The Hayate Earl Mansion was already brightly lit at night. A few patrol squads moved about within the sprawling estate, fully armed, though their expressions were more or less lazy. If not for the two major incidents over the past year, patrols would have been little more than playacting. No one would have cared at all.
Crystal-clear water splashed upward from the fountain, while the Soul Guiding Lamps by the roadside flickered incessantly. It was unknown whether poor Soul Power transmission was the cause.
Thick black clouds piled up in the sky, and a cold wind began to blow, making the leaves rustle. Occasionally, mottled patches of light and shadow lingered on the stone pavement.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." Quietly, more than twenty figures swiftly gathered and looked toward the Earl Mansion from afar. Laughter and merriment seemed to drift from within the luxurious building. Evidently, they were holding some kind of evening banquet.
The expressions of this group varied, but the Soul Power within them had long been accumulated and was ready to erupt.
Although the current Hayate Earl no longer had much connection to the former Moon Family, its inheritance had continued to this day, and its strength was not weak. The family possessed two Soul Douluo-level powerhouses, one of whom was even a Rank 8 Soul Tool Master.
"Our mission is simple. Target Hayate Earl himself and his family. You have seen the portraits. Once you identify them, kill them immediately. Withdraw as soon as the slaughter is complete. The Mingdu City Defense Army is stationed less than five kilometers away, so we must avoid letting them catch up and entangle us."
As everyone observed the Earl Mansion, an Evil Soul Master with Soul Douluo cultivation stepped forward. Half his face was skeletal, and beneath the dim light,