"Not counting the fact that you are outnumbered, all of them are Seven Star Battle Apprentice while their leader is an Eight Star Battle Apprentice. if go out there now, you will only be seeking your own humiliation"
Amon wasn't fazed in front of Yang Chen's anger and dished out one fact after the other. It was as if a bucket of cold water was poured onto his head, Yang Chen quickly calmed down and realised the mistake he was about to make.
The life that he barely managed to save after running away pathetically from that demonic beast, he was just about to throw it away in anger.
Now that he had calmed down, he realised the vast difference in strength between them and him. It was as Amon said, all of them were around his level while the aura of the leader was higher than everyone else. It even gave Yang Chen a faint pressure.
As frustrated as he was, he knew that he could not take them on in a fight head on. Although he felt unresigned, there was nothing he could do.
Yang Chen was just about to turn back when Amon from the side opened his mouth and said wickedly.
"You know, it's been some time since you have earned some mischief points. Isn't this the perfect opportunity to harvest some points from them?"
To earn mischief points, one must engage in acts that are wicked or mischievous. Although accumulating mischief points through leveling is possible, it's clear that the first method is significantly quicker and more effective than the second.
Yang Chen stopped in his tracks, turned around and faced Amon. The latter's eyes were looking straight at him. Those crimson red eyes that usually contained noble indifference, was glinting with a fierce light like that of a beast right now.
"But how? Although I can kill a few if I catch them off guard, I would instantly fall into a disadvantage if they fought me together. Not to mention their leader is stronger than me".
Yang Chen did not understand why Amon would ask something like that when he himself had dissuaded him from charging at those five people recklessly.
"Kukuku… I'm not saying that the host needs to fight them himself. Isn't there another way, a more sneaky and despicable way? A way that you have experienced already?" Amon grinned lazily playing with the trident in his hand.
Yang Chen was askance for a second before it finally dawned on him as to what Amon was referring.
"You are saying that I should use the same tactic they used on me?".
""Exactly, they employed that tactic against you, so they can only blame themselves if others do the same to them. Why, are you abhorred by that idea?" Amon turned his eyes sideways and looked at Yang Chen only to see a dark smile creeping onto the latter's face.
"No, I believe it's an excellent idea".
Yang Chen laughed and gazed at the five men in the distance with a cold smile on his face. He will get them to have a taste of their own medicine...
For the latter part of the day, Yang Chen did not continue his hunting and closely followed behind the five men and made sure that he did not lose them. Of course, he maintained sufficient distance so that they did not find him.
Time quickly passed by, the sun started to set and the sky was blanketed by the darkness of the night. A beautiful moon hung in the sky lighting up the surrounding of the forest with its illuminating gentle light.
The group of five men, camped near a small crag and burned firewood to camp. A mouth-watering scent drifted off from the pieces of meat they were grilling.
This group of hunters was quite powerful, in a day they had defeated four Six Star Demonic Boars and one Seven Star Crimson Jackal.
After hunting the demonic beast for the entire day, they were quite fatigued and stopped here to recover their energy. Little did they know that a pair of vicious eyes had been following them for the entire day and now that they were tired from the hunt, they left themselves open for a certain someone who was looking for an opportunity like this all this time.
That pair of vicious eyes slowly disappeared into the darkness of the forest at this moment.
"Leader Li Hao, you have been frowning for a while? Is there something wrong?".
The bearded man who was referred to as Li Hao, turned his head towards the guy with a thin build and said.
"Liu Chong don't you feel something is weird? The surrounding has become so silent all of a sudden, not even the roar of a single demonic beast could be heard in the distance".
Liu Chong fell into deep thought when he heard that. Indeed, it was far too silent around them. Although it was odd, he did not think over it too much and went back to grilling the meat. This area was a relatively safe place as such, there was a very low chance of them getting attacked by a demonic beast.
The atmosphere was a clamorous one with the five hunters talking and chatting through the night with a piece of meat in each of their hands when suddenly, the ground started rumbling.
This sudden rumbling of the earth immediately alerted the five men. Those who dared to enter this star fall jungle were not ordinary people, these five men were all veteran hunters.
They quickly composed themselves and looked towards the direction where the disturbance came from, their senses all alert. As they felt the trembling of the ground slowly intensify, all of their faces became ugly.
"Fuck, who is that idiot who is trying to fight a demonic beast in this time of the night? Are they out of their mind?" Li Hao cursed. What annoyed him more was the fact that the commotion came from a place not far from them and it was swiftly approaching their area.
While all of them were distressed as to who that idiot who dared to confront a demonic beast at night was, that idiot leapt out of the bushes and appeared in front of them.
"You?!"
Li Hao quickly identified the figure that jumped out of the bushes. He pointed at him and shouted with shocked filled eyes. There is no way he won't recognise a person as unique as Yang Chen thanks to his rag tag clothes.