Chapter 257 - 256: A Sudden Killing Spree

"Are you threatening me? HAHAHAHA, someone actually dares to threaten me? Do you know who I am?"

This was the first time Brother Bin had ever been threatened. Even the strongest person in their East District wouldn’t dare do such a thing, yet this examinee from the North District had. He was simply courting death.

"I don’t care who you are. Since you’re not willing to hand over the Demon Beast Crystals, there’s nothing to discuss. And since there’s nothing to discuss... hehe." Tang Yi sneered and said, "Then don’t blame me for being ruthless."

"Ruthless? That’s hilarious."

"Do you have any idea who our Brother Bin is? He was number one in the Huama City qualification exam and is ranked eighth in the entire East District! Daring to provoke Brother Bin... you really don’t know what’s good for you."

"Brother Bin, just say the word, and I’ll go teach that kid a lesson. Trying to rob us and then daring to threaten you? If I don’t beat him until he’s crying for his mommy and daddy, then I’m not Xiaowu!"

The examinees in Brother Bin’s team all chimed in.

Hearing the examinees’ words, Brother Bin thought for a moment, then ordered, "Xiaowu, you go test him out. If you can, show him the consequences of provoking us."

Upon hearing this, the examinee named Xiaowu’s eyes lit up. He immediately agreed, "Alright, Brother Bin! I’ll beat him so hard his own mother won’t recognize him!"

With that, Xiaowu turned around and walked toward Tang Yi with a sinister grin.

The conversation between Brother Bin and Xiaowu wasn’t quiet, so Tang Yi naturally heard it all.

Seeing that this group still refused to surrender after his repeated warnings and even wanted to teach him a lesson, Tang Yi chuckled. "Heh, fine. You’re the ones courting death. Don’t blame me for what comes next."

As he spoke, Tang Yi extended a hand, and a golden radiance appeared in his palm.

With a point of Tang Yi’s finger, a ray of light shot out from the golden radiance.

"WHOOSH!"

The ray of light produced a piercing sound as it cut through the air.

But the examinee named Xiaowu had only just started walking toward Tang Yi. He hadn’t reached him, hadn’t laid a hand on him, and hadn’t even had the chance to utter a single threat before the ray of light pierced straight through his head, leaving a bloody hole in his forehead.

Xiaowu’s eyes were wide open. Even in death, he didn’t understand what had just happened. He didn’t know why his forehead had been struck, why his consciousness was fading, or even what that ray of light was—he hadn’t even seen it clearly. His body slowly crumpled to its knees, and he died on the spot.

An uproar erupted.

Seeing this, the examinees in Brother Bin’s group burst into an uproar, all of them staring at Tang Yi in utter shock.

Having worked together so many times, everyone knew Xiaowu’s strength.

He might not have been top-tier among the examinees of the Four Major Zones, but he was at least at a Middle Level. Yet, he was killed in a single blow by this examinee from the North District? Killed before he even got close? In less than the span of a breath?

This...

This was too terrifying!

Before the examinees could process it further, Tang Yi gave a cold smile and said, "I asked you many times and gave you many chances, but you didn’t cherish them. That being the case, you can’t blame me. Who told you examinees from the Three Major Zones to bully us from the North District? Who told you not to cooperate quietly when I was robbing you? This... you brought this on yourselves!"

With that, Tang Yi’s figure shot forward, rushing toward Brother Bin’s group of examinees.

He moved like the wind, his strikes like a tiger’s.

Under the shocked gazes of Brother Bin’s group, Tang Yi charged forward like a tiger pouncing on a flock of sheep. As soon as he neared the examinees, his hands shot out and grabbed two of them by the neck.

With a gentle twist—SNAP!—the heads of the two examinees lolled to the side. Their eyes bulged, their tongues shot out, and they died on the spot.

But Tang Yi didn’t stop. After instantly killing the two examinees, he hurled their bodies into the crowd, sending people sprawling in chaos.

Using this opening, Tang Yi moved again, appearing beside another examinee. Before the examinee could react, Tang Yi formed a blade with his hand and struck him in the abdomen.

The examinee’s abdomen caved in, and he doubled over like a shrimp.

The examinee’s eyes were wide and round, his mouth agape. From the force of the blow to his stomach, he went "BLECH!" and vomited up everything he had eaten that day. It was a disgusting sight.

He coughed up a few more mouthfuls, and then his body collapsed into the puddle of his own vomit, still foaming at the mouth and expelling food scraps even in death.

"SWISH!!"

Tang Yi was still moving.

In just a brief moment, seven or eight people had died at his hands.

And yet, Brother Bin and the other examinees hadn’t even had time to react!

He was too fast, his attacks too vicious. They wanted to react but couldn’t. As long as Tang Yi got close, death was the only outcome.

Even if they tried to run, Tang Yi would kill them with a ray of light.

Whether they ran or not, it was a dead end. It was only a matter of time.

In the midst of all this, Brother Bin’s group didn’t even have time to crush their Help Stones!

It was simply too horrifying, too astounding.

They could have reacted faster, but because of Tang Yi’s terrifying assault, Brother Bin and the others were delayed by the blink of an eye. And in that single blink, the number of examinees who had died at Tang Yi’s hands reached ten!

From the moment Tang Yi had exploded into action to him killing ten people, only three seconds had passed!

"Everyone, get together! Form a defensive formation!"

Brother Bin finally snapped out of it and began directing the examinees to counter Tang Yi’s terrifying attack.

He knew this opponent was different from any he’d faced before. Judging from that opening attack, this examinee from the North District was even stronger than him—stronger than a Level 4 Demon Beast!

Stronger than a Level 4 Demon Beast—what did that even mean?

It meant this examinee’s strength was at least at the Battle Spirit Level, maybe even Five-star Battle Spirit or higher!

Because only someone with the strength of a Five-star Battle Spirit or above could possibly be stronger than a Level 4 Demon Beast!

But even so, the opponent was an examinee from the North District. As powerful as he was, Brother Bin was unwilling to compromise.

’Robbed by an examinee from the North District? If word of this got out, how could I, Brother Bin, ever show my face again?’

So, although Brother Bin felt he was weaker than this North District examinee, although he found him terrifying, he still wanted to rely on his own outstanding leadership abilities to fight back!

His idea wasn’t bad, and his ability wasn’t bad either. Unfortunately, what Brother Bin didn’t know was that in the face of power so immense it could crush everything, even the most brilliant leadership was futile. There would be no escape from the shadow of death.