You're Nowhere Near His Equal

Root Palace, a hundred li south of Miasma Spring.

"Surround him from all sides! Don't let him escape!"

Brion's entire body glowed like burning charcoal, making his expression impossible to see, but his tone was urgent and furious.

He deeply regretted it.

He regretted underestimating his enemy and charging in recklessly without first determining the target's strength! This blue-clad swordsman named Dongbo Cheng Zhi possessed strength so terrifying that even Brion, the foremost genius among Red Race awakeners, was frightened by it.

Originally, he had thought his plan flawless.

Based on intelligence obtained from their "allies," Brion's team had roughly identified the areas where the Azure Dragon Oath Extermination Team operated.

Then, after careful planning, Brion's team slaughtered a nearby human settlement, Nagano Village, drawing three Ghost Warriors of the Azure Dragon Oath there to investigate.

Brion's team easily killed the three Ghost Warriors, cut off their heads, and impaled them on wooden stakes amid the ruins of Nagano Village.

That act finally enraged Dongbo Cheng Zhi, who pursued them relentlessly.

Dongbo Cheng Zhi was too fast. Not one of the Azure Dragon Oath's Ghost Warriors could keep up with him.

That was precisely what Brion's team had counted on. They fought and retreated, intending to lure their enemy away from his allies and surround Dongbo Cheng Zhi in the Withered Leaf Plains west of Root Palace!

However, Brion had never expected Dongbo Cheng Zhi's furious attacks to be so terrifyingly destructive.

During the pursuit, three awakeners from Brion's team had died beneath Dongbo Cheng Zhi's Peacock Plume.

After finally reaching the Withered Leaf Plains, Brion's team sprung every ambush they had prepared, yet they still could not do anything to Dongbo Cheng Zhi, who wielded the Dance of Elegance Secret Sword Art!

Even when Brion personally joined the battle