Chapter 183: Chapter 183, Members of the Carmen Family Must Die_1
Jiang Chen said coolly, "Apologize."
Carmen Gold clenched his fists, his face darkening. Everyone else looked at him; he was the young master of the Carmen Family.
Carmen Gold lowered his head and said, "I’m sorry, respected expert."
Kid, just you wait. I’ve memorized your face, and I’ll definitely tear you limb from limb!
Jiang Chen watched Carmen Gold, whose head was bowed.
He said coldly, "Is this how you apologize?"
"What would you have me do?"
"Kneel and apologize."
"What?" Carmen Gold was utterly furious. This ant before him dared demand he kneel to apologize? Unacceptable! He was a member of the Carmen Family; apologizing at all was already a significant show of respect.
Kneel down to apologize?
Carmen Gold said angrily, "Absolutely not! You probably don’t know who I am. I’m a member of the Carmen Family—the young master of the Carmen Family!"
"Kneel."
Carmen Gold drew his great sword, roaring, "Boy, you are insulting the Carmen Family!"
Jiang Chen sighed. "Having killed so many people from the Xileruo World, and now another group of such arrogant individuals appears. I don’t know if you’re the ignorant ones, or if I am."
Jiang Chen instantly activated the Sword Array. He made his move without any hesitation.
After his First-stage advancement, the Sword Array was significantly upgraded, especially after he cultivated the Thundering Sword Art. His speed was incredible; the Sword Array activated in just 0.1 seconds.
Innumerable Sword Qi erupted from the ground. Carmen Gold’s companions, only a few meters from Jiang Chen, were instantly ensnared. A hundred Sword Qi pierced them in a moment.
Not even Marian was spared.
A First-stage Divine Envoy, even one immune to 99% of damage, couldn’t withstand Jiang Chen’s attack. One hundred Sword Qi instantly pierced Marian’s body.
Even a Divine Envoy had to die.
The same fate befell Carmen Gold’s subordinates.
They were killed instantly.
However, a brilliant light enveloped Carmen Gold. He watched his subordinates fall, his face a mask of shock that quickly twisted into fury. "Damn it! You actually killed them! How dare you attack? I’ll kill you!"
Carmen Gold was enraged. He charged at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen was also stunned. This guy actually didn’t die?
Jiang Chen attacked again. "Sword Qi Break!"
Ten thousand Sword Qi pierced Carmen Gold’s body. He screamed as Jiang Chen killed him, only to resurrect on the spot.
"Hmph! I have a Resurrection scroll; you can’t kill me!" he said.
"Is that so? I’d like to see how many Resurrection scrolls you actually have," Jiang Chen replied.
Instantly, Jiang Chen attacked again. "Sword Qi Break!"
Carmen Gold resurrected once more. "Sword Blade - Storm!"
Carmen Gold cried out in terror, "Brother, I was wrong! I’ll kneel and apologize! Please, don’t kill me..."
Death.
Carmen Gold lowered his head. "Mighty hero, I am willing to apologize..."
Death.
Carmen Gold roared, "What exactly will it take for you to let me go?"
Death.
After the thirtieth death, Carmen Gold finally collapsed, no longer resurrecting. His equipment scattered across the ground. Jiang Chen collected it and stored it in his warehouse.
All of it was Second-stage Heavy Armor Equipment, which Jiang Chen couldn’t use.
Chiyoshima Hitomi stared at the Divine Envoy’s corpse. "How could you kill even a Divine Envoy?"
"I had no choice. She was with them, so I had to eliminate them all."
"That young man earlier... he wasn’t ordinary. He was from the Carmen Family. His death will likely provoke their wrath," she observed.
Jiang Chen looked helpless. It couldn’t be helped. Even if Carmen Gold had knelt and apologized, Jiang Chen wouldn’t have spared him. He never showed mercy to his enemies.
Angelina said, "Don’t worry, we can blame the Demon King."
Chiyoshima Hitomi glanced at Angelina but didn’t say anything. How could it be that easy? Wouldn’t the Carmen Family see through it? Wouldn’t they investigate? Even if the Demon King could kill Carmen Gold, he had Resurrection scrolls and would naturally escape. But now that he’s dead... the Carmen Family members aren’t fools.
Jiang Chen smiled. "You’re right. Let’s go and continue with the mission."
"We should give up!"
"Why?"
"Marian’s mission was to kill a Second-stage Demon King, and so is mine. If I complete my mission now, the Carmen Family will definitely be suspicious. They’ll suspect you, and that would be very bad for you."
"If I don’t complete the mission, they’ll have no concrete evidence, and you might be cleared of suspicion."
Jiang Chen pondered for a moment. "You have a point. But even if you don’t complete the mission, I think they’ll still be suspicious. Undoubtedly. We encountered many people on our way here; they all saw us."
"Regardless, they’ll have their doubts. But without evidence, they can’t do anything to me. Completing the mission or not has no bearing on the fact that I killed them."
Chiyoshima Hitomi fell silent. That’s true. However, not completing the mission would certainly arouse less suspicion.
Jiang Chen said, "No need to worry. I’ve allied with the Gregory Family. Besides, this is a Different World. Isn’t it normal for Heroes to attack each other here?"
The three continued on their way. They entered the deepest part of the Leilun Magnetic Rift.
In its deepest part stood a giant mountain, with a rift beneath it. The three entered. The area resembled the Bloody Moon Cave, populated by level 40 monsters.
Now that Jiang Chen was First-stage, killing a level 40 monster only yielded 50 experience points—a mere drop in the bucket considering the one million experience points he needed to level up.
Jiang Chen continued to lead the way with Dragon in the Sky, using the Sword Array for defense.
The trio pressed on. No Demonic Being could halt their progress, and they quickly passed through the first layer.
Upon reaching the second layer, Chiyoshima Hitomi asked, "What’s the duration of your skill? Twenty minutes have passed, and your Sword Qi is still active."
Chiyoshima Hitomi had been observing closely and soon noticed something unusual about Jiang Chen. Twenty minutes had gone by, yet Jiang Chen hadn’t recast his skill. It was as if its duration was infinite.
"The duration is 100 minutes."
"What? 100 minutes?"
Chiyoshima Hitomi was stunned. What kind of ridiculous skill lasts for 100 minutes?
"And the cooldown time?"
"The cooldown is 5 minutes."
Chiyoshima Hitomi was rendered speechless. A 100-minute duration and a 5-minute cooldown? Doesn’t that mean the skill could be perpetually active? And his Sword Array was the same! Were all his skills like this? What Heroes feared most was skill downtime during combat; every skill had a duration and a cooldown. But a skill lasting 100 minutes? No one had ever heard of such a thing! That was practically invincible! Heroes typically relied on their strongest attacks to kill monsters. If an attack failed, they’d retreat and wait for the cooldown before striking again. But Jiang Chen’s skill had a 100-minute duration and a 5-minute cooldown—what did that even mean? It meant the skill was essentially always available! Chiyoshima Hitomi realized Jiang Chen was simply monstrous.
They passed through the second layer and quickly reached the third. Jiang Chen remained unstoppable, carving a path with three hundred Sword Qi. Every monster was killed in a single blow; none could withstand his attacks.
They cleared the fourth layer, then the fifth.
Finally, they reached the sixth layer, the last one, where Huo Qiya resided.
The final layer contained a palace.
Huo Qiya opened his eyes. He stood atop a high rampart, watching Jiang Chen and his companions approach. Jiang Chen noticed him as well.
Seeing Huo Qiya standing on the rampart, Jiang Chen was the first to draw his sword. "Sword Pulling Slash..."