Chapter 120: The Person Behind the Scenes

The seriously injured ghost-masked man was completely scared silly. He never expected that a Forbidden Spell Mage fighting for his life would be so terrifying!

At this moment, the situation had completely spiraled out of his control. He never expected that four brothers would die, and... Ye Lin didn't seem to have any intention of letting him go!

The blind Ye Lin crouched down, groping to pick up the shovel that the old man had dropped on the ground at the very beginning.

He used the shovel as a guide stick, stumbling to find the location of the ghost-masked man.

Just as the ghost-masked man was wondering what Ye Lin was doing, Ye Lin raised the shovel and *clattered* it down onto the ghost-masked man!

"Ah!"

The ghost-masked man let out a painful scream. Ye Lin was different from other Forbidden Spell Mages. Endless Devouring had increased his strength attribute quite a bit. Now, even if Ye Lin didn't use any Forbidden Spells, he could still cause a certain amount of damage.

Ye Lin turned a deaf ear to the ghost-masked man's screams.

Shoveling, patting, scraping, stabbing—every possible use of a shovel was applied to the ghost-masked man. Soon, the ghost-masked man was a bloody mess.

Whether the ghost-masked man screamed, begged for mercy, or threatened, Ye Lin didn't stop in the slightest.

He was like an tireless machine, his face expressionless, swinging down on the ghost-masked man one after another.

This bloody and bizarre scene made many people shiver involuntarily.

Looking at Ye Lin's intent, he was clearly going to beat the ghost-masked man to death with a shovel!

You have to know, the ghost-masked man was an Awakened at Level 50. Using a shovel to kill him was like using a soup spoon to kill an ordinary person.

For the ghost-masked man, this was definitely a torturous and long process, both physically and mentally.

The shovel fell rhythmically, one after another. Soon, the ghost-masked man completely collapsed.

"Stop hitting me, I beg you, give me a quick death! Don't you want to know who is behind me? I'll tell you, it's..."

Hearing this, Ye Lin didn't hesitate to pat the ghost-masked man on the mouth with the shovel, not letting him continue.

At the same time, a cold light as fast as lightning flashed by, directly piercing through the ghost-masked man's temple, leaving a tiny, imperceptible wound.

The ghost-masked man's eyes were bloodshot, and he lost his life almost instantly.

Ye Lin pretended to know nothing, still swinging the shovel, smashing it onto the ghost-masked man's corpse one after another.

Of course he knew there was someone behind the ghost-masked man, but that person was definitely not someone he could provoke right now.

That was an existence capable of mobilizing the power of the entire Qingcheng to cooperate with him.

If he were to learn from Huang Litian and get to the bottom of it, then within three days, he would mysteriously disappear from this world due to force majeure.

With his current strength, playing dumb was the best choice.

After smashing the ghost-masked man's corpse into a puddle of mush, Ye Lin threw away the shovel and said coldly:

"Student Zhuge Qianxing was once my teacher. He was kind to me. I want him to have a peaceful final journey, not to be disturbed. If anyone else wants to make trouble, I'll accompany you to the end."

"Anyway, I don't have many years to live as a Forbidden Spell Mage. I don't mind dragging you all to die with me!"

The words were resonant. No one doubted Ye Lin's determination. Just now, he had already used his actions to prove that he would really do it!

In an instant, the whole place was silent.

After Ye Lin lost his eyeballs, the two black eye sockets on his face looked a bit terrifying, but at this moment, the Qingcheng citizens who had gathered because of Student Zhuge Qianxing didn't fear Ye Lin at all. The look in their eyes toward Ye Lin was full of admiration.

Some even stepped forward to take the initiative to support Ye Lin.

Student Zhuge Ni was also helped up, and Student Zhuge Qianxing's ice coffin was lifted back onto the car. Everything was orderly, as if nothing had happened.

Only the three corpses lying on the ground and the two ice sculptures standing there interpreted what had just happened.

Everyone thought this farce had ended here, but an insidious voice sounded from the shadows.

"A Forbidden Spell Mage fighting for his life? That's really scary. But how many people can you take with you when you're blind?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place was in an uproar.

That ghost-masked man actually had an accomplice!

A look of despair appeared in Student Zhuge Ni's eyes. Could it be that her father really wouldn't have peace even after death?

Ye Lin's heart also sank slightly. This shouldn't be. Could that person behind the scenes really be so powerful?

"One Forbidden Spell Mage isn't enough? Then how about adding me!"

Just as everyone fell into despair, a stream of light struck from the sky, arriving in an instant, turning into a middle-aged beauty in a white dress. It was Su Chengxin, who was gloomy and had red-rimmed eyes.

"I don't care who is behind you. Today, as long as you dare to stand out, I, Su Chengxin, dare to fight you to the death!"

In the crowd, many people gasped, looking at Su Chengxin in surprise. They had just seen this woman on TV not long ago; she was the admissions teacher of the Supreme Academy!

Everyone was curious. They had clearly seen Su Chengxin and Student Zhuge Qianxing at odds over Ye Lin on the live broadcast before. Why did Su Chengxin look so agitated now that Student Zhuge Qianxing had passed away?

"Well said! Student Zhuge Qianxing was an old friend of mine. I want to see what kind of small fry dares to come and make trouble!" An old man with white hair and beard arrived quickly, his aura extremely terrifying. Clearly, he was also a terrifying Awakened.

"Old Lie, count me in!"

"And me!"

One strong person after another arrived, all of them coming to support Student Zhuge Qianxing.

Listening to these movements, Ye Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had said it—with Student Zhuge Qianxing's connections, how could he be bullied like this at his funeral?

If that person behind the scenes could really block everyone who came to support Student Zhuge Qianxing, then that would truly be terrifying to think about.

With Su Chengxin and these strong people escorting them, the person hiding in the dark didn't appear again.

Soon, the hearse started again and drove toward the cemetery, unimpeded all the way.

In a high-rise building not far away, a middle-aged man in a luxurious robe stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, calmly watching the hearse procession leave.

His brows revealed a sense of majesty, clearly the aura of someone who had been in a high position for a long time. His gaze was deep, as if he could see through people's hearts, making people afraid to look directly at him.

A black-robed person wearing a rat mask knelt behind this middle-aged man.

"Have Tiger and Rabbit returned?" The middle-aged man said faintly.

"Reporting to you, sir, they have returned. In a valley 79 kilometers east of Qingcheng, there are indeed traces of the Gate of Apocalypse having appeared!"

The rat-masked person made an electronic sound, seemingly using a voice changer, making it impossible to tell if they were male or female.

"Has the Gate of Apocalypse appeared? I said, how could the dignified Mr. Student Zhuge die for no reason," the middle-aged man muttered to himself.

"Sir, should we continue to send people to intercept Mr. Student Zhuge's hearse?" The rat-masked person asked.

The middle-aged man's fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, making a *thump, thump, thump* sound.

"No need. Su Chengxin and the others have already come forward. It won't look good if we keep making trouble. Up to now, whether it's that Ye Lin or Student Zhuge Ni, they don't seem to know that Student Zhuge Qianxing went to the Gate of Apocalypse."

"You just need to send people to monitor Ye Lin and Student Zhuge Ni. As for yourself, take the others and search for that Ling Ye and Guo Qin with all your might. Dead or alive, no matter the cost!"

"Yes."

The rat-masked person vanished like a ghost. Only the middle-aged man was left in the large office. He narrowed his eyes, his gaze full of dangerous light.

"Student Zhuge Qianxing, oh Student Zhuge Qianxing, what exactly did you do at the Gate of Apocalypse? You even threw your life away. Could it be that a new Ancient Origin Artifact has truly appeared within the Gate of Apocalypse?" ===== CHAPTER 121 =====