Chapter 268 Tracking and Locating
Chapter 268 Tracking and Locating
At the edge of the battlefield, the three Fallen Ones, who had been slumped on the ground and exhausted their life force to create monsters, did not die directly with the destruction of the flesh-and-blood monsters.
Because they were bound to the souls of forbidden demons, they suffered a terrifying backlash at the moment the demons fell. Their meridians were broken inch by inch, their original demonic power was completely exhausted, and their physical bodies were torn apart and damaged by the backlash.
The burly Fallen's remaining half-body was constantly oozing blood, the female Fallen's flesh was torn open, and the frail Magic Fallen was bleeding black blood from all seven orifices, her breath extremely weak, and she could die at any moment.
Thanks to the Fallen Ones' unique and uncanny physical resilience, the three managed to cling to life and survive.
But at this moment, they had lost all of their previous madness, arrogance, and domineering attitude.
Witnessing firsthand how Lin Yuan crushed and annihilated the ultimate demon that they had created with all their might, their remaining pride and confidence completely collapsed, and extreme fear gripped their minds.
Faced with such an absolute disparity in strength, everything they did seemed utterly ridiculous.
Lin Yuan slowly withdrew the remaining dragon energy around him, deactivated his ancient dragon giant form, and returned to his original form.
After a fierce battle, his breathing was slightly uneven and his strength was greatly depleted, but he still stood tall and had a fierce aura. His eyes were completely calm, with only a chilling indifference.
He glanced indifferently at the three fallen souls who were barely clinging to life, then took a light step and walked steadily forward.
Each step felt like stepping on the hearts of three fallen souls, bringing endless oppression and despair.
The three fallen beings, on the verge of death, trembled instantly, their souls trembling.
Feeling the chilling killing intent emanating from Lin Yuan, which was enough to crush everything, they no longer had any thought of resisting, and only extreme fear remained in their hearts.
"Don't kill me! Please don't kill me!"
The burly fallen man endured excruciating pain in both his body and soul, struggling to prop up his broken form. His voice trembled and became hoarse, all his previous arrogance gone, replaced by a humble plea for mercy.
"We know we were wrong! We shouldn't have fallen so low, we shouldn't have hunted players! Please spare my life, I'm willing to surrender, I'm willing to hand over all privileges!"
Tears mingled with black blood streamed down the face of the fallen woman as she desperately shook her head, pleading, "We were coerced by the organization! We had no choice! Spare us! We'll do anything to survive! We'll never dare to be your enemy again!"
The frail, fallen mage, barely clinging to life, mustered his last strength to speak, his voice utterly humble: "Have mercy... We're just small fry, our crimes don't deserve death..."
The three men rushed to their knees, begging for mercy with utmost humility, abandoning all dignity in order to gain a chance at survival.
They had previously hunted down numerous players and treated human life as worthless, but now, facing dire straits, they finally understand the fear of death.
Lin Yuan's character had already been tempered by countless life-and-death experiences, making him decisive and ruthless, and he would never show mercy to evil spirits that committed heinous crimes.
These degenerates are nothing but death!
Any pleading is futile.
Lin Yuan's expression was cold, his eyes showed no emotion, and he didn't bother to say anything more.
He raised his hand and waved it lightly. The Divine Firmament Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand flashed with golden light, and the sharp, supreme yang sword energy suddenly burst forth.
Three golden sword lights, swift as lightning, silently swept across the void, precisely slicing through the necks of the three fallen ones.
Pfft, pfft, pfft!
Three soft sounds rang out in succession, clean and crisp, without the slightest hesitation.
The three fallen men, who were still desperately begging for mercy, stopped talking abruptly. Their heads rolled off one after another, and their remaining bodies instantly lost all life and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The faint remaining demonic energy within them was instantly purified by the Demon-Slaying Sword Light, completely severing any possibility of resurrection or backlash, and they perished here.
With the last remaining hidden dangers eliminated, the forest returned to complete tranquility.
Anxin walked forward slowly, her gaze falling on Lin Yuan, who looked slightly tired.
The battle with the giants earlier had consumed a great deal of his strength and stamina, and his physical body had also suffered minor damage.
Without saying much, she immediately activated her healing talent.
A faint, luminous, healing light flowed gently from An Xin's palm, soft, pure, and flawless, steadily enveloping Lin Yuan's entire body.
The healing power seeped into his meridians and body, quickly repairing the minor injuries left by the fierce battle, relieving his overexerted physical strength, and nourishing his depleted spiritual energy.
Lin Yuan's tense muscles slowly relaxed, the disordered power within his body gradually calmed down, and his fatigue quickly subsided.
With the blessing of Anxin's ultimate healing talent, his condition was restored to its peak in a short time. He was full of spiritual power and physical strength, and his aura returned to its full strength.
"You've fully recovered." Lin Yuan nodded slightly, a clear glint in his eyes.
After resting, Lin Yuan's gaze fell on the tracking analog watch on his wrist.
As previously indicated by the system, this pointer can be nourished by the blood of the Fallen, enhancing its tracking ability and relying on the shared aura among the Fallen to accurately lock onto the nearest Fallen.
This is the most crucial tracking method to completely complete the Swordholder assessment and eliminate all the fallen.
Lin Yuan bent down and gently tapped, drawing out three strands of dark red, pure blood from the remaining corpses of the three fallen ones.
This blood contains the unique, malevolent aura of the Fallen, and is key to activating and strengthening the tracking chart.
He raised his hand and dripped three streaks of blood onto the dial of his tracking watch.
zizi——
The moment the dark red blood touched the watch face, it was instantly absorbed and dissolved by the hands of the watch.
The previously still dial suddenly lit up with a faint black light, the dial patterns flowed and flashed rapidly, and the silent hands instantly began to spin wildly, faster and faster.
A faint ripple of detection spread quietly from the pointer watch, relying on the mutated aura of the three Fallen Ones, and the tracking watch began to search for the aura of the nearest Fallen One.
In just a few breaths, the rapidly spinning hands suddenly stopped!
The dial glowed steadily, the hands pointed firmly to due west, and the aura feedback was clear and strong.
Locating successful!
The tracking chart, enhanced by the nourishment of blood, accurately pinpointed the location of the closest group of Fallen Ones to them in the current world, with clear location information.
"There are still Fallen Ones to the due west." Lin Yuan looked at the direction the dial indicated, his eyes resolute.
Their mission is to purge all the corrupted from this world and completely end this alienation chaos. They have only dealt with the first batch of enemies; the real cleansing process has only just begun.
"Rest is complete, let's set off."
Anxin nodded in agreement, already prepared for the next battle.
Without lingering, the two turned and strode off in the direction the tracking pointer had locked onto—due west...
readease