414: Chapter 328 414: Chapter 328 The murderous intent on Luo Yaxuan’s face was now evident in his handsome, phoenix-like eyes.
The man who had always been gentle was, for the first time today, on a killing spree.
“Speak, where have you hidden them?”
“Hahaha, you want to save them?
Without my antidote, even if you rescue them, it will be useless.
I would rather die than let any of you have it.”
The Mountain King knew his death was inevitable today, and at once swallowed the poison he had prepared for himself.
As he finished speaking, he set himself ablaze, incinerating any medicines and antidotes he had on him.
The Mountain King preferred to shatter like jade rather than stay intact as a tile, hurting his enemy by 800 and himself severely.
With this act, he intended to destroy the antidote and burn the ropes binding him to the branches.
This move was risky; he could have died on the spot.
However, he had prepared a pill to feign death before burning the medicines, appearing as if he had ingested poison.
In reality, he had taken the pill to mimic death.
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but it was due to biting his own tongue, not from poison.
The crowd only saw the Mountain King burn his belongings, using a Fire Spirit Talisman.
Even his clothes were consumed in flames, and it seemed as though he had taken poison as blood trickled from his mouth, when suddenly there was a “bang.”
The Fire Spirit Talisman exploded on his body.
Other than his clothes, everything on him turned to ash.
Only his pair of shoes remained intact.
The Mountain King only felt a surge of blood rushing to his head; he had indeed been injured, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood as the fake death took effect, and he collapsed to the ground.
Faced with this sudden turn of events, Luo Yaxuan and those with him were unable to prevent the suicide.
Who would have thought that the Mountain King, so wicked and unyielding, would take his own life without putting up a fight?
Previously so imposing, now his actions seemed so worthless.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then remembered the Mountain King’s words.
With his death, saving the hostages without an antidote would be troublesome!
Luo Yaxuan withdrew his Thunderstrike spell.
Under his casting, more than a hundred bandits were injured, none left unharmed, and although it seemed that some were only wounded and not dead, the situation was grim.
“Speak, where are the hostages held, and where is the antidote?”
The Mountain King was so formidable, reigning supreme over this region.
No one expected that he would be killed by these young masters, and so many of their comrades were dead or wounded.
Everyone looked at this group of people with fear in their eyes.
Especially Luo Yaxuan, who had injured them, and Lai Jianlin, who had not forced the Mountain King to commit suicide.
People in the stockade only knew the Mountain King could use a few drugs, unaware of how he made them, just knowing that even those with high combat power met their defeat at his hands.
The King’s medicines were always so effective, never failing, but today, they failed at the hands of several young people, who were perhaps too arrogant and underestimated their enemy.
They knew the King could make drugs, but did they know he had secret remedies?
Assuming the King was dead, would they dare to rebel?
Of course, to preserve their own lives, they would tell whatever was asked.
Some were unconscious from injuries and the shock, some were reduced to ashes by lightning, and a few injured ones looked at the people in front of them with fearful eyes.
They wished they could be like those who had passed out, numb to fear!
“My good sir, this young master, if I tell you, will you spare my life?”
“Kind sirs, please spare us.
We only obeyed the King’s orders; everything was decided by him, even the kidnappings.”
Although the Mountain King feigned death, his mind was still alert.
Hearing his subordinates, who seemed so obedient and loyal before, surrendering so quickly after his ‘death’, he realized he had been nurturing a bunch of useless cowards!
He was almost infuriated into awakening, but to survive, he endured his anger, waiting for these people to leave before determining to punish them severely.
“Why all the nonsense?
I’m asking you, is there an antidote?
Where are people imprisoned?”
Luo Yaxuan’s gentle face was always seeping with a murderous aura.
From his expression, it was clear that if these people didn’t talk, they would be killed!
The few who were still conscious were not daring to test the patience of these people anymore.
Irritating them could mean instant death.
At that moment, their faces were filled with terror.
They had killed many, but facing their own deaths, they were fearful and did not want to die.
I’m just a guard on the outside!” a bandit said tremblingly.
The lightning had disfigured his appearance, his hair was singed in patches, his clothing bore many burnt holes, and he had multiple burns on his body.
The others were not in much better condition, each and every one claiming ignorance.
Only one person’s eyes darted about, thinking that if he provided helpful information, he might actually be spared from death by these formidable adversaries.
Logically, they should hate or think about opposing the enemy before them.
But their strength paled in comparison.
They could only be beaten and killed.
Accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, when facing truly powerful foes, even they harbored a fear of death!
The recent thunder and lightning were so formidable; it was like encountering a genuine Immortal.
This person’s power was nearing that of a deity!
“This young master, I know that the girls are in the King’s chamber, and the other men are in a dungeon.
There’s a secret passage leading there from beneath the King’s bed.”