Boom!
A thunderous blast of air erupted near the Mountain Gate of Hundred Flowers Valley.
Such a disturbance instantly drew the attention of every patrolling expert in the vicinity.
Almost the moment the explosion rang out, more than twenty teams of night patrol experts scattered around the Mountain Gate converged toward the source of the sound.
If fellow disciples were in danger, they had to provide support at once.
If foreign enemies had invaded, they had to intercept them immediately and buy time for the other experts in the sect to gather.
Even if it cost them their lives.
That was the duty of Patrolling Disciples. They could be quite idle in ordinary times, but at critical moments, they had to risk their lives.
Within Hundred Flowers Valley, many experts faintly heard the commotion as well and instinctively turned their gazes toward its source.
"Multiple Super First-Rate Experts are fighting."
This conclusion appeared almost instantly in the minds of every expert who noticed the disturbance.
During the day, Hundred Flowers Valley's Patrolling Disciples varied greatly in strength, ranging from Second- and Third-Rate to Super First-Rate. Their role in raising alarms outweighed their role in combat.
At night, however, to ensure safety, every patrolling expert was an elite with at least upper First-Rate martial skill.
Though they were still some distance from where the battle had broken out, with their movement techniques pushed to the limit, they closed in within a very short time.
As they drew nearer, the bursts of air echoing through the sky grew denser and fiercer. This meant that both sides had almost immediately gone all out.
The roiling air and dust filling the sky could already be seen from far away.
"One breath. Someone died."
"Three breaths. Another one died."
As they approached, the experts judged