"Commander He, I have only one condition: let us leave." The criminal gathered a group of children around himself and hid behind them.
He Xingjue remained silent, perhaps pondering a solution that would satisfy both sides.
"Commander He, my patience is limited. I have over a hundred children in my hands. Are you sure you don't want to save them?" the criminal threatened again.
The second floor here is an indoor kindergarten, and now the teachers and students of the kindergarten are all in his hands. He doesn't believe that He Xingjue would dare not agree to his conditions.
That is indeed the case.
"Commander, the building's exterior is smooth, and there are people watching everywhere, so we can't infiltrate. Moreover, they outnumber us, and if we can't guarantee that we can wipe them all out at once, the safety of the hostages inside cannot be guaranteed."
"There is no better way at the moment than to agree to their conditions."
"Let them leave, then we'll ambush them in the Star Sea?"
"I'm afraid they'll take the hostages with them too."
"this--"
Everyone was at a loss.
At that moment, gunshots rang out from the other side, followed by terrified screams.
They killed someone!
"Tell them that I've agreed," He Xingjue said.
Inside the building, Li Ze was like a ghost, appearing and disappearing without a trace. In the blink of an eye, another criminal fell to the ground, lifeless. Even their quantum beasts vanished into thin air.
If anyone were here, they would be amazed at how he managed to kill both the Quantum Beast and the Sentinel at the same time.
Because of the presence of sentinels and quantum beasts, the criminals underground had no idea that a brutal massacre was unfolding silently upstairs.
Those criminals were completely powerless to fight back; in fact, they didn't even see anyone before their lives were over.
After dealing with the first floor, Li Ze entered the next, where the stench of blood gradually intensified. However, since someone had also died on the first floor, no one suspected anything. And this was precisely the moment they felt triumphant.
"The Empire's youngest commander, ha, is nothing special!"
"That's right, when he encounters us, he can only obediently listen to us."
"Do you think he would do it if we asked him to harm himself now?"
"Let's not cause any more trouble. Let's pack our things and get ready to leave."
What should we do with these people?
"Nonsense, of course I'll bring it."
........
At this moment, Li Ze had reached the corner of the stairs to the second floor. All forty-six people upstairs had died at his hands. Now, only sixty-three people remained in the hall.
"Tell the people upstairs that we are leaving."
"Okay, I'll tell them right away."
The criminal quickly realized something was wrong, his expression changed, "Communication is working, but there's no response."
"What!"
"Could it be—"
"Each of you take five people and go up the stairs on either side to take a look."
......
Outside the building, a small warship slowly landed.
"Tell them that the warships, weapons, and food are ready," He Xingjue said coldly.
"Roger that." The soldier was reluctant, but he had no other choice. Now that the enemy had warships, weapons, food, and hostages, capturing them would likely be even more difficult.
"Commander, we don't have enough manpower. If we send some people to chase after them, what about the criminals left on Yaoguang Star—"
“I’m helpless.” He Xingjue interrupted his subordinate, “I will apply to the military headquarters to allow them to continue sending troops.”
Ten minutes passed, but there was still no movement from upstairs. They tried to send them a message, but as before, the communication was working, but no one responded.
What happened upstairs?
"Could it be He Xingjue who came in?"
"No, He Xingjue is still outside."
"Should we send someone up to investigate?"
"Whoever wants to go can go, I'm not going."
"I'm not going either. It's too weird."
"Boss, the enemy says they have warships, weapons, and food ready. Should we leave now?"
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet at that moment.
"Boss, delay might cause problems, let's go." Everyone stared eagerly at the boss they were talking about.
The eldest brother looked up at the building, then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!"
They're leaving already?
Li Ze frowned. There were still fifty-three criminals left. How could he deal with them without harming the hostages?
Li Ze's mind raced, and his eyes lit up when he saw the darts in the shop.
It's impossible for a person to be in two places at once, but they can use tools.
In fact, if he wasn't afraid of not being able to find out the cause of death, he could have used his demonic energy to eliminate all of them at once.
At this moment, He Xingjue suddenly realized that Li Ze was missing.
"Where's Li Ze? Has anyone seen him?" He Xingjue looked around.
The soldiers present were also bewildered. "Right, where is the lady?"
"Forget it, ignore him," He Xingjue said, then turned his gaze to the building in front of him. At that moment, the criminal was leading the children slowly toward the warship.
Suddenly, He Xingjue's eyes narrowed. "Something's up."
"What?" the soldiers asked, puzzled.
Before He Xingjue could explain, he suddenly picked up a gun and inexplicably fired into the air.
The deafening gunshots startled everyone, not only the soldiers present but also the criminals, who turned to look at the source of the gunfire.
However, at that moment, Li Ze's dart flew out and struck the criminals right between the eyebrows, embedding itself in their hard skulls, killing them instantly without even having time to make a sound.
They solved the problem for more than a dozen people in one go.
Li Ze's figure was like a phantom, so small that it was indistinguishable to the naked eye.
Whoosh—
A soft whooshing sound rang out again, and more than a dozen darts flew out once more.
"He Xingjue, what do you mean!" The criminal at the front was still unaware of what had happened.
He Xingjue offered no explanation and continued firing.
"Madman!" the criminal cursed. "Never mind him, let's hurry up and board the warship."
"ah--"
Upon seeing the criminal fall, the child suddenly screamed in terror, his voice so shrill that even He Xingjue's gunshot could not drown it out.
At this moment, everyone turned their heads—
Suddenly, more than thirty corpses appeared on the ground.
How could it have happened in less than ten seconds?
The next moment, they knew why. The instant they turned around, dozens of darts flew towards their foreheads as fast as lightning, even faster than bullets.
There's no way to avoid it!
It was just an ordinary dart, but now it carried immense power and force, piercing their foreheads. Their eyes widened, never imagining they would die in such a way.
Who is it?
However, no one came out to tell them.
With a thud, his body crashed straight to the ground, his eyes wide open in death.
call--
Li Ze swayed, his vision blurred, and he quickly grabbed the corner of the wall for support. His final attack had nearly exhausted all the magic power in his core, and now it throbbed with excruciating pain, as if it were about to crack.
Li Ze took a deep breath, gradually drawing the lingering malevolent energy in the air into his body.
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