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Chapter 291 - 269 I Don’t Believe He is a Demon

Chapter 291: Chapter 269 I Don’t Believe He is a Demon

In a short amount of time, the second floor fell back into silence; if not for the corpses of the men in black lying on the ground, one might think nothing had happened here at all.

Li Chen glanced at the bodies and continued his ascent.

The building had already reached twenty stories, which was very tall. Li Chen looked at the stairs, and just then, his phone rang.

"My master, you truly live up to the title of the King of the Netherworld," came the cold voice of Shadow. "However, what comes next won’t be so easy. The death game has only just begun."

Li Chen didn’t say anything and simply hung up the phone; he had already pinpointed Shadow’s location and saw no need to waste words on her.

At the very top, Shadow watched as the call was disconnected, a malicious glint flickering in her eyes.

"The master sure has a temper," Shadow chuckled darkly, then turned to look at Lin Yi, who was tied to a chair.

Wires bound Lin Yi’s feet, waist, and chest, directly connected to the chair, tied thickly and firmly, and the wires at the chair were connected to a steel bar.

Lin Yi had woken up and now watched Shadow in silence, his expression slightly pained. This person was a madman; she had rigged the entire building with explosives, all just to kill Li Chen!

"Using your Huaxia people’s words, would you like to become a pair of star-crossed lovers and continue your fate in Hell?" A smirk pulled at the corners of Shadow’s lips as she watched Lin Yi’s predicament with delight, reveling in the misery of others to fuel her own pleasure.

Lin Yi struggled a bit, only to realize that he couldn’t move at all.

"Don’t even dream of escaping," Shadow said, with a dagger glinting coldly in her hand. "Look at this."

Lin Yi lifted his head as Shadow cruelly smiled and said, "The moment the King of the Netherworld gets here, I’ll slit your throat with this dagger and let you die before his eyes!"

A heavy feeling settled in Lin Yi’s heart; this person wasn’t playing by any normal rules. Was she using him as bait specifically to provoke Li Chen?

"Shouldn’t you be killing the King of the Netherworld first?" Lin Yi asked.

Shadow glanced at him before turning to look out over the empty city, the cold wind lifting her collar, revealing a swath of skin on her neck that was shockingly missing.

That day at sea, Shadow had survived through unimaginable hardships. Attacked by a shark, she feigned death to deceive Li Chen, but at a great cost. Bitten and mangled, she lost chunks of flesh and suffered severe internal damage.

Fortunately, after coming to Huaxia with Li Chen, she stole the Ginseng Doll to heal herself, and her internal injuries finally began to recover.

"No, I want to drive him insane first. I want him to witness the death of his woman right before his eyes. I want to see his despair," Shadow stated indifferently, her voice filled with coldness.

Knowing that Li Chen was just below, Lin Yi tried to buy some more time and continued, "But if you kill me, won’t he just become angrier? You’ll lose your bargaining chip against him."

Shadow turned around and smiled slightly, "You’re quite clever, but do you really think you’re my only bargaining chip? You’re too naive."

Of course, Shadow had more than one bargaining chip. Her investigations into Li Chen had long provided her with information on his life in Linchuan. Naturally, this included the women close to Li Chen, such as Wang Qianqian, Yang Xin, and others, whom she knew well.

If Lin Yi were killed, Wang Qianqian would be next. Her bargaining chips were the women in Li Chen’s life!

Thinking of Li Chen raging, desperate, and mad before her, Shadow couldn’t help but burst into triumphant laughter. The sound echoed through the empty air and was particularly jarring in the silent heights above.

Lin Yi had not yet fully grasped the significance of the bargaining chips that Shadow had mentioned. She simply assumed that there must be other methods at Shadow’s disposal.

After a moment of silence, Lin Yi asked, "Why would Li Chen be the King of the Netherworld?"

Shadow turned around, eyes filled with playful interest, "You want to know?"

Lin Yi nodded. She felt that Li Chen was shrouded in mystery. Though she hadn’t asked before, she was still curious. At the very least, she should find out Li Chen’s true identity.

She didn’t know why Li Chen had pretended to be a street vendor at the time, but that was just a fabricated identity. To this day, she did not know Li Chen’s real identity.

Now, thinking back to when Li Chen had come to Yanjing to save her, it was clear that he was no ordinary person.

"Fine, then I will let you in on the true identity of the King of the Netherworld." Shadow began to walk slowly around Lin Yi, "The King of the Netherworld, a killer of countless men, has a saying associated with him: ’When the King of the Netherworld’s wrath is kindled, corpses float for a thousand li.’ This description couldn’t be more apt."

Lin Yi felt a shiver run through her body but did not speak.

"From what I know, the King of the Netherworld started off as a mercenary in the Middle East. I’m sure you’re aware of what Middle East mercenaries do—adding blood to their blades is routine, and killing is as common as eating and drinking. He later got involved in smuggling, became an assassin in Europe, and mixed with the underworld in Russia. Continuously forging ahead, he traveled from South America to North America and then established the Palace of the Nether King, proclaiming himself as the King of the Netherworld."

"He once killed eight hundred and thirty people by himself, and not a single one of those eight hundred and thirty people survived!"

"Alone, he once sniped ten United States Navy SEALs’ training bases in the middle of a snowfield. All of those training bases were decommissioned!"

"The number of people he has slaughtered is beyond count."

Shadow came behind Lin Yi, eyes filled with a cruel glint of amusement, "Don’t you know? The one who sleeps by your side every night is nothing more than a demon, a demon in human skin."

Upon hearing these words, Lin Yi was jolted, disbelief filling her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

"Even if he has killed that many people, I refuse to believe that he’s a demon."

Lin Yi thought of the time she had spent with Li Chen, his naughty smile. Even though he was a bit lecherous, he was definitely not a demon.

"Ignorant!" Shadow scoffed coldly, "When he comes up, I’ll kill you!"

"If he’s a demon, then what are you?" Lin Yi asked.

"Me?" Shadow swung the dagger in hand toward the front, and in an instant, the dagger pierced into the wall.

Taking out another dagger, "I was merely the shadow of a demon before, but now, I aim to replace the demon and become the new one."

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Shadow’s mouth, and that smile was chilling to behold.

Meanwhile, the sound of yelling and fighting suddenly came from downstairs. The corners of Shadow’s mouth curled up slightly, "Here they come."

Lin Yi did not speak anymore. She looked toward the staircase, wondering what the outcome would be if Li Chen really came up. Would she die in front of him, or would Li Chen be the one to die?