Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Fang Yue glared at the patrol team members and shouted.
Despite being surrounded by six men, Fang Yue bravely took a step forward instead of backing away.
Bang!
The moment his foot landed on the ground, the earth cracked and the broken pieces flew up.
Since his 34 Control granted him superhuman strength, his stomp left a small crater on the ground, and the impactful scene shocked everyone.
The patrol team members were petrified on the spot. None of them dared to move a muscle as they stared at Fang Yue in disbelief. They looked at him like they were looking at a monster.
“What kind of power is that?”
“Brother Xin Jue was right! Something went wrong with the [Wicked Testing Talisman]. They are possessed!”
“With this strength, I wouldn’t believe you if you were to tell me he isn’t possessed!”
“Don’t be afraid. We easily outnumber them! We’ll attack together!”
Despite the courageous reaction, none of them dared to step forward. The powerful yet scary stomp left a deep impression on them. No one dared to test Fang Yue’s strength with their bodies.
Besides the other patrol team members, even Xin Jue was also deterred after witnessing the powerful stomp. His face turned as white as snow and his expression was as still as dead water. He stared at Fang Yue cautiously.
As the leader of his patrol team, he was slightly stronger than his men, but since Fang Yue could already rival a co-captain with his monstrous strength, Xin Jue was not confident about taking him on.
The patrol team might have been stunned, but Fang Yue did not stop there.
“That’s it? Where’re your guts now?” He grunted and took another step forward, attempting to drive the patrol team away.
Bang!
His second stomp caused a loud bang upon impact. The ground sank as his foot left a heavy footprint on the ground.
He might have stomped on the ground, but the patrol team felt like their heads had been struck.
They looked at Fang Yue in fear. As he approached them, they took two steps backward.
“B-Black-level Wicked!”
“His eyes are clear! He might be a Black-level medium-tier Wicked!”
“Did he kill Captain Chen? Did he make up all those lies just to deceive us?”
“Impossible! Captain Chen must be alive! This Wicked is trying to scare us!”
While Xin Jue’s team was in a panic, the fear in their voices was obvious. No one expected Fang Yue to singlehandedly scare off a team of six men!
However, right before Fang Yue could leap forward and beat the antidote out of Xin Jue, a hand held him back strongly.
“Brother Night, don’t! Calm down!”
Fang Yue turned around. It was Niu Niu holding him back.
Fang Yue was confused. ‘Why are you stopping me on the verge of a fight? I am fighting them because of you, my boss! For the 60,000! Let’s go!’
Fang Yue shook Niu Niu’s hand off but what happened next shocked him.
Niu Niu quickly curled his hands around his arms.
“Brother Night! Don’t!” Niu Niu was on the brink of crying a river. To him, there were six men on the patrol team and only one Fang Yue, hence the odds were against them. Niu Niu was hoping for Fang Yue to stay alive so that he could save him.
Niu Niu’s thoughts were a little out of the norm.
“Do you have a death wish?”
“Huh?!” Niu Niu was terrified when he heard Fang Yue. “Wait, no! Brother Night, we are on the same team! Why do you want to kill me?!”
“What the f**k are you talking about?” Fang Yue did not know how to comment on Niu Niu’s ridiculous thoughts. “I’m trying to say, are you trying to get yourself killed?”
“Huh? Please, don’t kill me! I am your Niu Niu!”
“Fine, I guess I’m not making myself clear enough. I’m trying to say that since Xin Jue poisoned you, he must have the antidote, and I’m going to beat it out of him to save your life. Get it, my dear boss?!”
“Oh? Ohhhhh?!” Niu Niu finally understood the situation and nodded repeatedly. “I get it now! I get it now!”
Fang Yue was trying to go for the leader instead of taking everyone on since he was not trying to start a reckless fight!
Given his strength, he was more than capable of taking the leader down!
“If you get it, let go of me! We are both dudes! Please respect yourself!”
“Ah, ohhh!” Niu Niu let go of Fang Yue’s arm and tapped the dust off his shoulder and sleeves attentively as if he was the best attendant. “Go, Brother Night! You can do it! You are the best! Let’s go!”
‘F**k! If you weren’t my boss, I would beat you up first!’
Fang Yue showed contempt at Niu Niu’s stupidity before he looked at Xin Jue and his men who had gotten into position and taken some sort of formation.
Fang Yue grinned. “This is your last chance, Xin Jue. Give me the antidote to the Heart Corruption Pill, and I’ll spare you. I can look away if you comply, or else, taste the wrath of my punch! See this? It’s as big as a clay pot! You won’t be able to take it!”
Xin Jue reacted bitterly at Fang Yue’s tiny fists. He had no idea how Fang Yue could have seen through his trick.
Both the Heart Locking Pill and Heart Corruption Pill looked exactly the same and had the same effect at the start as both pills could recover one’s HP rapidly.
There were only two differences.
First, after taking the Heart Corruption Pill, the Wicked-pede would crawl to one’s heart and consume it. After the heart was consumed, the person would not be able to survive.
The pill needed a huge amount of ancillary herbs to bring it to its full potential.
The Heart Corruption Pill was not a healing pill. It was poison—a poisonous pill that would kill anyone who took it.
A normal man would die for sure after consuming it, but Niu Niu was in an unusual condition, hence Xin Jue’s unusual reaction from the start.
Now, Xin Jue’s worries proved to be correct.
The Heart Corruption Pill must have entered the second phase by now which would lead to the second difference between the Heart Locking Pill and Heart Corruption Pill.
The Heart Locking Pill would heal the person at first but weaken the person’s body for quite a while after that. Fortunately, the weakened state could be fully healed with rest.
As for the Heart Corruption Pill, it would transform the person into a living herb!
A living herb, as its name suggested, was a type of herb in the form of a human body. The human body would be transformed into a vegetative state and the body parts could be used as herbs.
It was a wicked method that was scorned by everyone. This ruthless method could never be recognized by the public, hence it was forbidden.
However, Xin Jue took the risk. His martial state had been stagnant for far too long, and he had wasted all his potential.
Fortunately, he got some advice from someone powerful and learned about transforming the human body into a living herb, hence resulting in what happened earlier.
Xin Jue was relieved at first because all his men were confused and did not know what a Heart Corruption Pill was.
However, moments later, Xin Jue noticed his second-in-command, Ah Ning, reacting with a menacing glare and slightly furrowing his brows. The man seemed to know about the Heart Corruption Pill.
‘No! I can’t let him get the moral high ground!’
Xin Jue bellowed, “Shut it! You audacious Wicked! What Heart Corruption Pill? I don’t know what you are talking about! Are you trying to turn my brothers against me? What a laughable move!
“Brothers, the Wicked is trying to deceive us! Don’t hesitate! For the village, for our families, join me and kill the Wicked!”
Xin Jue leaped forward and dashed towards Fang Yue. His daring act eased the doubts in Ah Ning’s heart.
The man’s brows relaxed and he raised his spear while shouting, “Morons, why are you standing here? Go! We shall follow Brother Xin Jue into battle!”
The other members reacted to the situation. They suppressed their fear, clenched their teeth, and followed their leader into battle.
“To battle!”
“To battle!”
“To battle!”
Inspired shouts echoed in the streets like rumbling thunder.
Fang Yue simply reacted with a ferocious grin.
“Fine. If you choose hell over heaven, come and get a piece of the devil! It seems like I’ll be going on a killing spree today! All of you will die!”
He stopped and launched himself forward like a cannonball.