Chapter 140

All six were SS-rank professionals, and in terms of strength, they were only a line weaker than Ji Nie Yuan. With six against one, were they afraid they couldn't take him down?

They all shared this thought.

Ji Nie Yuan, however, frowned and thought seriously for a long while before speaking: "I don't know."

"You don't know?"

This answer surprised everyone.

"Boss, are you sure your perception wasn't wrong?"

"Ji Nie Yuan, I think you're too nervous. I know Li Yao isn't weak, but your assessment is probably too high."

"I don't believe it. Let alone a Summoner, even if you put the Little Sword Sovereign and that SSS-rank professional together, they definitely wouldn't be our match."

Ji Nie Yuan didn't answer them, but looked at the young girl: "Is Hunt Hunting Xixia’s team still within the competition area?"

Astrologer Sun Sun Xiaoluo, the girl who had greeted them in the cave,

took out her crystal ball, fiddled with it carefully, scratched her head, and performed a few more operations.

"No, except for Hunt Hunting Xixia, I can't find the location of anyone else."

"No need to look."

Previously, Ji Nie Yuan had also doubted his own perception,

but now, he could almost be certain that Li Yao was definitely not an opponent who could be easily dealt with.

"He has the leisure to eat barbecue there, while that team looking for him has disappeared from the competition range. You should know very well what that means."

Ji Nie Yuan’s expression was grave.

Li Yao’s strength had far exceeded his expectations.

He might just be the strongest opponent he would face in this competition!

Seeing that the others didn't want to leave, Ji Nie Yuan patiently explained one last time:

"You should have heard of Hunt Hunting Xixia. I have fought her before, eight wins out of ten."

"If any of you faced her, the win rate would likely be reversed."

"The team led by her would definitely not be much inferior to us in strength, so think about it: what kind of existence must Li Yao be to easily defeat them?"

"At the very least, I didn't see any traces of a battle on Li Yao just now."

"Boss, do you think he might be bluffing?" a professional asked uncertainly. "Knowing we were coming, he deliberately put on a calm front, when in fact he was injured in the previous battle, or his important skills were on cooldown?"

"I hope so," Ji Nie Yuan said calmly, "but I don't want to gamble now."

"I've said my piece. If you still want to deal with Li Yao, feel free."

Having said that, Ji Nie Yuan turned and walked away.

"Wait for me."

Sun Sun Xiaoluo and the professional who had been calling Ji Nie Yuan "Boss" quickly followed.

The remaining three professionals turned to look at the cave behind them, their eyes filled with extreme wariness, before following Ji Nie Yuan.

They walked quickly through the gravel wasteland.

"We've wasted too much time. If we hunt monsters by the book, we might not keep up."

"I think so too. The Little Sword Sovereign, that monk from Magic City—pick one."

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"The monk. That guy is used to being cautious; he doesn't trust anyone and won't cooperate with anyone, so he should be the easiest to deal with."

"Fine, him it is," Ji Nie Yuan said casually. "Sun Xiaoluo, I'll leave it to you."

No matter how strong Li Yao was, he would only be wary, not afraid.

He only hoped that when they truly clashed with Li Yao, the other party would have gathered enough points.

That way, plundering them would be more interesting.

"A sharp little guy."

Watching Ji Nie Yuan’s performance on the screen, Xue Xue Jiulan nodded in approval.

This was the ability a top-tier professional should possess.

Ji Nie Yuan had indeed put in the work during his years of tempering in dungeons.

"Being overly cautious turns into cowardice," Wang Wang Shihui said dismissively. "Knowing that Hunt Hunting Xixia and her team had fought Li Yao, yet still not daring to make a move—in my opinion, in terms of guts, Ji Nie Yuan is inferior to Hunt Hunting Xixia."

"You can't say it like that."

Ji Nie Yuan was a student favored by the Magic City Martial Arts Academy; Su Su Changqing naturally didn't want others to belittle him.

"Elder Wang’s deduction just now is merely from a god’s-eye view."

"Ji Nie Yuan’s perspective is different. In his eyes, if he could easily deal with Li Yao, that would be fine, but if Li Yao wasn't bluffing, both sides would inevitably face a bloody battle!"

"Even if he eventually eliminated Li Yao, the gain would only be removing a strong opponent early, while the cost would be his teammates being injured or even eliminated."

"The competition has only just begun. At such a cost, let alone Ji Nie Yuan, any candidate would make the same choice."

Wang Wang Shihui snorted, his eyes full of disdain.

"If it’s not bluffing, then what is it?"

"All his ultimate moves are on cooldown. If Ji Nie Yuan had made a move, Li Yao would definitely have been eliminated right there."

As he spoke, Wang Wang Shihui suddenly thought of something.

"So that’s it. I was wondering why this brat suddenly had the leisure to eat barbecue."

"I think he sensed someone coming and deliberately put on this act."

Upon hearing this, Xue Xue Jiulan was speechless.

Firecrackers ringing.

—Thinking too much.

She knew that Li Yao still had a big guy he hadn't summoned yet.

That giant dragon alone was not something Ji Nie Yuan and his group could handle.

Wang Wang Shihui didn't see Xue Xue Jiulan’s expression, and even if he had, he would only believe his own opinion.

He shook his head and said:

"But it’s just being clever at the expense of wisdom."

"Until now, Li Yao’s points are only in the hundreds. No matter how many of these ordinary monsters on the edge he kills, he won't catch up to those hunting leader-tier monsters in the center."

"Even if his ultimate moves come off cooldown and he plunders a few candidates' points, he will eventually be plundered by other candidates because he has no skills left."

"Of course, that mantis-like summoned beast is indeed quite strong, but that’s all."

"In my opinion, in terms of comprehensive strength, Li Yao should be at a top-ten level."

"To go any further is almost impossible!"