Chapter 520: I'm Back

“That’s quite a glare. What? Feeling defiant?” Li Ziyu discerned the meaning in the Crocodile Man leader’s gaze. He leaned back, a playful look on his face.

He wasn’t afraid of the Crocodile Man leader suddenly lashing out.

Not only were Damenevsky and Bebuta right beside him, but the Black Knights and Gargoyles wouldn’t let the creature get away with anything either.

The Crocodile Man leader’s eyes swept over the surrounding Undead and Damenevsky. He let out a sigh, his breathing heavy.

He was completely at their mercy.

He desperately wanted to trade his own life for that of the human male across from him, but on second thought, it seemed pointless.

He had mistaken Damenevsky for the Lord before, and the outcome had been disastrous.

Who knew if this man was the real Undead Lord or not.

“First question: who do you serve?” Li Ziyu asked, seeing that the Crocodile Man had stopped struggling.

“I am a Crocodile Man. Naturally, I serve the Crocodile Lord,” the leader answered gruffly, his tone laced with impatience.

“The Crocodile Man race isn’t native to this Wasteland. Where did you come from?” Li Ziyu asked, unbothered by the creature’s impatience.

The Crocodile Man leader fell silent, closed his eyes, and pretended to be dead.

‘Tsk. So much for a pleasant chat.’

Li Ziyu picked up his fruit wine and took a light sip. A Black Knight silently stepped forward.

Sensing something before him, the Crocodile Man opened his eyes to see a Black Knight clad in Heavy Armor.

The Black Knight planted the Longsword in his hand into the ground beside him. Amid the clatter of Armor, he bent down, grabbed the Crocodile Man’s jaws with both hands, and pried them open.

A sense of foreboding filled the Crocodile Man. He clamped his jaws shut, fighting against the Black Knight.

But it was useless no matter how much he struggled. The Black Knight’s Power was no less than his own, and with all four of his limbs broken, he couldn’t stop the knight with his jaw strength alone.

The Black Knight forced the Crocodile Man’s mouth open. Pinning the creature down with one hand and a foot, he used his free hand to grip one of the Crocodile Man’s Tusks and yanked.

CRACK!

A bloody tooth was ripped from its socket.

“Nghh—”

The Crocodile Man let out a cry of pain.

The Black Knight tossed the tooth aside and stepped back.

“You’ve got a lot of Tusks in that mouth. Why suffer? Just talk. Tell me what I want to know, and I’ll give you a quick death,” Li Ziyu said calmly, his eyes cold as he gazed at the Crocodile Man.

He didn’t like using torture.

But without it, these types would never talk.

He had no intention of letting the Crocodile Man go.

These creatures had attacked his Soul Base Station while he was away. They had declared war on him—there was nothing more to be said.

Li Ziyu’s philosophy regarding enemies was simple: a dead enemy was a good enemy; one must be as ruthless as an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves; and mercy toward an enemy was cruelty toward one’s own people.

He could accept the likes of Liu Xingxing, Zhang Peng, Damenevsky, and Bebuta, but he would never accept a creature like this Crocodile Man.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re the Undead Lord or not! My comrades will tear you to shreds!” the Crocodile Man leader screamed, his voice raspy as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

“What a coincidence. I have no intention of letting any of you go, either.” Li Ziyu set down his cup and grinned. But his smile carried the chill of a bare skull, making him look savage and terrifying.

As if on command, the Black Knight once again moved toward the Crocodile Man…

Before Damenevsky and Bebuta’s very eyes, the Black Knight performed a uniquely Undead style of interrogation.

Skeleton Undead were, after all, Skeletons. So their methods of torture tended to involve bones.

The Crocodile Man was tough. Nearly every bone in his body had to be dismantled before he finally told Li Ziyu what he wanted to know.

In light of the fact that this Crocodile Man was such a great Warrior and a man of unyielding will, Li Ziyu handed him over to the Skeleton Undead to be… dealt with.

‘A promise is a promise, after all.’

The information extracted from the Crocodile Man left Li Ziyu deeply displeased and furious.

The invaders in his territory weren’t led by a single Lord, but several. No wonder Batubohe hadn’t been able to protect the land.

He hadn’t been wrong in his guess. It really was He Zhiping’s doing; they were all allies he had summoned.

‘I didn’t come after you, yet you came after me.’

‘Fine. If I don’t kill you this time, then it’s on me!’

Li Ziyu ordered the Undead Fortress to activate and advance toward the Wraith Mountain Range.

He needed to replenish his forces.

With his current forces, he had no confidence he could deal with the invading Lords in his territory.

The Undead Fortress rumbled to life once more, crossing from the Desolate Land of Death into the Wasteland and heading for the Wraith Mountain Range.

[Private Chat]

Don’t Want to Get a Driver’s License: I’m back.

Treasure Hunting Star: Holy shit, Boss?

Conscience Merchant: You’re finally back! If you’d been any later, you might not have seen us again!

Soaring Eagle: He Zhiping came back with reinforcements. I’m sorry, I couldn’t hold our ground. There were too many of them, and they were too strong.

Don’t Want to Get a Driver’s License: I have a rough idea of the situation. How are you all doing? Are you still combat-ready?

Treasure Hunting Star: I’m wrecked.

Conscience Merchant: I’m hiding underground. Basically out of commission.

Soaring Eagle: I can still fight. What, are you planning to start a war right now? This isn’t a good time.

Treasure Hunting Star: Boss, where have you been all this time?

Don’t Want to Get a Driver’s License: I’m on my way to the Wraith Mountain Range now. We can talk more when we meet there.

Conscience Merchant: Great! I’ll head over right now.

Treasure Hunting Star: Alright, I’ll head that way too. Be careful, Boss. It’s a mess out there.

Don’t Want to Get a Driver’s License: Don’t worry. See you at the Wraith Mountain Range.

After a brief exchange, Li Ziyu closed the chat panel and refocused on the path ahead.