Chapter 816

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Chapter 816: Fallen Angel Agent

A large number of new recruits, weapons in hand, surged in from the entrance, filled with a murderous aura as they charged toward the empty center.

“Dean, there are so many of them, I’m so scared…” A Zhu clung to the web, watching the new recruits whose eyes radiated killing intent, pitifully transmitting a message to Lin Qiye.

At that moment, a voice reached its ears.

“You don’t need to participate in the battle. After I knock out the new recruits, you just need to use your web to bind them up immediately. Remember, tie them tightly, and don’t leave any traces.”

“Ah? Okay!”

A Zhu obediently returned to the center of the web.

In the crowd, a figure draped in a deep red cloak stepped out of the void, directly arriving at the rear of the advancing new recruits.

This position was quite delicate; among the new recruits, the most spirited and confident in their combat abilities were all at the front, while those in the rear were mostly inspired by their morale and had only recently joined the attacking army, possessing slightly better strength and temperament.

At this moment, Lin Qiye’s sudden appearance startled them, causing a bit of panic.

Meanwhile, Lin Qiye’s right hand, which had been resting on the hilt of the “Zhanbai” sword, slowly drew the blade from its sheath.

A snow-white arc of blade light radiated from Lin Qiye, covering nearly all the new recruits around him without regard for distance. This sudden strike knocked out almost seventy percent of the new recruits, who collapsed to the ground like a tide.

Of course, with the eyesight of these new recruits, they couldn’t tell that Lin Qiye had actually struck with the back of the blade.

The few remaining new recruits, still dazed by the inexplicable scene before them, were suddenly ensnared by a torrent of spider silk descending from above, quickly wrapping around the unconscious recruits and suspending them in mid-air like corpses.

To enhance the realism of Lin Qiye’s performance, A Zhu even controlled the spider silk to seep out streaks of crimson blood.

The remaining twenty or so new recruits were left dumbfounded.

“A single strike from the ‘Pool’ realm, and over sixty new recruits were killed?!”

Even if this was the fake “Nightfall” team, their strength was still outrageous, right?

Lin Qiye’s strike was actually leveraging the advantages of the Huojin blade. Even if Lin Qiye were merely at the “Pool” realm, he could still contend with ordinary “Sea” realm experts solely based on this “Zhanbai” sword.

Of course, Lin Qiye’s strike was merely for show, to apply some pressure on the remaining recruits who truly had spirit and combat ability, reigniting their potential. He wouldn’t resort to such cheating methods continuously.

Otherwise, this assessment would lose its meaning.

Lin Qiye sheathed the “Zhanbai” sword and calmly gazed at the new recruits before him, the vast majority of whom were at the “Lamp” realm, with only two having broken through to the “Pool” realm. Regardless of their realm, they all looked at Lin Qiye as if he were a monster.

“He sheathed his sword! Attack!”

One of the “Pool” realm new recruits shouted and charged forward, wielding a standard straight sword without a name, fiercely attacking Lin Qiye.

Not bad in temperament.

Lin Qiye evaluated in his heart.

This time, Lin Qiye did not use the Forbidden Ruins nor draw his sword; he merely took a gentle step back, effortlessly dodging the new recruit’s attacks with his terrifying dynamic vision and rich combat experience.

The new recruit swung his sword several times, not even grazing a single hair on Lin Qiye’s head. With a sudden stomp of his right foot, black steel snakes burst forth from the ground!

“Eh?”

Lin Qiye let out a light exclamation, his mental energy instantly predicting the movements of these steel snakes. He lightly stepped on the ground, his figure floating away, and with a flick of his fingers, the steel snakes were enveloped in a shadowy hue…

【Absolute Darkness Invasion】.

These steel snakes were instantly seized by Lin Qiye, binding the new recruit’s body in return. With a casual backhand, he sent the recruit into A Zhu’s web, wrapping him up and suspending him.

Seeing that Lin Qiye truly hadn’t drawn his sword and seemed to still have fighting strength, the remaining new recruits rushed forward all at once!

In Lin Qiye’s eyes, two brilliant golden lights ignited!

The power of the Seraph’s Divine Might surged forth, causing the bodies of those new recruits to tremble, their movements becoming somewhat stiff.

Although Lin Qiye had suppressed his realm to the “Pool” level, even so, this stage of the Seraph’s Divine Might could still exert tremendous pressure on enemies of the same realm, not to mention that the vast majority of these new recruits were merely “Lamp” realm novices.

This divine might directly disrupted the formation of the new recruits, creating a slight opening in the crowd.

Lin Qiye, empty-handed, darted into the fray like a ghost, moving with astonishing speed. Each time he approached a new recruit, he would briefly engage them before knocking them out and pushing them into the web.

In less than a minute, all twenty or so new recruits were “eliminated,” suspended by A Zhu’s spider silk, becoming part of the many “corpses.”

Beneath the endless spider silk bodies, Lin Qiye, cloaked in deep red and wearing a mask, slowly turned his head, gazing at the new recruits who were frozen in place, dumbfounded.

“Ahhh!!”

A few new recruits snapped back to reality, scrambling to their feet and using all their strength to flee into the distance after witnessing Lin Qiye’s “slaughter.”

Lin Qiye did not pursue them; these fleeing new recruits were also a crucial part of their plan.

In the hollow shadows, Lin Qiye’s figure flickered and then vanished without a trace.

…

“Instructor Yuan.”

When he reappeared, Lin Qiye had arrived at the underground monitoring center.

“Qiye? What brings you here?” Yuan Gang asked, somewhat puzzled by Lin Qiye’s sudden appearance.

“Can I see this year’s new recruit list?”

“The new recruit list? Sure, but why do you suddenly want to see that?”

As Yuan Gang spoke, he handed the file in his hand to Lin Qiye.

“Is there a divine agent among this year’s new recruits?” Lin Qiye asked as he took the file.

“There is, actually…”

“Who? Which deity’s agent is he?”

“His name is Lu Baoyou, the agent of the deity code-named 004, Lucifer. However, he has been disqualified from participating in the new recruit training.”

Upon hearing the name Lu Baoyou, Lin Qiye’s hand paused.

This name…

“As for the reason for disqualification… it’s quite complicated.” Yuan Gang sighed. “This child, as a newly emerged divine agent, should have received absolute attention, but unfortunately… his father sacrificed himself in the recent Battle of the Shenlong Pass.

The Night Watchers have an unwritten rule: if a martyr’s child is an only child, they cannot join the Night Watchers.

Although the descendants of those who possess the Forbidden Ruins have a greater chance of awakening them, to ensure the continuation of the martyr’s bloodline, we can only do this as a mark of respect for the martyr.

They have already given their lives for the Great Xia; their children cannot be sacrificed again…

Coincidentally, this child caused some trouble on his way to the capital, and we used this incident as a reason to disqualify him.”