pappabearbooks #363 - Chapter 362 Everyone, It’s Time to Die
#363 - Chapter 362 Everyone, It’s Time to Die
From his vantage point, Akihira Enmoku gazed into the distance, his eyebrows arching in surprise. "How could it be him?"
On his way down the mountain, he had naturally seen Kazuichi Nakamura and witnessed his terrifying strength, but they hadn't spoken. He only knew that the man was on their side.
Apart from Akihira Enmoku, almost everyone else present had also seen Kazuichi Nakamura.
"Isn't that the big shot who jumped over the rock wall in one go?"
"Why did he get himself into such a state?"
"I feel like he's being chased by someone?"
"You're kidding, right? He's so strong, how could he be chased!"
The noisy discussions grew louder and louder, and coupled with Akihira Enmoku's earlier remarks, a bold guess arose in everyone's mind.
"Could it be that he encountered a trap set up by those guys?!"
Before anyone could think further, Kazuichi Nakamura had already stumbled close. His footing faltered, and he fell heavily onto the snow with the force of his momentum, leaving a long trail in the snow, scaring everyone into retreating.
"Ugh..."
Lying on the snow, Kazuichi Nakamura let out an extremely weak groan, his hand feebly reaching forward.
Akihira Enmoku warily glanced behind Kazuichi Nakamura. Seeing that no one was chasing him, he slowly walked forward, helped Kazuichi Nakamura up from the snow, and shook the man's arm.
"Are you alright? What happened?" Akihira Enmoku asked with feigned concern.
Kazuichi Nakamura opened his eyes with some difficulty, revealing a narrow slit that could close at any moment. He tremblingly raised his hand, as if to grab something.
Akihira Enmoku tightly grasped Kazuichi Nakamura's hand and asked urgently, "What exactly happened?"
Kazuichi Nakamura opened his mouth, making a sound as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
Seeing this, Akihira Enmoku subconsciously put his ear close to Kazuichi Nakamura's mouth.
Pfft—
The crisp sound of flesh being pierced rang out.
A sharp steel spike pierced through Akihira Enmoku's temple, and drops of scarlet blood dripped from the tip, stimulating everyone's nerves.
"This..." Akihira Enmoku opened his mouth wide, his eyes swallowed by blood red.
Kazuichi Nakamura, who was pinned underneath, gently pushed away Akihira Enmoku's body and stood up from the snow with a composed demeanor. He showed everyone who was frozen in place a bright smile and chuckled:
"Everyone, it's time to die."
...
Drip, drip, drip...
Dark red blood slid from Li Chenqiu's fingertips. Beneath his feet were corpses with distorted features, piled haphazardly.
The blood flowing from them had dyed the surrounding snow layer light red. Looking down from high above, it resembled a blooming rose, vibrant and eerie.
"Hoo, hoo, hoo~~~"
Li Chenqiu raised his head and exhaled a long breath, the scarlet in his eyes gradually being replaced by deep black.
"Congratulations, Trailblazer, on completing the second stage of the trial mission. Rewards are being distributed, please wait." A familiar voice sounded in his ear.
After a short while, the space in front of Li Chenqiu rippled like water, and a slender pen, entirely deep black with silver patterns carved on its surface, slowly appeared before him.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Accompanied by a buzzing sound, specks of silver light solidified in the air, and strands of silver light spread out from them, outlining a circular star array in an instant.
Having experience with recognition rituals, Li Chenqiu's eyebrows curved. "A recognition ritual?"
Thinking this, he placed his hand on the star array.
Whoosh—whirr!
The star array trembled slightly at first, then rapidly contracted towards the palm of Li Chenqiu's hand until it disappeared completely.
At the same time, Li Chenqiu noticed a strange connection between himself and the pen, like an extra arm at his disposal.
He knew very well that this was a sign of successful recognition.
"According to Li Xuanyou, spiritual Xuan artifacts that can be recognized have artifact spirits. Then..." Li Chenqiu grabbed the pen and shook it in the air. "Artifact spirit, are you there?"
Artifact spirit: (¯﹃¯)zzz
"No response?"
Li Chenqiu called out a few more times, not believing it, but the only response he received was the whistling of the wind.
"I'll ask Li Xuanyou after I get out."
Li Chenqiu put the pen into his body somewhat disappointedly and asked, "How do I get out?"
Crack, crack—
A sound similar to glass breaking came from afar.
Li Chenqiu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a crack several meters wide and a hundred meters high appearing in the wind and snow. Behind the crack was darkness that was pure to the extreme.
"Enter the spatial rift to leave this world," the androgynous voice sounded.
Li Chenqiu glanced at the corpses all over the ground and tentatively asked, "Can I take the corpses with me?"
The air fell silent, and the voice seemed to be thinking.
A few seconds later.
"You may."
Li Chenqiu's mouth curved up upon hearing this, his eyes filled with undisguised joy.
Although he couldn't use these corpses, other Resurrectors could. Where there is demand, there is a market, and where there is a market, there is money to be made!
"A dozen or so Tenth Forbidden Fated Ones, I'm going to make a fortune!"
Li Chenqiu rubbed his hands together, a merchant-like smile on his face, but it wasn't long before he couldn't smile anymore, because he thought of a serious problem.
If he took these corpses out, would the Underworld have the ability to safely take him and these corpses away?
Clap!
Li Chenqiu put his hands together, a resolute look flashing between his eyebrows. "A fool doesn't make money when it's available. I'll take them out first and improvise when the time comes!"
...
The morning sun pierced through the darkness, and dawn had arrived.
At this time, Snow Dusk Valley was completely surrounded by the Takahashi Conglomerate. In the direction of the valley entrance, a dark mass of fighter jets occupied the entire sky.
On the snow, over a thousand soldiers wearing uniform black combat uniforms surrounded the valley entrance. A chilling aura permeated this sky, making even the wind and snow afraid to approach, daring only to detour.
Inside Snow Dusk Valley, tanks slowly advanced, drawing a long line of life and death in the valley. Any snow monsters that dared to touch this line of life and death would be greeted with enthusiastic artillery fire.
If they were lucky enough to survive, they would be hit a few more times. There would always be a time when they couldn't withstand it.
...
Military Camp Ruins
Over a thousand soldiers with guns, arranged in specific formations, were scattered everywhere, including Yang Luhe and others, monitoring everything in this area.
Ying Jian looked around and said with displeasure, "So many people, it seems that the Takahashi Conglomerate has a backup plan!"
The people sitting around the campfire weren't fools, so they could naturally understand the deeper meaning in Ying Jian's words.
The Takahashi Conglomerate's dispatch of so many people wasn't primarily intended for combat. After all, Yang Luhe alone could easily resolve these seemingly impressive formations.
The reason they did this was to restrict their side. After all, a battle between Eleventh Forbidden experts was enough to kill ninety-nine percent of the people present!
If such a large massacre were to occur, both sides of the battle would be held accountable, even the Twelfth Forbidden Yang Luhe.