Sister Yu's palm strike hadn't yet reached the Second-in-Command's forehead when a long blade pierced through his back.

The blade tip emerged quietly like a bamboo shoot sprouting from the mud.

Sister Yu was stunned, and so were all the players.

Where did this blade tip come from?

Could it be that the Second-in-Command had a demonic blade planted inside him?

However, when everyone noticed the figure behind the Second-in-Command, they suddenly understood.

"Damn! There's an ambush!"

"Someone's stealing the BOSS!"

"Sneak attack! No martial ethics! This young man!"

"Who's so bold?"

...

Sister Yu of North City also reacted, her face turning a deep purple, her eyes like a fierce beast ready to devour, terrifyingly frightening.

When she saw who it was, she couldn't care less about her image and started cursing.

"You little brat! #%￥%￥% you damn! ￥#￥%% you little bastard ***...."

A torrent of curses, extremely high in maternal references.

As for Lin Feng, the instigator, he didn't mind at all.

"Killed a quasi-third-rate expert x1, rewarded with 1800 experience points! Jianghu Reputation +10 points!"

"Congratulations on reaching level 12! All combat attribute points +2! Rewarded with 10 free attribute points!"

The joy of leveling up is truly exhilarating!

Since Lin Feng wasn't teamed up with Sister Yu, it counted as him solo killing the BOSS, and he got all the experience.

But Lin Feng didn't forget about the loot. BOSSes always have good stuff, and he couldn't miss it.

Sure enough, under the Second-in-Command's corpse, something was shining. Lin Feng quickly grabbed it, and the first item he got was a jade pendant.

Lin Feng's breathing quickened. Accessories are rare in The Grand Martial World; they can add extra attributes and don't take up space, making them highly coveted.

But he didn't have time to examine it closely and quickly went for the next item.

Seeing Lin Feng not only steal her BOSS but also openly loot the equipment, Sister Yu's anger erupted like a volcano.

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"Die for me!!!!"

Sister Yu, in a rage, struck out, aiming a palm at Lin Feng's head, intending to smash him into pulp!

"Treading Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms!"

Lin Feng decisively abandoned looting the corpse, tapped his feet, and leaped away lightly like a rabbit.

Sister Yu's palm hit empty air, but she didn't relent and attacked Lin Feng again.

She was actually already severely injured, and Lin Feng wasn't weak. In a rational situation, she wouldn't continue fighting but would call her teammates to gang up on him.

But her anger clouded her judgment, and she didn't care about her condition, only wanting Lin Feng's life.

Seeing this, Lin Feng sneered and said, "Looks like you're really mad. In that case, let me help you cool off and maybe cure your internet addiction."

With that, Lin Feng's eyes filled with killing intent, and he used his lightness skill to appear in front of Sister Yu in the blink of an eye.

Sister Yu's heart skipped a beat, and her overheated brain finally cooled down a bit.

She realized she had made the grave mistake of underestimating her opponent, and the aura of death enveloped her.

She hurriedly changed her tone, "Let's talk this out, you can have the equipment, I don't want it, just don't..."

But before she could finish, Lin Feng's blade had already slashed across her throat.

"Critical hit! -480x200%!"

"You killed a player x1, experience +1200 points, Jianghu Sin Value +10."

"Congratulations on reaching level 13! All combat attribute points +2! Rewarded with 10 free attribute points!"

Sister Yu of North City clutched her neck, eyes wide open, filled with unwillingness and hatred, and eventually fell.

After dealing with Sister Yu, Lin Feng acted as if he had done something trivial and continued to loot the Third-in-Command's corpse.

At this moment, more than thirty of Sister Yu's teammates began to shout angrily.

"Shameless! Even Sister Yu, who was so kind, got killed! Is he even human?"

"Sister Yu worked hard to help us level up, only to be ambushed by this scoundrel. I will avenge Sister Yu!"

"Revenge! Yes, we must take revenge, don't let him take all the loot!"

"We have so many people, we can't be afraid of just him, we can overwhelm him!"

....

It's unclear if they were genuinely standing up for Sister Yu or just jealous of Lin Feng looting the treasure.

Under the crowd's righteous indignation, someone finally took the lead to attack, and soon everyone followed suit, intending to surround Lin Feng.

Lin Feng once again abandoned looting, didn't waste words, and charged with his blade!

He was like a tiger among sheep, relying on his high agility and lightness skill, moving like a dragon among the crowd, and players fell one by one wherever he passed.

"You killed a player x1, experience +850 points, Jianghu Sin Value +10."

"Congratulations on reaching level 14!"

"You killed a player x1, experience +500 points, Jianghu Sin Value +10."

"You killed a player x1, experience +450 points, Jianghu Sin Value +10."

"Congratulations on reaching level 15!"

"You killed a player..."

....

In one go, Lin Feng took down twelve players and returned to the center, standing there boldly.

He slung the nearly blunted long blade over his shoulder, his hair disheveled, eyes bloodshot, face covered in blood with a crazed yet chilling smile, like a demon from hell.

At this moment, all the surviving players had retreated several meters away, not daring to approach, each looking at Lin Feng as if he were a demon incarnate.

Lin Feng scanned the crowd with his gaze, holding his blade with a wicked smile, and asked, "Who else wants to avenge your 'good family member'? If you do, come on up!"

His voice was arrogant and disdainful, like a god looking down on ants, filled with an aura of aggression and slaughter.

"I'll count to three, and if you don't scram, you'll all leave your lives here."

Lin Feng held up three fingers and began to count down.

This time, the remaining players were completely terrified, turning and running away.

Fight? Fight what? This isn't a person; it's a god of death.

This isn't a pure online game where you can revive after dying; the cost of death here is unbearable for anyone.

Before Lin Feng finished counting to three, everyone had already fled.

Seeing everyone leave, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, he was really about to collapse.

In the previous charge, he had actually taken many hits, and if his defense hadn't been high enough, he would have been dead by now.

Fortunately, apart from Sister Yu of North City, the rest of the players were ordinary, and many attacks couldn't break his defense, allowing Lin Feng to survive with over two hundred health, making seven advances and retreats.

But now, he had less than a hundred health left, and his internal strength was nearly depleted.

If those people had really gone crazy and charged at him, he would have had no choice but to run.

Luckily, he was skilled in psychological tactics, using his acting and words to break the players' mental defenses.

This is what they call the supreme strategy of attacking the mind!

Even so, Lin Feng didn't dare to stay long, fearing that players from other places would come to take advantage of the situation.

Ignoring his injuries, he quickly looted all the Third-in-Command's spoils, obtaining three items: a jade pendant, two bottles of elixirs, and a pair of gloves.

Without time to examine them, Lin Feng moved to Sister Yu's corpse, which also had good items for him, a golden secret manual, and several taels of silver.

He didn't bother with the other players' corpses, as they were just ordinary players with trivial gains, not worth it. Better to leave quickly!

Just as Lin Feng left, two figures emerged from the woods not far away.

"Boss, why didn't you let me go up and kill him? It was such a good opportunity. I'm sure he was just bluffing, at the end of his strength."

"Xiao Junjun, how can you harm my savior?"

"Come on, he's no good guy! Look at him, killing and looting, acting like a madman. I'd believe it if you said he's a real-life psychopath!"

"That doesn't matter; he saved me, and we can't repay kindness with enmity."

"My dear boss, he didn't save you; he just wanted to snatch the mountain bandit kill from you!"

"No matter, he saved me, and that's a fact. You can't kill him; that's an order. Besides, didn't you think he looked a bit cool just now?"

"Boss, you're beyond saving..."