That's It?

"You bastard! You actually killed Monka! Die!"

The other members of the Phantom Thief Guild saw Qi Yan take down the yellow-haired punk and immediately attacked him.

"Great Flame Bullet!!"

The afro-haired man fired a ball of flames at Qi Yan.

"Bala!"

Qi Yan raised his hand and fired a Bala. The moment the man's flame bullet left his hand, Qi Yan's Bala struck it first.

Boom—!

The two energies collided and exploded violently.

"Uwaaaah!!"

The afro-haired man was blasted away.

Qi Yan said calmly, "Eleven left!"

"Bastard!!!"

At that moment, the remaining Phantom Thief Guild members were all enraged. They had underestimated Qi Yan because of his youth, never expecting him to take out two of their people in the blink of an eye.

More importantly, Qi Yan had disposed of the two so effortlessly. The sense of danger made every hair on their bodies stand on end.

"Wind Blade!!"

One of them raised his hand and unleashed a barrage of wind blades.

Sonído!

Qi Yan vanished instantly once more, appearing before the man in the next moment.

Slash—!

"Uwaaaah!!"

Before the man could react, Qi Yan slashed him. Blood sprayed from his chest as he collapsed to the ground.

"Ten left!"

Qi Yan then pointed his index finger at several of them.

Emerald-green light continuously gathered before his fingertip, forming a small ball of emerald-green energy.

"I'll block it!!"

"Earth-Make: Wall!!"

Rumble!!

The ground rapidly rose up, forming an earthen wall in front of them.

"Cero!"

"Buzzzzz! Whoosh—!!"

A beam of emerald-green energy shot from Qi Yan's fingertip and rapidly expanded.

Boom—!!

The earthen wall shattered the instant it came into contact with the Cero.

"Uwaaaah!"

"Waaaaah!"...

Four Phantom Thief Guild members were taken out by that strike, and the Cero carved a massive ravine into the ground.

"Six left!"

"Die!"

A member dressed head to toe in tight clothing, looking like a ninja, silently appeared behind Qi Yan and thrust his blade toward Qi Yan's heart.

"Qi Yan, watch out!!"

Elfman immediately shouted a warning, but he was a step too late.

The man's blade stabbed Qi Yan. Just as everyone thought Qi Yan was doomed—

Crack—!

Qi Yan was completely unharmed, but the man's blade broke.

"What?!"

The assassin was shocked and immediately tried to pull away.

Smack!

A hand clamped directly over his face. Then he felt an irresistible monstrous force seize him and slam his head toward the ground.

Boom—!!

The ground was smashed into a huge crater. Qi Yan released his hand, and the assassin's eyes had rolled back as he lay unconscious.

"Five left!"

"M-Monster!"

The remaining few could not help but tremble in fear. Magic could not kill him, blades could not pierce him—what else could he be but a monster? How were they supposed to defeat such a monster?

"Keep attacking! If one strike doesn't work, then attack ten times, a hundred times! I refuse to believe we can't kill this monster!!"

The few of them immediately scattered and attacked Qi Yan.

"Pointless struggle!"

Qi Yan's figure flickered several times, and four people fell to the ground.

A mage capable of easily wiping out a platoon of the Ancient Knight Order could not be considered weak. They would have been elites among elites in any Mage Guild.

Yet before Qi Yan, they had no room to resist. In speed, strength, attack power, and defense, Qi Yan was leagues ahead in every attribute. As a result, none of them could even last a single exchange.

"One left!"

"Clap, clap, clap!!"

Camille, the guild leader who had watched from the sidelines since the battle began, applauded.

"Wonderful! Truly wonderful!"

"Kid, it's incredible that someone as young as you possesses such strength."

Qi Yan looked at Camille. "Your companions have all been taken out. Are you really that happy?"

"Companions? Only the strong are qualified to become my companions. They weren't my original companions, either. They merely killed my former companions and became my new ones afterward."

"Kid, you possess such great power, yet you're still working yourself to the bone. Don't you think that's a waste?"

Qi Yan raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Then what should I do?"

"Join me, of course!"

"What are the benefits of joining you?"

"Benefits?! Hahahaha! There are far too many benefits! As long as you join me, we can overthrow the Magic Council together! We'll create a world ruled solely by us. Then the whole world will be ours! You can freely do anything you want—money, status, fame, power, women! Whatever you want, you can have it!"

Qi Yan said flatly, "Enough!"

"What? Have you decided to join me?"

"Of course... I'm refusing!"

"What?!"

Qi Yan said disdainfully, "I thought you were going to say something impressive, but that's it?! You wasted two whole minutes of my time. You spun such grand fantasies, yet you're a lone commander trying to talk me into joining you? Do you think you're the protagonist? You want to overthrow the Magic Council? Rule the world? You really don't know your own limits."

Camille's expression darkened. "Kid, I invited you because I value talent. If you refuse, then death is your only outcome!"

Qi Yan said calmly, "Sorry. I'm in a hurry, so please die instead!"

Sonído!

Whoosh—!

Qi Yan appeared at Camille's side, slashing his blade toward him.

Just as the blade was about to strike Camille, it suddenly twisted. The blade abruptly bent and changed direction, and Qi Yan swiftly dodged.

Slash!

Even though he had dodged quickly, his shoulder was still pierced by the sword.

"Hm?"

Qi Yan was slightly surprised. This was clearly beyond his expectations.

Qi Yan rapidly retreated, pointing his right index finger at Camille as emerald-green energy continuously gathered.

"Cero!"

Buzzz! Whoosh—!!

The emerald-green energy beam shot straight toward Camille.

Yet Camille remained standing where he was.

Just as the Cero was about to hit Camille—

Suddenly, the Cero turned around and shot back toward Qi Yan.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

The Cero destroyed every house along the street that it touched, blasting open a massive passageway.

Qi Yan appeared some distance away. The instant the Cero turned around, he had used Sonído in time to evade its attack.

Camille said, "What a pity. If your reaction had been just a little slower, it wouldn't have been your arm that got pierced—it would have been your head."

"Qi Yan, are you alright?! You bastard!"

Elfman transformed his right arm into a bear paw and was about to attack.

"Don't come over!"

Qi Yan raised his hand to stop Elfman. "Protect the client. I'm fine."

Camille sneered. "Fine? Kid, your right arm is already useless. I'll give you one more chance: join me and become my subordinate. Otherwise, not only will you die, but your companion will too."

Qi Yan ignored Camille. Grasping the blade with both hands, he slowly pulled the long sword from his shoulder. Almost the instant it came out, the wound on his shoulder began healing rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it vanished, as though he had never been injured at all.