Yuan Zhao, fourteen years old, is a student (in the Ji Xia Youth Class). He also moonlights as a Sublimator, little brother, second-generation official, and a Poop-poking Teenager, among other roles.

Unfathomable!

HISS…

Huai Shi took in a cold breath, never expecting Yuan Zhao's background to be so terrifying. The fact that he poked poop despite having such a frightening background only made her respect and admire him even more.

He's so terrifying, this child must not be… COUGH COUGH.

"Do you see him?!" Huai Shi suddenly extended her hand and slapped Yuan Zhao on the back, shouting righteously at the group of people, "This is my big brother!"

"The Jinling Social Security Bureau's Silver Spear Little Overlord!"

"If you have the guts, come at us together! A bunch of trash, not even worthy of carrying my big brother's shoes…"

"People like you, my big brother could beat ten of you!"

In the silence, Yuan Zhao turned back to look at her, his expression full of exasperation, as if to say, How can you be so shameless? Huai Shi, however, met his gaze with an approving look that clearly conveyed, 'Big brother, you're absolutely right!'

Joking? How novel! If I cared about face, I would have died of poverty long ago… How else would I have managed to survive until now?

The expressions of the two groups—the one in front of them and the one that had just arrived behind—grew even more complicated.

The newly arrived Sublimators at the back were staring at Yuan Zhao in shock, finally turning their resentful gaze towards the group of invisible contestants standing in front. If that look could be translated, it meant something like, "You son of a bitch! You beast, you're going to get me killed!"

I can't believe it, Guo Nu! You bastard, why did you have to drag us into this just to deal with one Sublimator, and then offer to split the loot? So this is what you were planning, waiting for me here!

Thinking this, the expressions of the attackers at the back became even more enraged. This bastard is too inhuman! Dealing with some uninfluential Astronomical Club Officer is one thing. It's just the newcomer's match. We kill him, take his stuff, and head back to our Gao's Old Manor. Would the Astronomical Society really come after us for one match result? But killing a successor from the Dongxia Genealogy? That's a completely different story! Who knows if this little monster would arrange for my entire family to be wiped out just because I glanced at him the wrong way! I considered you a good brother, and this is how you repay me!

The expression on Guo Nu's face, standing at the front, kept changing even through his mask, his eyes filled with grief and anger. I didn't do it! It wasn't me! I didn't know…

It had to be said, Yuan Zhao's identity was indeed too exaggerated. The opposing group had been cautiously testing the waters, as if playing a pair of fours, but this kid had casually thrown down a royal flush, leaving everyone stunned and afraid to make a move.

We're all Border mercenaries. What do we fight and risk death for if not for money? If it were just killing and plundering as usual, such things aren't rare on the Border. But to kill a successor of a major Dongxia family in a game broadcast worldwide… goodness, you might as well go do a New Treasure Island dance in front of the White Emperor's Son.

For a moment, everyone looked at each other. Under Yuan Zhao's imposing scolding, no one dared to take a step forward.

Until, from within the invisible barrier, a slender, blurry figure appeared, revealing a pair of familiar eyes coldly watching the young man before her.

"Yuan Zhao, you're so strong, even our Lin family has felt your might," she said.

"Lin Yu?"

Yuan Zhao was taken aback, then became annoyed. "Your Lin family really is used to being overbearing! You lead people to chop me, and you expect me to just stretch out my neck for you?"

Nearby, Huai Shi quietly asked, "You know her?"

Yuan Zhao clicked his tongue and lowered his voice. "The Lin family is notorious for that psycho daughter, an unreasonable brother, and a shrewish mother; everyone steers clear of them… How did you offend her?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen… wait a second, oh, I remember now!"

Huai Shi was instinctively deflecting blame, but after rummaging through the Book of Fate in her pocket and searching for a while, she suddenly found the trace of that resentful gaze from the corner of her memory. An idea struck her. Pointing at Lin Yu, she exclaimed,

"—You're that old lady who made the Witch Stew during the Chef Demon competition!"

"…"

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, then the malice in her eyes grew even more intense. Following that, she heard Huai Shi lament helplessly, "It's been so long, and you haven't been taking care of your skin… How many days has it been since you moisturized? You've swollen to this size."

CRACK.

In the silence, everyone heard the sound of teeth being ground together.

The best ways to offend a woman are to call her old, ugly, or fat; Huai Shi had casually managed all three.

Seeing how that little White-named face who once took her promotion materials was being so arrogant, Lin Yu's face turned green with anger.

Huai Shi quickly stepped back, hiding behind Yuan Zhao, and asked softly,

"…Can you handle it?"

Yuan Zhao rolled his eyes. "Why would I bother to go head-to-head with a psycho when I have nothing better to do? She's insane when she snaps!"

"Then forget it." Huai Shi sighed. "I'll think of something myself."

At that moment, Lin Yu's furious voice came from the front, "I'll say it one last time, Yuan Zhao, get lost! Don't get in my way!"

"I…"

Yuan Zhao looked up, about to speak.

But he felt a hurricane surge from behind him.

In an instant, it was as if a dozen air cannons had blasted simultaneously. A deep, thunderous roar shook the ground as the storm swept forward, following the suddenly erupting shadow.

One step, and the earth trembled unsettlingly.

Two steps, and countless branches buzzed and shivered.

By the time the third step was taken, amid overlapping thunderous roars, withered branches and leaves scattered in all directions. In the blink of an eye, Huai Shi's speed soared to its limit.

Yu Step, Yu Step, Yu Step.

Triple-fold Yu Step!

Twenty meters.

The safety distance deliberately left by the attackers was crossed in a single leap. In an instant, Lin Yu's pupils reflected Huai Shi's indifferent face, and in her raised palm, she firmly gripped the Sacrificial Knife.

SLASH!

CRASH!

The invisible shield shattered with a boom. Around Lin Yu's waist, a doll-like pendant was silently split in half from top to bottom, a brutal bisection.

Before any screams could erupt, the Sacrificial Knife Huai Shi had brought down suddenly disappeared, replaced by the sweeping blade of a Heavy Axe.

BEHEADING!

A flash of blood.

A terrified, feeble scream finally forced its way from Lin Yu's throat as she was pulled, stumbling backward, a deep gash carved across her face by the Axe Blade. In front of her, an arm detached from a shoulder, flinging blood through the air.

Relying on a personal item to block the first strike, Guo Nu, who had been protecting Lin Yu, finally reacted. In his haste, he executed the best possible countermove: one hand pulled her back to evade, while his other arm intercepted the Axe Blade.

He bought a brief moment of time…

In that instant, Huai Shi had already retreated, creating distance once more.

Huai Shi, with a blood-stained axe in hand, gazed at Lin Yu's neck and couldn't help but click her tongue and sigh. She finally experienced the helplessness Li Jian Amber felt when a target's head was right there, yet impossible to take. Such a large head, why couldn't I take it?

Lin Yu trembled, her face pale. Feeling the intense pain, she touched the wound, and her expression contorted from shock to madness.

"Kill them! Kill them!"

She screamed in a frenzy, ordering, "Go ahead and attack! The Lin family will bear any consequences!"

"A bastard girl from a branch family dares to use the Lin family name to intimidate people!" As all the mercenaries became unsettled, Yuan Zhao suddenly stepped forward, his voice booming with intimidation. "You want to talk tough? Let your elder brother do it. What the hell do you represent of the Lin family!

"—Before you little lackeys act, think it through! Don't let yourselves be sold out without even knowing it!

"I am from the direct line of the Yuan Family!"

This declaration, dripping with entitlement, was resounding and highly effective.

It brought about a moment of hesitation. The expressions of the mercenaries from both groups shifted.

Being caught in the middle of this clash of titans is truly damned uncomfortable…

But just a moment later, a loud BANG was heard. Yuan Zhao instantly flicked his spear, his Trident splitting a bullet in two.

Someone had fired a shot.

In an instant, the armless leader, Guo Nu, looked back in astonishment to see his teammate who had taken aim. The expressions on his other allies' faces changed abruptly, their gazes seeming to ask, Damn it, why did you bring such an idiot?

Guo Nu seethed internally. What a surprise! If I'd known he was such an idiot, why the hell would I have brought him along?

"Uncle Guo, hurry and attack!" the young man shouted. "There are so many of us! Can't we take down these two?"

Damn moron! Guo Nu inwardly cursed. Just because that Lin woman batted her eyes at you, you've forgotten who you are? You worthless trash, you can't walk straight when you see a woman… Do you really think she'd ever look twice at a lowlife mercenary like you?

Immediately, he felt Lin Yu's venomous gaze upon him.

"The Yuan family cannot be offended, so you think the Lin family can be, is that it?" Lin Yu hissed.

Under his mask, Guo Nu's expression instantly soured. He raised his gun, aimed at Yuan Zhao's face, and pulled the trigger. No matter what, the mission is critical. Since offense has already been given, I might as well go all the way…

Immediately afterward, Yuan Zhao vanished from his spot.

The sound of thundering iron hooves burst through the air. The wind howled, and the Trident was already swooping down with a WHOOSH!

Although a bit foolish, Yuan Zhao was, after all, an unofficial operative of the Jinling Social Security Bureau who had spent considerable time with Older Cousin. Even if he was a simpleton, he knew how to assess the situation. From the moment Lin Yu appeared, he knew this situation wouldn't end peacefully. Since Huai Shi had chosen to act, he wasn't about to stand by and watch.

At the sound of gunfire, he slashed the bullet and lunged forward.

The Sky Horse Stigmata commanded the whirlwind, merging man and spear as one, granting him unbelievable speed. No matter how much of a fool he seemed, Young Master Yuan had survived in the Social Security Bureau's action division for so long; he definitely had a few tricks up his sleeve. Even from ten meters away, the whirlwind seemed to solidify, the pressure from the advancing spear tip paralyzing onlookers and making it hard to breathe.

From a standstill to a full-speed sprint, the terrifying acceleration brought by the Sky Horse Stigmata allowed him to dash like lightning.

*A horse like Dilu, galloping furiously; a bow like a thunderbolt, its startled string twanging.*

When the piercing cry sounded, Yuan Zhao had already crossed paths with the Sublimator who had fired, his Trident leaving a trail of blood. Behind him, the Sublimator who had fired lay sprawled on his back, a gaping hole punched through his face by the spear. His heroic aspirations to save the damsel were extinguished before they could even take shape, and he made a resentful exit as a Golden Coin.

"What are you waiting for, Xi Jiang!" Guo Nu roared at the group of Sublimators behind him. "Did the Lin family invite you here just to spectate?"

Damn you, Guo Nu! Xi Jiang thought. You were the one who begged for my help, and now you're using the Lin family's name to pressure me!

Sensing Lin Yu's icy stare, Xi Jiang mentally cursed Guo Nu in a thousand different ways. Outwardly, however, he let out an angry roar and, brandishing his sword, led his team charging towards Huai Shi and Yuan Zhao.

Immediately after, he saw… Guo Nu gesture with a wave of his hand, and they all became invisible in an instant.

DAMN IT!

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