Chapter 17: Killing, or Mastering Killing

Li Youyi captured the subtle sounds with his ears, hearing only three slow and light footsteps approaching step by step from the grave forest. But with the huge grave mounds seven or eight meters high blocking them, neither side could see the other.

The three were extremely cautious, their footsteps completely different from their usual walking sounds.

Therefore, Li Youyi couldn't judge their identities through their footsteps. Once he judged incorrectly and failed to kill Chen Hong in the first instance, the rifle in Chen Hong's hand would pose a fatal threat to him.

The next confrontation had to be not only fast but also extremely cautious.

The position Xie Jin stood in happened to allow him to see Chen Hong and his two companions slowly moving over from the grave forest on the right, and his gaze couldn't help but look over there. He secretly sighed that Li Youyi was too cautious and hadn't chased them.

If he had chased them, he would have definitely died under Chen Hong's gun by now.

Chen Hong shook his head at Xie Jin, gesturing for him to lure Li Youyi over.

Xie Jin understood, then pretended to be arrogant and haughty: "Li Youyi, you were ruthless today, I admit defeat, but Dr. Cai is in my hands. Go, with a hostage in hand, he won't dare to do anything to us."

Xie Jin and the security team member holding the stun gun fled in the direction of Chen Hong and his companions, thinking they could lure Li Youyi into the muzzle of the gun.

Chen Hong gripped the rifle tightly.

The butt of the gun rested against his shoulder, aiming forward.

Li Youyi naturally wouldn't fall for the trick, but instead seized this rare opportunity to rush up the seven or eight-meter-high grave mound at the fastest speed. Instantly, the five people behind the grave mound were in full view.

Hearing the sound, Chen Hong hurriedly turned the gun barrel, looking toward the top of the grave mound.

The Huang Long Sword had already been thrown out first.

The sword arrived breaking the wind, making a piercing sound.

"Bang!"

The tip of the sword hit Chen Hong in the chest.

It was like being stabbed hard by an iron rod; Chen Hong's chest was in immense pain, his body fell backward, and the rifle nearly slipped from his hand.

Because he was wearing the corpse clothing soft armor, the Huang Long Sword couldn't pierce his chest, and the injury wasn't serious.

After throwing the sword, Li Youyi jumped onto a blue stone tablet more than three meters high, then jumped down from the tablet, stepping on Chen Hong's face as he landed.

Chen Hong hurriedly rolled to dodge.

Li Youyi chased after him, his palm like a horizontal blade, the wind from his sleeve sharp, slashing directly at Chen Hong's neck.

It was too fast; Chen Hong didn't have time to aim at Li Youyi and had to raise his gun to block.

"Bang!"

Li Youyi's palm slashed onto the barrel of the rifle, the force as heavy as a sledgehammer, hitting the barrel and pressing it back against Chen Hong's neck, nearly smashing his throat to pieces.

Chen Hong's throat was in pain and tasted fishy, his eyes wide open, just wanting to counterattack...

But a dry, hoarse scream came from his mouth first.

It turned out that Li Youyi had already twisted the arm holding the gun, and then his whole person was thrown and smashed, his head hitting the tombstone with a "bang."

Slashing, grappling, twisting, throwing...

The whole set of actions was smooth and flowing.

Li Youyi grabbed the rifle, walked over with steady steps, and used the butt of the gun to smash Chen Hong's kneecaps to pieces, making him unable to stand up ever again.

"Clang, clang!"

Faintly, there was a sound like camel bells ringing in the depths of the grave forest.

A bloody glow flashed in Li Youyi's pupils, and thousands of voices seemed to be drumming and urging in his ears, telling him to smash Chen Hong into meat paste. The butt of the gun hovered above Chen Hong's terrified eyes, but he finally restrained himself, his reason overcoming his emotions.

He had to master killing to protect himself, not be mastered by killing to destroy himself.

Even if he were to kill, he would leave it to his senior brother.

Amidst Chen Hong's screams, the other four were scared out of their wits and fled one after another.

This graduate student was too cruel, his methods ruthless, simply a demon.

Li Youyi fired directly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The three bullets remaining in the rifle killed the security team member holding the stun gun who ran the slowest.

Throwing away the rifle, Li Youyi didn't chase the three who had disappeared into the nether mist. The deck area of the bronze ship was only so big, where could they escape to?

As long as they didn't have guns, they couldn't threaten him at all.

On the contrary, the situation here was much more complicated; if Li Youyi chased them, someone might take the opportunity to circle back, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Youyi walked out from behind the grave mound, holding the bloody and cold-glinting sword in one hand and dragging Chen Hong's leg with the other. Seeing this, everyone on the deck breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts settling, all feeling that Li Youyi was like a god descending to earth, and no matter how many petty people were before him, they were all vulnerable.

The previous gunshots had really made them worry endlessly for Li Youyi.

Xie Tianshu was still lying in a pool of blood, being kicked one foot after another by the returning Gao Huan, rolling on the ground in pain.

Xiao Lin should have been truly scared, feeling that Li Youyi was no longer a mortal and could not be defeated. He sat against the railing, trembling and not daring to move at all.

After all, they were just ordinary people.

When bullying others, they were as fierce as beasts. But when death approached them, they were as timid as mice.

"If you want to vent, do it later. Untie everyone first!"

Li Youyi said this and walked toward Zhao Meng, wanting to check his senior brother's injuries first.

Suddenly.

In the nether mist in the distance, the sound of a bullet being chambered rang out.

It was very subtle, but it couldn't escape Li Youyi's ears.

Without thinking, Li Youyi rolled instinctively, then hid toward the medical shed in the distance.

"Bang!"

The gunshot exploded like thunder.

If Li Youyi hadn't reacted fast enough, this shot would have left a blood hole the size of a bowl in his abdomen.

Xiao Lin, who was sitting on the ground, suffered an undeserved disaster, his head exploding into a pool of blood mud and splashing on the railing.

On the deck, chaotic screams rang out immediately.

Gao Huan, who was untying the scientific researchers, was scared to a squat by the gunshot, not daring to move, and looked toward the nether mist.

"Tat tat!"

A large sound of footsteps approached from far to near.

In the nether mist, the six people from Laboratory 705 gradually became clear.

Han Qin, a burly man nearly two meters tall, walked at the very front, chambered a bullet again, and aimed at the direction of the medical shed. As long as Li Youyi showed his head, he would definitely kill him with one shot.

Everyone recovered from their terror.

A scientific researcher asked in confusion: "Director Yang, what are you doing? It was Brother Li who saved us!"

Director Yang, wearing a Zhongshan suit, said in a flat tone: "Why do you think he is so powerful? He can lift a spear weighing hundreds of jin with one hand. His speed is so fast, not like a human at all. He must have swallowed the Buddha's sarira; it is the power of the Buddha's sarira that has made his flesh extraordinary and holy."

The group of scientific researchers with their hands tied showed a look of sudden realization.

In Laboratory 705, the middle-aged woman wearing glasses said: "He has been deceiving everyone, saying the Buddha's sarira is not with him; can such a person be trusted?"

Director Yang added: "Only by taking back the Buddha's sarira can we possibly make the bronze ship turn around and return to Earth. Don't you want to go back?"

Li Youyi's voice came from behind the medical shed: "That's right, the Buddha's sarira is with me, but it cannot control the bronze ship at all. Director, you just want to swallow the sarira yourself and obtain extraordinary power? I tell you, my power doesn't come from it at all."

Director Yang didn't want to argue with Li Youyi and said: "I'll count to three. If you take the initiative to hand over the Buddha's sarira, I swear on my personality that I will treat everything as if it never happened, and we will find a way to survive in this strange Ghost Wasteland Realm together."

"If you insist on going your own way, you will have to bear the consequences."

Qi Shanshan was worried that Li Youyi was too young and would be tricked by Director Yang, so she smiled: "If he doesn't show up, Director probably can't do anything to him."

Director Yang glanced at Qi Shanshan, who was standing alone by the railing, and really didn't understand where this Dr. Qi got the guts to go against them in such a dangerous situation?

Director Yang stared at Qi Shanshan and said coldly: "They are brothers after all; if he doesn't show up, his senior brother is lying right there."

Han Qin aimed the gun at Zhao Meng, who was lying on the ground.

"One!"

"Two!"

Director Yang didn't give Li Youyi too much time to think, the numbers called out very quickly: "Three..."

At the moment the word "three" was called.

Qi Shanshan's eyes narrowed, and she decisively tore off the cross pendant hanging around her neck and threw it out.

This was an immortal object taken from a skeletal human!

With a "ding," the cross pendant landed at Han Qin's feet, and some kind of secret energy inside was activated, the pendant erupting with blinding white light, and the surrounding nether mist was dispersed.

Qi Shanshan bet that with Li Youyi's personality, after Director Yang counted to three, he would either take action or show up to surrender.

She absolutely wouldn't allow Li Youyi to lose to the six people from Laboratory 705 just like that, which was why she took the risk to help.

It was also because Qi Shanshan had just witnessed Li Youyi's strength, not only his physical strength but also his keen insight and judgment in seizing opportunities.

He would definitely be able to seize this opportunity!

Just as Qi Shanshan expected, at the same time Director Yang called out "three," Li Youyi's voice rang out: "Isn't it the Buddha's sarira you want? I'll give it to you."

Li Youyi leaped onto the roof of the medical shed like a ghost, the scalding airflow in his body surging toward his arm.

Like throwing a flying knife, he flung the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish, carrying the sound of breaking wind, straight toward Han Qin, who was thirty meters away.

Han Qin was about to fire, but white light erupted at his feet, and he couldn't open his eyes at all. In this short instant, the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish hit his skull.

How great was Li Youyi's strength? Even if he just threw a pebble, he could kill someone.

Han Qin's forehead bone shattered, his eyes went dim, and he fell down head-heavy.

"Whoosh!"

Li Youyi leaped off the medical shed, his feet fast as a galloping horse, wanting to kill before the few people from Laboratory 705 could pick up their guns again.

Except for the middle-aged woman wearing glasses, the other four were not young, but their reaction speed was extremely fast. One of them quickly picked up the shotgun.

And at this time, Li Youyi was still ten meters away.

"Pfft!"

Li Youyi had a premonition, the Huang Long Sword flew out of his hand, piercing through the person's heart from the chest.

The scream and the sound of the shotgun falling to the ground again rang out at the same time.

"I'll block him!"

Director Yang was very calm, his old face becoming somewhat gloomy, and he raised his arm, revealing the three-headed snake bracelet on his wrist.

The style was a metal snake with three heads wrapped around a blood-jade-like bracelet.

Another immortal object!

Director Yang used a small knife to cut his wrist.

After the blood flowed out, it didn't drip to the ground but drilled into the blood-jade-like bracelet. As the bracelet erupted with blood light, the metal snake actually "came alive."

And Director Yang, due to the massive loss of blood, gradually withered, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Does it need so much blood?"

Before trying, only a small amount of blood had a reaction from the bracelet.

Regretting now was already too late.

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