After a long while, the commotion on the road gradually subsided.

The beast horde, having lost its target, receded like a tide, each disappearing into the depths of the dark ruins.

Only then did Zhou Huai control Yasuo, slowly stepping out from the shadow of a broken wall.

He arrived at the place where the nine Radiant Alliance members had just perished.

The air was thick with the lingering, nauseating stench of blood and burning flesh.

The ground was a mess, with severed limbs and shattered internal organs scattered everywhere.

The terror of those people before their deaths was still frozen on their twisted faces.

Most of their equipment was torn to shreds by beast claws and corrosive liquid, rendering it worthless.

Zhou Huai rummaged for a moment, finding only a few bottles of low-quality healing potions.

There was also a barely intact staff, a Rank 20 rare item, its shaft charred black, and the crystal embedded at its tip riddled with fine cracks.

It was better than nothing.

Yasuo put the spoils into his in arms, then with a few leaps, returned to the two-story building.

Molly was curled up by the window, her small face still a bit pale.

Seeing Yasuo return, her eyes instantly lit up with an unusual brilliance, as if she had seen a savior.

"Bo...Boss!" Her voice carried a trace of lingering tremor, yet it was filled with genuine adoration.

"You...you are truly...too...too incredible!"

She racked her brain, seemingly unable to find more suitable words to describe the shock in her heart.

This feeling did not solely stem from the strength Yasuo displayed.

It was also due to the calm and collected confidence about him, as if everything was under his control.

He always managed to turn seemingly impossible desperate situations into a deadly trap in the blink of an eye.

Molly took a deep breath, her tone laced with a hint of hope.

"Boss, since those pursuers are all dealt with."

"Can we leave this Old City District now?"

"This place...this place is really too scary, I...I don't want to stay here for another moment."

Yasuo stood by the window, his gaze fixed on the deep night sky, his tone calm and unruffled.

"No rush."

Molly was slightly startled.

Yasuo continued, "The real show has just begun."

"Show?" Molly blinked, her face full of confusion, completely unaware of the meaning behind Yasuo's words.

Zhou Huai didn't explain, only instructing, "You stay here."

"Keep a close eye on the movements outside for me, especially in the direction of Clear Water Lake."

"If anyone enters the Old City District again, remember to tell me in time."

Although Molly was puzzled, her trust in Yasuo was almost blind.

She nodded vigorously, "Yes, Boss! I understand!"

Time passed minute by minute.

The Old City District fell into an eerie silence.

About an hour later.

Molly, who had been staring intently out the window, suddenly trembled slightly, her voice filled with tension.

"Boss! Someone else has come!"

"And they're coming from the direction of Clear Water Lake again!"

"There are more people this time! I roughly counted, at least twelve!"

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly, "They move quite fast, it seems they won't shed tears until they see the coffin."

Yasuo's figure, under Molly's gaze, once again merged into the darkness outside the window.

Before long, familiar beast roars and human shouts and screams came from afar again, but compared to the last time, the commotion seemed much smaller and ended more quickly.

It was less than half an hour from start to finish.

When Yasuo reappeared inside the small building, Molly could even smell a faint trace of blood and char on him.

"They...they also..." Molly asked cautiously.

Yasuo nodded slightly, which was his answer.

Zhou Huai waited patiently.

He wanted to see how many people the Radiant Alliance, or rather, his good stepmother, could throw into the bottomless pit of the Old City District.

After a long, long time.

So long that Zhou Huai thought the Radiant Alliance wouldn't send anyone else to their deaths tonight.

Molly's voice, filled with uncontrollable terror, rang out again.

"Bo...Boss!"

"They're...they're here again! Oh my god! This time...this time there are even more people! I can't see exactly how many, but...but there are at least twenty!"

Her voice was trembling, "And...and I feel their aura is so strong! Much stronger than the previous two groups!"

Zhou Huai's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Twenty people? And they're all «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» elites?"

"Liu Yuru, it seems she's truly exasperated and willing to pay a heavy price."

Instead, a smirk played on his lips.

"No matter what, this group of people will also have to stay here today."

If this Clone of Yasuo dies, he dies; he'll be a good man again in twenty-four hours.

Using a Clone that can be resurrected at any time to deplete the vital forces of the Zhou Family and Liu Yuru, this deal is worthwhile no matter how you calculate it.

"Today, I will make your Zhou Family bleed heavily!"

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo, once again plunging into the night.

This time, he clearly felt the pressure double.

This new batch of Radiant Alliance members was not only numerous but also far superior in overall strength to the previous two waves.

They cooperated tacitly in their movements and were extremely vigilant, clearly experienced veterans.

Zhou Huai repeated his trick, luring an elite BOSS, the Shadow Leopard, of Rank 29, along with a small wave of other beasts.

However, the battle unfolded beyond his expectations.

The twenty Radiant Alliance members, under the command of a burly man wielding a giant shield, whose Rank had astonishingly reached 40, actually formed a stable battle formation!

Ranged classes unleashed furious attacks from the rear, melee classes held off the beast charges on the periphery, and healing spells constantly flickered.

They actually managed to withstand the impact of the first beast tide!

Although the Shadow Leopard was fierce, it was firmly entangled by the Rank 40 Shield Warrior, making it difficult to break through the defense line for a time.

"Interesting," Zhou Huai's brows raised slightly.

"If one isn't enough, then I'll add some more to your meal!"

Yasuo's figure moved along the edge of the battlefield, avoiding stray arrows and magic, and once again swept deeper into the Old City District.

A moment later, accompanied by an even more ferocious roar, a "Grievance Aggregate LV30 (Elite BOSS)", burning with eerie green flames and as large as a small mountain, was successfully "invited" to the battlefield by Yasuo!

The addition of the second BOSS instantly broke the original balance of the battlefield.

The Grievance Aggregate's large-scale flame breath and grievance shock caused devastating damage to the Radiant Alliance's formation.

The ranged and healing classes in the back instantly suffered heavy casualties.

The battle line that had barely been maintained earlier collapsed like a mountain in an instant.

Although the Rank 40 Shield Warrior fought desperately, under the siege of two elite BOSSes and the remaining beasts, he was overwhelmed, with damage numbers constantly erupting on his body.

Finally, he roared, activated some kind of burst skill, and forcefully carved out a bloody path, fleeing desperately out of the Old City District with the only two or three surviving soldiers by his side, without looking back.

Yasuo's figure appeared at the top of a dilapidated bell tower, watching their desperate escape with cold eyes.

This time, he did not pursue.

After this battle, the Radiant Alliance directly lost over forty members.

The losses were immense!

It was simply a massacre.

At the same time, it also shocked the onlookers gathered around Clear Water Lake.