The bandit sitting on the side of the carriage noticed something was wrong and quickly called over his two companions who were chatting to confirm the situation.
"What is it?! What's that--!"
They were sitting in the back of the carriage, and as the scenery rapidly receded, they could see the branches on the side of the path swaying wildly.
There was no wind tonight, and although the slight airflow generated by the carriage convoy would cause the trees along the forest path to sway, it wouldn't be to this extent.
However, the situation before them was that the branches on one side were swaying and shaking crazily, as if someone were moving on them. Yet, to their naked eyes, there was no one there. It was as if the forest was moving on its own due to some violent aura, like it was haunted.
The swaying rhythm of the branches calmed down about ten meters from the last carriage, which was their carriage. But before the bandits could relax, they saw dust rising from the path where no one was. It was on the very path the bandit convoy had just passed.
----There was no sign of anyone, yet strange tracks appeared?
"This---how is this possible?! Could it be a ghost?"
A young member of the bandit group shouted in fear when he saw this scene. This helplessness and despair were like that of most prey exposed to the hunt of the 'Pride Stalker' with no ability to fight back.
It wasn't a ghost, but an invisible predator, an invisible threat.
What exactly was happening? To these ordinary bandits, they couldn't understand what was happening before their eyes at all.
"Calm down!"
The burly man with the beard roared. Although he didn't know what this strange thing was, he knew they had powerful hunting rifles, and these could protect them.
Even when facing soldiers from the Training Corps, the bandits could still act arrogantly. This was useless against Giants, but it was a very effective weapon for killing humans in internal conflicts.
The burly man with the beard narrowed one eye and aimed the muzzle of his hunting rifle at the ground where dust had inexplicably risen, firing several shots. There was nothing in this world that couldn't be solved with one bullet; if there was, then two, he was certain of it.
"See---! Isn't everything back to normal now?"
After the smoke from the two shots dissipated with the wind, the dusty tracks of humans running on the road behind the carriage disappeared.
The burly man with the beard lowered his hunting rifle and turned to the younger bandits, saying, "If you're in this line of work, you need to have a big heart and be ruthless."
"Indeed-----"
Just as the junior bandit was about to agree with his senior's teaching, a violent disturbance and shaking disrupted everyone's balance, and they almost fell out of the back of the carriage.
"Bang----!"
The roof of the carriage's rear compartment was mercilessly smashed. The invisible hunter who had pounced from the air finally revealed its true form. Even more undeniable were the black hunting blades and daggers in its hands. Forged from fine iron, they were excellent weapons.
"You make a good point, 'you need to have a big heart and be ruthless'~" Lian Ye whispered, repeating the exchange between the bandits. With his enhanced senses in the 'Hunting Rhythm' state, even their hushed whispers were clear and distinct.
Since they understood such simple logic, Lian Ye wouldn't hold back either. He would treat them as they treated others; this logic was very simple and easy to understand.
Krista was very kind, so even though Lian Ye thought "saintly syndrome" was an illness that needed treatment, he couldn't truly hate her. As for these bandits, they had likely been stained with sin more than once or twice, so Lian Ye could only respond to them with a cold heart.
"You----" The burly man with the fierce expression instantly held his breath.
---Cruel and merciless!
The hunting blade, flashing with blood, disappeared in an instant. Two streams of blood flowed out, and the bodies of two headless bandits stumbled and fell onto the carriage.
"Don't, don't, don't kill me! I didn't----" The last bandit stumbled backward to the front of the carriage, leaning against the wall.
"Forgiving you is God's job. I'm a hunter, I just need to----send you to see God." Lian Ye grabbed the bandit by his collar and uttered a domineeringly philosophical sentence.
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