Chapter 376 Exotic Object Compass

"What is going on?"

"Why hasn't the compass stopped yet?"

The Yunshan Eighteen Bandits looked at each other in confusion, unable to understand.

According to habit, the pointer on the compass should stop very quickly.

Even when facing the pursuit of Prince Zhenbei's subordinates, it would stop after spinning for at most a dozen breaths.

But now?

It has been spinning for more than half an hour?

If they hadn't witnessed the magic of the bronze compass, the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits would probably have lost their patience long ago.

"Let's wait and see."

The Yunshan Eighteen Bandits suppressed their impatience and continued to wait.

Another half an hour passed.

The bronze compass in front of the eighteen people, with the copper needle suspended in the center,

was still spinning rapidly.

"Is there something wrong with the compass?"

The rugged man at the head stood up and carefully examined the bronze compass.

"Compass, oh compass."

"Which direction should our brothers go next to be safe?"

The rugged man settled for second best and changed to another question.

Buzz, buzz, buzz.

As soon as these words were spoken,

the copper needle in the center of the bronze compass spun even faster.

"What does this mean?"

This scene left everyone somewhat bewildered.

What is this compass trying to express?

The rugged man furrowed his brows, vaguely associating it with a certain possibility.

But that possibility was too unimaginable!

Even when caught in the death trap set by Prince Zhenbei, they had managed to escape unscathed, yet in this remote place…

"We will immediately disperse and evacuate now."

The rugged man put away the compass, looked at the other seventeen people, and said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

"Alright, Boss."

Although the seventeen people did not know why the rugged man gave such an order,

over so many years, they had absolute trust in him.

It was precisely because of this trust that they had turned danger into safety many times.

Swish.

The next moment,

Old Eighteen among the eighteen bandits was the first to choose a direction and sprint wildly.

The remaining dozen-plus people also intended to continue choosing a direction to evacuate.

Suddenly,

Rustle.

A figure quietly appeared behind the fleeing Old Eighteen.

Then he easily snapped Old Eighteen's neck, casually casting aside this heinous Peak Witch King Expert.

This scene instantly made the expressions of the remaining seventeen people look grim.

At the same time, an indescribable panic arose in their hearts.

Old Eighteen's strength was not much weaker than theirs; both were at the Peak Witch King level. Yet, in front of that suddenly appearing figure, he couldn't even resist or struggle before his neck was directly snapped?

"I've finally found you."

Lin Yuan looked at the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits—or more accurately, the Yunshan Seventeen Bandits—and said with a smile.

With his current strength, he only needed one slap to smash Old Eighteen of the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits into a pulp of flesh and mud.

But if he did that, it would be impossible to confirm whether the target was Old Eighteen of the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits, which was why Lin Yuan only snapped his neck and left a complete corpse.

"You, are you sent by Prince Zhenbei?"

The rugged man steadied his mind and asked in a low voice.

The remaining sixteen people had dry throats as they stared closely at Lin Yuan.

"Prince Zhenbei?"

"I don't know him."

Lin Yuan shook his head, "But I am very interested in the bounty on you."

"A bounty?"

The Yunshan Seventeen Bandits were slightly stunned.

In their view, an Expert like Lin Yuan, even if not a Witch Emperor, was probably not far off, belonging to the absolute Peak among the Witch Emperor Realm.

Yet he was doing this for a bounty of tens of millions of wizard crystals?

"Your Excellency."

"As long as you don't make a move against us,"

"we are willing to pay sixty million—no, ninety million wizard crystals as remuneration."

At this time, Old Ten among the Yunshan Seventeen Bandits spoke cautiously.

As he spoke, he took out a box containing purple wizard crystals.

The wizard crystals in the Two-Dimensional World were a special metal, and purple wizard crystals belonged to the highest quality. This box of purple wizard crystals was estimated to be close to one hundred million in value.

"So many wizard crystals?"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up slightly.

Originally, the sixty million bounty on the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits had already pleasantly surprised him; he didn't expect an even greater harvest!

"If Your Excellency is not satisfied, we can add more?"

Although the hearts of the remaining Yunshan Seventeen Bandits were bleeding, they still forced a smile and said.

Over ninety million wizard crystals was also a huge figure for them, but there was no help for it; the situation forced their hand. As long as they could persuade Lin Yuan, they were willing to pay any price.

"What does Your Excellency think? It's just sixty million wizard crystals; we can give more." Old Ten took a deep breath and continued to ask.

However,

Crack.

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared once again.

When he reappeared, he was already standing beside Old Ten, casually reaching out to take the box of purple wizard crystals while snapping Old Ten's neck along the way.

"If I kill you all, aren't these all mine?"

Lin Yuan closed the box and put it away solemnly.

"Let's go."

Seeing this, the rugged man bolted backward without hesitation.

The remaining fifteen people did the same, each choosing a direction to flee.

"Want to escape?"

Lin Yuan opened his mouth and gently took a breath.

Rumble.

Terrifying airflow surged into Lin Yuan's mouth from all directions. Like the eye of a storm, ancient trees within a radius of several miles were all uprooted and flew towards Lin Yuan.

Along with them, the fleeing sixteen people were also restricted in place and unable to move.

"This?"

The stopped Yunshan Sixteen Bandits felt their scalps tingling at the sight of this scene.

Is this still human?

Is this still human?

Just taking a breath caused such a terrifying commotion?

At this moment, these dozen-plus Peak Witch King Experts felt their worldview shattering.

"Die."

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared, snapping the necks of six Yunshan Eighteen Bandits in an instant.

"Explode for me!"

Located furthest away, the rugged man did not hesitate to burn his essence blood, his aura soaring abruptly as he stepped into the Witch Emperor Domain in one go.

As the boss of the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits, the rugged man possessed numerous trump cards and backup plans, and this method of explosive strength was one of them.

His strength soared in a short time, stepping into the Witch Emperor Domain. Although he would have to pay a price afterward, as long as he could survive, it was all worth it.

"Let's go."

After entering the Witch Emperor Realm, the rugged man had no intention of staying behind to cover for the other brothers or stall Lin Yuan; instead, he bolted away without hesitation.

Although he didn't know what kind of strength Lin Yuan truly possessed, after forcibly entering the Witch Emperor Realm, the rugged man still felt a certain terrifying pressure when facing Lin Yuan.

This pressure was no different from when he was at the Peak Witch King level.

"Run, run, run."

At this moment, the rugged man had only one thought in his mind.

I don't know how much time passed.

The rugged man finally stopped.

Because not far ahead, Lin Yuan was quietly standing there watching him.

"My Lord."

The rugged man trembled in his heart. He had desperately burned his essence blood to enter the Witch Emperor Domain, yet he couldn't even escape far in front of Lin Yuan?

Without thinking, the rugged man knew that all his other Yunshan Eighteen Bandits brothers were dead.

At this moment, numerous thoughts flashed through the rugged man's mind, and the scene of the bronze compass spinning incessantly earlier welled up once again.

"So… the compass didn't have any problems at all." The rugged man was terrified in his heart.

The reason why the bronze compass's pointer didn't stop for a long time

was because there was no way out for the eighteen brothers.

No matter which direction they took, it was a dead end; they could not escape Lin Yuan's pursuit.

Thinking of this, the rugged man couldn't help but kneel down and plead, "My Lord, we shouldn't have made a deal with Your Excellency. As long as Your Excellency spares my life, I will listen to Your Excellency in everything from now on and serve Your Excellency for the rest of my life."

The rugged man wanted to live.

If he could survive, he would be completely willing even to become a slave.

"Serve me?"

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly, "No need."

Lin Yuan had killed seventeen of the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits. It was said that these eighteen bandits were as close as brothers and had an extremely good relationship, yet Lin Yuan had killed seventeen of them.

Could the remaining rugged man possibly have no thoughts about it?

Even now, intimidated by Lin Yuan's strength, the rugged man dared not harbor any thoughts, but what about in the future?

Lin Yuan naturally wasn't willing to keep such a hidden danger by his side, so simply killing him outright was much more reassuring.

As for subordinates? With so many indigenous people in this world, would he be afraid of lacking subordinates?

"All eighteen of you, go together." Lin Yuan raised his right hand and easily snapped the rugged man's neck.

"I—"

The rugged man's eyes widened, and his aura quickly faded away.

"The Yunshan Eighteen Bandits are all here." Lin Yuan withdrew his right hand, "Sixty million wizard crystals, plus that box of purple wizard crystals worth ninety million wizard crystals, making one hundred and fifty million wizard crystals, along with the savings of these eighteen people—the resources for a Breakthrough to the Witch Emperor Realm have all been gathered."

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

Coming out this trip completely met his expectations. He originally thought he would need to take on a few more waves of bounties, but he didn't expect it to be completed all at once.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan casually looted the treasures on the rugged man's body.

Suddenly,

a bronze compass fell out.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan's gaze turned toward the bronze compass, and faintly, he sensed a peculiar aura from this compass.