134 - I’m Really Not an NPC

Suddenly, a loud shout echoed from an unknown direction: "Oh no, Lan Yue wants to monopolize the BOSS rewards!" All the beastfolk felt a simultaneous shock, their eyes widening in surprise. Even though Yue Ling wasn't the final BOSS of this regional event, she was the mission's target for elimination. If Lan Yue were to kill her directly, wouldn't all the target rewards go solely to him? How could this be allowed? The rewards must be for everyone—who dared to take everything for themselves? Not even the second on the Ten Directions leaderboard, Lan Yue, was allowed such a privilege! In an instant, thousands of beastfolk disregarded Lan Yue's previous words, rushing forward in a frenzy, terrified of being too slow to touch Yue Ling. Faster, faster! As long as they could touch her once, just once, they would earn a share of the target rewards! In no time, those with four legs reverted to their true forms, those with eight legs sprinted like the wind, and those with wings were already diving from the sky. From the heavens to the earth, from all directions, the swarm of beastfolk players descended like a plague of locusts. Yue Ling regarded the distant horizon with a stern gaze, vaguely sensing an aura approaching that even made her tremble. Who could it be? She casually glanced at the imposing figure of Lan Yue in mid-air, slightly furrowing her brow, thinking, "Where did this ignoramus come from?" Without moving an inch, she raised her sword effortlessly to the sky, a faint white light flashing and disappearing in the air. "Dare to not dodge?" Lan Yue sneered. He hadn't intended to solo the BOSS; he merely wanted to publicly showcase his strength and overshadow Baihui's prestige. Otherwise, in the years to come, the realm of the Ten Directions would only remember Baihui, and not him, Lan Yue. However, what he didn't expect was Yue Ling, this BOSS, to be so foolish. How could she casually meet his deadly attack? In an instant, the divine figure behind him solidified as if tangible, slowly pressing down its palms as a blood-red wild tiger roared out, its voice echoing for miles, lunging towards the seemingly insignificant sword light. "Die!" Lan Yue sneered cruelly, feeling it was truly a pity to so ruthlessly slay this human girl—whom he had never seen, nor ever imagined, could be such a world-class beauty. Yet, she was just an NPC on the path to immortality; death should mean nothing. However, his smile froze abruptly. The negligible sword light seemed like the sharpest blade in the world, slicing through the awe-inspiring blood tiger as if it were tofu. Lan Yue's eyes widened in disbelief. As the sword light approached, his face transformed with horror. Danger! Extreme danger! The sudden terror left him on edge, desperately trying to retreat. Yet the sword light, deceptively slow, found his chest before he could move back. Pain seared throughout his body. Lan Yue fell powerlessly to the ground, his expression unwilling, eyes blankly open. "Why?" "How could I be instantly killed by a human girl?" "Are human cultivators truly this strong?" The numerous beastfolk present, witnessing this scene, could scarcely believe their eyes. "What the hell! Lan Yue was insta-killed?" "This is bad!" "Stop, quickly!" Terrified, the beastfolk desperately dug in their heels to halt, kicking up clouds of dust that nearly shrouded their entire formation. Simultaneously, a flurry of multicolored feathers drifted from the sky, dislodged in panic by beastfolk suddenly flapping their wings backward. In seconds, the area within a few hundred meters of Yue Ling cleared out dramatically. Liu Li and his group of seven remained silent, none daring to mention testing Yue Ling again. As they exchanged glances, their expressions were grave. While the uninformed marveled at the spectacle, the informed understood the intricacy. They had seen Yue Ling's seemingly modest strike with clarity and were thus all the more anxious. That strike was exceptionally refined, with perfect timing, force, and angle, even hinting at an understanding of spatial laws. Liu Li spoke first in a low voice, "Shall we engage together?" Everyone nodded silently. Apart from Liu Li, they all felt a sting of embarrassment. The beastfolk players, having retreated several hundred meters, watched Yue Ling with anxiety. Though they knew she was doomed today, none wished to die before her. Observing that the solitary human girl, with just her sword, had frightened the beastfolk away from a hundred-meter radius, the previously lively and excited beastfolk livestreams fell silent. Finally, a viewer couldn't take it, grumbling, "Seriously, are you all just going to watch?" "Exactly, streamer, get in there. Why are you all so cowardly?" "Haha, if you were there, you'd probably be scared to the point of wetting yourself." "Afraid? Yue Ling only bested Lan Yue because he was caught off guard, right?" The streamer shook his head, explaining, "This BOSS does have some strength. Whoever goes first now dies first. Let's assess the situation." As streamers reassured their viewers, a dark yellow sword light suddenly burst forth, soaring across the sky, its tip aiming directly at Yue Ling. "Ah~ it's Liu Li; he's made his move!" "Why are you getting so excited? Lan Yue was felled, so what can Liu Li do?" Before the words were finished, another blush of pink light shot into the sky, like a crimson cloud reflecting on the horizon's white clouds. "Ah! That's Sister Can Mei!" "She’s joining Liu Li in the attack?" "Two top experts from the Ten Directions list attacking simultaneously—what a rare sight." "There’s hope!" Before anyone could contemplate further, five more beams of light soared skyward. "What the—, isn’t that Wei Ban, fourth on the Ten Directions list?" "Fifth, Di Zhou!" …… "OMG!" "Seven out of the top ten on the Ten Directions list are attacking together; I’m so excited, I could die!" "A sight almost unprecedented in decades! No regrets in this life, no regrets!" "Sister Can Mei, go, defeat the human Yue Ling!" "Liu Li, you’re the coolest! Destroy that little wretch!" …… The atmosphere instantly reached a fever pitch, with the spiritual spring valley's beastfolk going completely wild, their eyes alight with excitement, nearly bursting with the urge to shout out their overwhelming emotion. Surely among the seven formidable figures of the Ten Directions realm was someone they admired. All eyes fixated on the spiritual spring valley, unblinking, fearing that in an instant, Yue Ling would be struck down by them. The last to arrive, Wei Ban, transformed into a colossal black bear, eyes aglow, roaring, "Yue Ling, prepare to die!" In a flash, seven earth-shattering attacks converged, red, orange, yellow, and green lights interweaving, forming an awe-inspiring powerful aura. "This aura... so strong!" The gathered beastfolk, shocked by this astounding force, couldn’t help but hold their breath. "This time, she’s doomed!" "Even a level 50 BOSS might not withstand this sevenfold assault, though sadly, the target rewards are no longer ours.” "Seeing these seven act together is our best reward in itself."