Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1759: Chapter 1010: Mr. Mei Jin (2)

Quickly, the group rushed downstairs, and at this moment the glass door was wide open, the lock had already been removed.

Their group was complete, but Kato Atsushi and Yamada Kengohei were dead, Sakurai Miyuki had defected, and now their original team of 16 was down to just 13.

Once gathered, Mitsuo Takeda informed everyone that the person who unlocked the door didn’t enter, didn’t say a word, just dropped a letter and ran away.

He and Jiu Shan Sha Yue picked up the letter, which instructed them to gather immediately, then line up outside for inspection; someone wanted to hold a meeting with them.

Led by Mitsuo Takeda, they stepped out of the hotel. Not far from the entrance were two cars parked: a black SUV and a white van.

Yang Xiao found the white van familiar; it appeared to be the same vehicle that transported them, the stowaways, from the coast on the first night.

Surrounding the vehicles were a dozen gang members, their exposed arms full of tattoos, each looking fierce and menacing, wielding baseball bats and short knives—nothing to mess with.

But this was only the case in the Nightmare World; if these guys showed up in Yang Xiao’s territory, it would make him angry.

"Hey, what are you guys staring at? Move over here, quick!" The aggressive bald, scarred man they had seen before was there, still with the same arrogant attitude, holding a baseball bat.

Yang Xiao and his group moved to the white van as instructed, standing in a line. Yang Xiao guessed these guys were planning to transfer them again.

But as the van’s rear door opened, a strong scent of blood hit them, and when they saw the scene inside, Takagi Sayo, who was closest, couldn’t help but scream.

Inside was Sakurai Miyuki, who had defected yesterday, hung by iron hooks, her abdomen cut open, chest emptied, and organs missing, eyes gouged, and her head hung powerlessly—her face still twisted in the terror before death, it was imaginable the inhuman torture she suffered.

"That’s what happens when you flee on your own. I promise, the next one caught will die even worse!" Seeing some terrified pale faces, the bald and scarred man smirked, revealing an unapologetic cruelty.

"You’re part of this, she ran off on her own, but you’re all responsible. It’s collective punishment!" the bald, scarred man said viciously. "I’m giving you a chance, choose one to commit seppuku!"

Seeing no one respond below, the bald scarred man seemed to feel his authority challenged, he immediately ordered someone to fetch a small wooden box from the car, the box had a hole on top just enough for a hand to go in, resembling those raffle boxes used in mall promotions.

"All of you draw, whoever gets No. 4 will commit seppuku, only then will you learn to behave!" Bald, scarred man forcefully shoved the box into Beiyu Ye’s arms, forcing him to draw.

Meanwhile, a henchman behind the scarred man brought a short knife, the blade thin and sharp, evidently prepared for seppuku; these bastards had come with a plan to torture them.

This scene totally ignited anger in everyone. Beiyu Ye lifted the box and slammed it fiercely on the bald man’s head, "Draw this!"

Seeing someone start the fight, the crowd quickly followed. They weren’t helpless lambs waiting to be slaughtered, even without their magic artifacts, many could still fight fiercely, far beyond what these gangsters could handle.

Heize Lin downed one charging thug with a punch, followed by a shoulder throw crashing another behind him to the ground.

Qingshui Cangjie seized a baseball bat from a thug, fastened the leather strap to his wrist, swung the bat, sending several thugs rushing to cover their heads in panic.

Hasegawa Hideji grabbed a short knife, didn’t chase but stabbed anyone approaching him, not to kill, just arms and legs.

Mitsuo Takeda lifted a small thug like a chick, tossing him, crashing him into the car, while Yang Xiao pinned a previously arrogant thug’s head, smashing it into the car door until he was bleeding and passed out.

Tong Han struck twice with his knee, rendering a gang thug unable to live independently; these guys were far below their fighting prowess.

Beiyu Ye relentlessly beat up the bald, scarred leader; a knife-wielding thug tried to sneak from behind but was kicked in the waist by Jiu Shan Sha Yue, who successfully seized the knife and slashed, severing several fingers from the thug rolling in pain.

Clearly, Beiyu Ye’s close combat wasn’t great as he let the bald, scarred man crawl under the car, but it was no use, quickly dragged out by Beiyu Ye and Sato Shouta each grabbing a leg, followed by a beating.

"Don’t cause fatalities!" Yang Xiao reminded repeatedly, they were in the Nightmare World, not reality; the mission came first with caution.

When Beiyu Ye was on top of the scarred man delivering blows, a loud bang froze everyone; a thug whose nose was broken retrieved a shotgun from the car.

It was a shotgun, poorly crafted, evidently illicitly made by some workshop.

But whatever it was, it was enough to change the battle; anyone caught at close range would be finished.

But there’s no turning back, death awaits anyway, they decided to fight. Qingshui Cangjie swiftly stepped up, pushed Beiyu Ye off the scarred man, pulled the bloody beaten man and used him as a shield. Jiu Shan Sha Yue pressed the knife against the scarred man’s groin, threatened, "Make him drop the gun, or... castrate you!"

"Quick... drop the gun! Put it down!" Seeing this, the scarred man cowered, nearly wetting his pants, the group’s difficulty level was far beyond his expectation; they were utterly getting beaten up. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"I didn’t kill her, it’s a misunderstanding, it was... ordered by someone, not me, it was that Mr. Mei Jin who did it personally!" Scarred man desperate for survival quickly explained.

"Who is Mr. Mei Jin?" Jiu Shan Sha Yue pressed further with the knife, threateningly.

But this time, the scarred man refused to reveal more, realizing he spoke wrongly, sweated cold, clamping his mouth shut. freewebnσvel.cøm

Yet Yang Xiao had a way with such people, he cheerfully suggested they take this guy back to Eightfold Kashi Mountain Hotel with them.

No sooner said than done, they swiftly retreated back to the hotel with the scarred man, Yang Xiao chuckled suggesting he spend the night in the same room with him.

As the hotel entrance loomed closer, the scarred man visibly terrified, struggled desperately, but under Mitsuo Takeda and Heize Lin’s control, it was all futile.

"I’m not going in! I’m not!" scarred man paled in horror, as if the entrance wasn’t a hotel door but the Ghost Gate.

This verified part of Beiyu Ye’s suspicion, he always suspected it was a scheme; their task wasn’t solving paranormal events but being sacrificial offerings.

Seeing they were at the final step, the scarred man broke down, his voice hurried but low, "I’ll... I’ll tell you, but you mustn’t speak out, else... we’ll all die!"

"Alright." To reassure him, Yang Xiao ordered other approaching gang members to retreat, preventing them from hearing the scarred man’s words.

"Alright, you may speak now." Yang Xiao gestured with the knife at the scarred man, who played along pretending unyielding, a show for those henchmen to have an excuse later.

"It’s... it’s Mr. Mei Jin, Mr. Mei Jin ordered me to do this, that... that woman was killed by Mr. Mei Jin personally, nothing to do with me, I’m innocent! Please believe me!" The scarred man explained frantically.

"Mr. Mei Jin..." The group found the name rather unfamiliar.

"It’s... it’s Lord Mei Jin, he’s the Vice Palace Master of Jiangmu Road Shrine; he was invited by our leader to solve the hotel’s troubles, bringing you here was... also Lord Mei Jin’s intention." The scarred man spilled everything out.