At the end of the midnight hour, it was the darkest time of the night.
Dark clouds completely obscured the stars and moon. Even the night wind had ceased its howling, and the entire city of Helsing seemed to have fallen into deathly silence.
Elm Forest Alley was even more terrifyingly quiet.
Yet beneath that utter silence, an invisible murderous aura spread quietly through the entire street like an ever-rising tide.
Inside the Ning Family Courtyard, Ning Chuan, who had been calmly regulating his breathing, suddenly opened his eyes!
Azure light burst from his eyes, instantly piercing through the darkness.
They were here!
In his perception, dense shadows emerged around his courtyard like ghosts. Their numbers far surpassed any previous attack!
No fewer than fifty people!
Moreover, more than a dozen of them possessed powerful auras. The strongest among them even exerted considerable pressure on him!
The aura at their head was cold and obscure, like a venomous scorpion lurking through the darkness!
"Xiao Ran!" Ning Chuan instantly identified the intruder.
The Blackwater Gang had come out in full force this time!
There was no warning and no pointless talk.
The instant Ning Chuan sensed the enemies, dozens of cold glints suddenly lit up in the darkness beyond the courtyard walls!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—!
The dense sound of crossbow bolts tearing through the air shattered the silence!
They were not ordinary arrows, but Soul-Shattering Crossbow bolts specifically designed to pierce Soul Power barriers!
Their arrowheads were also coated in a deadly poison that flickered with an eerie glow!
Almost at the same time, seven or eight figures leaped into the air after them. Their weapons gleamed with Soul Power of various colors as they charged straight at the courtyard walls with incomparably fierce momentum!
They clearly intended to smash through