"Wow, amazing, absolutely amazing!"

"To witness such a spectacular performance, it's worth the price of admission even if I die!"

"Mommy, look! The lion is eating someone, hahaha~"

On the stage, the animal tamer was conducting a beast-taming performance, occasionally having the lion swallow a spectator's head whole, which made the audience roar with laughter.

The audience members who came to see the Fantasy Circus were the best spectators; even with their heads missing, they were still applauding.

Such sincerity was truly touching!

"Sixteen, seventeen... This is the seventeenth one. How many more spectators is this bastard going to have his animal companions eat?"

Backstage, the Jester King lifted a corner of the curtain. His expression in the darkness was twisted and ferocious, his crimson eyes burning with raging flames of hatred.

The animal tamer was a veteran of the Fantasy Circus. Every performance harvested many customers, which made the Jester King extremely unhappy.

The gasps and exclamations of the audience were like a blazing fire, scorching his jealous and ugly heart.

"Hurry up and end your stupid performance, let me go on stage!"

The Jester King's hand rested on the throwing knives at his waist, his teeth clenched.

The next act was the knife-throwing performance, which required him to go on stage.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Jester King?"

Just then, a voice full of emotion and enthusiasm came from behind.

The Jester King was taken aback. He turned his head and saw a handsome young man with a face full of earnest enthusiasm and a smile.

"Are you my fan?!" The Jester King's mouth curved upward in an exaggerated grin. He spread his arms and walked towards Xu Lang, seemingly wanting to give him a hug.

In each of his hands, he held a sharp knife. The knives were slender like willow leaves, very different in shape from the Fatal Throwing Knives.

Xu Lang beamed a brilliant smile and tightened his grip on the hilt of the Blood Pelican Demon Blade.

Both sides were already determined to kill; there was no need for any superfluous words!

When the distance between the two was less than two meters, a sharp knife with a subdued cold gleam suddenly appeared from the void, slicing through the back of the Jester King's neck!

*Ssssrip~*

Shreds of fabric and blood flew together, splashing a tragic and beautiful arc of blood in the darkness.

"Ah, I'm dead!" The Jester King let out a *crack* sound and fell to the ground.

Xu Ruyan stood behind the Jester King, her body hidden within the Polar Night Domain.

"Watch out!" Xu Lang shouted urgently.

Hearing this, Xu Ruyan didn't hesitate and rolled forward.

A second Jester King appeared behind Xu Ruyan. His throat-slitting strike missed, and he smoothly threw the knife towards Xu Ruyan's heart, laughing mockingly, "Did you think staying far enough away from me would keep you at a safe distance?"

Xu Lang's pupils constricted sharply. In an instant, he activated Bullet Time.

In the slowed-down field of vision, he took in all the information of the situation, then lunged forward. He didn't choose to save Xu Ruyan, but instead swung his blade towards the Jester King.

In the blink of an eye, with a *clang*, a Golden Knife Ghost appeared, parrying the knife aimed at Xu Ruyan's back and heart.

At the same time, Xu Lang's long blade was also resting on the Jester King's neck.

The Jester King looked stunned, not expecting Xu Lang's explosive speed to be so fast.

The next second, his head was chopped off!

"Watch out for his fake bodies!" Xu Lang shouted in a low voice.

"Hat Trick, hehe—" The first Jester King stood up from the ground, then his expression froze on his face.

Seven or eight malevolent ghosts pounced on him like tigers and wolves, knocking him down again!

A giant scythe extended from a mass of Polar Night. The tip of the scythe, wrapped in strands of Ghost Qi, pierced through the Jester King's heart!

Instantly, both Jester Kings' faces showed expressions of disbelief, as if they couldn't believe they had died just like that.

To be honest, the Jester King of this Dream Fantasy Night was much stronger than the one from the fourth round of the game, with sharper thinking and higher base stats.

But unfortunately, he ran into the enhanced Xu Lang team and was also ambushed.

If he could still survive after all this, then Dorm 200 really had developed for nothing.

After killing the Jester King, the three of them didn't exchange a single word and immediately began dealing with the Jester King's remains.

"Found it!" Xu Ruyan picked up a human skin mask from the inner pocket of the Jester King's clothes and exclaimed.

[Human Skin Mask · Assassin]

[Type: Sequence Object]

[Sequence Level: D-108]

[Introduction: The Jester King had two faces. On the surface, he was a funny clown bringing joy to people; in private, he was a terrifying serial killer... The Sequence Object of the Assassin Sequence.]

[Sequence Employment Conditions: Sequence Object (Satisfied), Kill ten lives via backstab (Satisfied), Master-level Throwing Weapon Proficiency (Not Satisfied)]

[Note: Multiple copies of the Assassin Sequence Object exist. When someone is employed as an Assassin, this Sequence Object automatically becomes invalid.]

"How can this be!" After clearly seeing the employment conditions, Xu Ruyan's expression immediately froze, her ecstasy turning into bitterness.

Master-level passive skills were already rare to begin with, and on top of that, it was Master-level Throwing Weapon Proficiency. Waiting for the supermarket to refresh this would take forever!

"Pull yourself together, the animal tamer is coming soon," Xu Lang said gravely.

At this moment, the beast-taming performance was nearing its end.

The magician, who also served as the host, walked onto the stage, saying some warm-up words.

The animal tamer was also leading his animal companions backstage.

Even from a distance, Xu Lang could smell the foul odor coming from those animals.

...

"Don't be so restless, Bucky." The animal tamer was a thin, middle-aged man wearing a red jacket with buttons. He lowered his head to stroke the head of a giant lion and asked with a faint smile, "Are you still not full?"

"Roar~"

The lion, Bucky, growled lowly.

"Oh~ you smell blood? There are enemies inside." The animal tamer tilted his head as if listening, his expression changing from surprise to anger. He shouted, "Charge in! Tear these rats who disturb the circus order to pieces!"

The sounds of horse neighs, monkey screeches, and lion roars all erupted at once.

Wolves, tigers, hyenas, snakes, pythons, and parrots rushed into the backstage area all at once!

The animal tamer held a long whip and followed behind them unhurriedly.

The magician glanced back, then continued facing the audience as if nothing had happened.

...

The environment backstage was very dark. One had to traverse a not-so-short distance to reach the rest area and dressing rooms.

This was the ambush location Xu Lang had carefully chosen. Without the Polar Night Domain for cover, the three of them probably wouldn't have been able to infiltrate here so easily.

However, although the Polar Night Domain was like a fish in water in such an environment, it ultimately had a weakness: it couldn't conceal scent!

Lion Bucky charged forward, swiping its claws towards the darkness ahead.

Tong Qi summoned two level six Ghost Pets, trying to block Lion Bucky, but they were directly knocked aside by the latter.

A Golden Knife Ghost appeared, blocking in front of Tong Qi.

Tong Qi took the opportunity to retreat.

Battles also erupted where Xu Lang and Xu Ruyan were.

The animal tamer's monsters were exceptionally formidable. Although their skills were average, their levels were all above ten, and their base attributes were extraordinarily exaggerated.

Xu Lang shouted lowly, swinging the Blood Pelican Demon Blade, forcefully chopping off a monkey's arm.

Seeing this scene, the animal tamer was greatly shocked, then became extremely angry as he strode forward.

The tip of the whip, carrying a sonic boom, shot towards Xu Lang's head!

In this situation, it was impossible to hold back any longer.

With a thought, Xu Lang's figure shot forward, and a Fire Dragon also pounced towards the animal tamer.

Lion Bucky urgently returned to defend, leaping over ten meters.

A paw the size of a human face illuminated the darkness. The cold light reflected from its Sharp Claws shone on Xu Lang's face, as if it would slice open this human's head on the spot!

The Fire Dragon formed by the raging flames continued charging towards the animal tamer, while Xu Lang stopped, standing in place. A deep, dark aura covered the blade, billowing like ghostly flames!

Exclusive skill, Ghost Slash!

Xu Lang swung his blade forward!

A two-meter-long black blade aura suddenly appeared, viciously slashing at Lion Bucky's abdomen!