# 1170
Chapter 1171: Ranged Confrontation
In Lin Qiye's spiritual perception, there were at least twenty "Mysticals" surrounding him from all directions.
They stared intently at Lin Qiye standing in the center of the alley, completely ignoring each other's existence, like a group of unconscious puppets.
"Being controlled by someone?" Lin Qiye instantly sensed something was wrong.
Generally speaking, even among "Mysticals," there would be competition or predatory hostile relationships. The scenario of twenty-plus "Mysticals" working together in perfect默契 was almost impossible to occur.
Recalling how the monster had searched the Li family manor for Li Jianbai, Lin Qiye could almost be certain that the entity controlling these "Mysticals" now was the same person who had annihilated the entire Li family.
Where had these suddenly appearing twenty-plus "Mysticals" come from?
The answer was already clear.
In the past four years, Linjiang City had not been free of "Mysticals" appearing — instead, all descending "Mysticals" had been captured in advance by someone.
Lin Qiye's mind rapidly connected all the clues. His eyes swept across his surroundings as he spoke calmly:
"If it were someone else facing this many 'Mysticals,' they would indeed be at a disadvantage... Unfortunately, you've encountered me."
Lin Qiye stepped forward, rainwater splashing in all directions, and brilliant magical radiance bloomed around him!
One after another, figures wearing blue nursing uniforms materialized around Lin Qiye. With a flicker of their forms, they charged toward those "Mysticals"!
The two groups of "Mysticals" clashed head-on in the rain-soaked alley. Their realms and abilities varied, instantly carving out a dense web of battlefields. The residual force of combat shattered the surrounding buildings into fragments, but thankfully this was already an old district slated for demolition, far enough from Sunshine Orphanage that no innocent bystanders would be caught in the crossfire.
Lin Qiye stood in place, holding his umbrella. His eyes, radiating pale golden light, swept across his surroundings:
"Let me guess... where are you hiding?"
Lin Qiye's spiritual perception couldn't locate the mastermind. Either they were using some power to conceal their presence, or they could hide beyond Lin Qiye's perception range and control these "Mysticals" from extreme distances.
Relatively speaking, Lin Qiye was more inclined toward the former.
After all, there wasn't a second Asylum of the Gods in the world. The ability to control "Mysticals" was something he was hearing about for the first time. Controlling such a large number of "Mysticals" was already staggering enough — if one could also control them from extreme distances, that would be too overpowered.
At that moment, on the rooftop of a factory building one kilometer away, Wu Quan — wrapped in a gray plastic bag — frowned deeply.
"He can also control these monsters?"
"Could his ability be the same as mine?"
"No, that's impossible..."
Wu Quan fell silent for a moment, his eyes revealing a resolute determination.
From the top of the factory building, he raised both hands like a conductor about to begin a performance, then lightly gestured toward the distant battlefield.
...
BOOM—!
In the old district, as Hongyan was charging through the battle, she suddenly felt her body grow heavy. Then, as if her body had lost its will, she couldn't resist turning and flying away!
Her form swelled against the storm, transforming in an instant into a red dragon. She raised her head high, and a blazing fireball rapidly gathered in her throat.
ROAR—!!
The scorching dragon's breath tore through the rain curtain, descending directly toward Lin Qiye in the alley!
Lin Qiye's pupils constricted. His身形 vanished into the void instantly, dodging the Flame-Vein Dragon's Breath. Half a second later, he stepped out into the air several hundred meters away.
"He can also control my nursing staff?" Lin Qiye stared at Hongyan circling in the sky, disbelief evident on his face.
Before he could recover from his shock, the surrounding space was disrupted, like a rapidly twisting Rubik's cube, trapping him within a chaotic spatial prison.
Lin Qiye's expression darkened. He looked up to see the chaotic Rubik's cube spinning in the air, trapping Lin Qiye within its domain.
Strands of spider silk sliced through the air, weaving into a massive web that sealed off all of Lin Qiye's escape routes.
"Dean, run quickly! I can't control my—"
A Zhu stood in a corner of the alley, his ten fingers manipulating the silk threads as he anxiously tried to speak.
Before he could finish, his mouth was sealed shut as if zipped closed, not another word escaping his lips.
The Chaos Rubik's Cube and A Zhu's realm weren't particularly high. Lin Qiye simply used White Slash to slice through space and swiftly broke free.
His spiritual sense swept across his surroundings. True enough, apart from a few nursing staff at the Klein level, all other nursing staff had been taken over. They were now joining forces with Linjiang City's native "Mysticals" to turn against him.
Even those Klein-level nursing staff's bodies were experiencing strange, uncontrollable twitches, as if someone was pulling invisible strings, fighting them for control of their bodies.
Lin Qiye's expression turned grim. Without hesitation, he recalled all the nursing staff back to the hospital.
"Fine then. I'll slaughter all these 'Mysticals' and see how long you can endure."
He gripped White Slash in one hand. A layer of night spread rapidly beneath his feet, and the already dim sky darkened visibly to the naked eye.
Lin Qiye stood in the center of the alley. His Klein-level realm pressure exploded outward in full force. In his dual eyes, furnace-like golden flames blazed fiercely.
The highest-level "Mysticals" in Linjiang City were only at the Unmeasured realm. Even without borrowing the nursing staff's power, it would only be a matter of time before Lin Qiye slaughtered them all.
Just as Lin Qiye was about to charge forward with his blade, a sudden change occurred!
The rainwater pouring from the sky suddenly began rotating around Lin Qiye, as if guided by an invisible conductor's baton. Within breaths, it gathered into a winding water vortex!
Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed.
Just as he was about to act, his body felt as heavy as if filled with lead. It was as if an invisible force was compressing his muscles, attempting to seize control of his physical form.
At the same time, Lin Qiye's blood flow grew increasingly sluggish. His brain, starved of adequate blood supply, began to spin. Dark spots danced before his eyes.
He could control not only "Mysticals" but also matter and the human body?!
This thought flashed through Lin Qiye's mind.
As if to confirm his speculation, the earth beneath his feet instantly gathered into a pair of massive hands that shot upward like lightning, grabbing for Lin Qiye's ankles.
Caught off guard while his body was paralyzed, Lin Qiye was seized by these hands. The water vortex rushed toward him and transformed into a sphere of water that trapped him within.
Mysticals from all directions swarmed forward.
Lin Qiye's brow furrowed. He coldly snorted.
A flash of transformation magic shimmered across his body. His form shifted into an ice dragon, instantly breaking free from the earth's and water's constraints before soaring skyward!
"Hiding and skulking for this long... isn't it time you showed your face?"
The ice dragon transformed back into Lin Qiye's original form. The hand gripping White Slash flashed with brilliant golden light.
With eyes closed, he flicked White Slash's blade behind him!
Under the effect of the miracle, White Slash randomly selected a direction and shot forth like lightning!