"Blood Attendant is here!"
"He's going to deal with Rainstorm Messenger? That's an expert comparable to Bore!"
"She's only a Second Turn Messenger, and she doesn't even have a Demonic Path Relic. How could she possibly compare to Bore? She doesn't even have a tenth of Bore's strength! Now that Blood Attendant is here, they're doomed!" The speaker was clearly one of Blood Attendant's people. He barked harshly, "What are you waiting for? Seal off the mountain road according to plan. If anyone lets them escape..."
The Demonic Messengers had already vaguely considered retreating. Their shouting just now had been a way of signaling to one another, waiting for someone to make the first move. Once someone did, the others would naturally follow at once.
After all, they wouldn't gain much even if they won, while confronting Rainstorm Messenger carried the risk of death. Even the infamous Four Battle Generals under Blood Minister had been unable to defeat her, let alone them. It was only a job worth a few hundred spirit jades. Why risk their lives?
Unfortunately, Zhong Ji's arrival shattered their unspoken understanding.
Shu Road Mountain belonged to the Three Great Protectors. As Blood Minister's younger brother and deputy, Third Rank Herald Zhong Ji was likewise a major figure they could not afford to offend. Had they not seen how the Four Battle Generals, who had just gone berserk, had been beheaded by him with no more difficulty than killing a chicken?
Under Zhong Ji's cold gaze, everyone returned to their tactical positions, sealing the mountain road and blocking the retreat. Yet from the way their eyes kept shifting, it was obvious they were already prepared to run.
Zhong Ji had never intended to rely on them. Demonic Messengers had always been capable only of fighting when things