The moment Lin Yu heard the other man announce his identity, many of his doubts were answered.
The three words "Marauders" represented the organization he belonged to, as well as his style of operation.
Especially "White Sand"...
Lin Yu had heard that codename before.
He was one of the top experts within the Marauders, and one of the most troublesome figures among the true Marauders.
That was precisely why, although Lin Yu had dodged the other man's first wave of attacks and felt no pressure, he still began thinking about retreating immediately.
White Sand also had a file recorded in Order's archives. Thus, Lin Yu knew that he was a Tier 3 monk, and he knew his most impressive achievement—that he had once fought one of the two Tier 4 experts in the Night Watchers and remained completely unharmed until people from the Marauders arrived to rescue him!
But even without looking at those records or his past achievements, Lin Yu knew that White Sand was someone he could not afford to provoke.
Because the other man...
Ranked twenty-fifth on the leaderboard.
Unlike A'yu, Nian, and Celestial King, White Sand held no position within the Marauders. He rarely participated in the Marauders' activities, and had neither a faction nor any forces of his own.
Yet White Sand still held an extremely high status among the Marauders—of course, that was because his strength was formidable enough!
For someone like this... there was absolutely no way Lin Yu could eliminate his hostility by trying to communicate with him as a member of Order.
What was more, the other man's hostility was not purely because of their opposing positions.
"Someone at Tier 2 actually managed to dodge my tiger," White Sand said coldly. "You've got some skill... No wonder you're worth the price