"My lord, I am truly your subordinate!" Ye Cangtian removed his mask and grinned, revealing a row of pearly white teeth!
"..."
Xuan Qi's pupils contracted sharply. He gritted his teeth and said, "It really is you!"
Ye Cangtian!
The one man he had yearned to kill for countless nights!
If it weren't for Ye Cangtian, he wouldn't have lost two Yellow-level subordinates.
If it weren't for Ye Cangtian, the mission assigned to him by his superiors would have likely been completed by now!
But because the scoundrel Ye Cangtian had interfered, the Overlord Tiger faction at the decisive battle in Jinxiu Villa would not have collapsed, Huang San would not have been killed, and he himself would have nearly perished there!
With the mission failure, his superiors were bound to punish him, but it was only because the opening of the ruins was imminent that they hadn't had the time to deal with his affairs yet.
This was also why he had proactively volunteered to explore the outer perimeter of the ruins!
He hoped that by performing well in this exploration of the ruins, his punishment would be lessened, essentially balancing out his merits and demerits.
But Xuan Qi never in his wildest dreams expected that the person he most wanted to kill would appear before him at this very moment!
"Lord Xuan Qi, it's been a while!" Ye Cangtian chuckled.
He had initially been worried about how to kill Xuan Qi under the watchful eyes of so many Yellow-level members, how to make this person who could expose his identity disappear forever.
He hadn't expected that due to the stone figures' rampage, everyone would panic and descend into chaos, causing everyone to disperse completely.
Now, it was just him and Xuan Qi. Wasn't this an opportunity that had presented itself?
Xuan Qi gritted his teeth, glaring at the other man with a face full of fury, his voice laced with killing intent, "You have quite the nerve, daring to infiltrate the organization. Aren't you afraid I'll expose your identity?"
Ye Cangtian pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and exhaled a smoke ring. Hearing this, he said with a laugh, "Afraid? Of course, I'm afraid! There are so many experts outside, even a lot of Profound-level experts. If my identity is exposed, I won't be able to escape!"
"But if you die, then no one will know I'm an impostor, right?"
"Hmph, quite the bold statement!"
Xuan Qi's pupils contracted, but he quickly sneered, gritting his teeth, "I will kill you with my own hands and take your head back as atonement."
As soon as the words fell, Xuan Qi struck first, attacking Ye Cangtian without hesitation!
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian's smile widened. He was truly afraid that the other party wouldn't make a move; if the other party fled directly, he might not be able to catch up.
Soon, the two of them were locked in combat!
This passage was empty, and as for the other Yellow-level members, they had long since descended into chaos. There were many passages nearby, like a maze, and it was unlikely they would make their way to this area.
At this moment, their battle grew increasingly fierce, with Xuan Qi unleashing his full strength.
However, the more they fought, the more shocked Xuan Qi became. Back at Jinxiu Villa, he had almost dominated Ye Cangtian. Yet this time, he found himself suppressed by the opponent!
"Damn it! How did this brat's strength become so formidable?" Xuan Qi was filled with dread.
If this continued, he would be the one killed. Thus, he intended to retreat. Once he returned to the surface, it would be this brat's demise.
Xuan Qi wanted to flee, but Ye Cangtian had anticipated this. He instantly blocked the other man's escape route, a brilliant smile on his face.
"My lord, why the rush to leave? We haven't seen each other in a long time, let's catch up!"
"You court death!"
Xuan Qi roared with anger and, wielding his long saber, madly slashed towards Ye Cangtian.
Of course, this counterattack was merely to buy himself time to escape. After a few slashes, he turned and retreated!
This guy was still as afraid of death as ever!
Ye Cangtian's lips curled upward. It was the same at Jinxiu Villa last time; to save his own life, he didn't hesitate to sell out his subordinates.
However, Ye Cangtian naturally wouldn't give the man another chance to escape, so he instantly pursued.
Xuan Qi ran at full speed, but he was also somewhat lost.
He didn't even have time to look at the markers along the passage, only able to flee randomly through these tunnels.
Precisely because of this, he soon ran headfirst into a group of stone figures!
"This..."
Xuan Qi halted, his entire being filled with a look of despair.
Ye Cangtian also saw the group of stone figures, but at this moment, a smile appeared on his face. "Oh, Lord Xuan Qi seems to be out of luck, being caught in a pincer attack!"
"You want me dead?"
Xuan Qi gnashed his teeth, a crazed look flashing in his eyes. He turned back and glared at Ye Cangtian, "Even if I die, I won't let you have an easy time of it!"
This time, he knew he couldn't escape.
Not only was he no match for Ye Cangtian, but even facing this group of stone figures, escape was impossible. However, even in death, he wanted to drag the other man down with him.
If one must die, let them die together!
Xuan Qi turned and slashed his long saber towards Ye Cangtian.
"Lord Xuan Qi, please don't do anything rash!" Ye Cangtian said with a chuckle while retreating.
As for those stone figures, although troublesome, he didn't particularly care.
These stone figures were immune to blades and spears and possessed immense strength, but their drawback was their lack of speed.
If ordinary Yellow-level members encountered these stone figures, they might not be able to escape if their reaction was slow. But with his speed, unless he was surrounded, they couldn't do anything to him!
As Xuan Qi unleashed dozens of slashes, all of which Ye Cangtian dodged, Ye Cangtian seized the opportunity when Xuan Qi was retracting his saber and kicked him.
"Bang!"
Xuan Qi raised his saber to block. Although this kick didn't injure him, it sent him staggering back several steps.
Xuan Qi's hair stood on end!
Because the group of stone figures had already reached his back, he could even feel them reaching out to grab him.
"Ye Cangtian!!!"
An enraged roar sounded, but it abruptly cut short.
For in the next moment, Xuan Qi was attacked by several stone figures and was quickly engulfed by the throng.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian gasped for air. These stone figures were too ferocious; Lord Xuan Qi was likely torn limb from limb?
How tragic!
Of course, in reality, with Xuan Qi's strength, it was unlikely that a few stone figures could kill him so quickly.
However, because Ye Cangtian's kick was so cunning, it directly sent Xuan Qi into the midst of the stone figures, leaving Xuan Qi with no chance to resist before he was submerged by these incredibly strong figures.
After Xuan Qi died, these stone figures continued to pursue Ye Cangtian.
However, Ye Cangtian did not flee at this moment; instead, he moved to meet these stone figures.
"Bang!"
A punch landed on the chest of a stone figure. The chest of the stone figure cracked, but it still maintained its combat power.
"So tough?"
Ye Cangtian frowned slightly and dodged the attacks of these stone figures.
Ordinary swords and blades could not harm the stone figures at all, and even his fists only caused some cracks!
However, Ye Cangtian did not give up. He darted back and forth through the passage. These stone figures were not fast and could not do anything to him!
Soon, the arm of a stone figure was blasted off.
However, the stone figure with one arm missing could still continue to attack!
Following that, the head of another stone figure was blown off!
But this headless stone figure was unaffected in the slightest and was even more formidable than the one-armed stone figure.
"Attacking the head is useless?"
Ye Cangtian's brow furrowed. After some thought, he finally decided to try attacking the stone figures' chests.
His strength was actually quite considerable. He could shatter ordinary large stones with a single punch, but these stone figures were very resilient.
"Bang bang bang..."
He targeted one of the stone figures and pounded its chest repeatedly. After more than ten consecutive punches, this stone figure's chest was finally penetrated.
When the stone figure's chest was pierced, a crystal dropped out. Then, the entire body of the stone figure crumbled into dust.
"It actually worked!" Ye Cangtian breathed a sigh of relief and then picked up the crystal that had fallen from the stone figure.
Fallen from the stone figure?
It seemed that this crystal was akin to a human heart. Once the crystal was knocked out, these stone figures would simply become ordinary stones.