Chapter 1437: Kidnapping
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The only things that were left in the void were a few fingernails and teeth, which were the most essential parts of vampire ancestors that had survived the world’s destruction. But their consciousnesses had dispersed, and it was impossible for them to revive.
Lin Yun collected the fingernails and teeth, and didn’t say anything. Alonzo had every reason to be angry after being lured here by the vampire ancestors…
Taking out the key he had prepared, Lin Yun invoked a random space gate, and inserted the key into it. He then pushed the space gate, and dazzling light emanated from the other side of it.
Everybody crossed the space gate, and waited for the light to disperse. Then, Lin Yun’s expression completely changed.
Through the gate that he opened with the key, he didn’t reappear in the vampire ancestor’s castle, but at the periphery of the Kingdom of Nightmares.
It was a forest that was full of tall trees and the place where he entered the Kingdom of Nightmares at the beginning. Behind him, a space gate was wide open, and behind the gate was infinite darkness.
Drawing the key from the space gate, Lin Yun watched the space gate disappear, and then solemnly looked at other people.
“Something is wrong. The gate that I came from has been destroyed. The key should’ve opened the gate to the outside world, but we’re in the periphery of the Kingdom of Nightmares. Something must’ve gone wrong. We must come up with another solution to go back.
“The best way is to ask a vampire ancestor to lead the way. They can access the periphery of the Kingdom of Nightmares freely. However, we have to look for another method now. There may be enemies out there. They might be the masterminds behind the whole thing.
“The result of my investigation leads to the King of the Undead, but I don’t think it’s very likely. The King of the Undead should’ve crushed his opponents simply and roughly. It’s more likely to be the Bloody Lich.
“He’s not confident of defeating you or Sir Alonzo. Back in the Leviathan Plane, there were also the Lionheart Prince and the forest elves’ king.”
Alonzo wore a gloomy expression. Everybody else couldn’t help but glance at him. If Alonzo hadn’t killed all the vampire ancestors in the deeper world, they would’ve had a way to go out.
“Why are you all looking at me? Those bloody vampires lured us here. Whoever did that to us deserved to die!”
Lin Yun didn’t really care. After all, Alonzo was Agalon’s junior brother. Lin Yun had only collected the materials that the vampire ancestors left behind because he didn’t want them to go to waste, but the materials turned out to be a lifesaver.
“If we build another gate with the materials I collected, with the help of alchemy arrays and the key, it should be possible for us to leave—”
Before Lin Yun could finish, six Leopard Tail Worms appeared in the sky. Two of them were level 50, three were level 49, and the last was level 48.
Seeing the Leopard Tail Worms, Lin Yun was quite shocked. The fat kid who had been sitting on his shoulder with his eyes closed shrieked, “Chief, help me. Chief…”
Hardly had he said that when Lin Yun grabbed the fat kid’s neck, making his chubby face deformed.
Then, Lin Yun was shrouded in gray mist, and transformed into a skeleton king again. Holding the bloody scythe of death, he stuck the fat kid’s head to the edge of the blade.
“You’d better not move. If he’s killed here, he’ll be really dead. It won’t be possible for him to revive…”
It took Lin Yun only one second to transform into a skeleton king and take the fat kid hostage. Instantly, the six Leopard Tail Worms in the sky didn’t dare to move anymore.
Agalon and the others gathered around Lin Yun. At this moment, they had no time to ask why Lin Yun turned into a skeleton king.
The six Leopard Tail Worms were stronger than them on average. They might not really be able to unleash level-50 strength, but they could crush Agalon and Alonzo with their levels.
The fat kid’s chubby face had been stuck to the scythe of death’s edge. His expression of fright was even reflected on the scythe. The skull in the handle of the scythe of death struggled and roared, trying to swallow his soul, but it was unable to approach.
“Outsiders, release our compatriot, and we’ll leave you alone.”
One of the Leopard Tail Worms, which had an old face, wagged its tail and looked at Lin Yun coldly.
Lin Yun grasped the fat kid tightly.
“Stop kidding. It’s very difficult for Leopard Tail Worms to reproduce. Ever since the demise of the King of Nightmares, the Leopard Tail Worms have lost the foundation for their reproduction. But there are exceptions. Every newborn Leopard Tail Worm will be the next chief.
“Leopard Tail Worms are immortal here, but it doesn’t mean that you won’t die. You’re dying, aren’t you, chief?
“This fat kid knows all the secrets of this place. He’s also a rookie who was on his very first mission. He must’ve been born recently. He must be your future chief, right?”
As he talked, Lin Yun glanced at the fat kid, who seemed quite frightened.
“Fat kid, you’re too disobedient. We’ve signed a contract. You’ll be free as soon as we leave. Yet, you’ve summoned your compatriots, which is a violation of our contract…”
The fat kid was going to say something, but Lin Yun clutched his throat, and looked at other Leopard Tail Worms with his empty eye sockets.
“You don’t have time to raise a new child and a new chief. This is your last opportunity. Even if you kill us, it won’t be possible for him to succeed as the chief. Have you noticed that he doesn’t have a tail anymore? I’ve cut off part of his soul, and it happens to be his tail.
“When we leave here safely, the fat kid will be freed, and I’ll return his tail. Otherwise, you can just wait for the destruction of your clan.”
What Lin Yun said shocked Agalon and his companions, but the Leopard Tail Worms were even more shocked. All the other five Leopard Tail Worms roared angrily, eager to tear Lin Yun apart.
However, the old Leopard Tail Worm stopped them.
“Whatever you are, you win. Your contract is still effective…”
The Leopard Tail Worms vanished into the sky. The fat kid put on an even more bitter expression on his desperate face.
Lin Yun dropped the fat kid aside. Shrouded in gray mist again, he transformed into a human being, and looked at the fat kid with a smile.
“Young chief, you’re too naive. You think I don’t know that no Leopard Tail Worms ever spend so much time with the chief unless they will succeed? Stop calling him chief. Kid, this is a dangerous world…”
The fat kid gloomily grumbled, “The chief said that he would come to rescue me. How could I have known that you’d know what the chief said?”
Mumbling for a moment, the fat kid noticed that Lin Yun was not paying attention to him. So, he slowly wriggled, trying to escape.
“Fat kid, you don’t want your tail anymore?”
Hearing that, the fat kid grimly crawled back, and watched Lin Yun process the materials.
Ever since he had seen the fat kid for the first time, Lin Yun had known that he had met the future chief of the Leopard Tail Worms. After the Kingdom of Nightmares lost its master, the Leopard Tail Worms lost the most favorable environment. Although they didn’t die, they lost the ability to reproduce.
In the Kingdom of Nightmares, they couldn’t be killed, but they might still die. Their chief would die sooner or later. Their population was already stable. When a new Leopard Tail Worm was born, the chief would die, and the newborn Leopard Tail Worm would succeed as the chief.
If the chief and the newborn Leopard Tail Worm died together, their entire clan would be destroyed. As time went by, the clan would be destroyed bit by bit.
Lin Yun had known that all the time. Because the scythe of death swallowed the fat kid’s soul, the whole thing was very simple. He signed a contract and soothed the fat kid, whom he would set free when they left. They couldn’t exist anywhere except the Kingdom of Nightmares anyway. Outside the Kingdom of Nightmares, they would be just weaklings.
Everybody was shocked at the turn of events. Agalon had been prepared to see that, but Alonzo was completely dumbfounded. He looked at Lin Yun with a complicated expression.
In such a short amount of time, Agalon’s disciple has risen to level 7 of the Heaven Rank. He’s a Saint Alchemist who knows so many things. He prepared a perfect solution to deal with the horrifying creatures…
I’m really old. I’ve competed with Agalon for our entire life without defeating him. In the end, Agalon has to come to my rescue. Even Agalon’s disciple is so remarkable…
Maybe I’m truly old. It probably won’t take long before Agalon’s disciple exceeds me. Agalon is really so lucky. He’s truly better than me in every aspect…
Alonzo wore a complicated expression, and Agalon had even more complicated feelings. Lin Yun was much more excellent than he expected.
Looking at Lin Yun, who was processing materials, and making the gate and the alchemy arrays, Agalon couldn’t help but grunt in approval.
Very soon, Lin Yun had set up the alchemy arrays, which were the key to break out of the periphery of the Kingdom of Nightmares. In the center of the alchemy arrays, a black gate three meters high was standing.
On the gate, there was the vivid image of a vampire who was struggling in pain. One of the vampire’s tusks was the material that Lin Yun connected earlier.
By establishing a connection among the tusk, the gate, and the alchemy arrays, and opening the gate with the key of nightmares, it would be possible to leave. However, the tusk would be useless after being used.. It could only be used once.
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