"What's your name?"
Lin Yu sized up the young man before him.
The youth was clad in a black, short outfit. He was small in stature and not handsome, the kind of person who would be completely unremarkable in a crowd.
Yet, looking at him, Lin Yu felt an inexplicable urge, his fists itching slightly. This feeling was very strange to him.
It was as if a voice in his heart told him this person deserved a beating, and that beating him would bring immense satisfaction!
He thought he might have psychological issues and took a deep breath to calm himself, which helped.
"My name is Zuo Jian," he said, looking up and meeting Lin Yu's gaze.
Lin Yu smiled, "Zuo Jian, is it? Then I'll trouble you. However, you must know your limits and not put yourself in mortal danger. Get ready, and go now."
Lin Yu gave him further instructions, then sent him off to lure the fierce beasts.
As for his companions, they had all retreated and were heading back to the base.
Lin Yu's gaze swept over the battlefield, which had become chaotic.
The packs of fierce beasts were clashing with the humans. However, the beasts lacked intelligence, and against the sheer numbers of humans, they held no significant advantage.
With the arrival of the army, their formations executed kills with remarkable efficiency. Packs of fierce beasts fell, and many people began to hide behind the army, picking off weakened prey.
Meanwhile, Lin Yu's clones, distributed around the area, drew continuous gasps of admiration from those nearby with their sharp combat style and decisive killing methods.
However, what confused people was why they kept seeing this person everywhere.
They were sure they had seen him over there just moments ago, but now he was here, which was very strange and became a puzzle many couldn't solve.
On the other side.
Zuo Jian, relying on his perceived weakness, unassuming appearance, and unique demeanor, indeed attracted the attention of several fierce beasts.
Roar!
The beasts stared at Zuo Jian, their eyes bloodshot as they pursued him. Zuo Jian's entire strength lay in his legs, and he took off running at incredible speed.
He ran until he reached the area where Number Three was, then immediately dodged to the side.
Before long, the fierce beasts arrived, and then, a series of slashes rained down from above.
Boom, boom, boom!!!
One by one, the fierce beasts, in Lin Yu's hands, had almost no chance to resist and met their ends.
Merit points increased, as did experience points. Lin Yu smiled and looked at Zuo Jian.
"Well done, keep it up!" Lin Yu casually transferred five percent of the merit points to him and said, "Continue!"
Lin Yu also noticed that this kid possessed a strange power that evoked a feeling of "hating iron for not becoming steel." Seeing him made one want to punch him.
No wonder he could attract so many fierce beasts.
Zuo Jian, receiving the merit points, showed an excited expression and repeatedly thanked him, "Thank you, senior, thank you, senior!"
"Alright, continue!" Lin Yu waved his hand.
Zuo Jian immediately nodded and walked out.
By this time, the distance between the fierce beasts on the battlefield had widened.
Under the human onslaught, the beasts had scattered, even fleeing in various directions. The speed at which Lin Yu's clones could kill monsters had significantly decreased.
After all, killing them one by one was too slow, and this area was vast. The distance between individual beasts, sometimes dozens of meters, greatly reduced their kill efficiency.
Moreover, some beasts had even run ten miles away.
However, things were going smoothly near Number Three.
For some unknown talent of Zuo Jian, fierce beasts seemed to hate him to the bone upon seeing him, instinctively wanting to beat him up.
Groups of fierce beasts gathered and chased after him.
Lin Yu was overjoyed and manipulated his clones to attack.
Suddenly, more fierce beasts fell to his hands. Lin Yu was killing so many that it felt routine. In this short period, the number of beasts he killed equaled that of ten clones.
Zuo Jian panted, but he was also very happy. Every time he went out, he brought back a large wave of beasts. Although his commission wasn't much, each trip was equivalent to him killing several monsters himself.
Even a few beasts were considered a good achievement for students like them.
They came to Gui Xu more to gain experience. If you truly asked them to kill monsters, they were too inexperienced.
Therefore, they only dared to kill monsters at the foot of the mountain and did not venture into the real battlefield.
Lin Yu was secretly delighted. This guy was a treasure!
He looked at Zuo Jian with burning eyes and said, "Zuo Jian, are you interested in working with me?"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Jian was silent for a moment and then asked, "Senior, do you pay a salary?"
Lin Yu laughed heartily, "Of course! And there are commissions too!"
"Okay, I'll work with you!" Zuo Jian immediately replied.
Lin Yu patted his shoulder as encouragement and smiled, "From now on, your job is to lure monsters. You don't need to do anything else. I'm very curious, what exactly is your talent?"
Looking at Zuo Jian, Lin Yu felt increasingly that the young man deserved a beating, and he couldn't resist the urge to punch him.
It was so strange, what kind of talent could this be?
Zuo Jian showed a conflicted expression. He had always found it difficult to talk about his talent, but he gritted his teeth.
"Senior, my talent is... a 'punch-me' physique," he said hesitantly.
Lin Yu was stunned. Such a peculiar physique existed?
He stared at the other person, his fists starting to twitch. The urge to beat him up made his heart itch.
Zuo Jian noticed Lin Yu's expression and took a step back in fright.
"Senior, what are you doing?"
Lin Yu took a deep breath and said, "Your physique is truly bizarre. What level is it?"
"S!"
"An S-class talent didn't get you into one of the top ten schools?"
"As soon as I appeared, all the invigilating teachers wanted to beat me up to vent their anger. Frightened, I quickly left the examination hall. Later, by chance, I entered my current academy."
"Then how was your university life?"
"It was spent getting beaten up. However, the more they beat me, the stronger I became. Therefore, I don't reject others beating me. Senior, would you like to have a go? I heard it's very satisfying to beat me, and it can even cure depression."
Lin Yu was speechless. Did this person have a masochistic constitution, or had he developed a masochistic psychology from being beaten?
He shook his head. He didn't want to be controlled by such a feeling.
"Alright, I understand. Continue luring monsters, and this time, lure more."
"Senior, but you alone..."
"Who said I'm alone? Hurry up and go!"
"Oh, okay!"
After Zuo Jian left, Lin Yu immediately summoned three of his closest clones.
His clones couldn't move more than five kilometers from his main body, so their range was very limited. The packs of fierce beasts ten miles away, large groups of them, were beyond his reach, which was a great source of frustration.
And within ten miles, the fierce beasts were becoming increasingly scattered and fewer in number.
For his plan to become stronger, Zuo Jian was an excellent assistant.
Relying on his talent to attract fierce beasts, and then killing them in large numbers, saved him a lot of trouble.
Furthermore, once enough of these beasts were killed, he could send Zuo Jian to lure monsters from ten miles away, bringing them within the ten-mile radius.
At this moment, a rumbling sound came from the distance.
Lin Yu looked into the distance and was slightly startled.
He saw nearly a thousand various fierce beasts, their blood-red eyes fixed on Zuo Jian, who was running ahead. Their expressions were as if Zuo Jian had cuckolded them and they wouldn't be satisfied until they beat him up.
However, although the fierce beasts were fast, they just couldn't catch Zuo Jian. Zuo Jian's speed was truly remarkable; his entire strength lay in his escape.
It was understandable. If you were often beaten and couldn't fight back, learning to run was essential to avoid a miserable fate.