Lin Yi felt a jolt in his heart as he realized that this thread of blood was like a loach, slipping through his grasp no matter how hard he tried. In the blink of an eye, it had burst out of the perimeter of his Psychic Power!
" Witerson II! Heart!"
Lin Yi shouted, and with a thought, he directly activated his Spatial Power, shifting toward Witerson II's direction. Even before Lin Yi's voice faded, his figure had already appeared right in front of Witerson II!
"Boss..."
Just as Lin Yi was about to conjure an ice wall, he suddenly heard Witerson II's cry. He directed his Consciousness toward the sound and saw Witerson II's dark face, eyes wide with disbelief. Above his brow, there was a blood hole the size of a finger!
" Witerson II —"
Lin Yi nearly screamed as he rushed over, energy surging within him. He needed to infuse energy into Witerson II to save his life!
"Bang—"
The moment Lin Yi's palm made contact with Witerson II's body, a blood-red grid pattern suddenly spread across Witerson II's face. In an instant, he shattered like broken glass, exploding into countless fragments.
At that moment, the world fell silent; the only thing still moving seemed to be the remnants of Witerson II's shattered body drifting away in all directions.
Everything happened so quickly that people still felt as if Witerson II was standing there! It wasn't until Lin Yi felt the warmth of blood on his fingers that he shuddered and snapped back to reality.
Witerson II was dead!
Lin Yi had witnessed many deaths, but this honest man who had followed him for years had died right before his eyes. A sense of loss washed over him, leaving an emptiness that was not painful but suffocatingly uncomfortable.
He had never imagined that this man, who had been with him from the beginning, would die in front of him. Even when facing countless Zombies, Lin Yi had never felt fear. But now, he could only watch as Witerson II turned to ashes before him, leaving no body behind and not even a final word.
Lin Yi struggled to control his emotions, and then with a wave of his hands, the scattered remnants of flesh and blood instantly gathered together. However, it could never be pieced back together completely.
Ying Sa quietly approached Lin Yi's side, having just sensed the pain within him. She feared that he might not be able to hold on. In every battle, Lin Yi was always the first to charge forward, facing the strongest enemy, all to protect those he cared about. In Ying Sa's eyes, Lin Yi was a person who valued loyalty and friendship deeply, which allowed her to feel the suffering in his heart.
"Blood for blood!"
To Ying Sa's surprise, Lin Yi's expression was unusually calm. Yet his voice was as chilling as an abyss, cold to the bone. Standing beside him, she felt a strong wave of coldness wash over her.
A torrent of icy air erupted from Lin Yi's hands, and in the blink of an eye, he condensed the remnants of Witerson II into a form resembling him in life, though it was merely made of ice crystals. Then, Lin Yi used the ice crystals to create a massive Ice Coffin and placed Witerson II inside.
"Boss—"
The sudden death of Witerson II caught everyone off guard. The group that had followed Nefel had been completely wiped out. Even though the remaining three possessed strength surpassing Ten-Star Peak, they were still outmatched by the combined forces of Black and Red, along with Ying Sa, Wang Zijun, Elisa, and others. They were even faster than Lin Yi.
At that moment, they were all stunned and momentarily unable to process Witerson II's death. However, Lin Yi's declaration of "blood for blood" ignited their fighting spirit!
"We will take this castle and eliminate every Zombie inside!" Tony shouted. His bond with Witerson II was undeniable; he even knew that Witerson II had someone special in mind. Yet he had always felt that danger lurked everywhere and had kept this information to himself! On one hand, it was to protect the woman he loved; on the other hand, he considered his own precarious situation and didn't want to drag anyone down. But now, Witerson II hadn’t even had time to be with his beloved before meeting his end in a foreign land!
"No! Not a single Zombie will be left on this planet!"
Lin Yi was indeed furious, but it wasn't just empty words. With his level of power, there were very few left on this planet who could stand against him.
"Together in life or death! We will not shy away from any sacrifice!"
Tony raised his fists and shouted fiercely! In that moment, he felt an unprecedented fighting spirit surge within him as he faced all the hardships ahead.
"Together in life or death!"
"To death and beyond!"
The others, hearing Tony's words, felt their blood surge. In an instant, dozens of shouts converged, piercing the air! For a moment, it seemed as if the entire world was infected by this shared animosity, and the voice of justice was infinitely transmitted at that moment.
Inside Nile Castle, over ten miles away, the survivors sat numbly in the cramped activity area. Although they had just heard and even witnessed the battle, they had seen such scenes countless times before, and it did not shock them much.
But now, the distant shouts from dozens of people floating in the air seemed to awaken something within them. Their blood surged, and they felt an overwhelming energy coursing through their bodies.
"Together in life and death?"
A man whose age was hard to discern murmured a few words. Gradually, it seemed he recalled something, and a look of surprise spread across his face. Suddenly, he shouted, "They've returned! They've returned!"
Those nearby saw his tear-streaked face but were taken aback by his excited tone, instinctively backing away.
In this confined space, nearly everyone could see someone breaking under the oppressive atmosphere or succumbing to the fear of imminent disappearance. Some were even more deranged than this man—some ate their own excrement, some bit others, and there were many who slammed their heads against the wall.
"Do you know who they are?"
"Do you know about that epic battle?"
"Do you know who the first and only Mercenary King is?"
However, this man seemed different from those who had lost their minds earlier. He grabbed others by the arms, his face alight with excitement as he shouted.
But his loud voice attracted the attention of the patrolling Half-Dead Persons outside. As the overseers of this place, these Half-Dead Persons took pride in their status.
"Ibn! Have you lost your mind? Don't drag us down with you!"
The others saw the Half-Dead Person approaching, seemingly ready to "manage" them, and their faces turned pale with fear. Although these Half-Dead Persons did not eat people, their methods were even more terrifying; every person tormented by them wished they could just die instead.
The man known as Ibn's expression changed slightly. Many of the people around him had already been devoured by Zombies, and even more had been tortured to death by these Half-Dead Persons.
However, he soon thought that rather than being eaten later, it would be better to die quickly now. He shouted, "Your end is coming soon, you dogs! Prepare to die!"
As soon as Ibn's words fell, the Half-Dead Person suddenly seemed to be struck by countless shards of stone, disintegrating into tiny fragments. It didn't even have time to let out a sound before it shattered into pieces on the ground.
"This..."
Ibn certainly did not believe his words had such lethal power to "curse" a Half-Dead Person with Star-Level Combat Power to death!
At that moment, a voice echoed from the sky, and soon it seemed to be everywhere, reaching everyone's ears with the words they most longed to hear in their lives.
"I am Lin Yi of the Blood Envoy Mercenary Corps. You are—free!"
Free! This was the strongest desire in the hearts of those who had been confined and kept at Nile Fortress, but this longing had long since sunk deep within them over time.
Yet that ethereal voice now told them that freedom had come. Happiness arrived so quickly that everyone barely had time to think.
With a loud crash, the alloy prison door shattered, revealing a massive opening before them.
"Freedom!"
Ibn was the first to react; he raised his arm and led the charge out! The others, after a brief moment of shock, cheered and rushed out behind him.
"Resistance! The Resistance has come for us!"
"No, they seem to call themselves the Mercenary Group..."
"I remember now, it's the Mercenary King! The one from a few years ago—he's back!"
"Didn't he surrender to the Zombies back then?"
"Foolish! That was all part of the Zombies' scheme to sow discord!"
...
When everyone realized that someone had come to rescue them, they all scrambled out from the cramped cells. The Half-Dead Persons and Zombies that had been guarding them turned to dust in an instant, showing no signs of resistance!
The piercing alarm blared as terrifying Zombies shot up into the air. However, as soon as they emerged, they were shredded by various forces. In the blink of an eye, those Super Tier Zombies, who seemed unbeatable in the eyes of ordinary people, all perished at the hands of the man hovering in the air.
The ensuing battle was almost a foregone conclusion. Without the support of super-tier experts, the Nile Fortress crumbled like a paper shield. In just half a moment, all the Zombies were exterminated, and the Steel Fortress was declared breached!
Blood flowed, drowning the entire Nile River, and the stench was so strong that it could be smelled clearly even from dozens of kilometers away. The surviving Nile People would never forget this battle; in the days to come, those who learned the truth would refer to it as the Day of the King's Fury, marking it as a day of rebirth for the Nile People.
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