"Haha! You found out so quickly!"
A light chuckle came from the location where the vehicle was hidden not far away.
Immediately after, a squad of five people emerged from their hiding spot and walked towards Ye Cang and the others.
"Du Ya!"
"Everyone, be careful!"
Seeing the approaching figures, Lin Yan let out a low shout, his tone somewhat grave.
At this moment, information about 'Du Ya' flashed through Ye Cang's memory.
The Du Ya Squad.
They were also a squad that hunted Vicious Beasts on the outskirts of the Wilderness Area.
However, their overall strength was slightly superior to theirs.
The strength of the captains was similar, but in their opponent's squad, there were two Quasi-Warriors and one Advanced student-level combatant.
Since both parties made a living in the peripheral areas, friction naturally accumulated over time, leading to a long-standing animosity between them.
As the difference in combat power between the two sides was not significant, there hadn't been any overly intense clashes.
But the Du Ya Squad appearing here now surely meant no good.
"Du Ya! What do you want?"
Lin Yan spoke coldly.
Hearing this, Du Ya, the captain of the Du Ya Squad, sneered.
"Hmph! It's time our grudges were settled. I see you've had a good haul today. As long as you leave everything behind, I'll allow you to leave unharmed."
As he spoke, Du Ya glanced at the backpacks on Ye Cang and the others, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.
So many items, enough to rival the spoils of their two or three outings.
However, these few items alone weren't enough for him to take such a risk.
He looked at Lin Yan, killing intent swirling in his eyes.
Coming to them this time, he was absolutely confident.
At the same time, the other members of the Du Ya Squad had already stepped forward, surrounding Ye Cang and the others.
Seeing this, Lin Yan's expression grew even more solemn.
Their strengths were similar, yet the other party dared to come to them, so they must have prepared some means.
"Haha! Robbery? Just you, Du Ya?"
Lin Yan sneered, then angrily retorted:
"Get lost. We're evenly matched; if we truly fight, both sides will suffer heavy losses. Do you want to see that outcome?"
Hearing this, Du Ya burst out laughing.
"Haha! Who's evenly matched with you! Look closely, I've already had a Breakthrough to the Intermediate Martial Artist level."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.
Ye Cang's heart also sank.
According to the information he knew, an Intermediate Martial Artist's normal strength had already surpassed four thousand kilograms.
With the added bonus of Combat Skills, it could easily approach five thousand kilograms.
He wondered if Lin Yan could withstand it.
At this moment, Lin Yan snorted coldly, a hint of mocking smile on his face.
"So what? With the strength of a mere Intermediate Martial Artist, trying to take on our Rock Mountain Squad, you must be dreaming."
If it had been before, he might have already been thinking of a way to retreat unscathed.
But now it was different.
Because Ye Cang was here.
With Microscopic Agility and Quasi-Warrior strength, no one on the opposing side, except Du Ya, could stop him.
As long as he held on for a moment, no one in the Du Ya Squad, besides Du Ya, would survive at Ye Cang's hands.
At that point, with Ye Cang's assistance, it wasn't impossible to kill this sworn enemy today.
"You're courting death. I'd like to see how you'll be so stubborn later."
Seeing the mockery in Lin Yan's eyes, Du Ya was immediately enraged.
He then let out an angry shout.
"Attack! Kill them!"
At his command, the other members of the Du Ya Squad all sought out their respective opponents and charged at them.
Du Ya himself rushed straight towards Lin Yan.
"Good! Let me see if there's any weakness in your Intermediate Martial Artist strength!"
Lin Yan roared, holding his broadsword, and met him.
As he passed by Ye Cang, he spoke in a low voice.
"Deal with the others as quickly as possible!"
Hearing the sound, Ye Cang instantly understood Lin Yan's intention.
His figure flashed, and he directly rushed towards the Quasi-Warrior in Du Ya's team.
"You're seeking death! You're not worthy of fighting me!"
Seeing Ye Cang charge, a hint of disdain flashed in that person's eyes.
The two sides had dealt with each other many times, so he naturally knew Ye Cang's strength clearly.
He was merely an Intermediate Martial Apprentice!
One strike would be enough to kill him!
Hearing the taunt, Ye Cang's expression remained normal, but the speed of his footsteps increased slightly.
Whoosh!
He had already appeared in front of that person.
"Not good!"
Seeing Ye Cang instantly appear before him, that person's face changed drastically, a hint of terror flashing in his eyes.
This speed!
It was completely beyond what an Intermediate Martial Apprentice could unleash.
Even he didn't have such a fast sprint speed.
Swish!
Ye Cang made his move!
The long sword swept across, and before that person could react, he felt his head become somewhat light.
Thud!
In his peripheral vision, a headless corpse fell to the ground.
"This... why does it look like my body?"
Beside the corpse, Ye Cang had killed this person with a single sword strike, then looked at the System panel.
"Life Energy: 36.5"
It had increased by 0.9 compared to before.
"Life Energy comes from living beings. As expected, killing people can also yield it!"
Ye Cang's heart stirred, and he looked to the other side.
At this moment, Shi Feng was fiercely fighting another Quasi-Warrior from the Du Ya Squad.
Both had the strength of Quasi-Warriors, their combat power evenly matched, fighting to a standstill.
However, in the blink of an eye, Ye Cang had already arrived beside that person.
"What! Where's Yuan Zheng?"
That person's face changed drastically when he saw Ye Cang.
He had seen the other Quasi-Warrior in his team confront this person.
He was clear about Ye Cang's information; he was merely an Intermediate Martial Apprentice and wouldn't last a single round against his teammate.
How could this person be here now?
Before he could figure it out, a flash of sword light had already swept across his neck.
"You'll see when you go down!"
Ye Cang spoke coldly from behind.
He glanced at 'Life Energy' and, as expected, it had increased by 0.9 points.
"You..."
Beside him, seeing this person instantly killed by Ye Cang, Shi Feng was utterly dumbfounded.
He simply couldn't believe what he had just witnessed.
Killing a Quasi-Warrior in one sword strike.
This strength was somewhat terrifying!
He involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
If Ye Cang were on the opposing side, it would probably be his head flying off right now.
Then, Ye Cang looked at the other two battlefields.
Without exception, Bai Yuanliang and Wu Guang were somewhat at a disadvantage.
However, among Martial Apprentices, the difference in combat power was not too obvious, and it would still take some time to completely defeat one side.
"You go help them, I'll go help the captain!"
Ye Cang glanced at Shi Feng, then quickly rushed with his sword towards where Lin Yan and Du Ya were fighting.
"Oh! Good, good..."
Shi Feng was stunned for a moment, then also rushed over.
With the addition of him, a Quasi-Warrior, dealing with the two Martial Apprentices of the Du Ya Squad was an easy task.
On the other side!
When Du Ya saw Ye Cang appear, he also couldn't hide his shock.
Only then, glancing over the battlefield, did he realize that the two Quasi-Warriors in his own team were already headless corpses.
"Ye Cang! Well done!"
Lin Yan laughed heartily, feeling very refreshed.
Having witnessed Ye Cang single-handedly take on ten Azure Phosphorous Snakes, he wasn't worried about Ye Cang's safety at all.
"Damn it! How dare you..."
Du Ya's face was exceptionally ferocious at this moment.
He had miscalculated!
He had originally thought that with his strength as an Intermediate Martial Artist, plus the two Quasi-Warrior powerhouses in his team, wiping out the Rock Mountain Squad would be a simple matter.
But now, it was his own squad that was being annihilated.
"Ah! Die!"
Du Ya roared in fury.
Swish!
His figure moved, instantly appearing in front of Ye Cang, the dagger in his hand like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, biting towards Ye Cang's throat.