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Not far from them lay eight dark figures scattered about; they were the Lightning Leopards that Chen Guan had knocked unconscious earlier.

Everything returned to the way it was before the ice wall rose.

"Illusion..." Yin Chen exclaimed, supporting himself against the stone pillar beside him to prevent himself from kneeling due to the huge mental contrast.

His mental energy created the prototype of the ice wall, but Chen Guan used this as a trigger to silently drag all the targets into a grander illusion.

They thought they were sitting ducks, but in reality, from the very beginning, the cheetah pack was the one trapped in a mental cage.

the other side.

A massive, dark purple rift suddenly appeared, and the leader of the Lightning Panthers leaped out from it.

It maintained its posture of attacking in anger, but the target of its attack—the ice wall that had trapped all its offspring—had vanished.

It missed its target, and its massive body staggered forward a few steps due to inertia.

Its intelligence was incapable of comprehending what had just happened. Why was its own mental perception deceived?

Now, it stands frozen in place, not even daring to mobilize the demonic power within its body.

The figure of Chen Guan appeared behind it, holding a sickle.

The cold, metallic touch came from the side of his neck, causing the Lightning Cheetah leader's fur to stand on end instantly.

It could sense that it was the blade of a scythe, and that if the other party made a single thought, its head would be separated from its body.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Chen Guan's voice clearly reached Yin Chen and Hong Yuan's ears.

These casual words sent a chill down Yin Chen's spine.

From the moment the ice wall was raised to surround them, everything fell into Chen Guan's scheme.

He used Yin Chen's ice wall to turn it into a huge trap, a trap specifically prepared for this fifth-tier leader hiding in the shadows.

This person is terrifying. Not only is he incredibly skilled, but he can also devise different tactics for different situations.

Using other cheetahs as bait, the cheetah leader is lured into the trap step by step, preventing it from running away.

In the rocky forest, the subdued cheetah leader let out a low whimper, and the other unconscious cheetahs awoke one after another under this oppressive force.

They struggled to their feet and saw their leader being held at gunpoint by a human. They roared threateningly, purple lightning crackling across their bodies, yet dared not take a step forward.

Chen Guan ignored the threats around him.

His gaze fell on the cheetah leader, who was being held down by a scythe; its dark purple eyes were filled with humiliation.

"I'll give you two choices," Chen Guan said.

"First, betray your companions and come with me, and you can live."

His words were simple and direct. He knew that the cheetah leader was somewhat human-like and could understand him.

Chen Guan didn't give the cheetah much time to think.

"Otherwise," he changed his tone, a chilling aura emanating from him, "you'll have to surrender your soul and enter my scythe."

As soon as he finished speaking, the huge black scythe in his hand changed.

A diamond-shaped crystal, originally dull and lackluster, now shone brightly.

The next second, an invisible mental shock, centered on the scythe, swept outwards in all directions.

All the Lightning Panthers, including the leader who was pinned down by the scythe, let out painful howls.

Their mental world was forcibly filled with countless desperate roars.

In their perception, they saw countless demons and humans being slain by this scythe, their souls forcibly extracted by that strange crystal, howling in endless torment.

Their soul fragments turned into fuel, making the blood-red light even more eerie.

Those were the mournful cries of the souls that perished under the blade.

This is not an illusion; it is the real and unmistakable mark of death carried by this scythe.

The Lightning Cheetah leader's body trembled violently. Its proud speed and spatial abilities were utterly useless in the face of this soul-crushing fear.

Death is not terrible; what is terrible is the torment of never being able to be reborn.

Working for humans is humiliating, but at least you're alive, with food and drink to eat. If you perform well, you can become a summoning beast for a summoning-type ability user and regain your dignity.

Several kilometers away on a high ground, Black Crow watched all of this through tactical goggles.

He saw the illusion shatter, and he also saw Chen Guan's clean and neat uniform.

It was a very sophisticated illusion; even from this far away, it could affect him, and even he was momentarily stunned.

But he didn't expect that this student would use such a direct method of coercion.

Could the Lightning Cheetah really give in so easily? In Black Crow's experience, that's simply a pipe dream.

He shook his head. Some naivety is good; after all, they are still just children. If they were like children who hadn't drunk the Meng Po soup properly, that would be terrible.

He patiently continued reading.

In the chaotic rocky forest, the wailing of spirits gradually subsided, but that fear had already been imprinted deep in the soul of every cheetah.

Chen Guan's scythe remained firmly against the leader's neck, unmoved, as he awaited a choice.

The fierce light in the cheetah leader's eyes, which should have been proud, was fading, replaced by fear.

It felt the cold touch of death on its neck, and the cries of countless souls emanating from the scythe.

It didn't want to die, and even less did it want to become part of that wailing after it died.

Under everyone's gaze, this proud fifth-tier demonic beast, once a top predator on the outskirts of Battlefield No. 3, trembled slightly with its massive body.

It slowly, with extreme humiliation, lowered its proud head.

With its surrender, the chaotic rock forest returned to silence.

Chen Guan sheathed his scythe, and the chilling, oppressive aura that had gripped his soul dissipated.

The diamond-shaped crystals embedded in the weapon lost their luster and returned to their ordinary appearance.

The Lightning Leopard leader, held at bay by the scythe, relaxed its massive body, but its proud head remained bowed, not daring to raise it even slightly.

The fear of surviving the ordeal was far more unforgettable than the physical pain.

The other cheetahs, under the leader's imposing presence, also suppressed their outward flashes of electricity, though they still let out uneasy growls from their throats, watching the humans before them warily.

"Keep them quiet." Chen Guan's voice was calm, revealing no emotion.

Upon hearing this, the cheetah leader let out a short whimper towards his pack.

The eight cheetahs immediately fell silent, lowered their bodies, and became as docile as eight big cats.

Hong Yuan and Yin Chen watched this scene, unsure of what to say.

Just moments ago they were a group of predators that could easily tear them apart, but now they are unbelievably docile.

It's hard to imagine that this is a group of cheetahs; if they were cats, they would have scratched people long ago.

Chen Guan stopped looking at the fifth-tier demon beast that had completely lost its will to resist, and turned to give orders to Yin Chen and Hong Yuan.

"Use the capture ball to capture the other cheetahs."