Let Me Get In on This!

The team advanced quickly.

Before long, led by Guan Yutian, they charged into the wilderness.

Nearly every cell in Zhang Qing's body was screaming!

The wilderness!

Danger!

Danger!

He glanced at Guan Yutian's health bar again.

Guan Yutian: 475/475!

He hadn't been replaced by a Specter.

So this order was normal?

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Qing followed.

There was no problem with his speed.

Eleven points of constitution could still support him.

Combined with the endurance boost provided by the Kaiyuan Art.

Zhang Qing was still able to keep up overall.

More than ten minutes later.

The team circled around a patch of shrubs.

Ahead lay a vast clearing.

Qian Fa's expression immediately turned unnatural.

The wilderness!

A clearing!

It was far too suitable for a large-scale slaughter.

Rustle...

That was the sound of footsteps brushing over grass blades.

The next second.

The sound spread everywhere!

Squads charged into the clearing from all directions.

Their coordination was so perfect, it was as if they had rehearsed it countless times!

Zhang Qing was certain of one thing.

This was a net-closing operation!

Bang...

All of a sudden.

A squad on the opposite side erupted in a cloud of blood mist.

A Specter had noticed something.

It immediately revealed its true form and tried to flee.

"Hehe, trying to run only now? Too late!"

A lovely yet icy voice rang out.

A Ratfolk woman dressed in white charged straight after it.

From the health bar that flashed past, Zhang Qing managed to see it clearly.

Yu An: 1340/1340!

A genuine Candlelight Realm expert.

And...

Zhang Qing swept his gaze over the scene.

Yu Hua: 1100/1100!

Yu Ye: 1200/1200!

Yu Tu: 1400/1400!

Yu Huashui: 2850/2850!

A city lord-level family, Zi City's foremost family—the Yu Family!

Candlelight Realm experts were making their move.

And there was even a Starflash Realm expert holding down the fort!

Big shots.

Zhang Qing did not even dare let his eyes wander.

A city lord-level family was rather terrifying. Both their strength and influence stood at the very peak.

After Yu An gave chase.

No one else moved.

Likewise, no other Specters revealed themselves among the squads.

Yet the scene was eerily quiet, quiet enough to hear a pin drop.

A moment later.

Yu An returned.

She was carrying a Specter's head in one hand.

Zhang Qing clicked his tongue inwardly.

He had not even managed to get an assist from that thing.

And besides.

Yu An: 1140/1340!

Killing one Specter had cost her only two hundred health.

This woman was far stronger than her health bar suggested.

"Everyone, the net-closing operation begins!" Yu An said murderously. "Now, step forward when I call your name."

As her voice rang out.

The atmosphere became intensely oppressive.

Zhang Qing glanced at Qian Fa from the corner of his eye.

Tsk, tsk. His expression was perfectly calm!

Impressive!

"Quan Rong!"

Yu An called out.

A moment later, an Oxenfolk stepped forward.

Zhang Qing took a look.

Quan Rong: 325/325!

Mm, not a Specter!

But the next second.

Yu An's sword flashed.

The bull's head hit the ground!

-325!

Quan Rong: 0/325!

Holy shit.

Zhang Qing was dumbfounded.

Hadn't they said this was safe?

Hadn't they said this was a net-closing operation?

What the hell?

Yu An glanced at Quan Rong's headless corpse. Her expression did not change in the slightest, as though the man's pointless death had nothing to do with her.

"Yuan Ka!"

She continued calling names.

After that.

A Monkeyfolk walked forward, trembling with fear.

He looked exactly like someone who had been falsely accused.

But Zhang Qing's body jolted.

Yuan Ka: 2140/2140!

Good lord, he had stepped out from the Glimmer Squad with that much health? An Iron Specter!

Was this thing gambling?

Did Quan Rong's corpse give it confidence?

Yu An waited for Yuan Ka to stop in place.

Her sword flashed.

-199!

It had gambled wrong...

The next second.

Bang!

Blood mist burst forth.

A Specter revealed its true form.

Toothed Disc Ghoul: 1941/2140!

It had a vaguely humanoid shape, with extremely long arms and no hands. In place of its hands were rotating toothed discs.

Roar...

The Toothed Disc Ghoul let out an angry roar.

It attacked Yu An directly.

Its toothed discs sliced toward her.

If they hit, there was no doubt they would cut her in two.

But.

The Yu Family were Ratfolk. Agility was their advantage.

Yu An flashed aside, evading at incredible speed.

At the same time.

She sent out a streak of sword light!

Moreover.

The Yu Family members behind her were not merely watching.

They swarmed forward and beat it down together!

"Kill!"

Suddenly.

A muffled roar came from one of the squads.

Clouds of blood mist exploded.

Specters appeared one after another.

The instant they revealed their true forms, they began slaughtering indiscriminately.

But the squad members seemed to have been prepared. They actually held them off.

Zhang Qing immediately began fleeing.

Qian Fa from his squad also transformed, as though he had received some kind of order.

Guan Yutian held him back with all his might.

While the others dealt damage.

Now Zhang Qing understood.

Everyone's positions had been adjusted.

It seemed...

Quan Rong had not died for nothing.

At the very least, he had drawn the Specters' attention and allowed the squad members to adjust their positions.

That way.

The Yu Family members could use their numbers to quickly focus down the Specters.

Zhang Qing changed his mind at once.

He attacked Qian Fa from the very edge of the squad... no... Qian Fa's true form.

A creature named:

Blade Strike Ghoul: 2470/2470!

A barrage of attacks rained down upon the Blade Strike Ghoul.

More than two hundred of its health was wiped out at once.

But Guan Yutian was taking damage as well.

No helping it—Specters were incredibly strong.

Even if you blocked, the impact would injure you and cost you health.

Unless your strength could contend with a Specter's,

it was hard to farm Specters without taking damage!

The team's attacks continued;

-24!

-35!

-21!

-27!

Large damage numbers popped up above the Blade Strike Ghoul's head.

Its health bar rapidly drained.

But for now, it was still above the healthy threshold.

Zhang Qing glanced around;

Toothed Disc Ghoul; 1210/2140!

Red Skin Ghoul; 2011/2310!

Canine Tooth Ghoul; 1980/2210!

Blade Strike Ghoul; 2110/2470!

I need to get a hit in.

I have to find a way to get a hit in.

The natives had no concept of experience. If he got a hit in, he would get at least 20% of the Attribute Points.

Bang!

A loud boom rang out.

A damage number appeared above the Toothed Disc Ghoul's head;

-370!

Critical hit!

Yu An was going all out. As a city lord-level family, they naturally possessed powerful Cultivation Techniques kept in reserve. Their ranks were surely extremely high, and once used, they were tremendously powerful.

From the corner of his eye, Zhang Qing saw it.

The longsword in Yu An's hand actually lashed out with a streak of white light.

The light was like a long whip.

It directly sent the Toothed Disc Ghoul flying.

And the direction it flew in was, astonishingly, straight toward him.

Zhang Qing's face filled with "terror." He immediately rolled aside, then fired an arrow at it in a panic.

-13!

The damage did not matter.

He had gotten a hit in, after all.

And he had done so very naturally.

Yu An and the others noticed nothing strange. Instead, they thought more highly of Zhang Qing.

This guy was only in the Glimmering Realm, yet his reactions were pretty good!

Then they continued ganging up on it.

Less than two minutes later,

Zhang Qing received a notification from the system;

Congratulations on participating in the kill of the Toothed Disc Ghoul. Attribute Points +0.4!

Heh.

That felt good!