Chapter 769: Chapter 308: Shocking Turn, Grave Injuries, and Restless Hearts
Five people emerged from the crowd.
Their appearance was unremarkable, wearing the iconic white attire of Long Mountain, making them indistinguishable among the masses.
As the mutinous crowd dispersed, creating a path, the five walked in unison towards Xia Hong until they were less than ten meters away, when Liu Yuan couldn’t help but shout to stop them.
"Alright, no need to come any closer!"
However, Xia Hong waved his hand indicating it was fine, smiling as he signaled for them to continue approaching.
The five continued forward and soon stood in front of Xia Hong.
"Tell me, what is the purpose of this mutiny you initiated..."
Whoosh...
Nobody expected that just as Xia Hong was about to speak, these seemingly ordinary five suddenly erupted into action against him.
Each of them was suddenly holding a big saber blazing with blue flames.
One maneuvered to the back, two blocked the sides, one leapt from above, and the last charged straight ahead.
Within an instant, Xia Hong was securely surrounded by these five, with no room even to retreat, let alone dodge.
The sudden occurrence was simply too swift.
The five, without weapons at first, suddenly wielded their sabers and surrounded Xia Hong with lightning speed, slashing at him. Even the Cloud Dragon Army soldiers, typically at the Cold Resistance Level, couldn’t react in time.
The critical part was that the speed of these five was almost unbelievable.
Even in Xia Hong’s eyes, there was a flash of panic and surprise.
Although his reaction was swift, he only managed to make two hasty moves.
First, he drew the Yanhan Blade from his waist with his right arm to block the person in front;
Second, he raised his left arm to protect his head.
Crack... crack...
These weren’t just two, but five consecutive crisp sounds of bones being struck, echoing almost into the ears of nearly 20,000 people present.
Boom... boom...
Before anyone could react, five intense shockwaves spread abruptly from where Xia Hong stood, causing the front-row Cloud Dragon Army soldiers closest to Xia Hong to stagger and fall.
If even they were this affected, then there’s no need to mention others.
At the dungeon entrance, Earth-digging Realm guards in the front row were directly blown away over ten meters, and those further back were forced to retreat repeatedly;
In the mutinous crowd, over a hundred with only Logging Realm cultivation were directly turned into bloody mist, disappearing without even a scream;
Those beyond the front hundred were slightly luckier, only being blown several hundred meters away. But judging by the loud noise when they hit the ground, those who aren’t killed would likely peel from their bones, ending badly injured, which might even be considered fortunate.
Centered on Xia Hong, a nearly 500-meter vacuum zone was forcibly created in the mutinous crowd on the east side.
The shockwaves, produced when the five sabers struck Xia Hong, had such power, which showcased the strength of these five...
"Assassins, there are assassins, save the leader!"
Liu Yuan was the first among everyone to react. Seeing four columns of blood gushing from the center of Xia Hong, he was instantly filled with rage and panic, rushing forward while also shouting to alert others.
"Save the leader, hurry up and save the leader."
"There are assassins, protect the leader."
"Protect the leader!"
..........
After Liu Yuan, it was over six hundred Cloud Dragon Army soldiers, followed by Peng Bo;
Wu Tianxing and Dong Zhong, as well as Hou Xing, hesitated for a moment before joining the advance.
But the more than four thousand Earth-digging Realm soldiers stationed near the dungeon entrance were all too scared to rush forward, all retreating.
The five with the fastest speed at the Cold Resistance Level naturally reached Xia Hong first.
However, even they couldn’t get close to Xia Hong.
The five assassins targeting Xia Hong didn’t even have their sabers drawn, waiting for Liu Yuan’s group to strike with their weapons, they slightly shook, and then kicked out directly at them.
Bang......
Even Peng Bo, with nearly ten horse-power basic strength, was kicked dozens of meters away, not to mention the weaker Liu Yuan and Hou Xing, whose abdomens caved in or even broke open, flying over a hundred meters away.
"Hehehehe!"
Just as the Blue Flame Sabers appeared, the five’s aura transformed. Accompanied by sharp, frenzied laughter, the blue flames spread from their sabers to their bodies, and their faces completely changed.
"Yue Qian, Song Kang, Cheng Guang, Han Jiuli..."
Trapped in the center by five Blue Flame Sabers, Xia Hong was pale, his face showing clear signs of decline, but after quickly glancing at the five, he instantly recognized four of them.
They were the ones who survived death from Yangyuan Peak, so that last one must be...
"Wu Lin!"
Guessing the identity of the last person, Xia Hong wasted no words, glancing over the front-row people who had been blown away. He quickly recovered the Yanhan Blade, lunging his body to the right while reverse-gripping the blade to slash upwards fiercely.
In the initial collective assault from the five, he only guarded against Song Kang on the left side. The four blood columns Liu Yuan saw came from the combined efforts of Han Jiuli above, Yue Qian in front, Cheng Guang behind, and Wu Lin on the right side.
Massive amounts of blood spurted from his chest, back, and right waist, yet if Xia Hong hadn’t timely raised his left arm to guard his head, judging by the sound just made, Han Jiuli’s one strike might have shattered his skull.
As Xia Hong charged to the right, he glanced at the scattered crowd, withdrew his gaze, then directly crashed into Wu Lin’s body.