Shouts drew closer.
Bai Xiaowen's Mental Scan covered the governor's residence. He could sense a large number of enemies rushing through its corridors and courtyards toward the main hall.
"Finish this quickly."
Bai Xiaowen had Delifa feint another wave of her hand. At the same time, he summoned Kitz, the Skeleton Champion, and other melee creatures to block Gongsun Du's escape routes on both sides.
Gongsun Du had assumed that Bai Xiaowen, a "frail scholar" who had brought only one female attendant to the banquet, could pose no threat to him. Besides, he had three hundred men armed with blades and axes at his side.
He had been wrong. Bai Xiaowen might have come alone, but he could raise an army himself! He was more dangerous than any mighty warrior. As for the three hundred soldiers, they had no Leader Tier fighter among them and were completely countered by Bai Xiaowen's Intimidation and Mental Force Field.
As the leader of a faction in the Three Kingdoms Plane, Gongsun Du had 1,500 Life Value, nearly matching a lord from another plane.
But surrounded and cut off from help, he could not hold out. After four volleys from the Bone Archers, he was drenched in blood, his Life Value down to less than a third.
Boom!
The main hall doors burst open. A young nobleman charged in with a group of armored soldiers.
At their head were two imposing generals in helmets and armor, long plumes rising from their helmets. Bai Xiaowen's Insight swept over them. They were Yang Yi and Liu Yi, both level-eight leaders, though their mediocre attributes barely qualified them as Leader Tier fighters.
The young nobleman, however, wore light armor and carried a sword. He had some real strength. His name was Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Du's eldest son