Chapter 34: The Path of Destiny
Caesar's potion stall was doing very well. Due to his appearance, the participants called him the Jar Merchant. Seeing Caesar's thoughtful expression, it seemed he had come up with a new business idea.
Although Caesar was a bit of a profiteer, he still retained a shred of bottom line. The potions he sold could only be used outside of combat. Generally speaking, drinking them under those circumstances wouldn't kill anyone.
Imagine, if it were a potion used in combat, a participant inside Bay City, locked in a life-or-death struggle with an elite fishman monster, with health below 20%, in a critical moment pulls out Caesar's [Life-Saving Elixir], gulps it down, and recovers 0.2% of their health. The feeling would be like being struck by lightning.
However, there was one thing: this type of potion wouldn't get bad reviews. The principle was the same as a fishing net-style parachute.
Although [Life-Saving Elixir] was a recovery item for non-combat situations, Su Xiao estimated that anyone who could get more than 50% healing from this stuff must have saved the Milky Way seven or eight times in a past life to be possible.
[Prompt: You have received 3752 Soul Coins mailed by Nicholas Caesar.]
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao remained expressionless. Although he had no part in this, he still got a share of the profits.
Caesar's potion business was very clever. Although he priced each bottle at 10 Soul Coins, he used the slogan of small profits but quick turnover. Every participant who bought their first bottle from him could enjoy a 20% discount.
This time, it was a real 20% discount. When a participant, with a try-it-out attitude, spent 2 Soul Coins to buy a bottle of [Life-Saving Elixir], they would inevitably be suspicious. With such a shortage of recovery potions, would someone really sell them so cheaply?
Therefore, that participant would likely try it out, drinking the first bottle bought for 2 Soul Coins to test the effect. Even if their current health was fine, after drinking the recovery potion, they could still feel the nourishment and replenishment of life force.
After that participant drank the potion, they would find, "Holy crap! A recovery item bought for 2 Soul Coins can actually restore 99% of health in a short time."
Of course it could. The first bottle of [Life-Saving Elixir] wasn't diluted. The effect was definitely good.
After tasting the sweetness, that participant would think, if the discounted item bought for 2 Soul Coins was this good, the genuine product bought for 10 Soul Coins must be amazing.
"Damn, this is fake medicine!"
"Huh?"
"Huh my ass, I bought 15 bottles total. I wasn't sure, so I tried another one. To test the combat effect, I even stabbed myself with a dagger, and it only restored 0.32% of my health."
"Nonsense, I just drank one, the effect was so strong my life force overflowed, I even got a nosebleed."
"Try another bottle."
"Holy crap, it really is fake medicine! Where's that merchant with the black jar on his head?!"
"Catch that bastard, I bought over 30 bottles!"
Soon, Mushroom Village became even more lively. Many violators wore expressions of pain. Caesar, who was fetching water by the stream with a regenerated plastic bucket, quickly sped up his movements.
The participants who came to Mushroom Village fully experienced the treachery of the world.
But none of this had anything to do with Su Xiao. The reason he hadn't set off yet was that he was waiting for Wood and Zuiyasi. Only after those two arrived could they enter Bay City to explore. Otherwise, without teammates to sell out at critical moments, he wouldn't feel at ease.
Su Xiao pushed open the door of a small wooden house. The room wasn't large, but it had the advantage of being notarized. Before he gave permission, anyone who broke in here would be judged as an intruder and receive a warning and punishment from the Void Tree.
The wooden door closed, cutting off the noise outside. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the small bed and began his daily meditation. Wood and Zuiyasi were still at the Soul Arena and were expected to return to Mushroom Village by evening.
After two hours of daily meditation, a knock on the door brought Su Xiao out of his meditative state. Bubu opened the door, and Gulu was standing outside.
Gulu's dark circles were even darker than last time, as if she were wearing smoky eye makeup.
"How is it? Did you deal with Sacred Hymn?"
Baha spoke. Hearing this, Gulu raised her hand, and a mouth on her palm said, "Don't drive a wedge between us. We are close friends."
It was Sacred Hymn's voice. Hearing this, Baha looked surprised. It was hard to imagine that the two, who were previously irreconcilable and determined to kill each other, had become close friends.
Actually, this was normal. Before, Gulu had been tormented badly by Sacred Hymn, as if she were under a super sleepiness state. Whenever she slept, she had to experience the pain of drowning. Of course, Gulu wanted to kill Sacred Hymn.
The [Semi-Melted Fat Wax] Su Xiao provided solved this problem, giving Gulu a way to fight back. Because Sacred Hymn had swallowed the [Semi-Melted Fat Wax] twice, it created a connection. Although it didn't attract the main body of the Candle Woman, it attracted her projection.
As long as Gulu fell asleep, she and Sacred Hymn would have to flee in the intricate world of consciousness. If either of them was touched by the Candle Woman's projection, it would cause the Candle Woman to erode instantly. At that point, Gulu and Sacred Hymn wouldn't just die suddenly; they would be caught between life and death, taken away by the Candle Woman in soul form. That would be the true beginning of despair.
Because of this, Gulu and Sacred Hymn became the "escape sisters" of a "horror game." But this was only before solving the problem of the Candle Woman's projection. Once that problem was solved, the escape sisters would immediately turn into plastic sister flowers, embodying what it means to have superficial sisterhood.
"See, the method we provided is so effective. It instantly adjusted your previously irreconcilable relationship. This friendship dredging is so thorough."
Baha started talking without feeling the pain. Gulu and Sacred Hymn both secretly hated it but didn't say it out loud.
"Bai Ye, do you have a way to solve the Candle Woman's projection? Also, I don't want this damn candle anymore. Return the IOU to me."
Gulu tossed the [Semi-Melted Fat Wax] over. Su Xiao took out a small charcoal box, opened it in his hand, caught the fat wax, and snapped it shut with a click.
"See, that's what professionalism looks like. You idiot not only handled it with bare hands but also stuffed it into my mouth."
"Shut up, bitch."
Gulu drew her short knife and was about to stab her own palm. Sacred Hymn immediately shut up.
Through these few days of contact, Sacred Hymn had learned a lot about Gulu. She knew that once Gulu got stubborn, she would dare to do anything. Once, when Sacred Hymn kept provoking, Gulu got so angry that she slit her own throat, ready to drag Sacred Hymn to hell with her. After that, Sacred Hymn became much more polite to this little psycho.
"The IOU."
Gulu raised her hand to demand the IOU. Su Xiao ignored her. Just as Gulu showed anger and was about to step forward, a crystal layer gradually spread over Su Xiao's right hand.
Seeing this, Gulu's cheek twitched almost imperceptibly. She knew very well that every time Su Xiao was about to beat her up, his hands and forearms would be covered in a crystal layer, and then he would beat her to death. Once, because she refused to submit, he first beat her to near death, then fed her a recovery potion, and beat her some more, even breaking her leg.
"What IOU?"
Su Xiao looked at Gulu with a "confused" expression.
"The IOU I wrote before."
Gulu had just finished speaking.
"Contract... signed."
Su Xiao's voice suddenly became hollow but then returned to normal. The contract IOU previously drafted by Wood had a flaw: it was a secondary rewriting, so the connection with Gulu wasn't very precise, with Wood acting as the contract intermediary.
Now it was different. Gulu herself admitted to writing that IOU. Wood's contract power lay in language, lies, etc. After Gulu said that sentence, the contract IOU bypassed the intermediary and directly "bound" itself to Gulu.
Sacred Hymn, who had been watching the whole time, didn't know exactly what happened but felt it was impressive. She muttered quietly, "So this is the old shady business of Reincarnation Paradise."
Gulu knew she had been tricked, but she had a more urgent matter. If the Candle Woman's projection wasn't solved, getting the IOU contract settled was meaningless. She was about to die anyway, so why care about an IOU?
"So, do you have a way to solve our problem?"
As Gulu spoke, she inexplicably felt a sharp pain in her wallet. But thinking that Sacred Hymn's brand was also there, meaning the other party also had assets to split with her, her mood improved a bit.
"There are two ways to solve your problem."
"Please advise."
Sacred Hymn spoke. She used to think her own abilities were strange enough, but after experiencing the Candle Woman, she felt like she had seen another world.
"The first method is free. The second method costs 5000 Soul Coins. You choose."
Su Xiao's words made both Gulu and Sacred Hymn feel conflicted. Sacred Hymn asked, "What's the first method?"
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He just took out another charcoal box, opened it, and revealed the roots of the Flourishing Madness.
The first method was simple and crude: fight poison with poison. Since Gulu and Sacred Hymn were entangled by the Candle Woman's projection, they would invite an existence of the same level as the Candle Woman: the Flourishing Madness.
Then, the cure would be guaranteed. As for whether they would die at the hands of the Flourishing Madness, Su Xiao was only responsible for driving away the Candle Woman. Whether Gulu and Sacred Hymn lived or died was not within the scope of the transaction.
After Baha narrated "Treatment 1," it was unclear what expression Sacred Hymn had, but Gulu's face turned green with anger. She felt that this treatment was similar to a patient having a headache, and then cutting off the patient's head to cure the headache. It was the same principle.
Sacred Hymn tentatively asked, "What about the second method?"
"The second method requires payment first."
Su Xiao took out a Soul Crystal, bit off a piece, and crunched it. Occasionally eating some Soul Crystals was good for stabilizing soul power. This was the best nourishment for one's own soul.
Sacred Hymn and Gulu whispered for a moment and decided to each pay 2500 Soul Coins. Even if they had to spend money today, they had to get this done. They really couldn't stand being tormented by the Candle Woman's projection anymore.
[Prompt: You have received 5000 Soul Coins.]
Having received the payment, Su Xiao naturally wouldn't default. He said, "If it were the main body of the Candle Woman approaching, you would already be dead. Since it's just a projection, eating this before sleep will solve it."
Su Xiao tossed a medicine bottle to Gulu. Gulu caught it, opened it, and sniffed. After all, she had spent 2500 Soul Coins on it.
Before Gulu and Sacred Hymn could ask, Su Xiao continued, "The Candle Woman's projection invades your dreams, not your consciousness space. Otherwise, you would have already developed soul-level distortion. So, eating some sleeping pills to enter deep sleep will do."
"?"
Gulu, who was studying the medicine bottle in her hand, suddenly looked up. She thought she had just heard the word "sleeping pills." She asked uncertainly, "The thing we two spent 5000 Soul Coins on is just sleeping pills?"
"No."
Su Xiao's "no" made Gulu and Sacred Hymn both breathe a sigh of relief. No one wanted to be a sucker.
"What you bought is strong sleeping pills. They concentrate a lot of high-end technology. More specifically... you wouldn't understand even if I told you."
With that, Su Xiao gave Baha a look, signaling him to see the guests out. He couldn't make up any more lies.
"What exactly is this high-end technology? Tell me so I can feel better. Hey, don't push me..."
Amid Gulu's shouts, the wooden door slammed shut. Gulu and Sacred Hymn argued with Baha outside for a few minutes but couldn't out-argue him, so they had to leave angrily.
Su Xiao was about to continue meditating when a hurried knock came to his ears. He thought it was Gulu returning. Bubu opened the door and found the Mushroom Prophet.
The Mushroom Prophet walked into the room, looking hesitant. Seeing this, Su Xiao frowned. He never beat around the bush and didn't like seeing others do so. So he said directly, "Spit it out."
"Hey, don't put it so harshly. I'm a bit melancholy."
The Mushroom Prophet sighed and sat opposite Su Xiao at a low table. After hesitating for a long time, he took out a letter.
"I didn't expect Elf King Cromwell to trust me so much. Maybe it's because I was close friends with his father."
The Mushroom Prophet placed the letter on the table. Su Xiao opened it and found it was a personal letter from Elf King Cromwell. He had many impressions of this Elf King, such as him being an old shady character and his preference for women. He had married over a hundred wives and kept at least several hundred women without official titles.
Previously, Su Xiao had cut down the about-to-distort Elf King Cromwell with one slash, right in the royal hall.
Su Xiao opened the folded letter and began to read its contents:
'Dear Mushroom Prophet, I am Cromwell. I'm sorry, but our relationship has always been strained. This might be because when I was young, I was very curious about whether I could cut a piece of mushroom off you to make soup. After I put this into practice, my father caught me, hung me up, and beat me half to death.
You know, my favorite food is mushrooms. Well, considering your feelings, I won't describe the wonderful taste of mushroom soup.
Back to the point. If you receive this letter, it means I am already dead. This letter was written with my remnant soul, meaning it was written after my death. Don't try to save my life. I can feel that my soul is also distorting. After writing this letter, I will use my last strength to shatter my remnant soul.
My elf clan was originally just a small border tribe, like a green leaf in a flood, insignificant. But the first Elf King, Beret Aronde, forced this leaf to take root and sprout, rooting in the mud at the bottom of the flood, growing into a towering tree, standing firm in the flood for a thousand years.
For a thousand years, this tree has produced countless leaves and branches, carrying the joys and sorrows of millions of elves, the rise and fall of generations.
Now, this tree rooted in the mud has its roots rotted into dregs, and the entire tree has fallen with a crash. This is the fate my elf clan was destined to face, and also the disaster seeds planted when that leaf was forced to take root and sprout. Everything was born from the Abyss and destroyed by the Abyss. This is fair.
My elf clan has been glorious for a thousand years and should not leave behind disaster. Bay City will become a disaster zone. The Water Stagnation Blood has infected everything in Bay City. This is the mess left by the elf clan and should be solved by the elf clan.
During my lifetime, I selected a total of 795 female elves with pure bloodlines and married or established lover relationships with them, making them bear many offspring. After birth, these offspring were sent to the "Hunting Ground." They were taught combat knowledge, enjoyed the best resources, and underwent cruel selection. The best among them might not be the strongest, but they must be the most capable of enduring the distorting Abyss power.
I spent my entire life forging this crown. Mushroom Prophet, let my best offspring wear this crown, use themselves as containers, and seal the root of the disaster. This is the proud bone of my elf clan.
Mushroom Prophet, after finding my best offspring, do not immediately go to the Great Ruins. I have entrusted the key to the "Earth Gate" to the Law-Destroying Shadow Kukulin Bai Ye. His goal is to find the "Talent Awakening Device," which will inevitably require attacking the royal palace and opening the passage to the Great Ruins. You only need to wait for everything to calm down before heading to the Great Ruins.
——Last Elf King Cromwell, left.'
Su Xiao put down the letter. This was the backup plan left by Elf King Cromwell, and also the pride of the elf clan. The pride of the elves was not in words or expressions but in their hearts. Even if the entire clan was destroyed, they would leave a backup plan in advance to prevent Bay City from becoming a disaster zone and becoming the only impression future generations would have of the elf clan.
It seemed that when Elf King Cromwell first ascended the throne, he had foreseen that the elf clan's fate was nearing its end and would develop into today's situation.
Elf King Cromwell marrying over a hundred wives and over five hundred lovers didn't seem to be a preference for women but purely to leave more descendants.
Su Xiao estimated that Elf King Cromwell had been massively absorbing distorting Abyss power for a long time to adapt himself, then left descendants so that they would be born with distorting Abyss power in their bodies, thus developing natural resistance.
To ensure this, the elf clan specifically searched for female elves with pure enough bloodlines that hadn't been eroded by Abyss power. Such elves were very rare, maybe one or two in ten thousand.
Su Xiao didn't know about the previous Elf Kings, but the first and last were both ruthless. Cromwell used himself to create containers and then used his own offspring as containers. The purpose was not related to interests. He just didn't want people's impression of the elf clan after their extinction to be the ugly fishman monsters in Bay City.
[Prompt: You have read the last letter of Elf King Cromwell.]
[You have triggered the hidden mission: The Path of Destiny.]
[Hidden Mission: The Path of Destiny.]
Difficulty Level: Lv.79
Mission Brief: Find the Child of Destiny and bring them to the Great Ruins.
Mission Time Limit: 2 natural days.
Mission Reward: Elf Clan Exclusive Holy Spirit Rank Set Chest (6/6 Set).
Mission Penalty 1: If the Child of Destiny dies, this mission has no penalty.
Mission Penalty 2: If the mission time limit is exceeded, you will be subject to forced execution.
...
This mission didn't conflict with Su Xiao's destination. Plus, it wasn't a protection-type mission. If the "Child of Destiny" died, it would be as if he never received the mission. But if successful, a Holy Spirit Rank 6/6 set, exclusive to this world's elf clan, would be a considerable profit even if Su Xiao couldn't use it himself and had to sell it.
"Bai Ye, did you trigger the mission?"
The Mushroom Prophet tentatively asked. This old guy came here precisely for this purpose.
"Yeah."
"Then..."
The Mushroom Prophet took out a black crown and pushed it in front of Su Xiao.
Most of the plan laid out by Elf King Cromwell was feasible, except for the underestimation of how dangerous Bay City actually was.
In the Mushroom Prophet's view, if the elf clan really wanted to solve everything now, having the Child of Destiny go deep into Bay City with Su Xiao, Wood, Zuiyasi, and Caesar would be the best choice.
However, the Mushroom Prophet also knew that without sufficient interests to drive them, Su Xiao and the others wouldn't add an outsider to their team unless a mission was triggered. Only with profit could Cromwell's remaining offspring, the container, be added to the team.
"We can try it. If the container dies, I lose nothing."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the Mushroom Prophet nodded and immediately got up to leave.
It could only be said that this old guy was very cunning. He was afraid that Elf King Cromwell had set a trap in this, so he used a tactic of diverting disaster eastward. He felt that even if Elf King Cromwell really left some backup plan, it would be no match for Su Xiao, Wood, Zuiyasi, and Caesar.
The former was a dead old shady character, the latter were a group of living old shady characters. How could they compare?
Su Xiao went out to find Caesar, then found A Duo'er.
"Wha... what? You want me to go deep into Bay City with you?!"
A Duo'er's voice cracked. When she first heard this news, she almost "happily" sat down on the ground. It wasn't that she didn't have the courage to explore Bay City, but she didn't dare to go deep into Bay City with a group of old shady characters. That was like "doing a 360-degree handstand spin, spiral, thunderbolt fancy suicide."
"As a healing type, we need you."
Baha's words made A Duo'er's expression somewhat desperate. She was just an amateur healing type, with her main ability in long-range energy manipulation.
As for why she hadn't acted before, A Duo'er had actually wanted to volunteer to improve her position in the team. But after witnessing Su Xiao's Blood Spear ability, she chose to hide her own abilities to avoid embarrassing herself.
A Duo'er didn't want to, but she felt that the power of her ultimate move seemed similar to the power of Su Xiao's single Blood Spear.
At first, A Duo'er had wishful thinking, thinking that the Blood Spear was one of Su Xiao's ultimate abilities with a long cooldown. But once, she witnessed Su Xiao simultaneously forming dozens of Blood Spears, and she felt terrible.
Because of this, A Duo'er was tempted by the [Angel Battle Intent] that Su Xiao had exchanged. If she could obtain [Angel Battle Intent], she would undergo a reset-like transformation, becoming an eighth-rank big healer while also gaining combat power corresponding to her healing output, able to fight and heal.
"How about I advance the [Angel Battle Intent] first? If I can use that thing, my ability system will undergo a transformation. Imagine, you get an eighth-rank big healer teammate. How about that? Isn't my proposal good?"
"Okay."
Su Xiao took out [Angel Battle Intent], held it in his palm, and showed a kind smile.
A Duo'er shivered, changed her tone, and said, "Hmph, I was just testing. Before completing the cooperation, I won't take the reward. My noble character doesn't allow me to do that."
"..."
Su Xiao moved his hand away from the knife handle. A Duo'er, who caught this out of the corner of her eye, breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Xiao, Caesar, A Duo'er, Bubu Wang, and Baha left Mushroom Village together. According to the address left in the letter, the "Hunting Ground" was underground, almost an underground small city. Its only purpose was to select the final container.
Su Xiao hadn't gone far out of Mushroom Village when he saw two people approaching from a distance. It was Wood and Zuiyasi.
"Going to Bay City now?"
Zuiyasi spoke. From his expression, this guy had gained a lot at the Soul Arena.
"First, we need to find someone. The situation is like this..."
Baha explained the situation to Wood and Zuiyasi. Su Xiao tried to share the mission, but unfortunately, Wood and Zuiyasi didn't have paradise brands and couldn't accept the mission.
The "Hunting Ground" wasn't far from Mushroom Village. After more than an hour, the group arrived at the area where the "Hunting Ground" was located. The scene before them was rugged rocks, with no entrance as described.
"Here."
Caesar waved from not far away. When Su Xiao and the others approached, they saw a newly opened underground passage.
Steps led downward, and the passage was pitch black. An underground wind blew out from inside, carrying the smell of earth and a hint of decay.
Ding~
Su Xiao tossed a ring. The ring rolled down the steps, and each time it landed, it spread a strange sound wave, like ripples spreading in water.
Just as the ring was about to roll into the darkness, a slightly thin hand reached out from the darkness and caught the ring.
"Is it Father?"
A clear voice came from the darkness. Looking into the darkness, only a pair of bright golden pupils could be seen. Inside these pupils were flocculent darkness, thick and heavy.
"Your father is dead."
Su Xiao spoke.
"Is that so? Thank you for coming to find me. Is it time for me to fulfill my mission?"
"Yes."
"I am ready."
The Child of Destiny walked out of the darkness. His features were delicate, and he was draped in a large piece of cloth. On his back, he carried a translucent red large bow, and at his waist hung an elven curved blade. His gaze was very clear, not a disguise, but from the heart clarity.
Baha asked, "Are there others in the Hunting Ground?"
"No, they are all here."
The Child of Destiny pressed his hand to his chest, the position of his heart. The meaning was unknown, whether they were remembered in his heart or he had absorbed their bloodline power.
As the Child of Destiny walked out of the passage, passing through a barrier, a rumble came from underground. The Hunting Ground had collapsed. There was no longer any reason for it to exist.
"My name is Yuer. I am 18 years old."
The Child of Destiny, Yuer, spoke with a smile. Actually, he was lying. He was only a 17-year-old youth.
Without further words, Su Xiao and his group changed direction and headed straight for Bay City. As soon as they set off, the Child of Destiny, Yuer, pulled up a handful of grass from the ground and did a "wow."
Seeing this, Baha asked with some surprise, "Do you usually eat grass?"
"No, this is the first time I've seen such vivid colors. There are no colors in the Hunting Ground. So the world is this colorful. Unfortunately, I still have an unfinished mission."
The Child of Destiny, Yuer, ate the handful of grass in his hand. It was bitter and astringent. He frowned and spat out the green saliva mixed with grass dregs. This kid was too honest; he took a big bite directly.
The journey was silent. By around three in the afternoon, the sky was already dim. This was due to being close to Bay City.
Looking from afar, the sky above Bay City was dark. Visibility inside the city was low. Black water vapor permeated, and faint, muffled roars could be heard, mixed with the drifting water vapor.
All the buildings in Bay City were infested with layers of barnacles. The entire city looked as if it had been dragged into the deep sea for ten thousand years and then returned here.
In front of Bay City was a towering city wall, piled up from various types of scallop shells. Inside, elven bones could be seen, with skulls being particularly conspicuous.
Su Xiao, Wood, Zuiyasi, and Caesar all stopped. According to the plan, Caesar would move freely after entering the city. Even he couldn't maintain the man-jar fusion forever.
Su Xiao looked at the Child of Destiny, Yuer, and A Duo'er. Bringing these two here, the former was a very capable cannon fodder, and the latter was fast-running cannon fodder. It was that simple.
So, after entering Bay City, it would still be the cooperation of the good teammate trio.
"Cough."
Zuiyasi coughed lightly, drawing the attention of Su Xiao and Wood. He said, "This time, let's agree first. When we encounter danger, we must face it positively and cooperate actively."
"Okay."
"No problem."
Su Xiao and Wood answered very readily. This made the Child of Destiny, Yuer, look puzzled. He had instinctively felt that Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyasi were not good people, but now it seemed that these three strong individuals were very united. Yuer reflected on his habit of judging people by their aura.
"This time, we share blessings and hardships!"
Zuiyasi's tone was resolute. This bastard said this to try to trick Su Xiao and Wood. Even if Su Xiao and Wood believed just a little, Zuiyasi could run a few steps ahead at the critical moment, making a huge profit.
"Miss A Duo'er, our team is really united."
Yuer spoke. A Duo'er looked at him sideways, completely confused about what he was saying.
At that moment, a voice came from the entrance of Bay City.
"Pfft, unlucky. Next time, don't find a perception type. Once you enter a high-risk area, except for those particularly reliable perception types, the rest are just cannon fodder."
"Indeed."
"Let's go. Rest for a night and continue tomorrow."
A total of nine participants walked over, all violators. This group hadn't gone far when they saw Su Xiao and the others.
The good teammate trio had one thing in common: before making a move to kill an enemy, they would try to find a reason. As the saying goes, with reason, you can travel the world.
Among the nine people opposite, a bald, burly man coldly sized up Su Xiao and the others. When he saw Su Xiao, their eyes met. Su Xiao suddenly asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Huh?"
The bald man's gaze was puzzled.
"Bai Ye, he's remembering your appearance."
Wood spoke.
"That's right, remembering the appearance, then the aura, and finally finding an opportunity to ambush and surround us. Nine of you, we have no enmity with you. Why do you want to harm us? You are all villains."
Zuiyasi's words, "You are all villains," genuinely confused the nine violators opposite. A woman with a ponytail even raised her hand to explain.
"Alright, you're about to make a move directly!"
Zuiyasi made a move of falsely accusing.
"Ah, no."
The woman with the ponytail quickly lowered her hand. She vaguely sensed that the three people in front were all monster-level.
"Ah!"
Caesar's head burst with "blood flowers." He screamed, fell straight to the ground, kicked his legs, and stopped moving.
"That woman used hidden weapons to kill Caesar!"
Baha shouted with "grief and indignation."
"I didn't!"
The woman with the ponytail was completely confused. She never expected to encounter a scammer in the Treeborn World.
"Kill them."
Zuiyasi shouted. Black tentacles extended from his sleeve. Su Xiao drew his knife. Wood took off his black gloves. The Child of Destiny, Yuer, looked at Caesar lying on the ground "dead," then pulled down the large bow from his back.