Chapter 312: Want to Kill to Silence Me?

Time ticked away, second by second; one minute passed, five minutes passed, and it looked as though nearly ten minutes had gone by.

Ever since that massive Fire-Scaled Pig had appeared, not only had there been no sign of any Elite-level Fierce Beast, but even the Advanced Fierce Beasts that could occasionally be seen before had vanished as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth; not a single one had appeared again.

"What on earth is going on?" Lu Yu could not help but knit his brows tightly.

Could it be that the Elite-level Fierce Beasts in this vicinity had all been slaughtered in such a short time?

This possibility was not entirely non-existent; after all, if one calculated carefully, including the Fire-Scaled Pig he had just hunted, three Elite-level Fierce Beasts had already lost their lives here.

However, surely those Advanced Fierce Beasts wouldn't have all vanished without a trace, would they?

Just a short while ago, he had clearly seen several Advanced Fierce Beasts wandering nearby, only for them to scatter and flee, terrified by the Fire-Scaled Pig's terrifying aura.

Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Lu Yu's mind. Could it be that the aura emitted by the Fire-Scaled Pig was so terrifying that it had scared all the surrounding Fierce Beasts into fleeing in panic?

"Heh, that really is a possibility!" Lu Yu could not help but slap his thigh.

If that were truly the case, then he would indeed have to consider whether he should change locations to continue hunting.

Thinking this through, Lu Yu activated his sensory ability, carefully sensing every trace of aura within a five-kilometer radius.

A moment later, he confirmed that there was no longer any Fierce Beast aura in this area; the surroundings were deathly still, quiet enough to make one feel somewhat flustered.

Just at this moment, several unfamiliar auras suddenly intruded into this area.

"Could it be that some Fierce Beasts have arrived?" A flash of pleasant surprise immediately crossed Lu Yu's eyes. And five of them at once?

"No, something's not right!" In an instant, Lu Yu's expression changed slightly. These auras were completely different from those of Fierce Beasts.

"Could it be that people have come?" He frowned slightly, casting his gaze toward the direction from which those five auras were rapidly approaching.

Although this place was located deep in the Wasteland where Elite-level Fierce Beasts often appeared, one could not rule out the possibility of Awakened or Martial Artists as bold and skilled as himself coming here to venture and explore.

However, if it really were people who had come, how could they not be moved upon seeing that mountain of Fierce Beast corpses not far away?

One had to know that these Fierce Beast corpses were incredibly precious resources; whether it was the fur, bones, or flesh and blood on the beasts, all held extremely high value.

Lu Yu knew deeply that human nature often became complex and unpredictable when faced with enormous benefits.

"Sigh, the worst-case scenario has happened after all." Lu Yu sighed helplessly.

"Sigh, the worst-case scenario has happened after all." Lu Yu sighed helplessly, secretly preparing for the worst in his heart.

Fortunately, he had been prepared in his heart; he would first try to persuade them with kind words, and if the other party was reasonable and could resolve things peacefully, that would naturally be for the best.

But if the other party refused to listen and attempted to take things by force, then he would be forced to take action and defend the fruits of his labor with his strength.

And the owners of those five auras were none other than Gong Wu and his party.

After setting out from the Zhai, they had rushed toward this place without stopping. The four or five-kilometer journey was reached in an instant for them.

In the span of a few breaths, the group arrived before the pile of Fierce Beast corpses.

Everyone looked up at the mountain of materials, trembling uncontrollably with excitement.

"My heavens, so many Fierce Beast corpses! That is... a Fire-Scaled Pig! Good heavens, it really is a Fire-Scaled Pig!" A man dressed in a black robe had his eyes wide open, his eyeballs looking as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

"It's not just the Fire-Scaled Pig; there are also Lion-Apes and Black-Feathered Eagles!"

"One, two, three—there are actually three Elite-level Fierce Beasts!"

"And over ten Advanced Fierce Beasts!"

After the group finished exclaiming, they looked at one another, at a loss for what to say for a moment.

Gong Wu, who was walking in the lead, had a scorching light flickering in his eyes.

These Fierce Beasts seemed to have died not long ago, and the corpses were still very fresh.

To say nothing else, the flesh and blood provided by these three Elite-level Fierce Beasts alone was worth more than several Zhais they had previously used for Sacrifice.

What's more, there were over ten Advanced Fierce Beasts here as well.

He even doubted whether the Black Ball in his hand could absorb all the Fierce Beast corpses before him; if it couldn't, he was afraid he would have to make another trip.

"Brother Gong," a black-robed person behind him asked with a face full of confusion, "How did these Fierce Beast corpses end up piled here? Could it be that someone did this on purpose?"

"You guessed right."

Just at this moment, a voice came abruptly from behind the group.

"Who's there!"

The group was terrified, turning around in a panic.

They saw a person holding a Long Bow, with a long saber slung across their waist and a ghost mask on their face, who had appeared before them before they knew it.

"These Fierce Beasts were all killed by my own hands. I piled their corpses here just to attract more Fierce Beasts to come," Lu Yu said, his gaze like a torch as he scrutinized the few people before him.

For some reason, these guys gave him an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

They were dressed in black robes with gloomy expressions, and the person in the lead was holding a Black Ball; they didn't look like good people no matter how he looked at them.

"You killed them?"

Upon hearing this, the group looked at each other, their faces full of disbelief. Three Elite-level Fierce Beasts!

The Fire-Scaled Pig among them was the hardest to deal with among the Elites.

Even if they all joined forces, they might not necessarily be able to kill it.

And now, someone had popped out and claimed that these were all killed by him.

"That's right." Lu Yu nodded and said concisely: "Believe it or not, the facts are as they are. These prey before me are my spoils of war; you all, please leave this place."

The group looked at each other once more, and in the end, all eyes focused on Gong Wu.

A playful smile curled at the corner of Gong Wu's mouth as he looked at Lu Yu and said: "Friend, do you think that since you've seen us today, you can still leave here alive?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, the others reacted instantly, their faces breaking into sinister smiles.

"What do you mean by that?" Lu Yu raised an eyebrow. "Are you actually planning to kill me?"

"That's right," Gong Wu laughed triumphantly, his laughter filled with arrogance and wantonness. "To be honest, we didn't really notice you were nearby at first. Originally, you didn't have to die, but it's a pity—you insisted on jumping out and letting us find you. If I don't kill you, I'd feel bad about it."

After speaking, he gave a wink to the two people beside him.

Those two immediately rushed toward Lu Yu like arrows released from a bow, one from the left and one from the right.

"A Martial Artist, actually?" A flash of surprise crossed Lu Yu's eyes.

The two men did not answer at all; in the blink of an eye, they rushed before Lu Yu, one throwing a punch and the other a flying kick, accompanied by the sound of a sonic boom, aiming straight for Lu Yu's two vital points: his head and chest.

What was shocking was that their fists and feet were actually wrapped in a large amount of eerie black Qi.

Lu Yu's figure moved like lightning; with a single flash, when he reappeared, he was already hundreds of meters away.

"How is this possible?" The two men watched helplessly as the enemy before them vanished in an instant, and they were momentarily stunned.

Just the next moment.

"Puchi!"

A crisp sound rang out.

One of them was shot straight through by an arrow, his entire body flying into the air like a kite with a broken string.

"Ah?"

That man widened his eyes, looking at the blood hole that had appeared in his chest in disbelief, his eyes filled with confusion, as if he had not figured out at all what had just happened.

"Puchi!"

Another sound rang out, and the person beside him was also struck by an arrow, following in his companion's footsteps.

All of this happened too quickly; in the flash of lightning and flint, the other three black-robed men had not even had time to react before their companions had already fallen into a pool of blood.