"Stop fighting, stop fighting."
The girl who looked like a neighbor sighed helplessly as she watched them. She really didn't understand why they had started fighting again.
The butterfly woman also shook her head helplessly. Although she didn't fully understand the situation, she clearly heard that it was Fan Yunche first who insulted someone.
"Should we go up and help?" The neighbor girl looked at the scene, flicked her wrist, and a laser gun appeared in her hand.
"No, Yunche was the first to insult. We wouldn't be on the right side, better to try to mediate first."
The butterfly woman frowned as she glanced into the cave. Counting the people inside, she wondered aloud, "Hmm? Why are there five people in the cave? Isn't our team supposed to be just four?"
"Don't act impulsively. Let's talk this through calmly," Mu Qingyun said. Xiong Ruoyou and Yi Beixuan were also trying to mediate.
"Hey, say a few words quickly. Should we use force to quiet them down?" Yi Beixuan quietly asked Su, who was standing nearby watching the scene indifferently.
Su lazily glanced at Fan Yunche and shook his head gently. "Didn't you hear how Fan Yunche talked just now? If it were me, I wouldn't stop until he was badly beaten. Otherwise, I'm not Su Qiluo."
"Alright then, we won't interfere," Yi Beixuan pressed his lips but a yellow glow appeared on his right hand. He stared coldly at Fan Yunche with a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Mu Qingyun blocked Yuehu's attacks, stepping backward while defending.
Yuehu wasn't that strong; several times Mu Qingyun almost struck her weak spots. Yet, Yuehu didn't seem to notice and kept attacking her hand relentlessly.
"You can't beat me."
Seeing Yuehu panting during a break and leaning on her knees, Mu Qingyun raised an eyebrow and quietly reminded her.
If she hadn't spoken, Yuehu might have kept her anger in check, but as soon as Mu Qingyun spoke, Yuehu glared angrily with faint tears shimmering in her pink eyes. "You're bullying me!"
"No, I really didn't mean it," Mu Qingyun shook her head quickly, trying to prove her innocence. But her pale explanation was unconvincing, and Yuehu didn't believe her.
Holding back tears, Yuehu snorted angrily. "You pervert! When we get out, I'll call a truckload of foxes to beat you up!"
Uhh… a truckload of foxes?
Mu Qingyun raised an eyebrow imagining the scene — how many foxes would that be? That would be a lot of fluffy tails.
"Roar—"
Outside the cave, a snow wolf strode in.
Behind it, a large group of wolves with glowing green eyes stared at them, looking ready to attack.
With the sudden arrival of the wolf pack, Fan Xuanye and Fan Yunche finally stopped fighting.
"Back off."
Mu Qingyun's eyes turned cold as she stepped forward. Flames burned in her right hand as she coldly stared at the wolves outside.
"Yi Beixuan!"
She suddenly shouted, "Use electricity to scare them away."
She remembered wolves were scared of loud noises. Previously, when she went hunting, her team was attacked by a wolf pack.
The seasoned members only used a few firecrackers and scared the wolves away.
"Why not just kill them? So many virtual creature points to get," Yi Beixuan raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.
Mu Qingyun was surprised and looked back at Yi Beixuan.
He looked gentle and warm but apparently had ambitions.
"Wolf packs always come in groups. Killing some just means more will come. You'll exhaust yourself first, and that's when they get their feast."
"Hunting wolf packs is best left to other contestants. We shouldn't take unnecessary risks."
Mu Qingyun spoke slowly while her flames grew bigger, showing a defensive stance.
Yi Beixuan found her logic sound.
His right hand glowed, and thunder rumbled in the sky.
"Boom—" The wolf pack visibly panicked. Many snow wolves instinctively lowered their heads and nervously looked around.
It actually worked.
Yi Beixuan raised an eyebrow in surprise. He had never known wolves were afraid of thunder until now.
He increased his energy; thunder roared louder and louder.
The wolves looked at each other, and the leader wolf howled loudly. The pack immediately scattered and fled as if obeying a command.
"What, they ran away just like that?"
Yuehu, who had been disdainful of Mu Qingyun's fire ability — thinking it only good for basic roasting — was surprised.
She never expected that just a little electricity from Yi Beixuan would scare the wolf pack away.
That was just too strange.
[Right now, I share the same confusion as Fox Sister.]
[I just looked it up on Baidu — wolves really are afraid of thunder. Mind blown.]
[No way, I have werewolves around me; they're not afraid of thunder or loud noises. The last thunderstorm was loud, and he held me and comforted me.]
[That's your boyfriend, right?]
[Yeah.]
[Well, it's normal. Who would admit being afraid of thunder in front of their girlfriend?]
[True.]
…
With the wolf pack issue resolved, Mu Qingyun turned to Fan Yunche. A cold flash passed through her eyes as flames surrounded the three of them — except Yuehu — trapping them inside.
"Huh?"
Yuehu looked at her three companions surrounded by flames, then at herself safe and sound, staring at Mu Qingyun in surprise.
What did she mean by this?
"This is our place. You're not welcome here. Leave immediately."
Mu Qingyun said coldly, eyes fixed on Fan Yunche. There was definitely something going on between him and Fan Xuanye.
But she restrained herself; their business was none of her concern. Her job was to protect her people.
"And Fan Xuanye, I've got your back. I don't care what grudge you two have, but if you talk trash again, I won't hesitate to add extra roasted snakes to tonight's dinner."
[Wow, Mu Ge is so domineering!]
[Wait, which ship should I root for now?]
[Stop shipping and let's cheer for Mu Ge! Mu Ge is mighty, Mu Ge is fierce, Mu Ge is the coolest!]
…
"Who do you think you are?" Fan Yunche sneered disdainfully at Mu Qingyun. His face, resembling Fan Xuanye's, was full of contempt and mockery.
Tsk, just because your face looks alike doesn't mean Fan Xuanye ever has that expression.
"I am who I am," she replied coldly. Her fingers moved slightly, and the red glow in her palm brightened.
The flames around the three people surged even higher.
The temperature rose rapidly; it was like standing in a mountain of fire, and the three felt their bodies burning.