Become a Knight Across the World

Chapter 142 Blood Dragon Enters the City

If we rewind a bit, in the long, dark night, it seemed as if countless prying eyes were hidden, and many people lurked in the darkness like ghosts, waiting for the best opportunity to act.

A group of hurried figures suddenly appeared at the city gate of City X, sneaking towards it. One of the guards immediately shouted, "Halt! What are you doing?" His voice pierced the night sky like thunder.

The group came to an abrupt halt. The man at the head of the group wore a desperate and terrified expression. He trembled as he said, "Sir, we really have no other choice! My brothers and I accidentally killed someone outside, and now we just want to go into the city to hide for a while. We really don't want to go to jail! Please, sir, have mercy!"

As he spoke, he pretended to wipe away tears and pushed out the youngest boy in the line: "Look, my brother will be an adult next year, and I don't want him to go to jail!"

The guard frowned and asked sternly, "In that case, show me your ID cards so I can check your identities!"

Upon hearing this, the leading man panicked and hurriedly replied, "Oh dear, sir, please don't worry! We don't know where we put our ID cards. Please wait a moment, I'll go look for them right away!" With that, he frantically began searching his pockets.

"Hurry up! Stop dawdling!" the guard urged impatiently.

"Yes, yes, sir, please wait a moment longer!" The leading man nodded and bowed as he quickened his pace in searching for the ID. The others around him echoed his sentiments, promising to find the document as soon as possible. For a moment, the scene became tense and chaotic.

But at the same time, on the city walls of X, a ghostly figure silently slaughtered everyone on the walls...

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"Your Highness, the Prince Li, have graced us with your presence." The Prince Li squinted his eyes with a fawning smile, his tone laced with flattery and innuendo, "My lord, there is an old acquaintance of yours here."

Cao Shoushun looked in the direction the King of Colors pointed, and there stood He Yuan. He recognized the woman at a glance, but his cold face remained expressionless as always. He simply asked, "What exactly happened?"

"Your Excellency, this woman is incredibly audacious! She dared to kill Lord Shadow King!" The King of Lust hurriedly bowed and reported, while glaring fiercely at He Yuan as if he wanted to devour her alive.

"Since that's the case... then kill them all!" Cao Shou uttered these words expressionlessly, his voice as cold as if it came from the deepest hell.

Upon hearing this, He Yuan's once beautiful eyes instantly blazed with fury, the killing intent within them seemingly capable of piercing one's soul. She glared at Cao Shou, gritting her teeth as she roared, "Cao Shou! Even if I die here today, I will haunt you as a vengeful ghost!"

However, before He Yuan could finish speaking, a muffled gunshot suddenly rang out—"Bang!"

In an instant, a horrifying bloody hole appeared on the King of Lust's head, blood and brain matter splattering everywhere. His eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief, and he slowly turned his head, only to see the dark muzzle of the gun in Cao Shou's hand, wisps of smoke rising from it.

“I mean… kill every single one of the King of Lust’s men.” Cao Shou’s face was ashen.

The King of Lust didn't have many men with him to begin with. When he fired his gun, the people behind him understood perfectly and slit the throats of the King of Lust's men.

Cao Shou walked toward the girls in front of him, but soon a knife was pressed against his throat.

"Sir!" As this shout rang out, the crowd behind him drew their weapons, the dark muzzles of which were pointed directly at He Yuan, who was standing in front of him.

"Don't move!" The speaker was Cao Shou. He looked at He Yuan with a serious expression, his face still expressionless. "Go straight to the end from here, and you'll see a data room. Under the table at the very back, there's a secret passage that leads directly to the outside of X City. I've already arranged for people to meet you at the exit of the passage. Under the cover of night, quickly take them and leave this island..."

However, He Yuan remained unmoved. She gripped her weapon tightly, pressed it against Cao Shou's neck, and glared at him angrily, demanding, "Shut up! What kind of tricks are you playing now! Haven't you done enough bad things? Why should I believe what you say? Let me tell you, I risked my life to infiltrate this place for only one purpose—to take your life with my own hands!"

Upon hearing this, a slight change finally appeared on Cao Shou's previously expressionless face. He lowered his head slightly, his eyes revealing a deep sense of guilt and helplessness.

After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke: "I'm very sorry about your sister. Actually, her true identity was exposed the moment she entered this place. Faced with that situation, I had no choice but to let her go..."

"Shut up! You beast! You're the one who killed her!" He Yuan's eyes were wide open, burning with a raging fire that seemed capable of incinerating the person in front of him.

Her chest heaved violently, her right hand gripped the knife handle tightly, her arm muscles tensed, and she suddenly raised the knife.

Just as the deadly blade was about to fall, at the critical moment, a fair hand accurately grabbed He Yuan's wrist. This hand, seemingly slender and delicate, contained astonishing strength, firmly restraining He Yuan's movements and preventing her from moving forward even an inch.

The one who made the move was Lin Yue. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on He Yuan: "Sister, calm down! If he really wanted to take our lives, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Shou was slightly taken aback and turned to look at Lin Yue with considerable surprise. This delicate and lovely girl was not only not frightened or panicked, but she was also surprisingly brave and calm at this crucial moment, and could even analyze the situation clearly. He was quite impressed.

Upon hearing Lin Yue's words, He Yuan's body, which had been trembling uncontrollably with anger, gradually stopped shaking, and her breathing began to become steady. However, her right hand, which was tightly gripping the knife, never loosened its grip even slightly.

Lin Yue carefully observed He Yuan's reaction, and only after seeing that her emotions seemed to have stabilized a little did she slowly release her grip on He Yuan's arm.

Even now, He Yuan gritted his teeth, forcing out a chillingly cold sentence: "Even if what you say is true, he can't completely escape involvement!" Hearing this, Cao Shou sighed softly, then said sincerely, "If a suitable opportunity arises in the future, I will tell you the whole truth. At that time, I'll give you my life!"

Immediately afterward, Cao Shou turned to his serious-looking subordinates behind him and said slowly, "These brothers behind me are all trusted men who have followed me for many years. Every one of them is loyal to me and has no ulterior motives. So please rest assured, they will never do anything to harm you! Right now, you... should quickly take these innocent girls and leave."

However, He Yuan just stared at him with her hateful eyes, as if she wanted to burn two holes in him with her gaze.

At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind—to immediately swing her sword and kill the man in front of her whom she hated to the bone! However, when she met Cao Shou's eyes, his gaze was so sincere and clear.

Just like when they first met...