Heroes' Prison Chapter 40

"Aoo~" The War Wolf beneath Barbaric Hammer also trembled for a moment, retreating a few steps back, and even Barbaric Hammer had a serious expression, staring intently at the Dragon Head, his grasp on the War Hammer in his hand tight.

Dragons, the highest creatures on the continent! An average person might never see one in their lifetime, it’s an existence beyond the capabilities of ordinary people to contend with, but now, Huang Yi had actually summoned a Dragon Head!

Huang Yi glanced at the deep passage and strode into it.

This Dragon Mouth is the entrance to the Heroes’ Prison!

Heroes’ Prison is renowned among The Gods, a place even gods would dread, one of the ultimate areas of The Second World, and naturally, its entrance is no ordinary thing. Currently, Huang Yi’s level is still low, and his Summoning Power quite limited, but as he levels up in the future, the true gate of Heroes’ Prison will reveal its full glory, and the summoning spectacle will be immensely magnificent, far beyond the small Dragon Head of now.

Soon, Huang Yi disappeared into the profound passage of the Dragon Mouth, leaving behind a crowd with faces of stupefaction.

"Instakill is only level 15, why is every move he makes so imposing?"

"That dragon was actually fake! But what kind of world lies within its mouth? Why does Instakill want to go there?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, their gaze fixed on the pitch-black passage within the Dragon Head’s mouth, uncertain of the kind of world that existed within, feeling that everything that happened tonight had overturned their perception and was incomprehensible.

"Roy, go check out what’s going on with that Dragon Head!" At this moment, Barbaric Hammer issued an order to the Guard Captain in an irrefutable tone.

"Yes!" The Guard Captain nodded and walked towards the Dragon Mouth.

At that moment, everyone’s gaze was fixed on him, with no one knowing what might happen next.

"Snap!" Just as the Guard Captain was about to step into the Dragon Mouth, suddenly, a black Barrier erupted from the Dragon Head, immediately repelling the Guard Captain!

The Guard Captain steadied himself and tried again, but the result was the same.

"Everyone wait here and see what sort of tricks this Instakill is up to!" Barbaric Hammer spoke calmly, his expression relaxed.

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At this moment, Huang Yi had returned to familiar territory and once again entered Heroes’ Prison. Last time he was here on a quest, but now he had become the Prison Warden—an unpredictable turn of events.

Huang Yi took out the "Book of Heroes" and checked the map inside, then headed toward the Realgar Stone House where the keys were kept.

With his power, he of course couldn’t confront Barbaric Hammer, nor could he break through Wind Forest Stronghold’s Respawn Point, but the Criminals of Heroes’ Prison were another story! Just letting one loose could annihilate the whole Wind Forest Stronghold, and his plan was to use them to kill by proxy!

And the first step of this plan was to get the keys to the cells!

Before, Huang Yi was only at level 1, too weak to even get a key from Heroes’ Prison. But now, after completing the evolution into Agile Cat Form, his agility and speed had seen a significant improvement, and his level had risen to level 15, giving him great confidence that he could catch a key!

Soon, Huang Yi arrived at the Realgar Stone House and walked straight to the northeast corner, where a mass of keys lay piled up.

As soon as Huang Yi approached, the keys leaped into the air, whirling about just like before.

Huang Yi immediately shifted into Agile Cat Form, crouched slightly on his limbs, his tail drooping, and his amber eyes fixed intently on the keys fluttering in the air.

The keys varied in speed, some moving incredibly fast while others were much slower, which corresponded to the numbers of the cells they unlocked: the stronger the cell, which was indicated by lower numbers, the faster its key would fly, making it much harder to capture.

Just then, a key flew straight toward Huang Yi, tracing a golden streak through the air.

Huang Yi kicked back with his legs, lunging forward with speed as fast as lightning!

The key seemed aware of the danger and veered sharply to the side, avoiding Huang Yi’s pounce, and in the blink of an eye, it had flown far away.

Huang Yi landed on the ground, still crouching, eyes fixated on the air above, waiting for the right moment. The key he had just attempted to catch was only average in speed; with his current abilities, there was basically no hope of catching it. His target was the slowest bunch of keys; the cells they unlocked held criminals just over level 100, the weakest inmates in Heroes’ Prison, but they were more than enough to take on Wind Forest Stronghold.

Huang Yi waited patiently for several minutes. During this time, a number of other keys flew toward him, but he didn’t make a move, like a leopard lying in wait, patiently waiting for the most suitable prey.

At that moment, Huang Yi’s eyes locked onto a key. Though it was flying rapidly, it was significantly slower than the others, slow enough for Huang Yi to track. Deciding to grab it, his gaze intensely locked onto the key, and his agile body swiftly moved toward where he had fixed his aim.

Since eating the Tears of Time, his eyes had undergone a complete transformation, greatly enhancing every aspect. Not only were they sharp, but they were also incredibly robust, impervious even to the sharpest swords. His eyes had become the strongest part of his body, just like Hydra Death Scales: the Realgar Stone could grind away its flesh but not its eyes.

Finally, Huang Yi reached an ideal position, and at that moment, the key happened to fly straight toward him—it was like a gift from heaven!

Huang Yi lunged with the speed of lightning, his agile body shooting up into the air, pouncing towards the key!

Sensing danger, the key immediately changed direction, brushing past Huang Yi and attempting to escape. But at that moment, Huang Yi’s body shifted direction in midair, chasing after it, forcing the key to swerve once more and accelerate abruptly in an attempt to flee.

Suddenly, Huang Yi’s body vanished!

The next instant, he appeared out of thin air in front of the key, which crashed squarely against him, and he snatched it!

"Phew!" Huang Yi exhaled a long breath, gripping the key tightly in his hand, relieved. If it weren’t for his transformation into Agile Cat Form, with exceptional agility and skills like Midair Change of Direction and Flash Assault, there was no way he could have caught that key.

Huang Yi examined the key he held before his eyes, which still struggled fiercely, resembling a tenacious loach trying to escape his grasp.