At the sight, Yao Shunyu's face turned deathly pale. Li Bai was completely frozen in place. The black-clad figure who had appeared out of nowhere had clearly come from inside Wang Fugui's door. It was a supernatural entity—had to be! It... it was the thing inside Wang Fugui's door!
Thinking back to what Wang Fugui had once told them, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai finally understood. He hadn't exaggerated at all; if anything, he'd understated things by a ridiculous amount. First, the figure had instantly taken down Bai Yu, who'd been fighting all three of them at once and left them helpless. Then, he'd spread the punishment around evenly, giving Yuan Shanyuan and Luo Tianhe one blow each and sending them to their deaths—all without wasting a single word.
As Wu lowered his head, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai's figures appeared in his pupils. The terrifying killing intent made Yao Shunyu's heart skip a beat. The moment he came to his senses, he threw up both hands and shouted, "Don't attack! We're on the same side! We're all friends here!"
Seeing that Wu had gone berserk, the Fatty hurried over and grabbed the bloodied scabbard in Wu's hand, stopping him. "Brother, don't be rash. These two are our friends."
Yao Shunyu and Li Bai, who had just narrowly escaped with their lives, nodded like bobbleheads, behaving as meekly as could be.
Within a few breaths, the killing intent in Wu's eyes slowly faded. He glanced at Yao Shunyu and Li Bai, who were still kneeling on the ground, then turned and walked toward Jiang Cheng.
With each step, Wu's figure grew fainter, until he vanished completely just before reaching Jiang Cheng.
Once the god of slaughter had disappeared, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai felt as though they'd been hauled out