Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 286: The Secret of Evil Island

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: The Secret of Evil Island

"Ah!"

A scream erupted among the crowd.

Everyone instinctively looked, and a fully armed person had already fallen to the ground.

Accompanied by the illumination of a powerful flashlight.

Only then did the crowd discover, horrified.

He was completely covered by a piece of red material.

"Ah... Ah..."

Before people could figure out what it was exactly.

The screams had already exploded among the crowd.

One after another, the soldiers fell to the ground and kept rolling.

Instinctively, they pulled their triggers, and soon gunshots thundered.

Bullets indiscriminately shot towards the surroundings.

Many of the unprepared companions also fell into pools of blood.

And this chain reaction continued.

Some, in an attempt to dodge bullets, instinctively lay on the ground.

But the next second, that red tide had already covered them.

"It’s an ant swarm..."

"This place is a nest of man-eating ants!"

Finally, someone recognized what this terrifying thing was.

But it was already too late.

The man-eating ants from all sides surged in and instantly devoured them.

Even though they wore bulletproof vests, they could not stop these tiny creatures.

Once someone fell, the ants would burrow into them through their mouth and nose.

Within seconds, they could eat a person entirely.

Leaving behind only the indigestible firearms, clothes, and shoes on the spot.

"Dada dada..."

"Bang bang..."

The few soldiers that luck had spared instinctively pulled their triggers.

Firing wildly in all directions.

This murderous aura was chilling to the human spirit.

It exploded continuously on the ground.

But it couldn’t even come close to stopping the surging ant swarm.

A vast numerical advantage made them fearless of death.

In the blink of an eye, a troop of two hundred people was covered by the vast swarm of ants.

The rising sun shone on the land.

The fire-red ant swarm was terrifying.

In this patch of grass, they were the supreme rulers.

No one could escape.

"Retreat... quick, retreat!"

The few men at the back, abandoning their helmets and armor, ran outward.

Seeing their horrifically dead companions.

All they wanted was to leave this terrifying patch of grass.

"Hey, I’m telling you, none of you move!"

But just then, a voice came from in front of them.

Lin Fan, who had been waiting there early, watched the five people before him with a smile.

The already panic-stricken men, just about to reach for their guns.

But in the next second, Lin Fan had eerily appeared before them.

The dagger in his hand swiftly slashed across their wrists.

"Ah!"

This cut severed their tendons directly.

All five of them knelt on the ground in intense pain.

Cradling their wrists, they wailed incessantly.

"Why just don’t you listen?"

Lin Fan was holding the cold, shimmering dagger with a smile on his face.

He wanted them alive; otherwise, they would have been long gone.

"Who are you?"

The blond man at the front glared at Lin Fan furiously.

But the next second, the dagger plunged into his thigh.

The intense pain made him wail as he fell to the ground.

"At this moment, you’ve got no right to ask questions."

Lin Fan walked forward with a smile.

But his eyes carried an endless chill.

"I... I won’t tell you anything... If you have the guts, just kill me!"

The blond man grimaced.

Although he fell to the ground, he kept cursing relentlessly.

"Alright, since you’re unwilling to talk, let’s have a friend chat with you."

Lin Fan grabbed the blond man’s collar in one swift move.

With a casual flick, he threw him out more than ten meters.

As he hit the ground, still unaware of what had happened.

In the bushes, a huge brown bear suddenly emerged.

Like a tank, it even turned its head and glanced at Lin Fan in the distance.

The look seemed to be asking if it could dine.

"Eat up, it’s my treat."

Lin Fan waved his hand.

The brown bear appeared to understand.

It lifted its paw and slapped toward the blond man.

"Puff!"

That paw instantly smashed his upper body to pieces.

Only then did the brown bear settle down on the ground with interest.

It began to devour large bites.

The sight of its blood-stained maw sent chills down the spines of the remaining four.

Such a death was too horrifying.

"One person probably won’t be enough for it to eat, so now let’s play a game. The slowest to answer will be its next meal,"

Watching the pale faces of the four men, Lin Fan’s mouth curved into a smile.

"Tell me, how many people did you bring this time?"

"Five hundred thirty-six mercenaries... One hundred thirty-three killed in action, ninety-seven wounded!"

One of them quickly spoke up.

Fearing someone else might snatch the chance to survive.

"I know also that all our remaining people are here, we are just hired hands. There are over seventy members of the Jiujui Sect left, all staying at the camp!"

With a lead now, another eagerly chimed in.

"And... and there are thirty-six women from the Hundred Fragrance Group, the Great Protector has seventeen soul wielders, and all the remaining men are knife-wielding martial artists..."

Another person spoke up, giving the most detailed tally yet.

That left only the last man with a pale face kneeling on the ground.

He had nothing left to say as they had said it all.

"Hmm, well done. Let’s continue with the next round!"

Lin Fan smiled as he walked forward.

He grabbed the last man by the collar.

Ignoring his pleas, Lin Fan threw him toward the brown bear.

"Puff!"

Before he even hit the ground, the bear had already raised its paw.

It brutally smashed down on his head.

The scene, like a watermelon bursting, terrified the remaining three.

"How many people have you captured? Where are they held?"

"How long have you been here, and what’s your purpose?"

"Do you have any backup or supplies?"

The following three questions went smoothly as well.

Through the three men’s scrambling, Lin Fan roughly figured out the whole story.

The oldest among them had arrived at this small island a year ago.

And, as ordered, were clearing the island of its insane beasts.

Some had reached this small island in the meantime.

But to hide their traces, they hadn’t interfered.

This also confirmed what Ning Mengyao had asked those old veterans.

Beitiao Qian Naizi’s arrival this time was partly for transit, and partly for inspection purposes.

As for their purpose, they were unaware.

The orders they received were to clear all ferocious beasts from the island.

But the people of the Jiujui Sect seemed to be looking for something.

According to his recollections, a group had arrived two months ago.

And took away a fifty-man squad from among them.

Then, after a sudden tremendous quake on the island, those mysterious people departed.

However, the squad that followed them mysteriously vanished.

Regarding this, their leader never mentioned anything.

Almost right after their departure, the previously nearly eradicated beasts suddenly reappeared.

During this time, they were once again carving out secure passages.

Regarding this special force, seventy-three had been captured and were being held at the camp.

The superiors ordered that Xu Zhi Rou must be apprehended.

That’s why they were forced to advance toward the undeveloped western side.

"It seems, this little island indeed hides some secrets."

Having heard this, Lin Fan rubbed his chin.

The fact that the Jiujui Sect was drawn here likely held some intrigue.

There was also that explosion, and the reappearance of the slain beasts.

That also proved that their exploration had failed.

"I... I can go now, right?"

The last remaining man, seeing his companions’ gruesome deaths nearby.

He had said everything he could.

"Of course you can, but they probably won’t agree!"

Lin Fan pointed smilingly at the approaching horde of man-eating ants in the distance.

The vast army would certainly not let him go.