The man stared at him in disbelief.
Xu Ye!
Hadn't Wang Han killed this brat?
Had Wang Han turned against them?
Impossible!
His divine power descended upon his followers, allowing them to devour humanity's corruption, darkness, and filth to strengthen themselves, while also preventing betrayal.
He had no time to think further. The boy raised a foot and stomped hard on his chest.
The crack of his breastbone, the splash as his back hit the standing water, and the stifled scream from his throat mingled with the rain, wind, and thunder, overlapping into a dirge in the darkness.
Alongside his terror came shock.
He had miscalculated.
This plan had failed completely.
The agonizing pain threw the spiritual qi inside him into chaos, making it difficult to use his sequence talent. Instinctively, he reached for a dagger.
Slash-
[Beginners Must Not Die] flashed with a muted gleam of lightning, severing his hand at the wrist.
The man howled in agony.
Unfortunately for him, a thunderclap rang out. His cry rose with the thunder and vanished with it. Apart from Xu Ye, no one heard his screams.
Holding the dagger in a reverse grip, Xu Ye drove it hard into the man's mask.
The shattered mask revealed a pale, middle-aged face. His lips trembled. Rainwater kept dripping onto his face from the edge of the black umbrella, forcing him to squint to keep it from pounding into his eyes.
"What's your name?"
Xu Ye's voice was icy.
Both he and Alice had already used Soul-Seizing today. Using it again would damage their souls.
"If I tell you... will you let me go...? I-I'm Qiu Fangqiang." As the man spoke, he coughed up blood. It trickled from the corners of his mouth onto the ground, where the torrential rain carried the crimson stream