Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1168 - 509: Third Kill of Wu Yaobang

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Previously on Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food...
Liang Yuan clashed with Wu Yaobang and his fanatical Angel Corps, whose Spirit Shock partially failed against a golden helmet while ice blades pierced some foes. The Corps' fearless self-destructions forced Liang Yuan to retreat temporarily, as they slaughtered mutant beasts in Eden. Doubting claims of immortality, Liang Yuan sneaked back underground to capture Wu Yaobang amid more explosions, emerging with his severed leg that showed no signs of regeneration.

Liang Yuan checked again and again, now absolutely sure.

That severed leg before him could never turn back into Wu Yaobang!

"Totally lacking any life force, the superpower energy has disappeared entirely."

"Wu Yaobang is utterly irredeemable now."

"So how in the world did he revive?"

Liang Yuan knitted his brows, utterly perplexed.

With that in mind, his gaze shifted toward Eden, still wrapped in roaring flames.

Right at that moment, mutant beasts drawn by the light began swarming in.

Eden's shelter residents had all been evacuated or escaped.

Flames devoured the whole of Eden, monsters running wild amid endless roars.

All of a sudden, from the northwest flames came a burst of fervent cries.

"The Divine Son cannot be defeated!"

"God bless us!"

The cheers rolled like ocean waves, booming like thunder.

Liang Yuan's face shifted dramatically; his body blurred as he dashed toward the sound.

In mere seconds, Liang Yuan reached the spot, hovering high in the air at a distance, eyes fixed on the inferno.

Emerging from the blaze was a squad of about forty to fifty Eden Angel Corps fighters.

Armored from head to toe, golden helmets gleaming, swords and shields at the ready—every one battle-equipped!

Liang Yuan scanned the squad, peering beyond them to the backline.

His pupils shrank in shock!

At the rear, mounted on a white steed, rode a white-robed priestly figure.

Flowing long hair, golden papal tiara, cross-emblazoned priest's garment.

None other than Wu Yaobang!

Liang Yuan's expression grew somber: "What the hell? Has he truly revived?"

Liang Yuan furrowed his brow intensely, wondering: if this was Wu Yaobang, then who had perished before?

Did this count as true resurrection?

This wasn't the same individual at all!

Liang Yuan wouldn't accept it, a sudden idea striking him.

"If it's really him, the memories must match; I'll show up once more and test if he recalls me!"

Decided, Liang Yuan's form flashed, hurtling toward the Eden group.

Quickly, eyes from Eden spotted him.

Wu Yaobang whipped around, murder flashing in his eyes: "You underground rat, if you’ve got the guts, don’t run."

Liang Yuan's gaze sharpened: "Heh, I’m here to give this back to you."

Saying so, Liang Yuan hurled the severed leg with savage force.

Whoosh—

The leg flew through the air, streaking straight at Wu Yaobang.

Wu Yaobang's eyelids jerked, snarling: "Kill him for me!"

Black-robed masked men surged ahead from all sides, bellowing in rage.

Blades drawn, shields up.

Liang Yuan sneered coldly, vaulted skyward, then slammed both palms down hard.

A massive frost blanket spread rapidly.

Despite their main attribute hitting 87 points, these foes only showed strength and speed powers.

Nothing else at all.

Once airborne, Liang Yuan left them staring up powerless or firing crossbow bolts.

But those strikes couldn't breach his defenses whatsoever.

Right now, they threatened Liang Yuan little, save for possible self-explosion risks.

Swish!

Liang Yuan blurred in motion, Ice Star Chain whipping out from his grip.

Clatter!

The chain sliced the heavens; this round, Liang Yuan skipped killing Wu Yaobang outright.

Rather, the Ice Star Chain coiled fast, snaring Wu Yaobang right on his mount.

Wu Yaobang vaulted off the unicorn at once.

Then bellowed: "Quick, help me!"

Two Angel Corps masked men charged in, seizing the chain with brute force to drag Liang Yuan down.

Liang Yuan just smirked coldly, his arms exploding with tremendous strength.

Whoosh!

Wu Yaobang and the pair below got violently hauled aloft.

Liang Yuan streaked across the sky with swift steps, hauling the three far from Eden.

A flicker of change crossed Wu Yaobang's face; he yelled without pause: "Self-destruct, self-destruct!"

Boom! Boom!

Twin massive blasts rang out, shredding Wu Yaobang's group at the chain's end into pieces.

Bloody flesh and shattered bones hung from the links, swinging in the breeze.

High above, Liang Yuan frowned, shaking off the chain to discard the gore.

Gazing at the gore-soaked earth below, deep contemplation etched his features.

"Does he fear live capture by me?"

"What’s he hiding? Capture means death anyway."

"Why choose instant self-destruction over letting me take him?"

Liang Yuan sharply detected something off here.

This Wu Yaobang surely concealed a massive secret!

"I need to take him alive to pry out the secrets he holds!"

Liang Yuan's eyes shadowed faintly as he stared at Eden.

He masked his aura and slipped right into Eden, hunting for Wu Yaobang.

After ten minutes dragged on, Liang Yuan's expression turned grim.

He'd scoured nearly every corner of Eden, yet apart from regular Superpower Users and guards on patrol, Wu Yaobang along with the Angel Corps members had all disappeared!

Liang Yuan quickly caught on.

"Wu Yaobang's gone into hiding!"

"He's terrified!"

This Wu Yaobang was obviously dodging him on purpose!

But what for?

Wasn't he supposed to be unkillable, so why cower from him still?

Liang Yuan seized a patrol captain right away and started grilling him.

"Where's Wu Yaobang lurking?"

The patrol captain paled in terror, shaking his head: "I don't know, I'm only on the patrol team, I truly have no idea."

Liang Yuan studied his look, which appeared genuine; he furrowed his brow a touch and pressed, "Where are the Angel Corps folks? Surely you know that much?"

"Inside the church, the Angel Corps stays on the upper floor."

"But after that huge mess outside, they should've all rushed out by now."

Liang Yuan knocked the guy unconscious effortlessly, then blurred into motion, darting straight for the church.

He hadn't even stepped inside when he noticed several black-robed figures with masks blocking the doorway.

Numbers were carved on those masks.

Right now, though, their count had swelled past twenty.

They looked like a fresh group, unlike the earlier Angel Corps crew.

Liang Yuan's gaze sharpened; he planned to burrow underground and sneak into the church.

All of a sudden, he caught sight of Wu Yaobang at the second-floor window of the church, peering into the shadows.

Wu Yaobang missed Liang Yuan entirely, yet he felt the threat closing in.

He bellowed into the night: "Show yourself, I know you're there!"

Liang Yuan stayed hidden.

Wu Yaobang's face drained of color, his tone icy as he declared: "I admit it, I misjudged you—your strength is immense. You're an outsider, right?"

"As you've witnessed, no matter how often you slay me, I keep coming back."

"Why not step out for a real chat? What exactly do you want?"

"I poured everything into creating Eden, just to shelter the displaced—do you really need to oppose me?"

Wu Yaobang swept his eyes around, eager for Liang Yuan to appear.

Still, Liang Yuan refused to emerge.

Liang Yuan bought none of Wu Yaobang's words.

If the man truly feared nothing, why hole up in the church and stay put after dying three times?

And that talk of a haven for the homeless?

Pure rubbish.

What kind of Shelter founder declares himself the Divine Son?

Liang Yuan trusted not a bit of it.

Wu Yaobang paused briefly, realizing he couldn't lure Liang Yuan, so he got blunt: "Come on out—you can't kill me for good."

"I get what you're after; you want me alive, huh?"

"Haha, keep dreaming. The instant you charge the church, my followers will blow themselves up—at best, we go down together."

"No, scratch that—not together. You die, I live on since I can't die."

"I know you're incredibly strong, maybe you've got some ace up your sleeve to pull through, but mark my words: after offing me this round, you'll never track me down again!"

"Eden can rot here for all I care!"

Amid Wu Yaobang's chilling laughs and taunts from the shadows, Liang Yuan narrowed his eyes.

After a quick think, Liang Yuan chose to step out for a talk.

Whoosh!

Wind howled as Liang Yuan materialized in the air, locking eyes with Wu Yaobang up on the second floor.

Spotting Liang Yuan, Wu Yaobang's pupils shrank; he sized him up closely, voice grave: "You're definitely from outside—I don't recognize you."

Liang Yuan questioned: "Can you truly revive endlessly?"

"Heh, which outside faction sent you? Guangfu's Three Great Sects? The Guangfu Military? Or maybe some powerhouse from Ji’an City upstream of Linjiang?"

Wu Yaobang dodged the reply, firing off questions instead.

Liang Yuan felt a stir in his chest.

He'd figured folks here were cut off from the world, never venturing out.

But Wu Yaobang's remarks showed he knew Guangfu's outside affairs and even grasped what went on in upstream Ji’an City from Linjiang!

This meant Wu Yaobang had ventured out before, with far more outside intel than anyone else.

At minimum, Liang Yuan hadn't picked up any Ji’an City details from others yet.

Both Linjiang and Ji’an are part of Jianghuai Province, serving as riverfront cities, though Ji’an sits upstream from Linjiang.

Ji’an City’s elevation exceeds that of Linjiang by a small margin.

Naturally, the gap isn’t large, yet Ji’an boasts far more hills and mountains than Linjiang does.

Liang Yuan could nearly predict that Ji’an City’s survivors far outnumbered those in Linjiang City.

Thoughts racing through Liang Yuan’s mind, he declared: "I’ve slain you three times myself, and your corpses remain in my possession—doesn’t your claimed resurrection rely on the original body?"

"Reviving in a different body—does that make it truly you?"

"That power of yours isn’t real resurrection, right?"

While murmuring these words, Liang Yuan locked eyes on Wu Yaobang, extending his Spiritual Power toward him to detect any shifts in his emotions.

Wu Yaobang kept his face impassive; thanks to the Golden Crown, he shielded himself from Liang Yuan’s probe into his emotional state via Spiritual Power.

Sudden clarity struck Liang Yuan in that instant.

Should this whole folded space be completely cut off, no one inside could discover gold’s ability to fend off Spiritual Power intrusions.

Yet Wu Yaobang had donned that golden helmet without fail from beginning to end—what did that reveal?

It revealed that Wu Yaobang had ventured out, gaining deep knowledge of the world beyond.

However, Eden’s regular folk truly appeared never to have left.

Throughout it all, they seemed mere pawns in Wu Yaobang’s schemes and deceptions.

Rather than a Shelter, this spot was better dubbed Wu Yaobang’s personal playground.

He built this Shelter, proclaimed himself Divine Son, raised the Angel Corps, and formed the Holy Maiden Corps as his harem for indulgence.

This man exploited the folded space’s traits to sever the outer world from its inner realm, thus forging his own Divine Country.