"They split up?"
"Good. Splitting up means your time to die has come!"
Beneath the shade of a tree, Li Yun watched the two Demon People squads pursuing him head into the Mountain Forest in opposite directions. A cold smile curled his lips.
Without another word, he slipped soundlessly out of the shade and followed one of the squads.
From that moment on, the situation reversed.
But he held back the urge to strike at once. He wanted the other squad to get farther away, lest they hear the commotion and rush back to help.
He trailed his chosen squad in silence for five or six minutes.
Only when he was sure the other squad was far away—or at least too far to return in time—did he spring his ambush.
In the dim Mountain Forest,
the Demon People squad was plainly on guard. They moved at a decent pace, but every step was cautious, their attention fixed on the sounds around them.
Even so,
when Li Yun suddenly charged from behind and his Blade Light flashed through the gloom in the Mountain Forest in streaks of dazzling light, they could not withstand a slaughter that outpaced their very reflexes.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Li Yun moved like a demonic shadow, plunging into their ranks at blistering speed. Wherever his Blade Light passed, seven heads flew.
Seven Demon People died on the spot!
The squad had numbered twelve. That single assault from behind left only five.
Pitch-black demonic blood sprayed through the air, making the Mountain Forest seem all the more sinister.
"Bastard! Damn you, Blue Star Human Race!!!"
The leader's eyes turned scarlet as the ambush ignited his fury.
Both his eyes turned scarlet in an instant.
Whoosh!
He drew a Battle Blade and shot toward Li Yun. His movements were