Chapter 267 - Vengeance

Chapter 267: Chapter 24 Vengeance"Are you Yanwu from the Cang Country?" Faced with Lu Hong’s arrival, reactions varied. Some were joyous, some distressed, but Kui Di was pleased, "I would ask you to help us eliminate Liang Chen and his pack of ambitious wolves. We from Pei Country are willing to give half of the Heart Stones obtained in this dark zone to you."

It must be said that Feng Wenhua was a very decisive person. The Heart Stones could be sought again, but if a person was gone, everything was gone. Even though there had been friction with Lu Hong, Feng Wenhua could still brazenly ask, "If you would stay out of this affair, I can hand over all the Heart Stones obtained by Liang Chen right now."

"This..." Lu Hong pretended to be hesitant, although he didn’t understand the specific use of the Heart Stones, but they were something everyone was scrambling for, getting some would be some kind of repayment to Cang Country.

"Sir!" Seeing Lu Hong hesitate, Kui Di suddenly became frantic, "If you’re willing to help me kill Liang Chen’s Yanwu, I will give you all their Heart Stones, and also half of the Heart Stones from Pei Country as a reward."

"Alright!" With his objective achieved, Lu Hong didn’t say another word, and with a quick step forward, the Fatal Strike was already poised and ready, fiercely slashing toward Andrei, who was closest to him.

"You’re seeking death, kid?!" Andrei was in his forties and had become a Second-Transformation Peak expert after a few years mingling with the Eagle Alliance. Faced with Lu Hong’s attack, a nameless rage rose in his heart. On what basis was he being attacked? Did he appear to be the weakest one there?!

Yes, he did. Lu Hong answered his question in practice.

The magical defense Andrei had put up was like paper in front of the Fatal Strike, instantly collapsing.

Andrei was shocked and hurriedly tried to resist with his sword, only to be struck by a fierce force and sent flying dozens of meters, crashing into the stone wall behind him.

"Good!"

Seeing Lu Hong’s bravery, Kui Di couldn’t help but praise loudly; the stronger Lu Hong was, the greater their chances of winning.

"You go help your uncle, and hold off that masked man. Kui Di has already been poisoned and is no match for me," Feng Wenhua hurriedly told Sangxi to go assist, "Once I defeat Kui Di, we can break through this situation."

Sangxi nodded and with a ghostly step, arrived beside Andrei, "Are you okay?"

"Cough cough!" Andrei waved his hand, emerging from the stone wall, "This guy is strong, be careful, don’t clash with him head-on."

"I know." Sangxi stared intently at Lu Hong and said gravely, "It seems I have never met you before, sir. Why do you harbor intent to kill me?"

"We’ve met, how could we not have met? We met back during the Mandarin Duck Flowers incident, and you even humiliated me severely," Lu Hong sneered.

"Is that so?" Sangxi racked her brain quickly – she had humiliated many people in the Mandarin Duck Flowers plane, who knew which one he was, "Perhaps there is some... misunderstanding between us?"

"No, there is no misunderstanding at all. I’ve simply come for revenge, and today both you and Andrei will undoubtedly die," said Lu Hong behind his mask, showing no expression.

"I told you to be more reserved, now you’ve reaped the consequences," Andrei sighed, "Let’s not bother with the details, let’s kill him together."

"Alright!"

Before the sound of his voice faded, Andrei and Sangxi launched an attack from left and right, going straight for Lu Hong’s vital points.

To ensure that this revenge did not fail, Lu Hong again activated the passive skill of the War Holy Sword – the Rhythm of War.

Within the range of the rhythm, every movement that Andrei and Sangxi made next was consciously fed back to Lu Hong’s mind in advance.

Clang, clang, clang...

Weapons clashed non-stop, and Lu Hong, faced with attacks on both sides, handled them with ease. Moreover, he still managed to find weaknesses, delivering a fierce kick to Sangxi’s abdomen, sending her flying and tumbling dozens of rolls.

Sangxi spat out a mouthful of blood, a burning pain coming from her abdomen, "I’m going to kill you!"

"Calm down, Sangxi!" Andrei, too, suffered a pierced right shoulder during the distraction, desperately stirring his magic power in retaliation, barely managing to push Lu Hong back.

Retreating beside Sangxi, Andrei demanded in a low voice, "Who exactly are you?!"

"Me?" Lu Hong sneered, "In the Golden City, you used me as bait, already forgotten?"

"It’s you?!" Sangxi’s face changed.

Andrei also managed a bitter smile, "Young man, I understand we were wrong back then, but those were the orders of the Elders’ Council, and we could only follow commands."

"Do you think I care about that?" Lu Hong scoffed, "No need to struggle anymore, today the two of you will undoubtedly die."

Andrei and Sangxi exchanged glances: "Run!" They weren’t fools; this guy had fought alone against the Golden Guards in the Golden City and survived being pursued by Third-Transition powerhouses afterward. With such strength, they admitted they were no match.

"Don’t even think about running!" Lu Hong spurred his qi and blood, and a Blood River sealed off the cave exit, he couldn’t possibly let these two get away, even if it meant revealing some of his strength.

"You have dual professions?!" Sangxi finally realized, the battle qi and qi and blood power from just now were entirely different.

Dual roles?

Sangxi’s words captured the attention of all the Flame Warriors, even those still locked in fierce combat couldn’t help but cast additional glances at Lu Hong.

"Kill!" Andrei, knowing there was no hope of escape, immediately unleashed a major skill, and thunder attribute Magic Power began to converge on the blade.

"Thousand Weights, Thunder Strike!" The power of thunder roiled like a heavenly net, casting its swath over Lu Hong.

Sangxi exerted her force simultaneously, forming hand seals, and two azure-scaled venomous snakes rose from beneath her feet: "Venom Fangs!"

The venomous snakes maneuvered relentlessly through the electric net. Andrei and Sangxi, who must have cooperated more than once before, both had major skills that worked synergistically; the electric net paralyzed and restrained the enemy, while the venomous snakes delivered their lethal poison.

A good plan, but their opponent was Lu Hong, whose reserves of qi and fighting spirit were monstrous.

The hissing electric net had not even neared him when it was devoured by his robust vitality, completely neutralizing the Magic Power that Andrei had mustered. As for the two venomous snakes summoned by Sangxi, they pathetically dissolved in the Blood River, failing to stir even a ripple.

Their major skills were broken, and both suffered backlash, violently spewing fresh blood.

Andrei and Sangxi, so truly mundane, Lu Hong stepped forward: "You’re really weak; I’m somewhat puzzled why Liang Chen would agree to let you participate in this martial conference?"

Sangxi lifted her head stubbornly: "I’d rather die than tell you!"

"Then die you shall!" Lu Hong was uninterested in secrets, and he thrust with his sword.

Andrei rushed forward, covering for Sangxi and taking the attack. The blade pierced his chest, and his eyes gradually lost their luster.

"Uncle!" Sangxi screamed. Andrei and Sangxi might have had their differences, but they had cooperated for many years and had formed a bond.

"It’s your turn now!" Lu Hong’s expression remained unchanged, and he swung his sword again.

But just at that moment, an enormous axe broke through the Blood River, shielding Sangxi.

As weapons clashed, Lu Hong was forced back dozens of steps, blood energy infiltrating his body with tremendous destructive power.

Lu Hong quickly spurred his vitality to quell the invasion and looked up. The newcomer was unexpectedly an external aid from Hengdao Country.

"Are you here to save her?" Lu Hong asked gravely as the Blood River tore apart. Besides the two aids from Hengdao Country, there were also two from Pingyao Country who had reached the melting cave tunnel.

"The Duke of Lei Shan ordered us to preserve this woman’s life. We are simply carrying out orders," shrugged the aid from Hengdao Country. "Sorry, at least for now, you can’t kill her."

"It seems that in Lei Shan’s eyes, Andrei’s life isn’t too important." The others were not newly arrived but had been observing from the other shore of the Blood River for a long time. Arriving just in time like this was something only the protagonists in novels could achieve flawlessly.

"Oh?" The aid from Hengdao Country did not deny it: "Duke Lei Shan only asked us to preserve Miss Sangxi’s life."

"Are you the Four Sons of Tian Mountain?" Sangxi was inwardly shattered. "Why didn’t you save Uncle Andrei, why!"

"Heh, silly woman." Tian Mountain’s eldest brother gave a cold laugh, not bothering to respond; Lei Shan’s orders had been clear – eliminating Andrei was also one of their objectives.

The intervention of a third party made the situation all the more perplexing. Feng Wenhua didn’t expect the four aids from Hengdao Country and Pingyao Country to save them for Sangxi’s sake. After all, just hearing those two words "Lei Shan" meant there was no road to survival.

"What exactly did Lei Shan send you to do?" Lu Hong asked curiously. "Aside from Andrei and Sangxi, you’ve also infiltrated Hengdao Country and Pingyao Country. I’d think it would be quite difficult for people from the Eagle Alliance to enter the empire, wouldn’t it?"

"Yes, we’ve been lurking in the empire’s dimensions as reinforcements from the Alliance since the war in the Endless Forest," explained the eldest brother of Tian Mountain. "To tell the truth, the Black Guards really are persistent ghosts; they almost discovered us. Actually, Lei Shan’s reason for sending us here is quite simple. There’s a legend about a colossal teleportation array in Ambra that leads to the heartland of the Eagle Alliance. Our mission is to find it and activate it to return to the Alliance, thereby gaining control over this super teleportation array hidden within the Eagle Alliance."

"Tsk, tsk." Lu Hong smacked his lips. Ambra was situated at the core of the empire, like an isolated island within the imperial borders, at least a thousand major dimensions away from the Eagle Alliance. Such a super teleportation array would definitely be an ancient artifact. If Lei Shan took control of it, and war broke out between the empire and the Eagle Alliance, this portal could nearly cost the empire half its territory.

"Are you certain I’ll die here today?" Since the enemy was willing to tell him this, they must have absolute confidence in their strength.

"Correct," stated the eldest of Tian Mountain. "You’re all going to die. I just want you to die with your eyes closed."

"Who’s dying?" Lu Hong genuinely didn’t understand where they got their courage from. "It’s not yet certain!"

Before Lu Hong could strike first, the magic power of Tian Mountain and the others erupted. Though not blood brothers, their magic power resonated and merged completely.

The overlay of four colors of magic power didn’t simply add up like 1+1+1+1, but increased exponentially.

This tidal wave of magic power alone pinned Lu Hong down, immobilizing him.

"No wonder..."

With the exponential growth from Second-Transition Peak to Third Transition Early Stage, there was no difference.