Fifth Order Night Stalker

Deep within the Devil Subduing Mountain Range.

After dropping Lin Feng and Cai'er off, the driver left the area.

Although it was called a mountain range, after centuries, even millennia, of war between humans and the Demon Race, the Devil Subduing Mountain Range had long since been transformed beyond recognition.

The closer one got to Devil Expulsion Pass, the scarcer the vegetation became.

As the war continued to expand, the battlefield had gradually spread into the nearby mountains.

"Cai'er, we're about five kilometers from the mission site. Let's head forward and take a look."

When no one else was around, Lin Feng preferred calling Cai'er by her name directly.

However, just as the two headed forward, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck, splitting a lone tree more than a meter wide directly ahead into two halves.

Black smoke continuously billowed out, and a fire soon broke out.

Lin Feng looked up. At some point, the sky had become thick with dark clouds. Lightning occasionally flashed through the layered clouds.

Thunder rumbled by their ears from time to time.

Yet there was no sign of rain whatsoever.

Seeing this, Lin Feng could not help but chuckle. "Looks like we're pretty lucky today."

He already possessed the Lightning Element. With the arrival of the thunderstorm, Lin Feng could clearly sense the abundant Lightning Element filling this stretch of heaven and earth.

That was a good thing for him.

Perhaps his Naginata Technique might even make a breakthrough here.

Ever since raising his Naginata Technique to perfection, not only had the Unsharpened Sword's duration for transforming into Musou Isshin increased, it had even unlocked a new weapon form—the long-handled naginata, Naginata: Grasscutter's Light, Raiden Shogun's exclusive weapon.

Although this weapon could greatly increase the damage of the Eye of Thunderous Judgement and Musou Slash, Lin Feng had never liked using it before.

If one had to ask why, it was because he was too short.

He was not even half as tall as the weapon...

But that was no longer a concern now.

After all, he and Cai'er had grown wildly over the past two years. Following three years of training, the childishness had long faded from their faces.

Unless one looked closely, no one would be able to tell that they were only twelve years old.

Before they knew it, Lin Feng and Cai'er had already leapt several kilometers through the forest.

"Lin Feng, don't you think it's a little too quiet around here...?"

Cai'er drew her Dark Gold Dagger and entered a state of alert.

Lin Feng also took out the Unsharpened Sword. This was, after all, Outside Devil Expulsion Pass. Anything could happen here.

It was better to be cautious.

Ever since entering the depths of the Devil Subduing Mountain Range, aside from the falling lightning, the surroundings had been terrifyingly quiet. It was completely abnormal.

Even on the outskirts, they had encountered a Third Stage Demon Race squad when they entered. Yet now that they had reached the depths, they could not even see a single demon...

As assassins, under Ying Suifeng's guidance, they could sense the slightest disturbance within a hundred meters.

In this regard, Cai'er's talent far exceeded Lin Feng's. Her sensory range was at least twice his.

Perhaps it was because Cai'er had undergone the Reincarnation Trial. In the profession of assassin, her talent even surpassed Lin Feng's.

Of course, that was only when it came to being an assassin.

"There's faint breathing ahead!" Cai'er said with a slight frown.

Soon, the two spotted the source of the sound among the sparse trees ahead.

On a crooked-necked tree hung six people dressed in different outfits. Five of them had been hanged...

Among them was a young knight wearing knight armor. His body seemed to have been pierced through by some sharp object, and he was covered in more than ten wounds of varying sizes, as if someone had deliberately tortured him like this.

"They're the Demon Hunt Squad that accepted the mission earlier."

Seeing the miserable state of the six people before him, an inexplicable surge of anger rose in Lin Feng's heart.

He could not help recalling the Devil Expulsion Pass Battle two years from now, when five Shadow Warriors would be tortured to death in the same manner!

It was impossible to say he had no feelings for the Assassin Temple. He could feel everything Ying Suifeng and Xia Ying Hall had done for him.

But just as the two approached to rescue them, the knight who still retained a sliver of consciousness seemed to notice Lin Feng and Cai'er's presence.

He began violently struggling, and although the pain caused by the intense movement made his eyes bloodshot, he showed no intention of stopping. Though his tongue had been cut out, he still opened his mouth, seemingly trying to say something—or warn them of something...

Lin Feng and Cai'er exchanged a glance. In the next instant, the weapons in their hands swung toward their respective backs without the slightest restraint...

Two successive clashes rang out. After blocking the first strike, Lin Feng and Cai'er both leaped backward, quickly retreating to maintain a safe distance from their attackers.

At that moment, two Shadow Demon Race Night Stalkers appeared before them. They looked much like humans, except their skin was grayish-black, their heads resembled bats, and their five fingers were as sharp as spikes.

"See? We should've just killed that toy. You insisted on leaving him alive. Otherwise, that attack would've succeeded," one Dark Night Stalker complained to the other.

"You were the one who hesitated. Otherwise, these two would've died this morning."

Lin Feng frowned slightly as he watched the two bickering demons. The information had not said there would be two Fifth Order demons on this mission...

Whatever. They could serve as practice targets.

"Cai'er, one each."

"Mm."

The two Dark Night Stalkers, who had been arguing moments earlier, saw that Lin Feng and Cai'er actually dared to charge at them.

They said disdainfully, "Two Fourth Stage human brats, and you dare attack us?"

The moment the words fell, the two Dark Night Stalkers vanished from Lin Feng and Cai'er's sight...

But what they had not expected was that, in the face of their disappearance, Lin Feng and Cai'er did not slow down. Instead, they accelerated.

As they ran, Cai'er and Lin Feng continuously crossed paths, their speed growing faster and faster. The Unsharpened Sword in Lin Feng's hand transformed into the katana Musou Isshin amid surging Lightning Element.

Meanwhile, Cai'er's Dark Gold Dagger became shrouded in the deathly aura of the Reincarnation Spiritual Furnace.

In their invisible state, the Dark Night Stalkers watched Lin Feng and Cai'er's assault and could not help saying, "These humans' attacks seem quite powerful, but unfortunately, it's impossible for them to hit me..."

Before the Dark Night Stalker could finish speaking, the dagger filled with the aura of death sliced straight through its neck.

At the same time, Musou Isshin in Lin Feng's hand gathered the Lightning Element, trailing purple lightning as it likewise sliced through the other Dark Night Stalker's neck.

The two Dark Night Stalkers slowly turned around, clutching their necks as blood steadily seeped out. Their eyes were filled with terror. "How did they find our positions...?"

Before they could finish that sentence, two round heads fell to the ground.

Lin Feng and Cai'er exchanged another glance, then flashed to the side of the knight who was still barely clinging to life. After lowering him down, Lin Feng took out a large number of restorative pills and fed them to him.

Only when he saw the knight's breathing gradually stabilize did Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief.

As for the deaths of those two Dark Night Stalkers, they could only blame themselves for being too careless. Showing off invisibility in front of Lin Feng and Cai'er was like brandishing an axe before Lu Ban—completely overestimating themselves!

Combined with their naturally weak defenses, that was why Lin Feng and Cai'er had killed them in a single strike.

If they had taken things seriously, they could have fought for a while longer.

Lin Feng turned back to look at the two corpses in the distance, unable to help feeling somewhat regretful. He had no idea where to find suitable opponents now.

But just as Lin Feng was considering whether to look around the area some more—

Cai'er tugged on his sleeve. "Someone's coming!"

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