96: Chapter 96 I've got the backbone, but I have to save my life!

The five B-rank Esper were also dumbfounded.

They had never seen anyone so easily neutralize the Queen's attack!

"Impossible!" Chen Hanyue refused to believe it.

An even more terrifying Spiritual Power erupted!

The entire room was instantly shrouded in a spiritual domain!

Countless spiritual impacts, like a raging storm, assailed Lin Yuan from all directions!

This was one of her strongest attacks!

Even an A-Rank Esper of the same level would have to go all out to handle it!

But Lin Yuan... still stood there, calm and unruffled.

Those spiritual impacts struck him like a gentle breeze, having absolutely no effect.

"How... is this possible..." Chen Hanyue's face turned deathly pale.

Her strongest attack couldn't even make him budge?!

"It seems you've exhausted your strength," Lin Yuan said calmly.

"Then, it's my turn."

He raised his right hand and gave a gentle wave.

Boom!

The ground instantly cracked open!

Countless thick Vines burst forth from the ground!

These Vines, like living creatures, coiled toward Chen Hanyue at an astonishing speed!

"What?!" Chen Hanyue was shocked and tried to dodge.

But although she was fast, she was no match for the speed of these Vines!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The Vines instantly ensnared her legs, waist, and arms!

Then... with a violent tug, Chen Hanyue was hoisted into mid-air!

"Ah!" She cried out, struggling to break free.

But the Vines were too powerful! And the more she struggled, the tighter they bound her!

The Vines tied her hands behind her back, and her legs were tightly bound as well.

Her entire body was suspended in mid-air in an extremely humiliating posture!

The Vines pressed into her body, accentuating her perfect curves, with her combat suit clinging tightly to her skin.

Her long silver-white hair hung down, and her face was filled with humiliation and resentment.

"Let... let me go!" Chen Hanyue gritted her teeth.

She had never been so disheveled!

As the Queen of the Shelter, she had always been high and mighty!

And now... she was being hung in mid-air, bound by a man's Vines!

This was an utter humiliation!

The five B-rank Esper were stunned at the sight.

They wanted to save their Queen, but found they couldn't move at all.

That terrifying pressure was still bearing down on them.

Ye Qingyue's eyes lit up when she saw this.

Ye Qingxue also smiled slightly, remaining silent.

Wang Yaqin felt a bit of pity, but she knew this was Chen Hanyue's own doing.

Lin Yuan walked up to Chen Hanyue and looked at her calmly.

"Now, do you still think you can kill me?"

His gaze was calm, yet carried a hint of amusement.

"I didn't really want to cause any extra trouble initially."

"But I've changed my mind now!"

"Submit to me!"

"Otherwise..." He paused, his voice turning cold.

"Die."

Chen Hanyue hung in mid-air, trembling all over. She wanted to resist. She wanted to break free.

But the Vines were too sturdy; she couldn't break free at all!

And this posture... it was too humiliating!

The Vines pressed into her body, revealing her perfect curves to everyone present.

"I... I..." She gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with humiliation and resentment.

As Queen Han Yue, she had never been so disheveled!

"Let me go!" Chen Hanyue roared.

"If you have the guts, kill me!"

"If you're going to kill me, just do it!"

Her unyielding display actually surprised Lin Yuan a little.

"You have backbone," Lin Yuan said calmly.

"Unfortunately, having backbone means your life must stay!"

He raised his hand, aiming it at Chen Hanyue.

A terrifying killing intent radiated from him!

This wasn't a bluff!

This man... really intended to kill her!

Chen Hanyue instantly felt the threat of death!

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

She had worked so hard to awaken her Superpower in the Apocalypse!

She had worked so hard to build such a large Shelter!

She had worked so hard to obtain a heaven-sent opportunity and greatly increase her strength!

If she died just like that... everything would vanish into thin air!

She wasn't willing! She absolutely wasn't!

"Wait... wait!" Chen Hanyue finally broke down.

"I... I submit!"

"I am willing to submit to you!"

She gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with humiliation and resentment.

But the instinct to survive forced those words out of her.

If she died... there would be nothing left. As long as she was alive, there was still hope!

Lin Yuan's hand stopped in mid-air.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

As expected.

This woman chose to live after all.

In fact, he never really intended to kill her.

After all, she met the system's collection criteria.

If the collection was successful, he didn't yet know what supplies it might unlock.

If it was something good, he would keep her in captivity.

If it was something ordinary... he could enjoy her first, and then kill her later.

But if she had truly chosen death over submission... Lin Yuan wouldn't have minded having his way with her before killing her.

Regardless, the result would be the same.

But now it seemed this woman knew how to read the room.

"Very good," Lin Yuan said, lowering his hand.

"From today on, you and your Shelter are under my command."

"Do you understand?"

Chen Hanyue lowered her head, her voice trembling: "I... understand..."

She gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with humiliation.

But she knew she had no other choice.

Lin Yuan looked at her, his gaze calm. He knew she definitely wasn't convinced in her heart.

But it didn't matter. With her strength, she would never be able to stir up any trouble.

"Auntie," Lin Yuan said, looking at Wang Yaqin.

"Go with your daughters."

Wang Yaqin was so moved that tears streamed down her face: "Thank... thank you..."

Ye Qingxue and Ye Qingyue immediately rushed into their mother's arms.

"Mom! We can finally be together!"

"This is wonderful!"

The mother and her two daughters hugged each other tightly, their tears flowing uncontrollably.

They had waited for this moment for so, so long.

Lin Yuan watched this heartwarming scene, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

It was worth it.

Chen Hanyue watched this scene with a complex expression. She had lost. Completely lost. She had lost to a man.

This was the greatest humiliation of her life. But... she had to admit it.

This man was truly terrifyingly strong. Perhaps... following him wasn't such a bad thing?

This thought flashed through Chen Hanyue's mind, but she immediately shook her head.

No! She would never truly submit to any man! Never!

But on the surface... she had to submit for now.

She would wait for an opportunity... one day, she would take back everything that belonged to her!

Lin Yuan seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled faintly.

However... it didn't matter.

Regardless, she would never be able to stir up any trouble.