Chapter 352: Formation Complete
The youth jumped, a cold sweat breaking out on his back. He turned around stiffly.
About ten meters behind him, Cheng Yuan was watching him with a faint, unreadable smile.
BUZZ!
The youth’s mind exploded!
’When did the target get here?’
’It only took me less than thirty seconds to assemble the sniper rifle!’
’The target crossed a kilometer in thirty seconds? That’s insane!’
The youth knew full well that he was no match for Cheng Yuan in close combat. He quickly feigned ignorance. "Who are you? I don’t know you."
"If you don’t know me, why were you spying on me? Confess now, and save yourself the physical suffering."
The youth forced a laugh. "Why would I be spying on you? You must be joking."
"The sniper rifle is already assembled. You don’t look like you’re joking. Since you won’t talk, I’ll get the answers myself."
With a CLATTER, the youth raised the sniper rifle, its dark, gaping muzzle aimed at Cheng Yuan’s head. He screamed himself hoarse, "Back off! Or I’ll shoot!!"
"If you’ve got the guts, then shoot!"
Instead of backing away, Cheng Yuan accelerated, rushing in front of the youth in an instant!
On instinct, the youth pulled the trigger!
BANG!
A high-explosive armor-piercing round streaked toward Cheng Yuan’s head!
As if he knew it was coming, Cheng Yuan tilted his head slightly, feeling an astonishing shockwave sweep past his ear!
The next second, Cheng Yuan was upon the youth!
CRUNCH! CRUNCH!
Cheng Yuan twisted the sniper rifle into a pretzel, then raised his hand and clamped it around the youth’s neck!
"I’m giving you one last chance. Who sent you? Why were you spying on me? What’s your objective?"
Before Cheng Yuan, the youth felt like a helpless chick, completely unable to resist.
An overwhelming sense of suffocation washed over him, but the youth didn’t back down. Instead, he stubbornly craned his neck and said, "If... if you have the guts, then kill me! I... I won’t say anything!"
SQUEEZE!!
Cheng Yuan increased the pressure, nearly crushing the youth’s throat. But the youth remained as defiant as ever, utterly silent!
Cheng Yuan didn’t want to kill the youth so easily. He tossed him to the ground, activated his Double Pupil, and used Hypnosis, his voice becoming incredibly bewitching.
"Look into my eyes. I am the person you trust most. Tell me, who wants to kill me?"
To Cheng Yuan’s surprise, his usually foolproof Hypnosis had actually failed!
The youth’s mind was dazed for less than three seconds before he forcibly snapped out of it!
The youth looked at Cheng Yuan with a gaze that welcomed death. "It’s useless. I won’t say a thing. Just kill me!"
Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, "Such powerful willpower! You must have undergone incredibly brutal mental conditioning, haven’t you?"
The youth remained silent.
Cheng Yuan said coldly, "I know you’re not afraid to die. But in this world, there are things ten thousand times more terrifying than death!"
As he spoke, Cheng Yuan summoned Little Silkworm.
"Do you recognize this?"
The youth glanced indifferently at Little Silkworm and shook his head lightly. "No."
"Then let me tell you, don’t underestimate it just because it looks white, plump, and cute. This is a Poisonous Insect King cultivated in Miaojiang! It fought its way out from among more than one hundred thousand Gu Insects!"
The youth’s face paled slightly; he clearly knew how terrifying a Poisonous Insect King was!
Cheng Yuan pressed his advantage. "If you cooperate, we can talk. If you don’t, I’ll let Little Silkworm devour your internal organs, drink your blood, and turn you into a dried-up corpse!"
The youth suddenly bit down hard!
But Cheng Yuan was prepared. When he had activated his Double Pupil earlier, he’d already noticed something was wrong with the youth’s teeth!
Cheng Yuan grabbed the youth’s jaw and punched him hard!
SPLAT!
The youth spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with a poison fang!
Cheng Yuan said coldly, "Now that you’re in my hands, you don’t get to choose how you die! I’ll give you one last chance. Are you going to talk or not?"
"Ptui!"
The youth opened his mouth, trying to spit a mouthful of bloody spittle at Cheng Yuan!
Little Silkworm’s owner-protection instincts kicked in. It flashed forward and shot into the youth’s throat. The blood he had gathered to spit was now impossible to get out, and he swallowed it instinctively!
The next moment, the youth let out a bloodcurdling scream, clutching his stomach and thrashing on the ground!
"AHH! You beast! If you’ve got any guts, put me out of my misery!"
After more than ten minutes of agonized screaming, the youth finally stopped breathing.
Regarding the youth’s gruesome death, Cheng Yuan’s face was completely impassive. A killer must always be prepared to be killed.
If it weren’t for Cheng the Second’s strong sixth sense, who knows what would have happened if the youth’s sneak attack had succeeded.
After all, the sniper rifle was loaded with high-explosive armor-piercing rounds!
Cheng Yuan searched the youth’s pockets for a clue, but unfortunately, the man’s pockets were cleaner than a whistle.
Just as Cheng Yuan was feeling a bit disappointed, his phone rang. He pulled it out and saw it was a call from Xuanyuan Potian.
Cheng Yuan answered the call.
"Young Master, as you commanded, I have investigated Shaolin and Vajra Temple. Master Kong Wen of Shaolin and Abbot Kang Ming of Vajra Temple are somewhat suspicious. However, too much time has passed, and I couldn’t find any concrete evidence."
"Send me the detailed files on Kong Wen and Kang Ming!"
"Yes!"
DING.
Cheng Yuan received the detailed information on the two old monks.
Cheng Yuan gave it a brief look and said in a low voice, "Send someone to the dense woods opposite Villa One in Long Lake District. Help me dispose of a body, and make sure you identify him!"
"Yes!"
After dealing with the assassin, Cheng Yuan returned to Villa One and continued setting up the Arrays.
Soon, the Annihilation Array was complete.
Next came the most crucial step: setting the Array Spirit and merging the four Arrays to form a complete Mountain Protection Array!
"Little Python, are you ready?"
"I’m ready."
Cheng Yuan’s expression turned serious. He roared, "Activate the Array Spirit!!"
Following Cheng Yuan’s roar, Little Python charged toward the nexus point of the four Arrays, attempting to merge them!
The four Arrays each had different properties; merging them was easier said than done.
Under the impact of the four different energies, Little Python was instantly twisted like a pretzel, on the verge of being crushed by the four forces!
Cheng Yuan grew anxious and shouted, "Little Python, use the Spiritual Qi drawn by the Spirit Gathering Array!"
Little Python absorbed the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Gathering Array with all its might, and its aura surged dramatically!
Gradually, Little Python was able to stand its ground against the four Arrays, its body slowly unfurling!
"ROAR!!"
Little Python forced back the four energies and let out a furious roar to the heavens, as if announcing its rebirth!
Cheng Yuan was ecstatic. He shouted, "Good! Little Python! You didn’t disappoint me! The Array is complete!!"
Following Cheng Yuan’s roar, the four Arrays merged completely!
A faint mist appeared around Villa One, swirling like clouds and giving it the appearance of an Immortal Realm!