Chapter 718: 17 Strange Compass (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 718: Chapter 17 Strange Compass (Please Subscribe)

“What’s going on?”

“Why hasn’t the Compass stopped yet?”

The eighteen thieves of Yunshan looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.

According to habit, the needle on the Compass should have stopped quickly.

Even when facing the pursuit of the forces under the Prince of the Northern Town, it usually stopped after just a dozen breaths at most.

But now?

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It had been spinning for nearly half an hour?

Had it not been for their previous experience with the miraculous nature of the Bronze Compass, the eighteen thieves of Yunshan probably would have grown impatient by now.

“Let’s wait a bit longer.”

Exercising patience, the eighteen thieves of Yunshan continued to wait.

Another half an hour passed.

The Bronze Compass in front of the eighteen people, with its copper needle suspended in the central position,

was still rotating rapidly.

“Is there a problem with the Compass?”

The burly leader stood up, scrutinizing the Bronze Compass closely.

“Compass, oh Compass.”

“In which direction should we brothers head to ensure our safety?”

The burly man, seeking an alternative approach, posed another question.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

No sooner had he spoken than

the copper needle in the center of the Bronze Compass began to spin even faster.

“What does this mean?

This scene left everyone somewhat baffled.

What was the Compass trying to convey?

The burly man’s brows were tightly furrowed as he vaguely grasped at a possibility.

But that possibility was too bizarre, wasn’t it?

Even when trapped in an assassination plot by the Prince of the Northern Town, they had been able to escape unscathed, but in this desolate place?

“We need to scatter and retreat immediately.”

The burly man put away the Compass and said to the other seventeen people in a deep voice.

“Yes.”

“Alright, boss.”

Although the seventeen men did not understand why the burly man gave such an order,

they had absolute trust in him after so many years.

It was this trust that enabled them to turn danger into safety time after time.

Whoosh.

The next moment,

Old Eighteen, the slowest among the thieves, was the first to pick a direction and sprint away.

The remaining group also planned to choose directions to flee.

Suddenly,

rustle, rustle.

A figure quietly appeared behind old eighteen as he fled.

Then, with ease, the figure snapped old eighteen’s neck and casually tossed the body of this evil Witch King Peak Expert to the side.

This scene instantly made the remaining seventeen look pale.

And a sense of indescribable horror rose within them.

Old eighteen’s strength was not much weaker than theirs; they were all Witch King Peak powerhouses. Yet before this suddenly appearing figure, not even a struggle was possible, and his neck was snapped just like that?

“Finally found you.”

Lin Yuan looked toward the seventeen thieves of Yunshan—well, it should now be the seventeen thieves—and said with a smile.

With his current strength, he could have turned old eighteen into a pulp with a single slap.

But doing so would have made it difficult to confirm the identity of old eighteen as one of the Yunshan thieves, so Lin Yuan merely broke his neck, leaving the body intact.

“Are you… sent by the Prince of the Northern Town?”

The burly man steadied himself and asked in a low voice.

The other sixteen were dry-throated, staring intently at Lin Yuan.

“Prince of the Northern Town?”

“Don’t know him.”

Lin Yuan shook his head, “But I’m quite interested in the bounty on you all.”

“Bounty?”

The seventeen thieves of Yunshan were slightly startled.

To them, a powerhouse like Lin Yuan, even if not a Witch Emperor, was estimated to be close, ranking among the peak of the Witch Emperor Peak realm.

And he was interested in a mere tens of millions of magic crystals as bounty?

“My lord.”

“If you do not harm us”

“We are willing to offer sixty million… no, ninety million magic crystals as compensation.”

At that moment, the old ten of the seventeen thieves of Yunshan spoke up cautiously.

As he did, he produced a box of purple magic crystals.

In the Two-dimensional World, magic crystals were a special metal, and the purple ones were of the highest quality. This box of purple magic crystals was estimated to be worth close to a hundred million.

“So many magic crystals?”

Lin Yuan’s eyes brightened slightly.

He had already been overjoyed by the sixty million bounty on the Yunshan thieves, but now there seemed to be an even greater gain?

“If you’re not satisfied, we can add more?”

Although the remaining seventeen thieves of the Cloud Mountain were bleeding inside, they still forced a smile and said,

Ninety million witch crystals were indeed a staggering number for them, but they had no choice, the situation was pressing. As long as they could convince Lin Yuan, they were willing to pay an even greater price.

“What do you think, sir? It’s only sixty million witch crystals, we can offer more,” Old Ten took a deep breath and continued to ask.

However.

Snap.

Lin Yuan’s figure disappeared once again.

By the time he reappeared, he was already standing beside Old Ten. With a casual reach, he took the box of purple witch crystals and casually twisted Old Ten’s neck.

“If I kill you, won’t all this be mine?”

Lin Yuan closed the box and solemnly put it away.

“Let’s go.”

Seeing this, the burly man didn’t hesitate to burst away towards the back.

The other fifteen did the same, each choosing a direction to flee.

“Think you can escape?”

Lin Yuan opened his mouth and took a light breath.

Rumble.

Terrifying air currents surged from all around, entering Lin Yuan’s mouth as if he was the eye of a storm. Trees within miles were uprooted and flew toward him.

The sixteen fleeing thieves were also restrained in place, unable to move.

“What?”

The halted thieves of Cloud Mountain felt their scalps explode at this sight.

Is this still a human?

Is this still a human?

Could a mere breath cause such terror?

At this moment, these peak Witch King experts felt their understanding of the world shattering.

“Die.”

Lin Yuan’s figure disappeared, and in an instant, he had twisted the necks of six Cloud Mountain thieves.

“Explode for me!”

The burly man, who was the furthest away, didn’t hesitate to start burning his essence blood. His aura soared as he stepped into the Domain of the Witch Emperor.

As the leader of the Cloud Mountain thieves, the burly man had many cards up his sleeve, and this method of exploding strength was one of them.

Instantly skyrocketing in strength and stepping into the Domain of the Witch Emperor, although there would be a price to pay afterward, as long as he could survive, it was all worth it.

“Run.”

After entering the Witch Emperor Realm, the burly man didn’t stay to cover for his brothers or restrain Lin Yuan, instead fleeing without hesitation.

Although he didn’t know the extent of Lin Yuan’s power, after the burly man forcibly entered the Witch Emperor Realm, he still felt a certain terrifying pressure facing Lin Yuan.

This pressure was no different from when he was at the peak of the Witch King.

“Escape, escape, escape.”

At this moment, this was the only thought in the burly man’s mind.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Finally, the burly man stopped.

Because Lin Yuan was standing silently not far ahead, looking at him.

“My lord.”

Trembling inside, the burly man thought to himself that he had burned his essence blood and entered the Domain of the Witch Emperor, yet he couldn’t even get far away from Lin Yuan?

Without thinking, the burly man knew that the rest of the Cloud Mountain thieves were dead.

At that moment, many thoughts flashed through the burly man’s mind, recalling the scene when the bronze Compass spun incessantly earlier.

“So… the Compass wasn’t malfunctioning…” the burly man realized with terror.

The reason why the needle of the bronze Compass didn’t stop for a long time.

Was because none of the eighteen brothers had any avenue of survival.

No matter which direction they went, death was certain, and they couldn’t escape Lin Yuan’s pursuit.

Realizing this, the burly man couldn’t help but kneel down and plead, “My lord, we should never have dealt with you. Just spare my life, and I will listen to everything you say, serving you for the rest of my life.”

The burly man wanted to live.

If he could survive, he was willing to become a servant.

“Serve me?”

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly, “No need.”

Lin Yuan had killed seventeen of the eighteen thieves of Cloud Mountain, who were said to be as close as brothers. Wouldn’t the remaining burly man harbor any thoughts?

Even now, the burly man might be daunted by Lin Yuan’s power and dare not harbor any thoughts, but what about the future?

Naturally, Lin Yuan didn’t want to leave such a hidden danger by his side. It was simpler to kill him for peace of mind.

As for subordinates? There were so many natives in this World, was there a lack of people to serve under him?

“All eighteen of you should go together.” Lin Yuan raised his right hand and effortlessly twisted the burly man’s neck.

“I…”

The burly man’s eyes bulged as his breath rapidly faded.

“Cloud Mountain’s eighteen thieves, all dead here,” Lin Yuan withdrew his hand. “Sixty million witch crystals, plus that box worth ninety million witch crystals of purple witch crystals, one hundred and fifty million witch crystals in total, along with the savings of these eighteen men, the resources needed to break through to the Witch Emperor Realm are all gathered…

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan’s face.

This outing had fully met his expectations. He had thought he would need to take several more bounties to gather enough, but it turned out to be one-shot success.

“Hmm?”

Lin Yuan began to search the belongings of the burly man.

Suddenly.

A bronze Compass fell out.

“Hmm?”

Lin Yuan looked at the bronze Compass, and he felt a peculiar aura from it.