Light and shadow flickered through the forest, and tree shadows danced.

Five figures slowly emerged from the gloom, forming a semi-circle that surrounded Yasuo and the corpse of the Jungle Blood Wolf King.

The leader was a burly man with a ferocious scar on his face, carrying a gleaming great axe on his shoulder.

Beside him were a tall, thin man holding an ice-blue staff, a sharp-eyed woman in tight-fitting clothes with a longbow on her back, and two muscular warriors holding tower shields and one-handed swords, their expressions vigilant.

A standard five-person adventurer team configuration.

Their gazes unreservedly swept over the corpse of the Jungle Blood Wolf King on the ground, then lingered for a moment on the few glowing dropped items.

Finally, they all focused on Yasuo, who stood with his sword, his expression calm.

The scarred brute grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and spoke in a rough voice: "This brother, you've got good skills."

Zhou Huai did not immediately take over control of Yasuo.

He wanted to see how this Smart Core AI would handle the current situation.

Yasuo moved fluidly, quickly picking up the 【Wolf King's Spirit】, 【Bloodstained Wolf King's Fang】, and 【Tough Wolf King's Pelt】 that the Wolf King had dropped, and storing them in his spatial ring.

After doing all this, he slowly stood up and looked calmly at the five people.

"Who are you? Why have you come here?"

Yasuo spoke, his voice carrying a deliberately designed hint of ancientness and indifference.

At these words, the five people opposite were all stunned.

Zhou Huai almost laughed out loud in his consciousness space.

Yasuo, under the control of this AI, really had a unique speaking style.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he had Transmigrated from a historical drama set.

The scarred brute was momentarily stunned, then laughed heartily: "Brother, your way of speaking is truly interesting."

"This Jungle Blood Wolf King was first discovered by our team."

"We just wanted to call more brothers over to be safer before making a move, to avoid capsizing in the gutter."

"I didn't expect that despite our rush, you still beat us to it."

Yasuo didn't even twitch an eyebrow at these words, his tone still flat: "So what?"

Beside the scarred brute, the tall, thin man holding the staff flashed a hint of displeasure in his eyes and snorted: "This fellow is so arrogant! Boss, in my opinion..."

The scarred brute waved his hand, stopping the tall mage's words.

A smile still hung on his face, but it was a smile that was somewhat forced.

"Brother, you see, it wasn't easy for us to come all this way."

"How about this, you give us half of the Materials that the Wolf King dropped."

"You can take the rest yourself."

"We won't interfere with each other, we can be friends, and we can look out for each other outside Tianhai City in the future, how about it?"

Zhou Huai sneered in his heart as he listened.

What a "first discovered".

What a "half".

This bandit logic was truly played to perfection.

Yasuo clearly didn't take their "suggestion" to heart either.

He didn't even bother to look at them again, turning to leave.

He only coldly tossed out: "Wishful thinking."

"If you have the ability, go hunt for yourselves; stealing from others is not the act of a brave person and only invites ridicule."

At these words, the smile on the scarred brute's face completely vanished.

His eyes darkened, and his tone became unfriendly: "Friend, I advise you not to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

"Don't try to impress me with your flowery words!"

"Today, if you don't leave the things behind, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave this forest in one piece!"

As he spoke, he gestured to his four teammates beside him.

The four immediately understood, quickly fanning out, subtly blocking all of Yasuo's escape routes.

The two shield warriors even slammed their tower shields onto the ground with a dull thud, their weapons also pointed at Yasuo, their faces showing a mix of mockery and threat.

In their eyes, this lone adventurer was just lucky, having managed to snatch their BOSS.

Now, it was time for him to spit out what didn't belong to him.

The scarred brute, carrying his great axe, took a step forward and sneered: "Kid, I'll tell you the truth, we're from the 'Hunter's Guild'!"

"Seeing that you're young and have some strength, we kindly discussed it with you and gave you a way out."

"Since you're ungrateful, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

"Leave all the things, and anything valuable on you, for me!"

Yasuo slowly turned around, his gaze calmly sweeping over the five people who surrounded him.

The Wind Breaker Longsword in his hand reflected a chilling light under the dappled light and shadows of the forest.

"More words are useless."

"Fight!"

Before his voice had even faded, Yasuo's figure moved abruptly!

He didn't choose to defend and counter-attack; instead, he took the initiative, launching a thunderous offensive!

His target was surprisingly the female archer in the opposing team, who was positioned relatively to the rear and was also the most vulnerable!

The female archer clearly hadn't expected Yasuo to be so decisive; seeing him charge like a ghost, she was startled and instinctively tried to draw her bow and retreat.

But it was too late!

Lightning Rush!

Swoosh!

Yasuo's figure transformed into a zigzagging electric flash, instantly covering several meters and appearing directly in front of the female archer!

"No! Protect Lily!" the scarred brute roared, and the others also reacted, wanting to rescue her.

However, Yasuo's sword was faster!

Dazzling lightning burst forth from the sword!

Thunderous Strike!

Pfft!

The first sword strike was incredibly precise, cutting into the female archer's shoulder blade!

The terrifying power of lightning instantly erupted, not only taking a chunk of her health bar but also triggering a paralysis effect!

The female archer's body stiffened, her prepared skill abruptly interrupted, and a hint of despair flashed in her eyes.

The next moment, Yasuo's second sword, carrying the aura of death, followed closely!

The sword's edge sliced through a mournful arc, heading straight for the female archer's vulnerable neck!

-788! (Critical hit!)

A huge, crimson damage number floated above the female archer's head!

She didn't even manage to let out a scream before her eyes widened, and she softly collapsed, her life extinguished.

Instant kill!

From Yasuo's initiation of the attack to the killing of the female archer, the entire process was fluid and as fast as lightning!

It took less than two seconds!

"Bastard! I'll kill you!"

The scarred brute's eyes were bloodshot, watching his teammate being instantly killed, and he immediately fell into a frenzy!

His muscles bulged, his skin turned red, his eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a beast-like roar, swinging his great axe, bringing with it whistling winds, recklessly bringing it down on Yasuo's head!

At the same time, the tall, thin mage also reacted, rapidly pointing his staff.

"Ice Cone!"

Whoosh!

An ice cone shimmering with cold Qi condensed out of thin air, shooting towards Yasuo's previous dodging position with a sharp whistling sound!

Unfortunately, it missed.

After killing the female archer, Yasuo tapped his toe, and instead of retreating, he lunged forward again like a ghost!

He skillfully avoided the mage's ice cone, and also caused the scarred brute's powerful axe strike to miss.

Yasuo's target was directly the slightly slower ice mage!

"Seeking death!" The ice mage's eyes flashed with a hint of panic when he saw Yasuo charging at him, but his hand movements were not slow.

"Frost Nova!"

Buzz!

A wave of extreme cold suddenly spread out from him, attempting to freeze Yasuo in place!

But Yasuo's speed was too fast!

Before the range of Frost Nova could reach him, he had already closed in on the mage!

The longsword in his hand flashed with lightning again! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Pfft!"

Another sword strike, precisely hitting its mark!

The ice mage grunted, his health bar instantly dropping by almost half!

"Cover me!" the mage shouted urgently, while rapidly retreating, trying to create distance.

The two shield warriors also finally arrived, one on the left and one on the right, raising their tower shields and fiercely slamming into Yasuo, trying to force him back.

"Shield Bash!"

Yasuo's eyes were calm, his figure swayed slightly, and he slipped through the gap between the two converging tower shields like a swimming fish!

His target was still the ice mage attempting to flee!

"Damn it!" Seeing this, the ice mage was terrified.

He hadn't expected this swordsman's footwork to be so elusive; the combined attack of the two shield warriors hadn't even stopped him a bit!

"Ice Wall!" In desperation, the mage released another skill.

Crack, crack, crack!

Several thick ice walls rose from the ground, blocking him and Yasuo.

However, this could not stop Yasuo's footsteps.

Lightning Rush!

Yasuo's figure once again transformed into an electric flash, directly piercing through an ice wall and appearing in front of the mage!

The mage's eyes were filled with terror and incomprehension.

Pfft!

The lightning sword's shadow flashed, and the mage's head flew high, his face still bearing an expression of disbelief.

Another one!

"Ahhh! I'll fight you to the death!"

The scarred brute was completely insane at this point; he abandoned all defense, like a mad wild bull, swinging his great axe again and again, fiercely hacking and slashing at Yasuo!

But in his berserk state, although his attacks were ferocious, his accuracy was miles off.

Yasuo, relying on his far superior agility, calmly dodged through the storm of the great axe, occasionally counter-attacking with a sword, leaving a bloody mark on him.

The two shield warriors also tried to coordinate with the scarred brute's attacks, but their speed was too slow in front of Yasuo.

Often, just as their shields were raised, Yasuo had already flashed to another position.

The battle became a one-sided slaughter.

Yasuo's figure weaved between the three, each sword strike precise and deadly.

The power of lightning continuously ravaged their bodies, and the splashing arcs of electricity slowed their movements, leaving them full of openings.

"Pfft!"

One shield warrior failed to dodge in time and was impaled through the throat by Yasuo's sword, falling unwillingly.

Next was the other shield warrior.

Although he desperately tried to block, Yasuo's sword was too fast and the angles too tricky; he was ultimately pierced through the heart with a single strike.

On the field, only the scarred brute, still wildly swinging his great axe, remained.

He was covered in blood, his body riddled with sword wounds of various sizes, and his movements became increasingly sluggish.

Yasuo's eyes were cold; he seized a gap in the brute's attack, and the longsword in his hand shot out like a venomous snake striking, instantly thrusting!

Straight for the heart!

"Uh..."

The scarred brute's movements abruptly stopped; he looked down at the longsword piercing his chest, his eyes filled with unwillingness and regret.

"Thud."

His burly body fell heavily to the ground.

At this point, the five-person team of the Hunter's Guild was completely annihilated!

Zhou Huai watched in his consciousness /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ space, his blood boiling, exclaiming how exhilarating it was.

Yasuo, under the control of this AI, fought like an art form!

Yasuo flicked the blood from his sword, preparing to go examine the spoils of war.

Just then—

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

A dense sound of footsteps suddenly came from the nearby jungle!

Judging by the sound, there were quite a few people!

Yasuo sharply raised his head, his gaze piercing towards the direction of the sound.

He didn't hesitate, immediately abandoning the idea of looting the corpses, his figure flickered, and he quickly vanished into the depths of the gloomy, dense forest, disappearing in an instant.