Under Old Zheng's explanation, the worry in Lin Yu's heart dissipated considerably.

"Indeed, abilities derived from the 'Class' based on the 'Death Game' won't be too unsolvable."

Although Lin Yu was filled with various dissatisfactions and complaints about this game, he still had to admit...

The standing of the 'Death Game' was indeed high, and its rules were truly balanced and fair.

It really seemed like some kind of "Heavenly Dao" that permeated the Ten Realms, transcending all existences with "self" and "will," including the gods, while ensuring the entire game operated relatively balanced through relatively fair dynamic difficulty and rules with absolute priority.

Therefore, it was impossible for a means that, once activated, was irresistible and could cause the target's immediate death to appear on a certain Player.

At the very least, it wouldn't appear on a 'Second Tier' Player.

But it was also undeniable...

Right now, Li Nian's ability might have flaws, but for those Mountain Demons, this was a completely unsolvable ability.

Although the Mountain Demons charging down the mountain seemed endless, in reality... that wasn't the case.

Now, nearly thirty Mountain Demons on the right side had died under Li Nian's disruption, and a clear lull period had already appeared.

More importantly, these demonic creatures did possess a certain level of intelligence.

They were now... afraid.

The scent of flesh and blood, which was fatally tempting to demonic creatures, emanating from living people, was now masked by the strong smell of blood coming from their companions' corpses.

At some unknown point, the first Mountain Demon stopped at the mountaintop and began to watch.

Afterwards...

More and more Mountain Demons stopped charging downwards.

Finally, over a hundred Mountain Demons stood together on both sides of the valley, as if lined up to welcome them, gazing with some awe at the convoy below.

Of course, the main awe was directed at the young girl slowly pacing along the mountain wall, carrying a burlap sack in her hand.

The sack was bulging, its bottom completely soaked in blood.

It contained over thirty Mountain Demon hearts.

And these Mountain Demons standing on the valley, a dark mass, in turn put pressure on the people of the escort team.

"Damn it, how are there so many Mountain Demons?"

"Over a hundred Mountain Demons acting together, this is too abnormal!"

Yue Zhenqiao's face was also ashen: "Have the Mountain Demons of Fuyuan Mountain gone mad today?"

If they hadn't coincidentally encountered these three, wouldn't his entire escort team have been wiped out?

Thinking this, Yue Zhenqiao couldn't help but feel a bit more gratitude and relief towards these few people in his heart, but also a bit more suspicion.

"Could this abnormal Mountain Demon activity be related to these three?"

Yue Zhenqiao's thoughts were extremely chaotic, but he soon somewhat helplessly realized... what he thought, and what the truth of the matter was, seemed unimportant.

Just based on that young girl's strength alone, whether her intentions were good or evil, whether she was the culprit behind the Mountain Demons' abnormal activity or simply acting chivalrously, his escort team could only passively accept it!

If his entire team of dart masters fought her with all their might, perhaps they might not necessarily lose... but even if they won, it would surely be a pyrrhic victory.

Thinking this, Yue Zhenqiao, this old hand in the martial world, had already made up his mind.

"Once we get past this Mountain Demon hurdle, I must definitely establish good relations with these three... at the very least, the gesture must be made properly!"

Afterwards, Yue Zhenqiao spoke up again.

"Take advantage of these demonic creatures not moving, get through quickly!"

He said loudly, snapping the dart masters out of their daze, who were stunned by both the number of Mountain Demons and Li Nian's skills.

"The Dart Head is right, let's go quickly!"

The dart masters, who had been split into two sides and originally defending against the enemy, all mounted their horses, still holding their weapons, and began to move quickly with vigilance.

After the brief engagement, even with Li Nian's help, quite a few dart masters were injured, and on the left side, there were even several with serious injuries, having their arms bitten off by Mountain Demons or their abdomens ripped open.

But the situation was still urgent now, there was no time for careful treatment. Even the heaviest injuries could only be hastily bandaged before being placed on others' horses, carried forward by colleagues.

Lin Yu couldn't help but be curious.

"Why aren't these wounded placed on those carts?"

The three large carts in the middle of the convoy were extremely spacious, and the beasts pulling them were tall and strong, seemingly having plenty of spare strength to pull four or five more wounded.

He naturally wasn't asking other dart masters this question—after all, Lin Yu still needed to maintain his persona as a "dart master" too.

In his mind, Lin Yu also received Old Zheng's reply: "Because those are the 'escorted goods'... when traveling outside, these dart masters can die, but this consignment cannot have the slightest mishap."

"Joining an escort agency and becoming a dart master means having this deeply ingrained concept," Old Zheng explained, "You didn't really think this world was still quite people-oriented, did you?"

Lin Yu nodded: "So that's how it is..."

He was rather curious about what these escorted carts were transporting!

Yue Zhenqiao suspected the Mountain Demons' abnormal activity was related to Lin Yu's trio joining, but in Lin Yu's view... the three of them were newcomers, so they definitely wouldn't cause such a large-scale abnormal activity of demonic creatures.

Although he had the 【Fate Fragments】 with him, this thing didn't work that way—Lin Yu also didn't think these Mountain Demons, who had over thirty of their kind killed by Li Nian in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, had the ability to directly sense the 【Fate Fragments】.

Therefore, Lin Yu also suspected there was a problem with the goods Yue Zhenqiao's convoy was escorting this time.

"Thud!"

The sound of Li Nian landing beside him was heard, much heavier than before—after all, Li Nian was now carrying a burlap sack heavier than herself.

"Job's done, job's done, a full thirty-five Mountain Demon hearts," Li Nian said with a grin, "These are all good stuff... hitting the jackpot right after entering the dungeon."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow: "What's the use of these things?"

"Alchemy ingredients. If you know alchemy yourself or know an NPC in this Prison Mountain Realm who does, you can turn these hearts into various pills," Li Nian patted the sack, "They'll be great for eating yourself or selling later."

"You're only 'First-Tier' now. When you reach 'Second Tier' and unlock the 【Encyclopedia】, remember to cut out their hearts after killing Mountain Demons, and be careful not to smash them."

Lin Yu nodded slightly: "I see... but how did you manage this trick of harvesting hearts? In that last dungeon, weren't you still only able to use this move to bully robots?"

He directly voiced the doubt he had earlier.

If it were before, Li Nian might have vaguely brushed it off and not told Lin Yu the truth.

But ever since something happened after Lin Yu went to Li Nian's school before entering this 【dungeon】, Li Nian seemed to have gained a bit more trust and closeness towards Lin Yu.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, she just hesitated for a moment before leaning closer to Lin Yu and lowering her voice.

"Because I got something good in the last 【dungeon】..."

As she spoke, Li Nian raised her wrist, and the green jade threaded on the golden cord appeared and disappeared.

"This is a good product from the 'Gray Domain,' the 【Limit-Breaking Jue】—its effect is to enhance the effect of an item or ability you possess, reducing or even canceling the 'restriction' conditions for activation or taking effect."