novelGlobal #311 - Chapter 310 Those Who Know
#311 - Chapter 310 Those Who Know
“Ten Forbidden! How could there be a Ten Forbidden on this cruise ship?”
The masked man felt as if his head had been hit with a hammer, his mind buzzing and his vision spinning.
A Ten Forbidden was hiding on the cruise ship, and he had unknowingly ordered someone to kidnap them?!
“5034.”
A voice came from the intercom, dragging the masked man back to reality from his infinite fear.
“Officer, what’s wrong? Why aren’t you responding?”
“Did the officer overuse his abilities, causing him to be semi-conscious?”
“Should we help him back to his room to rest…”
The surrounding chaotic voices re-entered the masked man’s ears. He shook off the support from the people beside him and stood up again, holding onto the railing behind him.
“Officer, are you…”
“I’m fine.” The masked man waved his hand, pretending to be calm, but the trembling lips under the mask betrayed the turmoil in his heart.
“Since this Ten Forbidden didn’t attack and allowed those pirates to kidnap them, they must be trying to hide their identity. As long as I get that paper and leave this cruise ship as soon as possible, I should be safe and sound.”
The masked man muttered to himself, trying to soothe his frightened little heart.
…
Third Floor Plaza
Xiang Nanzhi was squatting on the ground, chatting with Li Chenqiu.
“You don’t understand money at all. Money is for creating happiness, allowing people to enjoy their lives with ease, instead of being like you, buying the cheapest triple-occupancy inside cabin on a cruise ship and calling it spending money wisely!”
“You’re too superficial. Money is just a tool for me to become stronger. When I’m strong enough that no one dares to disobey me, if I say dirt is gold, then dirt is gold. That’s what I call ease, that’s what I call enjoyment.”
“Everyone understands the principle, but can you do it? Anyone can talk on paper, but the problem is…” Xiang Nanzhi suddenly stopped at the crucial point, a hint of surprise flashing between her brows.
Li Chenqiu teased, “What’s wrong? Lost for words?”
Xiang Nanzhi raised her head and said solemnly, “You have to take action.”
“Take action?” Just as Li Chenqiu was about to say something,
an indescribable sense of shame suddenly surged into his heart.
It was like walking down a busy street when a gust of wind suddenly blew away his clothes, forcing him to face everyone in a state of complete nakedness.
Xiang Nanzhi asked, “You felt it too?”
Li Chenqiu nodded.
“Someone used either a Xuan artifact or an ability to detect my existence.” Xiang Nanzhi looked at Li Chenqiu seriously, “My identity as a Ten Forbidden must not be exposed.”
“I understand, I’ll take care of it.” Li Chenqiu reached out and patted Xiang Nanzhi’s shoulder, then stood up directly.
“Hey, who told you to stand up, give me…”
Li Chenqiu flicked his finger, and a ball of flame shot out like a bullet, piercing the pirate’s forehead before he could even scream.
The sudden change stunned all the pirates, and they all turned to look at Li Chenqiu.
“You little brat, you…”
Li Chenqiu waved his hand, and rolling black mist swept out in all directions from him like a tidal wave, so fast that the pirates couldn’t even finish a sentence.
Ta-ta-ta—
The orange-yellow muzzle flashes flickered in the black mist.
In addition to that, there were terrified screams.
“What is this thing, get out!”
“Save me, save…”
“Ahhh!!!”
For a time, the scene was extremely chaotic.
“What’s going on?!”
The middle-aged man standing on the high platform swallowed his saliva. Realizing something was wrong, he ran towards the exit of the plaza.
But his speed was simply too slow in Huang Jianhua’s eyes.
Puchi!
A golden beam of light flashed across the man’s body.
Tap!
As the man took his next step, his burly body split open like a rose.
Pa pa pa—
The sound of glass breaking rang out around the plaza, and countless Soul Soldiers rushed out of the third floor, condensing their bodies in the air. In less than a moment, they covered every corner of the cruise ship.
“What are you…”
Puchi!
One by one, the masked men were purged by the Soul Soldiers, and under Huang Jianhua’s leadership, they had no room to fight back.
Li Chenqiu stepped out of the plaza, lowered his eyes, and his gaze fell on the deck.
The leading masked man noticed Li Chenqiu’s gaze and shouted in broken Northern Federation language, “We have no intention of offending you, we just want to…”
Hua—
A golden beam of light extended from a hundred meters away to the deck, piercing the masked man’s head with a “噗” sound. Then, the beam of light moved randomly like a paintbrush, slaughtering the remaining masked men.
Li Chenqiu stood on the third floor, quietly watching all of this.
Xiang Nanzhi’s strength was of great importance. Once exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
It was better to kill the innocent than to let one go.
Li Chenqiu turned his head and looked at the passengers who were either standing, squatting, or crawling in the plaza, a trace of cold killing intent flashing in his dark eyes.
Should he kill them?
Li Chenqiu was silent.
At this time, the people in the plaza had not yet realized that a scythe was hanging three inches above their heads. Life or death was entirely at Li Chenqiu’s discretion.
After a few seconds, Li Chenqiu withdrew his gaze and temporarily suppressed the killing intent in his heart.
“First find out who discovered Xiang Nanzhi’s strength. If I can’t find out, then I’ll kill them all!”
Li Chenqiu thought to himself, then leaped down and landed on the deck.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
A few wisps of black smoke floated out from the severed limbs and turned into humanoid Soul Soldiers in front of Li Chenqiu.
“Master.”
The Soul Soldiers all knelt on one knee and shouted in broken Northern Federation language.
Li Chenqiu asked in surprise, “You’re not from the Northern Federation?”
“We are death warriors cultivated by the Second Branch of the Southern Federation’s Takahashi Conglomerate.”
Li Chenqiu frowned.
His own people hadn’t even arrived yet, and he had already killed the Takahashi Conglomerate’s people. This was a bit impolite!
Li Chenqiu shook his head, threw these distracting thoughts to the back of his mind, and continued to ask, “Do you have any means of probing other people’s strength?”
One of the Soul Soldiers stood up, “My ability is ‘Blood Spider’. I can probe the other party’s strength by touching the items they have touched.”
“Blood Spider?” Li Chenqiu raised his eyebrows, suddenly enlightened.
“The blood that flows out of me will turn into spiders, but they can only survive in the air for fifteen seconds. If they want to survive for a long time, they need to be parasitic in someone else’s body.”
The Soul Soldier explained patiently.
“What’s your name?”
“I don’t have a name, only a number. Master can call me ‘Nineteen’.”
“Nineteen, did you just detect the existence of a Ten Forbidden?”
Nineteen nodded.
Li Chenqiu stepped forward, “Besides you, does anyone else know about this?”