Reaping the Fisherman's Profit! Cultivation Technique Card!

Seizing the chance, Liu Zheng struggled to his feet and pressed a few times at his waist.

A new Psionic Shield rose up, blocking the arrows flying in from behind.

Gritting his teeth, he yanked the arrow embedded in his thigh free. The wound immediately widened, and blood gushed out without stopping.

Yet Liu Zheng somehow produced an injection and stabbed it into his leg.

The bleeding wound quickly stopped, even recovering at a visible rate!

He did not finish off the burly man on the ground. Instead, he sprinted madly into the forest, moving with incredible speed!

"Guwa—!"

The remaining burly men in beast-hide clothing hurriedly gathered around, panicked beyond measure.

The burly man roared several angry words,

and they immediately set off in pursuit of Liu Zheng.

Before long, only two people remained behind to protect the burly man. He sat on the ground and took out a medicine packet, ordering his subordinates to tend to his wounds.

"One slash broke through a Psionic Shield, and he did not die after being hit by a bullet. That is definitely Transcendent power! This burly man is a Transcendent lifeform!"

"Most likely a Transcendent Martial Artist!"

"But he could still be injured by low-grade artillery shells, so his Transcendent level should not be high!"

Wu Yu's gaze flickered as he looked in the direction Liu Zheng had fled, deep in thought.

Liu Zheng had plenty of equipment, and the injection he used was clearly high-end stuff.

Though they were far apart and Wu Yu could not make out the injection's exact effect, Liu Zheng could still run and jump. Its efficacy spoke for itself.

"He probably has more than one, yet earlier he was still asking whether we had any healing items."

Wu Yu pondered.

This man was no ordinary person. He cared about appearances, and his scheming ran deep.

And judging by how decisively he had abandoned the fat cook, he was certainly not someone who would forsake profit for the sake of face.

So long as there was no conflict of interest, he would surely be fair and just, maintaining the image of a "patrol officer."

But once benefits were involved...

"I need to be more careful!"

Wu Yu mused, wondering how the middle-aged woman and Yu Tiezhu beside him were doing.

"Liu Zheng did not fire another shot. He was likely planning to use the chief's injury to tie down more people so he could escape."

"But that chief was actually so bold, leaving only two people to guard himself while sending everyone else after Liu Zheng."

Something stirred in his heart. He carefully climbed down from the tree and headed that way.

"Kuwa Guwa!"

The burly chief cursed as he had the two beast-hide-clad men apply medicine and bandage him.

Those burly men were good at killing, but applying medicine was truly a rough business for them.

When one accidentally touched his wound, the burly chief cursed furiously and slapped the man across the face.

The latter hurriedly apologized and kowtowed several times on the ground.

Suddenly,

the chief's crimson eyes widened as he looked to the left.

A small pebble flew over from far away, hurtling toward them.

The chief seemed to sense something and decisively fell backward.

The next moment,

the pebble landed at one burly man's feet.

He froze for a moment, holding the medicine packet without knowing what to do.

Boom—!!!

A golden Divine Bird Rune flashed past, and flames devoured the surrounding area.

The two men applying medicine were blown into pieces. Only several charred severed limbs and fragments fell to the ground.

Behind a large tree, Wu Yu's eyes narrowed slightly as he hid at the slanted corner of a boulder.

Even if there were archers firing arrows here, they could not possibly threaten him.

Yet until now, not a single arrow had come flying!

"Looks like there are no hidden archers left here."

Wu Yu's thoughts shifted as he looked toward the explosion.

As the flames dispersed, a tall figure actually charged out of them. He instantly locked onto Wu Yu's position, roaring as he swung his broadsword and charged to kill!

It was the burly chief!

His injuries had worsened, yet in his fury he erupted with speed. The power of his vitality and blood was so dense that it nearly formed a thin membrane over his body.

By the time he rushed to within ten meters, the burly chief had already seen Wu Yu. His face was twisted with savagery, as though he wanted to hack Wu Yu into pieces.

Then...

golden patterns appeared on his face.

In an instant, runes took shape and formed a Divine Bird Sigil!

"?" The burly chief.

Boom—!!!

Another explosion. Flames danced with Divine Bird Runes.

When the flames dispersed, only a mangled, headless corpse remained, collapsing to the ground.

"Damn, he was tough!"

Wu Yu clicked his tongue and returned the several pebbles in his hand to his inventory.

"Good thing everything went as I expected."

He carefully walked over, remaining vigilant the entire time.

But nothing unexpected happened. The chief's mangled corpse turned into light and vanished, leaving three cards on the ground.

One was a [Vitality Pill], while the other two were things Wu Yu had never seen before.

[One Hundred Taels of Silver]

Type: Resource.

Quality: White.

Description: Obtain one hundred taels of silver after use.

Tiger Roar Eight-Slash Saber

Type: Cultivation Technique.

Quality: White.

Description: Gain beginner mastery of Tiger Roar Eight-Slash Saber after use.

"Silver, a cultivation technique?"

Wu Yu was startled.

He had guessed that the chief might drop something different, but he had not expected it to be this sort of thing.

"Silver is not worth much. In this life, it is considered low-grade material unless it is processed into mithril or psionic silver bricks."

"A cultivation technique card... Instant beginner mastery after use. Isn't that the same as a knowledge chip?"

Wu Yu's thoughts stirred.

Knowledge chips were a famous technology from after the Great Cataclysm, capable of letting someone instantly master a piece of knowledge.

From beginner mastery to burial, there were knowledge chips for every kind of knowledge!

But the super corporations monopolized everything, so knowledge chips were naturally even more expensive than potions! It was an absurd age, with geniuses emerging one after another while Transcendent resources remained unimaginably costly.

"I wonder what kind of commotion using a cultivation technique card will cause. What if I pass out... Better put it away first!"

After a brief consideration, Wu Yu stored the items in his inventory.

Afterward,

he went to check the drops from the two ordinary beast-hide-clad burly men. Aside from the things he did not want, he obtained two [Vitality Pill] cards.

He looked into the distance, where the cards dropped by the dozens of burly men Liu Zheng had killed lay scattered everywhere.

If he spent time gathering them, the harvest would surely be substantial...

"Ordinary burly men can at most drop [Vitality Pill]s. I can't take this risk!"

Wu Yu forced himself to calm down, decisively turned around, and ran toward Redfang Village.

At Dusk, the sky gradually darkened.

At the edge of a valley, Wu Yu held a small pebble in his hand and gazed into the valley from afar.

Redfang Village was inside!

A layer of spiked fencing stood at the valley entrance, guarded by more than a dozen armored villagers.

Some carried long spears, while others had quivers slung across their backs.

Buildings stood in clusters farther away, smoke rose into view, and human figures moved to and fro.

"I wonder whether these people are enemies or friends, and how they treat outsiders."

Wu Yu pondered slightly and looked toward his inventory.

More than forty small pebbles had already been stored inside, enough to fight a small-scale assault battle.

"Huh!?"

At that moment, Wu Yu narrowed his eyes and spotted a familiar figure within the village.

"Liu Yu?"

"He actually got here first."

Wu Yu considered it, then strode forward.

Before he even drew near, the sharp-eyed villagers spotted him and immediately drew their weapons.

"Who goes there!?"

These people actually spoke Federation Common Language?

Wu Yu was startled and immediately changed his plan. "I'm not a bandit!" he said.

"Hmph, we're not blind!"

A villager holding a spear said, "You're not wearing the clothes of Evil Tiger Stronghold!"