"A man should be hot-blooded. He should kill people when he's infuriated. He should never suppress his hatred. If there's hatred, he should take revenge with blood. Killing one person is a sin; slaughtering tens of thousands of people is a hero; slaughtering millions of people is a hero among heroes!"
The death of his tribe's veterans ignited Xiao Chen's anger out of nowhere. It was as if a spark had splashed into a pot of boiling oil. How could he not take revenge for such a big grudge? A debt of blood could only be repaid with blood. The clansmen that had been killed by the scorpionmen for hundreds of years needed to be buried with the lives of these beasts. If he wanted to take revenge, today was the day!
At this moment, the underground world had already become extremely chaotic. Ever since the patriarch, Xie Li, had taken away over two thousand scorpion warriors, there were less than three thousand scorpion warriors left in the entire underground world.
The remaining over 3,000 scorpionmen included the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled of the entire tribe. This time, Xie Li, Xiong Li and the others besieged Guyuan Tribe and took away all the elite fighters of the tribe. Therefore, the safety of the underground scorpionmen tribe had been reduced to the lowest level.
Xiao Chen's sudden attack startled the old and young of the Scorpion Men, who had lived in peace for more than one hundred years.
For a long time, under the leadership of Xie Li, it was always their scorpionmen who slaughtered other tribes instead of being attacked by others. Even when human tribes besieged their scorpionmen tribe 100 years ago, they could only hover at the gate of their tribe and couldn't advance at all. Finally, they were killed by the scorpionmen and escaped away.
At this moment, Xiao Chen had turned into a bloodthirsty Demon Venerate. His eyes were cold, and his entire body exuded a boundless baleful aura. A dense stench of blood spewed out from all the pores on his body, causing the Scorpionmen to shrink back and involuntarily feel a sense of fear in their hearts.
"Go to hell!"
Holding the dark-red spear, Zhang Tie's face flickered with a cold look. With a roar, he poured his berserk battle qi into his arm. Being enhanced by his berserk battle qi, the dark-red spear became brilliant and gave out an overwhelming killing intent.
Kill!
Kill!
Kill!
Xiao Chen's boundless killing intent killed with every spear strike. With every step he took, he killed one person without leaving a mark on his clothes. The originally narrow tunnel was already densely packed with the corpses of the Scorpion Men. Be they male or female, old or young, there was no difference between them in his eyes. They were just a bunch of man-eating beasts.
After penetrating through a scorpion in front of him, Zhang Tie's berserk battle qi entered the scorpion's body in a split second and constantly penetrated through its flesh and blood, destroying its vitality. In a split second, the scorpion lost its vitality.
Xiao Chen's spear swept out, piercing through the Scorpion Race's body and sending it flying with all his might. The Scorpion Race's Battle Soldiers behind him couldn't react in time and were sent flying. The massive impact caused the ground to crack, and rocks to fly everywhere.
"He's a devil, run away!"
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not show any mercy, their blood had already dyed the underground world red. Xiao Chen was like an insurmountable mountain. These scorpionmen were finally frightened out of their wits. They all turned into birds and beasts, wanting to flee this place that caused their deaths. However, how could Xiao Chen do as they wished? He held his spear horizontally, blocking the pass with one man, not even ten thousand could get through.
Xiao Chen followed the underground passageway and used his absolute strength to crush his way through. Everywhere he passed, corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed like a river. Despite such a scene, Xiao Chen's mental state was as still as still water; there were no ripples at all. Xiao Chen searched every passageway and every room. He did not miss a single person.
"Where's that crying sound coming from?"
As Xiao Chen walked past a small fork in the road, he could vaguely hear the sound of crying. It was intermittent, coming and going, giving him an ethereal feeling.
"Help me …"
Following this indistinct cry, Xiao Chen made several turns in this narrow crossroad. The ground was littered with weapons, armor, and other items. It could be seen that Xiao Chen's massacre had scared the scorpionmen out of their wits. When they fled in a hurry, they didn't even bother to pick up their weapons.
"Damn it!"
After turning another corner, Xiao Chen finally arrived at the place where the cry came from. However, the scene in front of him made him furious.
In the cave, there were densely packed humans crowded together. Among them were countless children. There were dozens of barbs hanging from the ceiling. The sharp barbs flickered with a horrifying cold light.
Several figures floated back and forth with the barbs. They had long lost their vitality. Their chests had long been cut open by the group of cruel scorpionmen. Their faces were filled with struggling expressions. They died with grievances.
"Big brother, run quickly. These monsters will kill you."
This was the crisp voice of a child. When it reached Xiao Chen's ears, his scarlet eyes, which were originally filled with killing intent, revealed a trace of clarity when this child's voice called out to him.
Seeing that Xiao Chen didn't move, the little girl said anxiously, "Run quickly, big brother. While those monsters aren't here."
In this childish voice, Xiao Chen finally reacted. He loosened his grip on the spear and shot at the big bronze lock on the prison gate.
Bang!
The big bronze lock that was originally separating the two worlds shattered with a sound and fell down. Only then did the already numb humans raised their eyes to look at Xiao Chen. However, not a single one of them made a move. A little child was about to make a move, but he was tightly hugged by a big hand from behind.
In these dark days in the underground world, these captured humans had suffered all kinds of torture. Their hearts had long since become hopeless. Seeing their compatriots being killed by the scorpionmen every day, even the strongest man would collapse one day.
"I am the chief of the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen. The chief of the scorpionmen, Xie Li, has been killed by me. Everyone can go home now."
Hearing that Xie Li was already dead, a trace of liveliness appeared in the eyes of these people whose eyes had lost their color. Only then did the originally quiet cave space have traces of noise.
"What's your name?"
Without caring about the reactions of the crowd, Xiao Chen walked forward to the position of the little girl who had told him to run at the beginning and gently picked her up.
The little girl was not afraid of the young man who had picked her up. She twisted her body and found a comfortable position for herself. She sweetly said, "I'm Lu 'er. Big brother, are you here to save Lu' er?"
He gently caressed Lu 'er's dirty little face and gave her a comforting smile. Little did he know that his face was bloodstained and hideous.
Holding the little girl tightly in his arms, Xiao Chen's eyes swept over the human compatriots who had been imprisoned by the scorpionmen. However, he did not give them any face. In his heart, he did not have a good impression of these people who were greedy for life and afraid of death.
Perhaps he saw the disdain in Xiao Chen's eyes, but an old man walked out from the crowd and said, "We have also thought of resisting. Even if we die, we want to do it with a bang and not waste our time in this world."
At this point, the old man paused and turned to point at the children in the crowd. He continued, "Ever since these children were captured a few days ago, these damned scorpionmen said that if one of us dared to resist, they would kill ten children. We did not care, but these children …"
At this point, the crowd was already choking. Another person continued, "For the children, we compromised. Every day, there would be a few of us who would volunteer to stand up and become food for the scorpionmen. The ones hanging on the barbs were Wang Er and the others who stood up today. They were unyielding men. Even when their hearts and lungs were dug out, they did not beg for mercy."
"We know that this method is undoubtedly like drinking poison to quench thirst, but for every day that passes, these children will have one more natural hope."
Hearing the words of these warriors, Xiao Chen couldn't think of what kind of words he should use to comfort them. In the end, he opened his mouth and said, "Warriors, you are the true heroes. I have already killed the patriarch of the Scorpion Men, Xie Li. The elite warriors of the tribe have also been defeated by me, Gu Yuan. Only the old, the sick, and the disabled are left in this lair. Today, I will exterminate this group of bastards to the last one. It is enough to comfort the souls of the countless Scorpion Men who lost their lives in the past several hundred years!"
"Kill all of them!"
"Kill all of them!"
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, the people who had regained their mobility roared. Their hostility soared to the sky. They picked up the weapons on the ground and roared as they rushed out of the cave. They needed revenge. Only the blood of the scorpionmen could wash away the anger in their hearts.
After arranging for a few old people to take care of the remaining children, when Xiao Chen was about to put down Lu 'er, who was in his arms, the little girl hugged him tightly. "Big brother, don't leave Lu' er. Lu 'er has no family left."
Tearing a piece of clean linen cloth from his body and covering the little girl's eyes, Xiao Chen gently picked her up with his left hand and tightly held the long spear in his right hand as he strode out.