Chapter 2317: S-Rank Guide Forced Love 02

Bai Ye stepped out of the hatch afterward, still wearing the deep gray robe that symbolized his status, his face bearing his usual refined smile.

He gave a slight nod to Kai En and the councilors.

Kai En took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger in his chest.

"Welcome to the High Tower Council, Guide of unknown rank."

Seemingly reminding him that he lacked official status, Kai En wasn't lacking in sarcasm: "Bai Ye, the Council Chair, personally recommended you—speaks volumes."

He extended his hand, posture firm, both a courtesy and an invisible probe.

Jin Chen's gaze finally withdrew from the abyss-like tower.

He didn't look at Kai En's outstretched hand, nor even fully at the man, instead turning his gaze to the guarding soldiers.

"Take me to the lower level."

Kai En: "..."

The councilors' expressions froze between shock and suspicion.

The soldiers instinctively held their breath, not daring to answer.

Kai En's outstretched hand hung in midair, his face shifting from gloomy to iron-blue in an instant.

How dare this guide act like this!

Bai Ye stepped forward at the right moment: "Mr. Jin Chen, by protocol we must first go to the council to complete registration and transfer of authority. This is necessary procedure."

He looked at Jin Chen, his eyes gentle yet questioning: "Just… why are you in such a hurry to go to the lower level? What are you looking for? That area handles waste materials; there's probably nothing worth your personal attention."

Jin Chen: "Looking for a person."

The urgent kind!

Then, under everyone's bated-breath gaze, he clearly spoke the name that had been deliberately forgotten, stamped with a scrap label.

"I want You Zan."

A silent shockwave exploded on everyone's faces.

You Zan? That completely berserk madman dumped in the lower level to await death?

Bai Ye glanced at Jin Chen, puzzled, and said in an almost calm tone: "I see, so you've already decided on your choice."

——

Wei Ke Duo heard the faint commotion and hurried footsteps from above, wondering, when the heavy isolation door was forced open by high-level authorization.

Blinding light pierced the dark confinement area.

The light stabbed You Zan's eyes.

He slammed his crimson eyes shut, a pained groan escaping; the chains nearly tore free from their wall fixtures.

Behind him, the black serval spirit manifestation suddenly appeared.

It arched its back, its black short fur, covered in scars, bristling; its thin tail stiffly upright, fangs bared.

Two soldiers stepped forward first into the filth, flanking either side.

Jin Chen strode in quickly.

His steps were steady as he walked straight to You Zan's cage, his gaze cutting through the gloom to land precisely on the pained, curled figure at the center of the chains, tormented by the bright light.

【Detected world's plot villain, Blackening Value triggered, currently 96! Rising continuously……】

Wei Ke Duo was startled by this scene, immediately putting on a fawning yet wary smile, his bulky body trying to block Jin Chen's path.

"Whoa, please stay! Please stay! This is a restricted confinement zone; that madman inside is dangerous! When he goes berserk he doesn't even recognize kin……"

He simultaneously observed Jin Chen without changing expression.

But he couldn't finish his sentence.

A bone‑chilling cold descended without warning.

Wei Ke Duo only felt the hairs on his neck stand on end; he looked up in shock to see a huge wolf, its whole body covered in snow‑like silver‑white fur, appear soundlessly.

It was more magnificent than an ordinary wolf, its eyes a glacial azure.

"Roar!"

Pure spiritual pressure, absolute in its might, slammed into Wei Ke Duo.

"Ugh‑ah!"

Wei Ke Duo's brain exploded with sharp pain, his vision went black, his ears rang.

He clutched his head as if it would split, collapsing heavily to his knees, his whole body shuddering like chaff in the wind.

"Spare… spare my life… lord… spare my life…"

All lower‑level personnel who witnessed this—guards, laborers, even other inmates—froze in place.

"This person is a guide, right? Having a wolf spirit is one thing, but how can a guide's spiritual power be this strong!"

"Open the door."

Jin Chen still fixed his gaze on the bound figure.

The soldiers were terrified, fumbling to carry out the order.

The heavy chains were undone, the barred door creaked open, and afterward the soldiers and guards retreated together, no one attending to Wei Ke Duo on the ground, fearing that the freed You Zan would kill them.

At the instant the restraints were released, the pent‑up anguish erupted completely.

You Zan's crimson eyes held only a desire for destruction as he lunged at the nearest Jin Chen.

Jin Chen stood still, not moving a muscle.

The white wolf blocking him swiped the black serval that lunged at him simultaneously, pressing it onto the cold, dirty ground.

It restrained it so it couldn't move, yet without causing injury.

"Mm!"

You Zan's lunging motion halted instantly.

The black swamp cat twisted frantically under the white wolf's claws, its sharp claws futilely scratching at its forelimbs.

Jin Chen walked over to You Zan, ignoring the gaze that almost wanted to rip him to shreds.

He squatted, his black-gloved hand pressing onto You Zan's nape.

His mental power, carrying absolute domineering will, forcibly tore through You Zan's violent, chaotic mental barrier, invading that shattered mental landscape like a boiling mire filled with poisonous mist and thorns.

Overbearing to the extreme, utterly merciless.

Er-ah!

You Zan's body jerked upright, his throat releasing an inhuman, extremely painful wail.

The black swamp cat on the ground also simultaneously suffered heavy blows, stopping its frenzied tearing, curling up, emitting a voiceless, utterly miserable cry; its tiny body trembled under the white wolf's massive claws.

The white wolf suppressing it lowered its azure beast eyes, gazing at the small creature whimpering in pain beneath its claws.

Its huge head moved closer, extending its tongue to quickly and lightly lick the tangled tuft of fur on the black swamp cat's nape.

That forcibly invading mental power, like a raging glacial flood, surged back and forth within You Zan's boiling, chaotic mental mire.

The tearing agony almost completely shattered his remaining consciousness.

But Jin Chen's powerful mental power's forcible intervention did indeed brutally suppress part of the violence and extreme sensory overload brought by the infection.

Like forcibly carving a small, cold "safe island" out of the mire.

Even accompanied by the humiliation and agony of the soul being torn apart, it truly existed.

You Zan's hoarse cries gradually turned into broken gasps.

The destructive urge in his crimson eyes briefly faded, revealing the deep-seated bewilderment beneath.

He even unconsciously, extremely slightly relaxed his muscles strained to the limit, the physiological calm making him instinctively want to hold onto it.

The black swamp cat's spirit also ceased its frantic struggling.

Its agile body rose and fell violently under the white wolf's claws, the madness fading from its emerald pupils.

Jin Chen withdrew his hand from You Zan's nape, lowering his gaze to look at him.

"Be good, don't struggle, come with me."

You Zan's scattered gaze struggled to focus on Jin Chen's face, the dazed calm instantly replaced by surging hatred.

He glared deathly at Jin Chen, teeth clenched, emitting a threatening whimper from his throat.

Jin Chen rose, giving a concise order to the nearby guard: "Treat the external wounds, send him to my residence… keep the chains."

The guard responded, stepping forward carefully to try to lift the exhausted You Zan.

A flash of blood light appeared in You Zan's eyes; he gathered all remaining strength in his body and fiercely attacked the nearest guard.

However, he couldn't even reach his target.

You Zan only felt his body lighten, his whole self violently yanked backward by an irresistible force.

A hand in a black leather glove precisely clamped his jaw, the force so great it forced him to lift his head.

Jin Chen's voice low, "If you don't go with me, you can only continue being locked up."

You Zan's strength was completely exhausted at this moment.

His body confined in the embrace, he had no room to struggle, only able to futilely gasp rapidly.

Jin Chen released his grip on the jaw and, taking advantage, hoisted You Zan's limp body in a horizontal hold.

You Zan's body stiffened for a moment, then completely gave up resistance, like a lifeless object, left to be manipulated.

Jin Chen held him, ignoring the fearful gazes around, and strode away from this filthy abyss.

Behind him, the white wolf's spirit also dissipated.

The remaining guards stared at each other, immediately began cleaning the scene, dragging the limp, still trembling Victor across the ground.