Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

"Quite a few people have come." Lu Yunshi smiled as he looked at the man with the crossbow.

"If we were the first to go out..." Senior Sister Li bit her red lips, unable to imagine what the consequences would be if the three of them went out first. Even though their cultivation levels were the highest among those who had appeared, they would still be vulnerable to being ambushed while fighting Tie Yanxi.

Zhang Quan silently withdrew the half of his body that had charged forward once more. "These should be all the people lying in ambush, right?"

Lu Yunshi shook his head slightly upon hearing this, not believing that the two were the last.

Senior Sister Li glanced at the three of them and finally spoke. "Let's wait and see. The Iron Flame Rhinoceros has already attracted our attention. Even though the Purple Cloud Vine is mature now, it won't be in danger for the time being. We just need to keep an eye on it and make sure no one steals the Purple Cloud Vine."

At this moment, the two mercenary teams that were locked in a stalemate with Tie Yanxi saw the sudden appearance of a new "Old Six" and quickly moved away from Tie Yanxi, unwilling to continue the stalemate.

The two mercenary teams exchanged a glance. They had originally planned to stall the Iron Flame Rhino while their own brothers went to retrieve the Purple Cloud Vine. However, they ended up having the same idea as the other side and failed to obtain the Purple Cloud Vine due to an ambush.

"Hmph! I won't let you take it from me so easily." The man with the crossbow chuckled, exchanged a glance with the person not far away, and then quickly aimed his crossbow at everyone. In an instant, spiritual energy surged into the crossbow, turning into a silver-white arrow that flashed out and sped away.

Under the man's cover, the other person transformed into a blur and darted out. The two of them actually intended to ignore the existence of the Iron Flame Rhino and work together to kill the rest of the people first.

When the two mercenaries saw that the two men were targeting them, they dared not be careless and began to dodge in the arena. At this moment, the Iron Flame Rhino also let out a low roar and randomly chose one of the people in the arena to charge at.

The three teams of cultivators, along with an Iron Flame Rhinoceros, stirred up dust and smoke on the battlefield, and for a time, the two sides were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

At this moment, one of the mercenary leaders, who was at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, had a flash of inspiration. He took over the hatred of Iron Flame Rhino from his brother and then ran straight towards the man with the hand crossbow.

Upon seeing this, the man's pupils widened slightly. He knew that the other party wanted to lure Tie Yanxi to him, and naturally he would not let them have their way.

But just as he was distracted and tried to dodge, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back.

"Oh no!" the man thought to himself, only then noticing a bloody gash on his back that had appeared out of nowhere, causing him to freeze in place for a moment.

In just a short while, the Iron Flame Rhino's massive body had already swept in front of him. The man couldn't dodge in time and was sent flying. Half of his body exploded, and he immediately died.

Lu Yunshi and the other three squinted and scanned the area for a while before finally discovering the culprit who had killed the man with the crossbow: a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator dressed in black, wielding a short blade, and with a cunning expression.

"There really are more!" Zhang Quan's pupils dilated in shock; he hadn't expected there to be more people hiding there.

Moreover, this person's aura is so weak that they probably have some special method of concealing their presence. If they were to launch a sneak attack while I was fighting someone else, I probably wouldn't be able to react.

Wasn't that the man with the crossbow the one who fell because of this?

"This person's attack was so decisive and ruthless. Although he was alone, in terms of individual strength, he might be the strongest among them." Senior Sister Li squinted, sensing the strong smell of blood on the man in black, and knew that his combat experience should far exceed that of her and the others.

He must have killed quite a few people.

"If it weren't for finding that man with the crossbow troublesome, this guy probably wouldn't have made a move right away," Lu Yunshi said after taking a couple of glances.

The man with the crossbow and his partner, a total of two, were able to control the situation on the field with their weapons. This ability was the reason why the man in black made his move.

"Yes, that crossbow is really troublesome. If it were left until the end, no one would benefit. It would be a good thing if it died now. But this time, there should really be no one left."

After Zhang Quan finished speaking, he subconsciously glanced at Senior Sister Li and Lu Yunshi, but neither of them seemed inclined to respond, as if they still believed that someone else was hiding in the shadows.

Of course, Zhang Quan didn't think so. He didn't think that a place of only a few hundred square meters could hide many people. Four groups of people had already come out, so there couldn't possibly be anyone still hiding.

The reappearance of the person and the unexpected death of the crossbowman caused the situation on the field to change to some extent.

The man with the crossbow was now sweating profusely. He had lost his support and his teammates, and he didn't even know whether to run away or continue to take advantage of the situation.

The two mercenary teams naturally felt uneasy when they saw a new and powerful enemy appear on the field.

The Naling late-stage mercenary, still being chased and rammed by the Iron Flame Rhino, had no time to care about anything else. If he relaxed even for a moment, he would probably face the same fate as the man with the hand crossbow.

Seeing that their leader would soon be caught up by the Iron Flame Rhinoceros, the other group of mercenaries naturally didn't dare to waste time picking the Purple Cloud Vine and could only choose to help him out.

At that moment, at the signal of the leader of another mercenary group, his men surrounded the man in black.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black gave a look to the crossbowman's partner, who instantly understood the meaning of his look and joined forces with him.

Both of them possessed the strength of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, and their combined power was overwhelming. Mercenaries whose strength was below the late-stage Nascent Soul realm were no match for them. In the end, only the mercenary leader could barely balance the situation.

"Hehe, this is really interesting." Looking at the chaotic situation in the arena, Lu Yunshi chuckled, finding it extremely amusing.

"Speaking of which, they're all tied down. Shouldn't we have the best chance to make a move now?" Zhang Quan carefully analyzed the current situation and felt that his opportunity to act had arrived again.

"Senior brother's opinion is excellent; I think so too."

This time, Lu Yunshi didn't dampen his spirits; instead, he gave a positive response.

"However, for safety's sake, we should still use a more prudent approach."

Lu Yunshi stared at Zhang Quan for a while, then suddenly laughed.

"Senior brother, I have an idea, but we need a strong person to lead the charge. Although it is somewhat dangerous, if there are people hiding in the shadows, they will definitely not be able to resist."

Lu Yunshi said, glancing at Senior Sister Li and Lu Yunxi. "My strength is utterly pathetic. Perhaps only you two senior sisters and senior brother can accomplish this."