83: Chapter 83 The Feast at Hongmen? Qin Yu's Plan Turns into a Feast

"You... you..."

Mark stared deathly at Qin Yu, his body trembling violently from extreme anger and fear.

His handsome face was now twisted beyond recognition due to humiliation.

Arrogant!

Too arrogant!

As one of General Grace's most valued subordinates and the captain of Hope Barrier's ace squad, when had he, Mark Williams, ever suffered such humiliation?!

To be provoked by a "savage" in such a contemptuous manner!

"Good... very good!"

Mark squeezed the words out from between his teeth.

"Since you're looking for death, I'll fulfill your wish!"

His reason had been completely consumed by rage!

He wanted to make this ignorant savage leader pay a bloody price for his arrogance!

"Thunder Spear—Thrust!"

Mark let out a roar!

The "Basic Lightning" talent within his body was pushed to its limit!

Buzz—!!!

The crystal-embedded spear in his hand suddenly erupted with a blinding ball of white electricity at its tip!

The crackling sound of electric current echoed in the air!

A violent surge of energy condensed instantly!

The next second!

Mark's body lunged forward, and the Thunder Spear turned into a bolt of white lightning, carrying a terrifying aura that tore through the air as it lunged fiercely toward Qin Yu's heart!

This strike was his strongest attack!

It was the signature move he was famous for!

He had once used this strike to pierce through the thick skull of an adult Triceratops!

He didn't believe the flesh-and-blood man before him could block it!

He wanted to see this Thunder Spear pierce his heart with his own eyes!

He wanted to watch this arrogant man die slowly in endless pain and regret!

However.

Facing this fatal blow capable of piercing through steel,

Qin Yu's face still held no expression.

He didn't even make a move to dodge.

He just stood there quietly, letting the white lightning rapidly enlarge in his pupils!

At the very moment the lightning-flickering spear tip was about to touch the skin of his chest,

Qin Yu moved.

His movement was simple to the extreme.

He merely, slowly, raised his right hand.

Then, using his index and middle fingers, he gently pinched the tip of that Thunder Spear, which carried the force of ten thousand tons.

Ding!!!

An eerily crisp sound of metal clashing rang out!

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The ferocity and triumph on Mark's face froze completely.

The soldiers behind him, who had just scrambled up from the ground, saw their anticipation and pleasure instantly turn into shock.

The Valkyries of the Dragon God Tribe, whose expressions had previously held a hint of tension, now turned into one of natural adoration.

Everyone's gaze converged on that incredible scene.

That Thunder Spear, capable of piercing a Triceratops' bone, the spear that condensed all of Mark's strength and talent,

Actually...

Actually was caught effortlessly between two fingers!

The sharp spear tip was less than a centimeter away from Qin Yu's chest.

But that single centimeter became an impassable chasm!

No matter how much Mark's face flushed red as he exerted every ounce of his strength, the spear could not advance another millimeter!

The violent current on the spear tip surged frantically toward Qin Yu's fingers, yet it couldn't even break through a sliver of his skin; it was like a clay ox entering the sea, vanishing without a trace!

"This... this is impossible!!!"

Mark let out a scream as if he had seen a ghost!

His faith, his pride, and his worldview were completely shattered at this moment!

"Too weak."

Qin Yu looked at him and slowly shook his head.

That gaze was like looking at an ant that was trying its hardest but couldn't even budge a tree.

"Is this... the 'powerful armament' of your 'Hope Barrier'?"

After saying that,

His two fingers exerted a slight force.

Crack!!!

A crisp, tooth-aching snap echoed!

That incredibly hard Thunder Spear tip, forged from a special alloy, was actually... actually snapped off by him with just two fingers!

"No!!!"

Mark let out a desperate howl!

This Thunder Spear was personally bestowed upon him by General Grace! It was his glory! It was his life!

However, Qin Yu did not give him much time for sorrow.

At the moment he snapped the spear tip, Qin Yu's body closed in like a ghost, taking a step forward.

His hand was as fast as lightning, grabbing Mark by the throat!

Then, he lifted that 180-pound body into the air with one hand, like picking up a small chick!

"Urgh... urgh..."

Mark's feet kicked feebly in the air.

The sensation of suffocation and the fear of death instantly enveloped his entire body!

He could clearly feel the hand gripping his throat tightening continuously!

He could hear his neck bones letting out a groan as they reached their breaking point!

"Now."

Qin Yu brought that face, which had turned purple from lack of oxygen, close to his own and asked word by word in a cold voice,

"Can we, talk properly, about the 'Human Survivor Alliance' now?"

...

Ten minutes later.

Inside the Dragon God Tribe's magnificent King's Palace.

Mark and his nine team members, who were already scared out of their wits, were tied up tightly like nine dead dogs and thrown into the center of the hall.

Qin Yu sat high upon his throne, which was crafted from the skulls of giant beasts, toying with the broken half of the Thunder Spear tip in his hand.

Below him, the four "nobles"—Su Qingyao, Lin Waner, Chen Xiao, and Liu Wei—stood in two rows.

"Speak."

Qin Yu's voice echoed in the hall.

"Where is your 'Hope Barrier'? How many people are there? How many 'Thunder Spear Warriors' like you are there?"

"And what is the strength of your leader, General Grace?"

Mark lay on the ground, gasping for air, his eyes filled with the fear of a survivor.

He didn't dare to offer the slightest resistance or concealment, and he spilled everything he knew like beans from a bamboo tube.

Hope Barrier was located due east of the Dragon God Tribe, about three hundred kilometers away, inside a giant crater.

It was originally a giant prehistoric volcanic crater with treacherous terrain, easy to defend and hard to attack.

Their population was about three thousand people, most of whom were survivors from that massive cruise ship.

And their core force was a full, reinforced company of US Marines that had been on the cruise ship!

Their leader, General Grace, was the highest commander of that unit!

As for "Thunder Spear Warriors" like Mark, there were fewer than twenty in the entire Hope Barrier.

They were all lucky individuals who had awakened their talents by chance after falling into this world, and they were recruited by General Grace to form the elite "Thunder Spear Guard."

After listening to Mark's account,

A thoughtful expression appeared on Qin Yu's face.

Three thousand people, a reinforced company of a modern army, plus twenty professionals with special abilities.

The strength of this "Hope Barrier" was indeed not to be underestimated.

No wonder they had the confidence to send people out under the banner of "forming an alliance" when they actually wanted to annex other survivor factions.

"Patriarch, you must not go on this trip!"

Just then, Su Qingyao, who was nearby, spoke up.

Her pretty face was currently filled with gravity.

"I have just performed a divination for your fortune regarding this journey to the east."

A trace of unease flickered in her beautiful eyes.

"The hexagram shows great misfortune!"

"This trip is fraught with hidden killing intent; it is nothing less than a Hongmen Banquet!"

"They definitely want to lure you there and then use absolute force to control you, thereby annexing our entire Tribe!"

Lin Waner and Liu Wei also spoke up to dissuade him.

"Yes, Patriarch, it's too dangerous!"

"Those 'civilized people' have the worst intentions! We can't trust them!"

Only the war commander Chen Xiao remained silent, but the hand she used to grip her war spear and the fighting intent burning in her eyes already showed her attitude.

As long as Qin Yu gave the order, she was willing to accompany him and trample over any place!

"A Hongmen Banquet?"

Listening to the women's persuasion, a disdainful cold smile appeared on Qin Yu's face.

Of course he knew it was a Hongmen Banquet.

He had known from the first moment he saw Mark.

"Do you think I would be afraid?"

Qin Yu's gaze slowly swept across everyone present.

He stood up from the throne.

That tall figure exuded an invincible domineering aura that looked down upon the world!

"They are just a bunch of rabble holding fire sticks."

"They want to annex me? Want to take my women? Want to steal everything I have?"

"Very well."

The corners of Qin Yu's mouth curled into a cold and bloodthirsty arc.

"I'm going to this banquet!"

"I want to see for myself what kind of confidence this so-called 'Hope Barrier' has to dare set its sights on my, Qin Yu's, head!"

"I also want them to witness for themselves."

Qin Yu's voice suddenly turned sharp, filled with endless madness and confidence!

"What true power looks like!"

He stepped down from the throne, his cold gaze falling on Chen Xiao and Liu Wei.

His voice resounded throughout the palace and ignited the fire in everyone's hearts!

"Chen Xiao, go feed your new partner! Let it taste the flesh and blood of a Swift Dragon!"

"Liu Wei, prepare the most brilliant 'fireworks'!"

"Su Qingyao, Lin Waner, you two stay behind to guard the Tribe!"

"Tomorrow!"

"We go east to give those high and mighty 'civilized people'..."

"A grand gift they will never forget for the rest of their lives!"