CHAPTER 1236: CHAPTER 1236 MEMORY RESTORED (2)

The five men, who were seeing red in the heat of battle, suddenly felt a gust of cold wind. Gu Yelin, dressed entirely in black, appeared like the Dark Night Emperor emerging from the abyss, forcefully inserting himself into the blood-soaked chaos.

His right hand was tightly clenched into a fist, and his clothes fluttered as if stirred by an invisible wind. His sharp brows and piercing gaze carried an overwhelming murderous intent.

A surge of powerful and dense Inner Breath swept through his entire body instantly. Tan Yulin and the others felt as though they were being suffocated, unable to draw breath. The previously arrogant Man-eating Rats all dropped to the ground, crawling and trembling, not daring to move.

Suddenly, Gu Yelin’s right fist began emanating tangible ripples. With a swift motion, he raised his fist, dropped to one knee, and then slammed his right fist into the ground with ruthless force!

The ripples transformed into something solid, seemingly obeying a command as they rapidly spread outwards. Wherever they passed, the ground was littered with corpses, flesh and blood flying indiscriminately!

Tan Yulin and the others felt as though Gu Yelin’s punch had landed directly on their hearts. Their chests tightened, and they nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood. A deafening roar echoed incessantly in their ears, as they stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Gu Yelin, whose power had surged dramatically to its peak.

The violent gusts and undulating energy persisted for nearly five minutes before gradually subsiding. When the roaring in their ears finally ceased, Tan Yulin and the others realized that the terrifying swarm of Man-eating Rats had fallen silent!

Looking down, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

The ground was covered with the mangled bodies of the Man-eating Rats, countless in number, each grotesquely mutilated, their entrails spilled, and their bloody remains strewn across the floor.

The entire iron cage full of Man-eating Rats had been obliterated by a single punch from Gu Yelin at his peak!

Then they looked back at Gu Yelin, who stood amidst the mound of rat corpses completely unscathed, not even a speck of blood staining him!

Tan Yulin glanced at Gu Yelin and then down at the filthy blood splashed all over his own body, feeling a wave of disgust and self-loathing.

"Comparing oneself to others will drive one mad. Don’t compare yourself to the Boss—otherwise, you’ll lose the will to live in an instant!"

Just as Gu Yelin finished dealing with the Man-eating Rats, the sound of a body collapsing to the ground echoed through the stone chamber.

Immediately after, Yin Xilin and Ah Mi let out sharp, panicked screams—

"Master!"

"Xiao Yu!"

Gu Yelin’s heart jolted. He whipped his head around to see An Yiqing lying motionlessly on the cold ground, her head tilted upward, her eyes tightly shut, signaling that she had already lost consciousness!

A sharp gust of cold wind blew past, and Gu Yelin rushed over to gather An Yiqing into his arms.

His face turned pale, and his eyes were filled with genuine fear and panic.

"Tutu? Tutu?! Wake up! Tutu!" Gu Yelin gently shook An Yiqing’s body, calling out to her in trembling desperation.

The newly arrived Tan Yulin and the others helped Yin Xilin and Ah Mi down before briefly explaining what had happened earlier.

Earlier, to ensure An Yiqing’s safety, Gu Yelin had bound her, Yin Xilin, and Ah Mi together in a large net suspended by iron chains. However, An Yiqing, driven by her worries, couldn’t simply sit quietly in the net. She tried every trick she could think of to escape the net while ensuring Yin Xilin and Ah Mi remained safe.

She was just about to succeed, but who could have predicted that Gu Yelin’s surging Inner Breath would reach them? The net was violently buffeted by the wind, swinging uncontrollably. An Yiqing, whose vision was already impaired and whose right hand was injured, failed to secure her hold—and fell!

Previously, to keep the Man-eating Rats away from An Yiqing, Gu Yelin had raised the net several meters off the ground. An Yiqing fell from a height of three to four meters, her head striking the ground directly.

The once composed and invincible Gu Yelin, who had faced the swarm of Man-eating Rats without hesitation, was now drenched in cold sweat. His handsome face was drained of all color. He tried every method he could think of to wake An Yiqing, but all his efforts were in vain.