The Great Merchant in the Cataclysm

front of them.
He stopped and looked at them mockingly.

Gulin was fearful of Zhang Mu’s Bloodvine Lotus.
The Piranha on his chest had withered.
He had to keep eating to maintain its last chance of revival.
Also, Zero had threatened him just now so he had no courage to fight against Zhang Mu now.
As for the people behind him, there was no need to mention them at all.
When Zhang Mu’s Bloodvine Lotus came up from the ground in the morning, it killed ten people in an instant.
It even sucked a body dry.
This dying method was too scary for them.
Even if they had fun killing people, when facing with their own death, they were fearful too.

Hence, at this moment, no one made a sound.
They all grabbed the weapons, or the white bones, in their hands, afraid that Zhang Mu would make any move.

Since Zero was not here, Gu Lin was the second in command.
He tried his best to overcome the fear in his heart.
He looked away from Zhang Mu as he said, “Where is our leader? Didn’t you go out with him? Why don’t I see him.”

Zhang Mu faced the 30 people all alone but his aura didn’t lose to them.
He said slowly, “If you are talking about that silver-hair old man, he should be dead by now.
I am sorry, I didn’t leave any bits of him to keep as a souvenir for you all.”

Everyone looked at Zhang Mu as if they were looking at a ghost.
They didn’t believe him.

Although he was really powerful, in front of their leader, he couldn’t move at all.
Everyone saw it.
However, the same person was saying that their leader was dead.
They couldn’t believe him at all.
They felt that Zhang Mu might have some special ability which allowed him to escape from their leader and ran back using his fast speed.

Zhang Mu smiled gently as he looked at the people’s suspicious gaze.

The only one who believed Zhang Mu was Gu Lin.
He didn’t know why but when he saw the casual smile on Zhang Mu’s face, he felt that what he said was not impossible too.

Once a person started to suspect himself, the suspicion would get bigger.
Gu Lin thought of a way to ascertain whether their leader was really dead and he slowly calmed down.

Zhang Mu didn’t stop him.
He watched him silently.

After a few seconds, Gu Lin suddenly raised his head.
His face was pale.
He said with much effort, “our leader is really dead.”

The rest of the people were sneering at Zhang Mu.
When they heard what Gu Lin said, they got unhappy and someone shouted at Gu Lin, “Gu Lin, are you frightened by this young boy? Do you know what is the consequences if the leader heard what you say? I think that since your Piranha has withered, you should not be the second in command anymore.
You are too much of a coward now.”

The other people didn’t say anything but they looked at Gu Lin suspiciously too.

Gu Lin didn’t look at them.
He placed all his attention on Zhang Mu.
He continued, “you stupid bunch of people.
Feel it for yourself.
Is there any reaction from the seed in your heart?”

Once he said this, the noisy bunch of people quietened down and started feeling their seeds.

Some people realised that what Gu Lin said was true.
The seed that Zero planted in their heart, which was to keep them from betraying him, had no reaction at all.
The scene turned dead silent.

“It’s true.
That man is dead.”

Gu Lin’s words were filled with relief and fear.

How did Zhang Mu do it?