WHAT! I Have To Kill Heaven's Son To Live!-Chapter 186: So, It Really Is Them After All…

Reon stood still, trying to maintain a calm facade.

Inwardly, he was anything but.

Silently, he extended his threads toward Zu Fen’s hand that held the blade, aiming for a clean cut.

But—

Whoosh!

The moment his threads touched the armored figures of Zu Fen and Pu Lan, they were shredded instantly.

That yellow substance again.

"Quickly—hands up, bastard!" Zu Fen barked, voice full of mockery.

Reon exhaled slowly. "...Fine. Just don’t hurt them."

He raised his hands.

"Hahaha! Just as you said, Pu Lan—this ruthless bastard’s got a soft spot for kids!" Zu Fen laughed, eyes gleaming with cruel delight.

"Heh... told you, Leader. These types always crack when innocent lives are on the line. Cowards beneath the bravado." Pu Lan smirked beside him.

Reon didn’t respond. He only stared—cold, unwavering.

While he raised his hands, his mind worked furiously.

All his threads had been retracted—except for two. He was now focusing, not on coating them with Spiritual Qi, but with Aura.

If it was only two threads, then perhaps it was possible to imbue them with Aura.

’Let’s see if this substance can sever even that...

If it can, I’ll know it’s the same one used by them. If not... it’s something lesser.’

But then—

Zu Fen growled, pressing his massive cleaver closer to the children’s necks.

"On your knees—NOW!"

Reon’s eyes narrowed.

’This bastard is getting cocky.’

A thin trail of blood trickled down the children’s necks as the blade kissed their skin.

Even Mei Lin winced, her eyes shut tight, trembling as crimson drops ran down her throat.

Reon saw it.

And something inside him snapped.

"This fucker..." he muttered, eyes turning bloodshot with rage.

"Why aren’t you kneeling?!" Zu Fen shouted again.

But then—

Whoosh!

"Huh...? Where did he go?!" Zu Fen spun around, eyes scanning the area in panic. "Bastard! Are you trying another trick—"

BAM!

His words were cut short.

A deafening crack echoed through the fortress.

Reon appeared behind him—his Aura-coated fist buried deep in Zu Fen’s back.

The sheer force had ripped through armor, muscle, and bone, and now—

His hand burst through the front of Zu Fen’s chest, gripping something wet and pulsing.

His heart.

Still beating. Still alive for one final, horrifying second.

Zu Fen looked down in disbelief, blood dripping from his lips, his eyes wide with shock.

Blood gushed from the gaping hole in his chest as he slowly turned his gaze to Reon’s hand—gripping his still-beating, blood-soaked heart.

"H-H-H-How is... this... possible...?"

"AGHHHHHHH!"

His scream tore through the air as Reon twisted his arm.

"Oops!"

Reon swiftly caught the falling blade, careful not to let it harm the children.

Zu Fen’s body convulsed—then went limp, dangling like a broken puppet before collapsing.

Reon let the heart fall to the ground with a wet thud.

Blood gushed out, staining the earth.

’So... Aura works against it,’ Reon thought, his breath steady. ’That confirms it. It’s not the same substance they used... or at least, not refined enough.’

"Ugh!"

Pu Lan staggered back, dragging one of the girls with him, his breathing ragged and panic setting in.

Behind him, the children whimpered.

"W-What’s... happening?" one of them whispered, eyes tightly shut. "I heard someone scream... and something warm fell on my arm..."

"Y-Yeah... it dripped onto my cheek..." another girl trembled, voice quivering.

"Shhh," Reon said gently, stepping forward. "Don’t open your eyes until I say so. Be good, and I’ll give candy to everyone afterward."

"Y-Yeah..." they all nodded, still terrified but obedient.

Reon tossed Zu Fen’s lifeless corpse aside like broken trash. It hit the ground with a dull thud.

Then, slowly—deliberately—he began walking toward Pu Lan.

The vice leader’s face twisted in fear. He yanked out a dagger and pressed it shakily to the little girl’s neck.

"D-Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill her!" he stammered, hand trembling uncontrollably.

Reon’s gaze remained cold, his voice calm and quiet.

"Oh? You’re thinking of trying that too?"

Pu Lan’s thoughts raced in a frenzy.

’This bastard killed Zu Fen in a single blow—even though he was at the Peak of the Foundation Realm—while he’s only at the Peak of Qi Solidification!’

’I’m just at the Mid-Stage Foundation Realm... What can I possibly do against someone like him? He’s a monster.’

’If I want to survive... I need to submit. Maybe he’ll let me live if I become useful to him.’

Suddenly, Pu Lan dropped the dagger.

He gently set the girl down, raising both hands in surrender, then fell to his knees and bowed his head low.

"B-Brother—no, Master! Please, spare me! I’ll become your subordinate—no, your dog! I’ll do anything you command, just don’t kill me!"

Reon tilted his head slightly. "Hmm..."

Pu Lan, sensing a sliver of hope, quickly added, "A-And you want information too, right? About how a group of mere bandits got their hands on such a powerful formation... and that corrosive poison. I can tell you everything! Anything you want to know!"

Reon’s expression didn’t change.

But inwardly, he was assessing.

’He’s quick to adapt. Not a fool, clearly. Good... Let’s see how much he knows. At the very least, he might be useful—for now.’

"Okay, I promise I won’t kill you," Reon said with a cold grin. "Now... tell me everything you know. In detail."

"R-Really? Thank you, Master!" Pu Lan stammered, eyes wide with a mix of fear and relief.

He began to speak, his voice trembling.

"Three months ago, we were just ordinary bandits... robbing villages to survive. Kidnapping wasn’t something we ever did—well, maybe once or twice... for pleasure, you know. But then... they came."

He swallowed hard.

"We don’t know their names—just that they’re terrifyingly powerful. There was one man... he nearly wiped out our entire group with a single breath. Just one breath!"

Pu Lan shivered at the memory.

"He gave us a choice: submit or die. We chose to live. In return, they tossed us some low-grade cultivation techniques... and a few bottles of poison."

"We call it poison, but I don’t know what it really is. When we coat our weapons with it, even the dullest blade can slice through steel. It makes our weapons... unnaturally sharp."

’I see,’ Reon mused, raising a hand to his lips. ’So, it really is them after all...’

"They gave us this old fortress. It used to be one of their outposts, but they abandoned it once their numbers outgrew the space. Apparently, this is just a branch... merely the tip of the iceberg compared to their true strength."

"One of their Formation Masters set up an illusion array here—to keep intruders confused and trapped."

Pu Lan hesitated, his voice lowering.

"There was only one condition: every week, we had to deliver a hundred young girls and boys... all under the age of sixteen."

Reon’s expression darkened.

"...W-What?!"

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