Chapter 89 The Deacon's Token of the Remnant Cult

After witnessing the terrifying power of the village rules' lightning, the members of the Evil God Cult scattered and chased after their leader.

But since Gu Ye had already decided to kill them, how could he let them off so easily?

His eyes turned cold, and he gave a sharp order:

"Daiyu, cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!"

Before the words had even faded, the green-clad figure of Lin Daiyu instantly transformed into a streak of green light and vanished from the spot, moving so fast that only a blurred afterimage remained, leaving behind only a faint trace of spiritual energy fluctuations in the air.

The next second, she appeared abruptly behind the slowest Church Member, her spiritual energy surging violently. Her slender hand clenched into a fist, the wind of her punch whistling with bone-chilling coldness as she unleashed the technique [Three Fists of Suppressing Evil]!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three punches were thrown in succession, swift and powerful, with no mercy shown, all landing heavily on the Church Member's back and chest.

The dull sounds of impact rang out one after another. Before the Church Member could even react, three gruesome, terrifying blood holes instantly appeared in his chest, blood gushing out and staining the ground in front of him red.

His body stiffened, his eyes filled with unwillingness and disbelief. He struggled to slowly turn his head to look at the cold-faced Lin Daiyu behind him, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth, his heart full of confusion and resentment.

Was he not afraid of being struck down by the rules?

As the thought arose, his body fell straight to the ground, completely devoid of breath, the unwillingness and confusion in his eyes frozen forever at that moment.

The red-haired leader in front heard the dull thuds and the sound of dripping blood behind him. He subconsciously turned his head and happened to see the scene of Lin Daiyu killing his underling with a single punch.

A flash of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes, but a second thought occurred to him, and he immediately put on a gloating expression.

The remaining Church Members were not at all saddened by their companion's tragic death. Instead, they all looked happy, their eyes full of schadenfreude, all staring intently at Gu Ye, waiting to see him get struck by lightning and turned into charcoal.

On the other side, the pupils of Luo Yuerou and Yan Dinghan constricted, and their hearts jumped into their throats.

They had no time to think and immediately took out the life-saving trump cards their families had prepared for them, ready to rescue Gu Ye at any moment.

One second, two seconds, three seconds... Time passed bit by bit, but the sky above the alley remained clear; no dark clouds gathered, and no lightning fell.

The gloating on the faces of the Church Members waiting to see the show gradually faded, replaced by confusion and bewilderment. They looked at each other, all completely baffled.

Luo Yuerou and Yan Dinghan looked at each other, also not understanding why.

"Boss," a slightly bolder underling spoke cautiously, his tone filled with a hint of doubt, "Have the village rules failed again? Otherwise, why wasn't that kid struck by lightning when he attacked?"

The red-haired leader was also full of confusion. He frowned tightly, staring fixedly at Gu Ye, calculating in his mind.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at the underling who had just spoken, a glimmer of calculation flashing in his eyes, and said temptingly:

"You go kill him. As long as you can kill that kid, I will reward you with a blue card creation material."

For a Bronze Rank Card Master, a blue card creation material was undoubtedly a highly tempting treasure.

Upon hearing this, the underling couldn't help but swallow his saliva. His eyes were filled with both fear of the red-haired leader and a fanatical craving for the blue card creation material. He gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely:

"Alright, Boss!"

After speaking, he immediately channeled his spiritual energy and summoned a card.

A black shadow flashed by, and a huge, jet-black hunting dog with exposed fangs instantly appeared beside him, barking wildly at Lin Daiyu, its eyes flickering with a bloodthirsty light.

Following that, the underling gripped the large blade in his hand and, with the hunting dog, charged aggressively toward Lin Daiyu under everyone's gaze.

Gu Ye smiled contemptuously, while Lin Daiyu looked cold, her spiritual energy becoming even more concentrated. She planted her feet firmly and assumed a standard horse stance.

"Die!" the underling roared, a flash of madness in his eyes. He gripped the large blade with both hands, raised it high, and used the momentum to slash fiercely down toward the top of Lin Daiyu's head.

The blade wind was sharp and carried a piercing whistle, as if he wanted to split Lin Daiyu in half with a single strike.

Lin Daiyu's eyes narrowed. Her movements were not the least bit disordered. She shifted her body slightly to the side to avoid the large blade, and at the same time, her right hand quickly threw a punch. The punch was as fast as lightning. With a crisp "crack," she smashed her fist heavily onto the blade of the large sword.

Hearing a piercing sound of breaking, the large blade made of refined iron was instantly shattered by her punch, fragments scattering everywhere.

Before the underling could react, Lin Daiyu's left hand followed through with a punch, hitting the hunting dog's head with speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. With a dull "bang," the hunting dog's head instantly exploded, blood and brains splattering everywhere and covering the underling, its corpse falling heavily to the ground and losing all breath instantly.

"Bang~"

Immediately after, a bolt of lightning quickly struck down from the sky, hitting the underling and finishing him off.

Except for Gu Ye, everyone was shocked and looked at Gu Ye in disbelief. The lightning didn't strike him, but instead turned to strike the underling.

The red-haired leader also realized something was wrong and turned to run.

Seeing this, the others immediately scattered and fled.

Gu Ye stood in place, his face calm, his eyes cold, and he spoke calmly with undisguised killing intent:

"Daiyu, don't leave a single one. Kill them all."

"Yes." Lin Daiyu's cold voice rang out, and her figure transformed into a green light again, chasing after the fleeing Church Members.

Her speed was extremely fast, weaving through the alley like a ghost. Every Church Member who dared not resist and only focused on fleeing was killed by a single punch from her, with gruesome blood holes appearing in their chests, becoming souls lost to her fists.

Those who dared to turn and resist would have a bolt of lightning fall from the sky the moment they raised their weapons, striking them accurately and leaving no corpse intact.

In the alley, screams, the whistling of wind from punches, and the roaring of lightning were intertwined. Blood stained the ground red, and the corpses of Church Members were everywhere; the scene was extremely tragic.

Not long after, a heavy thud sounded.

"Bang!"

The red-haired leader's body was kicked flying by Lin Daiyu and slammed heavily in front of Gu Ye. A large amount of blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, his body was covered in wounds, and his breath was weak; he no longer had his previous arrogance and viciousness.

He struggled to lift his head, looking up at Gu Ye who was looking down at him. He squeezed out an ugly smile, his tone humble and pleading:

"Little brother, spare... spare my life! Can you let me go? I can buy my life. I have many card-making materials and cards here; I'll give them all to you!"

Gu Ye slowly raised his foot and stepped on his chest with one foot, applying a little pressure. The red-haired leader immediately groaned, and another mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

Gu Ye curled the corner of his mouth, his eyes full of mockery, his tone cold and bone-chilling:

"When you wanted to kill me, why didn't you think about whether you had the life to do it?"

He slowly straightened up, his tone flat but filled with unquestionable killing intent:

"Kill him."

"If I can't live, don't you think about living either."

The red-haired leader knew he was definitely going to die. A flash of madness instantly passed through his eyes. He used his last bit of strength to scramble up from the ground and lunged at Gu Ye, wanting to drag Gu Ye down with him.

But before he could reach Gu Ye, a green-clad figure instantly blocked Gu Ye's path.

"Puchi—"

A delicate, fair hand pierced straight through the red-haired leader's heart. Blood dripped onto the ground drop by drop along Lin Daiyu's fingertips, staining her white sleeves red.

"Clean up the battlefield!" Gu Ye's eyes shone as he kept moving between each Church Member. In a short while, he was holding over a dozen cards and a token in his hand.

Luo Yuerou and the other realized that Gu Ye wasn't afraid of the power of the rules inside the village at all.

Luo Yuerou's eyes were complex as she walked up to Gu Ye and said, "Gu Ye, I will keep it a secret."

"Brother-in-law, I will too."

Gu Ye heard this and laughed, "What's the big deal? Soon everyone will know."

The two were stunned upon hearing this, but soon realized what Gu Ye meant.

"What is this?" Gu Ye held the token he had collected in his hand, his expression quite puzzled.

"It's a deacon token unique to the Evil God Cult."

Gu Ye turned the token over and tapped it, "How can a Bronze Rank Nine be a deacon of an Evil God Cult?"

Seeing this, Luo Yuerou explained, "According to the information I've gathered, the Evil God Cult has a deacon for every rank, responsible for managing the members at that stage."

"That means this person was the only leader of a certain cult within the Card Domain."

Luo Yuerou nodded and looked carefully at the patterns on the token, "Judging by the style of the token, it should belong to the Cruel Ghost Cult."

"Since it's so rare, it must be useful to keep." Gu Ye put the token away.

"You can keep it inside the Card Domain, but you must throw it away once you leave the Card Domain. It has a location tracker from the cult on it."

Just as Luo Yuerou finished her warning, Yan Dinghan walked over and handed the [xingming bean] meant for Chang Qi and the other to Gu Ye.