Chapter 669 - 434: Do Your Best to Kill Me (4)

"What... what in the world just happened?"

The child in red with the large head, who had spoken mockingly earlier, spoke again. Its voice was strained and filled with utter disbelief.

It didn’t even notice that its strained voice was laced with a tremor.

The old crone and the others were also staring intently at the scorched, black crater, their faces etched with shock and suspicion.

Although a few of them had not been on good terms with Chiyu Sakura.

But regardless, no matter how useless Chiyu Sakura may have seemed, she was, at the very least, a High-Level Yin Beast, capable of taking human form, just like them.

Furthermore, she had been the overseer of the Killing Spree Day in Shenmu City.

Her own strength could even be said to rank among the top of all the High-Level Yin Beasts.

Otherwise, a task like this would never have fallen to her.

After all, the vast amount of Yin Energy generated during the Killing Spree Day was a decent supplement for High-Level Yin Beasts.

But now, Chiyu Sakura, a High-Level Yin Beast, had been burned alive right before their eyes by that wisp of golden flame without any warning. It was utterly bizarre.

Recalling Chiyu Sakura’s dying words, it was obvious that all of this stemmed from the strange human Young Man with the Black Banner she had mentioned.

Only then did they finally believe that the Young Man she spoke of was perhaps truly formidable.

Their reaction was hardly surprising. As Yin Beasts, they were among the few beings in the world capable of taking human form and possessing human-like intelligence.

For the tens of millions of years since their birth, humans had been nothing more than livestock in their eyes—livestock they could slaughter at will. No, they weren’t even as good as livestock.

They hid behind the scenes, manipulating the course of human development; their influence could be seen behind many major historical events.

They considered themselves the masters of this world, lofty gods looking down from on high.

But now, someone was telling them that these livestock-like humans were capable of killing "gods."

’How is that possible?’

And yet, the truth was laid bare before them. No matter how much they refused to believe it, they had no choice but to accept it.

"What does everyone think we should do?"

The beautiful woman named San Hui broke the silence, her lovely eyes sweeping over the five others present.

At her words, the others fell silent.

His methods were too bizarre.

Not only was Yin Energy unable to extinguish that flame, but it actually fueled its power. Such a thing was unheard of.

They put themselves in her shoes.

If they were the ones to encounter it, they probably wouldn’t have fared much better.

None of them were fools; you don’t live this long by being stupid.

For a moment, no one spoke, unwilling to be the one to stick their neck out.

Just as San Hui frowned, about to say something more—

"Regarding this matter, we can first send humans to probe the situation. If that fails, we’ll use that ultimate weapon!"

An old man in a suit with a goatee, who had been standing to the side, spoke up.

Hidden beneath the skin of his forehead and face were four more eyes, a sight unnerving enough to make one’s skin crawl.

"Oh? You mean *that* thing?!"

San Hui’s gaze flickered, as if she had thought of something.

"That’s right. These humans may be weak, but I must admit, they do have their uses!"

the goateed elder said with a slight smile.

"In that case, let’s proceed with that plan!"

The beautiful woman named San Hui nodded.

...

「Two days passed in a flash.」

「Shenmu City.」

The rain had stopped, but the sky remained overcast.

The clouds were a congested mass, hanging heavy in the sky like cotton soaked in filth, threatening to burst and ooze black pus at any moment.

The Killing Spree Day had already ended the day before.

It had been forcefully shut down by the authorities.

This news was met with mixed reactions.

Naturally, those who had managed to snatch enough money and benefits were happy.

The rest, the vast majority, were upset because they had gotten nothing out of it.

Or because the sudden order had disrupted their plans.

However, these thugs were helpless in the face of the world’s official powers.

After all, with their weapons and numbers, they were as fragile as clay dolls before the world’s regular armies, unable to withstand a single blow.

Any resistance would result in their physical annihilation.

After all, it could be said that every armed thug who entered Shenmu City was a murderer with blood on their hands.

According to the law, they could all be executed on the spot.

Furthermore, during this time, a news report about Hu Qi appeared in this world.

He was described as a monster in human skin who wielded a Black Banner and took pleasure in devouring human souls.

A true public enemy of all humankind.

Successfully killing him would bring extremely generous rewards, including but not limited to immense wealth and positions of power.

Upon hearing this news, the eyes of the thugs who had been resentful about the early end of the Killing Spree Day immediately lit up.

What had they risked entering Shenmu City for? Money, of course.

Now, just by killing this one person, they could get an even greater reward. How could they not be tempted?

As for the talk of him being a monster, they simply didn’t believe it.

Besides, even if he was a monster, so what? In this world, nothing was more terrifying than poverty.

In their eyes, no matter how powerful or strange he was, he was still just a carbon-based lifeform.

And any carbon-based lifeform would ultimately fall to firearms.

...

「At that moment, in a certain district of Shenmu City.」

Leaden clouds hung low, and the daylight was dim.

A middle school stood in stark isolation upon the land.

All around was silent and desolate, painting a bleak picture.

Because of the Killing Spree Day, the schools in Shenmu City had been emptied half a month prior.

The students had all been let out for an early vacation and had already left.