Chapter 499: Rescue
It seemed like they were not abused at all after being brought over from the royal prison. Other than Valen coming over to say a few words, no one had asked them anything, not even their status.
Xiao Lin suspected that Valen was acting on behalf of someone, and it seemed like his theory had some merit, but it was not the time to think about that. The prison cell was made with regular metals. Xiao Lin tested it, and the hardness was only at the level of Bronze-ranked armor. After that, he activated Ruin and got the rest of them to retreat before slamming his fist with all his might. With that, the prison cell was destroyed.
The other monitors might have known that Xiao Lin was strong, but it was the first time they had seen him using his full force under Ruin. The simple and explosive way he destroyed the doors stunned them, and they could not help but praise.
“Quickly! Don’t waste time!” Xiao Lin did not have the time to enjoy their compliments. His Ruin state was only active for a limited time before it ran out. They needed to leave the place now.
“Xiao Lin, we’re in a bad state right now. We probably can’t fight.”
“That’s fine, I’ll hold them off in front!”
“That’s great. Right, do you know the way out?”
“Quit wasting time!” Xiao Lin suddenly exclaimed, casting his gaze at a few of them. Even if it was unintentional, the seven monitors all looked at each other before obediently shutting up.
The feeling Xiao Lin gave them just now was very different. His gaze at that moment had unlimited killing intent behind it, freezing their hearts. It was completely different from Xiao Lin’s usual humble and casual manner.
In truth, even Xiao Lin had not noticed. Entering his Ruin state not only increased his various attributes; it also affected him in other ways.
“Let’s move!” Xiao Lin ordered, and started to rush along the path that he had come from. Currently, he could only maintain his Ruin state for a few minutes, after which his weakened state would render him unable to fight.
It was a fight against time. Keeping themselves hidden was no longer important. Xiao Lin was very confident in his combat ability in that state, and thanks to Ibeiya’s information earlier, he knew that the clan could not be that strong of an opponent.
At a corner, Xiao Lin forced open the locked entrance. There were two people whose faces were filled with shock at the entrance, and started to point at Xiao Lin and shout something. The two of them were undoubtedly very careful, not daring to attack before figuring out Xiao Lin’s ident.i.ty. However, that brief moment of hesitation cost them everything.
Boom!
The fireb.a.l.l.s that Xiao Lin shot out set them ablaze. After that, his fists had immediately killed the two of them. Xiao Lin stopped for a moment, picking up a sword on the ground before charging forward again.
Xiao Lin was more familiar with having a blade with him than using his fists. The sudden commotion had caused the palace to erupt with noise. Xiao Lin met quite a few guards on the way. Even though the Argos clan consisted of necromancers, a lot of the guards still used their blades in close combat. However, just as expected, their skills were not worth mentioning.
The blade he picked up from that unlucky man earlier was quite easy to use. It was a long and thin blade, and the black tip of the sword exuded a thick death energy that had a strong decaying aura. It was quite strong against normal humans.
“Quick!”
“Faster!”
“Stop lagging behind!”
Xiao Lin was already going at full speed, and the rest of them could only barely keep up, but Xiao Lin still felt like they were two slow, and would turn around to shout at them. The corridors of the castle were beginning to fill with guards, and it was starting to get troublesome.
“Dragon Breath Sword!”
Xiao Lin was able to estimate where the exit was, and immediately used his killing technique. The draconic power surged through the wall, blowing it apart.
After using his dragon breath, Xiao Lin’s Ruin state was immediately cancelled, but the way out was now right in front of them. The power of dragon breath was immense, and undead beings and humans alike had been turned to ash.
The cla.s.s monitors gaped, but Xiao Lin’s swaying body caused them to rush forward to help. A man immediately carried Xiao Lin and rushed out.
Outside the castle, the large necromantic eye had been hit by the draconic power, and only half of it was left. Yet, it kept its gaze on them, looking even more terrifying. At the base of the hill, the weak undead beings were not hit by the Dragon Breath Sword, but the pressure brought forth by the waves were enough to render them incapable of fighting.
They had an easy time, and once they met Ibeiya at the foot of the hill, everyone let out a collective sigh of relief before collapsing on the floor.
Ibeiya was not interested in how the rest of them were, but panicked at the sight of Xiao Lin’s unconscious state. However, they were not idle. A carriage the old man had prepared quickly appeared, bringing them all away.
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They left behind a destroyed castle, but strangely, the ancient castle had quickly returned to peace and quiet after such a large commotion, as if nothing had happened.
“Is this really okay? It took so much effort to get those experimental subjects. Why did you release them just like that?” At the highest level of the castle, a pale, young man looked at the distant night sky as he spoke, not even looking back.
Behind him was a man dressed in long, grey robes and a black hood. The man replied with an even colder tone, “It’s no matter. The seeds have been planted. Now, we just need to wait for the right time to reap the rewards. It was your mistake, after all, that cost us our biggest prey. The rest of them are not even worth one of him.”
“Hey, don’t you dare bring that up! For this, I sacrificed all of my p.a.w.ns in the royal palace. Once the representatives from Dawn Academy come over, I might need to move again!”
“Don’t worry, we have our arrangements with the rebels. Those fools from another world think they can control the rebels. How naive!”
Pausing, the hooded man continued, “Valen Argos, I represent the high priest in promising you, if there needs to be a new country established in these lands, then you’ll definitely be the new king!”
“I represent the high priest in congratulating you for your future success!”
“No, it’s our future success!”
Two goblets filled with blood rang with clarity as they clinked together.