All players: Become a Dharma King, with unlimited skill stats.

On a secluded edge in the forest.

A group of people, all dressed in gray-black robes and hooded, were surrounding a corpse lying on the ground.

Judging from the grotesque features on the corpse, this person must have endured unimaginable suffering.

The hooded man at the head of the group bent down, pulled out the dagger that was stuck in the corpse's heart, muttered something, and counted out the number "9".

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed found that there were a total of nine corpses lying on the ground around them.

"Hehe, boss, a new lamb has arrived!"

Another hooded man called out softly in a low, hoarse voice.

The next moment, the dozen or so hooded men present all turned their bloodshot eyes toward the same direction.

It was An Bai who came upon hearing the sound.

"A guild feud?"

Seeing this, An Bai was indeed somewhat surprised.

Although they know that the area outside the city is not governed by law, guilds or factions that have grudges against each other usually choose to settle things in the wild.

But I didn't expect to encounter something like this so soon.

It even seems like a serious matter. Looking at the many corpses lying on the ground, each one with multiple bloody and mangled parts, their features grotesque like those of a demon.

It's hard to imagine what kind of hatred or grudge could lead someone to do this, killing someone and then torturing them as well.

Although An Bai killed three people last night, they were just fools who provoked him.

He glanced coldly at the lifeless corpse, then turned and left, without any intention of seeking justice or judgment.

After all, as long as it's not in the city, even if you commit heinous crimes or kill countless people in the wild, you won't be convicted by the authorities. At most, you'll just offend people and be harassed by certain groups.

"stop."

However, while he wanted to leave, the group of hooded men did not share his sentiment.

Swah——

Simultaneously.

Three of the men in black moved inexplicably, instantly appearing behind and to the left and right of An Bai, blocking his path.

"Get out of my way, I don't get involved in your guild's affairs."

An Bai said coldly.

"Hehehe, another naive sacrifice. Praise be to the Mountain Lord, this is the kind of person the Mountain Lord loves to eat the most!"

An Bai frowned: "This world also has a Soul Hall? You're an elder?"

However, the man clearly didn't understand An Bai's words; he simply revealed a sinister smile and pointed at him:

"Hehehe, grab him and let him continue to attract the next sacrifice with his screams."

After letting out a strange laugh, the hooded man in the lead raised his blood-stained dagger with his thin, bony right hand and pointed it at An Bai.

"Let's do it!"

After confirming that this group of people were indeed going to be his enemies, An Bai stopped hesitating and, without saying a word, instantly teleported to the hooded man in the lead and exploded.

boom!!!

The terrifying roar was far more intense than the screams from before, and the explosion also engulfed the other hooded men standing near the hooded man.

"What?" The three hooded men responsible for surrounding An Bai were completely dumbfounded.

Because they amplified the victims' screams through special means, but after being processed by secret methods, the sound would only reach the ears of those who were alone.

This method attracts lone adventurers, who are then easily taken over by the sheer number of them.

But unexpectedly, they ran into a brick wall this time.

"No! Run!"

"Paralysis!"

"Wind Blade!"

"Thrust!"

The remaining hooded men either fled in panic or instinctively retaliated, unleashing their strongest attacks at An Bai.

boom!

Boom!

The protective shield quickly appeared in front of him, blocking the attack from the incoming mage.

Unfortunately, the shield only had one side. While it blocked the wind blade, a hooded man, who was probably an assassin, had already arrived in front of An Bai, with the dagger just inches away.

hum-

However, just as the hooded man was about to hit his target and smiled, his smile froze the next moment.

As the dagger plunged towards his heart, he felt absolutely no sense of hitting his target.

The next moment, he realized that because he was rushing too fast, and the feeling of missing made him forget to stop, he plunged headfirst into An Bai's body.

What horrified him even more was that he passed right through An Bai's body and emerged from in front of An Bai, where he saw An Bai's cold, smiling face.

Virtualization!

The skills derived from the equipment allow An Bai to easily dodge all physical damage.

The remaining threatening mage skills were blocked by him using his physical shield.

"die."

Boom!

Using the levitation ability brought by the illusion, An Bai floated directly into the sky.

Then he threw a fireball directly downwards.

The scorching flames once again engulfed the hooded men who were close to him beneath him.

With the combined power of the crimson flames and true damage, none of these hooded men survived.

"Which guild is this? They're so awful!"

After the illusion was dispelled, An Bai landed back on the ground.

They also picked up a lot of equipment dropped by these people. Although the durability was basically reduced to zero due to the attacks, the equipment itself would not be easily damaged and could be repaired. They could also sell it for a lot of money.

"Huh? What's this?"

As An Bai was sorting through his spoils, he suddenly noticed the bodies of the victims.

There was a red circle beneath each of them where they died.

It resembled a barrier, with various lines and incomprehensible text.

However, because I didn't study the content of barriers in high school, I only knew that there was a profession called barrier master.

Therefore, An Bai couldn't understand what it was either.

"Forget it, this is such a strange thing, we should notify the authorities."

"Why didn't these victims send out distress signals themselves?"

"Is it because there are no city defense teams patrolling within five kilometers, or are the patrol teams too far away to arrive yet, or... is it because of this perimeter?"

As An Bai murmured to himself, he sent a distress signal and coordinates using his professional system.

However, he did not stay where he was waiting; he left after sending the signal.

Within a five-kilometer radius, the patrol team can obtain precise coordinates upon receiving the signal.

The patrol team five kilometers away could also receive the signal, but the signal was a bit blurry and they couldn't get the precise coordinates, but they could roughly know the direction.

as predicted.

Less than five minutes after An Bai left, a city defense patrol team arrived.

It's clear that it wasn't because there were no patrol teams around, but rather that the distress signals from those people earlier had been blocked.

"Captain, over here!"

"There are signs of a battle, and a few corpses. Holy crap... one of them seems to be from the Brotherhood, another from the Ironblood, and the others seem to be from some well-known training teams."

"The fatal wounds were all from daggers, it doesn't seem like a wipeout from wild monsters."

"And something's really wrong. These people have no connection with each other, so why were they suddenly murdered in a revenge killing?"

The team leader stepped forward, observed carefully, and suddenly revealed a look of horror.

"Wait... This is an erosion barrier! It's from the Lin Yuan Sect! Notify the city defense officer immediately!"

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