# 170
**Chapter 170 – Save Me!**
**Building Three.**
**Rooftop.**
Lin Qiye half-squatted in the center of the rooftop, both Straight Blades already sheathed. In front of him lay a floor full of silver fragments.
“Killing a River Realm mystery really isn’t easy… even if it doesn’t have offensive capabilities.”
Lin Qiye exhaled deeply and muttered to himself.
After jumping into the hollow, **[Cube]** had forcibly distorted the space. But this time, the distortion didn’t affect all of Building Three—only the space between Lin Qiye and itself.
The result was that Lin Qiye, mid-jump, was suddenly tossed around like clothes in a washing machine, spinning wildly around **[Cube]**. He nearly threw up his own bile.
Fortunately, at such close range, Lin Qiye reactivated his [Mortal Divine Realm] and pulled **[Cube]** into it. At the cost of a mental backlash, he forcibly corroded **[Cube]** with darkness.
Then, seizing a brief window, he endured the pain and slashed **[Cube]** into a pile of debris with his twin blades.
As it turned out, the mental strength of a River Realm mystery far exceeded Lin Qiye’s. Under the backlash, his head now felt like it was stuffed with paste—his entire mind was foggy.
He slowly sat down and gently massaged his temples. After killing **[Cube]**, he clearly felt a warm current flow into his body—just like when he killed the Nanda Serpent Demon. Most likely, its soul had been imprisoned in the Asylum of the Gods.
But what use is a cube as a caretaker?
A toy for Merlin?
Lin Qiye pushed aside these messy thoughts and was about to empty his mind and enter meditation to recover his mental strength when something occurred to him. He slowly got up and carefully picked up every scattered fragment of **[Cube]**…
These might be important summoning materials—can’t let them go to waste.
Only after doing all this did Lin Qiye finally relax and enter a meditative state…
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**Building Three, Fourth Floor.**
“It’s restored? Why?” A Zi stared blankly at the scene before her. After a moment, she realized, “Someone killed the second space-controlling mystery?!”
All of them were here fighting **[Sound Hunter]**—so who had killed the second one?
To kill that mystery, one had to first decipher the rules of the distorted space… and that wasn’t something just anyone could do!
The moment she said it, Baili Pangpang’s mind flashed with Lin Qiye’s image…
Who else could pull this off but him?
Though their minds were full of questions, the situation left no time for doubt. The sudden restoration of space had disrupted their plan, relocating nearly half their team.
Fortunately, the key players in the hunt were still present. With a quick adjustment, they could continue!
“Keep controlling its blade! Control team, be ready to restrain its movements at any time. Assault team, follow my lead—approach it slowly. Wait for my command, then strike together! We must kill it in one hit! If the attack fails, the restraint team steps in immediately!”
A Zi’s eyes narrowed, her voice echoing in everyone’s minds.
“On my count—
Three…
Two…
One!!
**Move!!!**”
In an instant, over a dozen blinding beams of light erupted, all surging toward the motionless, headless man!
Sharp and unstoppable!
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**Training Camp, Outside a Warehouse.**
A group of recruits in training uniforms quietly approached the warehouse, forming a tight encirclement.
Shen Qingzhu stood at the main entrance, eyes narrowed as he studied the building. His fingers gently rubbed two rings—one was an ignition ring used to detonate air, the other was the [Soul-Severing Blade] left behind by Baili Pangpang.
“Hmph, hiding here, huh…” Shen Qingzhu said coolly.
“Brother Shen, what now? Just rush in and hack it to death?” Deng Wei asked nervously but excitedly from behind.
Shen Qingzhu shot him a glare. “Rush, rush, rush—always rushing! Use your brain! This isn’t some stray cat or dog in there—it’s a vicious River Realm mystery! Your soul was nearly taken last time, and you still haven’t learned?”
Deng Wei scratched his head in embarrassment. “Oh…”
Shen Qingzhu sighed in frustration, then pulled out a walkie-talkie and pressed the button. “Zheng Zhong, are the bombs set?”
Just then, special ops soldier Zheng Zhong, who had just jumped down from the eastern wall, stepped back and rechecked the directional charges planted all around the warehouse. He nodded.
“Bombs are in place. This amount might not kill a River Realm mystery, but it’ll definitely injure it.”
Shen Qingzhu lowered the walkie-talkie, took a deep breath, and said slowly:
“Next, you all wait outside. I’m going in alone.”
“Alone?” Li Jia’s eyes widened. “Brother Shen, the mystery inside is River Realm—you alone…”
“Cut the crap, you think I need reminding?” Shen Qingzhu snapped. “Though that fat bastard said the spider’s hiding here, we can’t rule out it’s already left. I have to go in and confirm, and get a feel for its strength. That sudden retreat earlier felt off…
Also, the bombs are already set around the warehouse. If a fight breaks out, I’ll signal you to detonate them. I can drain the air around me—flames won’t touch me, and I can block debris with an air wall.
Your job is to wait for my signal. After the explosion, follow the original plan and surround the injured spider.”
Deng Wei and the others exchanged glances and reluctantly nodded. They knew Shen Qingzhu’s stubbornness—once he made up his mind, nothing could change it.
Shen Qingzhu popped a piece of gum into his mouth, cracked his neck, and stepped forward, eyes sharp and focused.
He placed both hands on the warehouse doors and pushed hard.
**Creeeak—!!**
The heavy doors opened a crack. Shen Qingzhu walked in alone, looking relaxed—like he was on a field trip.
The warehouse wasn’t huge—about the size of three basketball courts. Sunlight filtered in through vents in the roof, illuminating a dim corner.
Dense cobwebs covered nearly the entire space. Amid the tangled silk threads, a soft white silk bed hovered in midair. On it, a little boy rubbed his eyes, wiped the drool from his mouth, and sleepily looked down…
Man and spider locked eyes.
A moment later, a terrified scream echoed through the vast warehouse.
**“SAAAAAAVE MEEEEEEEE!!!!!”**