Just as Master Fire Skull stopped bleeding, Fade's cold voice rang out. "Have you stopped bleeding? If so, come with me. I have something to ask you."
"You-" Master Fire Skull's face stiffened. He took a step back.
Seeing this, Fade snorted and thrust his palm in his direction. Suddenly, a two- meter- high stone behind Master Fire Skull was blown to pieces and turned into countless fragments that scattered in the air. "If you even think about running away, this is what will happen to you."
"You should know, you're not alive right now because of your abilities, but because I'm keeping you alive," Fade said coldly.
Master Fire Skull's expression changed dramatically. There was hesitation in his eyes, but in the end, he dared not run away. He obediently acquiesced to Fade and walked towards Jarred's home.
Behind him, Master Duo Skull lost all hope of escape. He hurried over to catch up with him.
They found a place to sit down in the house. Fade waved his hand and said to the two, "Take off your masks."
They dared not disobey and took off their masks promptly.
Fade immediately took in the appearance of the two men. Master Duo Skull was about thirty years old and looked ordinary. Master Fire Skull was slightly older. He was in his mid-30s. His cheeks were very hollow, and on his forehead, there was a little red flame symbol.
"First and foremost, let's talk about your identities, strengths, and the purpose of this trip," Fade commanded.
Master Duo Skull spoke first. "My name is Lawson Qi. I'm at the advanced stages of the Black Level and am the vice-captain of Skull Mob."
After finishing his explanation, Master Duo Skull pointed at Master Fire Skull next to him and added, "He's my boss."
Master Fire Skull immediately introduced himself. "My name is Vincent Lan. I'm at the peak of the Black Level. I'm the captain of the local Skull Mob."
"Tell me why you're here, and where Yohannes' body is," Fade replied.
Master Fire Skull said, "We were here using Jarred to capture people for experiments. Some time ago, our superiors sent us a message and tasked us to go to the Yue Family to bring back
Yohannes' body, as well as lure you over to kill you."
"Our superior did say that it would be best if you could be captured alive," Master Fire Skull added.
Hearing their explanations, Fade frowned and mulled over it. Then, he spoke, "So, Yohannes¹ body is of no use to you at all. It was just to lure me over."
"That's how it is. Yohannes earned his strength because of our - Skull Mob's - drugs. He's of no use to us," Master Fire Skull retorted.
Fade continued, "You said that the Skull Mob is kidnapping people for experiments. What kind of experiments?"
Master Fire Skull replied, "Bloody experiments. Our superiors asked us to capture the people with special blood in them. Our duty is to find people with blood that fulfills the requirements of our superiors and suck out their blood to make it into medicine."
"Medicine!" Fade frowned. "The medicine you gave to Jarred was made that way too, right?"
Master Fire Skull nodded and said, "Indeed. However, the medicine that we gave Jarred is merely the most basic Blood-clotting Pill. There are even more advanced medicines in the Skull Mob. Some top- quality medicines can prolong one's life by ten years after consumption of a single pill. Some can break through from the Black level straight to the Earth level with one pill."
Master Fire Skull hurriedly waved his hand and explained, panicked. "Mr. Chen, I -1 did not snitch. When I left, everything here was normal. I don't know myself what happened..."
Fade's eyes remained cold, while his heart sank.
It seemed that this Skull Mob was even more complex and strict than he had expected. He'd just subdued the two of them, and in the end, they had obtained the news and immediately destroyed all traces of it to prevent him from finding any clues that would lead him to them.
After searching around the base and confirming that there weren't any clues, Fade turned around and swept his cold gaze over Lawson and Vincent before raising his right hand.
When they saw this, they were startled and quickly begged for mercy.
"Mr. Chen, we've already told you everything. Please, spare our lives."
"Please spare our lives, Mr. Chen."
Fade said coldly, "How many people have you killed? Do you think it's possible that I would spare you?"
The two saw Fade's determination coupled with his killing intent, and their eyes suddenly sparkled with desperate determination of their own. They looked at each other and turned to run, trying to escape.
"Do you think you can escape from me?" Seeing this, Fade shook his head and thrust his palm forwards.
A loud boom resounded. The two men were struck and flew hundreds of meters away. Then, Fade flicked his fingertips and two flames fell on them, quickly turning them into piles of ashes.
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