CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 28: JI SHANG, ZHAO HU, AND OTHERS IN DANGER! CRUEL HANDS DESTROY BLOSSOMS

Meanwhile, at Cyan Cloud High School!

"That Demon Dragon, where did it go?!"

The four Peak Innate Martial Artists from Upper Capital had arrived here, coercing all survivors and Super Martial Artists to the square outside the teacher’s building with force.

"Spare us, we were all kidnapped here by that Demon Dragon, please spare us!"

"Yes, yes! That beast kidnapped us here to work for it, dear sirs and madams, you must kill it!"

"Please, sirs and madams, make the decision for us!"

The ordinary people present, fearing guilt by association, kept cursing and fabricating tales of being kidnapped.

"You worthless garbage, you deserve to die. Did the boss ever harm you? He always took care of you!"

Ji Shang spat fiercely as he watched their expressions, "Damn it, had I known this would happen, I would’ve let you fend for yourselves."

"Younger Brother Ji, why waste words with this trash? If I get the chance, I’ll kill them all!"

Zhao Hu’s gaze was fierce, with no hint of jest.

These people were provided with food and drink, yet in the end, they show such faces...

"Anyone willing to return to the shelter with us, come this way."

The leading elder said coldly, his expression indifferent.

Woosh!

All survivors rushed over.

"And you?! Still want to follow that Demon Dragon and oppose humanity?"

The mature woman looked coldly at Zhao Hu, Ji Shang, Wu Jiao, Lu Hao, Wu Hai, Tang Huang, Li Si, Bai Jingyi, Su Qian, and more than twenty Super Martial Artists.

The White Fox wasn’t here either, having gone out to devour and evolve, and also obtained a powerful Thunder Ball condensed by Gu Qijue, intimidating the deceitful mutant creatures in the dark.

Currently, Gu Qijue is a taboo existence among the circle of deceitful mutant creatures.

Bai Jingyi and Su Qian felt somewhat shaken...

Extremely conflicted.

Should they stay, possibly facing death?

Or return to the Empire?

As for the others, there wasn’t a shred of such wavering in their hearts.

In this life, they would stick with Gu Qijue, even if it meant death.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when has our boss ever been against humanity?"

Ji Shang sneered, "If it weren’t for our boss, those dozens of ordinary people on your side would’ve become meals for the monsters long ago."

The young woman looked indifferent, "How did that Demon Dragon brainwash you to make you so loyal to it, unafraid of death?"

Wu Jiao scoffed, "Enough with the chatter, if you want to kill us, just do it. Don’t bother with those righteous words."

"Isn’t anyone coming over?"

The leading elder’s eyes flashed with killing intent, growing impatient.

No one responded, although everyone feared death, could joining the Empire guarantee a long life in this apocalyptic world?

Not necessarily.

If they died here, they believed their boss would go to any lengths to avenge them.

"Stubborn fools, then die!"

The Ancient Martial Elder, out of patience, drew the long knife from his back with a clang, his whole body surged with violent True Qi, ready to slay these anti-human Super Martial Artists.

Jie jie jie——

But just then.

An eerie, sinister laughter echoed from the darkness.

Simultaneously, a pair after pair of scarlet eyes lit up in the dark.

As these eyes and the laughter appeared, the temperature here seemed to drop by several degrees.

Counting carefully, there were exactly eight pairs of scarlet eyes, staring at the four Peak Innate Ancient Martial Artists from the darkness.

"What are these monsters?"

With the eyesight of the four Peak Innate Ancient Martial Artists, assisted by their True Qi, they naturally could see what creatures lurked in the darkness.

They were eight golden, terribly hideous three-eyed creatures with sharp fangs, six claws on the left hand, blade-like right hand, tails, rows of bone spikes on their backs, and two huge mouths on their chests.

Though their stature was small, they exuded an aura of evil and ferocity.

Their three eyes brimmed with bloodlust, evil, and eeriness.

"Kill them!!"

The leading elder shouted lowly, brandishing the long knife to charge into the dark.

...

Meanwhile, at Mu Qingxue’s shelter.

"Gu Qijue, if you spare me, I’m willing to be your woman..."

Mu Qingxue, willing to do anything for her life, pleaded tearfully, biting her lips pitifully.

Gu Qijue gripped her pale neck, whispering in her ear, "After living again, why do you still bring about your own doom?"

"What did you say?"

Mu Qingxue, hearing Gu Qijue’s whisper, was thunderstruck, blurting out, "How do you know?"

This matter was known only to some top leaders of the Hidden Dragon Empire.

"How I know doesn’t matter, does it, for someone already dead like you?"

Gu Qijue patted her cheek, sneering, "How did a fool like you manage to come back?"

Snap!!

With that, Gu Qijue mercilessly snapped her neck, saying indifferently, "If you have another life, don’t be so foolish."

People like Mu Qingxue, without strong capabilities, yet wanting to gather strong allies to safeguard the shelter.

Even if Gu Qijue didn’t kill her today, she likely couldn’t suppress Xing Emperor, Chu Beixuan, and others later.

If she had been smarter and let Gu Qijue stay here.

She could’ve lived safely in this world.

Sadly, she had desires but no strength to support them.

If not faced with such an end today, she would have faced it eventually.

Bam!

He casually tossed the lifeless Mu Qingxue aside, his gaze shifting to Chu Beixuan, smiling wickedly, "Chu Beixuan, your daughter’s betrayal put me in a tough position!"

"Brother Gu, I have severed ties with her as father and daughter; it has nothing to do with me! Please show mercy, from now on, I, Chu Beixuan, am at your command."

Chu Beixuan, with a gloomy face, hurriedly distanced himself from her.

"Actually, you should’ve died a long time ago, it’s just that I was too merciful."

Gu Qijue snorted coldly, stepping forward, slapping him unconscious.

He had promised to kill her entire family in front of Chu Mengxi and wouldn’t go back on his word.

"I, Zhu Hongyu, from now on, am at Boss Gu’s command!"

Zhu Hongyu, seeing this, promptly stepped forward and stated, "I also advised Mu Qingxue to let Boss Gu come and take charge, but she feared you’d take her control, what a laughable woman."

These weren’t baseless claims; she had indeed said this to Mu Qingxue.

But Mu Qingxue, blinded by power, hadn’t listened.

"I, Xu Qing, also wish to serve Boss Gu."

The man Xu Qing, also stepped forward to declare.

"If you wish to serve me, why did you run?"

Gu Qijue looked at them with a smile that wasn’t a smile, "Shouldn’t you have suppressed Mu Qingxue and delivered her to me?"

These words left Xu Qing and Zhu Hongyu in a cold sweat, their bodies cold, opening their mouths to speak but not knowing what to say.