Chapter 389: A Gold Powerhouse, Terrifying to This Degree!

Su Mu crouched to examine the corpses on the ground. As his spiritual power probed the bodies, his gaze shifted slightly.

Something had devoured their souls!

Normally, a person's soul dissipated slowly after death. These victims had just been killed—their corpses were still warm. Theoretically, their souls could not have scattered this quickly.

Yet now, only empty shells remained. The creature that attacked them must have consumed their souls.

A mental-type Nightmare Creature?

The corners of Su Mu's lips curled up slightly. Wasn't it marching straight into his line of fire?

"Captain, did you find anything?" Lin Nanxing asked grimly.

Su Mu turned and slowly swept his gaze over the solemn crowd, noting the tension, fear, and unease written plainly across their faces.

They were all Silver Grade Nightmare Apostles. Though their individual strength varied, the gap between them was not massive. Yet their teammates had died silently right under their noses. Didn't that mean any one of them could be next?

The unknown was always the most terrifying.

"Only a Gold Grade could silently kill twelve Silver Transcendents in such a short time. Right now, there are only two Golds in Haibin City. One is Yuchi Hong, who guards the city. The other is the Gold Nightmare attacking it."

Su Mu's words made the crowd pale slightly. He continued, "Before coming here, the Royal Family gave me Yuchi Hong's detailed file. Yuchi Hong is a Gold Transcendent, and his Gold Law is named Naga. His primary ability lies in water manipulation. Out on the ocean, he can unleash far greater combat power than on land. That is why the Royal Family deployed him here."

Someone in the crowd said thoughtfully, "Since Lord Yuchi Hong uses water-based abilities, the killer definitely isn't him. These twelve victims all died in different ways, none of which match his attack style. It must be the Gold Nightmare hiding in the shadows!"

The moment those words were spoken, everyone tensed. Anyone would shudder at the thought of a Gold Nightmare lurking right beside them.

"Yuchi Hong might not be the killer, but he cannot absolve himself of blame. He claimed he was dealing with that Gold Nightmare, yet he never showed his face. During the day, I went up to the high wall but saw no sign of him.

"He kept insisting he was too busy keeping an eye on the Gold Nightmare to step away. But now, the Gold Nightmare has already infiltrated the city and started a massacre. I suspect the Gold Nightmare also killed the Nightmare Apostles who died during the day. Only it possesses that kind of strength."

Bolstered by the Endless Demonic Sound, Su Mu's speech successfully turned the crowd's anger toward Yuchi Hong.

"The captain is right! There is definitely something wrong with Yuchi Hong. I even suspect he's colluding with the Gold Nightmare, deliberately letting it run rampant and kill people!"

"Fuck! He's a traitor to humanity!"

"Captain, let's go find Yuchi Hong and confront him face to face!"

Seeing the crowd riled up and ready, Su Mu smiled faintly. "Follow me."

He took the lead, marching the massive throng of Nightmare Apostles straight toward Yuchi Hong's camp.

At the camp, the guards on duty blanched when they saw the dark mass of people marching their way. They hastily raised their weapons and aimed at the crowd.

"Halt! Who goes there?!" a soldier shouted, pointing his gun at Su Mu.

Furious, Lin Nanxing marched up and kicked the man to the ground.

"You have a lot of nerve! Open your damn eyes and look closely! This is a marquis personally appointed by the decree of King Chi! You dare point a gun at a marquis? Are you trying to commit treason?!"

In an era where the nobles reigned supreme, the weight of a marquis's title went without saying.

The soldiers' faces drained of color. Their hands trembled on their guns, unsure whether they should keep them raised or lower them.

"Get out of the way! Tell Yuchi Hong to come out! Our Lord Marquis wants to see him!" Lin Nanxing barked angrily at the soldiers, his hands on his hips.

Su Mu shot him a sidelong glance, a little surprised to find that Lin Nanxing had a talent for this kind of posturing.

Unable to make the call themselves, the soldiers had no choice but to head back and report the situation.

Before long, the officer who had received Su Mu's group earlier jogged over. He looked troubled as he took in the aggressive throng of Nightmare Apostles.

"Lord Su Mu, what is the meaning of this..."

"You don't have the right to know. Tell Yuchi Hong to come out," Su Mu said coolly.

His calm tone thrilled the Nightmare Apostles. Truthfully, without Su Mu leading the charge, none of them would have had the guts to storm a military camp and interrogate a Gold powerhouse.

The officer's expression chilled. "Lord Su Mu, I've told you before. Lord Yuchi is currently busy keeping tabs on the Gold Nightmare. He simply cannot spare the time right now—"

"Bullshit!" a bearded Nightmare Apostle cursed. "That Gold Nightmare has already killed dozens of us! My brother was just slaughtered! Yuchi Hong is keeping tabs on it? Keeping tabs my ass!"

"Bastard!" the officer roared in fury, drawing the Mithril Military Saber from his waist and aiming it straight at the bearded man. "You dare insult a noble? Do you have a death wish?!"

The bearded man sneered. "Yuchi Hong got my brother killed! He must be in cahoots with the Gold Nightmare!"

"Say one more word, and I'll kill you where you stand!" A brilliant azure glow surged across the officer's blade, radiating an oppressive aura. He was clearly a Silver Transcendent as well.

"Why wouldn't I dare say it? If he has the guts, tell Yuchi Hong to come out and face us himself! If you ask me, he's got a guilty conscience and is too scared to show his face!"

"Oh? You wish to confront this marquis?"

Suddenly, a dark, chilling voice drifted from the depths of the camp. Right on its heels, a terrifying aura unique to a Gold powerhouse exploded outward, engulfing the entire field!

The suffocating pressure instantly drained the color from the bearded man's face. "I... I..."

He stammered, unable to force another word from his throat.

From the shadows of the command tent stepped a towering man. He wore black armor and wielded a gleaming silver spear. The patterns etched into his armor wound around him like coiling sea dragons, the plates glinting with a cold, metallic luster beneath the moonlight.

He stood like a towering mountain peak, imposing and majestic.

The moment he appeared, the gazes of thousands of soldiers fell upon him, filled with absolute reverence and trust.

The soldiers immediately parted, clearing a path for him to walk through.

He strode slowly toward Su Mu and the rest. Just by standing there, he commanded a terrifying, unspoken authority. The sheer pressure radiating from him sent chills into the hearts of every Nightmare Apostle present.

This was the Gold powerhouse—Yuchi Hong!

Yuchi Hong cast a cold glance at the bearded man. The once-arrogant apostle lowered his head in sheer terror, utterly unable to meet his gaze.

Only when standing face-to-face with a Gold powerhouse could one truly grasp the insurmountable, chasm-like gap between them. It was a divide no Silver could ever hope to cross.

A Gold powerhouse... was terrifying to this degree!

"You are Yuchi Hong?" A calm voice shattered the dead silence of the camp.