Pretending To Be A Boss

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The Tree Sea is a red zone, where the strongest creature, the Nine-tailed Fox, once appeared.

The information came from the Li family, and it couldn't possibly be false to people all over the world.

But at the edge of the Tree Sea, there was a small courtyard with a huge Hundred-Handed Wood in the middle, and on it, a wooden house.

This didn't look like something creatures from the mining area would do, Gong Kun and his teammates were dumbfounded as they stared at Tang Xian holding human clothes.

Tang Xian kindly reminded them:

"The folks behind you are out to kill you, so I suggest not to turn your backs to the enemy, better face the gale."

With the freshly laundered clothes, Tang Xian placed them next to a little stool by the swing frame in the courtyard.

The hunters from the Sky Guardian Fortress team sneered with their samurai swords in hand, disdain in their eyes as they looked at Gong Kun.

"Captain... I can't run anymore," said the youngest swordsman in Gong Kun's team.

After three hours of full-speed fleeing, you either don't stop, or once you do, it's tough to start again.

Gong Kun nodded gravely, silent, his expression stern as he held his sword before him.

Determination to meet death in his eyes.

At the same time, other swordsmen also raised their long swords!

The hunters from Sky Guardian had proven their physical superiority far beyond that of Gong Kun's team.

Escape was impossible, their only choice was to commit to the fight.

It was a strange scene.

Encountering a human residence within the Tree Sea was baffling to all, but the people from Fortress Fifty-One had no time to consider such oddities.

The enemy stood before them. They had no choice but to take up their swords.

The people from Sky Guardian Fortress had some leeway as they sized up the location.

They considered it a nice resting spot.

Rensheng Yeyi's nose twitched; he could still smell the meat scent that lingered on from earlier.

His nose wasn't the keenest there was.

In the team, the largest man was named Dahetian Shimmen.

Bulky in stature, he wielded a nearly two-meter-long oversized katana.

Drool trickled from the corner of his mouth, his dull gaze laced with lechery.

"Women... Boss, I smell the scent of a woman!"

Li Xiaoyu, within the wooden house, also watched all these through the window.

Half a month ago, she and Tang Xian had reviewed the intelligence of the various fortresses and naturally remembered Sky Guardian Fortress, the enemy that required utmost caution.

But she had not expected Gong Kun's famous Swordsmen Clan to be reduced to such a sorry state.

How far had they run?

It may be that their entry point was on the northern edge of the Red Clay Forest, but being chased to the edge of the Tree Sea...

Those hunters from Sky Guardian Fortress seemed to be merely toying with them, weren't they?

Li Xiaoyu was worried about Tang Xian.

But from her position, she couldn't see him.

Tang Xian was folding clothes. In fact, a few articles were still damp. However, he feared that if blood splattered on them later, they'd have to be washed again.

With Dong Ran absent, there was no one to launder clothes. Did he not have to take care of his own cleanliness?

Outside the small courtyard of the treehouse, the team leader of Sky Guardian Fortress addressed the ninja Sarutobi Sasuke beside him, who was holding chains:

"Sasuke, can you handle their whole team alone, no problem?"

Sarutobi Sasuke nodded.

Regarding Sarutobi Sasuke, that was not his real name.

Just as a swordsman's title can be inherited, so can names such as Hanzo, Sasuke, and Muguraizaizo, which also serve as titles.

Having heard their conversation, Tang Xian was sure that those sent by Sky Guardian Fortress must be the finest samurai, ninjas, and monks, no wonder Gong Kun and his team couldn't beat them.

He stood at the gate of the courtyard, ready to see how a ninja fights.

The battle was about to commence.

The swordsmen, suddenly under immense pressure, charged at Sasuke the moment he adopted a defensive stance!

Tang Xian shook his head at the sight.

As an "Eye," one should indeed be capable of commanding battles.

With six against one, there were many tactics to choose from.

This team confidently opted for a pure warrior lineup, forgoing even a medic, and thus an "Eye." But Tang Xian still saw many ways to win.

In the end, he did not partake, but when the young swordsman's chest was slit open by the shuriken, Tang Xian slightly furrowed his brow.

"Avoiding the vital points on purpose, mocking the opponent? Really devoid of any samurai spirit," he thought, finding those from Sky Guardian rather unpleasant.

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In the shallow area of the Red Clay Forest.

Under the leadership of Ye Feng, Gu Luo's team had already slain two elite creatures, both Iron Tree Giraffes.
Your journey continues at empire

In most teams, "Eyes" usually hold a lower rank.

However, Ye Feng was an exception in Gu Luo's team, second in command only to the leader Gu Luo himself.

His outstanding talent for extreme vision, precise judgement, and vast knowledge, earned Ye Feng his team's recognition in many missions.

He had even led them to several missions they deemed nearly impossible, successfully hunting perfect-tier boss creatures.

As a result, in Gu Luo's team, Ye Feng became the commander.

There was actually another hunter team in Huaxia centered around an "Eye."

Previously lesser-known, in the days leading up to the hunting festival registration, they drew unprecedented attention.

From among the top three families, the Song Family's heir, also the team leader of the first fortress, was an "Eye," which was seen as incredible by everyone.

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