Golden Dragon's actions not only caught Chen Lin off guard, but also left the middle-aged man dumbstruck.
The other people aboard were even more terrified.
"Why did the Divine Dragon run away?"
"Who is he?"
"If even the Divine Dragon doesn't dare fight him, going up against him would just be throwing our lives away."
"Run!"
Amid cries of alarm, everyone aboard scattered like startled birds and beasts. Even the middle-aged man shot off into the distance, abandoning the Dragon Ship altogether.
"Trying to leave? Too late!"
Chen Lin pointed, and the God-Slaying Seal, which still retained some of its power, flashed and sank into the middle-aged man's body.
The man should have been able to dodge it. After all, the God-Slaying Seal's power had been greatly diminished by then. But terror had robbed him of his nerve, slowing his reaction by half a beat, and he could only perish in bitter regret.
Chen Lin did not pursue the others.
Their escape would help spread his fearsome reputation. Besides, using the God-Slaying Seal had taken an enormous toll on him, leaving him extremely weak. If he gave chase, he might be the one to die.
"My lord!"
Long Zequan and the other two had been prepared to die. They had never expected the crisis to be resolved so easily, and all three were thrilled, their gazes filled with even greater admiration for Chen Lin.
"It's all right."
Chen Lin glanced over the three of them.
From his observations over this period, along with what he had learned through questioning, none of them showed signs of being a Destroyer. For the time being, they were still worth trusting.
Of course.
He could not rule out the possibility that Destroyers possessed special concealment abilities that ordinary methods could not detect.
"My lord,