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Chapter 398 Revenge Begins

While Jing Chen was seizing every moment to cultivate, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's search became increasingly intensive. After sacrificing the lives of more than ten of their companions, they finally began to approach the small valley where Jing Chen was.

One month later, after Jing Chen had been able to hold on to the eighth wooden stake for a long enough time, a mercenary from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group finally barged into the quiet valley.

Standing at the valley entrance, the wolf-headed mercenary stared blankly at the boy cultivating beneath the waterfall. After a moment, the cold wind brought him back to his senses, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart. Without saying a word, he quickly took out a signal flare from his pocket. Just as he was about to pull it, he discovered that a sharp gust of wind suddenly attacked from the front.

Immediately afterward, the wolf-headed mercenary was astonished to see the hand that had been holding the flare appear right in front of him. The hand fell to the ground without any resistance, blood still gushing from the severed wrist.

"Don't you know it's impolite to bother others?" The boy's cold voice came from behind.

The mercenary quickly regained his senses, turned around, and drew his weapon, but there was no sign of the boy behind him. Only a tree remained. Then, the mercenary glanced down and saw his own shadow—not just one person's shadow, but two shadows overlapping!

"puff!"

The mercenary was suddenly struck hard in the back, his body flying forward uncontrollably, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He landed awkwardly on the ground, quickly turning around, but the boy was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, the boy appeared around the mercenary like a ghost. Each appearance was enough to make the mercenary panic, but he was helpless against the boy.

"Ugh, this is so boring. You're way behind."

The mercenary stared in astonishment at the boy who had suddenly appeared before him. He still had that familiar head of long, silver-white hair, that familiar murderous gaze, and that familiar black greatsword. The only difference was that the boy had a pair of beast ears on his head.

The boy smiled slightly, raised the black greatsword in his hand high, and swung it down fiercely at the mercenary.

"You really like chasing me, don't you? You're determined to kill me, aren't you? Fine, my revenge will begin now..." The boy's cold voice echoed through the woods, quickly disappearing into the forest along with his figure.

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In the silent forest, a flock of birds was suddenly startled and took flight, flapping their wings. A disheveled figure stumbled through the trees, glancing back every two steps as if chased by a ferocious beast.

After running for a while, the figure saw the light ahead and was immediately overjoyed. If only they could get there, they would be safe!

As the figure drew closer to the flames, his heart pounded faster and faster. Suddenly, the figure stopped running, his pupils widening in disbelief as he stared at the halberd blade that had pierced through his chest.

A young figure emerged from the darkness, wielding a halberd whose blade had pierced the chest of the person before him. The young man smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for leading the way. Now go down and wait; they'll be down to join you soon."

With a swift motion, the figure lost all support and collapsed limply to the ground.

Seemingly having heard the sounds, several figures darted back and forth in the firelight, growing larger and larger as the flames illuminated them. Clearly, they were heading towards the boy.

Jing Chen casually flicked his wrist, brushing away all the blood from the halberd blade, and began to retreat, disappearing into the darkness. Before Jing Chen completely vanished, a cold voice slowly drifted out: "The eleventh..."

Soon, four people approached from the direction of the firelight. Each of them wore an identical badge on their chest—the badge of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. The four quickly discovered the corpse and immediately became alert.

Based on past experience, the killer is usually still nearby at this time. Moreover, they can sense that the battle here has only just ended!

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh reached everyone's ears. Everyone looked over and saw a wolf-headed mercenary with his chest pierced by a spear that emerged from the darkness. His pupils were wide open, and an expression of disbelief remained on the wolf-headed mercenary's face.

The halberd blade was drawn again and disappeared into the darkness once more.

The remaining three stood back to back, constantly on guard of their surroundings. But their vigilance was ultimately futile. In the darkness, a halberd flew out instantly, piercing the body of one of the wolf-headed mercenaries. The remaining force of the halberd carried the mercenary's body away, pinning him heavily to a tree.

"What...?" Before the mercenary could finish speaking, a black greatsword appeared in front of him instantly. Before he could react, the wolf-headed mercenary's head exploded.

In just three breaths, only one of the four Wolfhead mercenaries remained. The last Wolfhead mercenary gripped his weapon with trembling hands, his legs shaking uncontrollably. He was on high alert, but suddenly the demon's whisper reached his ears.

"You are the fifteenth..."

Before the wolf-headed mercenary could react, everything went black. The last thing he saw was his own headless corpse. In the end, he didn't even know how he died.

Jing Chen stepped out of the darkness, snatched the halberd from the tree, and tossed it into the air, where it vanished instantly. With the Xuanzhong Ruler slung over his back, a slight smile played on Jing Chen's lips: "I'd like to see how many more men you have to send to their deaths!"

The day before, Jing Chen had already extracted some information about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group from a mercenary. According to that mercenary, the strongest member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was their leader, Mu Li, a two-star Dou Shi (Battle Master). Below him were a nine-star Dou Zhe (Battle Warrior) and an eight-star Dou Zhe, both high-ranking members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Apart from these three, no one in the Rotten Ditch Mercenary Group could challenge Jing Chen in a one-on-one fight.

Jing Chen's strength is now almost at the level of an eight-star Dou Zhe, but he's hesitant to take that final step. If he does, the only one in the Wolf Head Mercenary Group who could pose a threat to him would be their two-star Dou Zhe leader, Mu Li.

Jing Chen wasn't in a hurry. Right now, the Monster Mountain Range only had experience points that were even worse than cannon fodder. As long as Mu Li and those two high-ranking wolf-headed individuals didn't show up, the Monster Mountain Range would still be Jing Chen's domain.

"Phew... It's been a long time since I've really let loose. This time, I'll go all out and wipe them out completely!"

(End of this chapter)