64: 21 64: 21 The line of five people walked into the airing area, and became the focal point of everyone present.
“You…” Hao Hu was horrified when he recognized those three faces, his eyes filled with terror, “You’re still alive?”
Mo Yan was somewhat confused, but their appearance successfully gave those ordinary newcomers a respite, so he stood aside and remained silent.
“Ah, disappointed?” Su Mo said with a teasing smile as they nonchalantly approached Hao Hu.
The first thing Li Qian did after entering the airing area was to scan the crowd of newcomers, and upon not seeing Su Niang, his expression slightly relaxed.
“Li Qian, what is this about!” Hao Hu had thought the three were dead for sure and was shocked to see them unharmed.
He glared at Li Qian furiously, “Where are our people?
Why haven’t you taken them out?!”
“They’re dead,” Li Qian shook his head regretfully from beside Su Mo and paused before adding, “All of them.”
“What!” Now with only one eye, Hao Hu looked even more fierce and terrifying.
His hand trembling, he pointed at Li Qian, “You betrayed us?!”
“Don’t put it so unpleasantly.
Haven’t you also betrayed my trust?” Li Qian replied, his smile radiant as he touched his nose, a shadow creeping into his gaze, “Even dogs have their moments of disobedience.”
“Today, no one will die,” Su Mo cheerfully reassured all the newcomers present, her voice clear and strong, “We couldn’t be so inhumane, now, could we?”
Her words struck heavily against Mo Yan, whose inability to do anything opened the way for others to step in.
Chu Mengyao was greatly disappointed to see her return unharmed; she had heard that morning that Su Mo had gone out and thought she wouldn’t be able to return…
It was a miscalculation, after all.
Old Shen Du hurried here as soon as he received the news, and the familiar and straight figure made his heart sink.
“What a big talker,” he said.
Supported by others, he appeared in the airing area, with Hao Hu quickly stepping forward to assist him and find a chair for him to sit.
“Li Qian, why betray me?” Old Shen Du sat down in the chair and, instead of going right after Lu Chen, asked Li Qian in a deep voice.
Pretending to ponder, Li Qian stroked his chin and after a moment replied with refined elegance, “Perhaps it’s because I no longer wish to be a dog.”
Old Shen Du was angered by his response, his cane tapping the ground incessantly and his old face turning red.
He then asked Zhao Changsheng, “What about you, Zhao Changsheng?
We had an agreement, after all.”
“What business is it of yours?
Li Qian has confessed everything,” Zhao Changsheng extended her hand and without a hint of courtesy unleashed a Thunder Ball right at Old Shen Du’s feet, “I despise sneaky villains, especially men!”
Hao Hu quickly shielded Old Shen Du and pulled the chair back a bit.
“You’ve been scheming against me from the start, haven’t you?” Despite framing it as a question, Shen Du’s tone was assertive when he asked Li Qian, visibly struggling to control his anger.
He could not simply hand over the prison that he had dominated with one hand.
“When I was by your side, I was always a dog bent at the waist,” Li Qian approached Old Shen Du and leaned in, his gaze level with his and filled with boundless malice, “That I could accept, but you should never have set your sights on my people.”
“You!” Old Shen Du swung his cane to strike Li Qian, only for Li Qian to easily sidestep, “Was I wrong to clear out the outsiders to save food for us?!”
Coughing began to rack Old Shen Du’s body, and Hao Hu patted his back, helping him to catch his breath.
His words struck deep into the hearts of the prison’s original inhabitants.
Old Shen Du had led them all this way; it wasn’t easy.
Without food, they too would starve.
It would be better to kill the outsiders.
Seeing this, Lu Chen lifted his leg to stand on the wooden crates assembled for the purpose of announcements.
He stood tall, his legs ramrod straight, his silver hair lifted by the breeze, exuding an aura as if a deity had descended.
His icy gaze swept over the crowd below and his thin lips parted to say:
“From today onwards, the prison will no longer have a leader.”
Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted into an uproar.
For the ordinary newcomers, it was great news; their lives were spared.
But for the original inhabitants of the prison, this meant losing their privileges.
They immediately became dissatisfied.
“I’m not dead yet, Lu Chen!” Shen Du desperately banged his cane, casting a fierce glance towards Mo Yan, “Aren’t we in a partnership?
Mo Yan held Ai Yang back, not letting them make a move.
He wanted to wait for this man to finish speaking before he could make the correct decision.
“Let’s wait and see.”
Ai Yang nodded and stepped back.
Shen Du kept gasping for air, his cane trembling with the shake of his hand.
Lu Chen shot Mo Yan a look, not taking them seriously at all:
“I give everyone two choices, first: live in harmony.
Second: I’ll blow up this prison, and you all can look for shelter elsewhere.”
All they saw was a detonator appearing out of thin air in Lu Chen’s hand, his gaze coldly meeting Old Shen Du’s, “C-4 explosives, you must be familiar with these.”
Seeing him conjure a detonator out of nowhere, the original inhabitants of the prison below immediately descended into chaos.
Li Qian also couldn’t help but admire Lu Chen’s tactics.
No wonder he hadn’t been directly told about the plan; Lu Chen had stealthily planted bombs in the prison.
But how had he managed to do it unnoticed, avoiding patrols and his spiritual power?
He was somewhat puzzled and bewildered.
The people below were completely freaking out, and not just because of the bomb—it was also because of the additional superpower they had seen.
They were witnessing a Dual Ability User for the first time.
“Isn’t this god of death an Ice Ability User?
How did he suddenly acquire a Space system as well?
I’m not seeing things, am I?”
“How is that possible!
The once aggressive original inhabitants of the prison, holding knives and guns, began to waver.
Many of them had been incarcerated for a long time and had, more or less, heard of Lu Chen’s formidable reputation.
If they did not choose coexistence, this man would absolutely carry out his threat.
“Cough, cough,” Shen Du coughed a few times, his heart racing.
Was he really going to be defeated by this man once again?
He would not give up easily.
He leaned on his cane, signaling Hao Hu to help him get over to the crate.
Hao Hu was already internally in turmoil.
Not only had almost all of their superpower users fallen at the hands of this god-like powerful man, but even the brothers who had been following him had also taken several steps back, quietly weighing the pros and cons among themselves.
He was burdened with the vengeance for killing his brother; he couldn’t admit defeat!
Hao Hu’s face was stern as he supported Old Shen Du up onto the wooden crate, his aged eyes glaring hatefully at the man before him:
“How did Admiral Lu come by the Dual Ability?
Do you need me to announce it to everyone here?
If we can reconcile, then this secret can continue to be kept.”
He was threatening him.
Su Mo stood below the crate, and upon hearing these words, she let out a laugh.
She tilted her head back and looked at him contemptuously:
“Are you referring to your ability to take others’ superpowers, what you yourself have named ‘Devour’, if I remember correctly?”
She just blurted out the secret in front of everyone, and again there was an uproar from the crowd.