Chapter 76 Terrible Opponent
"Kill me? Of course you can. There have been many such incidents in the past. But please rest assured, even if you, the village chief, kill me, my king will not avenge me. We do this business, so we have to bear the risks ourselves."
"But if you kill me, from now on, my king will no longer trade with your village. You know what trade means? We are merchants, door-to-door merchants. We can bring you all kinds of information you urgently need to know, purchase all kinds of materials in your hands, and sometimes even become your mercenaries. This is not a one-time transaction."
"I think with the wisdom of the village chief, he should understand the importance of businessmen like us to the development of the village."
The black fox spoke eloquently and what he said seemed to make a lot of sense.
Zhang Yang seemed to be convinced by it, so he thought for a moment and said, "Your price is too high and you are unwilling to bargain, so this transaction cannot go on. But as you said, a businessman is indeed very useful to our tribe. How about this, I will let you go back. As long as I don't find that you are helping those orcs in the next war, I can promise to continue to trade with you in the future. Go!"
"Village Chief, this is a very wise choice."
The black fox then stood up gracefully, performed a human etiquette, turned around and took three steps back before turning around and leaving. Zhang Yang kept watching the black fox walk out of the tavern's courtyard gate, and suddenly a teasing smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
At the same time, the confinement spell was suddenly activated! The soul force field directly enveloped the black fox.
But then the confinement spell was forced to transform into a mental shock and failed to release it, which shows that the black fox's soul strength is at least equal to Zhang Yang's.
"kill!"
Wu Yuan roared at this moment, and at the moment Zhang Yang took action, he raised his heroic spear and used his ultimate skill - the enhanced Soul-Breaking Thorn.
A gust of wind swept past, and the distance of more than fifty meters was reached in an instant. The heroic spear seemed to turn into a huge saber-toothed tiger, about to swallow the black fox in one gulp.
But at this moment, the black fox suddenly transformed into five phantoms, each indistinguishable from the other. Although Wu Yuan's Soul-Breaking Spear was powerful, it could only pierce two of the phantoms. The other three phantoms calmly dodged and then fled in three different directions. Who knew which one was the real black fox? "Kill!"
At this time, another knife light flashed by like lightning. It was Duan Kuan who drew his knife and chased after it at an extremely fast speed. He cut off the phantom that fled to the west with one knife, but this was not the real body of the black fox.
"Drink!"
Zhou Datou threw his iron spear and killed the shadow in the south at the same time.
Liu Dali drew his bow and shot, destroying the phantom in the west.
The whole process took only one or two seconds, and the five phantoms of the black fox were all destroyed, but the real body of the black fox was missing.
Instead, more than 300 meters away, near the edge of the forest, the figure of the black fox appeared again, wagging its big tail, looking very proud. But before the fox could say anything, a breath that made everyone's scalp tingle suddenly erupted in a farmer's hut, followed by a horrible howl caused by a huge sonic boom, and white sound wave clouds quickly bloomed.
Before everyone could understand what was happening, dust flew up from the location of the black fox, like a huge mushroom cloud.
Following a flash of white light, Zhang Yang received the kill information.
"Successfully killed the level 32 fox demon (hero unit)"
"Successfully captured a complete level 32 black fox spirit (because the opponent is a hero unit, you will obtain the complete spirit)."
"Gain 8,000 energy points."
"Obtained 3 white fragments of hope."
"Obtain the incomplete black fox spirit."
"Obtain 100 units of Black Fox Blood Essence."
"Obtain 300 units of black fox meat."
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The one who killed the black fox was naturally Qin Yidao. Zhang Yang had arranged for him to be ambushed using a concealment talisman.
In other words, from the very beginning, Zhang Yang had already decided to kill the black fox, no matter what its intentions were. The reason was very simple. In one sentence, those who are not of my kind must have different hearts!
The wild monsters that his mid-level tavern can recruit are limited to humans, and it will never recruit monsters of other species. Why should you believe this black fox just because it can speak Mandarin?
Even if it says something wonderful, it's useless! If you keep this in mind, you will naturally be able to see through the falsehood.
"Hey, are the monsters so bold nowadays that they dare to come to my door!"
Looking at the big hole blasted by an arrow, Song Dachui took a breath and said this.
"It said it was a wild monster and you really believed it. If I said you were a pig, would you still grunt a few times?" Liu Dali sneered from the side.
"You, Liu Xianyu, if this fox is not a wild monster, then what is it doing here? Is it seeking death?" Song Dachui responded tit for tat, simply wanting to have a fight with Liu Dali.
"Shut up, this fox is not here to die. If Qin Yidao hadn't ambushed it and shot a fatal arrow, all of us combined wouldn't have been able to stop it. So it's not here to die, but it's just a bold move. Whatever deal it wants to negotiate with us is definitely a lie. It must have other purposes that we don't know about."
At this time, Wu Yuan also spoke with a serious expression, and then looked at Zhang Yang who was frowning.
Everyone fell silent and waited for what to happen next. Just now, Song Dachui had set an example of being a fool, so they had all learned not to rush to draw conclusions before the truth came out.
"This black fox is not a wild monster. Even if there really is a wild monster from 300 years ago that survived, it is impossible for it to form a neutral merchant organization. This nonsense can only fool ghosts, because the word neutrality is not something that can be said casually, but requires strong strength to support it." A few minutes later, Zhang Yang finally spoke.
"So, after thinking about it, there is only one real reason why this black fox appeared in front of us, that is, the noise from Qin Yidao's fusion of the bow soul last night was too loud and the deterrence was too strong, so the fox came out in person today to test it out."
"This is the same reason why the fox drove away the monsters and asked you to hunt them a few days ago. It wants to find out our background and learn about the strength and characteristics of each of you through your hunting of captain-level monsters and even hero-level monsters."
"At the same time, the reason why this black fox took the risk to show up was also to test me. After all, as the lord of a village, how could he not have some powerful and mysterious abilities?"
"Just now, the black fox actually released six clones, five visible and one invisible. It was very confident because it already knew Duan Kuan's quick knife slash, Wu Yuan's soul-breaking stab, and your archery skills, Liu Dali. That's why it dared to show up here so brazenly."
After hearing Zhang Yang's analysis, everyone took a deep breath. This kind of enemy is truly terrifying.
"But, village chief, if these foxes represent a certain village, why don't they attack directly? Or simply wait until we have a decisive battle with the orc village and then come out to reap the benefits?" This time it was Song Dachui again, and he couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Yang looked up at Song Dachui and asked, "Did I ever say that this black fox was not sent by the orc village?"
"Uh, these past two days you have been talking about how while the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Isn't that right?" Song Dachui scratched his head, indicating that he could not keep up with the pace.
"Before the truth comes to light, any possibility exists. If this black fox had not appeared, I would have tended to believe that there were other unknown forces waiting to watch the fight. But now, I am 99% sure that this fox was sent by the Orc Tribe."
When Zhang Yang described the matter with such certainty, even Wu Yuan was stunned. He was too sure! What if he guessed wrong? Wouldn't it be embarrassing?
Zhang Yang didn't care about the expressions or thoughts of the crowd, and just said calmly: "Do you still remember the first time we encountered the Orc Tribe? Perhaps you only remember how exciting the battle was, but you overlooked the most important and terrifying point, which is that the Orc Tribe actually endured the humiliation of having sixty elite soldiers killed and did not come to hunt us down."
"Think about it carefully. Isn't this terrifying? What does this show? It shows that the leader of the orc tribe is a very steady enemy who likes to take one step at a time to ensure that there are no future troubles. He has a terrible ability to control details! No matter what he does, he will make sure that the lion fights the rabbit. Even if he fails, he will make sure that the foundation will not be affected."
"Just think about it, how would such a formidable opponent attack us? Would it be like the Deer Demon, who didn't even conduct a thorough intelligence search before taking the risk? Or would it be like the Jackal, who trusted the intelligence he had collected too much and ended up in big trouble? No, I tell you, the seemingly bizarre and absurd scene you are experiencing now is exactly the method that the Orc Lord uses to control our fatal weakness."
"For example, our secret weapon has been exposed. The fox must have accomplices who will witness this scene with their own eyes, including every detail of our battle. This will become the culprit that leads to our death when the orc lord leads his army to attack in the future."
At this moment, everyone was silent. If Zhang Yang's guess was correct, then how terrifying would the Orc Tribe be.
"But, village chief, what if? What if this fox really was not sent by the Orc Tribe?" This time it was Duan Kuan who asked.
"It's very simple. How can I allow others to sleep soundly where I sleep? Do you think that the leader of the orc tribe is such a patient and calm guy? Wouldn't he investigate to see if there are other villages within a few hundred miles around? Today I can tell you that within a radius of 300 miles, there are only our two villages."
"Otherwise, if there is a third village, then I bet the orc tribe will never attack now. To be honest, I hope I am wrong. I hope there is a third village in this area. At least then we will have enough time to develop. But that is impossible."
"You now think that there are other forces sitting on the mountain and watching the fight. This is most likely an illusion created by the orc lord for you and me. In this case, even if a decisive battle really comes, do you think we will leave some troops in the village as a precaution? Once we do this, we will not be able to mobilize all our forces in the decisive battle and we will most likely lose!"
"This war has already come!"
(End of this chapter)
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