Chapter 90: Hideout, Kill yourself (2)
"Everyone, we are dealing with a middle-stage 2nd rank who’s one step away from reaching the late stage of 2nd rank, someone who is in the process of undergoing Law Reshaping. We need to show utmost alert against him!"
"But they don’t look like they are aware of our hideout. Do we really need to take action?"
"That’s right. That being is a pseudo late-stage 2nd ranker. Our ranks will definitely take a huge toll if we fight him head-on."
"Someone who has already begun the process of undergoing Law Reshaping is extremely dangerous!"
"We cannot take risks!"
"Enough!" the grey-robed High Order member exclaimed, and immediately the hall went silent.
"The activity we are conducting here cannot get out, no matter what. It’ll take a huge toll on Ashspire City. If people find out what we are doing here, things will go bad. We cannot afford to take any chances."
As he said that, his spatial ring flickered to life, and an array flag abruptly appeared in his hands.
"Everyone, this is a two-star killing array. This was given to us by Lord Varyn!"
"Lord Varyn!" everyone’s face changed.
Lord Varyn was the one behind all these experiments. He was the one guiding them all. Naturally, every High Order member knew about him. He was their sole leader.
"Is Lord Varyn aware of this?"
Immediately, all the black-robed members went into a panic. But the grey-robed 2nd rank evolvers remained calm.
"He isn’t aware of this yet," the main grey-robed man spoke. "And you all know what the consequences will be if he finds out."
A chill ran down everyone’s spine when they thought about it.
"Eliminate them! Since they decided to come here, they can no longer leave!"
"Kill them!"
The High Order members immediately rose up in favor of eliminating the visitors, whether they found this place accidentally or not.
And with the two-star killing array, they believed they would be able to win!
After all, a killing array was something people used to eliminate a huge number of enemies or to swiftly take down a stronger opponent in one swoop. It took a lot of time to fully develop one, but once placed and deployed, it was extremely hard to deal with. Equipped with sealing power and a dense amount of violent lethal energy, they were confident it would ensure their victory.
After all, the others aside from the old man weren’t even worth mentioning.
They would be easily crushed!
"Good. The killing array requires five people to activate. Everyone, go into formation and rush out. We will catch them off guard and attack the middle-stage expert quickly!" the main grey-robed man commanded, then turned to the other grey-robed members, who nodded at him.
However, just then, a sharp booming voice rang out within the hidden hideout.
"Hey, you guys! I know you’re all hiding beneath the building. Come on out, or I’ll nuke this entire place!"
"Mimi! Mimi! Mimi!"
Everyone turned to the screen displaying the visitor outside. The one who just spoke was none other than Grey and his cat who wore a serious expression as it repeatedly mumbled "Mimi".
"Master?" Werner called out to Grey in confusion. "Is anyone here?"
From his senses, he couldn’t detect any presence of life within his range of perception.
However, just then, his expression shifted abruptly, and a grim look formed on his face.
"Corruption energies!" he slowly mumbled as the ground began shaking from the tremor.
The old abandoned building suddenly cracked open, and from it, several hundreds of black-robed and grey-robed people came out one by one, with the grey-robed ones flying in the air.
"The High Order!" the twin sisters exclaimed at the same time in disbelief.
They had actually encountered the High Order members, and there were over hundreds of them all together!
How was this possible?!
"Master, watch out!" Werner called out in alert. Grey was the one standing in the front, and he looked completely defenseless.
However, to this, Grey just stretched his hand up, signaling Werner not to do anything.
"Insolent trespassers! Who granted you the right to set foot on the High Order’s domain? Your audacity will cost you dearly!" the main grey-robed High Order member’s voice boomed.
He then threw his hand forward while taking a horse stance in the air. Immediately, the air distorted around him, and a giant golden hand formed and rushed toward Grey and the others.
Werner, seeing this, shook his head and snorted.
Boom!
A terrifying power exploded out of him, and immediately, the golden hand rushing toward them was neutralized.
However, this attack clearly wasn’t intended to land on them. Rather, it was a diversionary strike.
"Set the formation!" the main grey-robed man barked.
In a blur, several figures in grey surged down from the sky, each moving to a corner around Grey and the others. With a push from their hands, they drove the formation flags into the ground.
Bzz!
The air around them trembled and the flags shuddered. A strange energy filled with killing intent and the power of sealing rushed out from the flags and immediately formed a dome around where Grey, Werner, and the twin sisters stood.
"A formation?" Werner asked in a surprised tone.
"Master, this is a 2-star killing array," Werner identified the formation and immediately notified Grey.
With a hint of caution, he spoke again. "Please stay behind me, Master. These people are extremely powerful. There isn’t a single middle-stage 1st ranker in sight. All of them are at the late stage of 1st rank or halfway into 2nd rank, and the grey-robed members are full 2nd rank evolvers!"
"Yes, Grandmaster, leave this to us!" Meiling spoke with a determined look on her face. "With me achieving 12th level in the Aether evolutionary path, I’m as strong as a level 1 or level 2 2nd rank evolver. There’s no need to be afraid. Me and Ying will protect you!"
"That’s right!" Meiying chimed in. "We will protect you!"
"You trespassers!" the main grey-robed High Order member’s voice boomed again. "You can die now! Everyone, charge! Eliminate that old man and kill those women!"
He didn’t even mention Grey, as he was far too weak to warrant any attention. It didn’t matter whether he found out they were hiding underground or not. He was still a weakling and was most likely the disciple of the old man.
Boom!
Intense abyssal energy surged from all the High Order members, and everyone turned to Werner with vicious expressions.