Pain had not expected to witness such a miraculous scene.
After discovering Lin Long's group, he had originally planned to follow them and see how the five had survived during this time. Yet after only a few steps, he noticed a man in black trailing Lin Long and the others as well. Without revealing himself, he followed behind that person all the way to outside the marketplace.
This was the classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.
The man in black was only at the mid-stage Void Refinement realm. His strength was not particularly impressive, but he was likely highly skilled in perception, which was why he had been able to follow the five of them all the way here.
What puzzled Pain, however, was that such cultivation did not seem nearly enough to threaten Lin Long's group. So what was the purpose of his risky pursuit?
Thus, Pain had not intended to make a move. He wanted to see where the problem lay.
Within the forest.
The black-clothed man trapped deep within the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals was suspended in midair by Gao Ze's earth-element technique. At the same time, Lin Long attacked directly, her figure appearing in every mirror formed by countless ice crystals.
Swish, swish, swish...
All of those figures attacked at once, the senbon needles and myriad swords in their hands firing toward the man in black.
"Damn it!!!"
The black-clothed man's expression changed drastically when he realized he had fallen into an ambush.
He was exceptionally skilled at perception, yet before Lin Long's group made their move, he had sensed nothing unusual. That was why he had walked into this place.
But that single mistake had instantly thrown him into mortal danger.
Buzz! A ring of watery blue