Zuo Lin'an's gaze turned to another side. There were two people there as well, but their situation was different; they did not look like they were together, nor did they walk in tandem.
However, both of them had cold expressions and fierce, bloodthirsty eyes. One look was enough to tell they were up to no good.
Aside from them, there were three middle-aged women. Judging by their plain attire, they had likely never practiced martial arts.
So, they are ordinary commoners?
Zuo Lin'an suddenly realized that in the three dungeons he had opened, there always seemed to be a few ordinary commoners mixed in.
Whatever, it wasn't important.
“Evil Blade Wu Yuan! Heart-Gouging Tiger Yuan Shan!”
The two Houtian Rank elders in their fifties or sixties suddenly shouted, instantly exposing the identities of the two men Zuo Lin'an had deemed suspicious.
Instead of panicking, Evil Blade Wu Yuan chuckled with great interest.
“And here I wondered who it was.”
“So it is you, old geezer Wang Luoshan, the Pacification Commissioner of the Tianlong Guard.”
At this, his gaze shifted to the other elderly man beside Wang Luoshan. “And Zhou Meng, an elder of the Martial Alliance. I truly didn't expect the two of you to end up together.”
“We must be fated to meet in a supernatural dungeon.”
At this point, he seemed to realize something.
“I get it now. Elder Zhou Meng is actually an undercover agent for the imperial court!”
“My, my, to think I would stumble upon such a massive secret. Whatever shall I do?”
Though his words feigned concern, his expression remained completely fearless.
“Wang Luoshan, oh Wang Luoshan, you really are quite unlucky.”
“In the outside world, no matter where we were, you could easily summon a horde of experts to surround and slaughter me. But what a pity...”
“This is a supernatural dungeon, so you can't just attack as you please. If you trigger a Death Rule, you might be the first to die.”
“Even if you do manage to kill me, I will just turn into a specter and return to seek my revenge.”
“I wonder if Pacification Commissioner Wang is willing to slay me on the spot for the sake of the common people, even if it costs you your own life?”
After delivering his sarcastic speech, Evil Blade Wu Yuan stared at Wang Luoshan with provocation written all over his face.
Wang Luoshan was clearly put on the spot by these words. However, no matter how furious he was internally, he ultimately held back.
“Hmph, why would I need to do it myself? Let's see if you can even leave this place alive first.”
Despite his retort, Wang Luoshan was still worried about Zhou Meng's identity being exposed. Zhou Meng was their highest-ranking mole planted within the martial world.
Feeling frustrated, his gaze swept over to Yuan Shan, who stood on the other side of Evil Blade Wu Yuan.
Wang Luoshan was at the Houtian Rank, and so was Evil Blade Wu Yuan. Thus, Wu Yuan did not fear him, and Wang Luoshan himself wasn't certain he could overpower Wu Yuan in a one-on-one fight.
Therefore, neither of them could afford to make a move lightly.
But Yuan Shan was different.
Although he was known as the Heart-Gouging Tiger and was notorious for his ruthless methods, he was only a First-Rate expert. Facing a Houtian Rank powerhouse like Wang Luoshan, he stood absolutely no chance.
As a result, Yuan Shan had cautiously retreated to a distance.
However, he also knew that players should avoid being alone in a dungeon, as they would easily become targets for specters. Thus, despite keeping his distance, he did not leave entirely.
Yet, Yuan Shan clearly did not expect Wang Luoshan to discard all martial decorum and strike him without warning!
It happened in the blink of an eye.
By the time Yuan Shan reacted, Wang Luoshan's figure was already right in front of him. Though his eyes registered the movement, his body was far too slow to keep up.
In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the other man slammed a palm directly into his dantian.
“Ah!!”
Following a blood-curdling shriek from Yuan Shan, everyone looked over to find him collapsed on the ground.
As Yuan Shan regained consciousness after the excruciating pain, he realized to his horror that he had been crippled!
His true qi had completely dissipated.
His dantian was shattered, and his meridians were entirely severed.
In just a split second, the fearsome Heart-Gouging Tiger of the martial world had been reduced to a useless cripple.
“Y-You old bastard... Kill me if you have the guts!”
Wang Luoshan sneered. He did not kill him, but he did not let him off easy either; he struck four more times in quick succession, breaking Yuan Shan's limbs, before grabbing him and tossing him aside like trash.
As Wang Luoshan returned to sit beside Zhou Meng, Evil Blade Wu Yuan chuckled sinisterly.
“What you did is pointless.”
“The main quest of this dungeon is to survive for a full day. Although he looks severely injured now, as long as he doesn't trigger any rules or get killed by a specter, he can still leave here alive.”
“Which means once he goes back, he will fully recover without a single lingering side effect.”
“And knowing his temperament, after suffering such torment in this dungeon, he will surely embark on a killing spree once he returns, just to repay your imperial court in full.”
Wang Luoshan kept a grim face and remained silent.
Of course he knew that any injuries sustained in a dungeon would be completely healed upon a successful clearance.
That was why Yuan Shan had only screamed in agony and cursed him as an old bastard, but had not begged for mercy.
He had refused to plead.
For one, he knew pleading was useless and that Wang Luoshan would show no mercy regardless. Secondly, he knew Wang Luoshan did not dare to kill him here.
Since that was the case, there was naturally no need to beg.
As for Yuan Shan embarking on a killing spree after returning?
All he had to do was ensure the man never made it back.
Survive for a full day?
Even if Yuan Shan managed to survive until the final moment, Wang Luoshan could simply kill him a split second before his own departure.
What was so difficult about that?
Once he left the dungeon, even if Yuan Shan truly transformed into a specter, the creature would not be able to cross over to the real world to cause him trouble.
He had tried this method before, and it worked wonderfully!
But Wang Luoshan was not about to share this with Wu Yuan, merely offering a cold snort. “Perhaps the specter of this place specifically targets isolated players?”
“But speaking of which, when I attacked Yuan Shan just now, why didn't you take the opportunity to make a move?”
Evil Blade Wu Yuan glanced at Zhou Meng, who was only a First-Rate expert, and smiled nonchalantly.
“I don't dare to kill anyone here. Even if I injure someone, it's useless; as long as they leave alive, my efforts would be in vain, and I'd only end up making a powerful enemy for nothing.”
His gaze swept across the area, ignoring the three ordinary women, and landed on Yao Qianhe and his wife, Lin Deshuang.
“You two look somewhat familiar.”
Yao Qianhe's cheek twitched. Facing the notorious Evil Blade Wu Yuan, whom everyone in the martial world feared, he remained highly on guard.
However, with his wife by his side, he could not very well hide behind a woman as the head of the household.
Thus, even though he possessed no martial arts training, he still subtly shielded his wife behind him.
“I am Yao Qianhe, the Prefect of Anyun Prefecture.”
Evil Blade Wu Yuan curled his lips, his expression turning sour.
“So you are also one of the imperial court's men.”
“Hmph! I have no interest in you people. You had best not provoke me!”
Seeing that the man truly seemed uninterested in him, Yao Qianhe let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Wang Luoshan, however, was somewhat surprised.
“So it is Lord Yao. What a pleasure to meet you.”
Yao Qianhe hurriedly cupped his hands. “The pleasure is mine.”
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