Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 397: Watching the Fire from the Other Side

Chapter 397: Chapter 397: Watching the Fire from the Other Side

Lund’s massive body crashed down, creating a giant wave in the filthy water.

Wiping the blood off the Shield Axe, the Shield Axe Man pointed it toward Yang Yu,

"Next is you, surrender without a fight!"

"Not the least bit merciful, are you?" Faced with this sudden turn of events, Yang Yu felt no ripples in his heart, he even felt like laughing, "You’ve killed him, how will you explain this to the Chaoyang Chamber of Commerce?"

The Shield Axe Man curled his lip, "That’s not for you to worry about. It has just passed midnight, and no one knows what actually happened down here in the sewers. Why not just pin all the blame on you?"

"That is indeed a good method, if I were you, I’d pass the buck the same way."

Yang Yu wasn’t surprised by the treachery of the Underground Bounty Hunters.

From Lund’s performance just now, it was clear that he was not on the same side as these Bounty Hunters.

Underground Bounty Hunters must rely on mutual interests to congregate, and although Yang Yu didn’t know how these Bounty Hunters discussed their distribution of tasks before, to have come together like this, they must have previously agreed on a profit-sharing scheme that everyone could accept.

And Lund, taking sides with the auction house, only cared about his own interests, relying on his own formidable strength, and disregarded the rules set by the Bounty Hunters, trying to take all the credit for himself.

Moreover, even though these Bounty Hunters did not belong to the auction house, Lund acted as if they were his own subordinates, issuing commands to the Bounty Hunters at will and disregarding their safety by launching indiscriminate attacks that did not differentiate friend from foe.

He simply did not view the Bounty Hunters as people, but rather as mere tools.

The Bounty Hunters and the Slave Auction House had an ordinary cooperative relationship. Those driven by Lund naturally accumulated a great deal of dissatisfaction in their hearts. However, constrained by Lund’s formidable power, they felt they could not act upon it.

If Yang Yu were a Bounty Hunter licking blood off the edge of a knife just like them, and had the rare opportunity to take down Lund, Yang Yu would certainly stab Lund in the back.

Taking Lund down would be a transaction where he wouldn’t have to worry about losing.

The Shield Axe Man was also not the least bit concerned that they couldn’t defeat Yang Yu, who matched Lund in fight with equal strength and momentum.

While Yang Yu and Lund battled, the Shield Axe Man was not idle. During their combat, he sought opportunities to exploit any mistakes in their fighting.

As the saying goes, the onlookers see the game best; the Shield Axe Man could see that Yang Yu did not possess any tremendous strength of his own. It was all reliant on Skill, which was what had injured Lund.

As for Yang Yu’s agile figure, it was precisely the time to exploit his personnel advantage.

As long as he could dodge Yang Yu’s Skills and block his movements, wouldn’t dealing with Yang Yu be as simple as chopping melons and slicing vegetables?

Furthermore, among the peers of the Underground Bounty Hunters, some had recognized that the Skill Yang Yu used was "Double-sided Slash," which Yang Yu used at the cost of consuming his own life for every high-damage strike.

After using "Double-sided Slash" so many times, Yang Yu’s life was like a candle flickering in the wind. The reason he seemed so calm and collected was entirely because he was acting.

If it was all an act, then there was nothing to fear.

"You don’t need to keep up that nonchalant expression, we know the effect of the Skill you just used.

Just cooperate with us and come back. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what?"

"Otherwise, don’t blame my Shield Axe for being merciless!"

The Shield Axe Man gave his final warning. Yang Yu wasn’t on the list to be captured alive; even if it really came down to the wire and they killed him, there would be no problem.

Yang Yu faced him with a calm expression, "Very confident, aren’t you? Well, if you think you can, then try."

"You chose to face the consequences rather than accept the toast, so you’ll die right here today! I’ll take your corpse back to claim the reward."

He motioned behind him, and the capable bounty hunters promptly drew their weapons, charging behind Shield Axe Man.

But before they could get close to Yang Yu, the massive body lying in the sewage extended its hands and suddenly grabbed the feet of two bounty hunters.

Lund was still alive.

Dragging the two bounty hunters into the sewage, Lund shook his body and stood up from the muck. Red light blazed terrifyingly from under his knight helmet as he slammed the two men against the pipe wall, breaking their bones instantly and rendering them motionless.

The imposing mountain stood tall once again, and the bounty hunters halted in their tracks, their bodies shivering uncontrollably.

Especially the three who had attacked Lund, no matter what, they couldn’t stop their tremors.

Having just treated Lund the way they did, he was definitely not going to let them off.

"Don’t be afraid! He’s just a spent force, nothing to be scared of!"

Shield Axe Man commanded, lifting his shield axe and charging again at Lund. Having made that choice, there was no turning back for them.

If that was the case, they would have to exert extra effort to completely take down Lund.

Lund’s health bar was nearly empty, but his attack and reaction abilities were hardly diminished. Picking up his meteor hammer, he exerted his last bit of stamina to cause widespread destruction, aiming to deal fatal blows to the bounty hunters attacking him.

He knew his body well; even if he managed to take down everyone present, Lund wouldn’t have the strength to return to the auction house.

So, he decided to make those who dared to backstab him see some color. Before he died, he would drag them all down as cushions for his fall, ensuring their schemes would fail.

As for Yang Yu, if there was any strength left, he would take him along.

If not, this would be Yang Yu’s lucky escape.

Years of battle experience told Lund that the composure on Yang Yu’s face was not an act.

He had no need to waste the remainder of his strength on Yang Yu but instead, make these ungrateful, backstabbing fools join him in burial.

Facing each attacking bounty hunter, Lund swung his meteor hammer relentlessly, smashing their flesh and splitting their skins without mercy.

Though gravely injured, he flailed the meteor hammer like a death god, his momentum overwhelming everything. The bounty hunters, who had charged moment before, scattered like a herd of sheep.

This was nothing like the outcome they had planned. The cowardly few among the bounty hunters immediately dropped their weapons and fled.

"Don’t flee the battle! With such severe injuries, he won’t last long. Just delay, and he will collapse without a fight,"

Before Shield Axe Man could finish speaking, Lund grabbed his throat and pressed him into the sewage, drowning him.

Yang Yu brought out a stool and sat nearby, munching on melon seeds in delight.

Initially, Yang Yu had prepared to have Bai Jin cover for him so he could escape with Iyas. Now, there was no need; he had become the ultimate beneficiary, the fisherman who reaps the rewards.

At the same time, Yang Yu couldn’t help but sigh, it’s not the godlike opponents you fear, but pig-like teammates.

If he didn’t train Iya well, sooner or later it would be a dog-eat-dog situation, with others profiting from the chaos.

Yang Yu didn’t strive for Iya to blindly obey him, he only wished for Iya to discern right from wrong during critical moments and stand with him united.