Chapter 89 Hunter VS Hunter

An 8,000-word chapter, the result of several deletions and rewrites in the past two days. I don't have the strength today, so don't rush anymore.

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"System Prompt: You feel the force of the flames."

A fiery feeling suddenly surged into Xiao Ye's heart. This fiery heat can be called scorching, and the feeling to him is so obvious, as if the wildfire on the grassland suddenly burned in his heart, but this fiery heat cannot be called "scorching" heat at all, because he does not have the slightest feeling of being "burned".

There is only the feeling of the invisible and the flame floating in the body.

"Xana?" This kind of rather complicated and extremely real feeling has only been experienced in the minute when he was deceived by his beautiful master into becoming a "super shapeshifter", and only at the moment when he transformed into MIKU and transformed into Xana, he had the moment of state switching.

Is this the realism of holographic online games?

But Xiao Ye didn't have the time to think about that at all now.

Compared to thinking about how this game can make people feel so real through high technology, the battle right now is obviously a hundred times more important.

[Blood Sea Iron Leopard] stood a meter or two in front of him, his broadsword ready to swing at any moment.

And this "Burst of Flame State" that just appeared, except for making Xiao Ye feel extremely hot for a while, there was no useful system prompt to tell him what kind of state this thing was and what kind of special effects it had.

"Xana?"

Therefore, Xiao Ye had no choice but to immediately turn to Xia Na, who was staying in his body.

She should be more familiar with these than he is.

“……”

But Xana suddenly closed her mouth and didn't say a word.

Xiao Ye: ......

Wait, why did you just "tsundere" for a while, and suddenly suddenly stopped talking again? This doesn't fit the tsundere code

Suddenly, a strange thought crossed his mind—

"Do you mean...... Xana herself doesn't know what kind of special state this is? ”

……

"Well, forget it......" Although it was only a very short moment, Xiao Ye didn't know why, suddenly, it seemed that he could really feel that even if he gave them (him and Xia Na) another half an hour, Xia Na would not be willing to answer his question-

"Perhaps I can simply think that now I have entered a state similar to 'vindictive'...... Moreover, it seems that the fire attribute has been greatly strengthened now. ”

"It's just that this state is just caused by Xia Na's temporary arrogance, and I really don't know how long this state can last."

So......

The real attack begins with a plan change

Although I don't understand what is going on and what effect it has, the "Burst of Flame State" has indeed come out - the big knife in Xiao Ye's hand has quickly burst into flames that are more obvious than before, the blade has gradually turned red, and the little sparks floating in "her" hair are also more active and arrogant than before, and even beat on her hair.

"It seems that I met a person with a lot of fighting spirit......" [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] looked at Xiao Ye a meter or two away, and a stiff smile appeared on his iron-like face.

"In the face of an opponent who looks weak, or is it the same as before, and you don't bother to take the initiative to attack at all......" Xiao Ye looked at the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] standing in place, and said secretly to himself in his heart.

In the next moment, his feet moved, and the whole person quickly flashed to the left side of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] body.

Under the left side of the ribs, is the weak point of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] in close movements. Ordinary people may not be aware of this at all, but for Xiao Ye, all this is too familiar.

"Whew" "Bell"

When the "-2500" red number caused by the "Quick Cut" skill came out of the body of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] quickly returned a knife, this knife is fast and fierce, and it is close, [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] is a knife with a long arm and sufficient strength, and the end is unavoidable, in exchange for someone else, this knife will inevitably damage the blood, but after Xiao Ye cut it with a knife, he immediately returned the knife to the front of him, and the two knives collided, and after a muffled sound, the number "-0" appeared on Xiao Ye's head, and the next moment, The man had flashed to the back left of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s body.

“－2480”。

"Bell"

“－0”。

After the two knives collided again, the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] finally turned around completely and faced Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye's feet moved, and he dodged far back.

"Oh? Grid? "[Blood Sea Iron Leopard] face moved slightly.

Two consecutive "-0s" are definitely not caused by luck or anything. [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s tin-painted face also showed obvious surprise. , This look made Xiao Ye faintly remember the first time he fought with him, [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] was directly slapped in the face of being caught off guard.

Yesterday reappeared. History repeats itself a few years later.

And the things that [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] was surprised by, of course, were not the only ones.

"-2500" and "-2480", these two numbers are fine if they come out of others, the data is normal, but, coming out of the thick-skinned [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], it is extremely noteworthy.

"It's not a critical hit, it's not a weak attack...... It is not possible to expand the damage of less than 500 to 2500 ...... with crit hits and weak attacks" Xiao Ye quickly dodged and quickly analyzed in his heart, "This damage value should be ...... Ignores damage from his armor's defense points"

In "Without a Trace", no matter what class, armor or clothing adds the most defense, and this is the same.

"Two such injuries in a row...... I see, the state of Flame Explosion not only seems to strengthen the flames, but also increases its own attributes, increasing the chance of 'ignoring defenses' in 'Mighty'? ”

In "Without a Trace", knight classes are said to have more or less some basic attributes or status skills that reduce damage, and the probability of such classes being hit with a special attack state is relatively small. Therefore, it would not be surprising to say that there is a 50% chance of ignoring the armor defense twice in a row on other professions, but now, Xiao Ye, who is just level 56 and almost naked, in the face of the level 94 [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], in the face of the huge level and attribute difference, these two things will reduce the probability of one side hitting a probabilistic negative state against the other, and still ignore the high damage of the armor defense twice, then it can only be said that the probability of this "ignoring armor defense" itself is too high.

"It couldn't have come at a better time"

"It seems that you still have some skills in this simulated state." But at this moment, the unhurried voice of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] who couldn't hear the feeling of ** color at all also came, "Well, in this way, this one can still be beaten." ”

"Dragon's Shield."

As [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] unhurriedly spit out four words, an earthy yellow shield carved with a dragon with fangs and claws suddenly appeared in the air, and the next moment, this shield turned into an earthy yellow light and flew into the body of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard].

The Dragon's Shield is a shield made of the skin of the dragon captured in the river, and then absorbed by the Abyss Knight and turned into its own skin, which enhances the physical defense and magical defense of the Abyss Knight itself for a certain period of time, and reduces the damage caused by various attacks.

"Your sister," Xiao Ye scolded secretly.

The skin is already thick enough, and this special state of defense is also added

"Xana, let's add a special state too," Xiao Ye wanted to shout.

But apparently that's.

And instead of standing there and talking nonsense, it is better to attack immediately.

Two seconds later, a damage rating of "-1180" appeared on [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s head.

"Looks like the damage has been halved......"

"Breaking the Wind Slash" and the skill of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] is already in sight

"Whew"

With a slight wind movement, Xiao Ye's feet moved, his body flashed with extreme agility, and the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s big knife slashed into the air, slashing heavily on the ground, leaving a deep knife mark.

Agility: One of the special attributes of Shana's status, which increases evasion ability by 30%-60%. The dodge ability here refers to the awareness of the body to avoid when facing an attack and the instantaneous dodge speed, not the evasion value data.

And Xiao Ye believes that now he has at least increased the proportion of evasion ability to 50%.

Compared to the previous PK with [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] in reality, the action is much faster

"Swift Cut"

As one of several basic "knife slashing" skills, "Swift Slashing", a 0CD that can be used at any time while moving, and a skill that does not require skill movements, is really Xiao Ye's favorite.

He can use this skill as much as he wants, using the number of paths he likes to use before he breaks his leg.

“－1210”。

"Whew" and the big knife of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] immediately chased in front of him.

"Bah""-0"

"Swift Cut"

"Phew"

This time, Xiao Ye's quick attack was also directly blocked by the other party.

Two guys who can block

"呯" "呯" "呯"

A series of swords colliding followed

"呯"呯"呯"......

In an instant, Xiao Ye suddenly had the feeling of "you come and go" when he had not had it for a long time, and he was holding back enough strength to defeat the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] who was ashamed of being defeated by him in the snow.

At that time, the two sides did not hold weapons, so it was "punching and kicking", and now both of them have taken their own big knives and become "swords and swords". , regardless of punches and kicks or swords and swords, Xiao Ye has never been afraid of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard].

The difference is that now he knows that he is the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], but [the Blood Sea Iron Leopard] doesn't know that "she" is just the "wild boy" who defeated him back then.

He can know the weakness of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], and his weakness, although the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] also knows some of the Dao, but at this time, it does not correspond to him at all

"Bang"

Xiao Ye jumped up high, and the big knife stood on the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] big knife.

Under normal circumstances, jumping in close combat is a great risk, but it is not too difficult for Xiao Ye to pinching this moment when fighting against [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], or rather, to induce this opportunity.

The next moment when the two of them collided with each other, Xiao Ye's blade moved, and the tip of the knife slashed heavily on the neck of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], and then, with the force of his hand, following the momentum of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] holding the knife to resist, the whole person bounced back in mid-air, and landed steadily two meters away.

"Wind Slash" and the next second was just enough for him to dodge from the attack that [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] was chasing.

Almost at the same time, the data of "One 3780" slowly emerged from the head of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard].

Although the body is short, it is difficult to shoot the head, and the opponent's broadsword is also very strict in guarding the heart, but this time, he finally hit the weak point of "wiping the neck".

And it was when the other party finally failed to block.

One knife can be topped with three or four knives.

The knife qi of "Huh", "Huh" and "Wind Slash" blew a puff of dust on the ground, Xiao Ye had already jumped himself at the same time as the other party made a move, and the whole person jumped back a few steps in a row, until he retreated to a place four or five meters away from the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard].

"1-10 meters away...... Xiao Ye glanced at the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] not far away, and secretly said in his heart - "Slash"

Skill: Slash. Swing your weapon within a certain distance of your front, and use the fiery wind from your weapon to inflict a strong attack on a single hostile target. Although this skill is a medium-range attack, it will definitely be blocked by the prepared [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], but it is not bad as a cover for further attacks.

But Xiao Ye was obviously too "into the play", so much so that he forgot for a while that this was still a game after all. He only knew that he could attack at a medium distance because of Xana's presence, and he forgot that [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] is also a special profession-

"Rock Breaker"

Two seconds later, as the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] big knife slashed a few times in the air, and as a few pale yellow knife lights flashed in the air, Xiao Ye, who urgently raised the knife to block twice, felt a slight pain on his body.

This is a volley attack that the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] can't hit in reality

"Damn," Xiao Ye scolded secretly. The other party is like opening a cheat, and the attack of "Breaking Rock Flying Slash" is not only launched quite quickly, but also almost at the same moment when the other party swings the knife, several knife lights appear on his body, attacking from several directions, making it difficult for him to block several sword lights at the same time. When he urgently stretched out his knife, he only had time to stop two sword lights with a horizontal knife at the last moment, but on his back, he was really slashed twice by the volley of knife qi.

“－1100”、“－1120”……

Hawkers,Xia Na's defense ability in the "burst flame" state is pretty good, and being hit by a level 94, well-equipped person with a knife light only hurt so much blood - but the place to complain about is not here at all

The health bar was directly a quarter empty......

And the skill of "Breaking Rock and Flying Slash" actually relies on multiple sword qi to increase the total damage, and the damage coefficient of its single sword qi is actually only 1.5

The two sword qi with a damage coefficient of 1.5 directly hit Xiao Ye with a quarter of his blood.

This is the result of level 56 approaching naked, and daring to challenge level 94 hunters.

If it weren't for the two blocks and the four sword qi hit at the same time, he would have been directly beheaded by two "Rock Breaking Flying Slashes".

"Rely on" Xiao Ye scolded secretly.

But scolding and scolding, Xiao Ye only scolded one word, and in the next moment, he rushed towards the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] without thinking.

There was not a hint of hesitation.

has the skill of "Breaking Rock and Flying Slash", which is difficult to completely block, so for him, it is better to win completely hand-to-hand combat-

"Rock Breaking and Flying Slash", there is nearly two seconds of skill casting time, and he must force the opponent to have no space and time to use this skill

"Oh?" [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] had another look of surprise on his face.

With Xiao Ye's tendency to run straight towards him, of course he could see that the other party wanted to fight in close combat, for him who was only level 56, this was indeed the best choice at the moment - however, he didn't expect that this girl, who was only level 56 and estimated to be about 12 years old when she heard the voice, was not only agile in actual combat, but also reacted so quickly and made decisions so decisively. , You must know that many people with a talent for fighting may indeed be very strong at the age of 12, but that kind of instantaneous decision-making ability is not something that a "normal" 12-year-old girl can do.

This is like a prodigy with high talent, even Ganluo, who became the prime minister of Qin at the age of 12, will never be able to write "Dream of Red Mansions".

The experience of fighting all year round has made it clearer and clearer to [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] that the girl in front of him is definitely not simple.

"Ground cracks."

The [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] big sword was raised high, and as he spit out two heavy words in his mouth without emotion, the tip of his big knife slammed heavily on the ground at once, and the next moment, Xiao Ye, who was rushing over, suddenly felt the ground under his feet shake.

And on the ground, a huge crack instantly extended from the tip of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard].

"Xiao Ye"

"Zhilu Dao"

Although it is not clear what the consequences will be after stepping on the crack and stepping into the air, the fool knows that this kind of thing is absolutely not to be tested for a player who challenges level 94 with level 56. When the crack quickly extended in front of Xiao Ye at an extremely fast speed, Xiao Ye's right foot slammed into force, a cat's waist, and at the same time, his body was slightly sideways, and the whole person could be dodged away from the crack.

And by this time, he had already rushed in front of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard].

"Whew" "Whew"

When Xiao Ye, who didn't even have time to stand up straight, rushed forward with his big knife, and quickly cut a "-980" on the body of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s big knife that slashed on the ground had just been withdrawn, only enough to block Xiao Ye's second knife.

The "Ground Split" skill, like all other heavy skills, has its timing for making and receiving. (Heavy skills refer to a certain type of powerful attack skills, which have certain requirements for the integrity of skill movements.) After the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s big knife smashed on the ground, it was affected by the skill action, and for a while, it could not be immediately retracted.

The two-second time used to collect the recruitment was definitely not a long time, not to mention that Xiao Ye was still three or four meters away when he made the move. At a distance of three or four meters, and at the same time dodging the attack of the "ground crack", for many people, dodging is already very good, and what is done well is to dodge farther. But to the great surprise of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], Xiao Ye still didn't hesitate at the moment when he dodged the "ground crack", and even ignored the time to stand up straight, flashed over very decisively, and stabbed the knife into his left ribs.

"Offense is always the best defense, and if you can't make a move against the enemy, you don't need to dodge anymore."

In an instant, the words of a teenager who opposed his "meat shield style of play" many years ago suddenly sounded in his head.

And the firm and decisive eyes of the girl in front of him suddenly made him feel a chill in his heart.

"Phew"

Xiao Ye's second blow was finally blocked by the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] return knife, and the next second, the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] counterattack followed.

"Phew"

When the two knives collided again, Xiao Ye's body moved slightly. When the blades of the knives were wrong, Xiao Ye drew his knife and jumped back. [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] forcibly blocked his broadsword and the ensuing attack slammed into the ground.

In terms of strength alone, [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] is indeed still bigger than him, even if he transforms into Xana—or rather, he becomes Xana

"There's something I want to ask you." [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] suddenly put the blade in front of him, and did not pursue, but opened his mouth and said in a deep voice.

"You say." Xiao Ye took a slight breath - the flow of action is really not easy, even if the tiredness here is only one-tenth.

"There's a man named Xiao Ye, who are you?"

"Oh, he......" Xiao Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, "My distant cousin, the person who taught me martial arts skills—what, you know each other?" ”

"It's really familiar," [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] replied in an almost flat and straightforward declarative tone.

The figure of the young man resurfaced in front of him again.

He is not only very familiar with him, but he has reached the "unforgettable". Back then, when the guy named Xiao Ye defeated him three times in a row, he secretly vowed that one day he would defeat him personally, but unfortunately, before all this could be realized, he got the news that the guy was beaten and mutilated by the common boss of the two of them [God Annihilation Heavenly Punishment].

He never went to fight with him again.

Beating a crippled person is really detrimental to his prestige.

"[Blood Sea Iron Leopard], a hunter in South China Sea City, ranked 222nd in the world."

Suddenly, [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] clenched the handle of the knife with his right hand, and the blade of the knife rose slightly on the right side of his body, saying word by word. "This time, are you going to start really fighting with all your might......" Xiao Ye said to himself secretly.

[Blood Sea Iron Leopard] has a habit of reporting his name before the battle begins, when he decides to fight with all his might.

Because at the very least, the person who can make him fight with all his strength makes him qualified to know who he was defeated.

"[Xiao Xue], a hunter in Xiangyang City, ranked 999th in the world."

Xiao Ye, on the other hand, clenched the handle of the knife with both hands, stared at the other party's every move, and responded word by word.

In his heart, a feeling like a flame surging rapidly

……

"Phew"

With a dull dull sound, a large knife that pressed like a mountain and a large knife that was churning in flames collided with each other again.

"呯" "呯" "呯" ......

"Looks like even if you fight with all your might, you can't be overwhelmed in speed and agility." As the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] blade struggled, Xiao Ye, who was holding the opponent's big knife, couldn't bear his strength, and the whole person simply took advantage of the situation to dodge first, and at this time, [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] showed a stiff smile on his face, and said in a deep mouth.

"Oh." Xiao Ye also replied in a deep voice, noncommittal.

"Like your cousin, you're quick and accurate—well, that's commendable." [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] smiled faintly again, and said in a heavy mouth, "But what if that's the case—"

"Huh?" Xiao Ye was shocked in his heart.

"The abyss has come."

……

"Masaka...... Masaka" [Heavenly Absolute Array], [Thunder Emperor] glanced in the direction of the [Human Absolute Array] not far away, and suddenly, with an exaggerated look of surprise, "That Abyss Knight who is dressed in a hardcover and specializes in melee combat will also be forced to use the 'Abyss Descending', a dark skill that is quite unfavorable for close combat-Masaka, this time he bumped into Good Luck and ran into the hunters among you?" ”

"Well, it seems that (the guy in the [Human Battle]) is much stronger than the one in front of me......" [Thunder Emperor] looked not far away, turned around again, glanced at [Qin Family Xiaobao] who was wiping the sweat on his forehead more than ten meters away, and said to himself.

"It's noisy" [Qin Family Xiaobao] raised his head angrily, "You just wait, and directly freeze your mouth with ice in the next place."

"Well, ice can't beat thunder, for you, this is really a fateful misfortune......" [Thunder Emperor] smiled rather disdainfully, looked at the shattered "Ice Armor" on [Qin Family Xiaobao], and mocked coldly, "But, forget it, maybe you meet me, but the luckiest of the three of you - the one who fought the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] is the hunter among you...... The strength is good, but, it's a pity......"

"In this world, in the entire game, there are definitely less than three digits that can withstand the attack of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] when they suddenly fall into darkness."

……

Xiao Ye's eyes suddenly became pitch black. Only the little flames that came out of his hair and the sword still shone like fireflies in the darkness.

However, the flickering light of these flames was obviously not enough in the face of this endless darkness.

And the stiff voice of [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], at this time, came in a deep voice-

"So, here we go."

Darkness is not good for everyone, but, for [Blood Sea Iron Leopard], at least, this darkness in front of him, he is already familiar with.

What's more, the flames that kept coming out of the other party's body were still revealing his location all the time.

"Phew"

When the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] raised high and slashed down with the force of Mount Tai's top, Xiao Ye was only able to raise the broadsword violently at the last moment, blocking the air in front of his head, and blocking it to the death.

Two seconds later, at the moment when he finally slashed down the opponent's broadsword, he pulled out the broadsword at the same time, dodged his body, and narrowly avoided it, and just took a breath, the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s broadsword had already slashed head-on again.

"Phew"

"Well, that's it." [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s voice came from in front of him.

Compared with strength, Xiao Ye is indeed far inferior to him. And in the dark, Xiao Ye also completely lacked the accurate, ruthless, and angled attack posture before. [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] was able to attack again and again.

"Flash"

"Bah" "Bah"

"Huh"

Finally, after the fourth intersecting of the two knives, with a burst of soreness in Xiao Ye's hand, the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s big knife pressed over him, and then slashed at him heavily.

The data of "-1980" came out of his head. Of course, in the darkness, this data is not obvious to either of them. What Xiao Ye could see clearly in his busy schedule was that the blood bar in his attribute interface had dropped by a quarter, and the other party's blow hit the "Abyss Knight" profession that was easy to hit, Xiao Ye hurriedly knocked an ordinary red medicine. , "rub" "rub"

And taking advantage of the short time when the tip of the opponent's knife fell and slashed to the ground, Xiao Ye, who had received a blow, jumped back quickly without hesitation, and when the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] retracted the action of slashing with the big knife, Xiao Ye had already retreated to three meters away.

"Well, how long can you escape?" [Blood Sea Iron Leopard] raised his knife and said with a blank face.

Of course, even if he "has an expression on his face", Xiao Ye can't see it clearly at all.

"Damn," the two angry voices rang out in his heart at the same time.

"How can you - fight so aggrieved" The next moment, two voices roared in their hearts in annoyance at the same time.

"This is ......"

[Blood Sea Iron Leopard]'s iron face, which had always been coated with tin, suddenly showed a clear sense of surprise.

His expression at the moment could finally be seen clearly by Xiao Ye.

Because the whole space has suddenly been brightened

……

"Oh, it seems that there are still people who prefer light to the darkness of the [Blood Sea Iron Leopard]......" In the [Heavenly Absolute Array], [Qin Family Xiaobao] glanced at the direction of the [Human Absolute Formation] not far away, and said with a teasing smile.

"Well, darkness meets light, you villain, it's really unfortunate"

"Ice Crystal Sword"

"Thunder Walks Storm"

……

"Not yet...... Haven't you had any results yet...... "In Xiangyang City, countless players don't have any intention to do anything else at this time. The only thing they had the heart to do was to stretch their necks and stare at the sky, their eyes unblinking.

It's as if the neck is stretched a little shorter, and the latest system announcement is blocked by a tall man.

It's as if the latest system announcement is fleeting with the blink of an eye.

"Our hunters, this time...... Why has it been so long...... Haven't you won yet......"

"Are you under siege by the enemy......

"Absolutely...... I can't fall down......"

Countless girl players have already said something in their mouths at this time, almost as if they are asking for peace for their lover, and they prayed sincerely in their hearts

……

"Cut"

In the crowd, a tall man glanced at the crazy expressions of everyone around him, and cursed very slightly.

"* I died too soon...... Otherwise...... One day, my brother will also be noticed by thousands of people like this. ”

"There are so many people who worry about my brother, and my brother will die immediately after finishing his errands, and that's worth it......"

"What kind of hunter, don't hang up too fast."

"At least, hang up after you've killed all the enemies......"

In the crowd, [the boss is loved by all people] unconsciously clenched his fists, and unconsciously, he also stretched his neck.