Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 286 – Kunlun Mountains

The atmosphere in the command room dropped to a freezing point because of Lin Fan’s throat-slitting gesture.

Lu Yuan felt a chill on his neck, as if an invisible scythe was already resting on his carotid artery.

He gave a dry laugh and retreated into a corner like a frightened rabbit, not daring to utter another word of nonsense.

Lin Fan withdrew her gaze and casually straightened the wide sleeves of her miko outfit.

While this red-and-white attire wasn’t as ornate as Long Wu’s gothic princess dress, it had the advantage of being easy to move in and better suited the persona of a “god.”

She turned her head to look at Chu Chen, who had been staring silently at the map.

“Since you’ve taken over things here, I’ll ask one last question.”

Lin Fan walked to the map, her long, slender fingers tracing over the fallen territories marked in red.

“Those old geezers from the Federation, where are they hiding?”

The moment this question was asked, Lu Yuan, who had been playing dead in the corner, also pricked up his ears.

The Federation’s high command.

This group of masterminds, who had caused the collapse of the Modu defense line and even used tens of thousands of Chuanxi soldiers for biological experiments, was now the entire base’s number one enemy.

Chu Chen crunched the last of his lollipop. Amidst the crisp chewing sound, he extended a finger and drew a circle on the westernmost part of the map.

“The specific coordinates… they’ve hidden them very deep.”

Chu Chen’s voice was a bit muffled, but his eyes were exceptionally clear.

“All the communication base stations have been destroyed, and the satellites are useless. Those old foxes have cut off all conventional external contact.”

“But?” Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.

“But whenever they issue a mission, a signal is transmitted.”

Chu Chen pulled a crumpled piece of scratch paper from his pocket, covered in complex lines and calculations.

“Back in Modu, I intercepted the frequency bands the Federation used to issue commands a few times. Although they were heavily encrypted and relayed, I was still able to reverse-track them to a general source.”

His finger tapped heavily on a white area of the map, a region of continuous, snow-capped mountain ranges.

“Kunlun.”

The Kunlun Mountains.

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The terrain there was complex, the magnetic fields chaotic, and it held countless unsolved mysteries from ancient legends.

For the Federation, which possessed the highest level of technology and resources, it was indeed the best place to build an apocalyptic fortress.

“The area is too large.”

Lin Fan glanced at the map of the mountain range, which stretched for several thousand kilometers.

Trying to find a base buried deep underground in a place like this was no different from finding a needle in a haystack.

“As long as they’re still breathing and issuing commands, they’re bound to slip up.”

Chu Chen crumpled the scratch paper into a ball and accurately tossed it into the wastebasket.

“I’ve already arranged for several signal detection teams. As long as there are any abnormal signal fluctuations from the Kunlun side, we’ll be able to lock onto their specific location.”

“Alright.”

Lin Fan nodded. She had always been confident in Chu Chen’s efficiency.

“I’ll go take a look around there first.”

She turned and walked toward the terrace. The night wind billowed into her sleeves, sending her long, silver-white hair flying wildly.

“I’m off.”

Zhou Ming struggled to sit up from the sofa, still clutching those few Level 5 Crystal Cores, his eyes filled with reluctance and adoration.

“Li… Lily, take care!”

Lin Fan waved to the crowd with her back to them.

The next second.

Boom!

A majestic wave of air exploded on the terrace.

The red-and-white figure shot into the sky, instantly shattering the tranquility of the night and transforming into a streak of light, hovering a thousand meters in the air.

The highland night wind was as sharp as a knife.

But the moment it touched the faint shield of Spirit Energy around Lin Fan’s body, it instantly became gentle.

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She lowered her head.

The Chuanxi base below was like a colossal beast hibernating in the darkness, with only the core area brightly lit.

Countless tiny black dots moved on the ground.

Those were the survivors who had drunk the “Holy Water.”

They did not rest, nor did they feel tired.

Some were bare-chested, carrying steel bars weighing hundreds of pounds to reinforce the city walls; others gathered around the corpses of Demonic Creatures, skillfully cutting flesh and digging out Crystals.

And in the base’s central plaza, a huge bonfire was lit.

Hundreds of Evolved beings who had just broken through to the next level were reveling around the fire.

They raised their cups, or simple water canteens, shouting the same name.

It was her name.

Even from a thousand meters up, the frenzied roar of their voices still clearly reached Lin Fan’s ears.

In everyone’s eyes, a light called “hope” flickered.

But in Lin Fan’s perception, these were not just lights.

This was a net.

A dense net that connected everyone’s soul to her.

She closed her eyes.

Deep within her sea of consciousness, more than thirty thousand points of light twinkled like a sky full of stars.

Some were as faint as candlelight—those were the Level 1 Evolved beings who had just started; some were as bright as torches—those were the die-hard loyalists from Fragrant Hills International.

Even Chen Mo’s point of light, representing a Level 5 powerhouse, was now emitting a pure, almost devout radiance.

Faith.

This was the true essence of the “Faith Feedback” talent.

Every emotional fluctuation of her believers, every prayer and praise they offered to their “god,” would transform into the purest spiritual nourishment, flowing continuously into her body.

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Even if she did nothing but float here, the power within her was slowly climbing.

This feeling of being in control of everything…

“I really am like a god.”

Lin Fan opened her eyes. Her rainbow-colored irises reflected the lights below, yet they held not a single trace of warmth.

She raised her hand, looking at her own palms, which were as fair as jade.

Her fingertips were slender, her knuckles distinct, beautiful like a work of art.

Who would have thought that the owner of these hands was, three years ago, a cripple who couldn’t even walk?

That Lin Fan, who sat in a wheelchair staring out the window, unable to even find the meaning of life, was a thing of a past life.

Back then, his greatest wish was simply to be able to stand up, even if it was just to take two steps with crutches.

And now.

She possessed the terrifying combat power of a Level 7, the legendary Dragon Bloodline, and could decide the life and death of the tens of thousands below with a single thought.

Fate was truly ironic.

Lin Fan’s fingers gently grasped the empty air, as if holding an invisible scepter.

But beneath that scepter lay a mountain of bones.

Liu Ruyan, Chen Yao, Lei Li, Long Yue, Long Ningshuang, Huo Feng.

Su Rou… Jiateng Hezi… Long Wu… Long Xueqi…

One by one, the names flashed through her mind.

Some of them were innocent, some deserved to die, and some were taken simply because they possessed a talent Lin Fan needed.

But none of that mattered anymore.

These hands were long stained with blood and had deprived countless people of their lives.

Regret?

A faint smile touched the corners of Lin Fan’s lips.

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In the eyes of the believers below, she was the goddess who granted new life, the savior walking the mortal world.

But in her own heart, she knew exactly what she was.

A demon in a god’s skin.

A monster that would devour everything to survive, to climb to the very top.

“Kindness?”

She had discarded those words the moment she reached out for Chen Yao.

In this world where the weak were prey for the strong.

Only power.

Only absolute power that could crush all rules was the one and only truth.

As long as she could stop the Dragon Clan and end this apocalypse.

Then, she would be the ultimate good!

Lin Fan’s head snapped up. Her gaze shot past the base below, past the dark wasteland in the distance, and pierced straight into the deep, boundless night sky.

In the far reaches of that starry expanse, perhaps pairs of enormous, golden vertical pupils were watching this azure planet with amusement.

Those high and mighty Pureblood Dragon Clan treated this place as their backyard.

They treated humans as livestock raised in a pen.

They treated Evolved beings as leeks waiting to be harvested.

Even she, Lin Fan, was perhaps nothing more than a slightly stronger insect in the eyes of those Level 8 and Level 9 old monsters.

“Since this world is a giant farm…”

The Dragon Bloodline in Lin Fan’s body began to boil. An aura of Tyranny erupted from her, instantly scattering the surrounding clouds.

She didn’t want to be livestock in a pen.

Nor did she want to be a sacrifice awaiting the butcher’s knife.

“Then I’ll snatch the scythe first.”