Chapter 66: Mist of Death, Blades of Silence
Under the night sky, the street was quiet, and the Mystic City was shrouded in tense silence.
News of the horrifying Tier-2 Ruin had spread throughout the city. Many people had left for the ruin entrance.
Many forces had sent most of their people into the ruin and if they failed to come out.
They couldn’t imagine the consequences.
The usual city bustling into deep late night reduced. Brothels and restaurants had few customers.
Hawkers and pedestrians were few.
Tension and panic hung in the air throughout the day. At night, the people couldn’t wait to retreat to the comfort of their bed and sleep while hoping there would be positive news tomorrow.
Yet, a group of assassins was locked in the shadows looking at Jun Wu mansion.
While everyone was focusing on the ruin, a deadly assassination was about to take place.
Whoosh!
The shadows moved swiftly. Their movement was light and swift. They arrived before the mansion wall and one of them commanded.
"Quick, disable the array formation."
From the group, a person came forward and began to study the protective array formation around the mansion.
For three days, they had been lurking around Jun Wu mansion, trying to gather intelligence.
Thus, they knew the mansion was protected by a Grade-1 Protective Array Formation.
The assassins did not need to destroy the array formation, they only needed to make an opening in the array, allowing them to sneak in.
Tension gripped the assassins like a vice. Time was running out.
The array master was delaying too much.
Just when the leader wanted to speak, the array master announced.
"Done!"
A sigh of relief escaped from his lips. Under the hood, he wiped the bead of sweat from his forehead.
The assassin leader nodded and swiftly entered. He jumped over the wall with ease.
Behind him, his men followed while bringing the array master along.
Attacking an Array Formation Master without an array master was good as dead.
Who knew how many arrays were in place.
And indeed, they were right.
Jun Wu mansion had more than one array formation.
"Spread out. Make sure no one is left alive." The Leader commanded.
Whoosh!
The assassins unsheathed their weapons and moved swiftly spreading out.
Suddenly, the mansion was covered in mist, obscuring their vision.
Watching the mist, the assassins rushed forward fearlessly.
They had one goal– Kill Jun Wu at all costs.
After running for a while, something strange began to happen.
No matter how fast they ran, they could not arrive at the mansion.
What is going on?
One of the assassins stopped in his tracks and looked at his surroundings. He saw nothing but the strong mist obscuring his vision.
"Damn! What is going on?"
One time everything was alright but, in a blink, everything had gone awry.
"Something is going on?"
Without hesitating, he retreated.
Whoosh!
From the shadow, a gleaming blade shone brightly and appeared before the assassin.
"What!" He screamed; his heart skipped a beat.
The blade was swift, slicing through his throat and disappeared into the mist.
The assassin held his throat with both hands and fell on his knees.
A thin line appeared on his neck and slowly, blood seeped out, dyeing his hands in red.
Thud!
His body hit the ground and his head rolled off from his shoulder.
At another part of the mansion, an assassin was running with all his might, hoping to escape from the mist.
Unfortunately, the moment they entered the mansion. They had triggered the Cloud Mist Array Formation.
The Cloud Mist Array Formation was a deadly array that obstructed the sense of direction and blocked their perception of time.
They thought they could rip apart his formation without alerting him. That was naive.
Besides, the protective formation was just a ruse. The Cloud Mist Array Formation was the real threat.
It activated automatically when the Protective Array Formation was breached or tampered.
For Jun Wu, the assassins had turned into fish on his chopping board.
Suddenly, four Wind Blades appeared out of the mist, assaulting the assassin from all sides.
Ahhhh!
The assassin tried to evade the attack, but it was too late.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
He was diced into pieces. His death was swift and brutal.
One after the other, Jun Wu moved like a grim reaper in the mist, harvesting the lives of the assassins.
They thought they were the assassins, but they were wrong. The moment they stepped into Jun Wu’s command, the situation had reversed.
Jun Wu had become the predator.
The assassin leader stood frozen, his back drenched in cold sweat. He looked at the array master seated on the ground and urged.
"Quick! Break this goddamn array formation immediately."
This was the first time he had been under such pressure since he became an assassin.
All his targets were killed swiftly. Even those that surrounded themselves under the protective formation, they could not escape from his cold blade.
When he took Jun Wu’s mission, he thought it would be easy. To him, it was free money.
But now...
Every nerve in his body was screaming of impending death and all he wanted was to escape.
Who said it was easy to assassinate an Array Master?
He would punch anyone who said that if he managed to escape here.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
While the array master was trying to decipher the unknown array formation.
Six Wind Blades appeared out of the mist, whistling toward them.
Ahhhh!
The array master screamed in panic.
"Humph!" The Assassin Leader snorted and appeared before the array master, swinging his sword to block the Wind Blades.
He barely blocked all the Wind Blades when more appeared from behind.
This!
His expression changed as he tried to protect himself.
Ahhh! Ahhhh!
A miserable scream escaped from his lips. His leg was lacerated by one of the Wind Blades.
He gnashed his teeth, sucking in a cold breath. He was an Intermediate Stage First Rated Martial Artist.
Yet, he had been rendered helpless against his enemy. Worst of all, he did not lay his eyes on him.
He looked at the array master and saw his head was already separated from his neck.
Despair crawled into his heart. He knew his end was near.
Without an array master, how could he escape?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Six Wind Blades appeared out of the mist, striking him from all sides.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ahhhh! Ahhh!
His arm was separated from his shoulder while his leg did not escape.
Left with only an arm and a leg, he lay on the ground covered in blood.
From the mist, a boy appeared looking at the assassin leader.
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