How Am I Still Alive?

Seeing the tragic situation of their comrade, the others became anxious.

Death would have been better than being drained of blood and becoming a mummy, which nobody could bear.

The panic of these rookie assassins almost made Lu Ping'an laugh out loud.

He shook his head and opened the Codex directly, remembering the magic plant he had bought as a backup on this page – the green seeds with the ring...

"Catch!"

He casually threw a "seed" to the nearest cloaked person.

"Wh-what is this...?"

The cloaked man tried to catch the seed instinctively.

"Booom!"

The sudden explosion blew off the head and upper body of the second unlucky cloaked person.

The violent blast took the life of their comrade right before their eyes.

His corpse fell, and his body's fresh flesh melted into the Secret Realm, leaving only his clothes behind.

"Demonized Phoenix Immortal! It's a plant landmine!"

This time, it wasn't a rare plant, but the unlucky ones recognized it instantly.

"Crazy! Using this so close..."

The survivors looked at the smiling man, his face splattered with blood...

Huh? It seemed to be his blood? Was he injured too? Could it be that he wasn't as strong as he appeared?

The remaining two cloak-wearing men hesitated, but then witnessed a stranger scene.

It was just an instant, but the wound on the man's face healed significantly.

He even licked the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the two people with a smile and anticipation.

"Did he do it on purpose?! The madman hurt himself on purpose; he wants to see us struggle and resist..."

The two men dared not move, not expecting to survive meeting this superhuman shark. They only hoped not to leave with psychological scars.

Over there, Lu Ping'an painfully sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Damn, the power is so strong, almost lost control."

But at this moment, he was still smiling, flipping through the Codex as if looking for something.

Finally, he found it, and pointing to a page, he asked.

"... I'm looking for purple Half-Supported Dragon Grass, which has purple leaves and makes sounds like a dragon's roar at midnight. Have you seen it?"

They had never heard of this name, and it sounded like a high-level plant.

The two people shook their heads, hoping that the pretentious newbie would just leave them alone.

"Ah, it's tough for me as well..."

Unexpectedly, Lu Ping'an heard the sound of trickling water.

Looking down, he found that Lei Shuiyun, whose face was covered in purple vines, had collapsed in despair, leaving a puddle of water on the ground.

"Let's just forget it. I don't have any grudge with you guys; I'm in a good mood today, so I'll be a nice person."

Having said that, he put a "Phoenix Immortal" seed into the unlucky man's mouth, patted him on the face, and walked towards the other two.

"...The Bloodvine is beyond saving at this point, so you won't mind if I give it to him..."

"Boom!"

The explosion and blood splatter formed the backdrop for the smiling man.

The remaining unlucky duo didn't dare object, frantically shaking their heads and forcing a smile.

"You are so merciful; I thank you on behalf of my friends!"

"Boss, you're such a great person! Meeting you is our lucky day as the Four Wolves of the Wilderness."

The notorious rookie assassin trio, the Wilderness Four Wolves, were practically wagging their tails at Lu Ping'an.

Lu Ping'an wasn't in a hurry. He just yawned and looked at the Codex again.

On the opposite side, the two men hardly dared to breathe, awaiting their arrangements from the boss.

They looked at the headless corpses of their two friends and the withering purple vines on the ground, seemingly predicting their own fates, growing more and more uneasy.

Suddenly, the boss closed the book.

"Here it comes."

"What's coming?"

The third son had just asked when a dark shadow fell.

"Booom!"

This time, it was the sound of a person's head being crushed into the ground, breaking into fragments.

Meow had arrived.

The Wolf King hadn't reacted, but found that the "boss" had already approached him!

And the lethal "Bloodvine" had already spread from his touched arm, and he couldn't be saved!

"I had something to ask you, and your friend might talk too much, so I asked them to leave first. You don't have a problem with that, right?"

"No problem, no problem!"

The teary-eyed Wolf King, whose body was half covered in Bloodvine, was about to pee his pants. How could he object?

He answered every question, even almost revealing his own treasure location, but still couldn't provide clues about the damned "purple Half-Supported Dragon Grass."

Feeling cold all over and completely numb, he knew that the Baseliga Bloodsucking Vine must have drained too much of his blood.

Finally, after spilling all the valuable information about the magic plants, the pitiful Wolf King could only look at the boss and beg for a quick end.

Lu Ping'an smiled, then winked at the confused Meow and took out a seed.

In the grateful gaze of the victim, he stuffed the seed into the Wolf King's mouth.

As the Wolf King eagerly awaited the "landmine" to explode in his mouth, he seemed to misunderstand something at the last moment; why would the boss say such a thing...

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you; this is just an ordinary Morning Glory vine. As for Bloodsucking Vine... hehe, how could such a thing exist?"

"...Y-you...you played us..."

"Boom!

The explosion of fresh flesh prevented the Wolf King from finishing his sentence.

Only Lei Shuiyun, who couldn't believe his eyes, witnessed the incredible four kills.

"Let's go, I'm tired, let's get this done, and go home to sleep."

In Lu Ping'an's bored face, having great strength was important, but it was never the key.

The key was who used it.

"Meow, you're so useless. I'm docking your pay. Huh, you didn't get paid this time? I'll deduct it from your next time."

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At the entrance to the Secret Realm, the three Wolves anxiously watched the "respawn point."

When their boss finally appeared, the Wolves breathed a sigh of relief.

In this Secret Realm, death wasn't scary; the not being able to die in a hopeless situation was the real fear.

And the terrifying Bloodvine was the worst fate of all.

The three brothers had always worried that their boss would become a desiccated blood-drained corpse lying in the dense forest, waiting for his fate to be sealed.

"Boss, thank goodness, thank goodness! He didn't torture you, did he?"

"Third son, what are you talking about? Are you looking down on the boss? The fact that the boss has lasted this long means he's managed to protect all the secrets until his death!"

Seeing the admiration and respect in his brothers' eyes, the Wolf King paused for a moment, then looked into the distance.

"Although it was uncomfortable to have my blood drained by the Baseliga Bloodsucking Vine, I held on until the end. He didn't get anything from me!"

"Boss!!!"

From then on, a legend lingered in the world – a brave Wolf King and a ruthless, never-before-seen Baseliga Bloodsucking Vine!

"Boss, you'll always be our boss!"