Do You Know, Some People Are Like Washing Clothes

"What about me, what about me?!" Liu Chenhao hurried over, looking at him eagerly, "I… I also contributed, right? Even if it wasn't much…"

Xu Feng looked at him with a half-smile, "You? You protected me, a fragile archer. That's no small feat."

Liu Chenhao's face turned red, and he chuckled sheepishly.

At this moment, he remembered something else and asked, "Then… what about Captain Huang and his group? They ran off, but they were the ones who initiated the summons after all…"

The smile on Xu Feng's face faded slightly. He glanced at Cheng Xiaoyu, whose eyes suddenly turned cold, then at the innocent-looking Liu Chenhao, and his tone carried a chilling playfulness.

"What do you think?"

Liu Chenhao shivered under his gaze and dared not ask further.

Just then—

The rubble blocking the passage was blown away from the outside!

Amidst the smoke and dust, Huang Dongshi and his seven team members cautiously poked their heads in.

When they saw the corpse of the spider leader lying on the ground, with several conspicuous arrows stuck in it, their faces immediately lit up with ecstasy and greed.

Huang Dongshi strode in first, putting on that hypocritical smile again, but this time it was more triumphant.

"Haha! Brother Xu is truly amazing! As expected of a B-class Hunter, to take down this monster single-handedly! I'm impressed, truly impressed!"

His gaze swept over Cheng Xiaoyu and Liu Chenhao, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it and said magnanimously, "As agreed, the spoils will be distributed according to contribution. Brother Xu made the greatest contribution, so he naturally gets the lion's share! As for these two…"

He pointed at Cheng Xiaoyu and Liu Chenhao and whispered to Xu Feng, "Brother Xu, these two burdens are just trouble. Why don't we…"

He made a throat-slitting gesture, his smile unwavering.

"That brat surnamed Liu's equipment looks valuable, we'll split it evenly.

As for the Magic Stone Mine, we'll take eighty percent, you take twenty. How about it? A happy cooperation for all!"

Xu Feng looked at them, then at Cheng Xiaoyu and the others. The smile on his face didn't change at all, and he uttered a few words.

"Do you know, some people are like laundry, they don't sort it, they don't fold it, and then they discover the hangers are all wet."

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoyu's eyes were as cold as ice, his fingers subtly tightening around his short dagger.

Liu Chenhao, however, was stunned, looking at the indifferent Cheng Xiaoyu and the smiling Xu Feng, unsure of what to say.

Huang Dongshi didn't understand Xu Feng's words at first, but he quickly caught on, and the smile on his face froze.

Then, he stopped pretending, tore off his smiling facade, revealing his ferocious face, and said to Xu Feng, as if speaking to Cheng Xiaoyu as well:

"Xu Feng! Don't push your luck! You're just an archer! Once we get close, you're useless! Cooperate now, kill these two, and everyone benefits! Otherwise…"

He drew the large saber from his waist, its blade glinting coldly.

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoyu moved!

Without any warning, his figure vanished from his spot like a phantom.

The next moment, he was already on the flank of Huang Dongshi's team!

Black light flashed!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Three stunned team members clutched their bleeding necks and fell down in disbelief.

"What?!"

Huang Dongshi was greatly alarmed. He hadn't expected this usually taciturn fellow, whom he considered an E-class waste, to possess such terrifying speed and lethality!

"Attack together! Capture that archer first!"

Huang Dongshi reacted extremely quickly. Knowing that Cheng Xiaoyu was too fast to catch, he immediately shifted his target to the seemingly fragile Xu Feng.

Xu Feng was very close to them.

Huang Dongshi and his remaining four team members rushed towards Xu Feng, taking him hostage.

Seeing this, Cheng Xiaoyu's body stiffened. He didn't have time to stop them and was suddenly in a bind.

Xu Feng had just done him a favor.

He didn't want Xu Feng to die at the hands of Huang Dongshi and the others.

He could only hold his still-dripping short blade in his right hand, his eyes fixed on Huang Dongshi and the others, constantly looking for an opportunity to rescue Xu Feng.

At this moment, Huang Dongshi had successfully placed his saber at Xu Feng's neck, the sharp blade pressed tightly against his skin.

A cruel and triumphant smile spread across his face as he roared at Cheng Xiaoyu, "Stop! Fall back! Or I'll kill him!"

Cheng Xiaoyu's eyes were icy, and he stopped his advance, staring intently at Huang Dongshi.

"Yes! Yes! Just like that!" Huang Dongshi became even more arrogant, "Cheng Xiaoyu, is it? I've got your name! Now, obediently go and dig out all that magic stone ore for me! Hurry!"

However, Xu Feng, held hostage, couldn't help but laugh.

His laughter wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the silent cave, even carrying a hint of mockery.

"What are you laughing at?! Are you looking for death?!"

Huang Dongshi panicked and tightened his grip, the blade about to press down.

But the next moment, he felt an irresistible great strength from the blade!

He looked down and was horrified to find that Xu Feng was steadily holding the sharp blade with just the side of his index finger!

No matter how hard he tried, the blade couldn't advance another inch!

Xu Feng tilted his head slightly, looked at the terrified Huang Dongshi, and a mocking arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"When did I ever say... I was just an archer?"

Before his voice even faded, he gently lifted his right foot and then stomped down casually.

THUMP--!!!

An invisible, immense, and terrifying shockwave erupted from Xu Feng as the center!

The ground undulated violently like waves, shattering!

Huang Dongshi and his four teammates, as if struck by an invisible giant hammer, screamed and were sent flying dozens of meters, crashing hard against the rock wall with the clear sound of breaking bones!

They lay limply on the ground, spitting blood, their eyes filled with boundless fear and disbelief.

This, what kind of power is this?!

Just by stomping his foot?!

Before they could recover from the intense pain and shock, a black light, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, gracefully and swiftly swept across their necks.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

Five heads rolled to the ground, their faces frozen in expressions of final terror.

Cheng Xiaoyu retracted his short dagger and stood beside the corpses, looking at Xu Feng with a gaze filled with unprecedented solemnity and shock.

The power Xu Feng had just unleashed, and the speed at which he moved, so fast that even he could only catch a trace of a blur...

No, he hadn't even seen how Xu Feng broke free from restraint and stomped his foot to unleash the shockwave!

This strength... was unfathomable!

If Xu Feng wanted to harm him, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to react.

Liu Chenhao was completely stunned.

He felt that the excitement he had experienced in the past hour was more than in the previous twenty years combined.

From being abandoned to die, to witnessing an E-class freak counter-kill a BOSS, to a B-class fragile archer instantly transforming into a human beast, stomping his foot to send a group of people flying...

His little heart was about to jump out of his throat, his mind was blank, and he could only stare blankly at Xu Feng and Cheng Xiaoyu.

It was as if he were looking at two ferocious beasts wearing human skin.

The smile on Xu Feng's face remained gentle. He bent down, picked up a relatively intact long saber from beside a corpse, and casually tossed it at Liu Chenhao's feet.

Clang.

The sound of metal hitting the ground made Liu Chenhao flinch.

"Go," Xu Feng's voice was calm, but carried an undeniable weight, "Give each of them another stab. In the chest, or the neck, make sure they're dead."

Huang Dongshi and the others had their heads chopped off by Cheng Xiaoyu, so there should be no possibility of revival.

This move was mainly to get Liu Chenhao to stand on their side.

Liu Chenhao's face was deathly pale. He looked at the bloody corpses and rolling heads on the ground, and his stomach churned.

He wanted to refuse, but when he looked up and met Xu Feng's smiling yet bone-chilling eyes, all his courage instantly vanished.

He tremblingly picked up the saber, like a puppet, walked to the corpses, closed his eyes, and randomly stabbed each corpse.

After finishing, he collapsed onto the ground as if exhausted, the saber falling to the side.

Only then did Xu Feng nod with satisfaction, his tone softening slightly, and he stared at Liu Chenhao with a half-smile.

"Remember, in the hunter's line of work, being merciful to enemies is being cruel to yourself.

Especially those who stab you in the back, you can never leave loose ends."

Liu Chenhao didn't quite understand but could only nod desperately.

Suddenly...

"B-big brother... I... I'll go mine! I'll help you mine! I don't want money! I don't want anything!"

He suddenly seemed to remember something, scrambled to his feet, picked up the mining pickaxe left behind by Huang Dongshi's team, rushed to the pile of magic stone ore, and began digging with all his might.

He forced a fawning smile onto his face, but the smile was more unsightly than crying.

Xu Feng and Cheng Xiaoyu exchanged a look, a flicker of amusement and understanding in their eyes, and neither spoke.

Soon, the spoils of war were inventoried.

The materials from the spider leader were properly handled, and the magic stone ore was excavated and packed.

They walked out of the underground city and returned to the unfinished building. Xu Feng made a phone call.

In less than half an hour, a dedicated transport vehicle from the Wanbao Auction House arrived, accompanied by professional appraisers.

All materials were appraised on-site, and the final total value was set at 35 million.

Xu Feng didn't even look, directly instructing the auction house to transfer the entire sum into the account Cheng Xiaoyu had provided.

"Xu Feng..."

Cheng Xiaoyu stared at the deposit notification on his phone, silent for a long time. He then looked up at Xu Feng, his gaze extremely serious.

"This money is very important to me. Thank you... I will definitely repay this favor."

"No need to worry too much about it."

Xu Feng smiled and handed over a business card that was simply designed but felt incredibly high-quality.

"I'm Xu Feng, the manager of Wanbao Auction House. If you ever need to sell materials or run into any trouble in the future, feel free to contact me. We're in S City, after all; having more friends means more options."

Cheng Xiaoyu took the business card with both hands, carefully put it away, and nodded earnestly.

Liu Chenhao quickly squeezed in, pulling out his phone.

"Brother Xu! Brother Cheng! Let's exchange contact info! I'm Liu Chenhao. My family... uh, my family has a bit of money. If you ever need capital for anything, just find me anytime! I guarantee I'll be there on call!"

He had a fawning expression, his earlier fright seemingly transforming into a determination to latch onto powerful connections.

Neither Xu Feng nor Cheng Xiaoyu refused, and they exchanged contact information with him.

"Well then, until we meet again."

Xu Feng nodded at Cheng Xiaoyu, then glanced at Liu Chenhao, who was still bowing and scraping, before turning to walk towards the car waiting for him from the auction house.

Cheng Xiaoyu watched him leave, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Liu Chenhao, meanwhile, let out a long sigh of relief and patted his chest. He felt like he had truly dodged a bullet today, and inexplicably managed to latch onto two influential people...

Even though the whole process had been a bit too intense.