One was that they knew this spirit of the formation was the man-eating kind, attracting the strength of the guards first and then eating the people, eliminating them completely.
Another possibility was that they never intended for him to live!
Regardless of which possibility it was, to Li Chonglou, the relationship between them was thus.
The old village chief and the others might have their reasons, but to Li Chonglou, an enemy was an enemy. The moment he was tricked into the pit, he would no longer consider anything else.
Enemies were always meant to be tricked.
Did the old village chief and the others want someone to guard here so they could enter with peace of mind to hunt those outsiders? Then he would just refuse!
Old An spoke, "Let's wait a little longer. I estimate this spirit of the formation has been dormant for too long and hasn't fully reacted yet."
Hasn't reacted yet?
Li Chonglou could only wait there helplessly.
However, based on his intuition, the assassins outside should not be able to reach here so quickly.
At the same time, on Thunder Magnetic Island, a group of assassins also began to realize something was wrong.
Initially, upon seeing the reward for the newly appeared mission, even experts at the seventh level were extremely tempted by it.
The master of the Black Net, according to rumors in the martial world, had already been a peak seventh-level expert decades ago. The Black Net's current status was inseparable from his strength.
Therefore, this reward held immense appeal for seventh-level experts.
However, it was only after they all entered the forbidden area according to the location that they discovered the environment within was more terrifying than expected!
An expert at the peak of the sixth level died before their eyes in a single exchange!
And the one who killed him was merely a seemingly ordinary plant.
A type of plant resembling ivy, but its trunk not only attacked people actively, but those it entangled would temporarily lose their inner strength reaction.
Thunder Magnetic Island already restricted the use of inner strength, allowing everyone to only fight with secret techniques or weapons. Losing this inner strength reaction made them even weaker than ordinary people!
A sixth-level expert couldn't even last three seconds after being entangled before his internal organs were crushed, and he vomited blood and died!
Of course, it wasn't so terrifying that even sixth-level experts were helpless.
Those who were quickly entangled later discovered that the time they lost inner strength was only three seconds. As long as their inner strength was restored, they could use fire-attribute secret techniques to burn the trunk.
Even so, if they hadn't almost all possessed their own exclusive weapons, more people would have died.
However, in the forbidden area, there was more than just this type of killer vine.
There were also the stone-like creatures that suddenly stood up, and the deadly sharp winds that blew from who knew where.
Within ten minutes, even seventh-level experts noticed that this was nothing like what they had imagined. What danger could a mere small island pose?
Entering this forbidden area, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that every step was a crisis!
As they were all experts, they naturally wouldn't act recklessly. Thus, the assassins collectively retreated, intending to go back and replenish their information about this place before making their move.
After all, Black Net missions generally had no time limits.
However, it was precisely this retreat that made them realize they were actually surrounded.
"Who is so bold? Dare to surround us?"
At first, they didn't connect this situation with the mission that suddenly appeared, nor the mission that appeared for the first time with a location.
It was only after the dispersed group was driven back to the vicinity of the forbidden area by those in black who held unknown weapons and simultaneously lost their inner strength reactions when hit, that they began to realize the seriousness of the problem.
At this moment, out of more than fifty assassins from various countries, only forty-five remained.
And they were all gathered at the entrance of the forbidden area, outside a cave entrance.
Of course, being assassins, everyone still maintained a safe distance from each other.
At this time, a peak sixth-level assassin spoke in a deep voice, "When are we going to hesitate? Anyone with eyes can see that this is a trap. If we don't join forces, I'm afraid we'll only be picked off one by one!"
A fifth-level assassin said with disbelief, "If this is a trap, doesn't that mean the Black Net is setting a trap for us?"
The focus of this statement was not the Black Net, but an allusion to the master of the Black Net, that mysterious expert who was rumored to have already possessed peak seventh-level strength decades ago!
"That's why I said if we're going to join forces, we should quickly come up with a general plan. Captains and vice-captains, if the master of the Black Net himself comes, without joining forces, we won't even have the ability to resist!"
The peak sixth-level man who spoke earlier spoke coldly again, and his words attracted the attention of another assassin.
"Hmph, so what if he's the master of the Black Net? This is Thunder Magnetic Island. Even the strongest expert who comes here will become like us! In terms of secret techniques, it's not certain who is stronger or weaker."
The speaker was an expert at the seventh level, and also one of the few experts present who had a certain degree of command authority.
The sixth-level expert who spoke had intended to lure them out to unify the crowd, but he didn't expect that even at this point, the other party was still so arrogant.
His eyes couldn't help but flash with disappointment.
Some people's strength was merely their luck. To survive until now, sometimes it had nothing to do with their strength, perhaps they just hadn't encountered ruthless individuals.
Just as the man was disappointed, another expert at the same seventh level also spoke, "Village Mingzi, you can't say that. Since they've gone this far, do you think the leader of a world-class organization would not consider these things?"
"If they make a move, it's very likely that they already have enough confidence to devour all of us!"
Although they could only fight with secret techniques, their cultivation levels could still be felt. Therefore, when experts at the same seventh level spoke, the hearts of the crowd immediately calmed down a lot.
But someone still raised a question from a different perspective.
"But what is the purpose of them doing this? We are all assassins. What's truly useful is our assassination skills. We can't possibly carry our wealth with us."
As soon as this statement was made, it also attracted the puzzled glances of many assassins.
Yes, they all wanted to know the reason. If it were a threat or to use them for some mission, it would be understandable. But to lure them here with great effort only to kill them, what was the point?
It couldn't be some kind of extreme saintly heart, could it?
The peak sixth-level man who spoke earlier saw this and continued, "Why do you care what their purpose is? They've already killed their way to our doorstep! If we don't discuss it properly, we'll all become their dead souls sooner or later!"
This statement finally drew back most of the attention and focus. Although they all wore masks, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
Yes, they were really killing their way over!