245: Robbery and counter-murder!

The Secluded Wasteland is fraught with danger.

Almost every step forward would lead to an encounter with fierce beasts.

As the dividing line between the strong and the weak, the probationary mercenary assessment was nothing short of a gateway to hell for ordinary martial artists.

Similarly, the mercenary probation assessment was also a ladder to success; crossing it would mean becoming a true powerhouse.

However, Chen Fan's team was advancing at a speed unimaginable to most.

Everywhere they passed, there were monster carcasses, and the air was thick with the scent of blood.

"Monsters three kilometers directly ahead!"

"Monsters seven kilometers ahead at nine o'clock!"

"..."

In the center of the team, Chen Fan calmly reported each piece of data.

His Spiritual power was vast as the sea, sweeping in all directions.

Within a ten-mile radius, every rustle and stir entered Chen Fan's mind without missing a beat.

At this moment, Chen Fan was like a precise radar, scanning every movement around him.

Many times, Chen Fan also pressed his Spiritual power down on these fierce beasts, deliberately attracting their attention.

Roar!

Woooo!

Terrifying roars of monsters echoed from various directions, drawing closer.

Listening to the continuous howls, a faint smile appeared on Chen Fan's lips—"This is promising!"

Chen Fan knew very well that what his team needed now was a series of major battles.

Only through this could they continuously temper everyone and raise their respective limits.

After all, the fastest way to evolve and improve is to cultivate amidst life and death.

Between life and death, one can unleash infinite potential and possess boundless motivation.

With this in mind, Chen Fan led his team to actively seek out powerful fierce beasts for training.

Crushing monsters again and again, like a snowball, rapidly boosted the entire team's fighting spirit and sense of accomplishment.

Just like that, after a series of major battles, Chen Fan and Hong Lei Shen's five-person team had reached a level of extreme tacit understanding.

"Brothers, time to work!"

At Chen Fan's command, six figures directly shot towards the source of the monster's roars, neither dodging nor evading.

Normally, a universal probationary mercenary assessment would take about one to two years.

But with Chen Fan's team's speed, it was estimated that the assessment time would be reduced to a quarter... Soon, Chen Fan and the five emerged, covered in blood.

Behind them, lay twenty-odd giant lizard-like creatures, each the size of a small hill, twisted and broken.

The lowest rank among them was an Astral Rank 7 Giant-Eyed Demon Lizard.

Their massive silver single eye was their distinguishing feature.

But now, the eyeballs of all the giant lizards had been quickly dissected by Chen Fan and his six companions, serving as their spoils of war and mission items.

More than twenty giant eyeballs, with some even to spare.

"After this harvest, only the nether river bloodstone remains!"

Thunder God placed a silver-white giant eye into his spatial ring, his face filled with exhilaration.

In these battles, although he didn't kill the most monsters, he was the one who enjoyed it the most.

"Over there, there's another group of monsters!" Chen Fan glanced at the others and pointed to the left at nine o'clock.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

The next moment, six afterimages streaked across the sky, heading directly towards the direction Chen Fan pointed.

Immediately after, another great slaughter ensued.

Forty Astral Rank Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards were swiftly killed by Chen Fan, their giant eyes dissected, and then they quickly departed.

When Chen Fan and the five had moved ten kilometers from the battlefield, Chen Fan's expression subtly changed, and he said in a low voice:

"At four o'clock, six kilometers away, a martial artist team of about eighteen people is rapidly approaching a large river."

"By the lake, nine Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards are resting."

Soon, a human team of seventeen Astral Rank 9 martial artists appeared in the sight of Chen Fan and his six companions.

All of them were dressed in black, exuding a sharp killing intent!

Quite strong!

Chen Fan's expression tightened; thirteen of them combined should be able to withstand one of his moves.

"Kill!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the thirteen Astral Rank 9 martial artists instantly unleashed terrifying speed, heading directly towards these Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards.

The seven Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards, seeing the thirteen martial artists approaching aggressively, had their large, millstone-sized eyes suddenly contract.

The leading Demon Lizard chieftain reacted quickly; seeing that things were not right, he decisively chose to flee.

Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, the best is to run!

Unfortunately, their speed was always a bit slower compared to humans.

Each Astral Rank warrior, either fighting alone or teaming up in pairs, quickly slew these Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards on the spot.

Thirteen team members instantly killed seven Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards.

At this moment, a young martial artist dressed in luxurious purple battle attire stood not far away.

Around him, four Astral Rank peak martial artists guarded him like stars revolving around the moon, looking very respectful.

"More than ten Astral Rank 9, one Astral Rank 4; this team has an extraordinary background!"

Chen Fan withdrew his Spiritual power that was observing them and said in a low voice.

"They must be from a prominent family; otherwise, they wouldn't bring so many bodyguards to participate in the assessment."

"This setup is almost catching up to ours."

Thunder God sighed, then looked deeply at Chen Fan, his expression filled with relief.

If it weren't for him, the Earth martial artists would never have their own Astral Rank peak bodyguards.

"Let's go, we'll continue deeper, reaching the edge of the Nether River sooner; that's where the real development is."

Chen Fan glanced to his front-left and directly ordered them to leave... "Young Master, I heard that the Third Prince is about to arrive in this Netherworld?"

A middle-aged martial artist with a weathered appearance and a prominent nose looked at the purple-clad youth, respectfully presenting the largest Giant-Eyed Demon Lizard eyeball.

"You're sensible!"

The fair-skinned purple-clad youth took the giant eye, weighed it lightly, and then put it back into his spatial ring.

His gaze turned to a still-undissected Giant-Eyed Demon Lizard carcass not far away and walked over.

"This time, it's not just the Third Prince from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire; for Realm Lord Ming Sa's inheritance, the First Prince and Second Prince will also arrive successively, which will undoubtedly be a bloody battle!"

"The internal strife among the imperial family, our Black Cloud Society will not take sides."

Saying that, the purple-clad youth drew a slender Battle Blade and personally began dissecting the Demon Lizard's giant eye.

"So this time, after we collect the Demon Lizard eyeballs and nether river bloodstone, we will leave this place directly, not getting involved in the affairs of the princes, and simply observe from the sidelines."

As if recalling some unspeakable past, a faint sorrow hung on the purple-clad youth's face:

"The three princes are famously ruthless in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire; by then, this Netherworld will inevitably be dyed crimson with blood."

"What's more, that's the inheritance of the peak Realm Lord Ming Sa; I don't believe those old fellows of Black Dragon Mountain won't be tempted."

"Yes, subordinate understands." A team of Astral Rank 9 responded in unison... Meanwhile,

In the battlefield where Fang Yuan and Han Li were, the battle with the Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards was drawing to a close.

The six of them were currently dissecting the eyeballs from the Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards, their faces showing a hint of fatigue.

Four Astral Rank 9, plus two Astral Rank 3, had managed to kill thirty Astral Rank 7 Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards on the spot.

For this, the physical exertion of Han Li and the others was considerable.

"After dissecting, everyone drink a bottle of azure wave marrow to replenish stamina, then continue deeper into the Netherworld."

"Now that we have the giant eyes, only the nether river bloodstone remains to complete the mission; we absolutely cannot relax."

Han Li reminded everyone while dissecting.

"Hmm!"

Everyone responded, then quickened their dissection movements.

One giant eye after another was cleanly dissected.

Of the thirty Giant-Eyed Demon Lizard carcasses, only the last three remained to be dissected.

Suddenly—

One of the Psycher Master servants' expressions abruptly changed, and he whispered:

"Not good, teams are rapidly approaching from the front, left, and right; it seems they mean us harm!"

"Are they trying to ambush us?"

Fang Yuan was startled, then a wicked smile appeared on his lips: "Don't worry, who's ambushing whom is still unknown, isn't it?"

Saying that, Fang Yuan looked at Han Li and the four Astral Rank peak servants.

The six exchanged glances, all instinctively touching their spatial rings.

Inside, terrifying super-weapons were hidden!

Despite this, none of the six showed the slightest carelessness.

Caution is the parent of safety!

Immediately after, the six flew towards an area with fewer monsters.

Behind them, three undissested Giant-Eyed Demon Lizards lay quietly in the swamp.

On the desolate black plain, Han Li and Fang Yuan, escorted by four servants, quickly 'fled'.

However, from beginning to end, their speed remained constant.

Under Han Li's guidance, everyone wore an expression of panic.

"They're getting closer and closer, and their speed is increasing!"

The Psycher Master servant who had been observing the situation constantly reported.

"Good, very good; we'll give them a surprise then!" Han Li said with a smile.

"My Laser Cannon is already hungry for action!"

Beside Han Li, Fang Yuan shook his right hand, adorned with a spatial ring, his eyes glinting.

"The distance is getting closer... 2 kilometers... 600 meters..."

"There are quite a few Astral Rank 9 in these three teams, more than twenty."

While feigning retreat, the Psycher Master's report continued.

"More than twenty!?"

Upon hearing this, Han Li and Fang Yuan exchanged glances; they both saw the excitement in each other's eyes—big fat sheep were coming.

This time they could make a fortune!

At this moment, the teams pursuing them from behind and both sides continuously closed the distance, getting closer and closer... In one of the pursuing teams, a man in a gray battle suit, with a blood-colored scythe almost as tall as he was strapped to his back, exuded a sharp killing intent.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, causing a stinging sensation like needles just by looking at them.

At this moment, around the gray-clad man, ten black-uniformed martial artists moved with the wind.

"Hmph!" The middle-aged man in the gray battle suit glanced at the intelligent optical computer in his hand:

"Four Astral Rank 9 and two Astral Rank 3 martial artists; such a configuration should give us some pleasant surprises!"

By then, the two teams were less than five hundred meters apart.

The middle-aged man could already clearly see the 'disheveled appearance' of Han Li and the six as they fled.

"They're truly a group of people in a panic, losing their way!"

"Let teams two and three close the net together, and harvest these small fish and shrimp all at once!"

The gray-clad man directly ordered.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Soon, the teams pursuing Han Li from both sides quickly tightened their formation.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Sounds of rushing wind echoed as the three teams, like a large net, directly enveloped them, finally forcing Fang Yuan and the others to stop.

Despite being surrounded, Fang Yuan and the five, looking at the more than twenty people encircling them, showed expressions of panic.

Drops of sweat trickled down their foreheads.

At this moment, Han Li, Fang Yuan, and the six appeared 'extremely frightened'!

"Who is your leader?"

It was still the tall gray-clad youth; his gaze swept back and forth over the six, seemingly searching for something.

"It's me!"

Han Li stared at the middle-aged man: "Who are you, and what do you want!?"

"You little brat, your question is truly foolish; what do we want? Of course, we want to kill you, and take your materials and equipment!"

"Hehehe... All wearing Rank 3 battle suits, quite a rich team, aren't they?"

Saying that, the gray-clad middle-aged man and the captains of the other two ambush teams exchanged glances, a smile playing on their lips.

"I'm not afraid to tell you, we are under the command of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's Third Prince's personal guards; to die by our hands is your hono—"

Before the word 'honor' could be spoken, six massive Laser Cannons suddenly appeared in the gray-clad man's pupils.

"Fire!!!" At Han Li's command, the six directly pulled their triggers.

In the violently contracting pupils of the gray-clad youth, were streaks of terrifying white light carrying the momentum of destruction.

Buzz buzz buzz!!

The space rippled like water, spreading in all directions.

The firing of the Laser Cannon was instantaneous.

Streaks of white light erupted from the hands of Han Li and the six, pointing directly at their surroundings.

Pfft!

Pfft!

Pfft!

...Twenty-nine streaks of white light arrived in an instant, mercilessly killing each of these ambushers.

At the same time, the three teams surrounding Han Li were completely annihilated, dying under the C5-grade Laser Cannon.

Regardless of gender, all perished.

None survived.

"Hehehe, I 'hehe' your sister, I hate that sound the most!"

Han Li kicked the gray-clad middle-aged man, who had already been shot full of holes:

"What Black Dragon Mountain Third Prince or Fourth Prince, if he dares to come, I will definitely let him taste the flavor of this C5-grade Laser Cannon."

"One shot and they're done for!"

"It's effective and practical, simply an essential weapon for home travel, murder, and robbery."

Then, Han Li and the others put away their Laser Cannons and quickly began to clear the battlefield.

"Oh my, as expected of the prince's personal guards, there's quite a lot of good stuff!"

"Spatial rings!"

"Psycher weapons!"

"And quite a few Giant-Eyed Demon Lizard eyes!"

"..."

Fang Yuan held two spatial rings and began to explore the treasures inside.

This was their first encounter with an ambush and successfully counter-killing their opponents; everyone seemed very excited.

"Clean up the battlefield quickly and leave; they probably have more people than this!"

Han Li warned, his intuition telling him that the power behind these people was immense.

He had only gained the upper hand this time, catching them off guard.

Who would have thought?

These martial artists entering the Netherworld for the probationary mercenary assessment would actually carry a C5-grade Laser Cannon with them?

And one for each person!

This was clearly not an assessment; with such combat power, they could be vacationing on the outskirts of the World Lord World!

Han Li and the six cleaned up the battlefield extremely quickly, soon dealing with these people.

Among the twenty-nine Astral Rank 9, there were four Psycher Masters and twenty-five martial artists.

If they had fought head-on, Fang Yuan and the others would likely have had to expend a lot of effort.

But with Laser Cannons in hand, it was a different story.

"Galius, Rossi, Obie... Take whatever weapons you like, don't be shy!"

Han Li said with a smile to the four servant martial artists.

Then, these four Astral Rank 9 martial artists looked at the equipment.

They then looked at their own full sets of Rank 3 battle suits and Rank 3 Origin Power (Psycher) weapons, all shaking their heads and saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Han Li, but our equipment is much better than these!"

Then, the four servant martial artists, Han Li, and Fang Yuan exchanged glances, and all burst into hearty laughter.

All of this came from Chen Fan's unsparing craftsmanship and almost inexhaustible weapon support.

Just as they entered the Netherworld, Chen Fan even wanted to give everyone a complete set of Rank 4 battle suits and weapons.

But considering that Rank 4 equipment was too ostentatious, Chen Fan opted for Rank 3 weapons and battle suits instead.

Even so, whether it was the Earth martial artists or the servant martial artists, the battle suits they wore and the weapons they carried were among the top tier of Rank 3.

"First time robbing and killing, success!" Han Li was very happy.

"Keep up the good work!" Fang Yuan also had a smile on his face.

"Mm."

"Good!"

The four servant martial artists also responded in unison.

After cleaning up the battlefield and dealing with the bodies, the six quickly left the battle site, traveled several hundred miles, and then began searching for monsters.

All of this was as if the ambush and counter-ambush had just been a fleeting cloud.

However, the twenty-nine imperial guards from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire had been forever buried in that swampy land...