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Chapter 369 - 292: The Death of an Old Friend (2nd Update)

Chapter 369: Chapter 292: The Death of an Old Friend (2nd Update)

"She’s dead." Ada, on Su Yu’s shoulder, suddenly whispered softly. Su Yu heard this and felt a shiver run through him.

"Who are you, sir?" The two men, dressed in half-black and half-white clothes, had slightly startled looks on their faces before rapidly regaining their composure. They observed Su Yu with a certain curiosity, expressing no fear.

"Put the woman down. Let me see." Su Yu commanded solemnly.

The two men looked Su Yu up and down, exchanged glances, and one of them replied, "Alright, we’ll comply with your wish, considering the stunning skills you just demonstrated."

"However, before that, could you tell us, are you a Fourth Order Black Iron Warrior?" another man asked with a teasing smile.

Su Yu had noticed that both men were Fourth Order Black Iron Warriors. Their question implied a hidden motive: if Su Yu was also a Fourth Order Warrior, the two of them would not be afraid of him alone. But if Su Yu surpassed the Fourth order, they wouldn’t have anything to fear as battles were forbidden in the forest.

Because of this, the two Fourth Order Warriors didn’t appear afraid though they could sense the terror emanating from Su Yu.

Without responding, Su Yu simply extended his right hand, and the "Ring of Thunder" on his finger immediately began to accumulate a massive ball of golden energy. With a low roar, an immensely large golden lightning bolt shot from the ring, arching through the air and cracking against a large tree nearby with a loud bang.

This strike amped up the power of his lightning to fifty thousand volts, supplemented with the Wrath of Thunder’s bonus—making it incredibly powerful. The strike vibrated and shattered the tree, instantly igniting a blinding red fire. The foul smell of burning immediately filled the air.

The Fourth Order Warriors groaned in amazement. The horrifying lightning strike could instantly turn them into charcoal if they were struck by it; there’d be no chance of survival.

"You, mere Fourth Order beings, are not qualified to question me. Don’t think that beings above the Fourth Order are prevented from taking action in this forest... I can tell you, I have means to circumvent the rules, albeit... only for a few seconds. But these few seconds are enough to annihilate you without leaving a trace."

Su Yu’s voice was low and resonant, his words backed up by the terrifying power he had just displayed. This declaration, carrying an incomprehensible amount of authority and fear, rang ominously in the ears of the two Fourth Order Warriors.

It was Ada who had told Su Yu about a special method to circumvent the rules in the forest. While its duration was extraordinarily short, this phenomenon did indeed exist.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Yu mentioned it, which caused the complexion of the two Fourth Order Warriors to change dramatically, and the psychological advantage they had held evaporated instantly.

"Sir... esteemed sir, what exactly do you want?"

"Put her down." Su Yu’s face was grave as ice.

"Yes, yes." The man on the left dared not say another word, immediately setting down the woman he had carried on his shoulder.

Su Yu finally saw the woman’s face. As Ada told him, a gash on her chest revealed her heart had been injured. It was clear she was already dead. Viewing the woman’s face, Su Yu finally understood why he found the scream he heard earlier familiar, he just could not place it at the time.

The woman was his classmate, a close friend of Su Yun, and her name was Lin Xiaolu. Back in school, when goblins attacked Lin Xiaolu, in her fright, she pushed Su Yun out of the way, almost killing her. Fortunately, Su Yu arrived on time, killed the goblin and saved them. Su Yun had been heartbroken over the matter.

Because of this incident, Su Yu had a strong impression of Lin Xiaolu. When he heard her scream that night, it sounded familiar, but he couldn’t quite place it. Upon seeing her corpse now, the memories of the past flooded back into his mind. Although he was initially angry at Lin Xiaolu for pushing Su Yun into danger due to fear, the sight of her corpse left a sour taste in his mouth, and a wave of anger surged within him.

But Su Yu quickly quelled his anger for two reasons: First, he realized that in the forest, he couldn’t act impulsively. That time by the River of Oblivion, where the Power of Rules was weakest, he had barely survived after killing a Golden Shark Beast. If he killed two people in the forest, he might lose his own life on the spot.

The second reason was the peculiar behavior of the two men before him. Why did they kill Lin Xiaolu? Even after killing her, why were they carrying her body away? Where were they taking the body? Looking at their uniformly half-black and half-white clothes, it was clear they were not ordinary new arrivals roaming the forest.

Full of doubts, Su Yu was able to suppress his rage and murderous intentions, merely pointing coldly to Lin Xiaolu’s body on the ground. "Why did you kill her?" As he questioned them, he patted Ada on the shoulder. Ada seemed to understand his intentions, abruptly leaping away and quickly disappearing into the forest.

Watching Ada’s departure, the two men exchanged a glance, their lips moving as if trying to articulate something but being too afraid to speak. Faced with Su Yu, an enigmatic and terrifyingly powerful individual, these two fourth-order warriors were overcome with a profound sense of pressure and dread.

The "Ring of Thunder" on Su Yu’s right hand began to emit a sizzling golden lightning unbeknownst to him. The two men’s faces turned pale as they saw the golden lightning then looked at the trees, which were in an intense blaze.

"Are you both reluctant to speak?" Su Yu revealed a strange smile, slowly raising his right hand.

The two men changed their expressions, and the man on the left quickly said: "My lord, we were just following orders to kill everyone in this area and bring back the bodies. As for the rest, we know nothing."

With a gentle smile, Su Yu asked, "Since I am also from this area, did you plan to kill me too?"

The two men gave nervous laughs, saying in unison: "Of course not, we would never dare offend you, sir. If there’s nothing else, we’ll leave now."

Panicked, they didn’t even want Lin Xiaolu’s body on the ground anymore and were intent on leaving as quickly as possible.

Killing everyone in this area and taking their bodies - what do these people want with the bodies? Su Yu looked at Lin Xiaolu’s body on the ground, contemplative, with a strange taste in his heart, but chuckled: "Why are you two in such a hurry to leave? Aren’t you even going to take the body on the ground?"

The two men looked at each other in surprise, "Aren’t you interested in this body, sir?"

Shaking his head, Su Yu replied, "At first, I thought she was an old acquaintance of mine, but upon closer inspection, she’s not. You should take the body."

Upon hearing this, the two men immediately showed relieved expressions, and Su Yu quickly asked, "What are your names?"

Seeing Su Yu’s friendly demeanor, they let out a breath and exchanged names. Su Yu then slowly said: "Actually, I came from a place that’s from beyond the River of Oblivion, seeking something. But I’m quite unfamiliar with this area. To be honest, I’ll need to consult with you two. You two seem to be quite acquainted with this area."

When they heard Su Yu mentioned the "River of Oblivion," they showed a sudden realization. One of them laughed: "Actually, we are also from beyond the ’River of Oblivion.’ We don’t know what you’re looking for, but I reckon you must be a fifth-order powerhouse, and the thing you’re seeking must be very valuable."

Smiling, Su Yu replied, "I’ve only recently ascended to the sixth order, my skills are still mediocre, how embarrassing."

The two men were shocked and stared wide-eyed at Su Yu. They hadn’t expected him to be a sixth-order powerhouse. Evidently, this news stunned them, and they regarded Su Yu with even greater respect and awe.

Su Yu led the conversation this way and that, and while the two men initially responded out of intimidation, they eventually realized that the situation was suspicious. Finally, they understood that Su Yu was stalling for time.

"Sir, what exactly do you want to ask us? If there is nothing else, we really have to go." Their reactions went from initial shock to now suspicion, and they decided that no matter what, they had to leave regardless of Su Yu’s ranting.

Smiling faintly, Su Yu said, "Thinking of leaving now? It’s too late now." As he spoke, he pointed behind the two men.

Unable to help themselves, the two turned to look and saw several dark shadows approaching rapidly from the distance. Leading the pack was a small creature that was leaping through the air - it was Ada, who had been perched on Su Yu’s shoulder.

The two men’s expressions changed, finally realizing that when Ada had gone off by himself, it was to get reinforcements. Su Yu’s aimless conversation was clearly just to bide time until these reinforcements arrived. Why did he need reinforcements? It became clear that Su Yu had been deceiving them from the start; Su Yu didn’t possess anything that could shield against the Power of Rules. Otherwise, with his sixth-order agility, why would he need to struggle to buy time for reinforcements?

The situation finally clear to them, the two men let out a yell and charged together at Su Yu. As long as they could break the formation Su Yu had set up, they could escape. Judging from their movements, the figures behind them were likely to be Fourth Order or even higher, and these two men were not inclined to fight them.})(To be continued... To find out what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com. More Chapters await, support the author, support authorized reading!)