Demon Cocoon

"Let alone the four of you—even if that old bastard Lin Tianxia joined in, you still wouldn't be a match for me!"

Zhao Jin laughed maniacally, his fists slicing through the air like the wind.

After knocking back the barely holding-on Lin Qinfeng, he continued to provoke them:

"Oh, right, I almost forgot. Lin Tianxia was poisoned to death long ago, hahahaha..."

The four women of the Lin Family froze, shock instantly appearing in their eyes.

The cause of Lin Tianxia's death, the head of the Lin Family, remained a mystery to this day.

Why did Zhao Jin say he had died from poison?

"You killed the old man?!"

Lin Qinyue's eyes widened, her voice trembling with overwhelming fury.

"Bastard, I'll kill you!"

"Qinyue!"

Lin Qinfeng grabbed her sister and urgently lowered her voice.

"Don't be rash. We're no match for him! Wait for sir—he'll be here soon!"

"Big Sis!" Lin Qinyue's voice was hoarse.

"Didn't you hear him? It was Zhao Jin! He killed the old man!"

"Take revenge, Big Sis! Let me go! I want revenge!!"

Lin Qinfeng was already injured, and with Lin Qinyue struggling with all her strength, she lost her grip.

How could Lin Qinyue, who had no fighting ability whatsoever, possibly be Zhao Jin's match?

It was like throwing meat to a dog!

Lin Qinyue did not even manage to touch him before Zhao Jin's men pounced on her and restrained her tightly.

This scene happened to fall into Wang Chao's eyes.

His last hope was completely shattered!

Xiaosong Zhiquan raised her leg and stepped on Wang Chao's shoulder, her face full of mockery.

"Fat idiot, since you've got some guts, big sister will give you a way to live."

"Give me two kowtows, then shout three times, 'Chinese will forever be Sakura's dogs,' and I'll spare your life."

"Otherwise, you'll be the next one to die!"

After saying that, Xiaosong Zhiquan looked toward Cheng Duoduo in the distance.

The girl's body was covered in bite wounds, and she had already fainted from the pain.

Yet the three monstrous dogs still had not stopped gnawing at her. The sight of them greedily devouring flesh and blood was enough to make one shudder.

Wang Chao trembled as his body slowly leaned forward.

The smile on Xiaosong Zhiquan's face grew wider as she prepared to enjoy his impending plea for mercy.

His head was about to hit the ground.

Suddenly, a vicious look crossed Wang Chao's face, and he lunged forward with a hoarse roar!

"Fuck your grandmother!!!"

Xiaosong Zhiquan was completely unprepared and was actually knocked to the ground.

Seeing that he had succeeded, Wang Chao hurriedly reached out, trying to snatch away the [Magic Crystal Pendant].

But his injuries were too severe, and his attempt was ultimately half a beat too slow.

Xiaosong Zhiquan drove her knee into him and broke free.

"You ungrateful piece of trash! Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"

The woman drew her gun and pulled the trigger.

A barrage of gunfire erupted, emptying the entire magazine!

But Wang Chao did not die.

Not only did he survive, not a single bullet even struck him.

Every attack had been blocked by a massive shield half a person tall!

Two fluffy cat ears poked out from behind the shield. After twitching nervously, they quickly drooped again.

"I think... I blocked something..."

"Eh? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"

"Master told me to do this... Master? Where did Master go?!"

Alisa looked fearfully at Xiaosong Zhiquan across from her, like a startled rabbit.

Xiaosong Zhiquan stood dumbfounded, clearly not yet understanding what had just happened.

But the killing intent that followed immediately made her body react on instinct.

Xiaosong Zhiquan twisted aside, barely dodging the blade that came slashing diagonally at her!

A man clad in light armor appeared out of thin air, his eyes filled with coldness.

When Wang Chao saw who it was, the tears he had been holding back finally spilled over.

"Lu Li!"

"What happened? How did you get yourself into such a sorry state?"

Lu Li glanced at Wang Chao behind the shield and raised a hand to activate [Extreme Regeneration].

Wang Chao's injuries rapidly healed, and within a few breaths, he had regained the ability to move.

Seeing Wang Chao climb to his feet, Xiaosong Zhiquan's expression grew even more shocked.

This mysterious man who had suddenly appeared seemed to have used a healing talent.

But how was that possible?

He was clearly still within the range of the [Magic Crystal Pendant]!

His talent should have been disabled!

"Who are you? You don't look like a local." Lu Li frowned as he sized up Xiaosong Zhiquan.

"Hmph, of course I'm not Chinese. I come from noble Sakura!"

Lu Li raised an eyebrow.

"So you're one of those Sakura People living the good life. Then there won't be any problem."

Xiaosong Zhiquan sneered.

"What, are you scared?"

Lu Li shook his head as black mist churned around him.

"No. I was just worried I might kill the wrong person."

In an instant, faint ghostly wails seemed to ring out!

The black mist condensed into Soul Soldiers of all different shapes and forms!

There were so many that they packed the empty Residential Complex to the brim!

Most of Zhao Jin's people did not even have time to react before the Soul Soldiers mercilessly slaughtered them.

The situation reversed in an instant!

Xiaosong Zhiquan could only stare blankly at everything before her, watching her own forces collapse completely.

Was this mysterious man also from the "Summoning Class"?

But how could he summon them instantly?!

And the number of summoned creatures...

How could there be so many?!

"[Magic Crystal Pendant]? Corrupted Hounds? I see..."

Lu Li slowly paced forward, closing in on Xiaosong Zhiquan step by step.

"I could never understand it. Earth's location was clearly so remote, so why was it still affected during the first outbreak of the Demon Tide?"

"Now I understand."

"It turns out you Sakura People were behind it."

The moment he finished speaking, Lu Li suddenly accelerated.

The blade tore through the air, carrying fierce killing intent!

Xiaosong Zhiquan wanted to dodge, but the next second, she discovered in horror that Lu Li had vanished!

She could not track the trajectory of his attack at all!

"Th—"

Before a second syllable could leave her throat, spurting blood choked it back.

Xiaosong Zhiquan felt a huge gash open across her neck, her head uncontrollably tilting backward.

"Tch, and here I thought you were something special..."

Lu Li flicked his blade and instinctively activated [Soul Devour].

But this time, the familiar notification did not sound.

"Hm, not completely dead?"

Lu Li frowned slightly and stepped forward to inspect her.

But Xiaosong Zhiquan's corpse suddenly convulsed, then crawled to its feet in an unnaturally grotesque, reverse-jointed posture.

The head, with only half its flesh and skin still attached, swayed back and forth, while garbled sounds continued to spill from its throat.

"Lu Li... you actually forced me to use that item. You're definitely going to die here today!"

A massive amount of scarlet blood threads sprayed from the wound in its neck, completely wrapping Xiaosong Zhiquan's corpse.

The three monstrous dogs leaped into the blood threads one after another and vanished.

It was like a writhing cocoon.

The sounds of bones shattering and muscles tearing constantly came from within, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Demon Cocoon!!"

Lu Li's pupils contracted as he immediately shouted at Wang Chao:

"Get out of here!"

But—

It was already too late!

The swollen, writhing Demon Cocoon suddenly contracted, then rapidly expanded!

In the span of a breath, it exploded with a deafening boom!

Violent demon qi swept through the entire residential complex, contaminating everyone present to varying degrees.

Even Lu Li, who had been on guard, was afflicted with the negative effect "Demon Qi Erosion."