41: The Terminator takes action and "Ye Xiu" is captured

While Lin Ling was soundly asleep on his soft bed at home, in the Goblin Plains of Autumn Wild Blue Cloth City, many leveling teams were still grinding monsters all night long.

Dawn is when humans are most prone to fatigue.

The body's internal organs had long since gone on strike, the liver was angry, and the spleen was roaring.

At this moment, even with Zhou Mengyan restoring their condition, the Ya Zi Squad still felt dizzy and nauseous.

Their deep dark circles proved that their fatigue was almost at its limit.

“Xiao Team, what good things did you get from killing the elite BOSS and hidden BOSS? You should show them to us,” Li Jingliang said to Xiao Yan with a forced smile.

“I already told you, don’t bring it up again. Everything has been handed over to the consortium. I only gained some experience,” Xiao Yan said in a deep voice.

Xiao Yan's face had been grim all night.

After he left Xuanfu Base City, he had been in a dazed state.

He knew better than anyone how precious the Loyalty Praise was. A big shot from Eagle Country once offered 2 billion for it, but his father didn't even bear to sell it, and now it was just gone.

While he was fighting monsters, his mind was filled with Lin Ling's condescending, demon-god-like smile.

Lin Ling had silently become a demon in Xiao Yan's heart.

“Xiao Team, are you really Ye Xiu? The entire internet is full of your fangirls now. You’ll have to treat us to a meal when we get back.”

Li Jingliang was a bit unwilling. Xiao Yan had been on the world announcement twice in a row, yet he hadn't shown any appreciation.

Li Jingliang was still holding a grudge about Xiao Yan running away by himself earlier.

He needed to fleece him thoroughly to vent his anger.

Xiao Yan was full of weariness, but he could only force himself to say, “Alright, I’ll treat you to a big meal when we return to the city. Go pull some monsters.”

“Got it! We’ll go back to Xuanfu to eat Qingyuan Tower’s top-grade mutton hotpot. I’ve been craving it for a long time.”

Li Jingliang said, rushing into the plains, and soon after, he led back a dozen or so Lv15 Goblins.

Time flew by.

In a blink of an eye, it was already 4 AM.

“Xiao Team, should we take a break?”

Li Jingliang was drenched in sweat, and after finishing a wave of Goblin Rangers, he finally couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Yan wasn't much better than him. A night of hard fighting made him feel like he could suddenly die at any moment.

Under his panda eyes, his face was greasy. If it weren't for Zhou Mengyan's powerful healing, he would have already been lying on the grass, asleep.

What made him most depressed was that even though he had the highest output, Zhou Mengyan's level quickly surpassed his after level 10.

The advantage of experience gain from higher talent gradually became apparent.

“I’ll reach level 13 after pulling two more waves of monsters. After that, we’ll sleep for an hour.”

Xiao Yan couldn't help but yawn as he spoke.

If he knew that Lin Ling was soundly asleep with the air conditioning on and was already level 20, his psychological shadow area would be very large.

“Okay, then I’ll pull one more wave.”

Li Jingliang said, rushing into the depths of the plains again.

Not far from their team, a camouflage triangular fighter jet landed in the grass, like a ferocious beast lurking in a green ocean.

Four Professionals in camouflage uniforms were hidden in the four directions around the Ya Zi Squad.

They were Dragon Nest Warriors sent to protect Zhou Mengyan. The team leader was a Five-turn Mage, and the other three were also Four-turn Professionals.

These four were all elites of Dragon Nest, showing the extent of Dragon Nest's concern for Zhou Mengyan.

Although they hadn't slept all night, these Dragon Country soldiers still stood ramrod straight, their sharp eyes vigilant for any disturbance.

“Xiao Team, there’s one more hour until dawn. There shouldn’t be any trouble,” a camouflaged warrior whispered into his earpiece.

“Maintain vigilance!”

A serious voice came from the earpiece.

The young warrior immediately straightened his body.

“Yes!”

As soon as he finished speaking, another voice came from the earpiece.

“Xiao Team, we have a situation! A miniature stealth drone has appeared 824 meters above our position.”

As soon as this voice appeared, the four vigilant warriors instantly prepared for battle.

“Owl, turn the Beidou power to maximum, scan a thousand-meter radius,” Xiao Team's voice rang out.

“Xiao Team, enemy spotted!”

“Three Four-turn Assassins are rapidly approaching, still 700 meters from Zhou Mengyan!”

“Not good, they’re fast! 400 meters!”

“200 meters!”

“Damn it, three Four-turn Assassins dare to come? Harriers, you go, deal with them!”

At Xiao Team's command, three Dragon Nest Warriors immediately moved to intercept the three approaching figures, guided by the Beidou radar.

Xiao Team, meanwhile, moved closer to Zhou Mengyan.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

There would be no surprises when Four-turn Dragon Nest Warriors faced Three-turn foreign Assassins.

However, what no one expected was that Owl’s voice suddenly came through their earpieces again.

“Captain! Be careful, there’s someone else! Ten meters in front of you to the left…”

As soon as his voice sounded, the four warriors' expressions changed dramatically.

Especially Captain Han Xiao, who almost reflexively released a wind-element skill.

“Wind Retreat!”

With his shout, a strong gust of wind suddenly swirled out from his staff.

Immediately, a wind wall appeared, uprooting the wild grass in front of him to the left.

A faint figure was blown back a dozen steps by the strong wind before barely stopping.

That person's expression changed slightly, seemingly not expecting Han Xiao to discover him.

Han Xiao flashed to stand in front of Zhou Mengyan, his face somewhat grim.

“Advanced Peering Skill!”

[Target: Kardia]

[Profession: Shadow Assassin]

[Level: Six-turn 175]

[Danger Assessment: High Risk]

The skill Han Xiao just used was a low-level skill, Wind Retreat.

A level 25 wind-element support skill.

It can blow back targets within five meters of oneself by ten meters.

This is a very common basic magic for the Mage profession, but it is considered a divine skill by all Mages.

No other reason.

It can save one's life in case of sudden danger.

“Kardia! The Terminator from Eagle Country!”

Han Xiao's voice was slightly hoarse. The higher-ups had guessed that America-Alliance would definitely make a move on Zhou Mengyan.

But they hadn't expected them to send a Six-turn Assassin.

These Assassins, known as Terminators, were all America-Alliance's suicide squads.

As long as they weren't dead, they would do their best to hunt down their target, and upon completing their mission, they would commit suicide, leaving no evidence.

The sudden appearance of the Terminator had already scared the Ya Zi Squad members, who had just touched the threshold of level 10, senseless.

Even Zhou Mengyan's eyes now held a hint of solemnity.

The golden scroll reappeared in her hand, clearly indicating she had prepared for the worst.

“If I use the Forbidden Spell Scroll, I lose. I absolutely cannot use it unless it's a last resort.”

Zhou Mengyan thought, but she was already prepared to use the Forbidden Spell Scroll at any time.

Even if she lost everything, she didn't want to see these Dragon Nest Warriors suffer an accident because of her.

At this moment, the other team members dared not move at all.

They were afraid their actions would attract the attention of that Shadow Assassin.

Kardia lowered his face mask, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

The next second, his body instantly vanished.

Han Xiao's expression changed slightly, and he immediately shouted loudly.

“Repelling Wind Ring!”

A dozen or so green Tornados suddenly appeared, instantly surrounding Zhou Mengyan.

Han Xiao, meanwhile, was ready to counter the Shadow Assassin's sneak attack at any moment.

But at this moment, an unexpected scene suddenly occurred.

The Shadow Assassin suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yan, raising his hand and striking a hand blade towards Xiao Yan's neck.

Bang!!

Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with disbelief, and his vision went black as he fainted.

The Shadow Assassin's lips curled slightly again. He grabbed Xiao Yan by the neck and vanished into the plains once more.

Only a voice came from all directions.

"Sorry, my target is Ye Xiu!"