Chapter 57: Hunting the Jun’s
On the surface, the battle had taken a drastic turn.
Threats from the Ruin Beasts and the hidden dangers inside the ruin had forced people to form alliances.
Lone warriors formed teams without rogue warriors. Smaller clans joined together to explore the ruin.
For the Gong clan, their agenda was different. They wanted more. The need to kill– to kill the Jun.
Gong Tao, with other Gong clansmen, began to recruit smaller clans under their banners.
With the promise of receiving a generous reward as soon as they left the ruin.
Many clans joined their alliance.
As for the Jun clan, they were too proud to care about the weaker clans.
And this was what the Gong clan was betting on.
Inside a dilapidated mansion, Gong Tao looked at his underlings and asked.
"Have you seen Gong Rui?"
Everyone around him was quiet for a moment before they shook their heads.
"Young Master, I think Young Master Rui might have left the ruin," a man suggested.
Gong Tao creased his brow. He knew Gong Rui’s strength, and he did not doubt he might have left the ruin.
But one thing was baffling him, the exit of the ruin was complicated to see. Besides, everywhere was teeming with Ruin Beasts.
Leaving the ruin wouldn’t be as easy as coming in.
Suddenly, a young man in his early twenties said in a low voice.
"Young Master, when I was escaping from a Tier-1 Ruin Beast earlier, I saw Young Master Rui lifeless by the road."
Hmm?!
Everyone inside the crumbling mansion turned and looked at the young man.
"Are you sure?!" Gong Tao asked, his heart burning with anger and sorrow.
"Yes. Also, I found other people along the street. I believe they must be the Young Master’s teammates."
"Let’s go. I need to see for myself." Gong Tao gripped his weapon tightly and left with large strides.
Quickly, the others followed him. Their number was close to a hundred.
A few minutes later, the young man brought them to the scene of the battle.
Looking at Gong Rui lifeless and the clean gash on his body, everyone knew this was the work of a human.
All the Gong clansmen gritted their teeth in anger. Who would dare kill the Gong clansmen?
In the whole Soaring Cloud Region, only a clan would not give a damn about their clan.
The Jun aristocrat clan.
Gong Tao did not speak, he checked all the corpses on the street and found they all had the same slash on their bodies.
Gong Li’s body was already half eaten by a beast. Still, everyone could see the deadly slash.
Raising his head, he looked at his alliance members and asked in a cold voice, filled with surging anger.
"Who knows the location of the Jun clansmen?"
"I know one of their locations," a woman responded.
"I also saw them attacking a mansion not too far from here," another person added.
If this was the outside, they would not have the courage to go against the Jun clan, but now...
Inside the ruin world, every man for himself.
"Good! Lead the way," Gong Tao commanded.
...
"Quick! The array formation is about to break," Jun Hui shouted.
This was the fifth array formation they had broken, and every time, their gain was not bad.
As long as they could return to the clan, the clan would reward them generously.
Listening to Jun Hui, Jun clansmen increased their attack.
Spider cracks appeared on the protective array formation.
In another few attacks, the array formation would break.
"There they are!"
Suddenly, a voice shouted from a distance.
Instantly, all the Jun clansmen turned their heads and saw Gong Tao and his group rushing toward them.
"What are you trying to do?" Jun Hui asked, staring at Gong Tao and his clansmen with disdain.
Gong Tao did not respond; he unsheathed his sword and rushed forward.
"Kill!!"
What!
The Jun clansmen were stunned for a moment, but the First Rated Martial Artist among them reacted quickly.
"You dare to attack the Jun clan." Jun Hui’s protector sneered. "You Gong clan is growing wings, but I will cut those wings today."
Gong Tao sneered and attacked.
Slash! Slash!
Gong Tao was a genius Intermediate Stage First Rated Martial Artist.
In less than ten exchanges, he had suppressed the protector.
Quickly, the sound of raging battle echoed in the air. The Jun clansmen were falling one after another.
Jun Hui shuddered, watching his fellow clansmen killed in cold blood.
As a descendant of the main family, he had never witnessed such a brutal battle.
Today, he realized how cruel the world was. Without his clan’s name, he would be killed like flies.
’I don’t want to die.’ He screamed in his mind and retreated.
"Young Master... Run!" his protector shouted, unable to hold Gong Tao any longer.
Ahhhh!
Gong Tao’s cold blade slashed his waist, and blood gushed out like a broken dam.
"Humph!" Gong Tao snorted and used one of his ace skills.
"Shadow Slash!"
The sword strike was swift, leaving nothing but shadow behind.
Ahhhh!
The protector retreated trembling, dropping his sword and holding his throat.
Thud!
He fell to the ground, blood splattering out of his neck–dead.
As for Jun Hui, he was already hundreds of meters from the battle scene when he heard his protector scream.
From the corner of his eyes, he saw Gong Tao and his men giving chase.
’Oh Noooo!’ he screamed in his mind.
He was merely an Intermediate Stage Second Rated Martial Artist. How could he confront Gong Tao, an Intermediate Stage First Rated Martial Artist who killed his protector?
"I need to find the others."
That was the only thought as he fled for his life. Behind him, Gong Tao and his group were in hot pursuit.
While Gong Tao was on a revenge rampage, their group failed to notice a group dressed in black robes standing in the shadows.
"Young Master, should we begin?" a female voice asked, her voice filled with respect.
"Yes."