Chapter 196: Is Face More Important, or Is Life?

This Grey-spotted Snake actually attempted to launch a sneak attack from behind; fortunately, despite its slight movements, it still could not escape Lu Yu's keen ears, nor could it evade his instinct-like intuition.

Lu Yu walked forward, and looking at the giant snake before him, he couldn't help but feel a layer of goosebumps rise all over his body.

"Forget it, this is worth a few million."

Lu Yu gritted his teeth and decided to bring this big guy back; it would be a real pity to just leave it here.

He picked up the hemp rope and walked to the snake's tail; fortunately, it was not as slimy as he had imagined.

"A few more million about to be in hand." The corners of Lu Yu's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile.

It was not early anymore; he would just come back out to continue hunting after eating lunch later.

Meanwhile, in another part of the Wasteland, two old men had eyes full of shock.

These two were none other than Wu An and Zhong Liang, who had just left the Merchant Guild and were ordered to track Lu Yu.

They had set off a bit late and failed to discover Lu Yu's tracks in time, so they had to search everywhere in the Wasteland.

After all, there was only one direction from Yongan City into the depths of the Wasteland; if they searched carefully, there was still a chance to find him.

But to their surprise, what first came into view was not Lu Yu, but the corpses of Ning Wenzhu, Leng Chan, and the others.

Seven corpses in total, not one missing.

"This... how is this possible?" Wu An widened his eyes, looking at this row of corpses on the ground in disbelief.

Without exception, every one of these seven corpses had a hole in its chest; the openings were very smooth and did not look like they had been blown open by bullets.

Other parts of the corpses had marks of being gnawed on by Fierce Beasts, and two of them were even unrecognizable.

In fact, one could guess without looking closely, because it was they who had driven away those mid-to-low-level Fierce Beasts.

"It was caused by a bow and arrow."

Zhong Liang on the right said with a gloomy expression, "All seven of them were hit by arrows. Look, other than the blood hole in the chest, there are no other wounds, which indicates they died on the spot."

"Ah!"

After hearing his companion's deduction, Wu An opened his mouth wide and muttered to himself: "This shouldn't be, right? Didn't they go to track that guy? How could they die here? And where are the weapons in their hands?"

"If nothing went wrong, they should have been taken away by the person who killed them."

"Then who exactly is the person who killed them?" Wu An turned his head abruptly to look at his companion.

These were seven people! Seven In-Jin Martial Artists! Among them, Leng Chan and Ning Wenzhu were even genuine Mastery Martial Artists.

They considered their own strength to be slightly stronger than those two, but only by a limited margin.

It was just that the two of them had good chemistry; if it were a two-on-two close-quarters fight, they might be able to defeat the other side relatively easily.

However, facing seven people, and with each person holding a Machine Cannon, they would definitely hide as far away as possible.

Yet, with such powerful firepower, they were completely wiped out?

Zhong Liang swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "If I am not mistaken, I am afraid it was done by that person who wears a mask and carries a bow and arrow."

Once these words were spoken, Wu An felt his head buzzing; he looked at Zhong Liang, his eyes seemingly asking: Are you joking with me?

Just him alone, holding a bow and arrow, could wipe out an entire fully armed squad of In-Jin Martial Artists?

Zhong Liang licked his lips and continued: "I know you don't believe it; in fact, I don't want to believe it myself, but as it stands, this is the most reasonable explanation.

Think about it, from Yongan City to here, there is only one direction. With so many people like Leng Chan searching, how could they not find the target?

That guy had already returned to Yongan City before, yet Leng Chan and the others were nowhere to be seen. Combined with the scene before us, isn't the answer obvious?

They found the target, and a battle took place; the shell casings all over the ground are the evidence.

It's just that they never expected that guy's strength to far exceed their imagination; in the end, they were all killed, and their weapons and belongings were looted."

Wu An looked at the corpses; indeed, the clothing on every corpse had signs of being rummaged through.

A "boom" went off in his mind. Could it be that Leng Chan and the others were really killed by that guy? How is this possible?

"Old Wu, let's go back. The difficulty of this mission is likely far beyond our imagination."

Zhong Liang said with a grave expression and a hoarse voice, "Leng Chan and the others were equipped with such powerful firepower and were still easily killed by the opponent. If it were us, the result would likely be no better.

Also, back at the Merchant Guild, someone said that guy dragged a Violent Bear back. I didn't pay much attention at the time, but now I understand; that guy might have really killed a Violent Bear single-handedly."

"Gulp." Hearing this, Wu An couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva hard.

Asking himself honestly, if it were him alone, would he have the confidence to kill a Violent Bear? Clearly not.

"But," he couldn't help but say, "we already promised Sheng Yuan at the Merchant Guild that we would kill that guy for him. If we just go back like this, how are we supposed to explain it to him?"

"Old Wu,"

Zhong Liang stared at him intently, "What time is it now? Can you still not tell what is important?

It's already a blessing that that person isn't coming to find trouble with us; we are going to actively look for trouble with him? Are you tired of living? Is our life more important, or is face more important?"

Wu An was like someone struck by a bolt of lightning; he suddenly woke up and said hurriedly: "Life is important, of course life is important!"

After going back, at worst he would just be scolded by Sheng Yuan a few times.

But if he continued forward and happened to run into that guy, he might really lose his life. Once a person is dead, everything is gone.

"It's good that you understand."

Zhong Liang let out a long sigh of relief, "The difficulty of this mission is something we probably can't complete. The top priority is to bring these corpses back, let Sheng Yuan report the matter to the higher-ups, and ask that person, or several Awakened masters, to take action."

"Ah?" Wu An's mouth hung wide open. To deal with one In-Jin Martial Artist, it actually requires a Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artist to take action, and even requires alarming the Awakened masters?

"In short, this matter has nothing to do with us from now on." Zhong Liang shook his head, "We just bring the corpses back and tell Sheng Yuan what happened, that's all."

"Fine." Wu An was too lazy to think about it anymore; he looked into the distance, and his body suddenly trembled.

"Ol, Old Zhong, y, you look over there." He was covered in cold sweat, trembling as he spoke, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

"Where?" Zhong Liang asked subconsciously, following his gaze to look north. At this look, he was scared out of his wits.

He saw that three or four hundred meters away, a figure was standing there quietly, looking at them.

This person wore a mask on his face, holding a bow in his left hand and nocking an arrow with his right.

Isn't this exactly the person they were looking for?

At this moment, Zhong Liang felt as if his heart had skipped a few beats; when had this person approached?

The two of them hadn't noticed in the slightest. No, that wasn't right; now was not the time to think about such things.

"Run!" Zhong Liang used all his strength to shout, then turned and bolted!

Hearing this cry, Wu An's previously frozen body instantly regained the ability to move; he turned, kicked off the ground with a violent shove, and sprinted toward the distance.

Terrifying, too terrifying! Old Zhong was right; this guy could actually approach without a sound, and relying on just the two of them, they were no match at all.

The only thing to do now was to send the news back and have a Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artist, or even an Awakened lord, deal with him personally!

Suddenly, a sharp sonic boom came from behind!

Wu An felt his speed suddenly double, even having the illusion that he was flying, with the wind whistling in his ears.

He looked down and discovered in astonishment that he was actually flying!

But immediately after, a wave of intense pain struck, pulling him back to reality from his brief moment of euphoria.

"I, I've been hit by an arrow?" He looked at his chest, where a blood-hole, all too familiar, had appeared.

"No! No!" He roared frantically in his heart, filled with unwillingness, and as his body fell heavily to the ground, he quickly lost his breath.

And more than a hundred meters ahead of him, another corpse lay prone; it was none other than Zhong Liang.

The latter's eyes were also filled with regret.

Just a little bit more, just a little bit more! If he hadn't explained so much to Wu An at the time, but instead had directly picked up the corpse and run back, would he have been able to escape this disaster and successfully bring the news back?

On the Wasteland, a breeze blew gently, and the wild grass swayed with the wind; everything seemed as it always was.

From the moment the two started running to the moment they were hit by arrows and fell, it was but a fleeting moment.

Lu Yu walked forward slowly and looked quietly at the two corpses on the ground, a feeling suddenly welling up in his heart that he had seemingly become the villain.

In fact, he had long since noticed these two, and had also seen the corpses they had gathered together.

It was just that he wasn't sure if they were people from the Merchant Guild or ordinary passersby, so he didn't act immediately, but instead approached slowly and silently.

After hearing their conversation, he suddenly realized: so, they were people from the Merchant Guild.

Since that was the case, there was nothing left to hesitate about.