The purpose of a gun was not merely to kill.
It was also to intimidate.
When suddenly appearing monsters plunged people into frenzied terror, only another kind of fear could force them to calm down, if only briefly.
"Who are you? Why do you have a gun?"
"Police! Are you a police officer?!"
"Save us! There are monsters in the school!"
"Help!!"
"..."
After a brief stunned silence, the students erupted into noise again and crowded toward Lin Qiye, their overlapping voices echoing across the school gate.
Lin Qiye frowned slightly. Instead of retreating, he stepped forward!
He lightly pressed a finger against the Black Box's handle. Its side swiftly opened, and a sheathed straight sword shot out!
Lin Qiye seized the hilt like lightning.
Clang—!
The straight sword left its sheath!
The blade, glowing with a pale blue radiance, sliced through the air with a faint hum as it slashed toward the boy at the front with lightning speed!
The boy's pupils contracted sharply, and his entire head began to swell, as if something were about to burst out the next instant!
But Lin Qiye's blade severed his head first!
A horrifying monster head covered in flesh and fangs flew high into the air. Thick blood splashed over the surrounding students, who stared blankly at the scene, frozen in place like statues.
From the moment they mindlessly charged toward Lin Qiye to the moment he drew his sword, swung it, and beheaded the monster, only an instant had passed. The students still could not recover from the visually shocking reality before them.
Several seconds later, piercing screams erupted wildly.
A monster... had been hiding among them all along?
"Quiet!" Lin Qiye roared, a flash of golden light flickering through his eyes!
The chaotic crowd instantly fell silent!
The moment