Chapter 392: Trapper Qin Chen (2/2)

Many started to speak up as they all wished to obtain those pikes.

Lu Yin did not bother answering any of them as he continued his mad charge out, only turning around to look at the Corpse King. Oddly enough, the man had vanished without a trace.

Lu Yin felt a shudder go through his body, as the Neohuman Alliance’s Corpse Kings were craftier than any human.

The shaking ground intensified even further as the phantom pikes’ attack frequency shifted to a higher gear. Soon, more people began to die.

When Lu Yin ran at top speed, no one was able to keep up with him, not even Northgate Lie.

Before long, Lu Yin reached the joint where the leg and the main body met, and he saw that there were a bunch of people anxiously waiting around. He also saw the middle-aged Lockbreaker from before, who was nervously trying to unlock the pike.

When Lu Yin saw the scene, he was instantly delighted. Without his help, this bunch of people definitely would not be able to escape. Northgate Taisui had already taken care of the centipede's body, so he would no longer permit anyone else to enter. In other words, Lu Yin was the only person who could let these people out.

The middle-aged Lockbreaker was elated when he saw Lu Yin. “Mister Lu, please help me quickly get everyone out.”

Lu Yin looked back as the boundless white wave approached them. Sure enough, parasitic worms had also appeared in the other directions. Not only that, but it was even possible for parasites to emerge from all parts of the centipede’s body.

“Sure, but everyone needs to accept my condition first,” Lu Yin shouted.

“Tell us,” someone urgently said.

Lu Yin had a solemn expression. “Everyone needs to swear to change their appearance to look like me, Lu Yin, when they leave this centipede’s body. No one can delay, and you will all have to rush to leave the Northline Flowzone as fast as possible.”

These people weren’t stupid and they all instantly realized that these conditions could only mean that Lu Yin had gotten ahold of something extraordinary that he was afraid the people of Northline Flowzone would seize. It was either that or he had offended someone. However, no one cared which one it was at this moment, and they all immediately agreed and quickly made their pledges.

Lu Yin moved up alongside the middle-aged Lockbreaker and started helping him unlock the pike.

Soon after, Northgate Lie arrived. As soon as he saw Lu Yin, he charged forward, only to be held back by the crowd. “Brother Northgate, no matter what happened back there, Lu Yin is currently opening a way for our predicament. Brother Northgate, please set aside your grudges for now!”

Northgate Lie frowned, and he tried to charge forward once again. No one could obstruct him from doing what he wanted.

But before he was able to move much further, he suddenly stopped and stared ahead of him in surprise. “What are you doing here?”

Lu Yin suddenly turned around, stopping his lockbreaking attempt to shift his gaze. Was there someone here who was able to stop Northgate Lie?

The others appeared similarly shocked. Northgate Lie was an expert on the Top 100 Rankings, but now, there seemed to actually be someone who could stop him, and the person was very young as well.

“Whatever grudges you have can be settled outside,” the youth who had stopped Northgate Lie coldly replied. He appeared to be extremely ordinary with simple clothes and no weapons. There was nothing about him that seemed outstanding in any way; he looked like a regular person in every sense of the word. But his appearance was actually enough to cause Northgate Lie to hesitate.

Northgate Lie’s expression turned solemn. “Do you think you can stop me? Qin Chen, you think too much of the Top 100 Rankings.”

Behind him, many cried out in surprise. They had heard of this name before. Number eighty eight on the Top 100 Rankings: Trapper Qin Chen.

Lu Yin was stunned upon realizing that there was actually another expert from the Top 100 Rankings present. There were more than a hundred Weaves and Flowzones in the Human Domain, so logically, not every area would produce someone in the rankings. Even if the Outerverse’s weaves were disregarded, the Innerverse still had more than a hundred Flowzones of various sizes. The chances of bumping into a Top Hundred expert was absolutely miniscule, but two of them had appeared here.

No matter what Northgate Lie said, he didn’t act. If the rankings were meaningless, then no one would bother fighting over them. Since Qin Chen was ranked above Northgate Lie, then there had to be some truth to it.

Soon after, Lily Anne and the rest arrived. When they learned that there was another Top 100 Rankings expert blocking their path, they were similarly shocked, and no one dared to act rashly.

“Brother Lu, think carefully. Even if you leave the centipede, you’ll still be in the Northline Flowzone, and our Northgate ancestor is out there. Do you really think that you can escape?” Northgate Lie was not afraid of exposing himself, so he shouted threats at Lu Yin. This was the Northline Flowzone, and the mere existence of Northgate Taisui gave him a great deal of confidence.

Lu Yin did not reply.

In another direction, the Tempest Flowzone’s He Zhong’s eyes gleamed. What had Lu Yin obtained?

“Lu Yin, some things are not able to be taken away. It’s better to be accommodating!” Northgate Lie yelled again.

Lu Yin frowned. “Everybody, the flood of worms is about to reach this point, but there are some people trying to interfere with your path to survival. They’ll be able to leave on their own strength, but the majority of you won’t be able to escape, so good luck to you all.”

Lu Yin’s words caused many hostile glares to be directed towards Northgate Lie’s group. Even those who had previously chased Lu Yin now stood to block Northgate Lie from approaching him.

“Brother Northgate, discuss your grudges outside. You don't want all of us to die here, right?”

“That’s right, Brother Northgate. Please give us some face.”

“Brother Northgate…”

…

Northgate Lie’s eyes turned cold. “Fine, I won’t act against you inside the centipede's body. Brother Lu, it’s best to be smart. We’re still inside the Northline Flowzone.”

To Northgate Lie, him seizing the pikes and presenting them to his family was completely different from his family seizing them. However, he was unable to take them since Lu Yin’s stubbornness and foolishness exceeded his expectations. He could only give up. As he had said, this was the Northline Flowzone, and he was certain that Lu Yin would not be able to escape.

Lily Anne did not understand Lu Yin’s behavior; he was no fool. He definitely could not escape, so why was he refusing to hand the pikes over?

Qin Chen looked over at Lu Yin curiously. What exactly had this person obtained?

“Seventh Bro, are you sure that we’ll be able to escape? There’s an old freak with a power level of several hundreds of thousands waiting outside,” the monkey nervously questioned.

“We won’t be able to escape. But handing them over to the Northgate family is an entirely different concept than handing them over to Northgate Lie.”

“What do you mean?”

Lu Yin didn’t bother explaining. If he could be that easily coerced to hand over those pikes, then no one would ever take him seriously in future. He wanted to let everyone know that he was no pushover. Even if he was walking along a futile path, he still wanted to try to find a way out of this predicament.

He could not count on Astral-10 to deal with an old freak whose power level was in the several hundreds of thousands, and he didn’t want to reveal his relationship with Highsage Leon either. So, he only had one other option remaining. But before he used that, he would try his best to escape. Even if he ended up being caught, that old freak would need to put in some effort. He was doing all this to let everyone know that he, Lu Yin, would not be cowed by intimidation, that he was amenable to discussion but not coercion.