As they walked deeper into the valley, they encountered several more groups of rock giants. Each time, Lin Shuguang stole the kills just as the Qin Family guards were about to finish them off. Even the Black Robe Elder could barely stand watching such outlandish behavior and turned his gaze elsewhere, seemingly putting it out of sight and out of mind.
Lin Shuguang, however, showed no embarrassment whatsoever. A few perfectly timed kill steals had easily earned him hundreds of thousands of points of blood energy. Why wouldn't he?
"We're almost there." After a long silence, Qin De changed the subject, standing on a hillside and gazing into the distance.
Almost there... but this Director Lin is proving a little troublesome.
A rumble came from the mountain wall ahead.
Another rock giant!
This time, the Qin Family members did not charge straight in as before. Instead, they all looked toward Lin Shuguang without prior agreement, seemingly waiting for his decision.
That delay gave the rock giant inside the mountain wall an opening, and it charged out with a roar.
The ground immediately shook and the mountains trembled.
Everyone's expression changed in alarm. They had wasted a perfect opportunity to attack, and now the rock giant was charging toward them, sending countless fragments of stone flying.
Lin Shuguang's expression remained unchanged. Carrying a saber, he walked unhurriedly past the panicked Qin Family guards. The contrast made the difference between them immediately clear.
Clang!
An immense, pure force gathered within that saber strike.
Before everyone's eyes, Lin Shuguang suddenly surged forward. The dust stirred beneath his feet rolled like a torrent, lashing violently against their robes.
Qin De's heart tightened. He had already been wary of Lin Shuguang's strength, and seeing such a ferocious saber strike now brought an involuntary chill over