Chapter 100: Are These National Treasures?
Lin Fan's words echoed through the pitch-black cave. The colossal beast hidden within the cavern remained silent for two seconds, as if it understood Lin Fan's meaning, its deep voice trembling slightly.
“You food items, how dare you…”
Lin Fan interrupted the low growl without expression: “One bite for each food… Hah, though we lack claws and fangs, there is one thing we possess that you do not.”
“That thing ensures we never fail.”
“Even if we do fail, we still press forward, ultimately achieving victory.”
“That thing is…”
Suddenly, Lin Fan drew his Azure Dragon Crescent Blade; the sound of the blade roared like a dragon, its sharp edge illuminating the dark cave.
“For the Great Xia!”
Behind Lin Fan, everyone shouted loudly in unison: “For the Great Xia!”
Facing the fanged giant, facing the clawed predator.
The greatest weapon humanity possesses is never guns or cannons.
It is willpower!
The will to fight for the Great Xia!
The will to protect one’s compatriots!
The will to never give up!
This will has sustained the Great Xia for over five thousand years, never succumbing!
“Do you think you can dominate us?” Lin Fan’s eyes blazed red as he turned and commanded, “All special ops squads, hold position.”
“All members of the Godslayer Army, follow me into the cave.”
“Mission objective: eliminate the Yeti clan, leave none alive!”
“Commence operation!”
Lin Fan raised his blade and shouted toward the dark cave entrance.
Behind him, those boys and girls who should have been attending school but voluntarily came to fight for the Great Xia, having undergone brutal training, immediately stepped forward in squads, shouting in unison, “Operation start!”
Lin Fan stepped into the pitch-black cave.
The Godslayer Army’s first squad followed closely, then other squads entered in formation as trained.
A sudden roar—
A snow beast lurking just beyond the cave entrance suddenly opened its blood-red eyes and lunged at Lin Fan.
A flash of light.
A blade.
The Great Xia’s blade!
The blade’s roar was like a dragon’s cry, its fleeting brilliance dazzling like a flood dragon, slicing cleanly through the charging shadow. The snow beast never had a chance to roar before it was cleaved in two, collapsing at Lin Fan’s feet.
The blade dripped blood, the Azure Dragon on its edge reflecting streaks of crimson light.
Lin Fan whispered softly, “I want light.”
Bang!
Bang!
In an instant, the Godslayer Army members behind Lin Fan fired flare rounds, casting white light that illuminated the dark cave entrance.
The rescued Que Hong spread her arms wide as terrifying flames erupted from her entire body, especially the enormous fiery wings blazing behind her, scorching and brilliant!
A seventh-grade fire-type psychic!
Que Hong was indeed the first awakened psychic within the Great Xia’s borders, no wonder she had drawn the attention of the Phoenix Society; her talent was truly astonishing.
Simultaneously, the five youths beside her also ignited blazing flames, the scorching fire intertwining to pierce the darkness and brighten the cavern!
After being saved by Lin Fan, Que Hong was assigned as captain of the Godslayer Army’s second squad.
Her five teammates were also fire-type psychics, their power ranging between fifth and sixth grade.
This squad’s combat strength was remarkable among the twenty-two Godslayer squads; fire psychics wielded the destructive explosive power of flames, the scorching heat capable of melting steel.
Second squad, led by Que Hong, ranked just behind Lin Fan’s first squad in sheer power.
Yet at this moment, Lin Fan felt no joy or relief.
As the light filled the cave, all Godslayer Army members fell silent, their breathing growing heavy.
The cave stretched over a thousand meters, its walls scarred with claw marks—carved out by the Yetis themselves within this mountain.
The air inside reeked of rot—the stench of congealed blood.
The floor was completely covered in bones—human bones.
Some were weathered and shattered, some still white as snow, and some retained patches of fresh red flesh, as if just slain!
All were bones of Great Xia people!
Of various ages, these beasts had hidden here for millennia, feeding exclusively on the Great Xia!
Though of different ages, every bone bore the marks of gnawing.
The stone walls were stained red with blood; everywhere the eye could see were dried bloodstains.
Lin Fan stared fixedly at a pile in the corner.
There, among the bones, were…
“Fresh corpses,” Xing Ye approached and inspected briefly. “They must be the reserve food captured from over a dozen nearby towns… The youngest is a girl about seven or eight years old.”
The blade in Lin Fan’s hand trembled!
Seven or eight years old!
His compatriots, stacked like slabs of pork, discarded in the corner.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment; the horror and agony etched on their faces allowed Lin Fan to feel their despair in life.
He could almost hear their wails.
Did they wonder before death why such creatures existed on Great Xia’s land? Did they wonder why its soldiers had failed to protect them?
This place was a living hell!
The Nine-Ringed Staff clattered as the Compassionate Master trembled all over, gritting his teeth: “Amitabha, these beasts truly deserve death!”
The Compassionate Master was a great monk from the Buddhist order.
A lifetime devoted to Buddhist teachings, embodying profound wisdom and boundless compassion.
He had felt some reluctance when the Yetis were torn apart by a storm of bullets, even wishing to chant sutras for their souls.
But now—
He truly wished to send them off!
Yet with his Nine-Ringed Staff, he would deliver that final passage!
“Amitabha.”
“Buddha, your disciple's merit is insufficient to save these man-eating beasts.”
“I can only send them to meet you, so that you yourself may grant them salvation!”
Silence reigned.
Lin Fan’s cold voice broke through.
“Everyone, follow me deeper, enter the branching tunnels in an orderly fashion.”
“See one, kill one!”
“Today, the Great Xia shows no mercy—we will exterminate them all!”
At that moment—
“Ring ring ring.”
Lin Fan’s satellite phone suddenly rang.
He answered, hearing Chen Yan’s trembling voice: “I heard you just killed many Yetis… Foolish! Do you know the scientific value of this branch species evolved from humanity’s ancestors? This species fills a gap in history…”
“Moreover, their rarity is such that they could be considered national treasures. You mustn’t kill them; you have to bring these national treasures back alive. I have already drafted a report proposing the establishment of a breeding base for them…”