458: Chapter 458: Self-destruction

The Japanese invaders had no humanity.

At least, these invading Japanese invaders had no humanity.

Han Jingyang did not doubt for a second that the Japanese invaders would kill that little girl, who was only about four years old, without hesitation.

Therefore, fury surged to his head in a flash, and he roared, "You're courting death!"

Self-Inflicted Consequences!

A mass of black qi silently enveloped the Japanese invaders.

The Japanese invader's sharp, gleaming katana slashed down at the little girl's neck without hesitation.

"Clang!"

Blood splattered, and a head fell to the ground.

The little girl wailed.

Meanwhile, the Japanese invader holding the blade slowly collapsed to the ground.

Self-Inflicted Consequences.

This skill was quite miraculous.

It allowed the target to suffer the damage they inflicted themselves; the Japanese invader, now separated from his head, provided the most vivid demonstration possible.

Han Jingyang rushed up to the second floor in two or three strides, handed the blood-covered, wailing little girl to Liu Jing, and then headed straight for the second-floor classroom with a livid expression.

At the classroom entrance.

A Japanese invader in his forties was also holding a little girl hostage, pointing his short blade at her neck, and snarling, "Han Jingyang, stop, or I'll kill her!"

Han Jingyang acted as if he hadn't heard and continued moving forward.

The Japanese invader became even more frantic: "Are you crazy? Don't you want her life?"

While roaring, he applied force, and the sharp blade pierced the little girl's skin.

Han Jingyang, however, kept his expression unchanged and continued to stride forward.

He was heartbroken.

Very nervous.

Even somewhat anxious.

If there were a better way, he wouldn't take the risk.

But facing such a group of near-crazed Japanese invaders, he had to resolve the battle quickly.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

They were a bunch of soulless things.

Zhang Zhiyang had said that these people would abandon all hope of survival when cornered and choose to drag others down with them.

Unfortunately, this group of Japanese invaders also had firearms; if he couldn't resolve the battle quickly before they went completely insane, these children...

So, he didn't say a word and approached the classroom entrance at top speed.

Seeing this, the Japanese invader's eyes instantly turned frantic, and he suddenly thrust the hand holding the short blade toward the wailing little girl in his arms.

Self-Inflicted Consequences!

Han Jingyang activated this skill once again.

"Puff!"

The little girl remained unharmed.

However, the sharp short blade appeared at the Japanese invader's own neck, piercing right through, with the tip protruding significantly from the back of his neck.

The look of madness in the Japanese invader's eyes dissipated, replaced only by shock; clearly, he couldn't understand why the blade aimed at the hostage had appeared in his own neck.

Then, the Japanese invader slowly collapsed to the ground.

Han Jingyang pulled the little girl, who had survived the ordeal, to safety and kicked open the classroom door to rush in.

Inside the classroom.

Six Japanese invaders were holding over forty children and three female teachers hostage.

The children were all crying.

The female teachers were also trembling.

The six Japanese invaders were nearly crazed, shouting at Han Jingyang at the door: "Get out!"

"Stop!"

"Stop, or I'll shoot!"

"Come on, let's die together!"

"Hahaha, you idiot, you fell for it, didn't you? We're just bait!"

"As stupid as ever, die, Chinese pig!"

Han Jingyang remained expressionless, simply raising his hand slowly.

The Japanese invaders were stunned.

What did that mean?

Surrender?

Or was there a conspiracy?

The six Japanese invaders exchanged glances, suddenly shouted in unison, "Long live the Empire of Great Japan," and then acted simultaneously.

Pulling triggers.

Swinging blades to slash.

Han Jingyang also waved his hand violently at the same moment.

Simultaneously activating a newly acquired skill—Four Symbols Seal.

The moment the skill was activated, everyone in the classroom fell into a state of stagnation.

The wailing children remained frozen in their crying poses, and tears falling through the air hung suspended mid-air.

The trembling female teachers also stopped shaking, and the fear in their eyes froze.

The bullets fired from the Japanese invaders' pistols stopped at the muzzle the instant they were discharged, and the muzzle flash was also frozen in place.

In short, everyone and everything within the target range entered a state of absolute stillness in an instant.

It was as if someone had pressed a pause button.

The next second.

Han Jingyang saw the Four Symbols faintly appearing in the four cardinal directions.

Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise.

Although they were only faint phantoms and barely visible, the powerful and mysterious aura still made him almost suffocate.

Too strong!

Even the phantoms were this strong.

If it were the real Four Symbols divine beasts, how strong would they be?

Fortunately, this was just a skill effect and not the real Four Symbols divine beasts; otherwise, the world would definitely be in chaos.

But even so, it was enough to drop many people's jaws.

Of course, ordinary people couldn't see this scene; they would only see him wave his hand and make the crazed Japanese invaders and the held hostages enter a time-stopped state.

Han Jingyang beckoned to Liu Jing: "Come quickly, save them!"

Liu Jing had followed Han Jingyang for a long time and could be considered knowledgeable, but seeing the situation inside the classroom, she was still startled.

This boyfriend of hers was becoming more and more powerful; she didn't know if this was time stopping or a mass immobilization technique.

However, it was good.

The two of them worked together to carry all the children and teachers out.

Leaving the sealed area, the honest children instantly returned to normal, and the crying and shouting erupted into chaos.

Han Jingyang personally took a blade and killed the six Japanese invaders who were still in a state of stasis.

Then he lifted the seal.

"Bang!"

The gunshot rang out, but it didn't hit anyone.

"Swish!"

The katana slashed down, but also didn't hit anyone.

The next second, the six Japanese invaders collapsed simultaneously, their dying gazes landing on the empty classroom, filled with disbelief.

They had clearly been holding over forty children hostage; how could they all be gone in the blink of an eye?

Han Jingyang turned around and said softly into his headset: "All resolved, have your people hurry up and handle the aftermath."

Zhang Zhiyang was stunned for a moment before responding: "So fast? It's been less than three minutes since you entered; how, how did you do it?"

"That's just how I did it."

"That's too outrageous. What exactly happened at the scene?"

"You'll know when your people arrive."

"Are there any casualties among the hostages?"

"A little girl got a cut, just broke the skin; the others are just frightened."

"I heard gunfire..."

"It didn't hit anyone."

Zhang Zhiyang was silent for another moment: "Brother, I don't admire anyone, but I admire you. You're too strong, really. I had even prepared myself mentally to be reprimanded or even dismissed, but in just over two minutes, you solved an almost unsolvable problem perfectly. You're too powerful!"

"Where are the B-team Japanese invaders now?"

"Oh, oh, B-team, they've already entered the Ji Province border."

"What are they doing running to Ji Province?"

"I don't know."

"Not even a guess?"

"None, because the incident happened suddenly and there is a lack of sufficient intelligence, it's impossible to speculate; there are too many possibilities. However, one thing is certain."

"What is that?"

"They were prepared, and they were prepared for you. Otherwise, they wouldn't have set that kind of trap on the national highway to deal with you. So if they really have a purpose, it's highly likely related to you," Zhang Zhiyang paused here: "And, I suspect that the traps they set for you aren't just this one; there must be traps waiting for you on the highway as well. In other words, no matter which target you pursue, you will step into a trap. Brother, you must be very careful."