Chapter 0207: Late-Night Assassination

Chapter 0207: Late-Night Assassination

Brother Li and Sister Li didn’t say anything. They understood better than Qin Yun that if Yin Sheng and his group were to start a fight, they would definitely be at a disadvantage. There was even a chance they might suffer serious injuries.

"When we get back, we'll investigate their situation. We can't let them off lightly," Qin Yun said coldly.

"Yes! That group is too arrogant!" Brother Li nodded in agreement.

Soon, they were far away from the wolf pack.

They didn’t go deep into the town but continued to linger outside First Town, searching for wandering Demon Beasts.

The five magic wolves earlier had been out on patrol. Therefore, Qin Yun was certain there was a wolf pack nearby. He released his mental energy to disturb the wolves in the area. Moreover, the commotion from killing the five magic wolves had also alarmed the pack; Qin Yun had merely accelerated their arrival.

In the evening, they hid in a spacious room on one of the higher floors of a tall building.

Brother Li set up a flag array and placed it on the four walls of the room to conceal their presence.

Their haul had been quite good, obtaining five eighth-grade magic crystals, which were worth five million Xuan points.

Gathering 200 million Xuan points would be a very long process, and no matter how anxious Qin Yun was, there was no shortcut.

Meng Feiling would occasionally fly out to scout the surroundings. At night, it was safer for her to fly at higher altitudes where she could see farther.

"The wolf pack we encountered earlier should be relatively weak," Meng Feiling said after returning. "I flew around just now, and there are no other Demon Beasts in this outer area."

Qin Yun and Brother Li and his wife understood what she implied.

The scarcity of Demon Beasts outside meant they were concentrated deeper within First Town. The wolf pack must have been injured after losing a territorial fight and retreated outside.

Brother Li frowned and said, "That general named Yin Sheng, after reporting back, might lead powerful martial artists from the Tianling Empire to deal with the wolf pack. They would likely realize how vulnerable the magic wolves would be."

Sister Li sighed, "What a pity! If one of us were at the Martial Dao stage, we wouldn’t need to fear the wolf pack!"

"How about we sneak back after dawn? We can assassinate the wolves inside and eliminate as many as we can," Qin Yun suggested. He was very confident in his stealth abilities, especially at night.

Given their current strength, entering the densely populated area of Demon Beasts inside First Town would be a death sentence.

In the central area of First Town, many people must have died, their bodies stored as food, which was why so many Demon Beasts were hiding within.

"Alright, we'll approach carefully tomorrow! The wolf pack shouldn’t detect us," Brother Li agreed with Qin Yun’s idea.

"Sister Li, next time, just stay inside the building and shoot arrows! With your excellent archery skills protecting us, we’ll be very safe," Meng Feiling said with a smile. "I'd love to learn this archery from you."

"Sure! I was just worried there was no one to practice archery with," Sister Li said with a smile. "You have the White Gold Eagle Martial Soul, which gives you excellent vision, allowing you to shoot more accurately from a greater distance."

They chatted without needing to rest. Simply relaxing their bodies would restore their fatigue. Sleeping in such a dangerous place was very risky.

As dawn broke, Qin Yun and the others immediately set off, returning to the area where the wolf pack had been.

The buildings here were densely packed, ranging from several to over ten stories tall. They cautiously moved across the rooftops, gradually approaching the wolf pack’s territory.

"If the wolf pack’s leader is really injured, defeating a spirit-level magic wolf would be worth 50 million Xuan points," Meng Feiling whispered, then lightly leaped from the rooftop of an eight-story building to one over ten stories high.

Brother Li laughed, "It sounds good, but it won't be easy once the battle begins. Unless we thoroughly scout the wolf pack’s strength, if there are a few ninth-grade magic wolves, it would be hopeless."

They thought that if they worked well together, they might be able to defeat a ninth-grade magic wolf, but handling a group would be unfeasible.

Half a day later, they finally returned to the area where the wolf pack had been. On a twenty-story building, they observed the distant area through a window.

"Do you see it? Those wolves are inside the building, hiding in the shops on the ground floor, and there shouldn't be any on the upper floors." Brother Li pointed at a circular ten-story building in the distance and said.

Qin Yun nodded hurriedly.

After some observation, they discovered that there was a hidden demon wolf in the first-floor shops of the buildings in that area, though its exact strength was unclear.

"The buildings are spaced out, and the wolves are scattered. If we can strike with a single hit and ensure the demon wolf doesn't make a sound, we might succeed in a sneak attack," Brother Li said.

Qin Yun thought for a moment and said, "Brother Li, I'll go over at night! I can use a mental attack to knock out the demon wolf in an instant. I'm not completely sure since I've never tried it on a demon beast before... But I think they are similar to humans."

Brother Li nodded and said, "Alright! Wife, you and Feiling, stay hidden in the building. If anything happens, you'll provide support! If our actions alert the beast horde, Wife, you'll shoot arrows to drive back the wolves attacking us, and Feiling will fly in the air to attract the attention of other wolves, reducing the pressure on us."

Afterward, they carefully discussed various tactics and how to respond if other situations arose.

As night approached, the clouds in the sky occasionally drifted by, causing the world to alternate between light and dark.

Qin Yun and Brother Li began their operation. They each took separate routes to a building a few hundred meters away, entered through the windows, and carefully descended the internal stairs to the ground floor.

Qin Yun had Brother Li stay upstairs while he used the shadow power of his Mingyang Martial Soul to conceal himself in the darkness, successfully and quietly reaching the first floor.

"From its aura, it appears to be a ninth-order magic wolf. Should we attack?" Qin Yun whispered after getting close, noticing the deeply sleeping magic wolf emitted a terrifying aura, stronger than the eighth-order demon beasts he had faced before, even though its size was only about two to three meters long.

Therefore, he concluded it was a ninth-order magic wolf.

As he hesitated, he suddenly noticed many scratches on the wolf's body, likely from fighting other demon beasts, indicating it was already wounded.

"Let's go!" Qin Yun used Jushensha, gathering powerful mental energy to strike the ninth-order magic wolf's head from a distance.

The magic wolf's body trembled as it realized it was under attack, but the severe damage to its mind caused it to fall into a stupor, unable to control its body or make any sound.

Seeing Qin Yun succeed, Brother Li immediately rushed down, spreading a transparent powder around the destroyed shop, then drew a knife and swiftly cut off the wolf's head.

The transparent powder he spread could eliminate the smell of blood and also produce a life force. Otherwise, once this magic wolf died, nearby wolves would sense the disappearance of its life force and know something was wrong.

Brother Li took out a transparent and pure magic crystal core, secretly amazed because it was heavier than the cores of the eighth-order demon beasts.

Qin Yun didn't take the demon beast's body away, leaving it there to simulate life energy and avoid detection by other wolves, allowing them to continue their ambush.

After resting for a moment and restoring his mental energy to its peak, Qin Yun and Brother Li resumed their operation. He needed to maintain abundant mental energy at all times, keeping an ace up his sleeve for safety.

Their plan was very successful, and they easily obtained another eighth-order magic crystal core!

The powder Brother Li spread was very effective. It not only eliminated the smell of blood but also maintained the life force of the demon beast's body for a period. It was evident that he had often assassinated beasts before, as his techniques were very seasoned.

Without that powder, they would have been discovered after killing just one magic wolf. These wolves were extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, and even a single drop would wake them immediately.

Within just over an hour, they had taken down ten eighth-order magic wolves and two ninth-order magic wolves. Achieving such a significant haul in such a short time was undoubtedly lucky.

If they hadn't encountered a defeated wolf pack, they would never have had this opportunity.

What startled them was that the magic wolves they had killed all had shocking scratches, indicating that the wolf pack had encountered an even more terrifying horde of beasts and had been forced to flee.

He had been in the wolf pack's territory for two hours, taking down four ninth-order magic wolves and twenty eighth-order magic wolves.

What frustrated Qin Yun and Brother Li was that they had run out of the powder; otherwise, they could have continued their killing spree.

Qin Yun and Brother Li were on the rooftop, about to leave, when they suddenly sensed a gust of air passing above them. Someone was flying through the air.

The only people nearby who could fly were Meng Feiling and Sister Li, and they wouldn't come over!

Qin Yun and the others were all dressed in black, concealing their auras. The surroundings were pitch black, so the person flying overhead did not notice them.

Brother Li pulled Qin Yun back into the building as several gusts of wind appeared one after another.

"Could it be that Yin Sheng and his gang are also planning to ambush the wolf pack?" Qin Yun said with a cold smile, then retrieved a lightning talisman from his storage space, attaching it to the wall and infusing it with a thread of spiritual energy. This would enable him to activate the talisman from a distance.

"Let's go!" Brother Li knew that Qin Yun was planning to disrupt the infiltration of Yin Sheng's group.

Qin Yun and Brother Li cautiously made their way back from the rooftop in the middle of the night and swiftly arrived at the high-rise where Meng Feiling and Sister Li were stationed.

Sister Li and Meng Feiling had been keeping watch on the rooftop, monitoring Qin Yun and Brother Li’s movements. If anything went wrong, they would respond immediately.

Meng Feiling whispered, "We saw others come in, including a martial artist at the Martial Dao stage."

Sister Li nodded, "There are ten people in total, ranging from the eighth to the ninth level of the Martial Body stage. They are probably from the Tianling Empire!"

"Good, let’s retreat now!" Qin Yun said with a wicked grin, "It’s time to awaken the wolf pack!"

Qin Yun placed a mid-grade lightning talisman inside a building where the magic wolves were resting. Activating this talisman would cause a massive disturbance.