Chapter Thirty-One: Hunting and Killing 1.1

  While acting swiftly and silently, Wu Yeran checked the task map and found that most of the assassins were heading towards Wen Xiyue's small courtyard. It seemed they had done some reconnaissance beforehand. The majority of the Wu and Wen families' guards were also defending there, including his own cheap old man Wu Zongyue.

  After a brief stare-down, both sides had already engaged in combat. Since a sneak attack was not possible, they could only launch a full-on assault. The leading expert, seeing the tight defense here, obviously had made arrangements beforehand. Although somewhat reluctantly, the mission entrusted by the master must be completed, so after giving his subordinate assassins a signal with his eyes, the leading expert charged forward first.

  On this side, Wu Zongyue, with the highest skill, naturally took action. In a flash of his figure, he was already exchanging blows with the mastermind behind the assassin.

  "Your Excellency, you've come to my home without a word, not even a greeting?" Wu Zongyue said, amidst the battle.

  "Hmph! Wait until I've completed my task, then we can fight!" The assassin said in a hoarse voice that sounded like two stones grinding together, making it uncomfortable to listen to, clearly having undergone some special treatment.

  Only to see this person's body method extremely fast, the short sword in his hand kept coming out, while Wu Zongyue's sword method was somewhat big and open, with a strong and powerful feeling. Adding that his skill was also slightly lower than his opponent's, so for the time being he could only resist, occasionally making a counterattack.

  That master was able to take down several nearby guards with a swift electric shot while exchanging blows with Wu Zongyue, and then calmly countered after being caught up by Wu Zongyue, showing off his exceptional martial skills.

  It can be seen from the task map that in such a short period of time, three green light spots have actually dimmed, and it can be seen how powerful that master is.

  "Get out of my way, all of you! Don't interfere!" Wu Zongyue saw that he couldn't catch up with the opponent, so when the expert ambushed other guards, he also counterattacked and chopped two assassins who were fighting with the guards into several pieces. Then he shouted loudly and chased after him, continuing to fight against the assassin.

  At this time, the situation slowly stabilized, and after the initial chaos, the guards also organized an effective counterattack, taking advantage of the opportunity to kill several assassins. The Wen family's guards, on the other hand, had formed a relatively strange sequence from the beginning, with several people mutually defending each other, which seemed to be an array, and its effect was very good. Not only did it block the assassin's strange attack, but it also killed several of them, including that master who failed to launch a successful sneak attack. Seeing that their own side had stabilized, they charged into the group of assassins, tsk! The ones from the big families are indeed different.

  Judging from the current situation, these assassin messages are a bit late, and they don't even know that Wen Xiyue is living with them tonight. I reckon our side also plans to use a clever trick to trap them, besides the guards defending over there, many of the guards are scattered around, quietly protecting their own small courtyard.

  "Whoa! Are they all idiots or something?!" Wu Yeyu thought to himself, his feet moving swiftly without stopping. Having a large house isn't always a good thing, after all.

  I certainly can't go to such a dangerous place, there are so many enemies, and one carelessness will end the game. Fortunately, those assassins are not all concentrated in one place, but scattered around, making trouble, I guess they want to attract the attention of the guards, some assassins even started setting fires, apparently they found that this place is heavily guarded, wanting to create some chaos.

  "It's not my fault that you're left with no choice, hehehe!" Wu Yeyu smiled slyly and then rushed towards the assassin closest to him.

  This assassin was now in a very conspicuous position, holding several torches on the rooftop, constantly igniting flammable materials below, while also holding a black crossbow, occasionally shooting an arrow. What a busy guy! Down below, some unlucky souls were running around frantically, with some having their legs or arms pierced by the crossbow bolts. Although it wasn't fatal, those who got hit would let out ear-piercing screams, like they'd seen a ghost, and the sound carried far and wide, causing chaos in the Wu household in no time, with servants and maids running around everywhere.

  "Hmm, quite clever! But a bit too arrogant." Wu Yeyu hid in the dark corner, his assault rifle aimed at the somewhat complacent assassin. After taking aim at the opponent's head, he decisively and quickly pulled the trigger.

  A deep red light flashed by, and before the assassin could react, it had already pierced through his head. There was no explosion of blood, not even a drop, only a small hole that was enough to be fatal. The assassin fell directly from the rooftop, causing those below to scatter in all directions in shock and chaos.

  "A bunch of trash." Wu Ye Yu glanced at the kill count, which showed 2, apparently that assassin was already dead.

  Without stopping, his body directly twisted and disappeared on the spot, deeply understanding the principle of "hit and run", not giving those assassins any chance.

  He darted into the shadows, moving swiftly along the wall as Wu Ye Yu checked the mission map, repeatedly confirming that one of the assassins was at the corner of the wall, and was slowly moving in this direction. He flung his rifle over his shoulder, silently drawing out his steel sword, slowly approaching forward, stopping at the corner, crouching down to wait for the assassin's arrival.

  At this moment, Wu Yeru's spirit was highly concentrated, and his heart was beating extremely fast, as if to provide sufficient energy for the upcoming moment. His heart seemed to be jumping out of his throat. Wu Yeru quickly used the Introspection Technique to calm himself down, "It seems that I still have too little experience..."

  Just as Wu Yeru was thinking wildly, a black shadow flashed before his eyes, and the assassin's figure appeared at the corner. When the assassin quickly turned around, he obviously didn't expect that there was still a child crouching on the ground with a long sword in hand, and then hesitated slightly, his movements also paused for a moment. Wu Yeru would not miss this opportunity, having waited so long, how could you let him run away!?

  The long sword that had been accumulating power shot out quickly, smoothly and naturally, with a bit of momentum. Unfortunately, the assassin was also an experienced old hand, although he was startled for a moment, but instantly came back to his senses. The dagger in his hand subconsciously blocked it, and the incoming long sword was bounced out, and then he himself also borrowed the force to jump backwards.

  From this sword, the assassin judged that the young man in front of him had good swordsmanship, but his strength seemed to be not very good. Hmm, at this age, he should be considered a master, no, is he the best among his peers?

  "Damn it! I hate people like this the most, why do they have to be born and just by putting in a bit of effort, they're already stronger than me? It's not fair! When I was as young as that kid over there, I was still squatting in the fields planting rice seedlings!" The assassin's mind turned with thoughts, but it only took an instant, borrowing momentum to fly out and then thinking, once he landed, he would take care of this little brat first. "Heh heh! What's the use of being a genius? You'll still end up as another ghost under my blade!"

  Wu Ye's sword was deflected back, and although he was startled in his heart, this was also within his calculations. After waiting quietly for so long, it wasn't a waste of time. With a swift turn of his foot, his body flashed towards the direction the assassin had flown out from. Silently activating the Xuanxu True Classic, he dissipated part of the rebounding force, and then borrowed the momentum of the flying sword to draw an arc. His two hands came together, and with a standard uppercut, he swung out in sync with his footsteps!

  The assassin, who had not yet landed, was shocked to find that the young man in front of him had such good footwork and speed. Looking at the extraordinary sword in front of him, the assassin twisted his body with all his might in mid-air, barely dodging the long sword as it swept past. At this moment, the assassin's back was facing Wu Ye Yu, and he was so frightened that he instantly broke out in a cold sweat. As soon as his foot touched the ground, he wanted to dodge first and then turn around to deal with the young man, but immediately after, the sound of whooshing wind reached his ears.

  Seeing the assassin, he unexpectedly dodged his own challenge. Wu Yeru, though startled, remained calm and with a whooshing sound, his left fist struck towards the opponent's temple, while his right hand's long sword also made a swift downward slash. The assassin was clearly an old hand, hearing the wind sound by his ear, he quickly dodged down to avoid it, but before he could even catch his breath, Wu Yeru's slashing sword had already left a gash on his neck.

  The assassin was suddenly struck, his body movement paused for a moment, and then he felt a coolness on the back of his neck, followed by a large amount of blood spurting out. Next, a tremendous force came from behind, which turned out to be Wu Yeru's full-force kick. The assassin's body rolled out with his own strength, and Wu Yeru immediately followed up with a straight stab, piercing the assassin's chest cavity. Then he quickly retreated until he saw that the number of dead people had increased by one before letting out a sigh of relief.

  "Ugh... I'm so damn tired!" Wu Yeru leaned against the wall, panting heavily to recover his exhausted strength.

  "A small assassin is so hard to deal with, and it's under the circumstances of a sneak attack by me, and I even took a pill to avoid being detected... If I had confronted him head-on, wouldn't I have been killed? Alas, my skills are still insufficient!" Wu Ye thought to himself, but then let it go. The assassin was at least a Sword Soldier, one rank higher than his own newly-promoted Junior Swordsman, so he should be content with having managed to kill him. "It seems I need to plan carefully, best if I can use firearms to take out the enemy, safe and fast."

  The process just now is troublesome to say, but it's actually only a matter of seconds. Wu Yeru was able to kill the assassin, and more than half of it was still relying on his own foundation practice during this period of time. He could rely on a sword to cross-level and kill strong swordsmen, although it was an ambush, but enough to make people look at him with admiration. If it were to be spread out, ordinary people might not believe it.

  After a brief rest, Wu Yeru checked the map while taking a sip of water. Once he had more or less recovered, Wu Yeru proceeded to sneak towards his next target.

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