If it weren't for Hamill, Bai Ye felt things would be difficult to predict.
After all, it was a Wish Mission. Even the others Bai Ye couldn't name, though considered trash, were still the cream of the trash.
But because of Hamill, there was no need to make a choice.
That guy had super-regeneration from birth. Whether Hamill could kill others was debatable, but killing Hamill? That was incredibly difficult. 138 Reading Net
So, by using Hamill to stall Li Jia Yi, Bai Ye felt he might finally have a chance to finish him off.
As for Wei Zhu Xie and Lance Gard, though not as powerful, they were named individuals who could at least annoy Hamill and Li Jia Yi.
Furthermore, setting aside Bai Ye's desire to eliminate Li Jia Yi.
With this ranking sorted, Bai Ye had eliminated four, five, six, and seven ahead of him. As for Wei Zhu Xie's fate...
Even if Bai Ye was killed by Hamill, Hamill's pursuit count would be nowhere near his own.
As for Li Jia Yi, Bai Ye believed this unlucky kid was already doomed from the moment Hamill was tasked with pursuing him.
Whether he lived or died was a matter of discussion, but with Hamill blocking the way, Li Jia Yi had almost no chance of winning the Wish Mission.
Even if Li Jia Yi suddenly went berserk, killed Hamill and Wei Zhu Xie, Bai Ye would still be standing in his way. In terms of pursuit count, Bai Ye would most likely still be higher than Li Jia Yi.
Li Jia Yi's only chance of winning was to defeat Bai Ye.
If Li Jia Yi could truly achieve that, Bai Ye would have nothing more to say. If he himself was wiped out, what else could he say? Any scheme would be meaningless.
After a moment of thought, Bai Ye had a clear grasp of the situation and affixed the numbered tokens below each name.
"The order has been finalized. The Wish Mission will commence in thirty seconds."
"Countdown initiated: 30, 29, 28..."
Bai Ye watched the countdown appear, arms crossed, waiting silently.
Meanwhile...
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Amidst a forest, a deafening roar echoed.
Before Li Jia Yi stood a colossal beast.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas records: In the Linshi Kingdom, there is a rare beast, as large as a tiger, adorned with five colors, its tail longer than its body, named Zuwu. Riding it, one can travel a thousand li in a day!
As a seasoned expert, Li Jia Yi understood that one's own strength was paramount. He wasn't particularly fond of beast taming.
However, like Bai Ye, while he wouldn't actively seek out or pursue beast taming, he wouldn't mind acquiring one if it came his way. This was how Bai Ye's Gengar and Goodra came to be.
Therefore, his dislike didn't prevent Li Jia Yi from capturing Zuwu. After all, a mythical beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas...
This was a top-tier existence in the beast-taming world!
Although Zuwu wasn't ranked highly in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it was already a mid-tier red-quality beast, capable of overwhelming a large number of other beasts.
Of course, capturing Zuwu wasn't easy.
After stumbling upon Zuwu by chance, Li Jia Yi instantly decided to capture it. However, Zuwu's specialty was speed, and it could even ride the wind and thunder.
In a direct fight, Zuwu couldn't defeat Li Jia Yi, but Li Jia Yi had pursued it for seven days, finally exhausting it.
Now, Zuwu was on its last legs!
Li Jia Yi smirked and walked towards Zuwu, saying, "My dear, come into my embrace obediently!"
Li Jia Yi gradually approached Zuwu, which seemed to have given up resisting, too exhausted to do anything but lie on the ground, panting. Its eyes conveyed a sense of "do whatever you want."
But at this moment...
Li Jia Yi's expression froze. First, he showed disbelief, then fury.
"Which damn fool started a Wish Mission at this time? I'll settle this with you..." Li Jia Yi cursed, then quickly mimed holding a microphone, calling his "pretty idiotic assistant": "Xicang Mountain, capture Zuwu, hurry, hurry, hurry..."
Before Li Jia Yi could finish, his figure began to fade, and then he vanished completely.
The female assistant looked bewildered. Where was Xicang Mountain? What was Zuwu? Could it be eaten?
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In a dark ancient castle, Hamill held a glass of red wine, sitting on a stone throne, slowly savoring it.
But at this moment...
A sudden notification caused Hamill's movement to pause, then a smile curved his lips.
"Perfect, things are wrapping up here, and new entertainment is arriving."
Hamill looked up. In the vast castle hall lay dozens of corpses, their blood drained by Hamill.
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High mountains, spiritual springs.
The mountain stream exuded a chilling aura, with birdsong echoing.
A wild rabbit leaped out from the mountains and stuck its tongue out by the stream, drinking the water.
Suddenly, the rabbit's head shot up, and it sprang away from the stream.
Because...
A streak of crimson was slowly drifting down the stream.
At the end of the stream, several men were running rapidly, their faces contorted with panic, clearly afraid of something.
Suddenly, the men stopped, looking forward with dread.
Before them stood a young man, appearing to be only in his early twenties. He wore half-armor with a strong cyberpunk aesthetic, a half-face demon-fang mask, and wielded a mechanical long blade that was continuously dripping blood.
One of the men gritted his teeth and shouted across, "We are from the Hidden Dragon Society. Do you know the consequences of making an enemy of us? You'll be hunted, chased to the ends of the earth..."
*Puff!*
Before the man could finish speaking, the opponent suddenly flicked his wrist.
A segment of the mechanical blade broke off and shot forward as a silver light. Immediately, the man's eyes widened, his head tilted unnaturally, and then it detached from his neck.
"Hidden Dragon Society? You think I'm afraid? Or who will know I killed you? Do you think anyone will survive today?"
The young man sneered, and a thruster suddenly ejected from a metal backpack on his back.
The young man's body turned into an afterimage, weaving through the members of the Hidden Dragon Society.
Blood splattered, and one by one, they fell to the ground.
The young man sneered, casually flicking the blood from his mechanical blade.
But at this moment...
The young man's movements paused, then he chuckled, "There's a Wish Mission. Looks like I'll be getting some good loot."
The next instant, the young man's body became transparent, gradually blurred, and finally vanished.
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One by one, the participants were sent into the space of the Wish Mission.
Then they looked at the rules of the Wish Mission displayed on the light screen, until they reached the final rewards...
Almost everyone's face changed at this moment, and they couldn't help but curse loudly.
"Which son of a bitch wished for this kind of mission? Was their head crushed by a door, or did they soak too long in the bath? Damn it!"
Amidst everyone's curses, Bai Ye's figure also began to fade within the Wish space.
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