“Heh heh heh, we are all Sequence 6. We are focused, while you have to protect the minister’s daughter. You know your chances of winning as well as we do.”
“We will give you a chance now. If you surrender and allow yourselves to be captured, we will let the minister’s daughter leave. How about it?”
Hearing this, the minister’s daughter sneered.
“I will also give you two a chance. If you surrender now, I will let you leave. How about it?”
“Sharp-tongued girl!”
One of the gray-robed elders took a step back and merged directly into the darkness.
That darkness was exceptionally pure, appearing like a black hole that could even absorb moonlight.
The moment the elder merged into the shadows, the eyes of the young man and woman began to grow heavy.
This happened even while they were fully focused. If it had been a sneak attack, this single move would likely have plunged them into a deep sleep.
“Sequence 6 of the Killer pathway—【Nightmare】!”
The man, Xiao Yi, jabbed a finger into his own chest. The sudden surge of pain cleared his mind significantly.
Before he could turn around, he heard the minister’s daughter speak.
“Focus on the enemy! His methods are useless against me!”
The other elder also took a step back, stepping into the darkness.
The thick darkness expanded, swallowing all available light.
Xiao Yun struck with her blade once more.
She specialized in short blades and kept her killing intent perfectly restrained. Her enemies could never sense her strike before it landed!
“Night-Slicer!”
Killing intent surged, sweeping through everything in its path.
The surrounding darkness rippled and receded like water, exposing the two figures.
“Don’t go after them, it’s a trap.”
“I know!”
From start to finish, the two never strayed more than a meter from the minister’s daughter.
Outside the darkness, Xiao Zhe watched in slack-jawed amazement as that ‘black sphere’ pulsed and contracted.
He turned to look at Yin Yang with a bewildered expression. Though he didn’t speak, his eyes clearly asked: Is this some kind of battle between gods?
Yin Yang, meanwhile, had already begun quietly backing away.
In a place Xiao Zhe couldn't see, the blade-wielding ghost had already begun scouting for a convenient path of movement.
Yin Yang was never an impulsive person, especially since he had already placed his basket right under the fruit tree, waiting to intercept the harvest.
At a time like this, the natural choice was to get as far away as possible!
Just as the two had retreated less than ten meters, the massive black sphere suddenly exploded!
The dense darkness rippled outward. As it passed Yin Yang and Xiao Zhe, it split to either side like a river hitting a reef.
Yin Yang’s eyes widened. He cursed inwardly—they were exposed!
Sure enough, several black short blades shot toward them in the next instant.
Yin Yang stepped forward with his right foot, and the blade-wielding ghost teleported in front of him. Its zhanmadao slashed repeatedly, knocking all the short blades out of the air.
This happened so fast that Xiao Zhe didn’t even have time to react.
He only saw the darkness rush toward them before several sparks erupted out of thin air in front of him.
Whoosh~
The darkness swirled back.
Xiao Zhe and Yin Yang could finally see the situation clearly by the moonlight.
The two gray-robed elders were both wounded. The taller one had even lost an arm.
However, the man and woman protecting the young lady were in significantly worse shape.
The man, in particular, had a palm-sized wound on his neck that was gushing blood.
At that rate of bleeding, he would go into shock in three minutes at most.
Both sides turned their gaze toward Yin Yang and his companion. The appearance of a third party at such a moment meant an unpredictable variable.
Clearly, neither side could afford any more variables, and the gazes they directed at Yin Yang and Xiao Zhe were filled with killing intent.
Seeing this, Yin Yang stepped forward, and the figure of the lantern-carrying ghost slowly emerged behind him!
The lantern-carrying ghost stood nearly four meters tall with a massive, powerful build. It held a white paper lantern in its left hand and an umbrella in its right, with a large scholar’s book box strapped to its back.
Because it had to hold the umbrella over Yin Yang, the lantern-carrying ghost was hunched over, trying its best to shrink its massive frame into a ball, which made it look quite eerie.
This was the first time Xiao Zhe had seen the lantern-carrying ghost. He was scared witless, unable to believe he had been standing in front of this thing the whole time.
At the same time, he finally understood what ‘umbrella’ Yin Yang had been talking about back on the mountain.
The moment the lantern-carrying ghost appeared, it released a potent spiritual pressure.
Yin Yang did this intentionally to show the others that he was not to be trifled with!
If you attack me, the other side will definitely take the chance to ambush you!
As expected, once Yin Yang demonstrated his strength, the killing intent in everyone’s eyes dissipated rapidly. The minister’s daughter spoke up immediately.
“Don’t worry about us! Leave first and report this to the Security Bureau! They will send reinforcements!”
Yin Yang narrowed his eyes. As expected of someone from a major family, she was truly cold-hearted.
With the phrase ‘don’t worry about us,’ she had effectively grouped them into her camp. This way, if Yin Yang and Xiao Zhe tried to leave, the gray-robed elders would surely block them, allowing her side to launch a sneak attack.
Even if Yin Yang explained they weren’t together, the two elders might not believe it.
A single sentence had pinned Yin Yang and his friend down.
Trying to escape now was even more dangerous!
Xiao Zhe pointed at the minister’s daughter, about to curse her out.
Again, he was a kind person, but he wasn't an idiot!
But thinking of her status, he ultimately didn't dare to shout.
After all, if she made it back alive and held a grudge, a single word from her could probably wipe out the Xiao family.
“Heh heh heh, for the dignified daughter of a minister to use such underhanded tactics.”
“Don't worry, young brothers. Go ahead and leave. I won’t listen to her nonsense!”
After the gray-robed elder spoke, Yin Yang and Xiao Zhe were even more afraid to leave.
His words sounded nice, but the moment they turned their backs, an attack would likely follow.
Lest they forget, these elders were the ones who had attacked first just now!
The situation grew increasingly tense.
The man’s neck was still bleeding. He was running out of time.
Whether he fought or fled, he had to use his remaining value as soon as possible, or he would simply be wasting his life!
He had to choose one side to attack, or attack both simultaneously!
Yin Yang read the look in his eyes and made the choice for him.
Yin Yang waved a hand at the lantern-carrying ghost, and in the next moment, a revolver appeared in his hand out of thin air.
Xiao Zhe’s eyes went wide. He was all too familiar with that revolver—he was the one who had given it to Yin Yang!
Yin Yang aimed the barrel at the two gray-robed elders and pulled the trigger!
Bang!
In that moment, the revolver acted like a starting pistol, instantly reigniting the war between the two previously deadlocked sides!
And Yin Yang used this gun to declare his stance!
‘The first shot was a blank.’
Bang. The bullet hit its mark.
Yin Yang had shot at the one-armed elder. It was a universal truth: pick the weakest target first!
The elder was stunned for a moment when he was hit because he had already prepared his defenses, only for the bullet to feel completely powerless.
But in the next instant, Xiao Yi had already lunged forward to kill.
Yin Yang took the opportunity to adjust his shooting posture. Holding the gun with both hands, he fired a second shot.
‘The second shot—an armor-piercing bullet!’
Bang!
A direct hit. Blood sprayed wildly.
Beside him, Xiao Zhe silently watched his ‘friend who didn't know how to use a gun.’
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