Clang!
The sound of a weapon dropping echoed through the air.
All around, the demi-human monsters were frozen in shock by the blinding radiance of judgment and the fierce winds of destruction.
They stood there, utterly dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.
"This… this is a holy-type attack?
How is this possible?!"
"Our Goblin Majesty… actually knows holy-type attacks…!"
"The Great Horned Serpent… just like that, dead?
That was a Demon King-level being!"
"Gulp…"
A werewolf demi-human swallowed hard, beads of sweat dripping down his face as he abruptly fell to his knees.
"Thud!"
"Your Majesty, I was forced into this!
I beg you, please spare me!
I was only coerced into joining the rebels!"
He'd been around the Goblin King City long enough to know Lin Tian's style and methods.
So he immediately dropped to his knees in apology.
The murderous intent in Lin Tian's eyes almost overflowed.
He sneered, "Oh?
So you think you know what I'm going to do next.
But you still don't understand, do you…?
If an apology could work, then what about the tens of millions I've already killed?"
"You're forcing me!!!"
The werewolf demi-human roared, muscles bulging as he transformed into a massive black wolf, charging at Lin Tian!
"Boom!"
A searing white holy light shot forth!
In an instant, the werewolf was reduced to ashes!
The others were left completely stunned—another one-shot kill!
"How is this possible?
Wasn't he supposed to be weak?!
How can he instantly kill a werewolf?
That was a twelfth-tier creature!"
"Damn it, we're doomed!"
"No, no, I don't want to die!
I regret everything!
What can I do to survive?!"
"We're all done for!
With Lin Tian here, we're as good as dead!"
Some demi-human monsters, realizing the gravity of their situation, prepared themselves for death.
Seeing their change in attitude, Lin Tian smiled in satisfaction.
"Smart move to have such awareness.
I might consider sparing one member of your kind.
But… just one."
"What?!
You…!
Don't you dare go that far, you despicable goblin!"
One of the demi-humans jumped out, gritting his teeth, his entire body trembling with fury.
Because Lin Tian's words implied the eradication of their entire clan.
Their parents, their spouses, their children, their friends—everyone would die.
Lin Tian narrowed his eyes, looking him up and down.
"A member of the Thorn Rat Clan?
Brave of you.
Then your clan shall be erased."
For rebels, annihilation was standard.
Sparing one was merely to preserve species diversity.
After all, the ecosystem still needed balance.
"To me, you're nothing but livestock, poultry, there to be slaughtered at will.
Any who disobey must be put down, naturally~"
Lin Tian's cold smile sent chills through the crowd.
The demi-human leaders around him nearly gagged with terror and despair, horrified and remorseful but utterly helpless.
"Kill him!"
"Attack together!"
"You're forcing our hand!"
More than half of the demi-human leaders launched their attacks in unison, attempting to take Lin Tian down.
Yet some remained still, calmly accepting death, knowing that this would save a single member of their clan.
…
Elsewhere in the Goblin Empire, anguished screams echoed without end, scaring nearby demi-humans into hiding far away.
None dared approach…
Lin Tian, drenched in blood, stood at the center of the camp, surrounded by corpses scattered every which way.
He didn't immediately start devouring.
Instead, he summoned Gobu Kuang and the others to instruct them to locate and eliminate the entire clans of these demi-human monsters.
Of course, he ordered them to spare a single mating pair for each species that didn't resist so that they could continue reproducing.
In the past, Lin Tian would have killed them all outright.
But now, as he'd said, these demi-human monsters were no different from livestock.
Killing them all would only disrupt the ecosystem.
Afterward.
Lin Tian returned to the palace to await the unfolding events.
After all, as soon as that Curse of Envy touched his system, it would undoubtedly die.
And then everything he'd lost would return, safe and sound.
Alice, Lia, the dragonfolk, and all the rest.
Bill, too, would certainly survive for now.
Sure enough.
Before long, Lia and the others began bidding farewell—some returning to the Elven Kingdom, others setting off to wander.
The ancient dragons suddenly chose to leave as well.
The dwarves, too, experienced an unexpected shift, sealing themselves off from the outside world.
"It's already the third day, and it still hasn't touched the system?"
On his throne, Lin Tian began to feel a hint of unease.
Gradually, he'd been losing too many things.
Only Gobu Yue remained by his side.
"Boss, do you think they'll come back?
Alice, Sister Lia…
Why did they all leave?"
In the grand hall, Gobu Yue leaned against Lin Tian, her voice laced with worry.
Lin Tian gently patted her head.
"They'll be back soon.
But before that, let's deal with a few pesky rats first…"
"Kehehehe~ Calling me a rat, are you?
Soon, you'll have nothing left, just like me," came a sinister voice from outside the hall.
Gallows appeared in the doorway, shrouded in a dark aura that filled the hall with an oppressive, chilling presence.
Behind him stood Scarlett and the Demon King of Wrath, Hir.
The sheer aura of the three was something beyond the scope of ordinary monsters—a force reserved for Demon Kings alone, vast and incomparable.
However…
Scarlett, on seeing Lin Tian, visibly hesitated, her past encounters casting a lingering shadow of fear.
She held back, positioning herself behind Hir, unwilling to step forward.
Lin Tian quickly activated his system to assess his adversaries' stats.
[Gallows: Lv100
Race: Demon
Class: None
Title: Demon King of Envy, Twisted Heart
Health: 3911
Strength: 1200
Defense: 1429
Skills: Curse of Envy, Feint, Wailing Hand of the Dead
Equipment: Demon Cloak
Overall: 20,001]
Seeing this, Lin Tian's gaze turned icy, murderous intent blazing in his eyes.
It was clear—this vile Gallows was indeed the one who had plotted against him.
His eyes then flicked to the muscular demoness nearby, resembling the One-Eyed Owl.
[Hir: Lv100
Race: Demon
Class: Demon Warrior
Title: Demon King of Wrath, Middle Demon, Unyielding Dark Flame
Health: 4599
Strength: 1599
Defense: 1599
Skills: Eternal Wrath, Infernal Guillotine, Shattering Force
Equipment: Bloody Battleaxe
Overall: 21,000]
In an instant, Lin Tian recalled Celeste's warning about the Demon King of Wrath.
This demoness in front of him could only be Hir.
And behind her, the one who'd taken her true form, was undoubtedly Scarlett.
"I'm surprised you had the nerve to come find me," Lin Tian said, his voice low and chilling.
"Do you have any idea the horror you've unleashed on your so-called Lords of Sin with what you've done?"
His blood-red eyes burned like ghostly flames in the dark aura, radiating a chilling menace.
Though his frame appeared slight, in that moment, he loomed impossibly large.