Who Are You Calling Mad Dogs?

Qin Ze hurriedly got to his feet. He first used water to put out the fire, then grabbed the iron skewer and raced toward the village.

Maple Leaf Village was nearly two kilometers from the stream. Qin Ze had only just left the stream when Du Busi was nowhere to be seen. Clearly, he had already teleported away.

"Damn it, could Du Busi be planning to..." Qin Ze ran along the winding, rugged path, his face pale. A Super Douluo had turned grim, and the direction he had left in was the village Qin Ze lived in. It was hard not to be terrified.

Inside Maple Leaf Village.

The once beautiful and peaceful village was now shrouded in death.

The stream used for washing clothes was filled with scarlet blood and severed limbs.

Dozens, nearly a hundred corpses lay scattered across the ground, stretching from the village entrance all the way to the square. Their deaths were horrifying. Every drop of blood in their bodies had been grotesquely drained, turning them into dried husks. Even more terrifyingly, several people had had their hearts dug out while they were still alive.

In the square, four Mysterious People in gray robes had appeared at some point.

One of them held a bright-red lump of flesh in his hand. It was still beating strangely as he devoured it with gusto.

The sight made one's soul tremble.

"Who the hell are you people?!" On the other side of the square, a group of terrified Maple Leaf Village residents huddled together with weapons in hand. Zheng Long was the one who spoke, his eyes bloodshot like those of a savage beast. Just moments ago, his father had been killed by these four people.

Among the dead were children, women, and elderly people. Not long ago, they had all been living, breathing lives.

"Earthworm, you found a good village. The people from the Body Sect never discovered this place." The Mysterious People ignored Zheng Long and chatted casually among themselves.

The man called Earthworm raised his head, revealing a mouth smeared with blood and packed with spikes.

"I watched this village for a long time. The people from the Body Sect never came here even once." Earthworm flicked his arm, casually tossing away the mangled heart in his palm as though it were trash.

"Ordinary people's flesh and blood are too poor for healing injuries. Luckily, I've mostly recovered already."

Bang!

The heart hit the ground with a soft thud.

The members of Maple Leaf Village's guard squad all caught their breath as indescribable fury surged through their hearts. They had already guessed these people's identities.

Evil Soul Masters!

That was right. Only Evil Soul Masters could be so bloodthirsty and brutally cruel.

"Damn Evil Soul Masters!" Zheng Long roared. He immediately drew his bow and fired a sharp arrow.

Whoosh!

The arrow, tipped with refined iron, sliced through the air with a piercing whistle as it flew straight at the Evil Soul Master called Earthworm.

"Hmph!" Earthworm snorted. A strange yellowish-brown glow instantly erupted from his body. As the light flashed, his right arm transformed directly into an incredibly viscous tentacle.

The arrow struck Earthworm in an instant. Yet Zheng Long and the guards were all shocked. Instead of piercing through him as they had expected, the arrow was swallowed by the sticky tentacle before finally snapping apart.

"You've got some nerve, but sadly, you're too weak." Earthworm sneered and lightly flicked his arm. A broken refined-iron arrowhead suddenly fell from his arm.

Bang!

The refined-iron arrowhead struck the ground like a heavy hammer smashing into everyone's hearts.

"Enough. Finish this quickly. The sooner we deal with them and leave, the better. Who knows whether those mad dogs from the Body Sect will trace the Soul Power Fluctuation here." The thin, tall middle-aged man spoke cautiously.

Hearing that, Earthworm frowned, and hatred instantly rose within him. "True!"

The next second, all four Evil Soul Masters turned their gazes toward Zheng Long and the others.

The four of them activated their Soul Power at the same time. In an instant, a suffocating pressure descended from the sky and engulfed everyone.

Thud!

Since none of the people present were Soul Masters, they could not resist the oppressive aura of Soul Emperors. Many of the weaker villagers fainted almost instantly, their bodies hitting the ground one after another. In less than ten seconds, out of nearly fifty guards, only a handful remained standing. Everyone else had passed out, blood even seeping from their noses and mouths.

Even those who remained standing were in terrible condition. Their entire bodies felt as if they were being crushed into pulp, and their knees kept buckling, nearly forcing them to kneel.

The gap between ordinary people and Soul Masters was simply that vast. If their Soul Power Levels had been lower, it would not have been this bad. But they were all Soul Emperors, already close to the cultivation of Soul Saints.

"It's over!" Zheng Long spat out blood and dropped to one knee. His vision blurred as he looked at the four Evil Soul Masters. He could already foresee that the women and children in the village would likely be unable to escape this disaster.

Evil Soul Masters were one thing when they did not kill, but once they started killing, they would never leave a single survivor.

That was why people across the continent feared Evil Soul Masters so deeply.

The four Evil Soul Masters showed no expression at all, as though killing people was no different from slaughtering chickens.

"Dad!"

"Hubby!"

"Son!"

At that moment, countless cries suddenly rang out from every corner of the village. The four Evil Soul Masters turned to look, and surprise appeared on their faces.

Figures emerged from all around the village. Many of them carried weapons: wooden planks, kitchen knives, even butcher knives. They were clearly villagers who had been hiding earlier.

Seeing their loved ones unconscious, they were no longer afraid. Before long, at least five hundred people had gathered beside the square.

The Evil Soul Masters had not expected so many people to show up, and they frowned as well. It was not that they were afraid; there were simply more people to kill, which meant more time wasted.

After all, their Soul Power Fluctuations had already been memorized by the Body Sect. Once they were detected, an overwhelming pursuit would surely follow.

Escaping after that would be difficult. Besides, their bodies had mostly recovered already, so there was no need to waste time here.

"What do we do? I can't guarantee the Body Sect isn't nearby." The Evil Soul Master with the Nightmare Martial Soul frowned.

"Damn it, they're pretty united. Forget it, let's leave first, before those mad dogs from the Body Sect find us." The thin, tall middle-aged man cursed before ordering a retreat.

"We'll come back next time!" Earthworm licked his blood-smeared lips, still somewhat dissatisfied that he had not killed everyone.

As soon as he finished speaking, the four activated their Soul Power and prepared to leave.

Yet before they had gone even ten meters, a low voice filled with killing intent suddenly exploded beside their ears.

"Who are you calling mad dogs?"