151: Chapter 151 Suicide? A Mere Play
After everyone went out, they drove to the point exchange office first to trade the beast corpses for points. Although each was only worth 10 points, there were many of them, totaling nearly 10,000 points.
After deducting the portion handed over to the president, each person received several hundred points. Lin Yuan didn't care for such a small amount at all; if he needed points, he could just go out and rob them. As long as they weren't people from the Great Xia Alliance, he felt no burden in robbing them.
In any case, there were no rules here; the one with the biggest fist was the boss. Since his fists were already so big, who would honestly work like an ox or a horse?
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That evening, the Evergreen Society was exceptionally lively. Wang Ruifeng was unusually generous, booking an entire floor of a large barbecue restaurant in the leisure area to treat the club members to roasted beast meat.
After three rounds of drinks, Lin Yuan patted the tipsy Wang Ruifeng and asked,
"Brother Wang, let me ask you something. Do you have any connections over in the Middle Three Paths?"
"What? Brother, are you interested in the corpse-scavenging business? Unfortunately, management in the Middle Three Paths is strict; it's not something you can get into just by offering bribes.
Moreover, the beasts in the Middle Three Paths only surge out once every ten days. A single one can be exchanged for 100 points. The people participating in the beast clearing have long since cleaned them out; how could they leave any scraps for others?" Wang Ruifeng explained after taking a gulp of beer.
Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded. As expected, no matter where one was, high-level resources were always controlled by a small number of people.
"Then if I want to enter the Middle Three Paths to clear beasts, what are the conditions?" Lin Yuan continued to ask.
"Anyone who has reached rank five status or above can enter the Middle Three Paths. However, each passage has a limit of 300 people per opening. The higher your rank, the higher your priority. You currently have rank six status, so you'll definitely qualify for entry," Wang Ruifeng said.
"That's good. When is the next opening?"
"The next one should be in five days."
"What about the Upper Three Paths?" Lin Yuan followed up.
"Don't even think about the Upper Three Paths. That place requires a true Ninth-Rank Expert to enter, and your crystal card level must be eight or higher. It opens once a month, and only 50 people can enter each time. The competition is very fierce," Wang Ruifeng said with awe.
"50 people? What about the number of beasts?"
Lin Yuan frowned upon hearing this. If the number of beasts was small, it wouldn't be as fast as farming the Middle Three Paths, which opened every 10 days.
"Of course there aren't many beasts. Do you think Ninth-Order beasts are common? It's said there are only about a hundred or so."
Lin Yuan shook his head inwardly. A Ninth-Order soul body provides an average of 55,000 ability points, while an Eighth-Order averages 40,000. The number of Eighth-Order beasts in the Middle Three Paths should be nearly a thousand. The Middle Three Paths is more suitable; I don't need high-order beast materials or points, I only want ability points.
Lin Yuan decided to head to the Middle Three Paths tomorrow to get in line, ensuring he could smoothly enter the clearing mission in five days.
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After eating and drinking their fill, the members of the Evergreen Society returned to their respective lodgings. Lin Yuan also went back to his residence in the Black Abyss to cultivate.
Early the next morning, Lin Yuan first planned to go to the club base to have Wang Ruifeng find someone to drive him to the Middle Three Paths. The terrain in the Black Abyss was complex, and having a car would save him a lot of trouble.
But as soon as he walked into the Evergreen Society's warehouse base, he noticed something was wrong. When he came to the club yesterday, it wasn't exactly bustling, but members were chatting and laughing in groups; today, it was exceptionally quiet.
Lin Yuan's divine sense covered the entire base, and he immediately discovered the source of the problem. His brow furrowed instantly.
With one step, Lin Yuan reached the backyard. At this moment, the members of the Evergreen Society were all being pinned to the ground, while Wang Ruifeng was being stepped on by a man with a scar on his face, blood constantly leaking from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing Lin Yuan suddenly appear, Wang Ruifeng immediately began to struggle. "Lin Yuan, run! They are all experts from the Yamamoto Society!"
As soon as Wang Ruifeng said this, the people from the Yamamoto Society immediately surrounded Lin Yuan. The scarred face released his foot from Wang Ruifeng's face and turned around. Standing to his left and right were two women with pretty features.
Both women were wearing extremely short JK skirts, revealing slender, beautiful legs. One wore black stockings while the other wore white, looking exceptionally alluring.
"You must be Lin Yuan. With a rank six crystal card, you must be the one who killed my brother Inoue and stole his crystal card, right?" Scar-face tilted his head and licked his lips as he spoke.
"Yes, I killed him."
Lin Yuan knew they would retaliate, but he hadn't expected it to come so quickly. Fortunately, the members of the Evergreen Society were only injured and there were no fatalities.
"Very good, you're quite straightforward in admitting it. I, Koinu Jiro, am not a bloodthirsty man. As long as you commit suicide now to atone for your crime, I won't touch a single person from your Evergreen Society," Koinu Jiro said arrogantly.
"Suicide? Have you watched too many TV dramas? Or are you just a complete idiot? You're just a mere rank six crystal card holder, who gave you the courage?" Lin Yuan sneered.
"Lin Yuan, you're no match for them, just leave! Don't worry about us! This man is the leader of the Koinu Hall of the Yamamoto Society. Among rank six crystal card holders, he is very famous, and his strength is close to the Ninth Order initial stage.
The two women beside him are the Meihuan Sisters. They specialize in charm and hallucinations, making them impossible to guard against," Wang Ruifeng hurriedly spoke up to warn Lin Yuan after seeing him mock the opponent.
"Kid! You have a foul mouth, but a foul mouth will only make you die faster. Now that you know our strength, why don't you hurry up and commit suicide?!" Koinu Jiro said smugly.
"Suicide my ass!"
Lin Yuan was truly irritated. This little dog was really too good at posturing. The Star Scar Nine Steps beneath his feet suddenly erupted, and in an instant, he was in front of Koinu Jiro, delivering a massive slap.
Slap!!
A crisp sound rang out, and Koinu Jiro went flying with a 'whoosh'. His mouth was twisted all the way to his ear, and several bloody teeth were sent flying.
Koinu Jiro crashed into the warehouse wall, creating several cracks in it.
"Baka!! Kill him for me!"
Upon hearing this, the two beauties known as the Meihuan Sisters immediately reacted, closing in on Lin Yuan together.
The two women instantly leapt high into the air, unfolding two domains—one black and one white—in mid-air. Then, two long legs, one in black and one in white, chopped down from above toward Lin Yuan's left and right shoulders.
Crack! Crack!!
Two crisp sounds rang out, but Lin Yuan didn't budge an inch. He merely looked at the black and white domains before him with interest, allowing the two long legs to rest upon his shoulders.
In the next instant, black and white vapors exhaled from the two women's mouths, entering Lin Yuan's nose and mouth. He immediately took on a dazed, infatuated expression.
Seeing this, the two women showed mocking expressions. No matter how high your martial arts, haven't you fallen for our sisters' charm? Die within your beautiful fantasies...
"I will kill him with my own hands! To avenge my brother Inoue!"
Having been slapped by Lin Yuan in front of everyone, Koinu Jiro felt he had lost face completely. He had to kill Lin Yuan personally to regain some dignity.
He pulled out a dagger that instantly glowed with a ghostly green light. Green liquid pulsed upon it, filling the air with a poisonous stench as it stabbed directly toward Lin Yuan's heart.
Seeing this, the members of the Evergreen Society cursed in grief and indignation, but they were truly powerless. They could only watch helplessly as Lin Yuan was about to die under the blade.
But just as the dagger was about to strike, Lin Yuan's previously dazed eyes—under the shocked gazes of the three—suddenly became sharp and piercing, releasing a predatory, fierce light. His lips curled up without any concealment, filled with mockery and ridicule.
Having already activated Carefree Defense, how could Lin Yuan be charmed by them?
"Not good!!"
The three were pale with fright. It turned out he had been faking it all along; he was just waiting for this moment to counterattack.
Actually, the three of them were overthinking it and had underestimated Lin Yuan too much.
He wasn't waiting for an opportunity; he just simply wanted to toy with the three of them...