Lu Nian grimaced.

He was considering whether he should wait to give the order until Lu Zhenghe made his way to their side. However, he ended up giving out the order from impatience.

In his eyes, they were only a bunch of students who had yet to experience a real hand-to-hand battle in a war. Normally, they would not be able to react after experiencing a great shock.

To his surprise, the kid with the name Mo Fan was able to react so quickly. He was smart enough to use Lu Zhenghe as a hostage.

On the other hand, Lu Zhenghe was a complete idiot. Everything would have been fine if he had made his way to their side right at the beginning.

"Bro...brother, save me!" Lu Zhenghe cried out.

Lu Nian was decisive at killing without showing any mercy. He could tell that Mo Fan was the same as him, too. The Rose Flame was on the verge of lunging at Lu Zhenghe, and Lu Nian was confident that Mo Fan would kill him instantly once he made the decision.

"Interesting." Lu Nian took a sip from the pipe. He waved his hand to signal his group to cease fire.

Lu Nian could not allow his brother to die here. He had spent years in the army, thus he never had the time to set up a family for himself. Lu Zhenghe was a lot younger than him. He was basically the last member of their family. Lu Nian knew he would be on trial very soon. He could not care less about his own life, but Lu Zhenghe should not die here.

At the same time, he could not show that he was actually concerned about his brother's life.

As a matter of fact, if he were left with no choice, he would still sacrifice his brother's life, as he was trying to achieve something magnificent. He would be the one who changed the world if the plan succeeded.

Any sacrifice he made would be so worth it in the end!

"Who do you think you are, listen up. I, Liao Mingxuan, am the son of Liao Feng from the Magic Association. If you dare kill me today, I'll make sure your entire family dies with me too!" Liao Mingxuan burst into a hysterical scream.

"Oh?" Lu Nian raised his eyebrows. His eyes suddenly emitted a brown flicker.

Liao Mingxuan who was yelling and screaming suddenly fell silent.

He could not make any noise. His body had become stiff. He could not even move any of his fingers.

His body was covered in a layer of grey-white substance. It started with his toes, and eventually spread across his entire body.

The substance spread even faster, like cement being dried in the sun within a short period. The only problem was, the substance was spreading on Liao Mingxuan's body, which meant that any part of his body that was covered in the grey-white substance would be turned instantly into stone!

Liao Mingxuan tried to break free, but he was thoroughly turned into a statue in just a few seconds!

"Someone like him is even worse if left alive." Lu Nian took another sip from his pipe. He was acting indifferently, as if he were just getting rid of a piece of paper.

The anesthetic tobacco entered his lungs, giving a slight relief to the pain from his back. It helped clear his mind too.

He glanced at Mo Fan who was still holding his brother as a hostage. He looked like a rusty blade stained with blood, highly unpredictable, but extremely dangerous.

"Tell me, what do you want." Lu Nian said in a calm tone.

"Maybe we should ask you what you want instead. We don't even know you. Why are you trying to kill us?" Mu Nujiao flushed with anger.

Her body trembled as she spoke. It was obvious that she was scared, but she forced herself to calm down. It was eerie that their enemy could kill without any sign, which made him extremely difficult to deal with. Luckily, Mo Fan was able to seize their lifeline in time by controlling the traitor Lu Zhenghe.

"You must be Mu Zhanxing's granddaughter. You're quite brave...If I told you that your grandfather agreed with our plan, what would you feel?" Lu Nian burst into monstrous laughter.

Lu Nian was not in a rush. After all, his people had his target surrounded.

It would be better if he could let Lu Zhenghe live. After all, he was his only brother. If not, he would not mind killing them all to prevent new problems from cropping up unexpectedly.

Even though they were only students, most of them had quite a formidable background. It was better to pretend the group was wiped out during training. That way, the people behind them would have no clue who to interrogate, since they were all dead!

"Now, let's do a deal. I'll let someone live in exchange for his life. You make the call." Lu Nian did not sound like he was negotiating, as if he had total control of the situation.

Mo Fan frowned. He could not read the devil's mind at all. Most importantly, Mo Fan had no clue why they were killing them. Did someone happen to stumble into some kind of secrets that they were trying to keep? Otherwise, why would they go so far to silence them?

"The girl beside you is quite adorable. I'm sure that you two are close. You let go of that idiot Lu Zhenghe, and I promise to spare her life." Lu Nian grinned, showing his filthy teeth.

"You'll spare the five of us. It will be me, him, her, her, and her. I don't care what you do to the rest." Mo Fan demanded.

Mo Fan's decision immediately scared the shit out of Luo Song, Shen Mingxiao, and the others. They almost dropped to their knees before him.

Peng Liang and Song Xia stared at Mo Fan in disbelief. They were on the same team with him, so they never thought he would abandon them without a second thought.

"I said it, only one!" Lu Nian's voice turned cold.

"It will be me then," Mo Fan blurted out without hesitation.

"HAHAHA, such an interesting kid." Lu Nian burst out laughing.

This time, it was Bai Tingting, Zhao Manting, and Mu Nujiao staring at Mo Fan in a great shock.

They never thought Mo Fan would actually abandon them too.

"I tried my best." Mo Fan said with an apologetic tone.

"I don't mind. If it weren't for you, I'm already dead now." Bai Tingting forced a smile. Everyone could tell she was reluctant to say it.

Mu Nujiao bit her lips. Her mind was telling her that Mo Fan had made a reasonable decision. Anyone would react the same way. However, she could not help but feel miserable in her heart. For a second, she imagined that Mo Fan would say her name instead.

"Mo Fan, you are such a disappointment. That being said, if I really were to die here, I hope you will kill that son of a bitch for me in the future..." Zhao Manting said with an absolutely ugly smile.

"Even if you didn't say it, I'll kill him myself," Mo Fan replied.

Lu Nian tapped his pipe while casting a dismissive side glance at the despairing students.

"Are you done with your last words? Let Lu Zhenghe go now. Otherwise, not a single one of you will be spared." The Commander said.

"I've already said it. Let me go." Mo Fan repeated.

"Too bad, you're the last one that will be allowed to leave among them," Lu Nian said with a grin.

Mo Fan was stunned. He stared at the lunatic in front of him with a blank face.

Were they from the Black Vatican?

No, even though they were vicious, it was obvious that they were not related to the Black Vatican. They looked extremely calm on the surface, as if they knew they were no turning back after what they had done...

The question was, what were they planning to do?

These people were too strange!