The Lord of Glimmer plants the sun in the eternal night.

Five people emerged from the slope on the other side of the valley entrance, three of whom were Qin Kexing and his companions.

The other two were unfamiliar, but their armor was rather ordinary and heavily worn; judging from their appearance, they were likely sequencers from some village.

They must have been invited by Qin Kexing.

"Wang Anquan, you're quite skilled. No wonder you wouldn't join us. But it's not too late now, put down your gun," one of the middle-aged men said.

Wang Anquan frowned slightly, feeling fortunate that he hadn't joined them.

He thought he was an idiot, still holding the bow in his hand, and had just been thinking of shooting his colleague with an iron arrow.

"Hehe, isn't this just an onboarding assessment? It can be used to give you more tasks," the middle-aged man said with a laugh, hefting the bow in his hand.

Wang Anquan scoffed, "Cheng Yi, do you even believe what you're saying?"

"Then I won't lie anymore. We're colleagues, so I'll just say it directly. The team leader is injured and urgently needs spiritual items to nourish his body. As you know, our mountainous area isn't that chaotic, so we're all relying on the team leader. He can't afford to get hurt."

"Don't worry, once you hand over the Blood Serpent to us, we will never lay a hand on you again. In fact, once the Wood Lotus matures, we'll even give you a share."

Cheng Yi's intention to win them over was obvious, mainly because the patrol team had suffered too many losses.

That night, the stronghold was invaded by a strange creature. Everyone fought for a long time before surviving. But unexpectedly, just as night fell, the one-eyed giant deer came again and completely destroyed the stronghold.

The team leader fought valiantly and managed to lead everyone to safety.

However, the breeders and medical personnel at the outpost had all perished and escaped, and Qin Kexing's injuries could not be healed quickly.

The medical practitioners in the village had poor treatment skills.

We have no choice but to risk coming to the Blood Bamboo Forest to retrieve the spirit item.

Fortunately, as the saying goes, "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," and they finally found their opportunity.

"For safety reasons, we do need spiritual objects. You don't want this mountainous area to descend into chaos, do you?"

"Don't worry, once you're with us, we'll definitely make it up to you."

Upon hearing this, Wang Anquan really wanted to slap him across the face. This was asking him to hand over the spiritual object and also to collude with them.

He had long suspected that the Blood Bear was the work of these guys.

So he bluntly said, "No, and without you here, I believe the mountainous area is definitely more secure than before."

"You're so shameless! You're just like Jiang Liu!" Cheng Yi's face turned cold.

Now that things have turned sour, it's time to prepare for action.

Seeing this, Wang Anquan immediately threw the animal skin bag far away in a certain direction.

Then, holding a knife and a gun, he stared intently at the crowd.

Cheng Yi and the others all had cold expressions, some drawing their swords from their backs, others holding longbows.

Only Qin Kexing remained still. He looked towards the dense forest in the distance and said, "You didn't rush to escape. So you were waiting for the other blood snake to return, hoping it would attack indiscriminately and indirectly help you deal with us? Fine, I admit I really need this blood snake and won't let it escape back into the valley."

At that moment, a crimson glow appeared in the dense forest, and the fiery red serpent returned.

It didn't keep chasing, after all, the weather was freezing cold, and it would slow down if it stayed in the same place for too long.

Seeing that it had seen through his disguise, Wang Anquan no longer concealed his intentions and threw the iron spear in his hand with great force. Several people nearby were on guard, either hiding behind trees or preparing to block with their weapons.

Just then, the blood snake arrived at a short distance away. Upon seeing a group of people blocking its way, it immediately stood upright and launched an attack without fear.

With a pale face, Qin Kexing spoke: "You deal with Wang Anquan, I'll slay this blood snake."

"Boss, are you physically capable?" Cheng Yi was worried that something might happen to him.

The one-eyed giant deer is a creature that has undergone three mutations. Its attacks are accompanied by a chilling aura, and those who are injured by it will feel as if they have been poisoned by meth, and their movements will be much slower than usual.

Moreover, the more one moves, the worse the symptoms become, which is why the gallbladder of the blood snake is needed to detoxify.

Qin Kexing drew his specially made longsword and replied, "I am injured, but I'm not so badly injured that I can't even handle a small snake that has undergone a second mutation."

He is a ninth-dan armored warrior, but what gives him such confidence is his sequence characteristic 'forging'.

By constantly training your body, you can continuously improve your physique and strength, although the process is very slow.

But for decades, he has dedicated himself to this cause, transforming all his sweat and effort into the strength in his hands.

This is the source of his confidence.

Wang Anquan, as a colleague, naturally knew about this.

So when he saw the blood snake arrive and begin to attack almost frantically, he no longer hesitated, turned around and fled, rushing towards a certain route.

Others naturally made their moves, and Cheng Yi also began to launch surprise attacks.

Wang Anquan hid in the dense forest, using various large trees for cover. Once both sides started running at full speed, it became difficult for Cheng Yi to draw iron arrows from his quiver and fire his bow without slowing down.

So, while the other three went to give chase, he headed in another direction, towards the place where Wang Anquan had dropped the blood snake.

Once they get their hands on this, everything Wang Anquan has done will be in vain.

Little did he know, another deadly trap was waiting for him.

...

"Xiao Jiang, let's just pick up the animal skin bag and leave! Who cares about any floods or ferocious beasts?"

The animal skin bag that Wang Anquan had dropped landed right at Jiang Chuan's feet.

Grandpa Liu was completely stunned when he saw this.

What the hell do you mean by surprise?!

This is what you call a windfall.

So, the old man in his sixties or seventies was excitedly shouting nonstop.

"We can't do that. Wang Anquan knows we're here, that's why he threw the stuff over here."

Jiang Chuan said as he took off his armor and put it on Shadow.

Wang Anquan definitely arrived before them and had already laid an ambush.

They were the second group, then came the other patrol teams, and finally Qin Kexing and his group.

When he discovered that Qin Kexing was still alive, he knew he couldn't leave so easily.

I've decided to trick them again.

He told Grandpa Liu that he had been hunted down by monsters sent by this group, and that he had decided to carry out a revenge plan.

Grandpa Liu stopped shouting and joined in, filled with righteous indignation.

The two quickly swapped the animal skin bags, filling one with an equal amount of snow, and then threw it back next to a large tree that would require several people to hug.

Then, Jiang Chuan controlled the shadow, holding the large black spear, and hid in the snow behind the big tree. Since he wasn't a living thing, he wasn't afraid of the cold.

A faceless fellow, he hides himself perfectly.

He and Grandpa Liu each found two different spots to hide, preparing to ambush someone.

Grandpa Liu is always there to support Shadow.

After all, Shadow only knows how to launch sneak attacks and use the Lightning Five-Strike Combo. Whether it can kill anyone is another matter. Once those three moves are over, it has no other uses.

Jiang Chuan calmly climbed a very thick tree and hid several meters high, ready to shoot the enemy at any time.

Just when everything was ready.

The prey has arrived.

It was Cheng Yi.

He is a "sword wielder," but his innate talent is clearly focused on long-range attacks.

Otherwise, they wouldn't use the longbow as their primary weapon; however, this configuration is necessary.

A complete patrol team is generally composed of people from different units.

For example, breeders and medical professionals.

This allows patrollers to calmly deal with any situation that occurs in the mountains.

But then again.

Without the protection of warriors, it is extremely dangerous for an archer to go out alone.

Therefore, Cheng Yi did not lose the vigilance that a mountain patrolman should have, and he proceeded with caution.

After waiting for a while and finding that no one came to pick up the animal skin bag, he took his bow and arrows and went to the big tree.

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan, who had a comprehensive view of the situation, stopped pretending.

"Shadow, go!"