Chapter 150: Believe It or Not

I held the soul-pacifying bell in my hand and shook it a couple of times. Apart from a crisp, clear sound, I did not feel anything out of the ordinary.

Just as I was about to step into the cave, I suddenly heard a series of mournful wails.

Turning my head, I saw that Wang Zihao and the others had regained consciousness.

The others were relatively fine, but Wang Zihao had suffered the heaviest injuries.

At this moment, he was lying on the ground, drenched in sweat.

The rest of the group quickly scrambled to their feet and rushed over to examine Wang Zihao's wounds.

"M-Mr. Jiang? Where are we, and Brother Hao..."

I shook my eyes and said, "Quickly make a simple stretcher and carry Brother Hao out of here. Don't ask any questions right now. Remember, if anyone tries to block your path along the way, kill them without mercy. Anyone!"

As I spoke, I pulled out some talismans from my person and distributed them among the few of them. "Head back and wait for me!"

I glanced down at Wang Zihao. He was covered in sweat, his eyes wide as he stared right at me.

He wanted to say something, but I pressed a hand against his chest. "Don't worry, with me here, not a single member of the Golden Cicada Society will escape. Just go back and wait for me."

Seeing that they were all injured to varying degrees, I decided not to let them drag along the guy I had beaten to within an inch of his life.

In case that fellow woke up again and used his mind control on Wang Zihao and the others once more, it would spell trouble.

I tucked the soul-pacifying bell into my belt, held a telescopic baton in one hand, and grabbed the half-dead man by the hair with the other, dragging him toward the cave like a dead dog.

A trail of blood was smeared across the ground.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, I saw seven or eight huge iron cages inside, reeking of an unbearable stench.

Inside each iron cage were two large basins—one filled with food, and the other with water.

Every single cage held a disheveled person, a mix of men and women.

Luckily, in the cage located in the very corner, I spotted Yin Cheng's partner, Xiaoxiao!

I took a deep breath. The stench inside was so overwhelming that I honestly did not know how to breathe properly.

The fat man and his companions seemed unaware of my arrival yet.

After a moment of thought, I picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it directly at the fat man.

Struck by the stone, the fat man whipped around. The instant his eyes met mine, I flashed a grin and hurled the half-dead wretch straight at him.

The fat man threw a punch that knocked the body aside. It rolled twice upon hitting the floor and went completely still, dead or alive unknown.

Covering my nose with one hand and pointing at the fat man with the other, I said, "You even kill your own people. You really aren't human."

Paying no heed to the expressions on the faces of the fat man and the others, I crooked a finger at them. "Come outside and let's settle this. How can you people even stay in such a stinking place? Are you humans or corpse-howlers? Truly impressive!"

The fat man and his crew exchanged glances, clearly taken aback that I had emerged completely unscathed from the influence of the soul-pacifying bell.

Realizing they had no better options, they had no choice but to follow me out of the cave.

Breathing in the fresh air, I finally felt like a human being again.

As soon as the last of them stepped outside, I grinned at them, holding the telescopic baton in one hand and forming a sword-finger with the other, and charged straight at them.

There was no point in talking further; the only thing I wanted to do right now was to capture every single one of them!

In truth, the identities of these people matched what I had suspected.

They were indeed members of the Golden Cicada Society, though their rank was even lower than that of Seventh Brother, lacking even the metal nails embedded in their brows.

More importantly, they did not possess any real skill. They might have acted arrogant at first, but when things got serious, they folded immediately.

They could still fool ordinary people, but in front of me, they were mere children.

In less than ten minutes, the fat man and his accomplices were all securely tied up.

Furthermore, I had broken the right hand of every single one of them.

I spat on the ground. "Damn it, I thought you bastards were actually formidable. Turns out you're just the lowest-tier scum of the Golden Cicada Society, or else they wouldn't have sent you lot to take the place of the corpse-howlers."

I grabbed the fat man by the throat. "Tell me, where is the Corpse Pool? Where is Lin Feng?"

"Even if you beat me to death, I won't say a word!"

I nodded. "Playing tough, huh? No matter, I've got plenty of ways to make you talk."

Right at that moment, the phone in the fat man's pocket rang.

The fat man's expression shifted drastically. A thought flashed through my mind, and I reached into his pocket to fish out the phone. It was an unknown number flashing on the screen. I pressed answer.

Upon hearing the voice coming from the receiver, a smile involuntarily spread across my face.

"Lin Feng, I didn't expect us to be talking again so soon!"

The voice coming from the other end of the line belonged precisely to Lin Feng. Hearing my words, Lin Feng fell completely silent, offering no reply.

At that moment, I spoke up again, "Lin Feng, show yourself. I'm right here in your stronghold, Ma Family Village. If you don't show up, all your subordinates are going to be wiped out by me."

"Is that so? Then you must be quite capable. But what should I do if I simply don't believe you can handle all of my men?"

I furrowed my brow slightly. Even though Lin Feng couldn't see me, I reached up and scratched my head. "That really is a headache. Well, fine then. If you refuse to come out, so be it. I'll just raze your stronghold to the ground. Don't think I'm joking—if you don't believe me, just wait and see. Once tomorrow morning breaks, you'll find out!"