Astral Apostle

Seven of the lord's guards walked out from the forest by the road and vaguely formed a circle around Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing held the hilt of his saber as he looked around. Finally, his gaze landed on Maggi.

He had just had a conflict with this person, and now he dared to ambush him with so many guards.

When did the lord's guards become so arrogant that they dared to deal with the hunters like this? Even if he had a conflict with Maggi, how could the other lord's guards not care about the consequences?

There's something wrong. There must be something fishy behind this…

Zhou Jing narrowed his eyes.

"Is something wrong?"

Hearing this, Maggi said arrogantly, "The lord wants to see you. Put down your blade and come with us obediently."

"So did he ask you to barricade me halfway like this?"

Zhou Jing was unmoved.

Maggi made no attempt to hide his malice. "The lord has said that if you resist, we can teach you a lesson and bring you back, as long as we don't kill you."

"Taking me back in this way… What's the reason?"

"What do you think? You stole my things, and even the lord can't stand your domineering behavior. He specially allowed me to teach you a lesson and capture you!" Maggi touched the wound on his neck that was bandaged. The more he spoke, the angrier he became. "Do you think you can bully us just because you're a hunter? I'll teach you a lesson today!"

Hearing this, the other lord's guards rushed towards Zhou Jing from all directions, their faces filled with eagerness and joy.

It was not the first time the Mutant Beast Hunters had looked down on them. Every day, they would glare at them coldly as if they were disgusted at being in the same area as them.

Between people or between groups, there would be emotional likes and dislikes. It would not be easily eliminated just because others had done a good deed.

Emotions went both ways. Even if the hunters protected the town, it didn't matter to them. Their disdainful attitude had long dispelled whatever gratitude the guards had.

The many guards were not forcing the hunters to look up to them. They had only been dissatisfied with the hunters' attitude and only felt resentful.

The hunter is great, the hunter is noble… but what's wrong with us earning money by being hired? Why are you showing off your superiority every day?!

Who isn't a Mutant Blood Warrior here?

Every time they saw the hunter's disdainful looks, the guards wanted to beat them up.

However, the status of hunters was special. They usually could only swallow their anger. Now that they had a rare opportunity to teach the hunters a lesson, they could not wait to vent their pent-up anger.

This time, not only were they following orders, but they were also using this as an excuse to cause trouble. Their emotional motives were strong.

Although other than Maggi, the others did not have any grudges against Zhou Jing… But Zhou Jing was a Mutant Beast Hunter. Since he was a member of this group, he would pay the price for their actions. They did not care who it was, as long as it was a hunter.

"The lord sent you…"

Zhou Jing's mind raced.

The reason definitely had nothing to do with the reason Maggi had mentioned.

Not long ago, he had just handed over two fellows who had insider dealings to the lord, but the lord had actually turned hostile so quickly… If it was so sudden, it should be related to this matter.

Did a powerful insider hear the news and try to attack me? Or is this order really from the lord?

Either Lutt had other plans, someone had used the excuse of the lord's order to mobilize the guards or Maggi had become bold and was trying to cause trouble behind the lord's back…

All kinds of guesses flashed through Zhou Jing's mind.

At this moment, Maggi leaned forward, feeling that he had the upper hand, and sneered.

"There's no one supporting you now. Aren't you domineering? Try being domineering again!"

Whoosh!

Zhou Jing drew his saber and slashed out.

Maggi was shocked. He did not expect Zhou Jing to raise his weapon without a word and quickly raised his own shield.

Crack!

The blade cut into the edge of the shield, creating a nick.

Zhou Jing slammed on the shield, and a powerful force erupted, allowing him to strike hard using his shoulder.

Peng!

Wood chips flew everywhere as the shield exploded into bits!

Maggi stumbled back and was almost knocked over.

Before he could stabilize his body, a cold blade light suddenly approached.

Maggi hurriedly blocked with his sword.

Clang!

The blade pressed against the sword.

Zhou Jing held the saber in one hand and pressed the back of the saber with the other.

Maggi only felt a huge force coming at him, making it difficult for him to resist. His legs went limp, and he fell to his knees.

Veins popped out on his face. He held the sword tightly with both hands and fought against the long saber crossed against his sword.

However, his strength was inferior to his opponent. The blade slowly approached his head in an unstoppable manner.

Maggi looked at the approaching blade and the expressionless face of Zhou Jing behind him. His heart could not help but tremble.

This person really wanted to kill him!

How dare you do so when you're surrounded by so many people!

Maggi was furious.

He had expected that Zhou Jing would be afraid of the number of people and would most likely not dare to attack. He could humiliate him and take back the Mutant Blood Potion before bringing Zhou Jing back to the lord.

However, he did not expect Zhou Jing to be so unyielding and directly attack…

In that case, there was no way to end this simply.

Does he not care about the situation at all?

Aren't you afraid of angering us and getting killed on the spot?!

Zhou Jing's attack was sudden and fast. The other guards were shocked, and only then did they react. Without a word, they drew their weapons and surrounded him.

Everyone felt their anger boil.

A hunter still dared to behave atrociously when they were surrounded. They simply did not take them seriously. Does he really think we can't do anything to the hunters?!

"Tsk."

Zhou Jing sensed the danger approaching from behind and kicked Maggi away. He turned around to block the attacks of the few of them and started fighting against all of them.