"Hmm? It seems there's movement nearby, I hear fighting!"
A group of several people were searching for an exit in the passage when they heard the sounds of combat, and couldn't help but stop.
There were six of them in total. Among them were three divine envoys from the Temple of Light, along with Cardinal Philip. The other two were the young master of the Sky Net assassin organization and the only remaining S-class assassin.
Sky Net had suffered unusually heavy losses this time.
They had brought in dozens of top assassins, but now they were almost completely wiped out, with only the young master of Sky Net and one S-class assassin remaining.
"Lord Philip, the sound seems to be coming from that direction!" the young master of Sky Net identified the direction.
"Hmm, let's go take a look!"
Philip nodded, then smiled faintly, "If we encounter any of those fellows from the Dark Association or Dragon Group, and their numbers are small, we can eliminate them."
If they were outside, Philip naturally wouldn't do such a thing, as both sides had top-tier powerhouses.
But in this labyrinthine passage, almost everyone had been scattered.
Therefore, if they encountered people from opposing forces, they could eliminate them first, as no one would know it was them.
Their group was quite lucky.
Although they were almost all scattered when they entered, they quickly met up with each other, so their numerical advantage was significant!
Not long ago, they had encountered a Yellow-rank member of the Dark Association, and had dealt with him with little effort!
The six people quickly moved towards the direction of the sound. As they got closer, they suddenly realized the fighting had stopped.
"There's a scent of blood, it's just ahead!"
Philip murmured, then quickened his pace with the others.
Soon, they discovered three corpses in the passage ahead!
"My lord, it's Cardinal Belial and the others!"
"Dead? How is that possible!"
The group walked forward and discovered that the three corpses were all people from their Temple of Light, two divine envoys, and even a Cardinal.
Everyone was somewhat surprised. Cardinals were not weak, and yet they were killed. They had no idea who did it!
"The person shouldn't have gone far, chase them!"
Philip's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected that even Cardinal Belial had been killed.
To think he had just been considering using their side's superior numbers to kill a few people from the Dark Association or Dragon Group, only to find that their own side had been killed in the same way.
The three divine envoys first pursued in the direction ahead.
However, they didn't go far before letting out consecutive screams.
Philip's expression changed, and he rushed to catch up with the young master of Sky Net and the other S-class assassin. He saw two corpses fall softly. One divine envoy pointed ahead, his voice trembling slightly.
"It's... it's someone from the Dark Association!"
"Hmph, Dark Association? How dare they!" Philip gritted his teeth and roared, knowing the other party was nearby, so he chased directly.
He just found it hard to believe. The Dark Association had already suffered such heavy losses, and there weren't many people left.
Shouldn't these guys be keeping a low profile?
They still dared to attack their Temple of Light people!
At this moment, Philip also saw a black shadow flash ahead. Killing intent flickered in his eyes, and he directly pursued.
The opponent's strength was not strong, and their speed was not fast.
Therefore, Philip quickly caught up with the opponent. He coldly shouted, "You can't escape!"
As expected, the member of the Dark Association in black clothes ahead finally stopped.
Gu Yue!
The young master of Sky Net, who had just caught up, saw the opponent's attire and their raven-black hair. He recognized the person instantly.
"You're Gu Yue? Did you kill my Temple of Light people?" Philip asked in a deep voice.
However, he became vigilant. The opponent was only a Yellow-rank member of the Dark Association, and their strength was not much stronger than a divine envoy.
But he had just discovered that among the three corpses that had died moments ago, there was even a Cardinal.
So Philip believed that there must be someone else with Gu Yue, at least a Profound-rank attendant!
As soon as he had this thought, he suddenly shouted, "Everyone, be careful!"
However, as soon as the words fell.
From a passage behind them, a figure suddenly sprang out, instantly killing a divine envoy.
Not only that, after killing a divine envoy, this person moved with incredible speed towards the young master of Sky Net.
"Young master, be careful!" The S-class assassin beside him reacted and quickly shielded the young master.
*Thwack!*
A long saber pierced through the S-class assassin.
Ye Cangtian withdrew the saber in his hand and saw the young master of Sky Net rapidly retreating, shaking his head helplessly, "What a pity!"
This young master of Sky Net was truly lucky, and his reaction was not slow.
If it weren't for that S-class assassin blocking the blade for him, he might not have escaped.
At this moment, Philip had already turned back. Seeing Ye Cangtian, who was wearing a silver mask, he immediately gritted his teeth, "It's you!"
He had seen this Profound-rank attendant of the Dark Association before.
Previously, Philip had personally led people to guard Mu Chenglong and the others who had been captured, but this person had led a group of stone figures into the house.
In the end, not only did the two Dragon Group members escape, but the group of mercenaries guarding with him also died.
He had felt something was strange before, but now that he thought about it, this guy must have done it on purpose!
Philip gritted his teeth and roared, "Boy, you're finished!"
He wasted no more words and directly attacked Ye Cangtian.
"We'll see who's finished!"
Ye Cangtian grinned and swung his saber at him.
However, both sides soon retreated two steps, their faces showing surprise.
Ye Cangtian was somewhat surprised. This Cardinal Philip was very strong, much stronger than the two Cardinals he had killed before.
It seemed that it would be difficult to take him down in a short time.
On the other hand, Philip was also shocked. Were the Profound-rank attendants of the Dark Association so strong? This person had rarely made a move before, had he been hiding his strength?
"Forget it, I won't play with you anymore! Gu Yue, let's go..."
Ye Cangtian's eyes flickered. It was difficult to capture these two. He didn't care, but Gu Yue's injuries had not yet recovered, and he might not be a match for the young master of Sky Net.
Therefore, he didn't engage in a prolonged fight and quickly ducked into one of the passages with Gu Yue.
...
At the same time.
Three top powerhouses were in the depths of the passage.
Although they were also in this labyrinthine passage, they were not affected by the illusions, so the three of them had remained together.
And now they were quickly reaching the edge of the passage.
"This is the outer perimeter of the formation, but it's a pity we couldn't find the core of this confining formation. We can only break it forcefully."
The man in green said with some regret.
He had entered formations in some ruins before, but not every time did they need to break the formation forcefully. As long as the core of the formation was found, the formation would collapse on its own.
The key was that the core of the formation was quite valuable. If the formation was broken forcefully, the core would be damaged.
Qing Dao, who was beside him, didn't care. He snorted, "Let's break this formation quickly. Lingering here is just a waste of time!"
"Lord Qing Dao is right. Jian Wusheng, the three of us should break this formation together!" Cardinal Hasar also nodded.
Two barbarians!
The man in green pouted. He had nothing to say to these two. The formation core was much more useful than some resources, and some formation cores were not much worse than the Heart of the Ruins.
Someone in the Hidden Group was also researching formations, so it would be best if they could take a complete formation core back.
However, seeing that these two seemed anxious and the location of the formation core had not been found for a long time, he could only give up.
"Alright, then let's break the formation forcefully!"