Chapter 306: Chapter 306: Who’s Here? Unknown Danger Is the Deadliest

Extreme terror instantly gripped Lin Yueyao’s mind. Her entire body went rigid, her jaw clenched tight as she tremblingly raised her eyes to look at the unfamiliar man before her.

She had never seen this person before. His face was cold and stern, his aura freezing, but the spiritual power erupting from him was so terrifying it was suffocating.

SSS-level!

This was absolutely peak SSS-level spiritual power!

A massive wave of shock crashed through Lin Yueyao, her eyes filled with disbelief. "You... you’re an SSS-level Sentinel? Who on earth are you?!"

Kidnapped and brought here without warning, then subjected to crushing interrogation by top-tier spiritual power—her captor’s identity and motives completely hidden—the sheer terror of the unknown completely shattered her composure.

"I ask, you answer. You do not have the right to ask questions."

Si Jin’s tone was indifferent and cold. The moment his words fell, an even more majestic wave of spiritual power crashed down. That spiritual power surged toward Lin Yueyao’s spiritual landscape like countless heavy hammers relentlessly smashing down.

A violent pain shot straight to the crown of her head. A rich, metallic sweetness instantly welled up in her throat as her blood surged, nearly causing her to cough up blood.

Lin Yueyao convulsed in agony, curling tightly into a ball. Between her choked sobs, she stubbornly tried to argue her way out. "I don’t... I don’t know anything about the Dark Nest... What do you... want me to say..."

Even though she was in so much pain she was on the verge of collapse, she still gritted her teeth and held on. She knew very well that the Dark Nest was an absolute taboo. Once she admitted to having ties with the Dark Nest, if the Tower and the Star Alliance verified and recorded it, the reputation, future, and glamour she had painstakingly built would instantly collapse. Her prospects would be completely ruined, leaving her with no chance of ever making a comeback.

Therefore, no matter how much pressure the other party applied, she absolutely could not confess!

Si Jin lowered his eyes, glancing at her desperate struggles and calculating demeanor, and let out a chilling scoff.

"You refuse to give up until the bitter end."

There was not a ripple of emotion in his eyes, only a bone-piercing coldness. Lin Yueyao had plotted against and maliciously targeted Yun Sheng time and time again. As a poisonous thorn hiding in the dark, she was a constant, massive hidden danger threatening Yun Sheng’s safety. With others, he might show some restraint, but against anyone who dared to harm or scheme against Yun Sheng, he never hesitated to strike, let alone show mercy.

In the next second, the hostility in Si Jin’s eyes darkened. With a slight flick of his fingertips, he mobilized his spiritual power once more.

This time, he didn’t hold back. His majestic, terrifying spiritual power transformed into countless sharp blades, charging directly into Lin Yueyao’s spiritual landscape and violently shredding her spiritual barriers.

"Ah!!"

Lin Yueyao couldn’t hold on any longer; a heart-wrenching, agonizing scream tore from her throat. Her spiritual power completely lost control. Her entire spiritual landscape trembled violently and began to crack, as if it would be thoroughly shredded and collapse into ruins in the very next second.

That extreme agony, feeling as though her soul was being dismantled and crushed alive, was ten thousand times more terrifying than physical pain. It instantly demolished all her stubborn resistance and disguises.

"I was wrong! I beg you, let me go! Don’t destroy my spiritual landscape!"

Utter terror swept through her entire body. Lin Yueyao broke down in loud sobs, her tears mixing with cold sweat as they rolled down her face. In a tone of extreme panic and supplication, she desperately begged for mercy and admitted her faults.

But Si Jin’s eyes remained as cold and hard as iron. Completely unmoved, the force in his hands didn’t slacken in the slightest.

From the moment he kidnapped Lin Yueyao and brought her here, he had already made up his mind. It would be best if he could interrogate her for clues about the Dark Nest. If she stubbornly refused to talk and remained unrepentant, then he would simply cripple this poisonous thorn and end the trouble once and for all.

Seeing that the man before her was completely unfazed, Lin Yueyao knew that if she continued to resist, she would only end up with a collapsed spiritual landscape, completely reduced to a cripple. Her life, death, and future rested on a single thought. The immense panic thoroughly shattered her sense of wishful thinking.

She no longer dared to hide anything. With a trembling voice, she shrieked in a breakdown, "The Dark... The Dark Nest... They were the ones who approached me first... I’m also... a victim... I was forced..."

To protect herself, Lin Yueyao instinctively chose the narrative that benefited her the most, deliberately downplaying the fact that she had actively colluded with them, disguising herself as a passive victim who was coerced.

Hearing her words, a trace of mockery flashed through Si Jin’s eyes as he pierced through her disguise with a single sentence.

"A victim? If I’m not mistaken, you were only able to awaken as an S-class Guide because you took their specially made induction agent, right?"

A Level forcibly catalyzed and elevated through the Dark Nest’s agents might seem to possess the glamorous rating of S-Class, but in reality, its foundation was hollow. The abilities were far less stable than those of powerhouses of the same Level who achieved breakthroughs on their own. There would even be aftereffects!

Lin Yueyao’s entire body suddenly stiffened, and she couldn’t stop herself from trembling slightly. She bit her lower lip fiercely, applying so much force that she nearly bit through the skin, the strong, metallic taste of rust spreading across the tip of her tongue.

She felt panicked and afraid. She wanted to open her mouth to defend herself, but the crushing spiritual suppression—a fate worse than death—was still vivid in her mind. The bone-piercing pain still lingered, and she absolutely didn’t dare to provoke him again.

But if she admitted it openly, what if this person was secretly recording a video? Once the video fell into the hands of the Tower or the Star Alliance, or was made public, all her dignity, her prospects, and her entire life would truly be completely ruined!

Countless thoughts wildly tugged at her mind. Fear and wishful thinking repeatedly tore at Lin Yueyao, leaving her paralyzed and caught in a dilemma.

Si Jin lowered his eyes, watching the unconcealable struggle and wishful thinking in her gaze. He chuckled coldly. "You won’t admit it? That’s fine. We have plenty of time to slowly wear you down."

***

"Why aren’t they here yet! What the hell is our backup doing?!"

"Damn it, Miss Lin’s phone isn’t connecting either. It just keeps ringing!"

Intermittent, slightly irritable, low-voiced complaints drifted into Yun Sheng’s ears. Just as they were about to lose their composure completely, a very faint sound suddenly came from outside the room.

It wasn’t the sound of an ordinary person’s footsteps. It was the faint, crisp rustle of clothing brushing against a wall. Extremely low, extremely deep, carrying a silent, oppressive weight.

The two men inside the room instantly froze. They instinctively stopped all their movements and looked toward the door with bated breath.

The next second, with a soft CLICK, the door was gently pushed open from the outside. Following that, the entire room seemed to instantly plunge into a dead silence. Even the air froze for a moment.

But not long after, the dull, heavy thuds of two heavy objects hitting the ground rang out in quick succession.

THUD, THUD!

The sounds were brief and sharp. There was no struggle, no scream—it was terrifyingly clean.

The room once again plunged into dead silence.

Yun Sheng, who was feigning unconsciousness, was highly tense. Her nerves suddenly stretched to their absolute limit as she instantly entered a state of maximum alert. She quietly gathered power in her palms. Her gentle yet formidable spiritual power faintly spilled out, ready to erupt in a counterattack at any moment.

Unknown dangers were the most fatal. The presence of the person who just entered was too heavy, their methods too fast. Such clean, decisive movements definitely didn’t belong to an ordinary person.

But Yun Sheng didn’t know who the newcomer was. If she opened her eyes now and the opponent’s Level turned out to be too high for her to defeat, what should she do? Moreover, Bai Ye was outside, yet he hadn’t stopped this person. Did that prove the situation was even worse than she had imagined?!

Under these circumstances, continuing to play dead and waiting for the best opportunity to strike was the wisest choice.

After a brief silence, slow, steady footsteps sounded once again.

Step by step, they constantly drew closer to Yun Sheng.

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