After resting for about two or three minutes, Fang Senyan noticed his health points starting to decrease for no apparent reason and knew that Jiao Shi had been pushed into the near-death state, activating the Life Chain ability. He rushed over, and at this point, Fang Senyan’s mind actually settled down.

Previously, when fighting against Zeiss Karl, the brute's attack power was terrifying; Fang Senyan’s health had once dropped to around three hundred points. Now, after these few minutes of recovery, it had risen back above five hundred, and Fang Senyan hadn't even used the team skill, Radiant Heal. If things got really bad, there was still a recovered Elixir of Honor. Furthermore, his health wouldn't release the link unless it reached the near-death threshold, so holding on for another seven or eight minutes was certainly not an issue.

The two accelerated forward, tracking the coordinates Jiao Shi had provided. Soon, they heard voices speaking a few hundred meters ahead. Mo Gansha, an expert in such matters, immediately separated from Fang Senyan to secure a vantage point, while Fang Senyan proceeded directly forward. The scene below quickly unfolded before him.

Jiao Shi was kneeling, protected at the center by a silver, shimmering barrier, but his face was contorted with rage. Eros stood with his arms crossed over his chest, a sneer playing on his lips. A Hunter stood three meters away from Jiao Shi, continuously drawing the string of a silver longbow and making phantom shots. Even without actual arrows, one could perceive rippling distortions in the air, suggesting the attacks still possessed considerable destructive power.

“I’ve heard rumors that a certain Domain team was garbage, but M. Jiao Shi was decent enough. Yet look at him now, kneeling before me like a dog?” Eros drawled disdainfully.

Jiao Shi suddenly looked up, his eyes blazing with an unprecedented ferocity, bloodshot and intense:

“You can insult me, but you will not insult the Domain!”

The contractor holding the bow laughed loudly and suddenly moved close to Jiao Shi’s face:

“What’s so great about a trash team? I insulted you, so what? What can you do about it?”

As he spoke, he spat a thick glob of phlegm that trailed down the silver barrier of light.

From a distance, Mo Gansha witnessed the scene. A savage glint flashed in his eyes, the muscles in his face twitching violently, his hand gripping the stock of his gun so tightly his palm was sweating. He took several deep breaths before forcing his emotions back under control.

Eros had clearly used his mental power to jam their team communications here, so Fang Senyan had already coordinated the signal with him. Otherwise, Mo Gansha would have attacked immediately!

At this moment, the archer continued to jeer:

“You’ve struggled in this Space for quite some time, haven't you? It’s not easy surviving this long, and since M. Jiao Shi is quite rare, just hand over the four pieces of equipment you have, and Eros and I will cover for you with the Prince and let you leave!”

“F**k you.” Jiao Shi, usually very polite, spat out an American curse word coldly through clenched teeth.

Eros and the archer exchanged a look, growling menacingly:

“Don’t think that just because you have this freakish ability protecting your body, we can’t touch you. Once we break this silver light shield, we’ll make you beg for death!”

The plan of these two was utterly malicious. After extorting the four pieces of equipment, they would most likely kill him to silence any witnesses. As for contracts, there would always be loopholes to exploit. Just look at that bastard Makiji, who had already set the precedent for quitting a team and tearing up a contract. The term ‘squeezing the marrow from the bone’ perfectly described the actions of such scum.

In Eros and his partner’s view, Jiao Shi was backed into a corner, having played all his cards; his life and death were entirely in their hands. Jiao Shi’s stubbornness now was only due to that bizarre shield. Once the shield was shattered, his psychological defenses would crumble, leaving him only the choice between dying sooner or later!

The two exchanged a look, already feeling triumphant. No one would ever have too much gear that enhanced survivability; the prices remained sky-high. Jiao Shi was the team leader, so his equipment must be valuable. This guy was meat on the cutting board, ripe for the picking. They intended to use both coercion and temptation to squeeze out every last drop of profit. Eros, in fact, was already plotting how to seize the Prince’s position after this big score.

“Jiao Shi, think clearly. Don’t reject a path to survival just to court death!”

The archer, perhaps growing tired of just shooting, gave Jiao Shi a solid kick. He even seemed to be fumbling with his belt, apparently intending to relieve himself right over Jiao Shi!

But in that very instant, large clouds of dark green toxic mist erupted around the two men, and their bodies instantly stiffened. It was at this precise moment that Mo Gansha hurled the heavily charged Spartan Javelin. With a flash of lightning and thunder, a crazy silver brilliance danced between Eros and the archer who was now exposing his groin. The paralysis brought by the electricity caused them both to cry out in synchronized anger and terror, their bodies unable to respond to the commands of their brains for that brief window!

Simultaneously, Fang Senyan, who had silently crept within ten meters of them, slightly bent his knees, feeling like a sprinter poised for the starting gun, and then a cloud of smoke erupted beneath his feet, sending shattered stones spraying two or three meters high.

With wild flames burning in his eyes, Fang Senyan leaped up, holding his long saber with both hands. The sensation... could only be compared to a high-speed Hummer clearing a sand dune—filled with an overwhelming sense of indignation... and madness!

Deep blue light cascaded down like a waterfall. Fang Senyan brought his blade down expressionlessly. The archer shrieked in terror and instinctively raised his left hand to block! His strength reduced by 4 points, how could he possibly contend with Fang Senyan’s 49 strength? Blood sprayed as Fang Senyan’s single strike drove the man instantly into a near-death state!! (He had been attacked by Mo Gansha previously and was not at full health).

However, a dazzling light immediately flickered around the archer’s body—the sign that he had used an Elixir of Honor. Just as this happened, Mo Gansha’s assault began to pay off. Da-da-da, the rapid-fire shots struck a rock directly in front of the archer. As the archer stepped forward to gain leverage on that very rock, he stepped into empty space instead, tumbling down in utter disgrace.

In desperation, he looked up and met Fang Senyan’s eyes, which burned with an incomparably wild fire, seeming to penetrate straight into his very soul—and there was also that brutally sharp, ornate long saber!

“I’m a little late, sorry you suffered so much,” Fang Senyan said after tossing Jiao Shi a medical bandage, then roughly hauled him to his feet.

Jiao Shi’s face was ashen. Having escaped the severe injury status, he forcefully slapped Fang Senyan on the shoulder, then his eyes fixed on the archer, who was now gravely wounded. He grabbed the archer by the neck and slowly increased the pressure. The man was tough; he didn’t beg for mercy until he was choked to death—though perhaps he was unable to make a sound.

After dealing with that man, Jiao Shi’s mood eased slightly. He took the "Endless Vodka Flask" thrown by Fang Senyan and gulped down a couple of mouthfuls. As the alcohol hit him, streaks of red appeared in his eyes. He suddenly roared:

“Eros! I will definitely kill you!”

Fang Senyan and the others had focused on the archer because they had noted Eros’s previous movement speed wasn't overly fast, meaning Mo Gansha could keep up with him, so they prioritized taking down the archer. Unexpectedly, that cunning dog Eros had used his life-saving trump card as soon as things went south: the ability to Teleport. He vanished seventeen or eighteen meters in an instant and fled at full speed.

If Mo Gansha had pursued with everything he had, he might not have been able to catch Eros, as he had used Primal Instinct to help momentarily delay the enemy for Fang Senyan. The delay meant he lost the initial advantage, so catching Eros now would require a long, drawn-out battle. Given the current precarious situation, Mo Gansha dared not chase headlong into a potential enemy ambush, which would be counterproductive. Thus, he had to swallow his anger.

After the three regrouped and exchanged information, Mo Gansha first mentioned that the contractor he killed was relatively weak, and the one with the silver longbow also seemed to have a significant gap compared to a full Hunter. Fang Senyan immediately realized his initial assessment of the overall situation was flawed, and he had fallen into a misconception about the enemy's composition.

Analyzing the current data, the raiding contractors likely consisted of fewer than one-third Hunters; the majority were reserve Hunters, with some standard contractors mixed in.

Therefore, it was almost certain that these people were members of Prince Stallo’s team within this world, not the dozen or so fully-fledged Hunters from the previous duel—it seemed Aldaris and his crew weren't involved. This meant the quality of these attackers might be lower, but their numbers likely far exceeded Fang Senyan’s previous estimates!

With this realization, Fang Senyan immediately advocated for a retreat. Although Jiao Shi was reluctant, considering that his group, despite taking some hits and suffering humiliation, had wiped out three opponents in a full counterattack! They had secured two Bloody Keys, which served as some compensation, and with that thought, his anger subsided.

Perhaps because the fighting elsewhere was intense, the three encountered no pursuers during their full-speed escape. Within ten minutes, they had all safely returned to RD’s Hell’s Gate base. Within this area, contractors at least dared not act recklessly; it was practically a safe zone.