Chapter 474 - 46: Group Battle, Part 2

Chapter 474: Chapter 46: Group Battle, Part 2

"This Energy Barrier was created by over a hundred of my people. Did you really think you could get out?"

"Who do you think you are?"

"Heh, well then, let me show you!"

With that, Lin Yu brandished his sword and slashed at the Energy Barrier.

This time, his sword was imbued with Spiritual Energy, and he simultaneously used his Sword Techniques.

In an instant, the barrier was struck countless times and shattered spectacularly.

Amidst the astonished expressions of the Beastmen, Lin Yu once again shot forward at incredible speed.

After toying with the Beastmen for a bit, Lin Yu decided to stop holding back.

His figure flickered, appearing beside one Beastman hero after another as crimson lines materialized on their necks.

"One... two... three..."

Some Beastmen with exceptionally sharp eyes attempted to counterattack or dodge, but it was largely useless.

Lin Yu easily evaded their counterattacks. And while they might dodge his own strikes once, or even twice, could they dodge them forever?

However, Lin Yu wasn’t focusing his attacks on any single Beastman. If someone managed to dodge, he wouldn’t press the attack, but instead move on to the next target.

Because of this, the stronger Beastman heroes were able to preserve their lives, for the time being.

"Attack wildly! Don’t worry about hitting our own!"

The Lion-man hero roared after dodging one of Lin Yu’s attacks.

The Beastmen knew they already had one foot in Hell’s door, so they no longer cared about friendly fire.

Any Beastman who could track Lin Yu’s movements threw area-of-effect attacks toward his predicted path.

However, it had little effect.

Dust and smoke constantly billowed up from the ground, only to be instantly dispersed by the wind from Lin Yu’s passage, making it look as if the Beastmen were setting off fireworks for him as he advanced.

On the contrary, quite a few of the weaker Beastman heroes were injured by these very attacks.

Even so, the Beastman heroes could only continue this kind of assault; at least it seemed to be having some effect.

None of the Beastman heroes on the scene tried to flee. A simple comparison of their respective movement speeds told them it was impossible to escape.

Fleeing would only give the enemy the chance to pick them off one by one.

Of course, even by not fleeing, they were unable to form a coordinated attack against Lin Yu.

From Lin Yu’s perspective, every strike was a one-on-one attack against an enemy.

The Beastmen’s group attacks couldn’t even break his defense; they were completely useless.

A few minutes later, in the square before the Lord’s Mansion, all the Beastman heroes lay sprawled on the ground, lifeless.

Lin Yu let out a long breath. In just a few short minutes, he had killed over a thousand individuals. Even though they weren’t human, Lin Yu’s heart was far from calm.

Killing these Beastman heroes felt different from killing those Beastman soldiers and civilians.

When killing the Beastman soldiers and civilians, Lin Yu only had to rush past and lightly brush their necks with his sword.

As he ran past, those Beastman soldiers and civilians were still alive; death only came after he was long gone.

But these Beastman heroes had died right before his eyes.

Furthermore, the fact that the Beastman heroes had a certain ability to resist gave Lin Yu the feeling that they were on the same level.

It was completely different from the feeling of crushing clay dolls he got when killing the Beastman soldiers and civilians.

’Still, even with the civilians and soldiers, I shouldn’t have this kind of mentality!’

’If I start seeing lives weaker than my own as nothing more than ants, how am I supposed to live with myself later on?’

’That’s a classic villain’s mindset. No, that’s not good at all!’

’Right now, I’m on a battlefield. Killing is unavoidable, so it’s not a big deal for the moment!’

’But it would be a disaster if I carried this mentality back to Jade Star!’

Lin Yu knew this mindset was dangerous. He quickly began to fortify himself mentally, reciting scriptures from memory like the Diamond Sutra, the Sutra of Rebirth, and the Scripture of Human Salvation.

"Sir, what’s wrong?"

Chenxi’s gentle voice reached Lin Yu’s ears, like a ladle of ice water on a fire, calming much of his turbulent state of mind.

He opened his eyes and saw the Hero Squad gathered around him. His gaze met Chenxi’s concerned look, and he smiled. "It’s just the first time I’ve ended so many lives. I got a little worked up."

"I’m fine now!"

’Thinking of other lives as ants isn’t great, but it should be fine if it’s just enemies. The only good enemy is a dead one!’

"Give me some space. My siege isn’t over yet!"

The surrounding heroes cleared a path for Lin Yu. He walked to the front of the Lord’s Mansion and launched an attack on the protective shield enveloping it.

This time he added a bit more force. Just as he had with the Energy Barrier the Beastmen had created, countless sword gleams merged into one in an instant, striking the shield.

The Lord’s Mansion’s formidable shield, a defense in the millions, was shattered in an instant.

The shattered fragments of the shield drifted down like snowflakes, a strangely dreamlike sight.

From amidst these "snowflakes," a beam of sword light shot out from the doors of the Lord’s Mansion. Lin Yu tilted his head slightly and dodged the attack.

But unexpectedly, the sword light seemed to have a mind of its own, curving around to strike Lin Yu on the head.

Lin Yu felt as if he’d been bitten by a mosquito. A single strand of his hair was severed and drifted to the ground.

"Oh?"

Lin Yu scratched his head in surprise.

A pleasant female voice drifted from within the doorway. "You’re... unhurt?"

Lin Yu turned to look inside. "How could an attack like that possibly hurt me?"