What "fight again" and "strike while the iron is hot," in Fang Yue's eyes, were all bullshit.

All he saw were moving heads and experience points.

Leaving the eldest miss to wait there, Fang Yue leaped down, disappearing into the darkness. When he reappeared, the patrol torches of a small team on the periphery suddenly extinguished one after another.

With a flick of his wrist and a flash of his blade, blood splattered, and bodies fell. In less than a few seconds, Fang Yue had dealt with this isolated patrol team.

"Look, I've surrounded them—a dozen of them!"

System notifications popped up one after another. Watching his attributes rise, Fang Yue was ecstatic. His glowing eyes were like a leopard that smelled meat in the night. He darted into the next isolated patrol team.

"Holy light, that evil is worth fighting!"

This patrol team had more people, and Fang Yue's sudden attack immediately caused a commotion.

But as soon as Fang Yue unleashed his black qi, the flying feathers scattered, instantly killing those who tried to shout out, piercing their throats.

As the bodies fell, Fang Yue moved through the remaining patrol team like a ghost.

Each person he passed fell.

By the time Fang Yue left the team, he left behind only a pile of corpses.

"System notification: Congratulations to player [Night Dawn] for killing [Hired Guard]. Comprehension has subtly increased."

"System notification: Congratulations to player [Night Dawn] for killing [Hired Guard]. Reward: Skill Strength +2, Force卸xie Li +2, Lifespan +5 days, [Bizarre Realm] Progress +0.001%."

"System notification: Congratulations to player [Night Dawn]..."

System notifications popped up like a screen refresh, making Fang Yue beam with joy.

Kongshan Merchant Guild, you are my meal ticket!

Fang Yue was thrilled, filled with motivation.

Grinning silently, Fang Yue charged into the next patrol team, killing them all and raising his attributes.

Unfortunately, halfway through the slaughter, the bodies of the first patrol team he killed were discovered.

As the warning sirens wailed, all the patrol guards rushed toward that location, reducing Fang Yue's opportunities to slack off.

However, the speed at which they converged was different in the front and back. Seizing the time difference, Fang Yue killed this patrol team, blended into the night, approached the end of the formation, and began reaping from the rear.

Gradually, some people noticed the number of torches converging was decreasing.

By the time everyone gathered at the initial crime scene, more than a dozen people had been killed along the way.

Panic broke out.

Some people ran toward the stronghold to report the news.

The rest huddled together, on high alert.

Seeing that there were few opportunities, Fang Yue didn't hold back. He revealed himself and charged in as the man in black.

"He's here!"

"Be careful!"

Everyone cried out in alarm, but Fang Yue was too fast. Amidst the overlapping shadows, Fang Yue stepped on his shadow, his speed skyrocketing as he charged in, tearing open the defensive circle, killing his way inside, and then disappearing back into the darkness.

But even in that short time, there were heavy casualties.

Everyone was terrified and trembling with fear.

Although those in this line of work knew they were risking their lives, facing such a terrifying presence—a presence that came and went like the wind, able to reap several lives with a flick of the wrist—no one dared to say they didn't regret taking on this thorny job.

As expected, there was a reason why the money was so good. They might get the money, but they wouldn't live to spend it!

Just as everyone was thinking this, the ghostly black figure charged in again.

Screams, roars, cries for help, shouts, and wails filled the air as the scene descended into chaos. The gathered guards were like sheep huddling together for warmth, being hunted by a hungry wolf that had pounced into the flock. The scene was truly gruesome and tragic.

"Ahhh! Help! Help me!"

"I have nothing to do with the Kongshan Merchant Guild! I quit this job! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

"Lord, spare me! Lord, spare me! I'll kowtow to the Black Shadow Lord! Please let me go!"

Faced with the black figure who was as if in a no-man's land, everyone reacted differently.

Most gave up resisting, kneeling to beg for mercy or simply running away.

A few simply lay down and pretended to be dead, praying that the attacker wouldn't notice the difference.

And it worked. Fang Yue wasn't too sensitive to corpses.

Compared to checking the 'corpses' on the ground, he was more interested in the living.

They were living attribute points!

Who knew if the corpses on the ground were really dead or alive? Wasting his inner force and attack time wasn't as satisfying as killing someone with a single strike.

Amidst the frenzied slaughter, the scene was filled with wails and cries of misery. It wasn't a patrol team searching for an intruder, but rather the intruder surrounding all the patrol teams, slaughtering them at will.

Unable to endure being suppressed in this way, many began to flee, shouting that they had nothing to do with the Kongshan Merchant Guild.

They had already said this much, their desire to live so strong, so Fang Yue hesitated and let those who fled go.

They were all just working stiffs, and working stiffs shouldn't make things difficult for each other!

As long as you don't work for the Kongshan Merchant Guild, I'll give you a chance to live.

That's what Fang Yue thought.

Of course, if he didn't know there were even more guards inside the Kongshan Merchant Guild's residence, Fang Yue would never have let go of the easy prey.

As Fang Yue unilaterally suppressed them, the scene became extremely chaotic.

Some fled, some begged for mercy, and some feigned death.

When the personnel from the third layer of the Kongshan Merchant Guild's residence ran out to support them, they saw a scene of utter disarray.

All the hired guards who came to support were stunned.

For a moment, they looked at each other, all bewildered.

What, what, what is going on?

So many people on the outer three layers were being slaughtered, and the rest were being brutally killed without any resistance?

What kind of strength did that elusive black shadow have?!

They were shocked, hesitant, and unsure whether to risk their lives.

Just then, the black figure suddenly stopped, his body freezing in place. At the same time, his eyes lit up as if he had discovered a new continent. He looked excitedly at this batch of newly emerged leeks... no, guards!

"The big pills are here!!"

With an excited roar, Fang Yue rushed over.

"Please note, you have already been surrounded by me alone! No one is allowed to escape!!"

Amidst laughter, Fang Yue charged into the crowd. People were knocked over, screams and shouts resounded, and the scene became chaotic again, like the scene with the outer three-layer patrol team replaying itself.

The people lying on the ground pretending to be corpses widened their eyes: They had seen this scene before!!

As if history was repeating itself, everyone trembled under Fang Yue's terrifying power. No one was his match, let alone able to stop Fang Yue for even a moment!

The situation was deteriorating rapidly!

When the head of the Kongshan Merchant Guild rushed out from inside, this was the unbelievable scene he saw.

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He had never seen this scene before!

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