Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 370 Then What?

Chapter 370: Chapter 370 Then What?

Several burly men, having been injured by Bai Jin’s magic, picked up their weapons and swung them at Bai Jin. However, before they could reach her, an eerie Magic Array spread out under Bai Jin’s feet.

Walking through it, the men immediately felt their bodies grow heavy, as if someone was pulling at their heels.

Looking down at the Magic Array, there seemed to be something like black fish swimming within, and without any warning, these black fish leaped from the Array, turning into small demons with bared teeth and claws.

The demons were quick, sweeping over the bodies of the brutes in an instant, leaving behind wounds with their red claws, then diving back into the Array to become black fish again, seeking their next target.

Bai Jin stood still, her hand forming a cold Ice Spear, which she threw at the man closest to her. In the blink of an eye, the Ice Spear pierced the robust man’s body, pinning him to the wall.

This was her first time using Ghost Shadow Formation in actual combat, and it was surprisingly effective.

Especially in such narrow terrain, this Skill doubled in effectiveness, providing both offense and defense.

Bai Jin could now understand why Yang Yu had gone through so much trouble to acquire this Skill.

Yang Yu always considered the team’s needs, knew exactly what the team required, and strived to fill in the gaps, working hard to build the team into a reliable unit.

With Frost Ice Arrow quickly taking shape in her hand, Bai Jin retreated on the Array, engaging in a Defensive Battle. As long as she didn’t leave the range of Ghost Shadow Formation, the Skill could continue indefinitely, and its Mana Consumption was surprisingly low.

Bai Jin wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but she felt her stamina had greatly increased recently. She was confident she could deal with the burly attackers before her mana was depleted, ensuring Yang Yu wouldn’t be distracted.

Of course, this change in Bai Jin’s body wasn’t natural; it was the result of Yang Yu allocating free attribute points to her Endurance and Speed.

After a series of upgrades, Bai Jin’s Intelligence had already surpassed eight hundred. No longer needing to worry about her output, Yang Yu allocated all the Skill Points to Endurance and Speed to help her endure prolonged battles in the Late Stage.

Yang Yu paid no attention to Bai Jin; with her current mastery of magic, handling a few thugs with merely three thousand blood was a breeze.

If there were any problems, He Meng was right by her side.

Yang Yu focused intently on targeting the Fire Dragon Fruit, calculating the damage to leave the creature barely alive, so he could extract information about the people in the Dark Land and make adequate preparations.

Facing Yang Yu’s assault, the Fire Dragon Fruit wasn’t flustered.

But it was extremely annoyed by Bai Jin’s continuous attacks on its companions, and now it just wanted to quickly take down Yang Yu and turn its attention to the girl, to give her a taste of misery.

Using a Magic Shield to fend off Yang Yu’s attack, the Fire Dragon Fruit seized the opportunity to counterattack, only to find that Yang Yu had no intention of dodging.

Yang Yu even placed his sword on the ground, calmly watching the creature cast its magic, utterly contemptuous of him.

The Fire Dragon Fruit had been an Underground Bounty Hunter for a long time. Although not widely renowned, it had been on countless hunts and encountered numerous prey.

Yet, it had never before seen someone so blatantly open their arms, inviting it to come forth.

"Daring to underestimate me like this! I shall show you the full force of my magic and burn you to ashes!"

Changing the Chanting magic in its mouth, the Fire Dragon Fruit could no longer care if the Skill would harm its teammates; it just wanted to teach this arrogant man a lesson.

Yang Yu stopped, merely to wait quietly for the Fire Dragon Fruit’s protective shield to dissipate.

Timing it perfectly, Thorny Binding was activated. Countless vines heeded Yang Yu’s command, sprouting from the ground.

Fire Dragon Fruit was a mage, and of course an ordinary mage wouldn’t have the strength to quickly break free from the thorns.

Faced with the climbing thorns, Fire Dragon Fruit wanted to run backwards to dodge the attack, but suddenly discovered, trapped in a dead end, he had nowhere to retreat as the thorns wrapped around his body.

Yang Yu had trapped Fire Dragon Fruit in the corner and brutally beat him up.

Iyas couldn’t believe it, the Underground Bounty Hunters who had just put her in danger, were all taken down by Bai Jin and Yang Yu within a few short minutes.

Her hand, which was pulling the bowstring, slowly relaxed, and Iyas didn’t know what to say.

Watching Fire Dragon Fruit kneel and beg for mercy from Yang Yu, Iyas felt uncomfortable. If she had the same powerful strength as Yang Yu, maybe her village wouldn’t have been lost, Hake, and the others wouldn’t have been captured and sold into slavery.

"Please, I know I was wrong, I shouldn’t have led the team against you guys from the start, I’ll tell you everything I know right now!"

Fire Dragon Fruit knelt and begged for mercy, no longer caring about the life and death of his brothers.

That team was just haphazardly put together for the purpose of making enough money to enjoy themselves; the reason he seemed so righteous and took the lead was simply because doing so made his subordinates more loyal.

Yang Yu patiently collected the intelligence he needed, decisively knocked Fire Dragon Fruit unconscious on the ground, allowing him to close his eyes peacefully, and then approached the stunned Iyas.

"Do you have something you want to say?"

Hearing Yang Yu’s interrogation, Iyas softly bit her lower lip and barely managed to spit out the words "Thank you."

"Is there nothing else you want to say?"

Yang Yu looked directly into Iyas’s eyes but couldn’t see any sign of repentance on her face.

"It seems not... What did I tell you before? Never act on your own accord. It looks like you’ve completely ignored my words again."

Iyas clenched her fists and calmly said, "I know your orders are important, but it depends on the situation. When I saw that man, I thought preventing him from escaping, from vanishing into the crowd, would be less risky..."

"It sounds somewhat reasonable, but your action was absolutely wrong. At that time, we were not far from you. All you had to do was notify us and ask for our opinion, it wouldn’t have taken much time, but why didn’t you do that?" Yang Yu said indifferently.

Iyas explained, "At that moment, even a one-second delay could have let that guy get away, so I..."

"And then what?"

Yang Yu’s gaze pierced into Iyas like spurs, causing her to shift her eyes away in fear. Iyas knew what Yang Yu wanted to say.

Her unilateral decision-making had put her in a dangerous situation.

Yet Iyas didn’t feel what she did was wrong.

The tense atmosphere spread, and Bai Jin sheathed her magic wand and walked over to Iyas’s side, taking her hand.

"Iyas, Yang Yu has everything under control, trust him.

Just wait quietly for the outcome, there’s no need to be so anxious, anxiety won’t help.

I hope you can take this time to calm down properly, and if you have any troubles, I’ll listen to everything you have to say."