Chapter 95: Kill or Not Kill
Ye Feng and the others turned toward the source of the voice. Although Ye Feng and Long Tian had only met him once, their impression of this Eastern youth was indelible. He was none other than Yuwen Zhuo, the leader of the Original Sin clan who had once shocked Ye Feng and Long Tian greatly.
“Yuwen Zhuo, a count among the vampires is still a powerful being at the Yuan Ying stage. On Earth, aside from us old folks here today, there are hardly any others at this level—each death means one less! With the current situation on Earth, the more powerful beings at the Yuan Ying stage, the better.” Pei Hong snapped a few words in a low voice before shouting behind Yuwen Zhuo, “You guys stop hiding too! Come out and greet Mr. Long, who has just reached the Yuan Ying stage!”
Only then did three men and two women appear behind Yuwen Zhuo and walk toward Long Tian.
As everyone gathered around Long Tian, Yuwen Zhuo strode over to Ye Feng with casual steps. “Brother Ye Feng, just a few days apart, and you’ve already reached the middle stage of Ning Dan. Your progress really makes us old folks feel ashamed!”
“Mr. Yuwen, you’re too kind. My strength pales in comparison to yours—like a firefly next to the bright moon. Please stop teasing me!” Ye Feng quickly replied politely. Though he didn’t like Yuwen Zhuo’s pretentious behavior, basic courtesy was essential. He couldn’t just turn his back on someone’s friendly smile. Besides, Yuwen Zhuo had always been polite to him so far, though it was still unclear what his true intentions were.
“Is that a spiritual beast?” Yuwen Zhuo casually glanced at Ye Feng’s shoulder.
“I guess so,” Ye Feng replied ambiguously.
“It hasn’t even opened its eyes yet. It must have been born not long ago,” Yuwen Zhuo continued chatting.
“Yes,” Ye Feng nodded without denying it.
“What kind of spiritual beast is this? I once studied spiritual beasts for a while and read many ancient texts, but I’ve never seen one like this!” Yuwen Zhuo tried to extract more useful information.
“I’m not quite sure either,” Ye Feng said helplessly, shaking his head.
“How is that possible? Where did you get this little guy? How can you not even know its species?” Yuwen Zhuo finally asked the question he wanted to know the most.
Hearing this question, Ye Feng fell silent for a long time, pondering how to deal with it. After all, he couldn’t tell Yuwen Zhuo the truth, nor could he invent such an obviously unreliable lie. Suddenly inspired, he slowly spoke up, “It was given to me by a senior. I also asked him what this little thing was, but he didn’t tell me.”
“That senior is still around…” Upon hearing Ye Feng’s words, Yuwen Zhuo’s eyes lit up instantly, and he blurted out those words, but before he could finish, he hesitated and shook his head, saying, “Brother Ye Feng truly has great luck!”
“Luck is something no one can predict! When you’re lucky, just spending a few bucks on a lottery ticket can win you five million. When you’re unlucky, even eating tofu can choke you to death!” Ye Feng said casually, looking at Nikola, who was barely alive on the ground not far away.
“True!” Yuwen Zhuo agreed.
Seeing that Ye Feng seemed distracted, Yuwen Zhuo tactfully said, “Brother Ye Feng, I’ll head over there too. It’s been over two hundred years since the last strong warrior at the Yuan Ying stage appeared. I definitely need to go say hello to a new friend, let alone since he’s your friend…”
Ye Feng nodded at Yuwen Zhuo with a smile, his gaze once again falling on Nikola lying on the ground.
At that moment, the servants who had been lured by Ye Feng’s money to steal the photon cannon also rushed back in a hurry. The lead thin young man held the photon cannon in his hands, running while looking back fearfully, afraid that others would catch up.
The others behind him also chased frantically after the thin young man with the photon cannon.
“I got it! I got it!!!” The thin young man saw Ye Feng from afar and shouted loudly at him.
Ye Feng took out the black leather suitcase filled with US dollars from the virtual realm and walked toward them.
At that moment, one of them caught up, grabbed the thin young man by the collar, and threw him to the ground. The others followed, trying to snatch the photon cannon from him.
After falling, the thin young man protected the photon cannon with his arms, refusing to let go at all costs. Seeing that they couldn’t steal it, the others started punching and kicking him.
“What are you doing?” Ye Feng pushed them away, pulled the thin young man up from the ground, took the photon cannon from him, and handed him the suitcase.
“I got the item from him, so the reward belongs to him! If I find out that any of you dare to lay a hand on him again, I’ll kill that person!” Ye Feng threatened the others.
Unexpectedly, the young man took out several stacks of banknotes from the box and distributed them evenly among the others, then looked at Ye Feng. “Actually, everyone helped, so everyone deserves a share!”
Ye Feng smiled, nodded, raised the photon cannon in his hand, then turned to leave. “Thank you for helping me get it back!”
With the photon cannon in hand, Ye Feng stepped toward Nikola. In his weakened state, Nikola naturally noticed Ye Feng’s movements, who had always wanted to kill him.
He knew that Long Tian might give up, but Ye Feng was unlikely to. After all, he had only captured Long Tian’s sister and done nothing to her. Killing a teammate who was as close to Ye Feng as family would surely breed deep hatred in him.
As Ye Feng stepped closer, Nikola faintly felt as if death was approaching.
Most of his bones were shattered, and the primordial energy with lightning properties still raging within his body. His numbness hadn’t improved at all, and his body was completely out of his control. Now, apart from moving his neck and eyes, he couldn’t perform any other actions.
He could only watch helplessly as Ye Feng came up to him, staring coldly.
The photon cannon in Ye Feng’s hand transformed back into a mechanical arm, wrapping around his right hand. Ignoring the pain, Nikola shook his head frantically, his eyes filled with pleading…
“William, Kristin, and Yi Fan—these are three lives! When you killed them, you never thought this day would come, did you?” Ye Feng aimed the cannon at Nikola.
At that moment, Yuwen Zhuo and the others were chatting happily with Long Tian, and no one noticed what was happening to Nikola. Only Hank and Luo Li, who were struggling to stand against the pain, glanced in that direction…