At the foot of Lingfeng Mountain.
Tao Qiyue finally waited for reinforcements. Several gunshots had already come from the mountain, giving her a bad premonition.
So when the reinforcements arrived, she immediately ordered a search of the mountain and then ascended ahead of the main force.
After half an hour of searching, Tao Qiyue arrived at the place where Chen Jinzhao and Joel had clashed. Seeing the scene of devastation, she became even more agitated. Forcing herself to calm down, she shouted, "Chen Jinzhao, are you there?"
"If you hear me, please respond!"
She held her gun and hid behind a dirt slope, waiting for a response.
Of course.
She would not receive a response from Chen Jinzhao.
The one who responded to Tao Qiyue was Xu Nianqing. Xu Nianqing said, "Chen Jinzhao has gone up the mountain to pursue the remaining bandits. Professor Wen and I are fine."
Tao Qiyue's head poked out from behind the dirt slope, and she saw Xu Nianqing and Wen Fulin at a glance. The tension in her heart instantly eased. Without hesitation, she jumped out from behind the dirt slope and ran to the two of them.
"Professor Wen, Professor Xu, are you alright?" Tao Qiyue asked.
Both of them shook their heads.
Tao Qiyue's brow furrowed slightly. "Professor Xu, you just said Chen Jinzhao is pursuing the remaining bandits alone. Which direction did he go?"
Xu Nianqing pointed to a nearby mountain peak. "That way!"
Tao Qiyue wanted to go up the mountain to help, but considering the safety of the two, she dared not act rashly. She looked anxious and very worried about Chen Jinzhao's safety.
"Professor Xu, can you tell me what happened just now?" Tao Qiyue turned to Xu Nianqing, wanting to distract herself in this way.
Xu Nianqing glanced deeply at Tao Qiyue and then slowly recounted what had happened.
Hearing that Chen Jinzhao had instantly killed two people, Tao Qiyue raised her eyebrows.
This guy is quite strong!
After waiting for the main force to ascend the mountain and protect the two professors, Tao Qiyue immediately went to the mountain where Chen Jinzhao was without a word.
At that time.
Edward was kneeling before Chen Jinzhao.
This strong man, ranked ninety-eighth on the global individual combatant list, had been defeated in Jiangnan, China.
He had lost completely.
However, Edward was clearly unwilling to accept defeat. He raised his head and gritted his teeth, asking, "I'm very curious about your identity. Who are you? Cang Long of Yanjing, Barbarian Bear of the Northeast, Xuanwu of Jiangning, Sky Eagle of the Northwest, Python Sparrow of the Southwest, Red Tiger of Lingnan, or Snow Fox of Tianshan?"
The seven titles Edward mentioned were the kings of the Chinese military, renowned internationally.
He believed that only these seven individuals possessed strength as terrifying as Chen Jinzhao's.
"Guess?" Chen Jinzhao smiled faintly.
Edward thought seriously and said earnestly, "I think you are more like Cang Long of Yanjing, because the other six have different characteristics, only Cang Long can integrate the strengths of all schools and is known as a monster without flaws."
"It's not a disgrace to die at your hands."
Chen Jinzhao shook his head, "None of them are right. I am not any of the seven you listed."
Edward's expression was shocked, and he remained silent for a long time.
A tempest was brewing in his heart. If Chen Jinzhao wasn't one of the seven above, it meant that China had once again produced an S-class soldier king.
Wait!
A terrifying thought surfaced in Edward's mind.
Could it be...
He looked at Chen Jinzhao again, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"You, you are that person!" Edward shrieked.
Chen Jinzhao looked at Edward in surprise and asked with interest, "You recognize me?"
Edward shook his head bitterly, his voice extremely low, "No, I've never seen your picture, but I know you are that person. The captain of the Candle Dragon Special Forces, the Eye of Candle Dragon!"
The Candle Dragon Special Forces were in a position far superior to other special forces!
As the captain of the Candle Dragon Special Forces, Chen Jinzhao's strength had long been classified as S-class by the outside world, making him one of the top individuals globally!
On the international individual combatant rankings, he was among the top ten!
It is worth noting that the top ten were tied, with no distinction between higher or lower.
He could be tenth, or he could be first.
These were the ten most powerful individual combatants in the world. Besides Chen Jinzhao, Cang Long of Yanjing was also among them.
"Since you have already guessed my identity, there is nothing for me to hide. As long as you tell me what you know about the Black Blood organization, I can give you a quick death."
"Otherwise..."
"You know the consequences."
Edward suddenly burst into laughter and then said, "I will not betray the organization. It is my honor to sacrifice for Black Blood. When the day comes when Black Blood rules the world, future generations will worship me as a pioneer!!!"
On the outside of his teeth, a small poison pill was hidden. Once bitten, death would occur within five seconds.
As soon as Edward finished his heroic declaration of willingness to die, Chen Jinzhao grabbed his jaw and dislocated it.
This made Edward's face change drastically!
He couldn't even speak.
"How many years have passed, and you still use this old-fashioned method of suicide? Don't you have any new ideas?" Chen Jinzhao said disdainfully as he removed the poison pill from Edward's mouth and then reset Edward's jaw.
Edward was filled with fear.
Falling into the hands of the Jade-faced Yama meant a life worse than death.
Chen Jinzhao threw the poison pill aside and calmly asked, "Speak, shall I act, or will you confess voluntarily?"
On the other side.
Tao Qiyue, after a long trek, ran for ten minutes on the winding and steep path and finally reached the mountaintop. She instinctively looked around for Chen Jinzhao's figure, and sure enough, she saw his back not far away.
Phew...
Great!
Chen Jinzhao is still alive!
Tao Qiyue called out, but Chen Jinzhao didn't respond. Doubtfully, she walked behind Chen Jinzhao.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
As soon as she spoke.
A strong, pungent smell of blood entered Tao Qiyue's nostrils. She looked down at the ground in front of Chen Jinzhao. When she saw the gruesome state of Edward, her stomach spasmed violently, and she vomited up her lunch on the spot.
It was clearly a pile of mangled parts!
Chen Jinzhao, coming to his senses belatedly, patted Tao Qiyue's back and said, "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to wait for the main force at the foot of the mountain?"
Tao Qiyue quickly turned away, not wanting to see the bloody scene.
"The main force has arrived, and Professor Wen and Professor Xu are being protected, so I wanted to see if I could help you." She was still shaken, and secretly glanced at the calm-faced Chen Jinzhao from the corner of her eye, realizing that she still didn't understand this man well enough.
"Did you kill this person?"
Chen Jinzhao did not deny it, nodded, and said, "I killed him. He was Edward, ranked ninety-eighth on the world individual combatant list. I will report his matters to the military separately."
Tao Qiyue weakly said, "But there was no need to be so brutal, was there?"
A cold glint emanated from Chen Jinzhao, making even Tao Qiyue shiver. She heard Chen Jinzhao say faintly, "He violated our land and trampled on the backbone of our nation. Death is too light a punishment for him."
"Moreover."
"This person was not honest and attempted to lie to me."
Chen Jinzhao's casual tone made Tao Qiyue feel that he was so unfamiliar. If there were only three words to describe him, they would be—
Ashura! Living Yama!