Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

To avoid causing panic among the non-combatants—which naturally included the two teens—Claus hadn’t explicitly explained the enemy’s capabilities and methods.

So, the people in the basement weren’t aware of the enemy’s Perfect Duplication ability, nor did they realize the two duplicants before them were enemies!

”Brother!”

An excited call came from nearby.

The Qin Tian duplicant turned mechanically. He immediately saw a beautiful figure darting towards him like a sparrow returning to its nest.

The next second, a cheerful, chirping voice sounded.

”Brother, is the fight outside over? Did we win?”

If the situation outside wasn’t urgent, Qin Tian and Arthur wouldn’t have both come to the basement, and they certainly wouldn’t be walking so slowly... Qin Shiyuan thought.

...

Gazing at the joyful, beautiful face before him, the purple markings on the Qin Tian duplicant’s face seemed to deepen.

His gaze swept over Qin Shiyuan from head to toe, making her skin crawl...

”What’s wrong, Brother?”

Qin Shiyuan felt uneasy under the Qin Tian duplicant’s scrutiny.

Because this ”brother” before her didn’t look at her with his usual care and affection; instead, his gaze was chillingly cruel.

It was like before the apocalypse, when she went to the wet market to buy food, the way people looked at live fish...

And the purple marks on her ”brother’s” face...

Qin Shiyuan was a smart woman. From these few simple details, she already sensed something was terribly wrong.

...

With an extremely strained smile, Qin Shiyuan gently released her embrace on her ”brother” and slowly backed away, speaking softly.

”Brother, is the fight really over? Can we go out now?”

The two duplicants, however, stood motionless, as if receiving commands!

At this, Qin Shiyuan instantly panicked.

Because she knew, whatever these two were, they were definitely not her brother!

The entire basement, originally a storage warehouse, had only one door—and it was behind the two duplicants...

This place hadn’t been chosen as a safe house for its sturdy defenses or multiple escape routes; rather, it was simply the furthest point from the battlefield.

For non-combatants, if the front line collapsed, only death awaited them. Without strength, they couldn’t even run!

Cold sweat trickled down. Qin Shiyuan might be squeamish about blood, but that didn’t mean she was witless. Normally, her mind worked very quickly.

But the current situation...

Before Qin Shiyuan could think of a solution, a small figure in a ragged white dress clung to her thigh.

It was the little girl who had lost her mother and whose father was currently being ”slaughtered” on the front lines...

”Sister, can we go out now? Can we see Dad?”

GULP...

Looking into the clear eyes of the little one at her feet, Qin Shiyuan didn’t know how to respond.

However, the next moment, she no longer needed to find a solution...

The two duplicants moved.

...

*Target confirmed! Kill everyone but the target.*

A cold Spiritual Fluctuation transmitted this command to the minds of the two duplicants from an unknown, distant location.

The next second, the Qin Tian duplicant’s right hand twitched slightly...

Two gouts of blood sprayed out almost simultaneously. In an instant, the two teenage guards at the door were decapitated!

Meanwhile, the Arthur duplicant raised his Heavy Sword, unleashing a massive Sword Light straight towards the crowd!

Sonic Sword Technique (Oscillation)!

Although this skill’s Lethality was insufficient, that depended on the opponent’s strength—to a Level 1 professionist or an ordinary person, the Sonic Sword Technique (Oscillation) was no different from the Profound Sword Technique’s Hundredfold Strike.

Blood and gore instantly filled the entire basement. The sickeningly sweet smell of blood rushed into Qin Shiyuan’s nostrils, making her want to retch...

But surprisingly, this time, Qin Shiyuan didn’t faint. Instead, she turned, scooped up Nicole—the girl now destined to be an orphan—from the ground.

Then, Qin Shiyuan wanted to run...

Though she had no idea where she could run, her survival instinct screamed at her to get away from this hell.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t control her legs.

To be precise, it wasn’t just her legs; Qin Shiyuan felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body. She was completely powerless.

All Qin Shiyuan could do was crouch, hug Nicole tightly, and press the child’s face against her chest, trying to shield the little girl in her arms from the world’s cruelty as much as possible...