You Will Definitely Meet a Strong Enemy!

As Li Yèlái drew the Chilong Ji from the Large Black Umbrella, his aura underwent a seismic shift.

To outsiders, Li Yèlái was merely handsome, with no particularly special demeanor; he could easily blend into any crowd.

But now, as he drew the Chilong Ji, many battle-hardened scavengers' faces paled.

These were hardened thugs, their ferocity alone enough to chill ordinary people to the bone.

Yet now, in their daze, they saw mountains of corpses and seas of blood, as if the pungent smell of gore assaulted their nostrils!

This was natural. They were facing a Spirit Ability User far more dangerous than themselves—a fierce general who had single-handedly broken through a cavalry formation, slain over two hundred riders, and killed the enemy commander!

When they faced Li Yèlái, his malice revealed, they naturally felt an astonishing pressure!

Li Yèlái was indeed angered.

Ever since the Black Prison incident, Li Yèlái had been extremely wary of Forbidden Items going out of control.

During the Black Prison incident, far too many comrades had sacrificed themselves.

They had given their lives to suppress the out-of-control Forbidden Item, all to prevent greater casualties.

And now, someone, knowing he was an official personnel, still intended to take the Forbidden Item, completely disregarding the potential for loss of control and sacrifice.

This directly angered Li Yèlái.

Thus, he drew his weapon, projecting immense pressure.

"You know I'm an official handler, yet you still try to stop me?" Li Yèlái's tone was cold. He held the halberd in one hand, pointing it at the Male Bodyguard. "Don't you know the dangers of Forbidden Items? Hand over the Forbidden Item, and we can offer compensation, covering all your losses and leaving you with a surplus. Don't make a mistake. Put down your weapons, and your Red Dart Merchant Association can prosper even further."

He was certain that the Male Bodyguard behind Xu Shi was the true decision-maker.

Xu Shi seemed more like a puppet pushed to the forefront.

As if sensing Li Yèlái's hostility, the Male Bodyguard showed surprise but maintained his composure.

"What compensation can possibly match the benefits it brings? Besides, don't your official organizations also utilize the wondrous effects of the Forbidden Items you've collected?" the Male Bodyguard shook his head, a smile in his voice. "I believe we can utilize it very well too."

This was a common flaw among intelligent people; they always believed they could achieve what others couldn't, attributing others' failures to a lack of intelligence.

"It seems I have no choice but to resort to force and engage in a forced sale," Li Yèlái's words held regret, but the Chilong Ji in his hand gleamed coldly.

He directly kicked over the gambling table in front of him, wielding the Chilong Ji with one hand, and lunged towards the Treasure Chest.

In reality, Li Yèlái wasn't sure if he had reinforcements. He had been held back by the fierce-looking strongman earlier and hadn't had a chance to contact the officials directly.

But he was certain that the officials had already received his message.

Therefore, as long as he obtained the Forbidden Item, he just needed to hold out until reinforcements arrived!

Meanwhile, the old butler, upon seeing Li Yèlái raise the Chilong Ji, decisively turned and fled with his men, grabbing the stunned boss along the way.

His mission was complete, and he dared not linger in such a place.

The others, realizing what was happening, followed closely behind.

The scavengers who should have stopped them were now too stunned by Li Yèlái's actions to pursue.

Facing Li Yèlái's charge, Xu Shi's expression hadn't yet turned to surprise; he hadn't recovered from the word 'official.'

Official? Did it refer to Giant City's officialdom?

The item he had obtained had actually provoked Giant City?

Xu Shi was shocked, and at the same time, he immediately spoke.

"Wait! No..."

He didn't want to oppose Giant City. No matter how large the Red Dart Merchant Association was, in the eyes of Giant City, it was still just a small merchant guild.

He only wanted to discreetly reclaim these gold coins that could make him rich, to quietly develop the guild and recruit more wild Spirit Ability Users, making the guild bigger and stronger.

These gold coins possessed an extremely powerful luck effect, which had brought immense benefits to his guild during a scavenging mission. If he could reclaim all the gold coins, their guild would ascend to another level!

He absolutely dared not do anything that would directly offend Giant City.

However, before his words fell, his arm was grabbed by the Male Bodyguard.

"Stop him!" the Male Bodyguard roared. He held Xu Shi in one hand, grabbed the Treasure Chest with the other, and with a flash, retreated rapidly, disappearing through the back door.

Clearly, he had no intention of risking a confrontation with Li Yèlái. Or rather, no wild Spirit Ability User wanted to fight an official handler.

The Female Bodyguard, however, drew two hunting knives without hesitation and moved to meet Li Yèlái.

Obviously, this was to buy time for Xu Shi and the Male Bodyguard to escape.

Among the scavengers, some hesitated, but a considerable number, after a moment of stunned silence, immediately raised their weapons and charged at Li Yèlái.

Even more drew pistols from their waists and, ignoring their fellow scavengers in front of them, opened fire directly at Li Yèlái!

As gunshots rang out, several scavengers fell. But more scavengers surged towards Li Yèlái.

'Control behavior, is it delirium? Or Divine Defense?'

Li Yèlái's gaze turned cold. He activated his Psychic Barrier to its maximum, blocking all bullets to prevent further casualties.

At the same time, he leaped forward, the Chilong Ji in his hand descending.

<Single-Handed Eighteen Thrusts>, Stomp!

With a single halberd strike, <Female Bodyguard> was sent flying back several meters, her face pale and blood seeping from her nose and mouth.

A contest of strength? <Li Yèlái>'s current power was comparable to a three-awakened <True Martial>! How could he be matched by a <Spirit Ability User> who hadn't even mastered the <Psychic Barrier> technique?

But <Li Yèlái> had no time to rejoice in his strength. He quickly swung his halberd, sweeping away all the scavengers who had closed in. He directly pursued, rushing towards the back door.

Suddenly, he heard a whistling sound as something smashed down towards him. <Li Yèlái>'s heart leaped, instinctively sensing the attacker was powerful. He raised his halberd to block, only to feel a <Black Shadow> bypass his defense and smash towards his head.

<Li Yèlái> immediately dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the blow. He could even feel the sharp tip graze his hair. So close, so close to having his head blown off!

<Li Yèlái> immediately retreated a step. "A flail? I didn't expect another expert!"

At this moment, the attacker's figure finally appeared. It was the <Scarred Woman>, who had previously told <Li Yèlái> to leave her <Female Bodyguard>. Now, she wielded a flail, appearing abruptly in front of the back door.

It was unclear whether it was <Spirit Eye Path>'s visual interference or <Nether Path>'s optical stealth.

"Good, good, I didn't blow your head off," <Scarred Woman> said, full of relief, though her previous strike had shown no mercy. No wonder she couldn't block it. A flail was a weapon that couldn't be blocked, only dodged. Otherwise, like just now, the meteor hammer would bypass the defense and heavily strike the defender's body.

Behind her, two scavengers appeared, weapons in hand. The lights around them flickered. They were clearly <Spirit Ability Users>, but not much stronger than <Female Bodyguard>. They had likely only recently become <Spirit Ability Users>. However, <Scarred Woman> possessed considerable skill.

"Have you considered the consequences?" <Li Yèlái> frowned. Including <Scarred Woman> and the two behind her, this <Red Dart Merchant Association> now had five <Spirit Ability Users>. Were these "wild" <Spirit Ability Users> that appeared due to previous events?

"We didn't want to expose ourselves, but you defeated her in one move. We couldn't let you chase after us like that," <Scarred Woman> said with a smile. "As for you, why not make things convenient and let us leave safely? Once we make a comeback with those lucky gold coins, we definitely won't forget you."

"You're quite confident. You think you can escape <Giant City> safely if you can evade me?" <Li Yèlái> raised his <Chilong Ji> again. "Starting today, the <Red Dart Merchant Association> will cease to exist!"

Publicly attacking an administrator, <Giant City> would no longer permit the <Red Dart Merchant Association> to exist.

But <Scarred Woman> didn't care. "What a shame. It took so much effort to get it. However, soon, we will build a stronger force in the wilderness."

As her words fell, the two wild <Spirit Ability Users> behind her charged towards <Li Yèlái> in unison. Behind <Li Yèlái>, the scavengers controlled by some power, weapons in hand, also surged forward rapidly.

<Li Yèlái> sighed and spoke into his communicator, "Branch, please call more ambulances for me..."

Then, he wiped his face.

<Champion Marquis Facial Mask>!

"Thunder!"

<Shadow Army> appeared on both sides, transforming into heavily armored cavalry! He could pierce through an army formation, so he could certainly pierce through the enemies before him!

Meanwhile, the moment <Li Yèlái> drew his <Chilong Ji>, the administrator teams from the <West City Branch> and over a dozen military armored vehicles had already swarmed into the merchant association's factory area. The scavengers of the merchant association were utterly stunned but dared not resist. They surrendered obediently.

However, many scavengers suddenly raised their weapons under everyone's noses, launching attacks on the special forces and administrators. Simultaneously, this exposed many wild <Spirit Ability Users> who were mixed among the resisting scavengers, hastily dealing with the administrators.

The appearance of wild <Spirit Ability Users> was within the <West City Branch>'s expectations. Therefore, when they learned that <Night General> had discovered one <Spirit Ability User>, the <West City Branch> stated it was within expectations. When a second one appeared, they said it was still within acceptable limits. But when nearly ten wild <Spirit Ability Users> appeared, the <West City Branch> exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

Fortunately, those <Spirit Ability Users> were thrown out like pawns and did not cause any significant damage, but they still attracted most of the administrators' attention.

Watching the intense battle outside, <Xu Shi> felt a chill run down his spine. Those were his subordinates, and now they were being controlled to attack the officials.

"What have you done? Didn't you say you could help the <Red Dart Merchant Association> advance further?" <Xu Shi> looked at the <Male Bodyguard> beside him in terror. "That's why I risked recruiting those <Spirit Ability Users>! You let them enter <Giant City> and controlled them to fight against the officials. If you want to die, don't drag me down! Wouldn't it be better to just sell them to the officials? We could even get on the officials' good side and perhaps become an officially recognized merchant association!"

The <Male Bodyguard> handed a <Treasure Chest> to <Xu Shi>. "Those are all expendable pawns. It's fine if the <Red Dart Merchant Association> is gone. With these things, you can quickly accumulate wealth and build an even larger merchant association."

"Now, take the chest and drive! Use our channels to escape <Giant City>!"

"And you?" <Xu Shi> asked, stunned.

"Me? Of course, I'll help you stall them," the <Male Bodyguard> said with a light laugh. "Let's go!"

A surge of magic seemed to bloom in Xu Shi's mind. Obediently, he slid into the driver's seat and placed the Treasure Chest on the passenger side.

Then, with a stomp on the accelerator, an off-road vehicle shot out of the factory.

A handler saw this and shouted, "It's Xu Shi! He's got the Greed Treasure Chest!"

"Block him!"

Two handlers immediately pursued Xu Shi.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Male Bodyguard smiled, holding another Treasure Chest, which he safely placed in the back seat of his vehicle.

He then got into an armored car and drove towards a secret exit he had prepared.

A pawn, who wasn't a pawn?

Those scavengers were, those wild Spirit Ability Users were, and even Xu Shi himself was.

Only he would be the one to laugh in the end.

With this Treasure Chest, who would pay attention to the Red Dart Merchant Association?

As he accelerated past the factory, a window high above suddenly shattered.

On the other side, Scarred Woman's heart trembled violently. She quickly retreated, as if she had seen a monster.

Because, in the crowd, after Li Yèlái put on a Facial Mask, the shadow of cavalry appeared around him. Then, he charged directly at the approaching scavengers with his physical body.

His speed wasn't particularly fast, but he sent all the surrounding scavengers flying.

When he stopped his charge, he swung his halberd like a whip, a horizontal sweep sending all the scavengers who had surrounded him flying. They spat blood and couldn't get up.

Then, the halberd darted out like a viper, piercing the shoulder of a wild Spirit Ability User.

The next moment, Li Yèlái lifted the Spirit Ability User by the shoulder with one hand, then smashed him onto the ground.

The Spirit Ability User's head hit the ground, knocking out several teeth. He was severely concussed and fell unconscious.

In the next second, Li Yèlái drew the Chilong Ji. He grabbed one end of the Chilong Ji with his free left hand, exerting force with both hands. The more than two-meter-long Chilong Ji bent like a bow in his hand. Then, it sprang forward instantly.

The halberd shot out, hitting another wild Spirit Ability User who approached with an axe, sending him flying several meters. He slammed heavily against the wall, twitched a couple of times, and then passed out.

He broke through the encirclement in almost an instant. In less than ten seconds, he had knocked out over thirty people, including two Spirit Ability Users.

How could Scarred Woman not be terrified? When she saw Li Yèlái's gaze turn towards her.

Scarred Woman's fear intensified. She was a second-awakened Spirit Ability User, yet she lacked the courage to confront him.

So, she immediately used Sky Stepping, fleeing towards the third floor of the factory, intending to escape through the window there.

But it was too slow!

"Wind!" Li Yèlái roared, his speed suddenly increasing.

He also used Sky Stepping. With just one step, he appeared in front of Scarred Woman.

Scarred Woman was greatly alarmed. She quickly swung her flail, simultaneously using her ability to hide her body, attempting to create distance and escape Li Yèlái.

But Li Yèlái still held the halberd with one hand, its tip moving rapidly and thrusting out continuously, as if he had stabbed dozens of times.

Single-Handed Eighteen Thrusts, Swarm!

Scarred Woman, who had hidden her form, was forced out. She could only quickly swing her flail to defend, but she never managed to touch the Chilong Ji.

Until a 'click'.

The halberd's ear of the Chilong Ji caught the chain of the flail.

Li Yèlái yanked hard, and the flail in Scarred Woman's hand flew out.

Then, Single-Handed Eighteen Thrusts, Viper Strike!

He pierced Scarred Woman's shoulder along with the window behind her.

Seeing Scarred Woman lose consciousness and fall to the ground.

Li Yèlái used Sky Stepping to move forward, catching Scarred Woman's arm and landing on the ground.

The moment he landed, he saw an armored car speeding towards him.

He looked at the stunned Male Bodyguard in the armored car.

Li Yèlái understood.

A strong enemy is inevitable, right?

Good that I'm meeting one!