Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts-Chapter 604 - 168: The Final Step (Additional Update)_1

Ten seconds.

In a mere ten seconds, the black-robed man had his limbs broken by a divine beast from the Sea King Tribe. His space ring was taken, and his clothes were stripped off to ensure he couldn't hide any weapons or tools. He was hauled before the Sea King and Lin Haifeng, like a dead dog.

Gazing at the black-robed man's face, Lin Haifeng sighed softly.

Sequence Number 97—Gale Walker—Xie Yan.

At the same time, he was also secretly the boss of the largest Independent organization in the outer city zone of Yanjing Assembly Site—the Hunters League!

Of course, his darker identity was probably only known to a select few, like Lin Haifeng.

"Why?"

With an emotionless face, Lin Haifeng approached Xie Yan. With Xie Yan severely injured and unarmed, Lin Haifeng wasn't worried about his own "safety" at all.

Actually, Xie Yan's sudden assassination attempt, directly killing a divine beast, had a large element of luck—this wasn't part of the original plan. The initial plan was for Xie Yan to attack any divine beast; injuring it would have been enough. Unexpectedly, the divine beast that had just died had been so careless.

All that could be said was that it deserved to die.

But these details were not important. When Lin Haifeng asked "why," it wasn't aimed at Xie Yan for killing a divine beast—it was just a line.

Xie Yan hung his head low, expressionless. Hearing Lin Haifeng's question, he slowly raised his head.

His face, stained with blood, bore a faint, ferocious smile. His acting skills weren't bad...

"Why? Of course, it's to slaughter you!"

As his voice fell, an intense killing intent suddenly surged from afar!

...

Lin Haifeng's position was interesting.

The remaining nine divine beasts, in a small area of less than twenty square meters, surrounded Lin Haifeng and the Sea King.

After the death of a divine beast moments before, the remaining nine members of the Sea King Tribe were undoubtedly far more cautious. This caused the encirclement to shrink further, until the small space held Lin Haifeng and ten members of the Sea Clan.

And Lin Haifeng stood side by side with the Sea King, the distance between them likely only about a meter.

In front of him was Xie Yan, who had already lost his ability to resist.

Needless to say, this positioning was definitely the result of Lin Haifeng's intentional choice.

And the purpose was merely for the last step of the plan!

...

"Why? Of course, it's to slaughter you!"

Xie Yan's roar reverberated far and wide, eventually reaching the ears of the final protagonist.

Standing afar, Qin Tian gazed at the rostrum in the distance where the dust was about to settle, slowly pulling up his hood.

Now, it was finally time for the last step of the entire plan.

It was also finally time for him to make a move!

As this thought crossed his mind, bones slowly protruded from Qin Tian's palm. In an instant, a bone sword had formed.

Then, Qin Tian charged directly towards Lin Haifeng and the Sea King!

...

The killing intent from afar startled the remaining nine members of the Sea King Tribe.

"An expert!"

"A threat!"

Before Qin Tian even approached, a strong sense of danger already loomed in the hearts of all beings present.

Strictly speaking, with Qin Tian's strength, he might even be stronger than the remaining two Sea King Tribe divine beasts—this also meant that currently, Qin Tian's strength was absolutely the strongest of all those present.

Therefore, even when facing eleven opponents, Qin Tian did not hesitate in the slightest. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

A cold, stern glint flashed. A Sword Qi emanating a faint white glow shot out from Qin Tian's hand, its whistling sound echoing in everyone's eardrums.

The power of Peak Level 5, coupled with the Power that Breaks Space and the Power of Space Slice, propelled the Sword Qi. It breached the defensive perimeter of the two Sea Clan members nearest him in an instant and rushed towards Lin Haifeng!

BANG!

The sound of metal clashing echoed.

Qin Tian's sword strike was blocked by another divine beast.

However, the sharp intent on the Sword Qi made the divine beast's expression change dramatically.

"His Majesty the Sea King, run!"

The moment the words left his mouth, an even more terrifying aura erupted from Qin Tian's distant position, its brutal power making the air seem to solidify.

Looking in the direction the aura was coming from, they saw Qin Tian in the distance, raising a grotesque bone sword, its tip pulsing with an extremely violent energy.

Then, Qin Tian slowly positioned the bone sword across his chest, aimed it at Lin Haifeng and the others in the distance, then swung.

A crescent-shaped Sword Qi, as if to cleave everything before it, surged toward Lin Haifeng and the others with unparalleled momentum.

This sword was aimed at Lin Haifeng, but Lin Haifeng and the Sea King were too close!

Close enough that this sword had completely included the Sea King within its attack range!

Profound Sword Technique, Hundredfold Strike!

...

"Dear audiences, we are currently at the scene of the incident. The alliance ceremony of the two tribes was suddenly hit by a terrifying attack. Behind me..."

BOOM!

"Behind me is the People's Square in the outer city zone, where battles and explosions are erupting everywhere..."

BOOM!

"Commander Lin and the Sea King are still on the rostrum..."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The consecutive explosions instantly interrupted the reporter's rambling.

The television screen flickered lightly, then lost all signal.

Wen Yu and the others, sitting in front of the television, looked at each other in consternation.

"What is going on?" Wen Yu wondered aloud. "It feels like Lin Haifeng made a plan, and the plan is... to kill himself?"

"Perhaps it's to prevent the Sea Clan from having any leverage," Yang Hong said.

Hearing Yang Hong, Wen Yu replied after a slight hesitation, "In public, there's an essential difference between humans attacking the Sea King and humans attacking Lin Haifeng. The former could incite the Sea Clan's hatred, but the latter, the Sea Clan would probably just see as a joke!"

As for how things would develop next, Wen Yu couldn't predict.

"There's another possibility," Wang Fucai added from the side. "Lin Haifeng is doing this to make the Sea King lower his guard. After all, he isn't the one being assassinated!"

"Impossible," Wen Yu retorted. "The Sea King wouldn't lower his guard in this situation."

The Sea King doesn't seem like the kind of idiot who would slack off on the battlefield...

"Against enemies, of course not," Wang Fucai continued. "But against his 'own people'? That's not necessarily the case. Don't forget, in this situation, the one truly in danger isn't Lin Haifeng, but the Sea King! The Sea King's real enemy is his own 'ally'..."

...

While speculating about Lin Haifeng's plan, Wen Yu and the others listened to the distant explosions, waiting for the broadcast to resume as if they were watching a play.

After a while, perhaps the TV station had resolved the issue, and the television screen finally flickered back to life with an image.

"Dear audiences, the military has intervened, and the situation has mostly stabilized..."

WHOOSH.

A piercing sound from the microphone cut through the air, interrupting the announcer's incessant chatter.

However, upon hearing this sound, Wen Yu's expression suddenly changed dramatically.