82: Blood-stained Sand

The unreliable Nika, despite his poor record, was not weak in ability.

Nika was a rare production-type ability user.

Such ability users were quite rare, because not many were needed.

For example, his profession: Ore Detector.

Abilities: Ore Scent, Earth Listening, Excavator, Mineral Spirit Bloodline.

Production-type ability users were completely different from combat types; they didn't need too many abilities, so their profession template only had four abilities.

The skills he cultivated were also geared towards excavating minerals.

Therefore, his combat power basically did not exceed 5, but his detection capabilities were extremely strong.

He observed Lin Ye precisely by relying on ultra-long-range perception.

"Boss, I don't think he's found us. After all, we're a full twenty kilometers away. Let alone twenty kilometers, a normal person wouldn't even find us if we were right at his feet. Relax, relax, steady as a rock."

Nika said with confidence.

Wakeda felt a bit uneasy.

But this particular job indeed offered too high a reward.

Hunting other contestants usually only yielded one slot, but Bronze Dragon Nio had five, and Lin Ye had ten.

When the Mohe People first informed them, the foolish ones clamored to hunt the ones with the highest rewards, but he and the others knew that the higher the reward, the more troublesome the target.

However, there were still over thirty brothers waiting to regain their freedom; at worst, eliminating a few more brothers would mean far fewer slots to acquire.

Wakeda valued loyalty, but he had a flexible bottom line. Since he couldn't satisfy everyone, he would select a portion.

"Alright, Nika, once you detect that the other side is resting, we'll set off."

Nika straightened his back, "Mission accomplished, guaranteed."

Looking at a group of hopeful brothers, he felt a strong sense of mission.

......

Lin Ye had recently felt as if someone was observing him, but he hadn't discovered who it was.

He had used his Star Eyes, Sixth Sense, and all other means.

At first, he thought it was the Mohe People, but the Mohe People's surveillance shouldn't be intermittent.

Unfortunately, his Sixth Sense was not yet mature enough, and his perception was limited; the sense of unease was very faint.

But he still kept an eye out. When he rested, he would have Little White stand guard. With Little White around, he could sleep soundly. Anyway, his sleep wasn't long, and the three hours Little White was active were completely sufficient.

Not long after he fell asleep, Little White's alert came.

Sure enough, someone was watching.

They couldn't hold back any longer?

Lin Ye's heart was on alert. He hadn't taken off his armor, which saved him some effort.

He secretly pretended to be asleep while privately probing his surroundings.

Many people; over thirty Oka People had arrived.

Especially the strongest one, who, like the others, was a Fifth Order, but his strength was more than a cut above.

An Oka People warrior?

Lin Ye felt a faint excitement.

Beating weaklings too often was boring. This was a good opportunity to test the limits of his strength after acquiring the Rune Armor.

To avoid alerting him, only the leader quietly approached.

Quicksand Spear.

Lin Ye rolled over, dodging the Oka People warrior's attack.

Inch Step, Breaking Void Fist.

The Breaking Void Fist, when mastered, had incredibly strong penetrating power. Wakeda's condensed Quicksand Armor was completely ineffective.

The left chest, where he was struck, instantly developed a blood-filled hole that burst open from the inside out. Wakeda grunted and retreated repeatedly.

The other Oka People, seeing their boss's sneak attack fail, launched their own attacks.

In an instant, wild sand flew everywhere.

Three mages jointly cast a sandstorm, obscuring the enemy's perception but not affecting the Oka People's movements.

The remaining three,

rare healing professions among the Oka People, Yellow Sand Priests, surged with Yellow Sand power to heal their leader.

They also cast Stone Armor, covering the leader's body.

The remaining melee fighters all charged forward.

Lin Ye felt a surge of passion.

Muscle Master and Star Force Body Armor were fully activated.

Hidden Dragon Body and Inch Step were used to their fullest.

His movement speed was terrifying, like a ghost in the yellow sand.

Shattering Star Fist.

This was his first time using this area-of-effect attack after cultivating it.

Twenty-three fist shadows attacked the enemies around him.

Due to his extreme speed, the targeted enemies had no way to dodge.

"Ah~"

"Uh~"

"Oh~"

........

Those lacking strength were instantly killed.

Lin Ye withstood the Oka People warrior's attack, grabbed his spear, and unleashed a Breaking Void Fist.

The opponent also became ferocious. With four arms, two controlled the spear, grappling with Lin Ye, while the other two hands, covered in yellow flowing light, grabbed at Lin Ye.

His subordinates surrounded him, intending to stab Lin Ye into a hornet's nest.

Teleport.

He moved behind Wakeda and delivered a powerful kidney punch to his right waist.

"Pfft~"

Wakeda's kidney exploded, his intestines protruded from the wound, and blood splattered.

The other subordinates, seeing their boss in such a state, were all terrified, but they still relied on their numerical superiority and attacked together.

Great Compassion Palm.

A giant palm over four meters tall condensed, crushing their last shred of hope.

All the Oka People within the range of this palm turned into a paste.

"Run!"

Someone yelled.

The remaining less than twenty Oka People dared not linger. Terrified, they scattered and fled.

But how could they escape?

In the sandstorm, Lin Ye transformed into a grim reaper, harvesting the Life of each Oka People.

Stop me!.

Wakeda screamed heartbreakingly, but it was useless. He couldn't stop Lin Ye. He couldn't catch up to Lin Ye even when he was completely unharmed, let alone now, severely wounded.

When everything settled, Lin Ye stretched his muscles and walked towards the last Oka People warrior.

Wakeda's eyes were bloodshot, and his body was covered in blood. He controlled the yellow sand to cover his wounds, but the internal bleeding couldn't be stopped, and he was constantly weakening.

Looking at Lin Ye slowly approaching, he felt no fear.

His Life's experiences flashed before his eyes.

At birth, the entire tribe rejoiced, another warrior was born, he learned cultivation, became a Yellow Sand Warrior, went to the big city to study, joined the army and earned merit, married a beautiful and wealthy woman, and had children.

His Life had been smooth sailing, and he was hailed as a warrior, a tough guy, a hero.

But at the moment he was captured, he panicked. What did his past glory and perseverance amount to in the face of Life?

The prison was his second rebirth. Once he adapted there and even gained the warden's appreciation, his days were good.

Unfortunately, was he still too greedy?

Freedom!

My last glimmer of light, bloom!

The intense yellow light was even a bit dazzling, and the berserk Wakeda charged towards Lin Ye.

Lin Ye's face under his armor was expressionless.

Breaking Void Fist.

The attacks from the four short spears controlled by his four hands had no effect whatsoever.

Wakeda fell.

It was over.

Lin Ye looked at the dead enemy before him and suddenly felt a touch of sorrow.

His perception was astonishing; precisely because of this, he saw the emotions of this Oka Clan warrior before his death.

All intelligent Life forms loved their own Life immensely, but to live their lives better, they invaded, trampled on the homes of others, and resorted to unscrupulous means for profit.

There was no morality between races.

Today, the Oka People fell.

Then tomorrow, would Blue Star people be slaughtered elsewhere?

Or, would Blue Star be invaded?

He understood that he did not want to see such a scene.

And he would not see it.