Chapter 97

Fortunately, he listened to Sang Sang Yue's advice.

Fortunately, the Earth Rampage Bear had the "Indestructible Golden Body" talent.

Otherwise, he would have been dead today!

The opponent's marksmanship was excellent—he shot him right in the head with one bullet!

Su Yang never sought trouble; since arriving in this world, he had always tried to get along kindly with others.

But Su Yang never expected someone would want to kill him for no reason!

Sang Sang Yue had warned him, but he hadn't taken it seriously at the time.

Now, he had finally seen it for himself.

In the forest, the gunman who had fired the ambush shot at Su Yang picked up his energy crystal rifle and ran toward the rear woods.

"Old Long, why are you running?" his squad leader, Beast Master Tong Tong Difei, chased after him. "Didn't you kill that kid? If one shot didn't kill him, shoot again! That kid is military—they fired at him, so they must finish him off!"

That's right—this group had simply been motivated by greed.

That morning, they had noticed Su Yang.

They discovered that Su Yang's speed in hunting Rampage Crocodiles was terrifyingly extreme.

They believed he likely had over twenty Bronze-level beast core crystals—or even more!

So they conceived a wicked plan.

If they could assassinate Su Yang from ambush, all his core crystals would become theirs.

Hunting beasts is so dangerous!

Why not just kill and loot?

They had killed ordinary Beast Masters before—and they had killed military Beast Masters too.

As long as the profit was high enough, there was nothing they wouldn't do.

They had also noticed Su Yang's Storm Eagle, but they were cunning—they knew most eagle familiars had exceptional vision, so they dared not get too close.

They observed that Su Yang always traveled downstream along the Suiyang River, so they used this pattern to set up an ambush ahead of time at the downstream location where Rampage Crocodiles were known to appear.

And the result!

They actually succeeded in ambushing him!

Old Long, clutching his beloved energy crystal rifle, said without looking back: "My energy crystal rifle hit him!"

Tong Tong Difei exclaimed happily: "I knew your marksmanship was excellent—you've never missed a shot… but why are we running?"

"I did hit him in the head," Old Long snapped, "but my bullet couldn't penetrate that kid's defense! If I don't run, am I supposed to wait for him to invite me to dinner?"

"Impossible! That kid is only a Bronze-level Beast Master—how could he withstand our specialized bullets?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!" Old Long said, leaping nimbly through the forest while pointing at his eyes. "My bullet only made him bleed—he must be hiding a familiar with exceptional defensive ability… In all these years, I've never encountered a Bronze-level Beast Master who could tank my bullet head-on!"

"That kid is definitely a Bronze-level Beast Master—I'm certain. But his eagle familiar is already so powerful; I never imagined he was hiding another familiar with even stronger defense!" Tong Tong Difei said enviously. "We really shouldn't fight him—my beast's attacks can't even match your energy crystal rifle!"

"Guys, speed up—we head straight back to camp!"

The moment Tong Tong Difei finished speaking, something unexpected happened.

The squad of five suddenly heard an eagle's screech.

Instantly, countless wind blades sliced through the air, severing the towering trees at their trunks.

Two of the five squad members—ordinary humans—were cut down by the wind blades; one more was crushed by a falling tree trunk.

Tong Tong Difei, as a Beast Master, reacted quickly and dove behind a rock.

The gunman, though slower than Tong Tong Difei, had decent reflexes; since the continuous wind blades weren't aimed directly at people, he barely managed to survive!

Su Yang stood atop his Storm Eagle, staring down at the two survivors, and demanded angrily: "Tell me—why did you shoot at me?"

Tong Tong Difei and Old Long exchanged a glance, communicating silently.

Old Long, holding the energy crystal rifle, looked up and said: "Someone paid us to kill you."

"Who?"

Upon hearing Old Long's answer, Su Yang grew even angrier.

He wanted to know—who was behind this targeting him?

"We don't know the person who paid us—he only gave us ten Silver-level beast core crystals as a deposit, and promised ten Gold-level beast core crystals upon completion."

"You don't know him? Then what good are you?"

Su Yang began mentally scanning through possible enemies who might have hired assassins to kill him…

Old Long shouted loudly: "We truly don't know him—but they've seen his face! If we meet him again, we'll recognize him for sure!"

Hearing this, Su Yang narrowed his eyes: "Did he tell you I'd be here?"

Tong Tong Difei nodded frantically: "Yes, yes, yes!"

Inside, Su Yang was already sneering—he suspected these two were lying.

"Do you even know my name?"

"Since the person hired you to kill me, you must have a photo of me, right?"

"Could you show me the photo—or the portrait?"

Tong Tong Difei looked at Old Long with a pleading gaze.

But he saw that Old Long's eyes… were filled with equal despair.

Old Long knew their little trick had been completely exposed by the enemy.