Chapter 1296: Settling Accounts

Chapter 1296: Settling Accounts

Lin Nuo completed his grand thieving act just as Aike was rushing back.

Of course, if it weren’t for those three girls hastily raiding the place, he wouldn’t have been so quick. If their guard team hadn’t been hiding like perverted boys, he would have had to work harder to lure them out.

But now, with Qin Shili and the others attacking as bait, they came out and directly ended up killing their leader. With their morale plummeting and their ranks in disarray, they charged around aimlessly, each one of them falling victim to their own chaos.

After dismantling the altar’s Spirit Technique, a horde of prisoners burst out from headquarters, turning the scene into utter pandemonium.

Some demons summoned energy circles, hoping to make a getaway, but Lin Nuo caught them.

“Where do you think you’re running off to? Where’s that energy circle planning to take you?”

Lin Nuo pointed at the energy circle and bombarded them with questions, feeling a weird sense of déjà vu—just like that energy circle from before with Xiao Ling.

“This… this… it’s just an ordinary teleportation array… it can take you… to the Three Realms’ border…”

The demon caught by Lin Nuo stammered in panic, unable to move, scared of what Lin Nuo might do to torment him.

Even Aike had been wiped out by him—how terrifying is that? Just a moment ago, he was an unconscious puppet; now he had turned around and killed their master.

Who is this person?

Humans can be this scary?

And those human females, each more ferocious than the last, with beautiful appearances hiding extremely fierce hearts.

Not to be messed with.

“Teleporting to the Three Realms’ border? You think I don’t know? You’re trying to send yourselves to the human world. If you lie again, I’ll blow your head open—like, splat and everything. And before that, you’ll endure endless suffering.”

“No, no! The teleportation array to the human world isn’t here…!”

After Lin Nuo’s terrifying shout, these fleeing demons spilled the beans about the teleportation array to the human world.

“Where is it? I advise you to be honest. I managed to find my way from the human world to the Demon Realm and kill your leader, so I definitely have a way to go back. I know exactly what you’re planning. You’d better come clean.”

With a knife pressed against their necks, Lin Nuo didn’t strike, relying solely on intimidation. Despite these demons usually being hard and ruthless, there are always some who are cowardly and afraid of dying. Once the situation turns against them, they act like total wimps.

Of course, there are those who are stubborn and resistant; they were ruthlessly killed by him, serving as an example to the rest. Just see who dares act tough after this!

By squeezing a few words out of them, he might just figure out a way back to the human realm.

This damned place is unbearable. Once Aike returns, they’re doomed.

“It’s… the direct teleportation to the human realm isn’t fully operational yet… we can’t teleport directly to the human world, it’s the truth, please believe me! Absolutely no lies.”

“Not fully operational? So it’s nearly successful, huh?”

“That’s not because you broke it, is it…? Once Aike returns and completes the remaining ritual, it’ll be good to go…”

“Can you finish it? Can it be directly sent to the human world?”

“Uh… sorry, we really don’t have the capability… all the capable ones have already been killed by you.”

They weakly replied, their minds blown and voices trembling in Lin Nuo’s presence.

“He had the capability? Then that’s just splendid.”

Damn it, had I known this would happen, I should have kept him alive to finish the last of the ritual.

But that’s just unrealistic; this kind of Spirit Technique cannot be completed in a jiffy. By the time they finally figured it out, Aike would have been back already.

Aike currently has the four Demonized Sacred Beasts, and with his power, he didn’t get to where he is by chance. If he battles in his own territory, the chances of victory aren’t high.

If only he could be lured to the human world, that might work; after all, he might struggle to adapt there.

But how could that fellow easily pass through? You can bet he has made all sorts of preparations, I can’t even estimate how many traps he set when attacking the Sacred Realm.

Thinking about it like this made Lin Nuo feel it wouldn’t be that simple.

Right now, they were here and had broken through this headquarters’ defenses; everything seemed too smooth.

“If you don’t mind, please lead us there; the teleportation array is inside.”

“Move quickly, let’s go.”

Lin Nuo urged them like he was driving a donkey. He wanted to finish things swiftly, but someone ran up to block him.

“Lin Nuo? It really is you! I thought I was seeing things. Why don’t you come over for a reunion? You’re really heartless, aren’t you?”

“Master! You’re okay, you even see me, why didn’t you come find me!”

The other girls had already caught up, starting with Qin Shili’s complaint, followed by Ling Meng, then Mu Yiting, bombarding him in turns, and soon Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue joined, making the scene quite lively.

“Oh, so you came for those two? Pretty good, I thought you were in trouble and came rushing to save you. Turns out you went to find them instead.”

Qin Shili’s sarcasm hit, while the five girls crowded around him, leaving no space for Lin Nuo to escape.

“Settle accounts later; I have urgent matters right now. Don’t worry, what I owe you will be repaid.”

“Repay? Sure. You’ve accumulated quite a debt; you’ll be paying for life. After all, you’re the supreme Demon Ruler, whether in stamina or power, you’re the best.”

Hearing this, Lin Nuo felt a chill down his spine—was she planning to drain him dry?

Even if his stamina were excellent, it wouldn’t hold up against five of them.

Besides, he still hadn’t managed to win against a single one of them in one night.

How terrifying.

“This is an emergency; I can’t trifle with you right now. Let’s go; we might just be able to return to the human world.”

Lin Nuo quickly shifted the topic, and thankfully, these girls weren’t acting recklessly; they could differentiate the situation and wouldn’t go wild, saving any accounts for later.

The only one capable of keeping these girls together in a brief truce was Lin Nuo, that sinful man.

“Return to the human world? Lin Nuo, are you planning to teleport directly back? Can their teleportation array do that?”

Mu Yiting asked, confused. Had any teleportation array been able to reach that far?

“They can, but it’s still a bit short of the ritual; it can’t be used yet. I’m estimating Aike plans to complete the ritual once he returns and then take a final charge into the human world.”

Lin Nuo explained, unknowingly arriving at that teleportation array.

“So you plan to activate it? And then we’ll teleport directly back to the human world?”

“I can’t activate it; I just want to see what it is. Besides, to go back, we first need to reach the Three Realms’ border; then you can take us back. So, you’re a key person; we can’t do it without you.”

Lin Nuo flattered, causing Mu Yiting to swell with pride.

Being valued by Lin Nuo like this, she had to do her best, not wanting to disappoint his expectations.