"Duan Chen?!"
Jun Ci and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the figure.
"It's you few? From the capital? You've worked hard."
Duan Chen let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't let Mi Xue'er use that move. Once used, the recovery period would likely take some time, during which she wouldn't be able to participate in any combat.
"Roar!"
The woman shrieked and turned to run.
"You've come this far, no need to leave, right?"
Niya blocked her path.
"Little brat! Don't block my way, old lady!"
The woman's face contorted with ferocity, and she spread her legs, spewing a stream of viscous fluid.
"Don't touch him with that filthy thing!"
Jia Yunlian flicked her whip, striking the woman directly across the face.
"Aargh—!"
A long bloody gash appeared on the woman's face.
"You... who are you?" Feng Wei clutched the gaping hole in his abdomen, his expression grim.
"You're Feng Wei?"
"You are..." He didn't recall ever meeting Duan Chen.
"Zhu Ke, Hou Ce, and that heretic who wields the Consecutive Void Domain, they're all your subordinates, aren't they?" Duan Chen stared at him coldly.
"Oh? It seems they've all been killed by you."
"Don't worry, you won't be alone. Would you like to join them?"
Duan Chen beckoned.
"Xing Ming!"
Countless stars descended from the sky!
"Damn it..."
Feng Wei knew he couldn't escape death, his face filled with despair as he awaited his end.
Unexpectedly, the multitude of stars halted mid-air.
"Huh?"
No one had anticipated such a turn of events.
Duan Chen's voice was calm, "Tell us everything you know."
"I know nothing!"
Feng Wei's expression was resolute!
Du Qingyi glanced at him, "No need."
"I've read it."
As soon as the words left her lips, Feng Wei's face turned ashen, but it was too late. Duan Chen, controlling Xing Ming, descended directly upon him.
"Boom!"
"Wuwu... Handsome guy, please spare me..."
"Sister Yun Lian."
"Mmm."
Jia Yunlian retracted her Bloodvine Whip, and the woman's body was severed at the waist, revealing an insectoid body within.
"It's an evil insect..."
Qin Nanyuan said with a look of disgust.
"How did you find this place?" Du Qingyi looked at Duan Chen, bewildered.
"We'll talk as we walk."
...
"So, Brother Duan Chen, you sensed my psychic energy?"
Mi Xue'er's heart bloomed with joy, her steps becoming considerably lighter.
Jun Ci gave Qin Nanyuan a meaningful look.
[See? The captain's charm.]
Duan Chen thought carefully.
"No, to be precise, I sensed your sword."
That long sword contained Mi Buwei's psychic energy, and within Mi Buwei's psychic energy was mixed the power of Bai Qi, which was why Duan Chen could sense it.
"Hmph..."
Mi Xue'er's expression was tinged with disappointment.
Duan Chen led them to the seafood restaurant.
"You're back? Whoa, how come there are a few more people?" Qi Qing asked with surprise.
"Are you guys here for a vacation too?" Bai Ye chuckled with schadenfreude.
"We are not."
After an explanation, they understood what was going on.
"You're eating quite well."
Du Qingyi glanced at the remaining "steak" on the table, which Duan Chen hadn't managed to finish. She didn't stand on ceremony, sat down, cut a piece, and popped it into her mouth.
"Wait..."
"Huh?"
Too late, she had already eaten it.
"Miss, how is it? Delicious?" Melbourne's face displayed a charming smile.
"Mmm, still..."
Before she could finish, she saw Melbourne pull a slice of meat from a giant worm from under the table and place it on the stove to pan-fry. They had never witnessed such a scene. Qin Youran was relatively fine, just a bit pale. Qin Nanyuan and Mi Xue'er directly hugged each other and retched. As for Du Qingyi...
Duan Chen saw the piece of meat smoothly slide out of her mouth and onto the floor.
"I..."
She ran outside, not knowing what she was doing.
"Captain, you guys eat this?"
Qin Nanyuan's face was full of disbelief.
"Actually... it tastes good, quite chewy." Duan Chen gave a dry laugh.
"There's noodles here too. Would you gentlemen and ladies like to try some?"
"Give me a portion, I'm still hungry." Qi Qing raised his hand.
"Me too."
"And me."
Even Niya raised her small hand.
"What's going on with him? Where's that Galotte?" Du Qingyi returned from outside, her face ashen, dabbing her mouth with a handkerchief.
Duan Chen briefly explained the situation to her.
"This is too complicated."
"The thing to pay attention to now isn't this, but the Feast."
"Du Qingyi, you've obtained Feng Wei's memories?"
She nodded, "There are three more at his level, their superiors, five, their superiors' superiors, two, and finally the overall commander."
"So many?"
Duan Chen frowned.
"I don't think we need to panic. Feng Wei and the others knew about our eradicating heretics, otherwise they wouldn't have come here. Similarly, after we killed Feng Wei, the other heretics will also know. We don't have to worry about them not coming to find us."
Bai Ye patted his stomach and let out a burp.
"So, all we need to do is wait here for the time being, right?"
"Pretty much. The Feast can't proceed anyway, and it's not us who are anxious," Duan Chen said with a cold smile.
"I'm actually very curious how you managed to enter the beach area through the barrier," Yan Qiu Ren said, looking at Du Qingyi and her group.
"It was my brother."
"Your brother?"
"The president of the Ice City Spirit Hunter Guild? He gets involved in matters like this?"
"The Feast, every Spirit Hunter agent can't ignore it, not even Du Yu."
"That's true."
Yan Qiu Ren nodded.
Duan Chen's eyes flickered. So, the president of the Ice City Spirit Hunter Guild was Du Qingyi's brother? He had never heard Du Qingyi mention it before.
As if sensing his thoughts, Du Qingyi gave him a dismissive glance.
"There's nothing much to say about it. Du Yu is a hands-off manager. Unless it's a major event like this, he's always traveling and doesn't even return to Ice City."
Her tone was filled with strong resentment. Duan Chen chuckled awkwardly and didn't bring up the topic again.
Du Qingyi briefly explained the current situation outside to them, and only then did Duan Chen and the others realize the immense influence of the word "Feast."
"In short, every Spirit Hunter agent is now involved. Our current goal is to survive within the barrier and clear as many heretics that come ashore each day as possible. Of course, without eating these things."
"How so, I think it tastes quite good," Melbourne said innocently, shrugging.
"Thank you, I don't think so."
The thought of having just eaten the corpse of a worm made Du Qingyi feel like she needed to have her stomach pumped.
Yes, just spitting it out wasn't enough; she needed a gastric lavage...
She looked at Hill, the genius physician.
Tu Feiyuan, perched on Hill's head, shivered.
"Why do I feel a bit cold?"