Noticing the wary gazes of Yao Qianhe and his wife, he let out a soft laugh.
“Do not blame me. I did not want this either.”
“But who told you to cross paths with Zhou Meng and me here?”
He began to endlessly list his excuses.
“Zhou Meng's identity is an absolute secret. Only this old man, the Commander of the Tianlong Guard, and His Majesty know of it. Anyone else who found out has not survived.”
“After all, in a bit more time, Zhou Meng will have the opportunity to become the Deputy Leader of the Martial Alliance, and might even eventually vie for the position of Martial Alliance Leader.”
“When that time comes, it will be the moment our Great Xuan Dynasty takes action against the forces of the martial world.”
“With this explanation, I trust you two should understand the gravity of this matter. Therefore... I can only apologize to you both.”
A trace of disbelief flashed in Yao Qianhe's eyes.
“Lord Wang, my wife and I saw nothing today. We...”
Wang Luoshan raised his hand to stop him from speaking further.
“Enough. You are a clever man; there is no need for useless words.”
“I have observed that the specters here target immobilized players first. Since that is the case, let this old man send you on your way.”
Yao Qianhe wanted to say more.
But he did not expect that after saying his last word, Wang Luoshan would give him no chance to speak at all, utilizing qinggong to rapidly close the distance between them.
However, although his speed was extremely fast, he was not a specter after all, so he could not instantly appear right in front of Yao Qianhe.
Thus, though the intervening time was brief, Yao Qianhe, as a capable man who had climbed his way up to the position of Prefect, still had a split second to react.
Wang Luoshan's hand was already gripping his throat. He was about to knock him unconscious, cripple his limbs, and throw him far away.
But at that exact moment, Yao Qianhe's face contorted, and his clenched fist slammed directly into Wang Luoshan.
Wang Luoshan originally thought it was just Yao Qianhe's death struggle.
But he never expected...
Wang Luoshan seemed to feel something. His eyes suddenly widened, filled with utter disbelief.
Then, his entire body stiffened, and maintaining that rigid posture, he collapsed to the ground.
With a dull thud, a Houtian Rank expert had stopped breathing just like that.
Yet even so, the hand with which Wang Luoshan gripped Yao Qianhe's throat still did not loosen.
Yao Qianhe felt it difficult to breathe, his entire face turning flushed and red. Fortunately, with Lin Deshuang's help, they quickly pried Wang Luoshan's hand open, finally freeing him.
“Huff... huff!”
Yao Qianhe gasped heavily for air, his face filled with the relief of having survived a disaster.
However, he also knew that even if he hadn't died at Wang Luoshan's hands, he wouldn't be able to escape death in the end.
Therefore, his expression was not very good either.
After all, he had personally killed Wang Luoshan!
“Husband!”
Lin Deshuang's voice was sorrowful.
“This man surnamed Wang will turn into a specter and return in a moment. When that happens, you...”
Although Yao Qianhe was somewhat afraid, he did not feel any regret.
“He was going to feed us to the specters anyway. Since we're going to die no matter what, taking this old dog Wang Luoshan down with me before I go is worth it!”
What he had used just now was a consumable specter item.
Its effect was extremely powerful.
As long as he made direct contact with the target's body, he could successfully activate the specter item.
As for its effect... it was an instant kill.
When used on a specter, it would repel them.
When used on a human, it would kill them.
Seeing this scene, Zuo Lin'an couldn't help but gasp.
He knew these people would definitely have good things on them.
The specter item in Yao Qianhe's hand could actually be considered one of the paths of survival for this dungeon.
But because of Zuo Lin'an's instigation, this specter item had actually been used by Yao Qianhe on Wang Luoshan instead.
An unexpected pleasant surprise!
This was truly an unexpected surprise!
By now, Zhou Meng had snapped out of his shock. Looking at Wang Luoshan's corpse from afar, he found it simply unbelievable.
De... Dead?
Just like that?
Pacification Commissioner Wang Luoshan, who had survived countless bloodbaths, had died just like that?
At this moment, he couldn't care less about Yao Qianhe and his wife, who had moved to the other side. He quickly dashed to Wang Luoshan's side and repeatedly examined his body.
“Breathing, pulse, body temperature...”
“Gone, all gone?!”
Only after confirming the man was truly dead did he look at Yao Qianhe and his wife in shock.
“You!”
“You actually killed Pacification Commissioner Wang!”
“Do you have any idea what you've done?”
Yao Qianhe was already a dying man. Facing Zhou Meng's interrogation, he merely gave a faint, cold laugh. “What did I do? I just didn't want to be killed, that's all!”
With great effort, he shielded Lin Deshuang behind him. “What? Was I wrong to do so?”
Zhou Meng was completely dazed.
He didn't know what to say.
All he knew was that his direct superior was gone.
And he had no idea how he was going to survive the remaining time. After all, only about half a shichen had passed since they entered the dungeon.
He hadn't been very worried about being targeted by specters before because Wang Luoshan had specter items specifically meant to deal with them.
But now, Wang Luoshan was dead.
And Yao Qianhe, who had possessed such a powerful specter item, had wasted it on Wang Luoshan instead of using it against the specters.
In other words, the powerful person was gone, and the powerful specter item was gone too!
Everything was gone!
Rage surged in Zhou Meng's heart.
He didn't even know whose fault it was.
Was it the native's fault?
The other party had only said a few words to disgust and instigate them because Wang Luoshan wanted to make a move on him.
And now, that person had already met his end at the hands of the specters.
Was it Wang Luoshan's fault?
He only wanted to extract specific details about the specters from the native's mouth. When the other party refused to cooperate, he had no choice but to resort to force.
As for moving against Yao Qianhe and his wife?
That was also for the sake of the imperial court, wanting to protect the secret of Zhou Meng's identity.
What was wrong with that?
Was it Yao Qianhe's fault then?
One couldn't say that either. He simply didn't want to be killed by Wang Luoshan, so he thought of protecting himself and his wife.
Indeed.
No one was in the wrong!
But from Zhou Meng's perspective, everyone other than Wang Luoshan was detestable!
A trace of killing intent flickered in his eyes. He wanted to make a move on Yao Qianhe to vent his hatred, but then he noticed a bone-chilling aura beginning to emerge in the surroundings.
“Not good, there's...”
His rage-fueled brain cooled down instantly upon encountering the specter aura, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head.
Assessing the situation with the utmost speed, Zhou Meng did not dare to linger. He activated his qinggong and fled into the distance without looking back, completely abandoning Yao Qianhe and his wife.
But after running some distance, he seemed to think of something. He quickly stopped and looked back.
Because he suddenly realized that the specter arriving this time might not be one of the dungeon's original specters.
Rather, it was the specter that Wang Luoshan had transformed into.
If that was the case, there was no need for him to run, because if Wang Luoshan returned, he would only attack Yao Qianhe.
Thinking of this, he felt slightly relieved. He then chose a random concealed spot to hide, looking toward the distant campfire and the couple nearby.
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