215: Chapter 215 Truly Persistent

Early this morning.

After collecting his command token, Chen Yi brought The girls to Baiwei Pavilion—a top-tier Spirit Chef breakfast shop in Yanjing. Li Yang had used many connections to book this place half a month in advance.

The environment here was elegant and luxurious, exuding an air of extreme expense through its understated decor. The food was made from high-rank ingredients and prepared with incredibly sophisticated techniques; one meal here would definitely be remembered for a long time!

It was a place where many wealthy and powerful Beast Tamers would treat themselves before an important operation or competition.

Furthermore, because the operator behind it was the Jiang Family, the second-ranked Beast Tamer family in Yanjing, no one dared to act recklessly. Everyone had to follow the rules and queue up properly, making a seat here incredibly hard to come by!

This time, Li Yang truly deserved a big thumbs up!

As it happened, not long after everyone had been guided to their reserved seats by a waiter...

A familiar figure walked over with elegant steps.

"Mr. Chen Yi? What a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here!"

Black Rose was still dressed in an exquisite Gothic Lolita outfit. She greeted them with a smile, "I haven't had the chance to properly thank you for last time. Would you mind if I joined your table? Of course, the treat is on me!"

As she spoke, her gaze swept over the table of stunning beauties beside Chen Yi. A fleeting, imperceptible flicker passed through her eyes, but her smile remained perfect.

Watching her flawless performance, Chen Yi chuckled inwardly.

She really is persistent!

This 'chance encounter' was way too forced.

However, while Chen Yi was amused, he also felt a sense of doubt.

To be honest, so far, Chen Yi had not felt any direct malice from the Demon Abyss Cult toward him personally.

There were many times when he was alone or seemingly vulnerable, yet the other side clearly had opportunities to strike but took no action.

Including the previous incidents with Liu Ruyan and Wang Ruochen—if one investigated deeply, it could be seen that those were mostly driven by the individuals' own paranoia and behavior. There was no concrete evidence of direct orders from the Demon Abyss Cult.

In short, it seemed the Demon Abyss Cult's goal wasn't Chen Yi's life, nor did they seem to want to kidnap him.

This made him very confused. Why would the Demon Abyss Cult go to such great lengths to get close to him, even at the cost of exposing a Demon Empress like Red Snake? What was their core objective?

Thinking of this, Chen Yi couldn't help but recall what Luo Qinghe had told him a few days ago regarding the events of twenty years ago.

On December 21st, twenty years ago, the previous generation of Dragon Country's Seven Dragon Generals, along with top experts from over ten Asian countries including Su Country, India, Kimchi Country, Yuyang Country, and Wa Country, executed a top-secret order.

They intended to launch a lightning raid on an important Demon Abyss Cult stronghold hidden in the northern mountains of Wa Country. Their target was the capture of its supreme leader, the existence revered by cult members as the Queen!

The early stages of the operation went exceptionally smoothly, almost smashing through the outer defenses.

However, at the critical moment of the final assault on the core area...

Nangong Wenqiu, a Beast Tamer from the top-tier Nangong family of Dragon Country with a strength of Twelfth Rank, Stage Eight, along with his Contracted Spirit Beast, suddenly turned traitor without warning. With lightning speed, he launched a sneak attack and killed the Seven Dragon General closest to him—Li Caihe!

This sudden betrayal left everyone stunned!

Shocked and enraged, Luo Qinghe shouted, "Nangong Wenqiu! What are you doing?"

However, Nangong Wenqiu's eyes were hollow and his face expressionless, as if he couldn't hear a single sound.

He simply continued to frantically attack his comrades, essentially subjecting them to a pincer attack from both front and back!

The situation collapsed instantly. Luo Qinghe was forced to team up with Wang Shihao's father, Wang Tianqiong, and Qi Lianmeng's grandfather, Qi Xiao, among others. They paid a significant price to barely suppress him, and Wang Tianqiong and Qi Xiao were tasked with guarding him.

Just as the shaken group was trying to figure out why Nangong Wenqiu had defected...

The restrained Nangong Wenqiu suddenly looked up. A bizarre, twisted smile appeared on his face. The previous hollow daze vanished, replaced by a sense of fanaticism and mockery.

"A bunch of fools! You really thought you could capture me?"

He and his Contracted Spirit Beast suddenly unleashed their hidden trump cards, breaking free from their restraints in an instant and attacking violently once more!

This time, the target was Qi Xiao, who was currently healing his wounds!

Because the distance was too close and the event too sudden!

Old Master Qi Xiao and his three main Contracted Spirit Beasts were actually killed on the spot in an instant by Nangong Wenqiu's decisive and ruthless methods!

"Why? Nangong Wenqiu! Just what is this for?!"

Luo Qinghe's eyes felt like they were splitting, his heart wracked with pain.

At first, he thought Nangong Wenqiu was being controlled, so he hadn't used lethal force initially.

He hadn't expected that, from the looks of it, that initial appearance of being controlled was completely faked!

He had likely been a wedge driven into the internal ranks of their Seven Dragon Generals by the Demon Abyss Cult all along!

Standing in a pool of blood, Nangong Wenqiu had a look of madness on his face: "Heh, why? For the sake of welcoming the true future, of course! From beginning to end, I, Nangong Wenqiu, have only ever been loyal to Her Majesty the Queen! Only the Demon Abyss Cult is the truth that will purify this filthy world!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone realized that his previous capture was a ruse!

Their entire allied force were the prey that had fallen into a trap!

"Haven't you realized? From the moment you stepped onto this land, you were already destined to die!"

Nangong Wenqiu grinned savagely, "Everyone, come out! It's time for an ending!"

As his voice fell, the surrounding space fluctuated violently, and teleportation gates appeared out of thin air one after another!

Tens of thousands of figures surged out frantically!

Among them were Beast Tamers, Spirit Beasts, and even Demonic Beasts of various forms. Their strength was actually all above the Tenth Rank!

What was even more shocking was that these humans and Demonic Beasts, who should have been mortal enemies, were now blending their auras in an orderly fashion, like a well-trained allied army!

In the very center of all the enemies, protected like a moon surrounded by stars, was a woman dressed in a magnificent purple gown with a light veil over her face.

She had a graceful figure and an exceptionally cold temperament, carrying an indifference that looked down upon all living beings.

The powerful experts around her all bowed to her, addressing her respectfully as Her Majesty the Queen!

Clearly, she was the target of this allied force!

Her gaze swept over the shocked members of the allied force. She parted her vermilion lips and said something that no one at the time could fully understand:

"You have fought until now, but have you ever considered the simplest question? Why is it that when a Spirit Beast woman loses the suppression of her Contracted Beast Tamer, she gradually turns into a Demonic Beast that only knows slaughter?"

At that time, the battle was on the verge of breaking out. In a life-or-death moment, who would think about a seemingly irrelevant question?

All the experts of the allied force thought it was just a psychological tactic to disturb their minds. Naturally, no one responded; they simply prepared for battle with all their might.

Subsequently, a battle of extreme brutality erupted!