Yin Yan. Twenty years old. Trainee Reviewer of the Astronomical Society. Likes to sing, dance, and R... probably. Or maybe he doesn't like any of it—who knows? Anyway, the only thing Huai Shi knew for sure was that when Yin Yan fought, he was a complete noob!
"In eSports, being a noob is the original sin!"
Huai Shi kicked the knife out of Yin Yan's hand, then swung his Axe down at his head. In the blink of an eye, flesh parted from bone as Yin Yan's arm flew into the air.
Two seconds before Ai Qing issued the command, the prepared 'second fifth' Huai Shi had launched his backstab.
Don't ask why. If you ask, it's because he's a 'second fifth.'
He raised his hand and fired his Tri-linked Breaking Demon Crossbow Arrows in succession. At such a close distance, within ten steps, the silver crossbow arrows arrived almost instantly, yet Yin Yan managed to react and dodge... revealing himself to be a true 'second fifth'!
Now you're exposed, aren't you? You damn bastard, if you didn't have a guilty conscience, how could you be so wary of me!
Even if he dodged, it was too late. Though he avoided the last two crossbow arrows, he couldn't escape the first one. It pierced straight through his chest, leaving behind a charred scorch mark.
Yin Yan rolled on the ground, crying out in pain before turning invisible and disappearing without a trace. Then Huai Shi saw a charred, floating wound charging straight at him.
And then, the brutal scene from just moments ago replayed. It was a complete thrashing.
Even if Huai Shi was restored to his original form, without relying on the techniques and experience from Van Essen's memories, he could still easily toy with this guy in eighty-one different ways.
"But why did we attack him again?" Huai Shi asked, the realization dawning on him afterward.
"Because he had something to hide," Ai Qing sneered. "Regardless of the other flaws in his statements, my little brother, ever since he was young, would hide anything good he found as if his life depended on it... Why would he ever share it willingly?"
"What if we were wrong?"
"Then we were wrong," Ai Qing said indifferently. "Anyway, he had to die sooner or later. As long as we get the crew list, we don't lose out."
Yikes! You tacticians are all so ruthless!
Huai Shi lamented inwardly, striking even more ferociously. After swinging the Axe, he pulled the Short Knife from his waist with his left hand and swept forward. Yin Yan stumbled and scrambled, crawling desperately toward the corridor.
"Damn it, how long are you just going to watch?!"
With Yin Yan's scream, hoarse whispers and roars suddenly erupted from the quiet rooms lining the silent hallway. Dozens of uncontrollable Werewolves burst through the fragile door panels, charging at Huai Shi!
"You offend a Demon Hunter and think you can run!"
Huai Shi raised his hand and fired three more crossbow arrows. He wasn't sure if they hit anything before a Werewolf was already lunging at his face.
"Get lost!"
The Axe fell, splitting a dog-like head. Huai Shi kicked the still-twitching creature aside, only for another out-of-control attacker to pounce on him.
In an instant, the corridor was a sea of dark figures.
All enemies!
"Meet your end!"
With the Short Knife in his left hand and the Axe in his right, Huai Shi roared and then... turned tail and ran.