Counter-Kill Begins

Monster Mountain Range.

Several figures fled through the forest, their faces filled with terror. Among them was even someone with the strength of a Nine Star Dou Zhe. Dressed as mercenaries, they had once swaggered arrogantly through Green Mountain Town, yet today, every one of them wore an expression of fear.

Behind them, Lin Feng stood on a tree trunk in white robes, watching the group flee like homeless dogs as a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Half a month ago, these people had joined Ge Ye and the others in hunting him down. Today, he would make the Wolf Head Mercenary Group disappear from Green Mountain Town.

"Whoosh!"

With a flicker, he vanished from where he stood and appeared directly in front of the group the next moment.

"No, don't! Please, spare us! We had no choice back then!"

Lin Feng ignored their pleas. His figure weaved through the crowd, and before anyone could let out a final groan, they fell slowly to the ground with terror still frozen on their faces.

Finally, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's second-in-command, a Nine Star Dou Zhe, had his pupils constrict in fear. Looking at Lin Feng, he dropped to his knees. "Don't, don't kill me! Please! We truly had no choice back then. Faced with the Misty Cloud Sect, we had no choice at all!"

Lin Feng looked at the man kneeling before him and begging like an ant, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth. Yet to Gan Mu, that smile was like a demon's.

Lin Feng placed his palm atop his head. In the final moment of his life, Gan Mu heard only one sentence from him: "Don't worry. Death isn't scary at all."

After clapping his hands, Lin Feng left without even sparing these men a glance. There was still one more person waiting for him.

Green Mountain Town, South City District.

Wolf Head Mercenary Group headquarters.

On this day, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, which had dominated all of Green Mountain Town, was invaded by a young man.

Alone, he fought his way from the main entrance straight into the hall. Not a single person was his match.

Many people rushed over after hearing the news, wanting to see who would dare lay a hand on the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Ever since the group had latched onto the Misty Cloud Sect some time ago, its power had become formidable. It had seized ninety percent of Green Mountain Town's mercenary market. Other mercenary groups had either been absorbed or wiped out, while the few that remained had huddled together for survival, barely managing to get by.

Lin Feng looked into the hall and tossed the man in his hand inside. "All your men are gone. You're the only one left. Are you still going to resist?"

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's leader slowly walked out of the hall.

Seeing the devastation around him, fury surged into his heart. But when he saw Lin Feng's face, his mind immediately trembled.

"You! You're still alive!"

Shouldn't this guy have died? Lord Ge Ye and the others had said that he had taken a fatal blow from a Dou Wang and fallen from a cliff deep within the Monster Mountain Range. Yet he was still alive.

"What? Surprised?"

"You, Ge Ye, and the others are all still alive. How could I bear to die?"

Among those who had come to watch were members of other mercenary groups and other residents of Green Mountain Town. When they saw that it was a young man in white, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Someone who recognized him spoke up. "He's one of the two young men outside town half a month ago!"

"I never thought he actually survived!"

Everyone was shaken. This young man was the one the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had pursued back then. At the time, he had faced three great experts without falling into a disadvantage.

They had heard that only after a Dou Wang stepped in had he been killed. Yet he had survived and returned today for revenge. The Wolf Head Mercenary Group's good days were over.

Mu She's expression was extremely ugly. He had witnessed Lin Feng's terrifying strength firsthand. Even when surrounded and attacked by Lord Ge Ye and the other two, Lin Feng had handled them with ease and had even injured them. And now that he had returned, Mu She could sense that Lin Feng had become even stronger.

What was he supposed to do?

Lin Feng seemed to see through his fear and smiled. "What? Scared? When you chose to gang up on us back then, why didn't you think there would come a day like this?"

Fine beads of sweat rolled down Mu She's face. Facing Lin Feng, he did not dare make the slightest reckless move. He could only grit his teeth and say, "As long as... as long as you spare me, all the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's wealth will be yours. I only ask that you leave me a way to live."

Lin Feng smiled. Under the sunlight, that smile was dazzlingly bright, but it made Mu She's heart turn cold.

"Blood debts can only be repaid with blood. Today is only the beginning for you. Before long, Ge Ye and the others will come down to keep you company."

"No..."

Mu She's pupils went unfocused as Lin Feng ended his life. Everyone around them was startled. His strike was clean and decisive, and his ruthlessness filled them with reverence for the young man.

Lin Feng glanced around at the crowd and said, "I'm not interested in the wealth. Take it yourselves if you want it."

He then turned and left. The others hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Lin Feng truly had no intention of claiming the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's wealth, they swarmed forward.

Just as Lin Feng was about to leave, he suddenly sensed someone watching him.

Turning his head, he found a young girl in a white dress staring at him. She could not be called breathtakingly beautiful, but her fresh and ethereal temperament was certainly striking.

When she noticed Lin Feng looking over, the girl hurriedly shifted her gaze away, a blush appearing on her pretty face.

Lin Feng seemed to have guessed the girl's identity and slowly walked toward her.

"What's your name?"

The girl had not expected Lin Feng to walk straight over. Had she merely looked at him a few times?

"Xiao Yi Xian."

She did not quite dare meet Lin Feng's eyes. Though this powerful and ruthless young man stirred her curiosity, she did not dare approach him.

As expected, Lin Feng thought.

Then he merely said to her, "If a young man carrying a black greatsword comes here looking for me later, tell him that I'm fine. Tell him not to worry, not to come looking for me, and to cultivate properly. When the time comes, I'll go find him myself."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded. She knew Lin Feng was referring to the young man everyone had spoken of, the one who had been with him that day.

Seeing this, Lin Feng thought for a moment, then took out a bottle of pills and handed it to her. "You're a physician. These pills will be useful to you as well—consider them my payment."

After explaining everything, Lin Feng turned and left, leaving only Xiao Yi Xian staring blankly at his retreating back.

Only after a while did she murmur, "I never expected him to be an alchemist too."

Under the sunlight, Lin Feng's figure vanished from her sight.

That day, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, which had dominated Green Mountain Town, was wiped from the map. Not a single member survived, and even their leader, Mu She, a Two Star Dou Shi, was directly slain.

No one knew the young man's name, but his reputation spread throughout Green Mountain Town.