Chapter 42: Promotion!

“What happened!?”

The three were shocked by the sudden bloody scene, still unclear about the situation when they heard footsteps coming from behind. They turned around following the sound, looking toward the alley, where it seemed a figure was approaching.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

As the footsteps drew closer, a young man with black hair emerged from the alley. His tall and slim stature, paired with a white shirt, made him appear refined and upright, like a perfect young man who had stepped out of a comic book.

On his shoulder stood a stunning half-human, half-spider girl with her eyes covered by a black cloth. Despite the absence of visible eyes, being in front of her gave the sensation of being seen through.

Songyue, believing herself not to be infatuated, couldn’t help but take a few more glances, and then she saw several frantic bloodthirsty hyenas guarding the entrance to the alley.

With ferocious glares directed at the newly arrived young man, they clawed at the ground, their backs arched as if ready to attack, prompting her to quickly caution him:

“Be careful!”

This mysterious young man who had suddenly appeared was their only hope.

However, the youth seemed to hear nothing of it and walked straight toward them.

Seeing this, Songyue also grew anxious, wanting to let her healing jellyfish help, but then she witnessed a scene she would never forget.

“Owooo…”

These ferocious frantic bloodthirsty hyenas not only did not attack, but instead prostrated themselves on the ground, their bodies trembling, whining as if in terror, submitting to the presence before them.

“This… How is this possible!?”

Chen Chi and the others were also in disbelief, unable to accept that what they were seeing was real.

Frantic bloodthirsty hyenas, as their name suggested, had hearts that continuously produced madness-inducing blood, pumping it throughout their bodies and entering a state of frenzy that disregarded death until they consumed a large amount of blood to calm down.

Yet, these famished hyenas, that feared not even death, were now terrified of this youth!

Could it be that within that human-shaped body, there resided an unspeakable, terrifying demon god?

If anyone with the ability of spiritual vision were present, they would be shocked to see a multitude of spirit threads wrapped around the frantic bloodthirsty hyenas, piercing through their bodies, turning them into puppets at someone’s beck and call.

However, this was a revelation no one could provide, not even the young man before them, who ignored them all and walked straight to the center of the junkyard.

Under the greedy gaze of dozens of frantic bloodthirsty hyenas, he was not afraid at all. His gaze was calm, and he pondered in his mind:

“While frantic bloodthirsty hyenas are inherently mad, their ‘Mad Blood Hearts’ need to feed every moment, and excessive consumption causes further decay of the body, so they prefer to prey on solitary creatures and rarely attack humans protected by rituals. The effort is not worth the gain, it’s the instinct of a living creature, but if an elite monster is born, although it’s strange, it at least makes sense!”

With this in mind, his gaze fell on the massive elite bloodthirsty hyena. A terrifying pressure came over him, which not only failed to make him feel pressured but instead brought a smile to his lips:

“After completing tasks all day, getting some extra benefits at the end is quite lucky!”

This person, naturally, was Lu Yu.

After completing sixteen tasks in a row, he arrived at the Emerald Community at exactly 4:55 PM, not only on time but five minutes early.

Despite the intense day of battling, aside from the Soul Tree showing no sign of improvement after a dozen soul offerings, the rest of his gains were significant.

In addition to a substantial increase in his bank account balance, he advanced to mid-tier Copper rank, Little Spider’s strength also smoothly promoted to high-tier servant, and enough energy was accumulated in the Void Mother Hive to use the life bubble five times.

With such massive gains, Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed from his tense state. He decided not to continue acting alone, wishing to experience the fun of teamwork, to be a slacking sixth member and relax.

But what he didn’t expect

The person in charge from the homeowners’ committee told him that the other three had left early. In other words…

Others had predicted his prediction.

He was stood up!

The chance to be the sixth was gone.

However, unlike most people who would choose to retreat when faced with going alone to the Abandoned City District, he had the strength to hunt alone.

So he directly climbed over the rune iron fence and, using the high-altitude view of the Mist Crow, stumbled upon these three “silly” individuals and watched them rush into the den of monsters.

This scene dumbfounded Lu Yu; had he ever seen such reckless heads? Truly unafraid of a possible BOSS hiding inside.

Sure enough, the trio encountered the elite bloodthirsty hyena and nearly overturned completely.

Zhao Bin should be grateful; although he had his small schemes and didn’t let Lu Yu join, he also didn’t consider pocketing Lu Yu’s share of the money and planned to distribute it to him.

Seeing these acts of sending wealth, Lu Yu would take action. Otherwise, he wouldn’t mind being like a cop in a certain Ke Xue world, arriving leisurely only after the three were digested into excrement.

But these were trivial matters. Looking at the monster’s nest before him, his eyes burned with eagerness.

To others, these frantic bloodthirsty hyenas were vicious monsters, but in his eyes, they were treasures on legs, the kind that could burst with coins, plus an elite monster, worth nearly a million in total!

It was time to get rich!

Thinking back to the days when he was so poor he nearly broke a metal coin in two for double use, Lu Yu now saw a bright future waving at him.

The elite bloodthirsty hyena felt Lu Yu’s disrespectfully hunting gaze, its heart beating faster like a raging drum, as the mad blood evolved into an even more powerful killing desire, culminating in a heaven-piercing roar:

“ROAR!”

Even as an elite-ranked monster, the bloodthirsty hyena had not forgotten its instinct to hunt in packs. It commanded a large number of hyenas to charge forward, first to exhaust this human’s energy.

“Aoow—”

Over sixty hyenas charged together, an imposing force like a blood-colored blade sweeping forward, ready to cleave through anything in its path.

Upon seeing this, the trio’s faces showed fear; had it been them facing such a large number of frantic bloodthirsty hyenas before, they likely would have been overwhelmed in an instant, becoming fodder for the hyenas.

This sudden arrival of a young man,

Was he really okay?

However, contrary to their expectations, facing such a terrifying attack, Lu Yu walked casually forward with his hands in his pockets.

It was as if he wasn’t in battle but on an outing.

Seeing this, the hyenas sped up their charge. However, the leading hyenas found an invisible thread shining with a cold light.

Normally harmless, just an ordinary thread, but in the state of a high-speed charge, it was tantamount to a guillotine.

Thread Technique—Spider Silk Guillotine!

Several hyenas instinctively tried to slow down, however, they couldn’t react quickly enough, and the hyenas behind them, still charging, forcefully pushed them forward. The result of this crowding was inevitable…

Snap!

Seven or eight hyenas were decapitated on the spot, their bodies continuing to charge forward, blood spraying a meter high, while the hyenas behind them leapt over their companions’ corpses, avoiding the guillotine thread, and continued their charge.

The mad blood was boiling!

“Truly one of the top predators of the wilderness, such a rapid response!”

Lu Yu praised, and Little Spider on his shoulder raised her head, the slender fingers inching lightly!

Hum!

Like playing a piano piece, Little Spider was a top pianist, with five threads stretching out from her fingertips and sweeping across the void with her hands, like invisible blades.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

In an instant, the bodies of a dozen approaching frantic bloodthirsty hyenas were cut apart, severed into two, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Thread Technique—Sonic Silk Blade!

Through the day’s worth of over a dozen battles, Little Spider not only broke through in strength but also her spider silk technique proficiency reached a master level.

This proficiency was comparable to what other beast masters achieve over years, even decades of hard work, but with the help of the proficiency panel, Little Spider could significantly reduce training time and stay on the right path.

Master level spider silk became sharper and more flexible, able to wield as a weapon and display thread techniques.

Such high-handed slaughter, in just a few minutes’ time, dozens of frantic bloodthirsty hyenas were slain, leaving only corpses behind while Lu Yu walked on with grace and ease.

“AOOH!”

The elite bloodthirsty hyena felt a great threat and let out a low growl, the countless tentacles on its body writhing, looking terrifying and brutal.

Yet facing the threat, Lu Yu stood his ground. When the trio thought the mysterious young man was being cautious, they saw him slowly raise his right hand, giving a thumbs-up, which he swiftly flipped downward, saying with a sneer:

“Is that all?”

The trio was dumbfounded.

So audacious!