Cardinal Reagan, despite his usual poor character, was a very intelligent fellow.
Upon realizing Ye Cangtian was the Profound-rank Deacon of the Dark Association, he knew he had to escape, lest he be silenced.
Although he was a Cardinal of the Hall of Light, his strength was not inferior to that of a Profound-rank Deacon of the Dark Association.
However, this Ye Cangtian was very strong. Previously, outside, he had personally witnessed the man withstand several rounds against Qing Dao, a Heavenly-rank expert of the Dark Association.
To be able to last several rounds against a top expert was already terrifying.
At the very least, Reagan had no confidence in lasting even a single round against an Archbishop!
He fled desperately through the passage.
But this labyrinthine passage had no exit, forcing him to dart around like a headless fly.
After an unknown duration of escape, he finally stopped, realizing there were no sounds pursuing him, and gasped for breath.
However, the next moment, Ye Cangtian appeared before him.
“Keep running!”
Seeing the other party looking at him with a smile, Cardinal Reagan’s eyes widened in fury, and he exclaimed, “You, how are you in front of me?”
He was almost scared senseless!
Meanwhile, Ye Cangtian wore a bright smile. If the fellow had continued to flee in one direction, it might have been more troublesome to pursue him.
But the other party was darting around like a witless fly, and Ye Cangtian could roughly guess their location just by listening to their footsteps.
“You don’t have to deal with me. I can pretend I know nothing and won’t say a word!”
Reagan knew he couldn’t escape, so he let out a dry chuckle. Seeing Ye Cangtian’s mocking expression, he continued, “If you kill me, my three companions will surely inform the Archbishop when they get out.”
“You wouldn’t want to see us, the Hall of Light, and the Dark Association join forces against you, would you?”
Reagan was well aware of his current predicament. Of course, he also knew that Gu Yue was already heavily injured. He still had three divine envoys, and even if they couldn’t kill Gu Yue, they could escape.
Therefore, he believed Ye Cangtian would consider the pros and cons. Qing Dao of the Dark Association had long intended to ally with the Hall of Light to eliminate the Dragon Group personnel, including Jian Wusheng.
Ye Cangtian glanced at him disdainfully, shook his head, and sneered, “It’s okay even if my identity is exposed. Killing you, and letting the Hall of Light and the Dark Association ally, is also fine.”
“But you must die today!”
“You!”
Cardinal Reagan couldn’t help but want to curse. Did I offend you?
Besides, although he was confident he was no match for the other party, it wouldn’t be easy for the other party to kill him. After all, he was a Cardinal of the Hall of Light.
With this thought, he gritted his teeth fiercely. As the other party was extremely close, he decided to strike first, launching his attack.
Ye Cangtian’s brow twitched, as if he had been prepared, and he took a step back.
A sharp, hard claw missed its target, directly striking the stone wall and leaving a scratch.
Having experienced this before, Ye Cangtian knew that this fellow’s claws were as sharp as those of a ferocious beast, so he naturally wouldn’t be careless.
“Bang…”
Soon, a muffled sound of combat echoed through the passage.
As a strong practitioner of the Hall of Light, this Cardinal Reagan was indeed not weak, even stronger than ordinary Profound-rank Deacons of the Dark Association.
But even with such strength, he was still no match for Ye Cangtian.
Therefore, after a moment, Cardinal Reagan lay on the ground, his claws bloody and mangled, and he himself was severely wounded.
Although not dead, he was now on the verge of death!
Ye Cangtian did not rush to kill him. Instead, he dragged the man’s body and walked in a certain direction.
Gu Yue was still fighting, so the sounds of battle from that direction could provide Ye Cangtian with a general bearing.
A moment later!
Ye Cangtian returned.
He found Gu Yue fighting with a divine envoy. Although she was seriously injured and could not even defeat this divine envoy, she was still doing her best to hold him back.
On the ground lay another divine envoy, already dead!
It was likely that he had been severely injured by Ye Cangtian’s punch earlier, and then, attempting to escape, he was killed by Gu Yue.
Besides that, one divine envoy was missing; it seemed he had escaped!
Ye Cangtian said nothing more. He walked directly to the two figures still fighting and kicked the divine envoy who was suppressing Gu Yue flying.
The other party stumbled from the sudden kick, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Gu Yue seized the opportunity, thrusting her sword into the other’s chest. The divine envoy fell to the ground, dead!
“Sorry, I couldn’t keep the other one. He got away!”
Gu Yue sheathed her sword and said with some self-reproach.
Ye Cangtian didn’t mind, shrugging his shoulders, “It’s fine. For you to keep two divine envoys while injured is already quite good!”
He then threw the dying Cardinal Reagan at Gu Yue’s feet.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to kill this fellow yourself? I kept him alive for you. Now that he has no strength to resist, finish him off quickly!”
“…” Gu Yue was speechless.
So you didn’t kill him just so I could deliver the final blow?
She had just said it casually at the time, but now that she could personally kill the beast before her, she said no more. She raised her long saber, gritted her teeth, and struck down.
Although Cardinal Reagan was on the verge of death, his consciousness was clear; he simply couldn’t move his body.
Watching his long saber descend, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but could utter no sound.
“Beast, die!”
Gu Yue gritted her teeth and cursed. She had personally witnessed this beast drive two young girls to commit suicide out of despair, just to vent his anger.
Therefore, she would not hesitate in killing this beast.
“Clang…”
Blood splattered, and a pair of contorted heads rolled away.
Gu Yue then let out a heavy sigh.
She walked to Ye Cangtian’s side, no longer paying attention to the corpse on the ground, as if she had merely killed a wild beast. She asked, “The divine envoy who escaped earlier also knows your identity. Once they get out, neither the Hall of Light nor the Dark Association will let you off!”
Ye Cangtian nodded, rubbing his head. It was indeed troublesome!
However, he looked at the labyrinthine passage and then smiled, “It’s fine. He might not have escaped far. We can find him!”
Now that he was in this passage, he had gained some experience.
Although it might still be difficult to get out, he was now quite skilled at discerning the location of others by listening to their sounds.
That escaped divine envoy was also in the dark in this passage. As long as they couldn’t get out, there was still a chance they would encounter them again.
Even Ye Cangtian suddenly showed a smile.
“Perhaps this place is also an opportunity for robbery and murder!”