Chapter 45: The Young Leader’s Death, Lawlessness Unleashed

“The strength was good, but it’s a pity about the blade.”
“Broken—what a shame.”

Lu Yuan did not swing his knife. Instead, he stepped up to the young leader, crushed the hand gripping the blade, and snatched the broken half of the treasured sword. His expression finally shifted.

It was truly a pity.

He regretted losing such a fine blade.

“Ah—”

The young leader gritted his teeth through the pain, his eyes reddened as he stared at Lu Yuan.

“Who are you?”

“Who exactly are you?”

His voice was hoarse, tinged with a hint of pleading.

He desperately wanted to know what kind of formidable figure stood before him.

With such power, there was no way this man was a nobody.

“Me?”

“My name is Lu Yuan, the chief constable of Wuyou County.”

“You people in the martial world once gave me a nickname.”

“They call me the Bloodhand Butcher, Demon Lord Lu.”

A faint smile still lingered on Lu Yuan’s face.

But his eyes had already turned bloodshot.

A subtle, ominous red aura now emanated from him.

He appeared as if a true demon had descended to the mortal realm.

“Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan of Wuyou County.”

“It’s you.”

“It’s really you.”

“The demon who slaughtered Qingcheng Mountain five years ago.”

“Hahaha, it really is you.”

“I knew it.”

“There’s no one like you in this world.”

“A towering figure, radiating a red aura all over.”

“Born with divine strength, impervious to weapons.”

“No one but Demon Lord Lu.”

“Hahaha.”

“I can’t believe I didn’t recognize you.”

“I can’t believe I didn’t recognize the infamous Demon Lord Lu.”

The young leader suddenly understood. At this moment, he finally realized what kind of person he had provoked.

Since it was Demon Lord Lu, the young deputy leader was unlikely to escape death.

Leader, I’m sorry.

I tried my best.

“Indeed.”

“You martial artists have poor memories.”

“Just five years, and you’ve forgotten me.”

“Well then, today I shall help you remember.”

Lu Yuan withdrew his knife.

With one hand, he grabbed the young leader’s neck.

The young leader did not struggle, knowing resistance was futile. The strength of Lu Yuan was not something a mere fifth-grade warrior could break free from.

Lu Yuan lifted him high.

Curiously, he looked up at the resigned face of the young leader.

“Not struggling?”

“I can’t break free. I’ve already experienced Demon Lord Lu’s strength.”

“Why not try? What if you can?”

“If I break free, can I really escape?”

“No.”

“Then why struggle?”

“At least there’d be hope.”

“There is no such thing as hope against Demon Lord Lu’s grip.”

“Alright.”

“Any last words?”

“Will you spare our young deputy leader?”

“Why?”

“He is the only son of the leader. If he dies, the leader will go mad, the gang will fall into chaos, and the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands will suffer.”

“Oh, I didn’t expect a petty thug like you to understand loyalty and the bigger picture.”

“Those hundreds of thousands are the gang’s brothers. Though I’m a lowly street rat, I know one thing: people need to eat.”

“If the gang falls apart, the brothers won’t have food.”

The young leader spoke calmly.

“And what does that have to do with me?”

“If you’re my enemy, why should I care whether you live or die?”

Lu Yuan felt no ripple of emotion inside.

“Demon Lord Lu, you only got the wrong name, not the wrong nickname. You truly are the cold-blooded, merciless demon.”

“Hahaha.”

The young leader laughed bitterly.

This Demon Lord Lu truly cared nothing for loyalty or righteousness.

A demon with zero sense of morality.

“Actually, I have a way to prevent what you mentioned.”

“What way?”

“I’ll just kill your leader too.”

“You…”

The young leader was so furious he was speechless.

The next moment, a ripping pain tore through his waist.

In a flash, Lu Yuan tore him in two and casually tossed the halves aside.

As his consciousness waned, he saw Lu Yuan heading toward the young deputy leader.

He was powerless now.

He had done his best.

With his life and words, he had tried to stall Lu Yuan, buying time for the young deputy leader to escape.

But alas.

Time was still insufficient.

The moment Lu Yuan grabbed the young deputy leader, his consciousness completely faded.

“Run. Keep running.”

Lu Yuan held the young deputy leader by the neck, lifting him high.

The others, seeing this, no longer fled.

Like madmen, they charged at Lu Yuan.

Trying to exchange their lives to buy time.

“You’re truly loyal.”

Lu Yuan casually kicked.

The gang member struck exploded on the spot, blood and entrails splattered everywhere.

The others did not back down, charging as best they could.

Though weak in strength, their loyalty earned Lu Yuan’s reluctant respect.

But loyalty was worthless now.

Lu Yuan showed no mercy. One kick per person—either sending them flying or bursting them open.

Though not born on the same day, he granted them the same day of death.

Bang bang bang…

The ground in the area was covered with a mass of gore and blood.

The onlookers, though disliking the young deputy leader of the gang for his usual cruelty and harm to neighbors, still felt a twinge of sympathy at the scene.

Lu Yuan’s methods were too brutal.

So brutal they stirred outrage even among gods and men.

Among the crowd were many wandering heroes who finally understood why their elders repeatedly warned them never to provoke Demon Lord Lu.

They finally understood why a mere constable was called a demon lord in the martial world.

Such ruthless methods made it impossible not to see him as a demon.

“I was wrong.”

“Please don’t kill me. Don’t kill me. I beg you.”

“My father is Lu Tianxing. Please spare me.”

“My family is rich. Let me go and I’ll give you lots of money.”

Watching his men ripped apart and kicked to death, the young deputy leader was petrified.

He begged for mercy, screamed, and rolled in fear.

Beseeching desperately.

“You don’t ask forgiveness because you realize your mistakes.”

“You do it because you know you’re about to die.”

“Your men died with honor. As their leader, can’t you at least act tougher?”

“If you die, die with dignity.”

“Didn’t your father teach you that?”

“No. No, please. My father never taught me that. He only said at critical moments, beg for mercy, pay money to save your life. Please don’t kill me.”

“My family is rich. Please don’t kill me.”

“Foolish.”

“You’re foolish.”

“If I kill you, the money is mine too.”

“No!”

Lu Yuan used both hands with force and tore him in two.

The arrogant second-generation heir of Hangzhou City died at Lu Yuan’s hands.

The crowd, seeing the young deputy leader torn apart, scattered in terror, unwilling to stay and watch.

Because soon, the gang’s forces would arrive.

They did not want to be caught up in the chaos.

“Hold back, hold back... sigh...”

The Imperial Guards trampled rooftops, rushing toward Lu Yuan’s location.

Just as they shouted,

They saw the young deputy leader ripped in two.

This…

Things had gotten serious.

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