The neighbors exchanged glances, and a seed of curiosity was sown in their hearts. They wanted to uncover Lin Yu's identity.
After the doppelganger left, the neighbors also dispersed.
Lin Yu, however, projected his consciousness onto Unit One.
To speed up the killing, Lin Yu commanded his two hundred doppelgangers to spread out across various locations. The advantage was killing more enemies, but the disadvantage was obvious: they might be outmatched against powerful foes.
Still, he would experiment to see which method was faster for defeating monsters before committing to one.
The doppelgangers scattered, blending into the crowd and rushing down the mountain with the flow of people.
At this moment, on a vast grassland below the mountain, the figures of ferocious beasts were everywhere.
At a glance, it was impossible to tell how many there were. Many people were shocked by this sight.
Numerous individuals had never encountered a beast tide of this magnitude and were momentarily stunned into inaction.
Just then, a thousand-strong unit of soldiers, clad in military uniforms and wielding various weapons, marched in with neat formations.
They faced the charging horde of beasts with unruffled expressions.
A leading officer shouted, "Form ranks!"
The adjutant immediately responded, "Form the Blood Tiger formation!"
"Yes!" The soldiers' voices converged, resonating in the sky, sending a shiver through anyone who heard it.
All the soldiers shifted their formations, and soon, above them, a blood-red ferocious tiger materialized. The tiger roared towards the sky, and as the officer swung his saber, the tiger roared again and leaped from the sky, plunging into the beast horde.
Roar!
The tiger moved like a pack of wolves, charging and weaving through the beast horde, virtually unopposed.
At this point, the officer shouted, "The beasts here are too weak. We'll press on deeper!"
He then left the mess behind for the adventurers who followed.
Meanwhile, Unit One, hidden amongst the crowd, with Lin Yu's consciousness attached, observed this scene. Instead of joining the slaughter of the remaining beasts like everyone else, he followed the direction of the soldiers.
He was very interested in their Blood Tiger formation, as learning it would undoubtedly add another trump card to his arsenal.
At this moment, the other doppelgangers began their killing sprees, and system prompts repeatedly chimed in Lin Yu's mind.
"Ding, you have slain a Hairy Ape (Tier 2), gaining 180 upgrade points!"
"Ding, you have slain a Spiritwing Bird (Tier 4), gaining 1980 upgrade points!"
"Ding..."
One notification after another chimed, and the upgrade points steadily increased.
Lin Yu lay comfortably on his bed and rolled over.
He looked at the ceiling, a smile on his face, and sighed, "This is the life, pure comfort!"
He tossed and turned, the excitement in his heart lingering.
Helplessly, he once again shifted his gaze to his doppelgangers, this time focusing on Unit Two.
Unit Two was currently engaged in a slaughter within a herd of ferocious beasts, which Lin Yu identified as 'Ironhoof Sheep.'
These beasts were named for the iron-like hooves they grew, and their strength was not considerable, only Tier 2.
Even their leaders rarely managed to break through to Tier 3.
At this moment, Unit Two, with strength comparable to a Tier 5 fighter, moved as if through an empty space, its flame-imbued spear sweeping, killing large swathes.
Lin Yu watched with great enjoyment. Despite the vast numbers of the Ironhoof Sheep, tens of thousands in total, they were incredibly timid. Upon seeing Unit Two slaughter their kin, instead of seeking revenge, they turned and fled back the way they came.
Thus, a peculiar scene unfolded:
A single human pursuing and slaughtering tens of thousands of sheep.
This scene reminded Lin Yu of a video he had once watched, where a sheepdog would stomp its foot, and the entire flock would move in unison, only to stop again when it stomped its foot once more.
Sheep were truly too docile a creature; even after mutation, their inherent nature, deeply ingrained in their genes, remained unchanged.
Unit Two, however, showed no mercy and continued the pursuit and slaughter.
Seeing this, Lin Yu withdrew his consciousness and projected it onto Unit Three.
Unit Three was currently teamed up with a group of adventurers. These adventurers were all composed of young boys. Seeing that Unit Three was also a youth, they invited him into their party.
However, Unit Three lacked self-awareness, possessing only a few basic instincts. He remained silent and unresponsive, which the young boys interpreted as the demeanor of a master.
Furthermore, after Unit Three single-handedly slew several Tier 4 ferocious beasts, their conviction only grew stronger. They fawned over him, the girls flirting, and the boys eager to latch onto his coattails.
Lin Yu's consciousness attached to Unit Three, and the latter's demeanor subtly shifted.
He suddenly spoke, "Which academy are you from?"
Unit Three's sudden utterance surprised and delighted the others.
A girl among them looked at him with eyes full of admiration, as did the boys, who wished they could cling to him for support.
"We are from Cishan Academy."
"That's right, we're freshmen. And you, senior?"
"Senior, at such a young age, you're already Tier 4. You must be from one of the ten great academies, right?"
"Senior, what's your surname?"
A barrage of questions left Lin Yu somewhat speechless.
As for Cishan Academy, having devoured countless books, he was well-versed in its information.
This academy ranked fifty-eighth. It was established on a mountain with a special magnetic field, which was quite miraculous and could alter a person's physique, gradually making them stronger.
Generally, such academies recruited A-class students.
These individuals were clearly A-class awakeners, but with only Tier 2 combat power, they had clearly just enrolled.
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Why meet only once to know each other? With such low combat power, you dare to venture out to kill monsters. Should I admire your courage or your ignorance?"
His words caused everyone to freeze, and then they were all utterly embarrassed.
"Senior, we won't venture deep. We'll stay at the foot of the mountain and kill some stray beasts. You see, there are no particularly strong beasts around here."
"That's right, senior! And besides, you're here!"
"Moreover, this area is close to the base, so there are few ferocious beasts, and they are very dispersed. After some killing, many beasts have fled over ten miles away. The number of beasts here has significantly decreased, and they've been scattered."
Lin Yu found these college students to be remarkably naive.
Just as he was about to dismiss them, a thought struck him: the beasts were fewer and had moved over ten miles away. This meant his doppelgangers would be out of range.
"Do you want to earn battle merits?" Lin Yu suddenly asked.
"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.
Who wouldn't want battle merits? They could be used to purchase treasures, many of which were unavailable on the market, including skill crystals and even talent crystals!
And there were also various rare heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and miraculous elixirs that could be exchanged for battle merits.
They had come here precisely to earn battle merits, hadn't they?
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Alright then. You lure the ferocious beasts over, and I'll give you a 5% commission for each beast. How does that sound?"
"Don't refuse so quickly. You'll only be responsible for luring the beasts over; you don't need to do any of the killing," Lin Yu added.
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances and hesitated.
The two girls in the group were the first to shake their heads and back down. The other boys also hesitated, unwilling to act as bait.
In the end, only one skinny boy, about 1.6 meters tall, agreed.
He said, "I'm willing to go!"