Chapter 61: Blood Sample (1/2)
Knowing that anything he said was useless, Lu Yin didn’t speak from start to end. The weak would always be preyed on across the universe, and any unwillingness on his part would only make him a subject of ridicule. The only thing he felt was a pity at this point was being unable to kill Liu Shaoge; that man was a hidden threat.
“LIU. SHAO. GE,” Bai Xue trembled as she shouted each syllable, her eyes now red. The man in question smiled at her faintly, but he didn’t reply.
Qingyu glanced at her, “Forget her for now, bring her along the next time. Her gift and face make her fit to serve me, but we can’t take her along now.”
A cold glint flashed past Liu Shaoge’s eyes, but they quickly returned to normal as he bowed, “Yes, Master.”
Soon, the duo’s figures had vanished, and a silver spaceship shot out from the larger one and took off into the unknown. Back within the larger spaceship, Mira squinted, “The birth of another Nightking; truly a troublesome clan.”
As they watched Qingyu vanish, Lu Yin suddenly reached out and grabbed both Huo Xiaoling and Jenny Auna, stunning everyone including Sigmund.
“The audacity! Let them go immediately, native!” Torry shouted out, cursing his carelessness to let such a scenario play out before his very eyes. Standing nearby, Shalosh was astonished; he’d never imagined a puny Sentinel would dare to grab these two ladies of high society in front of Explorers. The sheer courage that required was something that he could appreciate.
“Do you know what you’re doing?” Sigmund stared coldly at Lu Yin.
Holding both girls with his elbows, Lu Yin pointed a dagger at them with each hand. He could pierce their necks with even the slightest force. “I’m sorry to have to use these girls to threaten people, but it just so happens that they’re the most important ones here. I hope to talk things over with you, General Mathers.”
“What do you want to talk about?” Sigmund grew irate at the fact that a native was blackmailing him. He wouldn’t have cared to sacrifice these lives in most scenarios, but the two hostages were simply too important in this scenario. If Xiaoling and Jenny died, he wouldn’t end up well either.
“Once the trial ends, the cultivators of Earth will be sent to the battlefields of the Empire. I don’t wish for that to happen.”
“Those are the rules of the Empire, I have no authority to overturn them.”
Lu Yin smiled, “Qingyu just said that he would personally return to destroy Earth. You can use that as an excuse; if I’m not wrong, the Great Yu Empire wouldn’t dare to defy a Nightking’s orders.”
Sigmund was enraged, “Brat, don’t insult the Great Yu Empire. We simply do not wish for hostilities with the Nightkings. I’ll report your suggestion if you wish, but release them first.”
“Do I look stupid?” Lu Yin declined.
“Looks like these two aren’t all that important if you’re spouting so much nonsense,” Lu Yin remarked.
“YOU!”
Huo Xiaoling glared at Lu Yin, ”Let me go, I’ll help plead your case.”
“Me too, don’t touch me!” Jenny added.