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The man burst into laughter upon hearing Long Yi’s words.

Meanwhile, his comrades who were resting not far away all strode towards them.

The men of Western State Country appeared even more towering and formidable, especially their arms, which were covered in explosive muscles, enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

Seven or eight men surrounded Long Yi, Bai Yang, Wu Yunhui, and the other eight, the intent being clear—if they did not hand over their badges, they would be beaten into submission.

Fu Xi clenched the bayonet in his hand, his weapon of choice, as he preferred to take out his enemies with a single strike.

If Vilia dared to make a move, he would make sure Vilia paid dearly.

In a foreign land, how could they allow others to look down upon them, to bully them?

"It seems you all have a death wish," Vilia said, clenching his fist in anger. "Gao Si, make them all kneel!"

As Vilia’s order was given, Long Yi instantly became alert and took up a combat stance.

But just as he prepared to confront Vilia, he was suddenly attacked.

At that moment, aside from his own teammates, there was no one else around.

Long Yi withstood the first attack, staggering a few steps before steadying himself.

However, the unexpected second strike, clearly a kick to the knee, he could not withstand and immediately fell to one knee, feeling as though his leg had been disabled in an instant.

The others were terrified. Long Yi’s inner strength was profound, and there were few who could match him in combat. They hadn’t even seen the assailant, yet he was injured.

They quickly reacted, attacking Vilia all at once.

But instead of touching the man, they were ambushed from behind, and the force of the attack was anything but light.

These were all battle-hardened experts with inner strength, yet they were unable to resist, which made the stealth attacker’s power truly terrifying. The key question was, how had he appeared, and where had he gone?

At that moment, everyone became vigilant, feeling a chill in their hearts.

The one who had ambushed them was like a ghost that appeared out of nowhere and then vanished just as eerily, especially on this night amidst the ruins, making the situation even more chilling.

It was after all eight of Long Yi’s group had fallen.

Vilia chuckled softly, "A bunch of trash trying to show off in front of us."

Hearing this, Long Yi was extremely furious. He forced himself up on his painful knee, stood up, clenched his fists tightly, glared at them with bloodshot eyes, and said, "If you have the guts, come and fight fair and square. Attacking from behind is just shameful."

"Tsk tsk! The eight of you couldn’t even defeat one of my subordinates. And you still have the nerve to rant here! I just want the badges! Give them to me, and I’ll let you go," Vilia said angrily.

"Don’t even think about it!" Long Yi gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, and without hesitation, attacked Vilia.

But because of his broken knee, he couldn’t stand properly and was kicked away by the man.

The others, likewise enduring their injuries and seeking revenge for Long Yi, were also heavily injured and were ferociously beaten by Vilia because of their wounds.

After that, they saw a slender young man with a relatively pleasant face appearing in their line of sight.

He looked at them, not with disdain or arrogance, but with curiosity in his eyes, and said, "You can’t beat me! Because I can teleport, stop struggling. Hand over the badges, and I can go back to eating my beef jerky."

"Teleportation?" Long Yi was shocked in his heart, not expecting Western State to have a special ability user. He was not only capable of teleportation, but his physical attacks were also formidable; he had taken them down in an instant.

Especially Baili Tao, whose strength was absolutely astonishing, still had his bones injured.

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Gu Xiaoxi was searching for food when she heard the military dogs barking incessantly in the distance.

She looked up, puzzled, toward the far-off sounds.

Upon hearing the noise, Yun Xiao’s expression changed in an instant, and he said to Gu Xiaoxi, "Something has happened over there."

Gu Xiaoxi’s face immediately darkened, and without any hesitation, she took Xiao Xiao with her and said to Ji Xinyu and Jing Haoran, "Let’s go back!"

They increased their speed to the fastest, and by the time they returned to the rest area, they saw Long Yi and the others all lying on the ground with leg injuries, disheveled and evidently suffering from serious injuries.

There Vilia stood with Gao Si, their aura arrogant. Seeing them return, she even more imperiously demanded, "You’re the captain, right? Hand over your badge to me. I’ll spare you today."

Gu Xiaoxi glanced over everyone and noticed the chaos all around, even the military dogs were beaten down, and couldn’t help but sneer, "Such big talk, demanding my badge. Who do you think you are! You’ve injured my people, and we’re settling this score right now."

Gu Xiaoxi suddenly leapt forward, charging towards Vilia like a sharp sword.

Long Yi immediately warned Gu Xiaoxi, "Be careful of the young man behind him, he can teleport."

Even though he warned her, it was already too late.

Gao Si had already teleported in front of Gu Xiaoxi, aiming a fierce kick at her knee.

An ambush! Of course, one would target the enemy’s most vulnerable joints, striking a crippling blow when least expected. Even the strongest foes would fall to his hands.

Gu Xiaoxi, almost without any hesitation, sprang up like a spring, dodging the attack with her extremely quick reflexes.

This also allowed her a clear view of Gao Si’s shadow.

Without a second thought, Gu Xiaoxi clenched her fist and aimed a punch at Gao Si’s shoulder. However, he was too quick, teleporting away in an instant, vanishing from her range of attack.

After the unsuccessful strike, Gao Si returned to Vilia’s side, warily glaring at Gu Xiaoxi, "You’re very skilled!"

He had never encountered someone who could evade his attack using pure leaping ability. At the same time, Gao Si was clear in his mind that she was definitely a master, truly not someone to be trifled with like at the banquet.

"Let’s go, Vilia! Let’s forget about the badge," said Gao Si, preparing to leave.

But Vilia grabbed him back, "Don’t chicken out on me now! Defeat that woman; you’re not scared of Liuli Country’s little girl, are you?"

Gao Si, simple by nature and very sensitive to danger, felt apprehensive about Gu Xiaoxi and thought it was better to leave.

At that moment, Gu Xiaoxi sneered coldly, "You think you can leave after attacking my people? Am I just for show?"

Yun Xiao and the others immediately helped their comrades up and then checked their injuries. Almost everyone had knee fractures, even some with comminuted fractures, the injuries were extremely serious.

If not treated properly, they could very well end up with a disability!

This Gao Si, his attacks were truly vicious!

It wasn’t only their companions who were injured, even some of the military dogs were bleeding from their mouths and noses.

Both Yun Xiao and Jing Haoran were incensed.

They handed the injured over to Ji Xinyu’s care and joined Gu Xiaoxi’s side, glaring at the people from Western State Country, furiously declaring, "You want to leave? It won’t be that easy!"