Chapter 158: Deterrence

"What is Kamon doing?"

"Do you even need to ask? He definitely wants to know what Sister Linda and that kid Shi Yan are talking about. Come to think of it, it is quite strange. Ever since that kid went with Sister Linda to meet the pirates, Sister Linda has treated him a bit specially, calling him over to talk from time to time. The two of them must have some secret!"

"There's definitely a secret! Sister Linda must want that kid to do something, otherwise she wouldn't summon him so frequently."

"I wonder if Kamon has heard anything. I've seen him standing there for a long time."

"Who cares? Everyone knows what's on Kamon's mind."

"..."

The warriors on the deck gathered together and whispered among themselves.

Whether it was Hojer and the others who favored Kamon, or Jett and the others who trusted Linda, they all secretly watched Kamon, hoping to get some information from him.

The group murmured softly while secretly sizing up Kamon, looking quite at ease.

Suddenly, under everyone's gaze, Kamon's face turned extraordinarily ugly, like a cuckolded man. His expression was fierce and enraged, his features distorted, and his eyes glowing with murderous intent.

"Oh!"

Hojer, Jett, and the others exclaimed in unison, looking at Kamon with strange expressions.

"Those two adulterous scum!"

Kamon bared his teeth, his expression ferocious, and suddenly let out a furious roar. The power within his body gathered in his left hand, forming a brilliant beam of vital energy that suddenly burst apart.

"Rumble!"

The wooden door at the stairway shattered into pieces, and wood chips flew everywhere. Kamon had actually destroyed with a single blow the wooden door that had been the source of everyone's curiosity. Due to the violent impact of the strike, Kamon himself was pushed back by the recoil, his footing unstable.

"Kamon!"

Jett screamed, "Are you out of your damn mind?"

Hojer and the others also turned pale with fright, having no idea why Kamon had suddenly flown into such a rage. They cried out in alarm and rushed over quickly, trying to stop Kamon from acting so recklessly.

After delivering the blow, Kamon's momentum paused for a moment. Regaining his footing, he made to charge down into the cabin.

At this moment, Hojer, Jett, and the others reacted, leaping several meters to arrive at the spot, where they reached out to pull and block Kamon.

"Get the hell out of the way!"

Kamon roared, shaking off Hojer and Jett's grip, and lunged headfirst into the cabin.

This small boat was not large. Cargo was placed on the deck, and inside the cabin, apart from the stacked food and fresh water, there was only a small wooden room, which belonged exclusively to Linda. The wooden door at the stairway had been set up to prevent Kamon, Jett, and the others from tampering with the provisions and fresh water inside the cabin. Aside from that, the small wooden room had its own wooden door. Because Linda was the only female on the boat, that room belonged to her for changing clothes and resting.

Kamon's violent strike blasted the stairway wooden door to pieces, and he immediately rushed into the cabin.

By this time, Hojer, Jett, and the others had also rushed over quickly, trying together to stop Kamon in the cabin.

Kamon seemed to have gone mad, unleashing the fierce and wild momentum of the Human Realm's Third Heaven. He knocked Hojer aside, gritted his teeth, and charged toward the small wooden door inside the cabin, roaring, "Adulterous scum!"

Yelling furiously, Kamon raised his foot, ready to smash the wooden door to pieces.

"Creak."

At that very moment, the wooden door opened on its own. Shi Yan, disheveled and frowning, blocked the doorway, preventing anyone from seeing the scene inside.

The wooden door was not wide, and Shi Yan now had a rather imposing build. Standing in the doorway like that, he blocked the entire entrance almost completely. The cabin was already somewhat dim, and as everyone craned their necks to peer inside, they found they couldn't see a thing.

"Who did you call adulterous scum?"

Shi Yan's face sank as he stared impatiently at Kamon, waving his hand as if shooing away a hawk. "Get lost if you have nothing to do, and don't disturb us while we're attending to important matters."

He and Linda had been right in the middle of it, nearing the peak of ecstasy, and Linda had even been quietly whimpering when Kamon suddenly shattered the outer wooden door with a single strike. Frightened, Linda had hurriedly pushed Shi Yan away, and the two of them had scrambled in a panic to put on their clothes.

Had it not been for the brief pause in Kamon's momentum after his strike, and the fact that he was held back for a moment by Jett, Hojer, and the others, Kamon might have caught them red-handed as he charged down.

Fortunately, Shi Yan moved swiftly. Having only pulled his pants down halfway, he had quickly put them back on and decisively blocked the wooden door, shielding everyone's line of sight entirely.

"Brat, I'm going to make you die!"

Kamon's face was distorted, his eyes filled with monstrous fury.

From his ten fingers, spiral-shaped beams of vital energy suddenly shot out. Those beams twirled, sparkling brightly like arrows, stabbing straight toward Shi Yan's chest.

"Spiral Force!"

Jett screamed in shock, exclaiming, "Kamon, have you lost your mind? Do you really want to take Shi Yan's life?!"

Spiral Force was Kamon's signature martial skill, rarely used lightly. Once deployed, it meant he truly harbored the intent to kill.

Spiral Force was a Mysterious-grade martial skill that could condense vital essence into a threaded, drill-like force that burrowed into a target's body. It was extremely fierce and formidable.

Jett, Hojer, and the others had once seen Kamon use Spiral Force to bore ten bloody holes into the body of a warrior of the same rank, causing that warrior to draw his last breath on the spot. Seeing Kamon unleash his signature Spiral Force at the very first encounter, everyone was shocked, thinking that Shi Yan was undoubtedly doomed this time.

"Hurry and dodge!"

Nanor, who was on bad terms with Kamon, couldn't help shouting, "Stop blocking the door, get out of the way! You can't withstand the Spiral Force!"

Shi Yan frowned, standing motionless to block the wooden door. He gazed coldly at Kamon, a mocking curve playing at the corner of his mouth.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

Bolts of Spiral Force drilled into Shi Yan's chest. His clothes were instantly shredded with ten finger-sized holes, and the Spiral Force, acting like awls, spun continuously as it burrowed into Shi Yan's flesh.

Unfortunately, after undergoing petrification, Shi Yan's body was as hard as iron and stone. The bolts of Spiral Force produced strange, metallic sounds upon his chest, yet Shi Yan's skin did not split nor his flesh tear.

"Bang!"

Shi Yan kicked out with the force of a falling mountain, descending like a thunderclap onto Kamon's chest.

Kamon was sent flying like a cannonball from Shi Yan's kick. He collided with Hojer, sending both of them tumbling five meters away into the corner of the cabin, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

The noisy cabin suddenly fell as quiet as if a pin had dropped. Jett, Nanor, and the others stared with wide-open mouths, looking at Shi Yan in utter astonishment, their eyes full of disbelief. Kamon was also stunned by the kick, completely ignoring the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth as he blankly stared at Shi Yan.

Ever since Shi Yan had boarded this ship, he had kept very much to himself, rarely speaking or communicating with anyone, and had never come into conflict with a single soul.

Even when Kamon and the others had sought trouble for him, he had endured to the best of his ability and never once retaliated.

Whether it was Kamon, Hojer, Jett, or Nanor, they had all regarded Shi Yan as a pushover, never considering him to be a martial artist of any notable depth. Yet now, the soft-target they thought him to be had emerged completely unscathed from Kamon's Spiral Force and had sent Kamon flying five meters away with a single kick.

Such a bizarre scene deeply shocked them.

"I'll kill you!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, thoroughly humiliated, Kamon let out a mad roar and charged forward once more, like a crazed demonic beast.

Shi Yan frowned, looking utterly impatient. Just as Kamon drew close to him, Shi Yan struck with lightning speed, with pinpoint accuracy, clasping Kamon's neck and lifting him bodily into the air with a single arm.

Kamon continuously exerted force with his fists and feet, pounding against Shi Yan's body. Yet Shi Yan's expression remained indifferent, completely ignoring it, as if Kamon's frantic barrage was merely a scratch that had no effect on him whatsoever.

With one hand clamped around Kamon's neck, lifting him mid-air, the strength in Shi Yan's grip gradually increased.

Kamon struggled for a moment, his face turning flushed and breathing growing increasingly difficult. The thrashing of his hands and feet grew steadily weaker.

Shi Yan's gaze was ice-cold as he stared unflinchingly at Kamon, the strength in his hand steadily growing.

"Let go! Are you trying to kill him?!"

Hojer's expression changed drastically, and he rushed over in a panic. "Boom!"

Shi Yan struck out with another lightning-fast kick, driving into Hojer's chest like an iron mountain. Hojer's body was violently sent flying backward, and a crisp cracking sound of ribs fracturing echoed from his chest. Tumbling into the corner of the cabin, Hojer was covered in blood, looking at Shi Yan with sheer terror, not daring to act rashly again.

Ignoring the fact that Kamon was on the verge of losing his breath, Shi Yan frowned as he swept his gaze across the other warriors in the cabin, sneering, "Does anyone else want to save him?"

With Hojer's fate laid out before them, everyone fell silent out of fear.

Even Jett, who brought him food every day, felt a surge of dread. His open mouth closed again, his expression extremely awkward.

"Shi Yan, don't kill him."

From the small wooden room behind came Linda's voice. "Let him go, give me some face."

Shi Yan frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then tossed Kamon away with a single sweep of his arm.

Kamon's body traced an arc through the air, landing squarely on top of Hojer, causing Hojer to let out a series of miserable screeches, baring his teeth in intense pain.

Shi Yan continued to block the doorway, turning his head to glance behind him. Seeing that Linda was fully and neatly dressed, he smiled slightly and stepped out from the wooden doorway.

Linda walked out gracefully from the small wooden room, her attire neat and tidy.

The warriors in the cabin intently gazed at the only bed in the small wooden room, discovering that the bedding was neatly made and seemed entirely undisturbed. However, the rosy flush on Linda's face and the lingering amorous glow in her eyes left room for endless imagination.

One by one, the crew members in the cabin stared blankly at Linda, gradually coming to understand... If Shi Yan and Linda were truly innocent, Shi Yan wouldn't have continuously blocked the door, Kamon wouldn't have been driven to such hysteria, and Linda wouldn't have been glowing with such radiant beauty and an aura of blossoming passion.

The situation was already crystal clear.

Smoothing down her slightly disheveled hair, Linda feigned composure, her delicate brows slightly furrowed as she calmly asked, "What are you all here for?"

Everyone offered sheepishly dry laughs, with no one daring to speak. Kamon's eyes were filled with resentment as he swept his gaze back and forth between Shi Yan and Linda, but he gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Shi Yan's face sank as he looked at Kamon. After a moment of contemplation, he turned back to Linda and said, "I'm heading up. I'll leave this place to you."

With that, without waiting for Linda's consent, Shi Yan walked straight toward the stairway with an indifferent expression. As he passed Kamon, Shi Yan raised his foot and brought it down accurately onto the hand bones of the collapsed Kamon.

"Crack!"

With a crisp snap, the bones of Kamon's already retracting left hand shattered. That hand of his would likely be crippled for good.

Inside the cabin, everyone's expressions changed drastically, a chill gripping their hearts as they gained a fresh understanding of Shi Yan's ruthlessness.