"It's a Horned Bunny!" Ye Xinrui's eyes widened the moment he saw Little Black Rabbit.

With the pointed horn on its head and two large ears, the racial characteristics of a Horned Bunny were very obvious; he recognized Little Black Rabbit's race instantly.

So the kind monster mentioned in the main quest referred to a Horned Bunny!

"Nicely done!" Seeing the Scout Man pursuing Little Black Rabbit, Ping Chen's lips curled upward. He raised his long staff and stepped forward a few paces.

"Now, we can smoothly complete the main quest by killing it."

He advanced leisurely, and together with the Scout Man, one in front and one behind, they blocked Little Black Rabbit's path of escape.

Little Black Rabbit did not specialize in combat; it was already a struggle to deal with one Adventurer of the same rank, and now another warrior who looked quite strong had appeared in front of it.

Little Black Rabbit's scalp tingled. Although only two people on the scene were showing active hostility, the others were still hesitating.

A Wizard used an Appraisal spell on Little Black Rabbit and shouted, "Its rank is Rank Four!"

The crowd grew restless. A Rank Four kind monster—wouldn't that mean they could kill it effortlessly the moment they made a move?

Seeing the road blocked at both ends, Little Black Rabbit stood its ground. In its desperation, it blurted out, shouting, "Hey, stop it! I'm on your side!"

"I can help you deal with these Lava Monsters! I have a way!"

Little Black Rabbit suddenly spoke in human tongue, causing everyone present to be stunned for a moment.

Seeing Little Black Rabbit driven into a corner, the Scout Man was in no hurry. He licked the blade of the short sword in his hand, his expression becoming even more excited. "Don't listen to its nonsense. It has nowhere left to run. Kill it quickly so we can all return to Blue Star."

"Don't believe its lies. How could a trashy Rank Four monster possibly deal with so many monsters?"

He took Little Black Rabbit's show of weakness as a prelude to victory.

He was currently gloating; it was thanks to him catching the hiding Little Black Rabbit that they avoided the fate of a total wipeout.

As for the method Little Black Rabbit mentioned?

If there really were a way, wouldn't that mean they wouldn't have to do anything and could just wait for the quest to complete itself?

There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

At this time, the second batch of Lava Monsters that had landed on the ground had already noticed this area and were closing in one after another.

"Yeah, Captain Ping Chen, hurry up and make a decision. We're running out of time!"

someone shouted.

"Be quiet!" Ping Chen snorted coldly, his stern tone forcing the latter into silence.

He raised both hands and gripped his long staff tightly, clearly having made up his mind to slay Little Black Rabbit.

The female Beast Tamer shouted, "Wait a minute, don't do it! It's an animal Follower of the Lord of Spirits!"

The Lord of Spirits!

In the crowd, more than half of the people had heard of the Lord of Spirits. They were all stunned, instantly recalling the events that had recently occurred in Feng City.

Thinking carefully, whether it was its appearance or the fact that it could speak human language, Little Black Rabbit's identity indeed fit her claim perfectly.

"The Lord of Spirits... is that the Alien God who wants to cooperate with our country?"

"I heard it even established an Embassy in Fengjiang Province, and the Army has been cooperating with them for a long time."

"A kind monster? Even the Otherworld has designated its status as kind!"

"And now we're going to kill it instead?"

"But if we don't kill it, we won't survive either—"

The crowd became restless, and many Adventurers who had intended to kill Little Black Rabbit wavered.

Hearing its master's command, the Spotted Dog at her feet darted out with a whoosh, running in front of Ping Chen, who was preparing to intercept Little Black Rabbit.

It whimpered softly, seemingly pleading with Ping Chen not to be in such a hurry to kill Little Black Rabbit.

As a battle pet, it felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity and trust toward the Little Black Rabbit in front of it; it believed that Little Black Rabbit must be a good animal.

Seeing a Spotted Dog actually dare to block him, Ping Chen turned back to stare at the female Beast Tamer, his eyes suddenly turning incredibly cold.

"Captain Ping Chen, I believe what this Horned Bunny says—" Before the female Beast Tamer could finish her sentence, she let out a cry of alarm,

"Ah, no!"

Caught off guard, Ping Chen suddenly raised his long staff and smashed it toward the Spotted Dog's head.

In an instant, the Spotted Dog let out a mournful howl as its head was smashed open. Its body went stiff, and it collapsed to the ground.

"No! Banban!"

The female Beast Tamer cried out in grief, running forward to embrace the Spotted Dog's corpse.

"I said, don't be noisy, and don't give me suggestions. None of you are qualified," Ping Chen said indifferently, giving his long staff a forceful flick to shake off the blood clinging to it.

"The situation is very clear now. Killing this Horned Bunny is the only way forward. If you don't say anything and we don't say anything, who will know we killed a Follower of the Lord of Spirits?"

"It's just a newly born Alien God." Ping Chen's tone was frigid, clearly filled with contempt for the Lord of Spirits.

It was as if the Lord of Spirits had some personal grudge against him.

This scene made the twenty Adventurers behind him hold their breath, not daring to speak further.

Seeing how heartless these people were, Little Black Rabbit's ears twitched violently in anger, and the fear from being ambushed earlier dissipated.

It clenched its fists and stared angrily at Ping Chen and the Scout Man, shouting:

"You damn bastards!"

Qi Ye was also watching the two men flanking it through Little Black Rabbit's vision, his eyes cold. They clearly knew Little Black Rabbit was his Follower, yet they still intended to kill it.

Even on Blue Star, this would be considered intentional murder, and they even wanted to cover up their crime.

Ping Chen chuckled. Seeing that the crowd was no longer speaking, he said calmly, "Very good. It seems we have reached a consensus."

"Besides, we have already made a move to harm this Horned Bunny. Do you think it will forgive us?"

At this moment, Ye Xinrui suppressed the fear in his heart, took a deep breath, and stepped forward:

"Captain Ping Chen, I still choose to believe it. If you insist on killing this Horned Bunny, you'll have to kill me first!"

If a human's conscience couldn't even match that of an animal, then what was the point of him being saved by a Horned Bunny in Feng City?

Ping Chen laughed a few times:

"You said it."

When an Adventurer kills another Adventurer, experience is deducted. Since it concerned his own experience, how could he be so decisive!

Ye Xinrui looked up, only to see a shadow sweeping over his head.

Ping Chen didn't hesitate for a moment, raising his long staff and swinging it toward his head, clearly treating him like a second Banban.

Without hesitation, he activated all his Monk skills, doing his utmost to parry Ping Chen's attack.

He had thought Ping Chen would consider their shared status as Adventurers and wouldn't move against him, but he hadn't expected a lethal strike right from the start.

Crack! The mithril longsword in his hand took most of the impact for him and finally snapped. If he hadn't reacted in time, the long staff in Ping Chen's hand would have crushed his head in one blow.