Chapter 941: Cooperation

Money!
Kai Xin really needs money right now!
All the money in his bank account has already been spent on rehabilitation treatments and hospital fees. He doesn’t plan to use any of what’s left to exchange for in-game currency.
In order to obtain the Dark Iron Great Sword and the “Magic Destruction Art” as soon as possible, he intends to explore Wanshou Villa thoroughly while striving to reach the Liberation Realm.
His first visit to Wanshou Villa yielded decent results: two magic artifacts, a secret manual for protection in the Liberation Realm, and a mission map whose value is still unknown.
However, Kai Xin doesn’t plan to focus on the complex treasure rooms.
His first experience had made him realize that exploring treasure rooms requires not only exceptional strength, alertness, and reflexes but also luck.
He doesn’t want to test his luck repeatedly, exhaust it, and end up failing miserably.
This time, his goal at Wanshou Villa is the beast tamer in the villa’s courtyard and the fierce beasts there.
The furs and bones of these beasts are high-quality materials for equipment and weapons, worth hundreds of thousands each—some even reaching one million.
Kai Xin plans to start by focusing on these sources and make solid progress.
……
Upon arriving at the entrance to Wanshou Villa where he entered yesterday, Kai Xin was surprised to see a group of people from the Hunter Family again.
But this time, they weren’t dealing with a herd of beasts; instead, they were gathered together, discussing something…
Kai Xin’s arrival excited them greatly.
The leader of the hunters, “Yu Long,” walked over with a look of delight:
“Kai Xin.”
“…” It was Kai Xin’s turn to be speechless. He was wearing a conical hat, yet his identity was recognized from such a distance. Moreover, how did they know his name?
“You’re here too? Do you still plan to enter the treasure room today?”
Yu Long was simply greeting him this time.
Since he saw Kai Xin successfully enter the treasure room and come out unharmed, along with efficiently dealing with a group of Blood Alliance members, he assumed Kai Xin intended to explore the treasure room regularly to acquire high-end resources!
“Thank you for the information you gave me yesterday. I did get some things from the treasure room, but I don’t plan to go in again today.”
After a pause, Kai Xin added, “I’ve almost died a few times already—better not take that risk.”
“That makes sense,” Yu Long nodded in agreement, analyzing:

“Many players who have succeeded in coming out feel the same way. Inside, one has to stay highly focused and tense, not daring to relax even a bit. The pressure is immense. It’s fine to go once, but after multiple trips, one tends to become suspicious, which can lead to trouble… Some people either stay away after coming out or die inside on the second or third attempt…”
“…”
Kai Xin nodded silently, glancing at the group of companions behind him: “By the way, how did you know my identity?”
“After you went in yesterday… we were outside. Then… the Blood Alliance members rushed in!” The witch hurriedly recounted everything that had happened early in the morning.
“You uploaded my battle REP against the Blood Alliance?”
Hearing this, Kai Xin was finally moved, showing a look of surprise.
“Yeah, we all didn’t like the Blood Alliance at that time…” the witch said proudly.
Yu Long, however, looked at Kai Xin anxiously: “Shouldn’t we have not uploaded the REP? We’ve exposed your strength.”
“No, if the Blood Alliance really wanted to test me, they would have recorded it themselves. You didn’t do anything wrong. I just didn’t expect you to act so quickly.”
Kai Xin smiled bitterly, saying it was fine.
Yu Long breathed a sigh of relief and then suggested, “By the way, Kai Xin, since you’re not going to the treasure house, do you want to join us? It will be tough for you to deal with the beast tamer alone. You’re still in the Life and Death Realm… Besides, I think you’re almost at the Liberation Realm. You probably didn’t come here to train but to make money, right?”
“…”
Hearing Yu Long’s analysis, Kai Xin couldn’t help but be moved.
“Actually, if a master from the Liberation Realm came here, there would be a significant element of training. But as someone in the Life and Death Realm, fighting bare-handed, it’s hard to kill the fierce beasts inside. Since you’re on the verge of the Liberation Realm, you probably shouldn’t be in a hurry to train in martial arts…”
After a pause, Yu Long mustered up the courage to explain, “Our hunter family isn’t very strong, but we do know a bit about the Myriad Beasts Villa. If we work together, it will be easier to act and more efficient. And then, you can get one-third of the team’s resources. How about that?”
One-third.
Under other circumstances, Kai Xin might have scoffed, but for him now, it was already a very high share. After all, the hunter family had so many members, and giving away one-third at once was already a significant concession.
“Aren’t you afraid that the Blood Alliance will also hold grudges against you?”

“I’m afraid, of course I am. But the situation at Wanshou Villa is very special—few people would dare to enter and start a fight there… Besides, once you reach the Jie Tuo realm, I think the members of the Blood Alliance won’t have the patience to pay attention to us minor figures.”
Yu Long smiled, his desire for cooperation clear.
The group behind him seemed to share the same sentiment, nodding in agreement— a group of trap masters and two Heng Lian Taibao.
“Since you’re not afraid, I’m more than happy to go along.”
Kai Xin expressed his consent.
Yu Long’s group all showed signs of joy.
They had realized an opportunity the day before after seeing Kai Xin fight against the Blood Alliance members—Kai Xin couldn’t remain unknown forever. With his exceptional combat instincts, skills, and strength, he would surely reach the peak again. If they could succeed in partnering with Kai Xin, the Hunter Family might no longer be an obscure mercenary team…
“Great! Let’s divide our responsibilities and duties. Our target isn’t the disciples of Wanshou Villa, but the beast tamer—someone who commands an entire team of fierce beasts. Only then can we ensure our trap masters can maximize their impact… At that time, the Heng Lian Taibao will be responsible for attracting and dealing with enemies; the trap masters will handle mass killings; the Gu Nv will take care of control; and Kai Xin, you and I…”
“I can handle attracting the enemies. You just need to clear out traps in the courtyard entrance area and set up new ones.”
Although Kai Xin had hidden his strength before, since he received one-third of the team’s resources, it was impossible for him to do nothing—that wasn’t his style.
And…
He knew Yu Long meant to lure the beast tamer out of the courtyard for a kill, just like yesterday. But that would take too much time back and forth. Kai Xin didn’t want to waste an hour setting up traps and another half hour collecting loot—doing that would be worse than fighting alone.
If it weren’t for yesterday’s battle, Yu Long might have thought Kai Xin was bluffing. But now, he agreed without hesitation.
“Good!”
“We’ll follow your lead.”
…
Yu Long had some skill in team organization and command, at least better than Kai Xin when it came to dealing with traps.
Individual traps varied in strength, but as long as one was careful, they were rarely deadly threats.
The Heng Lian Taibao in the team were called “Da Pang” and “Xiao Pang”—two Jie Tuo realm players with the “Arhat Body” and decent defensive gear.

After Happy took over the task of luring enemies, Yu Long assigned the two of them to lead the way at the front as artificial trap detectors. Many traps were triggered by Da Pang and Xiao Pang and then rendered ineffective, causing no significant harm to them. The group safely entered the first courtyard, and Happy nodded in satisfaction, realizing that Yu Long had seen through her intention to advance efficiently—since Heng Lian Tai Bao didn’t need to lure enemies or engage in later battles, she could get injured now and recover quickly using meditation once combat started… There were only two fierce beasts in the first courtyard, along with a dozen or so disciples from the Myriad Beasts Villa. Happy rushed forward and knocked out two of them with a single strike, while the group behind her fired projectiles like locusts, swiftly ending the battle. The fierce beasts were more troublesome, with strong vitality; ordinary projectiles could only cause superficial injuries, and as for poisons, aside from those that could confuse the mind using toxins, regular poisons were useless—since these beasts were raised on medicine. Happy roughly understood the hierarchy of monsters in the Myriad Beasts Villa. The “disciples of the Myriad Beasts Villa” at the Wu Wei realm were ordinary monsters, easy to deal with; these lone fierce beasts required more effort and could be considered elite monsters; while the beast tamer was the little boss. Leading a group of armored elite fierce beasts, even top experts would need to exert great effort to defeat these tough opponents. Yu Long’s method was more complicated—setting up large-scale traps with overlapping effects to deal with them all at once, but it was difficult to control and could easily be detected by the beast tamer. Moreover, setting up such traps required many advanced materials, representing a significant investment. Thus, hunter families rarely used traps against fierce beasts, only when dealing with teams of beast tamers, where it could be advantageous. So they focused on the beast tamer teams, the little bosses of the Myriad Beasts Villa. After the battle in the first courtyard, they only obtained some materials from the two fierce beasts… Yu Long scanned the other three entrances of the courtyard: “We’re unlucky this time—there’s no sign of beast tamers in any direction. Let’s keep going deeper. The three options in the second courtyard will be more challenging.” “There’s no time to lose.” Happy nodded and stepped forward. At this moment, the hunter family realized the advantages of having Happy in their team. Although their target was the beast tamer, searching through the courtyards was time-consuming and energy-draining, and they couldn’t avoid many battles.

So, before finding a beast tamer, their hidden weapons made it difficult to end the battle in a short time. Heng Lian Tai Ba focused heavily on defense, while the trap master used mysterious, life-and-death-level hidden weapons. Only Yu Long was truly capable of taking on the fight, making it extremely difficult and full of peril.

But after Kai Xin arrived, although his level wasn’t high, he handled the ordinary disciples of the Wu Wei realm with ease, capturing them effortlessly. He also dealt with the fierce beasts quickly, advancing to the second courtyard and swiftly ending the second battle…

“Haha! Good luck!! There are beast tamer in the two courtyards to the east and west—two teams of fierce beasts. We can keep fighting after defeating one group! If we’re fast, we can take down this place worth over ten million taels of silver within two hours!” Yu Long and his group were thrilled and quickly started setting up traps. Only Kai Xin pursed his lips in dissatisfaction:

“It’s a shame they’re in different courtyards. Otherwise, we could bring them all here and deal with them at once.”

“…” The group broke into cold sweats.