NOVEL WEB Chapter 506: Captured
Dorian started reverting back to his humanoid form, blood wings emerging from his back. "You puny creatures, kneel."
His aura spread out, suffocating everyone on the ground.
The transformed snakes groaned in pain, blood seeping from all their orifices, their bodies falling into the ground, writhing in their own pools of blood.
The Resistance didn't fare much better. Most of them were just normal civilians, and even the cultivators fared no better as their Qi was sealed.
They fell to their knees, unable to move.
The only one still standing was FengXue; even Cuiying had fallen to her knees.
She looked upward, locking eyes with Dorian.
Her action caught his attention. His eyes filled with disdain, he raised his aura once more to force her to kneel, but FengXue didn't budge.
"Stop it unless you plan to report to the Sect Master."
"Tch, no fun."
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Dorian snapped his fingers. The blood on the ground started moving upward, defying gravity. It gathered into a sphere.
The snake bodies withered into dried corpses.
The large blood sphere then fell into Dorian's palm. At first, it was as big as a two-story bus, but as it descended, it shrank until it was only the size of a marble.
"Not bad..."
Meanwhile, inside the temple, Selene quickly locked onto the strongest beings inside. She flew toward the highest tower, spotting two brothers.
"Who are you?" one of the brothers asked with a frown.
Selene's bat form dissipated like a fog.
"Brother, where is it? I can't feel it anywhere."
"Shh, I'm sure that creature is still here."
The brother warned, but the next moment, both of them were raised into the air.
Crimson blood suddenly appeared, engulfing their bodies all the way to their heads.
They began suffocating as the liquid entered their lungs, making them choke. It didn't take long for both of them to lose consciousness.
Selene snapped her fingers, letting both of them fall to the ground. Part of the blood then moved, turning into something like a collar that tightened around both of their necks.
"Watched enough? It's amazing you could come here without me realizing.
Is it part of your species' innate talent?"
"Release both my brothers."
Selene smiled, showing her sharp canines. "Why should I? Do you still have some way to turn the situation around?
Or do you think you can defeat me and escape?"
The woman let out a maniacal laugh. "You should be able to tell there's a huge energy beneath this temple. If you don't free them, I'll make it explode. Let's all die together."
"So, you're sure that explosion can kill me and the others?"
"No! I know you'll survive, but it should be enough to take out the entire city."
"Well, I was ordered to capture you alive and avoid attacking our teammates. None of it says I need to protect them.
Feel free if you want to do it, although I doubt you can break Lady Vesa's barrier. Don't underestimate it."
The woman's expression quickly changed. She could tell Selene was serious. She didn't care at all about the lives of the citizens.
"You may not care, but are you sure you'll get out scot-free?"
"Hmm... they might punish me for this, but I doubt it will matter. Look here, woman... you underestimate us too much.
Even if everyone dies, so what?
If my King deems it necessary, he will just resurrect them all. Most of them are just normal civilians, anyway. One of your kind should be more than enough to reassure a lot of them."
"Don't think you can capture my soul! I'll self-destruct it."
"Then go ahead. What are you waiting for?"
The woman started hesitating. Selene didn't miss this change.
She grasped the woman by the neck and then slammed her body toward the ceiling. Despite this, the woman was barely wounded.
She then flew outside the barrier and landed in front of Alex and MingYue.
"That was fast."
"Thanks for the compliment. This woman seems to be the one responsible for leading the temple. She's the strongest there.
Do you have any more missions, King?"
"Investigate
the temple, looking for something like a teleportation array."
Selene nodded, then left to complete her task.
Alex looked at the woman. "What's your name?"
"Thara."
"You should understand your current situation, then. Tell me everything you know, and maybe I'll consider letting you live."
"Then just kill me! I see no upside to your offer, and the worst outcome is death.
No matter how much you torture me, I'll just do that."
Usually, Alex would just throw people like this at Vesa, but he felt the woman had something to offer.
"You seem to already have an idea in your mind. Tell me."
"The snake clan is involved with a sect in the core region. Based on your strength, you should know about them."
Alex nodded, gesturing for her to continue.
"They have a goal to erode the formation in the core region, allowing them to create new exit points toward outer regions.
I'll tell you more, but in exchange, guarantee the safety of my brothers and me and help me take over the Silver Snake Clan."
'Silver Snake Clan, if nothing has changed, they should be one of the emperors from the beast territory. It seems it's time for me to go toward them.'
"Answer me this: what happened to the abbot before you? My answer will depend on yours."
"The abbot before me? I don't know. When I came here, the place was already prepared.
I just took the position. If you want to know more, you'll need to ask my uncle."
Alex squinted his eyes, then activated his ability, observing the woman's every expression.
"Are you kidding me? How long have you been overlord in this place? And now you're telling me you don't know anything about the last abbot?"
"I don't! But I have some ideas. The people in power before me were taken by the coalition. Although the spoils were shared with my clan, I cannot say for sure."
"Spoil!?" Alex's eyes glinted with coldness.