91: Kill ten in one second, I'll count them.

Watching Zhou Ye get stomped to death, all the Iron Wolf Gang members fell into despair.

This guy wasn't even afraid of Zhou Ye; what else could they possibly use to threaten him?

They were all finished!

Just as the Iron Wolf Gang members were sinking into despair,

one Iron Wolf Gang member suddenly shouted:

"Quick, the hostages! We still have hostages! Use them to threaten these guys!"

This roar seemed to wake up all the terrified Gang members.

That's right!

Hostages!

They still had over a dozen lives in their hands!

This was their only bargaining chip!

These guys didn't dare to come in earlier precisely because they were wary of the hostages in their hands!

The Iron Wolf Gang members reacted instantly.

Grim and ferocious expressions reappeared on their faces as they simultaneously grabbed the hostages beside them.

This was their most practiced and effective tactic—using the lives of innocents as bargaining chips and shields!

"Don't come any closer! Or I'll kill them!"

An Iron Wolf Gang member sneered, pressing a dagger flickering with spiritual energy against a middle-aged woman's throat.

Other Gang members followed suit, each grabbing the hostage closest to them.

Blades, clubs, and even palms condensed with spiritual energy were all aimed at those defenseless ordinary people.

"Let me go! Please, I beg you!"

"Help! Help me!"

"Don't come over here, they'll kill us!"

The tape over the hostages' mouths was ripped off, and their cries and pleas instantly filled the factory.

The Iron Wolf Gang guys seemed to want to use this method to completely break the psychological defenses of Chen Nian and the Spiritual Energy Bureau team.

At this moment, an Iron Wolf Gang member holding a hostage wore an arrogant and triumphant smile.

He clamored wildly:

"Are you scared? We have hostages in our hands!"

"I don't care what kind of monster you are from the Spiritual Energy Bureau, get the Hell out of here right now!"

"Otherwise, we'll kill one person every ten seconds!"

"I'll count to ten, ten, nine..."

Their faces were filled with a morbid excitement, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw.

Seeing this, Captain Zhang Zhiqiang's heart sank to the bottom.

As expected!

Things were developing in the worst direction they had anticipated!

Forcing a breakthrough was indeed a mistake!

If anything happened to the hostages, no one could bear the responsibility!

However, facing their threats, Chen Nian just stood there quietly.

He couldn't even be bothered to look at those arrogant thugs.

His gaze swept lightly over the dozen or so shivering, despair-filled hostages.

"Stubborn and foolish!"

He uttered these four words softly, with extreme disdain.

The next second, he waved his hand gently.

Netherworld Body Protection, activate!

"Hum—!"

In an instant, an invisible yet massive force quietly permeated the air.

On the surface of the dozen hostages' bodies, a layer of extremely faint, nearly transparent black aura appeared without warning.

This aura flowed like water, instantly covering their entire bodies, fluctuating slightly and emitting a profound, solid aura that seemed capable of blocking all harm.

"Huh? What is this thing?"

The thugs holding knives against the hostages were stunned, clearly sensing something abnormal.

The Iron Wolf Gang member's eyes turned vicious, his ferocity fully ignited: "Playing tricks! Since you don't believe in bad luck, I'll slaughter one for you to see first!"

He hesitated no longer, his arm exerting sudden force as the dagger containing spiritual energy slashed fiercely toward the middle-aged woman's arm.

He wanted to use blood to prove that his threat was effective.

However—

"Clang—!"

A crisp sound, incomparably sharp like metal clashing, suddenly exploded.

The Iron Wolf Gang member felt his wrist jolt violently, a massive rebounding force traveling through it, numbing his hand and nearly causing him to drop the dagger.

He looked closely, his pupils suddenly contracting!

He saw that his spiritual energy dagger, capable of cutting iron like mud, had actually been chipped.

It was as if he hadn't been cutting flesh and blood, but the hardest alloy in the world.

"This... how is this possible?!" The Iron Wolf Gang member shrieked, his face full of disbelief.

Other thugs attempting to harm the hostages encountered the same situation.

Whether it was hacking with blades or axes, kicking and punching, or even directly using spiritual energy attacks.

All their attacks landed on the hostages and were easily blocked by that strange black aura, without even stirring a ripple.

"What's going on?!"

"This... what the Hell is this thing?!"

"My knife... my knife can't cut in?!"

"My spiritual energy was blocked too, this is impossible!!"

The attacking thugs had their hands split open, their arms numb from the recoil.

They looked at their own chipped blades and dissipated spiritual light, then at the unharmed hostages who didn't even show an expression of pain.

Each one of them was terrified to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, their eyeballs nearly popping out, as if they had seen a ghost!

At this moment, all the Iron Wolf Gang members were dumbfounded.

Their last trump card, which they were so proud of, was nothing but a complete joke in front of the other party.

Their attacks couldn't even harm the hostages in the slightest.

How could they threaten him now?

And all of this was simply because that guy had waved his hand once more!

What exactly had he done?

They couldn't understand.

But they all realized that in front of this man, no matter what tricks they pulled, it was useless!

The way they looked at Chen Nian had completely changed.

Their original arrogance had vanished, replaced only by overwhelming fear, as if they were looking at a demon from Hell.

Even the Spiritual Energy Bureau team was stunned, completely unable to comprehend the scene before them that defied logic.

"Wait, what is that black light? It actually blocked those Iron Wolf Gang attacks!"

"What a strange defense, to be able to protect the hostages remotely and block so many people's attacks at the same time!"

"Is this some new defensive technique? It's unheard of, too exaggerated!"

"How powerful and precise must one's spiritual energy control be to achieve this level?"

"No wonder Special Commissioner Chen dared to break in so boldly; it turns out he really has the strength to handle all of this!"

For a moment, the Spiritual Energy Bureau team gained a deeper understanding of Chen Nian's strength.

In their eyes as they looked at Chen Nian, the adoration and admiration were almost uncontrollable.

However, Chen Nian just nodded with satisfaction.

"Hmm, is this Netherworld Body Protection?"

"The effect is not bad."

Then, before anyone could react.

The next second.

Chen Nian moved.

"Swish—!"

An afterimage slowly dissipated in place.

The people in the factory didn't even see how he moved.

They only felt a blur before their eyes.

Chen Nian's figure had already appeared like a ghost beside the few Gang members holding hostages.

"You..."

An Iron Wolf Gang member, his expression filled with extreme terror, just wanted to say something.

However, he was met with a fist that was fast to the extreme.

"Bang—!"

No extra movements.

Simple, direct, brutal.

Their bodies, like watermelons smashed by a sledgehammer, exploded instantly.

Red and white fluids, mixed with shattered bone and flesh, splattered everywhere.

The few Iron Wolf Gang members who had been clamoring the loudest didn't even have time to scream.

They turned directly into a mist of blood.

For a moment, the whole scene was dead silent.

Everyone looked at this with shock on their faces.

However, Chen Nian acted as if nothing had happened, just standing there calmly.

As if he had just casually swatted a few flies.

Following that, he spoke slowly and calmly:

"I will kill ten people every second."

"I'll count to one..."