"So this is a high-grade Life Stone?"
Inside an alley far away from that group, Zhao Xuan examined the Life Stone in his hand, a pleased smile on his face.
Of course he was happy.
How could he not be?
On this trip, not only had he killed one of them, he had also picked up a high-grade Life Stone for free.
One had to know—
Outside, a single high-grade Life Stone would cost at least sixty to seventy billion.
In other words, Zhao Xuan had gained sixty to seventy billion without spending any effort at all.
How could he not be happy?
Zhao Xuan was delighted.
But the remaining thirteen people were anything but.
After Zhao Xuan took the biggest share, their final gains amounted to only fourteen ordinary Life Stones—fourteen billion in total.
Split evenly, each person got just a little over one billion.
And most importantly—
They had lost a teammate.
"What should we do next, Neps?"
As the question fell—
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Everyone turned their gaze toward the blond man named Neps.
Neps didn't answer immediately. Instead, he fell into silence.
After several seconds, he finally spoke:
"We change locations. We go to the West City. We hunt Gold Guards there."
"What about Tuplang's death? Are we not avenging it?"
A woman in the team couldn't help asking.
"It's not that we won't avenge him," Neps said grimly.
"First, that kid's speed is too fast. Among the thirteen of us, probably only Jenny and I can keep up with him."
"But the two of us can't leave the team to chase him. That kid is strong—just the two of us might not be enough to take him down."
"Second, we don't have enough time. The Life City relic only opens for three days each year. We can't afford to waste too much time on him."
"And third—there's no need."
"As long as we block the city gates after three days, that kid is dead for sure. There's no reason to risk being counter-killed by him by spending so much time hunting him down."
Hearing this, the woman fell silent.
Soon after, the thirteen of them began moving quickly around the inner city, heading west.
They were currently in the East City.
Their destination was the West City.
The distance between the two was nearly a hundred kilometers.
That alone showed just how wary they were of Zhao Xuan.
While they were moving away from the East City—
Inside an alley in the West City.
"Jiji jiji jiji jiji!"
The Big Golden Rat suddenly chirped.
"You're saying they're rapidly moving away from us?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xuan's expression turned strange.
"Jiji jiji!"
The Big Golden Rat nodded.
"They ran?"
Zhao Xuan's eyes flickered as a mocking smile appeared on his face.
"But where do you think you can run to?"
Muttering to himself, Zhao Xuan suddenly said,
"Let's go. We chase them."
"Jiji! (This way!)"
The moment the chirp fell—
The Big Golden Rat shot forward.
Zhao Xuan followed closely behind.
Man and rat moved swiftly through the Life City.
Before long—
Zhao Xuan crossed from the West City to the East City.
From afar, he stopped.
He didn't move too close.
After all—
Among them was someone with master-level Observation Haki.
And Zhao Xuan's Observation Haki was only at advanced level.
There was a full tier of difference between them.
If Zhao Xuan got too close, he would be detected immediately.
So—
He handed the scouting task over to the Big Golden Rat.
Not long after, the Big Golden Rat returned to his side.
Zhao Xuan's lips curled upward.
"You really think that changing locations means I can't find you anymore? Naive."
With a cold laugh, Zhao Xuan moved decisively.
Following the Big Golden Rat's guidance, he charged toward the thirteen who were once again locked in battle with an ancient city guard squad led by Gold Guard generals.
When Zhao Xuan entered the detection range of their master-level Observation Haki user—
They were already fighting the city guards just like before.
"Damn it!"
The Observation Haki user's face changed drastically as he shouted,
"He's here again! He's here again! Zhao Xuan is here again!"
Everyone's expressions shifted instantly.
"Burst!"
Neps shouted.
"All of you, burst together! Kill them before he arrives—this can't happen again!"
As his words fell—
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Including Neps himself, all six people surrounding the two Gold Guards activated their limit techniques simultaneously.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant—
One Gold Guard general was killed outright, and the other was knocked down.
Then—
They attacked together again.
Boom!
The remaining Gold Guard general was instantly killed by the six of them.
The entire process took less than two seconds.
And at that very moment—
Zhao Xuan had only just entered their line of sight.
This showed just how decisive they were this time.
After killing the two Gold Guards, the six of them clearly had no intention of letting Zhao Xuan go.
They had crossed a hundred kilometers from West City to East City—
Yet Zhao Xuan still managed to find them, and always at the exact moment they engaged Gold Guards.
They knew exactly what that meant.
They understood very clearly—
Zhao Xuan had to be dealt with as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if Zhao Xuan kept appearing every time they fought Gold Guards to harass them, the next three days would be unbearable.
Using limit techniques briefly didn't cause much harm.
But using them repeatedly in a short period of time?
That was a different matter entirely.
It was like slow poison.
You might only take a small dose each time, but if you take it often enough, you will still die in the end.
Seeing the six charging at him aggressively, Zhao Xuan didn't hesitate at all.
He turned and ran.
However—
This time, the six clearly had no intention of letting him go.
This time, they had come with the resolve to kill Zhao Xuan at all costs.
Seeing Zhao Xuan flee, Neps immediately shouted,
"Jenny, come with me! The two of us will pin him down! The remaining four must follow closely—this time, we can't let that kid escape again! Otherwise, if he keeps harassing us like this, our gains over the next three days will be miserable!"
Under Neps' command—
The six quickly split into two groups.
A two-person pursuit team.
And a four-person follow-up team.
The two-person team suddenly accelerated, chasing Zhao Xuan at full speed.
The four-person team followed behind as closely as possible, doing everything they could to avoid falling behind.
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