Xu Lin stepped forward with steady strides, his face masked in frost and his eyes completely devoid of warmth, and slowly walked up to Goru. His gaze was like a sharp, icy blade piercing straight into Goru. Though Goru tried hard to project a calm exterior, the terror he could not conceal welled up from the depths of his eyes like a rising tide. Looking down at him, Xu Lin spoke in a freezing tone: "Do you want to live or die?" These four short words seemed to issue from an ice cellar, every single one carrying a bone-chilling coldness. His tone held not a trace of emotion, as if he were the god of death presiding over life and death, while Goru was merely a lamb waiting for the slaughter. In that instant, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, as if the entire world were waiting for Goru's answer, and Xu Lin's chilling gaze seemed to warn that if Goru's reply was not the answer preset in his mind, he would not hesitate to bring down death upon him.
Hearing this bone-chilling tone, Goru suffered a sharp pang in his chest, as if gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand. Looking at Xu Lin with fear in his gaze, his body trembled slightly. He clearly recognized the man before him as the captain of the Special Operations Team, a figure hated and feared in equal measure by the French Army. His voice trembled slightly as he spoke weakly, like a candle flickering in the wind: "You..." Yet before he could finish his sentence, Xu Lin struck with lightning speed. The military dagger …
Chapter 54