Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 913

Chapter 8-913: Volume 8 - Chapter 913: My Rules

The gates of Southern Blue were flung open as a motorcade of several trucks drove out . Containing a mere three cargo trucks and four armored-transports, the caravan wasn’t that big . Yet, the Dark Flame insignia on the vehicles was fairly eye-catching .

Dark Flame became a public target after Song Zining’s capture—be it notoriously large mercenary corps or small hunter squads who could only take advantage of the situation, everyone wanted a piece of Dark Flame . Hence, a caravan labeled with their insignia would usually suffer numerous attacks along the way .

This situation lasted until Qianye displayed his might by injuring several opponents outside of Tidehark . Thereafter, the major mercenary corps rarely attacked for fear of Qianye’s potential retaliation, but the lone wolves didn’t care about all that . Since most lone wolves were fairly skilled in sniping, the escort forces would suffer casualties even if they reached their destination . This resulted in fairly steep compensation costs .

Under such circumstances, some major companies started hiring other mercenary corps and increasing their escort lineup as a safety precaution . This, however, increased the required investment significantly, and some companies started losing profits .

Qianye stood atop the first vehicle, scanning the vast land of the wilderness . It had been some time since he followed a caravan, but he hadn’t expected that the situation would be this bad . Only important characters knew of his trade with the Tidehark city lord and Eunuch Liu’s arrival . These lone wolves eking out a living in the wilds were unqualified to obtain such information .

The manager in charge of the caravan approached with a smile . “With Sire Qianye taking the field personally, things will surely go well…”

This manager hadn’t finished his boot-licking when Qianye pressed down on the man’s head, pushing him back into the car . At this moment, a bullet flew over the manager’s head with a resounding whoosh . A slight delay would’ve produced an obvious hole in the manager’s body .

Shocked out of his wits, the ashen-faced manager groped his body to see if there were any injuries . An origin gun appeared in Qianye’s hands, which he duly pointed at the direction of the bullet .

A bearded hunter was hiding in a shrub hundreds of meters away . He was already making a gesture of victory to his companions, but his hand froze halfway . Through his sniper scope, he saw the young man beside the target press the manager out of the way . Just like that, his certain-kill shot missed its mark .

The hunter had been in the field for many years, yet he had never experienced something like this . He had hardly recovered from the shock when Qianye methodically whipped out his origin gun and took aim in his direction .

The hunter felt his hair stand on end as he realized that his location had been compromised . He didn’t believe that the young man could hit him from over a hundred meters away . He had picked this nest meticulously and had only opened fire after taking aim for a long while .

Nonetheless, he had to move now that his location was known . As an experienced sniper, he had always believed that melee battles were for lowly mercenaries .

The bearded man jumped up and was just about to flee when he saw a flash of light . An origin bullet was already in his face!

The startled man’s upper body turned into a bloody mist before he could even think .

Several figures leaped out from their nearby hiding places and escaped desperately into the distance . Judging from their clothes, they were probably from the same mercenary corps as the bearded man . This small unit was highly skilled and experienced—their choice of location and timing were perfect . Their biggest mistake was not knowing that Qianye was in the caravan .

Gunshots rang continuously over the wilderness . Each timbre would end with the fall of a hunter . The last hunter was already a thousand meters away when she collapsed, unable to escape the clutches of sure death .

Qianye put down the sniper rifle and dragged the manager up . “Let’s go . ”

The trembling man replied repeatedly, “Yes, yes!”

He gestured at the cars behind them to continue the journey, and then fell down limp into the seat . Even in the neutral lands, not everyone was fearless of death . That brush with death just now almost made it impossible for him to breathe .

The motorcade traveled for a period of time before Qianye picked up his sniper rifle and fired several consecutive shots . Every bullet would elicit a scream from a mercenary or hunter, ending up with them struggling in agony . Be it at three hundred meters or a thousand, there was never a missed shot .

This volley of shots decimated at least two hunter squads, and some of the more sizable mercenary corps no longer dared to operate on this road . Qianye looked around and ordered the caravan to move forward after finding no one concealed within his visual range .

Along the way, Qianye would either snipe from atop the car or vanish all of a sudden . On his return, the tense moods of all the experienced mercenary escorts would relax . Those battle-hardened warriors naturally understood that the danger had disappeared . Seeing as how Qianye had taken action personally, they were more inclined to believe that the hidden enemies had been killed .

The manager had recovered from his shock at this point . He found some time to approach Qianye, saying, “Sire, you can leave some of the small fries to our men . Why would you need to take the trouble every time?”

Qianye smiled . “No need, some of the enemies will escape if I let them handle it . ”

The manager gasped . “You’re eradicating them all?”

“Yes . ” Qianye nodded . “I can’t protect you guys every time, so I’ll be wiping out all those troublemakers during this run . This will set the rules for the future as well . ”

The manager asked cautiously, “Sire, this isn’t quite appropriate, is it? Everyone seeks riches in the neutral lands, while mercenaries and hunters seek a path for survival . Under normal circumstances, the conflicting parties won’t finish off one another . Cars and surrendered personnel will be spared behind after a successful caravan robbery, and the mercenary escorts won’t chase failed robbers to the end . They’d just let the escapees escape . Wiping them out will incite the wrath of the other mercenaries . The outcome will be quite serious!”

Qianye replied indifferently, “That’s someone else’s rule . From today on, any land where Dark Flame settles will play by my rules . Whoever isn’t satisfied can challenge me anytime . ”

The manager trembled as he remembered Qianye’s past . He said with an awkward laugh, “Yes, yes… it’s naturally fine if you want to make the rules . ”

He spoke pleasantly, but his expression was full of pain and worry . Qianye shot him a glance, saying, “You should have the channels to transmit my message, right? Tell everyone that they can come for revenge anytime, but they can forget about leaving afterward . No matter how big the neutral lands are, I’ll hunt them down to the very end . ”

Trembling, the manager said, “Yes, yes! I’ll spread your message once we get to Seagaze . That should scare those rogues away . ”

He hadn’t even finished speaking when Qianye suddenly disappeared, and a miserable scream echoed a thousand or so meters away . The manager wiped the cold sweat off of his brows, feeling somewhat regretful about speaking too much just now .

Qianye stood in the wilderness, watching the slowly collapsing body in a bit of surprise . This man was exceptionally fierce and tenacious despite his mediocre strength . Even after being stabbed in the vitals with a vampiric blade and having his essence blood drained, he still managed to sound a warning cry with his last breath .

Hundreds of meters away, three people were fleeing at top speed, with two stronger bodyguards protecting a young man in the middle .

This distance was nothing for Qianye; he didn’t even need to use Spatial Flash . Exerting force from his feet, he sped off in a cloud of dust, leaving a large hole where he was standing just now . Qianye covered dozens of meters with each step and was soon on the trio’s tail . Finally, he leaped over a hundred meters and landed in their way .

Face ashen and his origin power in disarray, that young man could hardly even stand . The two bodyguards wore expressions of despair, as though they were facing a great enemy . At one step away from the champion realm, the guards weren’t weak at all . It was precisely because of their strength and experience that they could tell the gap between themselves and Qianye—hence the desperation .

An old man suddenly appeared beside Qianye . Stroking his beard, he said in a calm manner, “Young man, there’s really no need to go so far as to exterminate everyone . ”

Qianye turned around with an indifferent gaze . “You think I didn’t discover you?”

The old man’s hands couldn’t help but tremble slightly . He then recovered his calm, saying, “The young master is merely playful, he doesn’t mean any harm . You should know that our family has hundreds of years of history in Seagaze City, not something a youngster like you can fathom . Back in the year…”

The old man’s words had only reached halfway when his expression changed drastically . A massive force bore down on him, burying him all the way up to his knees! His joints also started creaking and groaning under the enormous pressure . Just as the elder was struggling to prevent his legs from breaking, a red glow flashed in front of his eyes! A vampiric blade had sunk into his chest .

Qianye waited a couple of seconds before pulling out the blade . “I’m not interested in your background . ”

The old man struggled momentarily before his eyes gradually darkened . Only at this point did he realize that Qianye had no need to waste his breath since he could kill in one fatal blow . Unfortunately, the realization came too late .

Qianye looked back at the ashen young noble, baring his white teeth in a radiant smile . “I’m not interested in who you are . ”

The young man was shocked out his wits and almost fell limp to the ground . “N-No! You can’t kill me! I’m the young master of the Tian family, my grandpa loves me the most! If you kill me, you’ll form an irreconcilable feud with our clan . ”

“Irreconcilable feud? I like those . ” Qianye’s smile was oddly charming, almost like the grin of a grim reaper .

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