C89 His Subordinates Betrayed Him and Old Dog Wang Was in a Tragic State

"You scumbag, what the hell do you think you're doing?"

Old Dog Wang's eyes flashed with a chilling light as he glared at the two menacing security guards. If Lin Chen hadn't used those dirty tricks to paralyze his lower body, he would've flattened these treacherous guards with a single slap.

"What do we want?" one of the guards sneered. "We're here to finish you off!"

"For years, you've feasted while we, your lackeys, haven't even sipped the broth," the guard continued, his anger boiling over. "And now, you want to drag us down with you over something that's none of our business?"

Without another word, the guard plunged the fruit knife deep into Old Dog Wang's shoulder blade. Old Dog Wang had ruled A City for years, not just on the coattails of his master's fame, but also through his own formidable skills. It was only because he was caught off guard that he had been stabbed.

Regaining his composure, Old Dog Wang clenched his fist and hammered it into the guard's face with a thunderous crack. Bones splintered, and the guard's face collapsed inward.

The other guard, witnessing his partner's gruesome fate, didn't flinch. Instead, his ferocity intensified. He knew that if Old Dog Wang lived, he'd be signing his own death warrant. Seizing a chair, he swung it down with crazed fury onto Old Dog Wang's head.

Now, with only one arm free to move, Old Dog Wang was helpless under the relentless assault, as waves of agony coursed through him.

"I'll slaughter your whole family, you bastard!" Old Dog Wang's eyes reddened with rage as he bellowed at the guard before him.

With a sickening "puchi," the guard, seizing a moment of distraction, picked up the fruit knife from the ground and stabbed Old Dog Wang's other arm. He then proceeded to sever Old Dog Wang's Achilles tendons. The guard was tempted to end it all with one final blow, but he knew that killing Old Dog Wang could spell disaster if Lin Chen took offense.

After a moment's deliberation, he grabbed Old Dog Wang by the clothes and dragged him to the door like a lifeless carcass.

"Listen up, everyone!" he bellowed. "If you don't want Old Dog Wang to die right here, right now, back off!"

At the security guard's command, silence fell over the entire area in an instant.

The few remaining individuals, shivering uncontrollably, gazed upon the blood-soaked corridor and the pitiful state of Old Dog Wang.

Setting aside the capture of their boss, Lin Chen's formidable strength alone was enough to ensure that any further resistance would leave them lying there just like the others.

"Big brother, no, my lord, we were wrong. We never should have opposed you."

"Please, have mercy on us."

After a moment's hesitation, the group began pleading with Lin Chen for forgiveness.

Some even fell to their knees, bowing their heads repeatedly in apology, desperate for Lin Chen to spare them.

Old Dog Wang's eyes reddened with the urge to berate his worthless men.

But he was acutely aware that Lin Chen alone had decimated all his top fighters.

Who would dare provoke such a man, except for his own master?

"Young man, if you spare me, I'll reveal the entire truth about Zhang Xiaoyu to you."

"From here on out, we'll stay out of each other's way."

Old Dog Wang inhaled sharply, suppressing the intense pain wracking his body, and addressed Lin Chen with a grave tone.

He paused, and without waiting for Lin Chen to respond, he added, "My master is the Southern Barbarian King."

"If you kill me today, he will surely not let you off the hook!"

It must be said, Old Dog Wang's strategy of begging for mercy before switching to threats was a clever tactic.

Sadly for him, he miscalculated the fact that Lin Chen simply wasn't going to play along.

It didn't matter if his master was the Southern Barbarian King or even a deity.

"Anyone who targets my wife and secretary has to die."

"Whoever it is, they're going down!"

Lin Chen spoke to Old Dog Wang with a detached calm, then sprang into action.

In under two minutes, each of the remaining men had a deep gash across their necks.

Witnessing the carnage, both Old Dog Wang and the nearby security guard couldn't help but feel a bone-deep dread.

Despite their apologies and prostrations, Lin Chen showed not an ounce of compassion.

Once, the underworld had feared Old Dog Wang for his ruthlessness, but next to Lin Chen, his methods were laughably trivial.

"Don't... don't come any closer..."

As Lin Chen advanced towards him, Old Dog Wang felt a warmth in his groin and, out of sheer terror, wet himself.

"Who ordered you to lay hands on Little Yu?"

"Spill the beans, and your death will be merciful. Otherwise, with my skills, you'll be begging for life and death alike!"

Lin Chen halted, his gaze filled with revulsion as he eyed Old Dog Wang's soiled trousers and demanded in a cold voice.

"Hahaha, begging for life and death?"

"You mutt, since you've made no plans to spare me, why should I divulge anything to you?"

Old Dog Wang bellowed with laughter.

"Brother, let me handle Old Dog Wang."

"I assure you, he'll spill everything, down to the number of men his mother's been with!"

On the verge of action, Lin Chen paused as the junior security guard, seizing the moment, made a sycophantic suggestion.

Taken aback, Lin Chen gave a brief nod, pleased with the guard's shrewdness.

With Lin Chen's consent, the guard grabbed a fruit knife and plunged it into Old Dog Wang's crotch.

A blood-curdling scream erupted as blood gushed from the wound.

Even Lin Chen shuddered at the sight, recognizing the young man's ferocity.

"Old Dog Wang, ever wonder why you're getting this knife?"

"You wormed your way into my goddess's heart, and then you snatched her away with a few grand!"

"Ever since, I've had a bone to pick with you."

The security guard continued his tirade, prying Old Dog Wang's fingernails off with the knife.

Each nail torn sent agony straight to Old Dog Wang's soul.

Without a moment's hesitation, he wailed, "I'll tell you everything!"

"But I have one condition—you must kill this cur!"

Feeling Old Dog Wang's venomous stare, the guard shivered.

If Lin Chen agreed, would he too not end up sprawled here today?

Amidst his unease, Lin Chen's brow quirked.

"Do you really think you're in a position to negotiate with me?" he scoffed.

Old Dog Wang's mouth fell open, his expression glazed over in a daze.

Indeed, he had sunk so low, what grounds did he have to set terms with Lin Chen?

"It was Sun Xiangguo. Sun Xiangguo ordered me to target your associates."

"If I refused, he threatened to trigger the poison in my veins, killing me!"

After Old Dog Wang's confession, he slumped to the ground, his spirit seemingly sapped from him, lying there like a lifeless hound.

"Sun Xiangguo?"

"So it's him!"

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed, a deep murderous intent simmering in his gaze.

He had already extended leniency to the Sun family by sparing the younger members.

Yet now, Sun Xiangguo dared to plot against him!

In that case, he would not hold back his wrath.

"Make it quick."

Lin Chen inhaled sharply, quelling the rage within, and commanded the young security guard with a stern voice.

"Hold on."

Just then, Sun Qing'er emerged from the room.

"Young Master, Old Dog Wang was the Southern Barbarian King's prized disciple."

"Though he was cast out years ago, the Southern Barbarian King is notoriously protective of his own."

"If I'm not mistaken, this is precisely why Sun Xiangguo sought out Old Dog Wang."

"To kill Old Dog Wang would be to indirectly provoke the Southern Barbarian King."

A grave and earnest look crossed Sun Qing'er's delicate features.

The Southern Barbarian King, a name she knew well from the Sun family, a man of innate brute force and fearsome power.

In the whole Southern Territory, he stood unrivaled.