks.
“Thank you.” Lin Qiye managed a smile.
He walked to the edge of the road and looked down, seeing shattered petrified bodies scattered on the sidewalk, with some blood and flesh seeping from the cracks in the stones…
His gaze fell on one of the stones, which bore half a grotesque woman’s face, blood tears flowing from her hollow eye sockets, staring fiercely at the sky, seemingly filled with unwillingness and anger.
“She’s dead.” Cao Yuan staggered over from the side.
“Yeah.” Lin Qiye nodded, “We killed an agent of an evil god.”
Cao Yuan thought for a moment, “Shouldn’t that count as a major achievement?”
“Along with [Bel Kland], a Star Medal should be guaranteed.”
“Phew…” Cao Yuan let out a long sigh, “It’s really not easy to become a true special team.”
The cold wind began to rise.
At that moment, Lin Qiye seemed to sense something, suddenly looking up at the sky not far away.
Grains of sand mixed with the howling wind swept across the empty street, the streetlights on both sides dimmed and eventually went out, plunging the entire street into darkness.
A large amount of yellow sand gathered in mid-air, slowly outlining the figure of a man, who gazed down at the few people below, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.
“That’s…” Cao Yuan felt the terrifying aura emanating from the man, his eyes narrowing slightly.
“The matter isn’t over yet… don’t act rashly. If I end up fighting him, you all should retreat with the others.”
Lin Qiye’s eyes sparkled as he took a deep breath, slowly releasing Jialan’s hand, dragging his weary body step by step forward.
Jialan opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but the words came out unclear, and the figure showed no intention of turning back.
He walked up to the others and stopped in the center of the road.
In the dark street, Lin Qiye looked up at the empty figure, his eyes filled with calm.
“Very good.” The man gritted his teeth, sneering as he spoke, “You tricked me, stole our box, saved a garrison team, killed [Bel Kland], and then killed [Snake Woman]… to achieve this, you truly astonish me.
If you grow stronger, the future Night Watchers will surely gain another extremely terrifying special team.”
Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes, “So?”
“So… you all won’t leave here alive today!”
The man raised his hands, and the swirling sand instantly covered the entire sky, the pressure of the “Infinite” realm descending upon the earth, causing everyone’s brows to furrow tightly.
Tap, tap, tap…
The sound of steady footsteps echoed in the darkness.
Lin Qiye turned to look, slightly taken aback.
A girl in a blue Han robe walked up to Lin Qiye’s right side, her bloodied hand tightly gripping a half-broken wooden bow, looking up at the powerful figure in the sky without a trace of fear.
She turned her head to look at Lin Qiye, a smile appearing on her face, raising her blood-stained arm and striking a “strong” pose.
Cao Yuan’s lips curled slightly, letting out a long sigh, and weakly stepped to Lin Qiye’s left side.
He placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and slowly spoke, “Qiye, it’s not something a captain should do to take all the credit…”
Bai Li Pang Pang confirmed that Molly was temporarily out of danger and finally let out a sigh of relief, shifting his gaze from her to the figure in the sky, his eyes filled with anger.
“Damn it, how dare you hurt our Molly like this! I won’t let him off!”
He angrily walked over to the three of them, turning to Lin Qiye, “Qiye, what do you think? Slicing or dicing?”
Lin Qiye:…
“When did I say I wanted to fight?” Lin Qiye sighed helplessly.
Although he was touched that these three had come to his side despite the risk of death… he had never intended to solve the problem with violence!
As the others looked on in confusion, he gently waved his hand, and three beams of magical light burst forth, revealing three mysterious black boxes from the Ancient God Church in front of him.
Lin Qiye raised his head, gazing at the figure in the sky, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
“After all, these are weapons that can threaten a special team. With them here, dealing with a mere ‘Infinite’ should be a piece of cake, right?”
The moment the three boxes appeared, the man’s expression changed.
These three boxes were brought by him, and he knew best what was inside. Although one box contained special items aimed at the [Phoenix] team, which posed no threat to others, the contents of the other two boxes were enough to kill him once…
The man glared at Lin Qiye, feeling as if he was about to explode with rage.
His own powerful weapons had ended up in the hands of the enemy, and he had been thoroughly threatened…
What the hell is this?!
