Confrontation Outside the Dungeon

Leng Yuan did not hesitate after hearing this.

She strode forward on her long legs, walked straight through the human wall formed by the Greedy Wolf Battle Group, and stopped before Greedy Wolf.

"Greedy Wolf!"

Her voice was cold as ice. "What are you trying to do? Gathering people to openly block the Instance Dungeon right in front of our Professioner Association—do you want to be put on the Association's blacklist?"

The surrounding crowd turned to look, and the smell of gunpowder in the air instantly grew several times stronger.

Greedy Wolf's expression darkened when he saw Leng Yuan.

These two troublesome bastards again!

He had yet to settle the score with them over the boss! He had almost gotten two top-tier pieces of equipment for Wang Jie, yet they had chosen this moment to jump out again!

A trace of regret flashed through his heart.

He should have had Wang Jie use that Random World BOSS Summoning Scroll first and set a trap to deal with these two nuisances!

He had kept it unused because he wanted Wang Jie to deal the finishing blow to the World BOSS for higher damage.

A shadow passed through Wang Jie's eyes when he saw Leng Yuan and Lu Fei.

But he said nothing, merely looking at his big brother with expectant eyes.

Greedy Wolf sensed his younger brother's gaze.

He took a deep breath, then turned to look over the hundred-plus well-equipped, aggressive brothers behind him.

The irritation born from waiting was instantly replaced by unparalleled confidence!

He felt strength surging through his entire body!

Weren't they just two Official Professioners?

Perfect. Today, in front of everyone, he would crush the Professioner Association's arrogance!

He would let all of Linhai City know that in Wild Boar Forest, on this patch of land, he, Greedy Wolf, was the true boss!

At that thought, Greedy Wolf curled his lips into a mocking smile and met Leng Yuan's icy gaze.

"Captain Leng, shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"

He took a step forward, his voice suddenly rising so everyone present could hear him clearly.

"Can your Professioner Association openly shelter criminals?!"

Leng Yuan's brows immediately furrowed.

"Criminals? Greedy Wolf, make yourself clear."

The mockery on Greedy Wolf's face deepened. He suddenly pointed at a Battle Group member behind him whose arm was wrapped in thick bandages and whose face was pale as paper. His voice was full of grief and accusation.

"Make myself clear? Fine! I'll make it clear in front of everyone!"

"That brat drew his sword and chopped off my brother's arm over a disagreement! Look! This is the evidence!"

He yanked open the man's bandages, revealing a savage, horrifying wound. Though it had received emergency treatment, the flesh was still torn open, exposing bone beneath.

"If we hadn't treated him in time, this brother of mine would've been crippled for the rest of his life!"

"I'm waiting here only to demand an explanation from him! To make him pay for his brutality! Is that wrong?!"

Greedy Wolf's voice boomed like a great bell, echoing over the entire area.

The newly arrived Professioners around them erupted in commotion. Many instinctively sucked in a breath when they saw the wound.

That was a serious injury!

"And that's not all!" Greedy Wolf abruptly shifted the topic, pointing at Wang Jie beside him as he said with heartfelt indignation, "Not only did he injure my man, he also delayed my little brother's precious leveling time!"

"My little brother, Wang Jie—you should all know him. He's a B-rank genius Professioner, one seen only once in a century at Linhai Fourth Middle School! His future goal is to enter Imperial Capital University, serve the country, and become a pillar of Dragon Kingdom!"

"Who will compensate him for the loss of an hour?!"

"My Greedy Wolf Battle Group has waited here for over an hour! Our emotional damages, lost wages, and my brother's medical expenses! Add it all together, and if he can compensate us one or two million, we'll let this matter go!"

One or two million!

That was outright extortion!

The surrounding Professioners were utterly stunned by the number. Compensation of over a million for something this minor? How was that any different from robbery?

Leng Yuan's face had turned ice-cold.

She naturally knew that the Greedy Wolf Battle Group must have started the trouble first.

But with Greedy Wolf putting it like that, she truly could not find any flaw in his logic.

They had witnesses, an injured man, and confident claims.

If she forcibly intervened now, it would instead give them grounds to accuse the official Association of sheltering an attacker and suppressing victims.

Someone like Greedy Wolf would definitely blow the matter up. The Association's reputation would suffer greatly when that happened.

What a vicious move, turning the tables on them!

Seeing his captain left speechless by that retort, Lu Fei was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

He suddenly stepped forward and pointed at Greedy Wolf's nose as he furiously cursed.

"Bullshit! Everyone knows what kind of trash your Greedy Wolf Battle Group is! Why didn't he chop up anyone else? Why did he only chop up your people? Do you dare say you weren't blocking the road and collecting protection fees?!"

Rather than getting angry, Greedy Wolf revealed a mocking, amused smile.

"Young man, you need evidence when you speak."

He spread his hands and said innocently, "You say we collect protection fees. Do you have any evidence? Or is that just your personal guess?"

He looked around, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the watching Professioners one by one, his voice carrying a hint of threat.

"You can ask everyone here. Did any of them see us collecting protection fees? Is anyone willing to step forward and testify for you?"

The Professioners caught by his gaze all lowered their heads, avoiding his eyes. Not a single person dared step forward to speak.

What a joke. Who would offend the local tyrant entrenched here just to say a word of justice? No one was an idiot.

"You...!"

Lu Fei's face flushed red from being choked by that shameless logic. His entire body trembled with rage, yet he could not say a single word.

Leng Yuan's expression grew even uglier.

Seeing the frustrated, stifled look on his opponents' faces, Wang Jie finally curled his lips into a satisfied smile.

Not bad. This was the first time he had realized that his big brother's eloquence could be so useful.

Just as the swords-drawn atmosphere had frozen to its limit—

Buzz!!

The crystal at the Instance Dungeon entrance suddenly rippled with violent spatial fluctuations.

A figure slowly walked out from the curtain of light.

The person wore a savage Wild Boar King Mask that concealed every trace of their face.

They wore brown armor densely covered in stiff bristles, radiating a fierce, wild aura.

They looked exactly like a pigman boss that had walked out of the Instance Dungeon.

Greedy Wolf's face instantly twisted with ecstatic delight.

He was here!

He had finally come!

His gaze locked onto the equipment on that person's body like that of a starving wolf.

He checked again.

There really were two pieces. This would be enough to complete Wang Jie's Wild Boar King's three-piece set.

The flames of greed in Greedy Wolf's heart were fully ignited at that moment, burning away his last shred of reason.

He could no longer hold himself back. He eagerly strode forward and blocked the figure's path.

"Brat, you're finally willing to crawl out of that dog hole of yours?"

Greedy Wolf's voice was full of lofty judgment.

Yet the figure beneath the mask merely slowly raised their head.

A pair of utterly emotionless, indifferent eyes looked through the mask's eyeholes, calmly sweeping over Greedy Wolf and the hundred-plus Battle Group members behind him who were watching like tigers eyeing prey.

There was not a ripple in that gaze.

It was as though they were looking at a group of... dead things.