147: Life for life

Six massive Swift Eagles encircled them from behind, each carrying over a dozen fully armed mercenaries on their backs.

They held various weapons, their eyes glinting with greed.

"Hand over your space rings and we'll spare your lives!"

The withered, gaunt man leading them scanned everyone with a sinister gaze.

"Haha, more prey delivering themselves to us!"

Wang Chiyao excitedly hoisted her gatling gun, unleashing a torrent of bullets.

Lin Xingyu activated the heaven-obscuring pearl's "Area Isolation" ability.

An invisible barrier instantly expanded, enveloping the entire area.

At the same time, the star ray shuttle streaked across the sky, heading straight for the enemy.

The Dark Fiend Dragon opened its massive maw, and a Flame Bomb rapidly materialized... In just a single exchange, the enemy suffered heavy losses.

"Screech—"

A wounded Swift Eagle let out a mournful cry as it plummeted towards the ground.

"Leave the ones below to me!"

Wang Ledian, riding a Black Plume Eagle, swooped down.

He had been fighting in the air until now, and without long-range attacks, he could only watch helplessly.

Now that the enemies were falling, it was finally his turn to show off his skills... Just as the group was battling the Withered Bone Mercenary Group.

Several miles away from the battlefield, in the clouds, a blurry figure floated silently; it was Marquis Chuanyun.

A strange green glow appeared in his pupils as he stared intently ahead.

"They disappeared?"

Just a moment ago, he had personally witnessed those people vanish from his sight.

Even with his Spirit Eyes pushed to their limit, he couldn't penetrate the area ahead.

"What kind of treasure is this? It can even block my Spirit Eyes..."

His cautious nature prevented him from approaching rashly; instead, he observed from the side... On the ground battlefield, Wang Le held his shield and charged at the enemies.

These people, having fallen from high altitudes, were already seriously injured.

Before they could even get up, they were one by one smashed to death by the whistling shield.

When Wang Le finished off the enemies on the ground, the aerial battle was also nearing its end.

With the last Swift Eagle's cry, Lin Xingyu recalled the star ray shuttle, surveying the messy scene.

Li Hongyang was crouching beside a corpse, his expression solemn as he examined the opponent's cuff.

"Boss, they're from the Withered Bone Mercenary Group!"

During this time, Li Hongyang had thoroughly researched information on various factions in Vast Sea City.

According to him, the Withered Bone Mercenary Group was a large mercenary group, possessing several Marquis-level Experts.

These people were ruthless and notorious.

Any target they set their sights on would either die or be severely injured.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a mercenary group, a piece of cake!"

Wang Le nonchalantly flicked the blood from his shield.

"If we can't beat them, we'll just hide in our Inner World. Who can do anything to me?"

"Even if we're killed, can't we still revive?"

Li Hongyang just thought too much; with their setup, they could just charge in.

"Old Dian, don't get too arrogant, be careful you don't actually get killed!"

Wang Chiyao pouted.

This guy, ever since he gained the ability to revive, he's become so inflated he's almost floating.

"Hurry up and clear the battlefield; we need to reach the Goblin Secret Realm before dark!"

Seeing the two about to start bickering again, Lin Xingyu quickly intervened to stop them.

The enemy force was small, and there weren't many spoils of war, so the group quickly finished clearing the battlefield.

"Let's go!"

Lin Xingyu deactivated "Area Isolation," preparing to continue their journey.

Just then, he suddenly felt a pang in his heart and his scalp tingled.

A flash of green light appeared in the clouds.

"Watch out!"

Before he could finish speaking, the arrow tore through the sky, carrying terrifying power, and accurately struck Wang Le.

The immense impact instantly blasted him into a bloody mist.

"Pfft!"

Almost simultaneously with the arrow hitting Wang Le, Marquis Chuanyun's body trembled violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with horror.

What was going on?

Why did it feel like his full-power strike had hit himself?

Before he could react, the star ray shuttle had already broken through the air and arrived.

Seeing that the opponent was a Marquis-level Expert, Lin Xingyu unhesitatingly activated the World Power enhancement.

Marquis Chuanyun suppressed his injuries and infused his spiritual power into his longbow, attempting to block the star ray shuttle's attack.

"Boom—"

The moment the star ray shuttle collided with the longbow, a terrifying power erupted.

Marquis Chuanyun felt a numbness in his wrist, and the longbow flew out of his hand.

"How is this possible?"

He was greatly alarmed.

He couldn't believe that Lin Xingyu, at the fourth Realm, could unleash such terrifying combat power.

Severely injured, he dared not fight head-on and turned to flee.

"Trying to leave?"

Lin Xingyu sneered, increasing his spiritual power output.

The star ray shuttle's light surged, instantly catching up to Marquis Chuanyun.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Marquis Chuanyun frantically infused his spiritual power into his armor.

A layer of green light shield appeared, blocking the star ray shuttle.

"Clang—"

Amidst the deafening collision, Marquis Chuanyun's face paled, and his injuries worsened.

Before he could catch his breath, several star ray shuttles arrived one after another, striking the light shield like meteors.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Under the continuous assault of the star ray shuttles, the shield vibrated violently, on the verge of collapsing.

"Crack—"

With a crisp sound, the shield finally succumbed to the overwhelming force, dissipating into countless specks of light.

Marquis Chuanyun staggered backward, his face as pale as paper, his aura weak.

Just then, a familiar figure suddenly appeared:

"Brother Yu, let me do it!"

Marquis Chuanyun's eyes widened in disbelief.

Wang Le, who he had just killed with an arrow, was standing there completely unharmed.

"Impossible, you clearly..."

His voice was hoarse, and a storm raged in his heart.

"Old geezer, didn't expect that, did you? Grandpa here has plenty of lives to play with you!"

Wang Le gritted his teeth, glaring at Marquis Chuanyun, and was about to charge forward.

He had already died once and had just revived in the Tower of Rebirth.

This time, he vowed to personally slay the enemy.

"Old Dian, don't get close! Use the Curse!"

Seeing Wang Le about to approach, Lin Xingyu quickly stopped him.

The opponent was a Marquis-level Expert; it was better not to get close, in case he retaliated in his dying moments... "You got off easy!"

Wang Le stopped, gathered all his spiritual power, and unleashed the "Curse of Misfortune" on Marquis Chuanyun.

An invisible force enveloped Marquis Chuanyun.

His injuries instantly worsened, and his life force rapidly drained away until he completely perished.

Seeing Marquis Chuanyun's death, Lin Xingyu let out a long breath and carefully checked his information.

"Someone from Dark Ruins..."

First the Withered Bone Mercenary Group, and now Dark Ruins... It seems that the time to come won't be boring.

Since they actively provoked him, then he shouldn't be blamed for collecting their corpses!

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