Listening to Ye Cangtian's words, Zi Long's eyes flashed with deep disdain. "Humphrey, do you have anything else to say?"
Meanwhile, Lan Yue on the other side had already drawn her long sword. She had no intention of standing by idly in the first place.
Now that she heard that even her subordinates had been robbed by the other party, she could no longer tolerate it.
Seeing the fierce looks on their faces, Humphrey instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Uh... it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."
Humphrey spoke awkwardly, then turned and bolted.
He completely disregarded his reputation!
It was a joke. If they really fought, he would be no match for them in a one-on-one fight, and his life would be in constant danger.
Seeing the other party flee instantly, Zi Long and Lan Yue exchanged glances, a little taken aback.
However, they still gave up the pursuit.
After all, the other party was also a Cardinal, and his strength was not weaker than theirs.
Even if they caught up, fighting two against one, it would be difficult to kill him in a short time, and during this time, it was very likely to attract a lot of attention.
If someone from the Huaxia Hidden Group, or a strong individual from the Bright Hall appeared, it would not be easy for the two of them to retreat safely.
Damn it!
This damned old scoundrel, he's going to kill me!
Although Humphrey had fled, the young master of the Sky Net was now suffering immensely.
After all, he had already joined forces with Humphrey.
Now that the other party had abandoned him, wouldn't the wrath of the Dark Association fall entirely on him?
"Young Master of Sky Net, your Sky Net is getting bolder and bolder, daring to openly ambush members of the Dark Association?"
Just then, Zi Long's gaze also fell on the young master of Sky Net.
The playful look in his eyes made the young master of Sky Net sweat profusely.
"It's all his own fault. Back then..."
Although he was very nervous, the young master of Sky Net still mustered some courage and, bracing himself, recounted the matter of Gu Yue.
Then he also talked about Hei Jue and the two teams.
"Heh, do you think I'll reason with you?"
Zi Long's eyes remained cold as he slowly walked towards the young master of Sky Net.
"You, you can't kill me!"
"Don't forget, outside the ruins, Sky Net still has many assassins. If you kill me, the Dark Association won't have good days either!"
Seeing Zi Long approach with a cruel smile, the young master of Sky Net finally lost his composure.
He was truly helpless now. The opposing lineup was too powerful. He was no match for them, and even escaping had become a luxury.
So he could only use the entire Sky Net force to make the other party wary.
Although Sky Net was not as powerful as the Dark Association, all its members were assassins, making them very difficult to deal with.
If they targeted the Dark Association, these Earth-grade experts, or even Profound-grade deacons, could protect themselves, but the rest of the people were destined to suffer heavy losses.
"Do you think such news will get out?"
"Even if it does, what does it matter? If Sky Net is not satisfied, we'll just destroy them."
Zi Long sneered coldly, his steps unaffected.
Seeing Zi Long get close, the young master of Sky Net knew he couldn't wait any longer. He turned and ran while roaring.
"Everyone, obey my orders, stop them!"
The order was given, but none of the assassins dared to step forward. Head-on combat was not their forte, and what's more, there were two Earth-grade experts present. Going up would be tantamount to seeking death.
The assassins, like the young master of Sky Net, chose to scatter and flee.
"Hmph! Can you run?"
Zi Long sneered coldly, then said, "Xuan Qi, Xuan San, take your men and chase them. Leave none alive."
As he spoke, Zi Long's figure rushed directly towards the young master of Sky Net.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian and Xuan San both responded and went after the other fleeing assassins.
The chase was not an easy task.
Most of the mercenaries following Ye Cangtian were from the Caesar Mercenary Group, and their combat effectiveness was limited. Under the desperate counterattack of the assassins, they suffered considerable losses.
The Sky Net side also lost many assassins, but their individual combat strength was not weak, and they were skilled at hiding, so a complete annihilation was not achieved.
Of course, Ye Cangtian thought this outcome was for the best. That way, the Sky Net in the outside world would seek revenge on the Dark Association in the future.
They returned to the assembly point.
Zi Long and Xuan San had already arrived and were organizing personnel for repairs.
Seeing Ye Cangtian return, Zi Long immediately called him over and asked, "What's the situation?"
"We killed over thirty Sky Net assassins, and we also lost three or four people, with some assassins escaping," Ye Cangtian replied grimly.
Hmph!
Upon hearing this, Zi Long immediately snorted coldly, but he wasn't directing it at Ye Cangtian. Instead, he cast a cold glance at Xuan San.
Similarly, while chasing Sky Net assassins, Xuan San's side had killed over ten assassins, but only Xuan San returned. The mercenaries who went with him had almost all not returned.
"Sir, I..."
Feeling Zi Long's gaze, Xuan San lowered his head dejectedly. Who told them to be competitive? Competition naturally led to harm.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian asked, "Lord Zi Long, did you finish off the young master of Sky Net?"
Upon hearing this, Zi Long's face darkened.
He was originally going to finish off the young master of Sky Net. He was very sure that his flying knife had hit a vital spot of the young master of Sky Net.
But when he went forward to check the situation, he found no trace of the young master of Sky Net, and not even a drop of blood on the ground.
This could only mean one thing: the young master of Sky Net should have some kind of soft armor on him, otherwise, he would never have been unharmed.
Besides that, he must have been rescued by someone, otherwise, he wouldn't have been lost.
Thinking this, Zi Long gritted his teeth and said, "No, he was rescued by someone. What, are you afraid he'll assassinate you later?"
Heh, you're blaming me, but aren't you also incompetent?
Hearing Zi Long's words, Xuan San scoffed inwardly.
Ye Cangtian shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm not afraid of him. It's just that if you really killed him, the Sky Net and the Dark Association would be in a never-ending conflict, and we might not benefit from it."
"Mm."
Zi Long responded, his gaze showing increasing approval.
After briefing Zi Long, Ye Cangtian's gaze turned to Lan Yue and the others.
Lan Yue had not participated in this pursuit operation nor made any comments.
It was evident that Lan Yue disliked Zi Long's methods but could not stop them.
He glanced at the Profound-grade expert beside Lan Yue, his gaze paused slightly. It was another familiar female figure.
"May I ask who this is?" Ye Cangtian stepped forward and asked.
The woman glanced at Ye Cangtian and said indifferently, "Xuan Wu."
Ye Cangtian was taken aback. Wasn't Xuan Wu Shangguan Yun's superior?
And Shangguan Yun's superior was his aunt - Shangguan Ruxue. Therefore, Xuan Wu here must be Shangguan Ruxue without a doubt!
He didn't expect her to have come this time!
Although Ye Cangtian had met her once before, he didn't try to get close to her at this moment. Both acted as if they were meeting for the first time, in perfect understanding.
It was Xuan Liu, on the other hand, that Ye Cangtian felt a sense of déjà vu for some reason. It was rather strange!
Boom, boom, boom...
Just then, bursts of roaring sounds came, and the ground began to tremble.
The surrounding mist dispersed at an extremely fast speed, and everything in front of them quickly became clear.
As imagined, this was a stone forest with strange rocks, and its vastness was endless.
"It seems Qing Dao succeeded. We can leave the stone forest."
Lan Yue, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.
Qing Dao, Zi Long, and Lan Yue had already successfully rendezvoused before. They had separated again because they each had their own tasks.
Qing Dao was mainly responsible for breaking the formation. Without breaking the formation, they could not break out.
As for Zi Long and Lan Yue, they were responsible for gathering the scattered members of the Dark Association.
"Let's go. Let's leave the stone forest first and meet up with Qing Dao and the others on the outskirts!"
Zi Long got up, and then directly led his men towards the outskirts.
Although there were still quite a few stone figures in the stone array, he was not interested in the white crystals produced by these stone figures.
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