"You will regret this!"
Hearing Lin Yan's words, Zhang Hu and his men couldn't help but laugh. "Regret? How will Miss Lin make me regret it?"
As Zhang Hu spoke, the men behind him immediately became vigilant. Those beside Lin's father and mother drew their weapons and held them to their necks.
"Since Brother Zhang is unwilling to let us go, I can only force my way out." Lin Yan paid no mind to the blades at her parents' necks. "Sui Sui, go!"
As soon as she spoke, they felt their grip loosen. Lin's father, Lin's mother, and the little girl vanished before their eyes.
"Is she an esper?" Zhang Hu's gaze towards Lin Yan was dangerous, but it quickly turned to greed.
Such an ability that could take people away was truly secure. If it could be used by him, they would be even safer outside.
"So what if they escaped? Isn't Miss Lin still unable to run?" Zhang Hu waved his hand, and his subordinates swarmed towards Lin Yan.
"Brother Zhang, aren't you curious how I got here? Then watch closely." Lin Yan drew a sword from her spatial storage and performed a gentle flourish.
"Miss Lin seems to be overestimating herself. I wonder how much of your ability matches your boast!" Zhang Hu remained seated on the sofa, confident in his men.
However, the battle did not unfold as he had imagined. Lin Yan quickly defeated his subordinates, even binding them securely with chains that formed from their own weapons.
Lin Yan, holding her long sword, walked towards Zhang Hu. Zhang Hu now regarded the woman he had previously underestimated with seriousness.
Lin Yan pointed her sword at Zhang Hu. He didn't dodge, for he realized that a thin metal strand had silently fixed him to the sofa. He had nowhere to escape.
"Miss Lin is formidable!" Zhang Hu praised. "What is it that Miss Lin desires?"
"All I have ever wanted is to take my parents away. It was Brother Zhang who kept making things difficult for me, wasn't it?" Lin Yan pressed the tip of her sword against Zhang Hu's throat.
"Then, as long as Miss Lin spares me, I will let you leave immediately." Zhang Hu said at once.
"It's a little late. The injuries my parents sustained and the suffering they endured were not for nothing. If your parents were treated this way, would you let it go lightly?" Lin Yan's sword tip drew a bloody line on Zhang Hu's neck.
"But Miss Lin doesn't want our lives, does she? If you wanted our lives, they would be dead by now, not tied up."
Zhang Hu saw that Lin Yan was unwilling to kill. Even in the apocalypse, she was still so soft-hearted. If it were in the past, he would have scoffed, but now he was incredibly relieved.
Only by Lin Yan being soft-hearted and unable to strike could he survive.
"Brother Zhang is a smart man. I enjoy conversing with smart people."
"Then what are Miss Lin's demands?" Zhang Hu asked sincerely.
Although he knew Lin Yan wouldn't kill him, if she made any overly difficult demands, he might as well die at her hands.
"First, release those people you've been holding captive." Lin Yan knew that many residents of this villa area were held captive with her parents.
Brother Zhang probably didn't know how long this apocalypse would last. Furthermore, these people were all influential, so he didn't dare to go too far, hence he only imprisoned them.
But their living conditions inside were not good. It would be better to take them all away, which would also solve a problem for Brother Zhang.
"That's easy to say. What about the second condition?"
"The second is that you hand over the people who injured my parents. I won't take their lives, either. Just banish them from the base and never take them in again. Their fate afterward will be up to them."
Lin Yan still couldn't bring herself to kill, nor did she want to ask others to kill.
So, it would be like this. Without the base's protection, they would likely have a difficult time surviving.
"Miss Lin is benevolent. It shall be as Miss Lin demands."
After Zhang Hu agreed, Lin Yan released the two men and had them bring out the captives.
Once released, these two men dared not confront Lin Yan again, as no one wanted to fight someone who could melt their weapons.
Although people outside didn't know what had happened, they sensed that something had occurred.
When the captives were brought to the entrance, Lin Yan, with Zhang Hu, walked to the door.
Lin Yan no longer held her sword to Zhang Hu's throat, but a rather thick necklace now encircled Zhang Hu's neck. This necklace was loosely fitted around his neck.
However, Zhang Hu dared not underestimate it. He had tried many times earlier, but it couldn't be broken. Not only could it not be broken, but each attempt to pull it made it shorter.
"Miss Lin, all the people have been brought here. You can release my subordinates now, can you not?" Zhang Hu inquired.
"Not yet. There are still some people you haven't handed over!" Lin Yan looked at these individuals, who in her memory were successful men in suits, now appearing pathetic before her, and she didn't know what to say.
Zhang Hu gave a signal to the side, and then the two men Lin Yan had released pulled several people from the crowd.
"Sui Sui, come out." Lin Yan called.
A rift appeared in the void, and from it emerged Sui Sui, Lin's father, and Lin's mother.
Zhang Hu stared at their appearance in astonishment. So it wasn't a teleportation ability, but space? A space where people could hide. He wanted it even more.
However, considering Lin Yan's combat prowess and abilities, he had to suppress this thought.
"Yan Yan!" Lin's father and mother rushed to Lin Yan's side as soon as they emerged, confirming her safety.
"Mom, Dad, I'm fine. Take a look and see if these are the people who injured you." Lin Yan pointed to the people who had been brought out.
"It's them!" Lin's mother examined them closely and confirmed.
"What happened? What happened? Why did you bring my son out?" The woman who had brought Lin Yan breakfast rushed to one of the men, asking those beside him with displeasure.
"Brother Zhang, I have only these two conditions. Once they are driven out of the base, I will leave with this group of people. Then I will release you." Lin Yan did not look at the middle-aged woman, allowing her to throw a tantrum.
Although Brother Zhang was the leader of this base and seemed like a bad person, he didn't seem like someone who would make things difficult for Lin Yan's parents. Therefore, Lin Yan was willing to spare him.
Moreover, he had indeed provided shelter for many people. If Lin Yan truly punished him, this base might collapse. That was why Lin Yan decided to only make the people who directly harmed her parents pay a price.