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Chapter 16: Chapter 16- A Taste of Their Own Medicine
"Not counting the fact that you are outnumbered, all of them are Seven Star Battle Apprentice while their leader is an Eight Star Battle Apprentice. if go out there now, you will only be seeking your own humiliation"
Amon wasn't fazed in front of Yang Chen's anger and dished out one fact after the other. It was as if a bucket of cold water was poured onto his head, Yang Chen quickly calmed down and realised the mistake he was about to make.
The life that he barely managed to save after running away pathetically from that demonic beast, he was just about to throw it away in anger.
Now that he had calmed down, he realised the vast difference in strength between them and him. It was as Amon had said, all of them were around his level while the aura of the leader was higher than everyone there. It even gave Yang Chen a faint pressure.
As frustrated as he was, he knew that he cannot take them on in a fight headlong. Although he felt unresigned, there was nothing he could do.
Yang Chen was just about to turn back when Amon from the side opened his mouth said wickedly.
"You know, it's been some time since you have earned some mischief points. Isn't this the perfect opportunity to harvest some points from them".
To collect mischief points, one would have to commit acts that are evil or mischievous in nature. While earning mischief points through levelling is also a way, there was no doubt the first method was far faster and better than the second method.
Yang Chen stopped in his tracks and turned around to face Amon, his eyes were looking straight at the latter. One could see a fierce light like that of a bast in them.
"But how? Although I can kill a few if I catch them off guard, I would instantly fall at a disadvantage if they fought me together. Not to mention their leader is stronger than me".
Yang Chen did not understand why Amon would ask something like that when he himself had stopped him from charging recklessly at those five people.
"Kukuku... I'm not saying that the host needs to fight them himslef. Isn't there another way? A way that you have experienced already?" Amon grinned and lazily played with that trident of his.
Yang Chen was perplexed for a moment, it was only after he mulled over it for a few seconds did he finally understood the true meaning behind Amon's words.
"You are saying that I should use the same tactic they used on me?".
"That's right, they used that tactic on you, so they only have themselves to blame for if others used the same tactic on them. Why, are you abhorred by that idea?" Amon turned his eyes sideways and looked at Yang Chen only to see a dark smile creeping onto the latter's face.
"No, I believe it's an excellent idea".
Yang Chen laughed and gazed at the five men in the distance with an evil expression. Just you guys wait...
For the latter part of the day, Yang Chen did not continue his hunting and closely followed behind the five men and made sure that he did not lose them. Of course, he maintained enough distance so that they did not find him.
Time quickly passed by, the sun started to set and the sky was blanketed by the darkness of the night. A beautiful moon hung in the sky lighting up the surrounding of the forest with its illuminating gentle light.
The group of five men, camped near a small crag and burned firewood to camp. A mouth-watering scent drifted off from the pieces of meat they were grilling.
This group of hunters was quite powerful, in a day they had defeated four Six Star Demonic Boars and one Seven Star Crimson Jackal.
After hunting the demonic beast for the entire day, they were quite fatigued and stopped here to recover their energy. Little did they know that a pair of vicious eyes had been following them for the entire day and now that they were tired from the hunt, they left themselves open for a certain someone who was looking for an opportunity like this all this time.
That pair of vicious eyes slowly disappeared into the darkness of the forest at this moment.
"Leader Li Hao, you have been frowning for a while? Is there something wrong?".
The bearded man who was referred to as Li Hao, turned his head towards the guy with a thin build and said.
"Liu Chong don't you feel something is weird? The surrounding has become so silent all of a sudden, not even the roar of a single demonic could be heard in the distance".
Liu Chong fell into deep thought when he heard that. Indeed, it was far too silent around them. Although it was odd, he did not think over it too much and went back to grilling the meat. This area was a relatively safe place as such, there was a very low chance of them getting attacked by a demonic beast.
The atmosphere was a clamorous one with the five hunters talking and chatting the night with a piece of meat in their hand when suddenly, the ground started rumbling.
This sudden rumbling of the earth immediately alerted the five men. Those who dared to enter this star fall jungle were not ordinary people, these five men were all veteran hunters.
They quickly composed themselves and looked towards the direction where the disturbance came from, their senses all alert. As they felt the trembling of the ground, the disturbance inside the forest slowly approach them, all of their faces became ugly.
"Fuck, who is that idiot who is trying to fight a demonic beast in the night? Are they out of their mind?" Li Hao cursed. what annoyed him was that the commotion wasn't very far from them and was swiftly approaching their place.
While all of them were distressed as to who that idiot who dared to confront a demonic beast at night was, that idiot leapt out of the bushes and appeared in front of them.
"You?!"
Li Hao quickly identified the figure that jumped out of the bushes. He pointed at him and shouted with shocked filled eyes. There is no way he won't recognise a person as unique as Yang Chen thanks to his rag tag clothes.