67: The tragedy of the old house

While Lin Chuan was breaking through and constantly getting stronger.

In reality, the Old Western-Style House in the capital had become a true hell on earth!

The Wangsi Butterfly’s Wangsi Purgatory was actually just an illusion.

When the Wangsi Butterfly was just a malnourished, nascent “caterpillar,” its illusion had no killing power.

In fact, as Aiya left with the Wangsi Butterfly, the illusion of Wangsi Purgatory didn't last long before it automatically disappeared!

When Luo Yanping arrived at the Old Western-Style House with his team, he found that all the cannon fodder who had first attacked the Old Western-Style House were completely unharmed, just a little pale.

Some even wet their pants…

After a brief investigation, Luo Yanping discovered that only the equally terrified Zhuo Family members and some miscellaneous people were left in the Defense Bunker!

But Lin Chuan was nowhere to be found!

Luo Yanping quickly learned from Zhuo Tiangang and Zhuo Tianhan that Lin Chuan was indeed number one on the world level ranking!

As for why he wasn't on the capital's regional chart, it might be related to his disappearance last night!

Zhuo Tiangang described Lin Chuan's disappearance in front of everyone last night in great detail.

He even analyzed on his own: “According to my speculation, he either obtained a spatial teleportation item from the level ranking rewards and went to another city. Or, he entered a secret realm!”

“Secret realm?” Luo Yanping murmured the two words.

Zhuo Tiangang, thinking he didn't know about secret realms, explained with deliberate flattery: “Bakanov, who was on that Gods Punishment Task, reportedly entered a secret realm to escape the frenzied pursuit of various foreign powers! We heard with our own ears last night that Lin Chuan had Aiya trade a Level 3 Crystal Nucleus for a secret realm entry ticket! It seemed to be called a ‘Great Strife Secret Realm’ entry ticket!”

Luo Yanping glanced indifferently at Zhuo Tiangang.

He didn't say anything more to Zhuo Tiangang but addressed the large group of cannon fodder who had come with them to encircle Lin Chuan: “My apologies, everyone, this operation to encircle Lin Chuan has likely ended in failure! However, the guaranteed rewards promised by our four great families will still be honored!”

“Now, everyone, please line up here in the Old Western-Style House. We will arrange for people to distribute Crystal Nucleus rewards at the entrance of the Old Western-Style House!”

Led by the super-aristocratic Luo Family, supplemented by the Luan Family, Qi Family, and Nie Family, the high-ranking officials of the four major powers had promised the “righteous warriors (cannon fodder)” invited to encircle Lin Chuan that even if the encirclement failed, they would still receive Crystal Nucleus compensation from the four great families.

Now, Lin Chuan was absent, and the operation failed.

The compensation for these “righteous warriors” had arrived.

One by one, the “righteous warriors” formed a long, winding line in the Old Western-Style House.

The people from the four great families stood guard at the entrance of the Old Western-Style House, distributing “Crystal Nucleus compensation.”

The “righteous warriors” could leave after receiving their compensation.

Xu Gongqing was also among the “righteous warriors.”

Although he didn't dare show it due to his inferiority complex, he harbored some admiration for Luan Yuling deep down.

Han Xueying had actually hinted to him privately that this operation to encircle Lin Chuan was very risky!

But Xu Gongqing still came.

He came for Luan Yuling.

He wanted to make himself more significant in Luan Yuling’s heart.

And he didn't want Luan Yuling to think he was a coward.

Fortunately, in the end, although the journey to the Old Western-Style House was not peaceful, he ultimately did not experience any real danger!

Not only was there no danger, but he also got crystal nuclei for free.

Soon, the line reached Xu Gongqing.

The people distributing crystal nuclei were divided into four groups.

And the one giving Xu Gongqing his crystal nuclei happened to be Luan Yuling!

Luan Yuling was still as exquisite, beautiful, and pure as ever, as if completely untouched by the apocalypse.

Even in a practical black tracksuit, her inherent cool beauty was still undeniable.

She smiled faintly at Xu Gongqing and handed him the 3 crystal nuclei he deserved.

That smile almost snatched Xu Gongqing’s soul away.

He shyly stood next to Luan Yuling, wanting to help her.

However, before he could even speak, he heard Luan Yuling’s gentle voice: “To prevent anyone from claiming crystal nuclei repeatedly, those who have received crystal nuclei are required to leave according to the rules.”

“Alright, then I’ll head out first.”

So, Xu Gongqing stepped out of the Old Western-Style House.

He thought that the people who had already received crystal nuclei would be waiting outside.

However, the street outside the Old Western-Style House was deserted; no one was to be seen.

Xu Gongqing vaguely felt something was wrong. Just then, a breeze rustled by, and the landscape trees beside him swayed gently, their leaves rustling.

The sound was like weeping, like a low moan.

Xu Gongqing’s nerves inexplicably tightened!

However, by this time, it was too late!

He only felt a knife-like dull pain in his brain, and then he permanently lost consciousness!

A+ grade Talent, Soul Shred!

It could kill people invisibly! Not a single external injury could be seen!

Soon, a black shadow darted out from the nearby landscape trees.

The black shadow expertly dealt with Xu Gongqing’s corpse—

It recovered the 3 crystal nuclei he had just received, and then, from his head, dug out another Crystal Nucleus!

Finally, it placed his corpse into a dimensional ring.

The next “righteous warrior” who came out of the Old Western-Style House experienced almost the exact same thing as Xu Gongqing!

And after collecting about ten bodies, someone would specifically carry a cloth bag full of crystal nuclei and hand it to the person distributing crystal nuclei at the entrance.

When the crystal nuclei in Luan Yuling’s bag ran out, she quickly took a new bag and continued to distribute crystal nuclei to the people at the back of the line.

And their crystal nuclei were clearly increasing!

In the later stages of the “righteous warrior” line, it wasn't that they didn’t notice something strange.

However, at this point, they were powerless to resist!

They could only be like silent lambs, waiting to be slaughtered!

The entire “Crystal Nucleus distribution” process lasted for nearly an hour!

What the four great families gained was over two hundred crystal nuclei, and — over two hundred corpses.

Of the over two hundred crystal nuclei, the Luan Family, Qi Family, and Nie Family each took 50.

The rest belonged to Luo Yanping.

After all, his Soul Shred Talent played a very important role in this harvesting operation!

Among those two hundred people, there were indeed strong individuals with considerable combat power, but almost all of them were instantly killed by Luo Yanping!

Precisely because they had no means of soul defense!

Finally, the dimensional ring containing over two hundred corpses was also handed to Luo Yanping.

Luo Yanping still wore his thin-rimmed glasses, looking refined and scholarly.

However, at this moment, “slaughter chart #67” in green text had appeared above his head.

Green text was still different from gold text.

Gold indicated the world chart, while green indicated the regional chart.

This meant that in just one hour, Luo Yanping had already ascended to 67th place on the capital's slaughter chart!

He seemed to thoroughly enjoy the green text above his head, walking leisurely into the Old Western-Style House with a smile on his face.

He slightly spread his arms, and with each step, he turned his head.

And wherever his gaze fell, a corpse was released by him from the dimensional ring!

Over two hundred corpses quickly filled every corner of the Old Western-Style House.

Xu Gongqing’s corpse was naturally among them.

However, the goddess he secretly admired was only focused on distributing the fifty crystal nuclei they had just obtained with her Luan Family members.

She didn't even spare a glance for his now cold corpse.

After placing all the corpses, Luo Yanping once again walked towards the Defense Bunker.

As he walked, he suddenly bumped into a woman in a black uniform, fleeing towards the Defense Bunker in a panic!

The woman was about to lock the door but was quickly stopped by Luo Yanping.

Soon, the people from the four great families, led by Luo Yanping, once again entered the underground Defense Bunker.

Zhuo Tianyi stood in front of her grandparents, her face pale.

She had just witnessed with her own eyes that mad pervert, with a smile on his face, releasing over two hundred corpses from his dimensional ring!

She trembled, and the deep fear in her eyes when she looked at Luo Yanping was impossible to hide!

Her demeanor, of course, did not escape the Zhuo Tiangang and Zhuo Tianhan brothers.

However, these two brothers dared not defy Luo Yanping in the slightest!

Instead, they forced smiles and treated Luo Yanping with humble flattery, almost kneeling on the spot!

Luo Yanping smiled slightly and said: “Just now, Lin Chuan suddenly appeared and killed all two hundred-plus righteous warriors who attempted to encircle him.”

His tone was flat, and he showed no emotion when lying.

However, the Zhuo Family brothers were exceptionally cooperative, immediately condemning Lin Chuan with righteous indignation—

“That’s too much! Lin Chuan truly is a cold-blooded devil who kills without batting an eye!”

They wanted to curse him even more harshly, perhaps wishing him a terrible death or to be struck by lightning.

But they both knew very well that the truly cold-blooded killer was the seemingly gentle and refined big shot in front of them!

They were afraid that if they cursed too harshly, the big shot would suspect them of indirectly criticizing him.

So, after a few symbolic curses, Zhuo Tianhan, with an expression of unquestionable duty, proactively said: “We must expose Lin Chuan’s evil deeds on the chat channel, so everyone knows he is a murderer who deserves to be executed by all!”

Both of them were quite clever, and Luo Yanping nodded with great satisfaction.

Then, he smiled faintly again: “But it’s very strange— ”

“You said, why is it that a murderous fiend like Lin Chuan just happened not to kill you all?”