Chapter 342: Li Tianan’s Revenge!
A false yet real dream, a life he yearns for the most.
Li Tianan thought for a long time about Nightmare’s last words. He wondered, if he could really achieve that, what would be the difference from the real world?
In the battle between evasion and responsibility, Li Tianan ultimately chose the latter.
No matter how beautifully and realistically a dream is constructed, it is still fundamentally fake. A dream, no matter how mighty, is still just a dream; one day he would come to this realization, and that would mean a doubly painful and torturous end.
To be honest, he didn’t quite want to k*ll anyone—talking about revenge was just an excuse.
If he could save his daughter, he wouldn’t need to wipe out the entire Gatekeepers—just taking out those who planned and participated in that incident would suffice.
However, Nightmare demanded that he must eliminate all of them.
This time, two factions of the Gatekeepers would bring a total of one hundred sixty people, but thanks to Nightmare’s manipulations, the number increased to two hundred. He had no clue how Nightmare pulled it off.
So now he had to take out not just the list provided by Nightmare or Bai Yu, but k*ll all these Gatekeepers as well. Missing even one was not allowed; that was the agreement he made with Nightmare.
Lu Liangting was also kidnapped by Nightmare, and his sister was taken alongside him. After absorbing his sister’s power, that’s how Lu Liangting turned into this non-human, non-ghost figure he was now.
Honestly, his power was really strong; it made him feel omnipotent.
If one Evil God was that strong, what about three Evil Gods concentrating their power on him? If he wanted, he could even fly at high speeds using their sinister thoughts and wills.
This was completely beyond the realm of humanity; in terms of strength, taking down an Evil God would be a walk in the park.
Yet, with such great power, he still looked down on himself a bit.
He didn’t even dare to see his daughter in this current state.
He was just too ugly—much uglier than an Evil God.
He never expected to walk down this road one day.
But there was no choice; his daughter’s condition suddenly worsened. If things continued like this, within a month, she would become a vessel for the Ghost Gate. He had to find a solution within two weeks; no longer than that. Even if he managed to suppress her, after that point, his daughter might never wake up again.
“Will Bai Yu come here too?” Li Tianan’s voice was extremely hoarse, with multiple tones, like several people speaking at once.
“She will come. When she does, don’t worry about her; just go k*ll the Gatekeepers.”
“Got it.”
Li Tianan still thought Bai Yu, this ghost, was rather okay. Although she had a heavy killing intent and was extremely powerful, she was completely different from other Evil Spirits. From her, he could even see “protection and responsibility,” especially when she was with Zhao Mingyue.
He had never seen an Evil Spirit treat humans so well, sticking close together and providing protection from all angles.
Their relationship was so intimate that it was more than just sisterhood.
If possible, he really didn’t want to k*ll Bai Yu.
This ghost was incredibly strong, much stronger than an average Evil God. Yet, Li Tianan felt that he now had the strength to k*ll or seriously wound Bai Yu.
Because even Bai Yu couldn’t handle three Evil Gods simultaneously. And with all three Evil Gods’ power concentrated into one, he was even stronger.
“Time to see how you perform. I’ll head out first.” Nightmare adjusted her mask and then vanished from Li Tianan’s sight.
Before leaving, Nightmare took one last glance at Lu Liangting, who was tied to a pillar and currently unconscious.
Lu Liangting had to be unconscious; it would be bad if he saw what was happening.
She would need to continue with her mission, and its key was tied to Lu Liangting. The sc*m Game’s task required her to conquer Lu Liangting, so there was no alternative route. She had to maintain her position in Lu Liangting’s heart.
Time passed, and it was now eight o’clock at night.
The sky had completely darkened, and from afar, a line of vehicles could be seen driving towards them.
The Gatekeepers had arrived.
Li Tianan had only spread the word and made preparations; everything else was handled by Nightmare. He didn’t know how she managed to gather so many Gatekeepers together, even getting the Chairman to come in person.
No matter—now that they were here, it was the perfect opportunity to wipe them all out.
Li Tianan walked towards the open space ahead and tossed on a black coat.
Under the cover of night, his peculiar features were nearly undetectable from a distance.
Standing at the center of the clearing with his hands in his pockets, a series of cars parked on the perimeter, their headlights illuminating the entire area.
He stood there with his head down in the glare of the car lights, silent as the night wind blew through, causing the dark malevolent energy around him to spread across the space.
At that moment, Chairman Chen frowned while looking at Li Tianan in the light.
“What’s this guy up to? Does he have to make such a big fuss?”
“Chairman,” the driver spoke up, “Li Tianan seems a bit off.”
“Yeah, got it. Let’s head down and check it out; we must resolve this tonight. The Gatekeepers have just received a breather; we can’t waste that.”
Chairman Chen got out of the car, completely unaware of what was about to happen. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t imagine that Li Tianan had turned into an Evil God and was now thrice over.
After all, Li Tianan was a disciple of Li Banjian, and in terms of specialization and professionalism as a Gatekeeper, few could rival him. That’s why he could lead a different faction.
Chairman Chen didn’t think much, and neither did those from the other faction. Li Tianan was their nominal boss—though only nominal. They needed to leverage Li Tianan’s name to gain something for themselves, but they didn’t really respect him.
As both factions of Gatekeepers gathered, their backs to the car headlights, Chairman Chen appeared almost swallowed by the darkness in Li Tianan’s eyes. It aligned perfectly with the image of blackness he had of Chairman Chen.
Ever since his daughter’s incident, Chairman Chen was no different in his mind from Evil Spirits and Evil Gods.
“Li Tianan, everyone’s here. Let’s discuss the recent issues within the Gatekeepers. I know there have been some problems lately, so I’m here with sincerity.”
Chairman Chen began, “If there’s something, let’s address it. If there are problems, let’s solve them.”
As he spoke, an unsettling feeling crept over him, and he frowned.
He truly couldn’t understand why Li Tianan wanted to negotiate in such a place. Was there not enough room in those meeting rooms for two hundred people?
Renting out a hotel would be far more comfortable than this creepy place. Or did Li Tianan set some kind of trap?
Before coming, he had thoroughly investigated. Everything checked out—no issues with the location, and Li Tianan was also fine. There were no hidden snipers lurking in the vicinity.
In fact, he hoped Li Tianan would act foolishly and set up a surprise attack with snipers; if Li Tianan dared to try that, he’d be dead without a doubt, and his faction could effortlessly squash the situation.
He wasn’t worried about danger.
At his level, with Evil Spirits guarding him, ordinary firearms were useless.
Unless Li Tianan brought in rocket launchers, that’d be the only way to bypass his Evil Spirits and blow him up.
Clearly, Li Tianan didn’t have the capability to get his hands on rocket launchers.
“Li Xuener.” Li Tianan suddenly spoke.
“What?” Chairman Chen asked, confused.
“I said Li Xuener, do you remember her?”
Li Tianan suddenly raised his head, massive black malevolent energy spilling from his body, quickly sealing off the whole area. At this point, the Gatekeepers noticed the markings on Li Tianan’s face and his eerie, dual-colored eyes.
A piercing, sharp scream escaped his lips—this was the power of the Brahma Sound Godmother. With sound, he could spread curses, but it was slow; turning someone into a Believer would take several days.
That flaw? It didn’t apply to Li Tianan.
As all the Gatekeepers panicked, the curse power from A She Godmother erupted. At the same time, dried tree branches burst forth from the ground, tightly binding the Gatekeepers’ feet. It was at this point that they discovered their legs were beginning to petrify under the curse’s power.
In no time, over two hundred Gatekeepers were in a frenzy. The three great curses swept across the field, and due to the black mist created by malevolence, the light from the car headlights shone through these mists, appearing exceptionally dim, undoubtedly applying considerable psychological pressure.
Li Tianan had dry branches twisted into a long sword, extending over ten meters, which he drove directly through Chairman Chen’s chest.
From his perspective, Li Tianan seemed to teleport right in front of him in an instant.
“Li, Li Tianan.” Chairman Chen gasped, clutching the tree branch piercing through his chest, while the three Evil Spirits within him erupted, only to get brushed aside by Li Tianan effortlessly.
“I told you, your daughter’s incident was just an accident, an accident!”
“I never expected your daughter would be parasitized by the Ghost Gate!”
Chairman Chen struggled, feeling the branch in his body siphoning his bl**d, sprouting countless small branches horizontally.
The pain made his head spin.
“Is saying this useful? It was you who assured me the plan was foolproof—only because of you did I believe it. You kept guaranteeing that nothing would go wrong.”
“But what happened?”
“You’re still acting innocent. Did you think I wouldn’t know? The Ghost Gate is your arrangement.”
Li Tianan’s tone remained calm, but the more he spoke, combined with his current multi-tone voice, the more terrifying it sounded.
“You’re insane! You’ve absorbed this many Evil Gods; if you k*ll us, you can’t last long yourself!”
“No worries, tonight, my daughter will recover.”
