Lu Qi was incredibly shocked, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

He even rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if he was seeing things.

Even Ye Xi, sitting in the passenger seat, gasped, her cherry-red lips agape, an expression of disbelief on her Face.

This man, standing in front of their car, with a tall and straight figure and a Face showing a hint of weariness...

Wasn't he the thirty-year-old uncle who had taught Lu Qi a lesson with three punches and two kicks in front of the Trial Tower?

He seemed... to be called Yasuo?

That's right! It was him!

The mysterious powerhouse who, by himself, took first place in this Trial Tower challenge!

At the time, some people speculated that this Yasuo was very likely an S-rank top professional!

But none of this was the most crucial part.

The most crucial part was...

Wasn't this guy already dead?!

News had just come out two days ago that he had been ambushed and killed by people from the Dawnbreaker Guild shortly after leaving the Trial Tower!

Because of this, the principals of Tianhai City's four major high schools were furious and were jointly investigating.

Lu Qi himself had been called in for questioning several times over the past two days!

And what was the result?

Not long after leaving the city.

This person actually stood alive in front of their car!

It was truly like seeing a ghost!

“Damn it! Where did this blind dog come from?!”

The Holy Shield Knight driving the car cursed, then abruptly pushed open the car door and stepped out.

He was burly, with a fierce Face, and immediately started yelling, pointing at Yasuo's nose.

“Kid, are you blind?! Do you know whose car this is? Daring to block the road, I think you're tired of living!”

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo, who was expressionless, and squeezed two words through his teeth.

“Robbery.”

“If you don't want to die, hand over everything you have!”

“Huh?”

The Holy Shield Knight looked as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

He froze for a moment, then burst into laughter, tears almost coming out of his eyes.

“Robbery? Just you, alone, robbing the five of us?”

“Hahahaha! Kid, are you out of your mind? Is there something wrong with your brain?”

“Something's not right!” 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Inside the car, Lu Qi looked at Yasuo's eerily calm eyes, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

A person who was “dead” suddenly appeared to block the road and rob them.

This whole situation reeked of something sinister!

He made a decisive decision and sharply ordered the two bodyguards in the back seat: “Everyone get out of the car!”

“Don't waste words with ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) him! Cooperate with the Holy Shield Knight and directly kill him!”

The Jungle Ranger and Life Priest heard this, their eyes narrowed, and they also realized the situation was not simple.

The two immediately nodded, quickly pushed open the car doors, and positioned themselves on either side of the Holy Shield Knight, subtly encircling Yasuo.

The Holy Shield Knight was still taunting: “Kid, how much money do you want? Name a price, grandpa is in a good mood, maybe I'll even give you a couple of coins for a coffin, haha...”

As soon as his voice fell!

“Whoosh—!”

A sharp whooshing sound suddenly rang out!

The Jungle Ranger standing behind him, a cold glint in his eyes, had already drawn his longbow to its full extent!

An arrow, shimmering with a faint green light, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, shot straight towards Yasuo's head, carrying a deadly spiraling wind!

An ambush! And a merciless killing move!

However, Yasuo seemed to have been prepared for this.

The moment the arrow left the string, his figure swayed slightly, moving half a step sideways like a ghost.

That deadly arrow almost grazed his temple, embedding itself deeply into the ground behind him, its fletching still trembling!

“What?!”

The Jungle Ranger's pupils suddenly constricted, and an expression of disbelief and shock appeared on his Face.

He was confident that even an agile professional of the same level sixteen would not be able to dodge this arrow so easily!

Before he could react!

Yasuo moved!

A flash of Lightning Rush beneath his feet!

Lightning Rush!

His figure transformed into a zigzagging bolt of electricity, instantly breaking through the Holy Shield Knight's defensive range and rushing straight towards the Jungle Ranger behind!

“Not good! Protect the ranged!”

The Holy Shield Knight roared, raising his heavy tower shield and taking a forceful step forward, attempting to intercept.

But how could he keep up with Yasuo's speed!

The Life Priest also reacted extremely quickly, waving his staff, and a Holy Light chain appeared out of thin air, attempting to entangle Yasuo.

“Clang!”

Yasuo didn't even look back, swinging his sword in a backhand strike, precisely hitting the Holy Light chain and directly shattering it!

His sword momentum was undiminished, and Lightning Rush flashed brightly!

Thunderous Strike!

Swoosh—!

A thick bolt of lightning Sword Qi, carrying destructive power, instantly engulfed the terrified Jungle Ranger!

“-875!”

A huge damage number floated up!

The Jungle Ranger didn't even let out a scream before turning into a white light and dying on the spot!

Instant kill!

The Holy Shield Knight and Life Priest watched, dumbfounded and chilled to the bone!

What kind of damage was that?

Yasuo didn't stop, his figure twisted, and he once again turned into Lightning Rush, heading straight for the Life Priest!

“Holy Light Protection!”

The Life Priest was utterly terrified and hastily cast a defensive shield on himself.

“Crack!”

The shield, under Yasuo's furious sword, shattered instantly like paper!

“Pfft!”

“-450!”

“-467!”

“-432!”

Three consecutive slashes!

The Life Priest, dead!

In an instant, of the three level sixteen professionals, only the Holy Shield Knight remained!

Watching his companions turn into cold corpses, the tower shield in his hand trembled slightly.

Fear instantly consumed his reason!

“De... Devil!”

He shrieked, actually giving up resistance directly, turning around and trying to scramble back into the car!

However, would Yasuo give him a chance?

His figure flashed, already blocking the car door.

“Pfft!”

A sword to the throat!

The Holy Shield Knight's body stiffened, and with a Face full of fear and unwillingness, he slowly slumped to the ground.

Inside the car, Lu Qi, seeing this scene, was so scared his eyes nearly exploded!

Three level sixteen professionals!

Dealt with in a single encounter.

Is this even human?!

Fear!

Boundless fear instantly engulfed Lu Qi!

He no longer cared about Face or status, scrambling from the back seat to the driver's seat in a panic, and stomped the accelerator to the floor!

The SUV let out a roar, about to charge forward!

“Only thinking of running now?”

“Too late!”

Yasuo's cold voice, like a death knell, rang in his ears.

Lightning Rush!

A flash of electricity!

Yasuo's figure appeared outside the driver's seat like a ghost!

He pulled open the car door, and like carrying a small chicken, he dragged the terrified Lu Qi out of the car and threw him heavily to the ground!

“Cough cough... You... Don't mess around!”

Lu Qi was in excruciating pain, his Face covered in dirt and cold sweat, looking utterly disheveled.

But he still shrieked, putting on a brave front: “I... I am from the Zhou Family of Tianhai! My mother is a direct descendant of the Imperial City Liu Family! My maternal grandfather is...”

“Noisy!”

Yasuo cracked a smile, but his smile was bone-chillingly cold.

“Don't worry, I won't take your dog's life.”

Zhou Huai snorted inwardly; although this Lu Qi made him extremely annoyed, now was indeed not a good time to kill him.

The forces behind this guy were deeply entrenched, and if he were really killed, Yasuo's newly “resurrected” Clone would probably be in trouble again.

Before he was fully developed, it was better to temporarily spare his dog's life.

“Uncle... no, Big Brother!”

“What exactly do you want? We have no past grievances or recent enmities, why are you targeting me again and again?”

“I always feel like... you have some deep-seated hatred for me?”

“If there's any misunderstanding, or if I've offended you in any way, please just say it!”

“We can totally sit down and talk it over, find a way to resolve it, can't we?”

Lu Qi still wanted to negotiate endlessly.

But Yasuo couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense.

He bent down, grabbed Lu Qi's ankle, and roughly pulled off the sports sock on his foot, which reeked of a strong sour odor.

Then, under Lu Qi's terrified gaze, he directly crumpled the sock into a ball and stuffed it into his mouth!

“Mmph! Mmph mmph mmph—!”

Lu Qi's eyes widened, and he struggled violently, so disgusted that tears and snot flowed together.

Yasuo, expressionless, pulled a few tough vines from nearby and tied him up securely, binding him tightly to a large tree by the roadside.

He symbolically patted him down, and sure enough, found another Storage Ring.

After doing all this, Yasuo then symbolically patted him, and quickly pulled off a Storage Ring from Lu Qi's finger that emitted a faint magical fluctuation.

Only then did he turn and make to leave.

Seeing that the other party really had no intention of killing him, only robbing him, the extremely taut string in Lu Qi's heart loosened slightly. Although humiliated, at least his life was saved, and he would have plenty of opportunities for revenge later!

The next second, Zhou Huai, controlling Yasuo, suddenly turned his head, his eyes cold.

Lu Qi's heart sank, and an ominous premonition surged within him.

Yasuo, expressionless, raised his right foot and delivered a quick, accurate, and ruthless kick directly between his legs!

“Thud—!”

The sound was muffled and eerie.

A scream, so shrill it sounded inhuman, erupted from his throat, choked by the smelly sock!

His eyeballs instantly bulged, covered in horrifying bloodshot veins!

The muscles on his Face twitched and contorted violently from the extreme pain, instantly turning a liver-purple color, and the blue veins on his forehead and neck bulged like hideous earthworms.

His entire body suddenly arched like a cooked shrimp, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

Cold sweat poured from his forehead and back like a waterfall, instantly drenching his clothes.

Excruciating pain!

The heart-wrenching pain instantly deprived him of all ability to think!

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly.

Death could be avoided, but living punishment was unavoidable!

Daring to harbor designs on my woman?

I'll cripple your little brother for procreation first!

Seeing Lu Qi's look of wishing he were dead, Zhou Huai finally felt much more at ease, then turned and walked towards the SUV.

Ye Xi was still in the passenger seat, having seen everything that just happened clearly.

Especially Lu Qi's final inhuman scream and his expression of extreme pain.

It made her heart jump to her throat, and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

She clutched the corner of her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white, not daring to breathe.

She wondered how this man, like a god of slaughter, would deal with her next.

“Click.”

The car door was slowly opened.

Yasuo's Face, with a hint of weariness, appeared before Ye Xi, his eyes deep.

Unexpectedly, his tone carried a subtle softness.

“Didn't scare you, did I?”

Ye Xi was a little bewildered by the sudden greeting.

She subconsciously shook her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz: “I... I'm fine.”

Yasuo nodded, seemingly satisfied with the answer.

“That's good.”

He moved to the side.

“Get out of the car, from now on, come with me.”

Ye Xi's heart tightened, but she still obediently pushed open the car door and got out.

She stood in front of Yasuo, looking up at the man who was a head taller than her, and bravely asked in a low voice: “Where... where are we going?”

Zhou Huai, controlling Yasuo, deliberately maintained that aloof, unapproachable demeanor: “You are now my... hostage. Just follow me, don't ask so many questions.”

Yasuo's cold gaze and unchallengeable tone made Ye Xi's slightly relaxed heart clench again, and she couldn't help but shiver.

But she still bit her lower lip, nodded silently, and stepped to follow behind Yasuo.

She didn't know why.

Even though this man acted ruthlessly and had astonishing methods.

Her intuition told her that he... didn't seem to genuinely want to harm her.

Lu Qi looked at Ye Xi's retreating figure, continuously making muffled sounds from his mouth.

He was trying to call for help from Ye Xi.

However, Ye Xi didn't spare him a single glance from beginning to end.

She walked away with the man named Yasuo without looking back.

Lu Qi's eyes were bloodshot, his Face full of unwillingness and humiliation.

He had never been so humiliated in his life.

No matter who it is, I will make you pay the price!