Second Team

After Herk retreated, several more hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, a vast power descended upon Black Wind City once again.

Perhaps after a long time, or perhaps in an instant, four figures abruptly appeared within Black Wind City.

All four figures resembled the surrounding residents of Black Wind City, but their attire was somewhat strange.

The most normal-looking was a man in a white robe, holding a Feather Fan.

Next was a woman dressed in purple gauze. She had covered her eyes with an opaque strip of cloth and appeared to be blind.

Then came a dwarf less than three feet tall. An exaggerated smile hung on his face, making him seem somewhat comical.

The last was an extremely ugly old woman. She held a cane and looked so frail that she might topple in a breeze.

"Just as we agreed earlier, Ju Wo, go check the Wang Family!" the White-robed Man said. The old woman nodded, turned around, and vanished into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

The remaining three did not move. Only moments later, the old woman returned.

"The Wang Family is already empty!" the old woman said.

"That is only natural. The Temporal Temple already told us that another team arrived before us. Since we are here to destroy the Wang Family, that team must naturally be here to save them!" the White-robed Man said with a smile. "They arrived half a day before us. No matter how foolish they are, they would not leave the Wang Family behind to wait for us to destroy them!"

"What do we do now?"

the woman in purple gauze asked.

"The first team has two choices. First, they could communicate with the person in charge of the Wang Family and have the family disband directly, with its members fleeing for their lives. Second, they could hide away with most of the Wang Family members!"

The White-robed Man said, "As long as the first team is not too foolish, they will choose the first option! The Wang Family is clearly a major clan. A family like this has far too many bloodlines scattered outside. As long as we find one of them, we can use the Bloodline Tracing spell to locate the other Wang Family members. If they hid with a large number of Wang Family members, it would be far too easy for us to find them and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

"Hehe, that team arrived a full half-day before us, which means they are far weaker than we are. Once we find them, our gains this time will be enormous!" The dwarf gave a rather strange laugh.

"Do not be careless. Do not forget that we have only just become Transcendentals ourselves, and none of us has much foundation! If someone on the other team suddenly breaks through, one person might be enough to wipe us out." The White-robed Man shook his head slightly.

"That is not what we should be thinking about right now!" the woman in purple gauze said. "The Temporal Temple requires us to destroy more than eighty percent of the Wang Family. Now that their people are scattered everywhere, delays may bring complications! We should find them as quickly as possible and complete the basic mission first!"

"I studied the Bloodline Tracing spell for a long time. As long as I can find any descendant of the Wang Family, no matter how thin their bloodline is, I can trace it back to its source!" the old woman said calmly.

"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and find a Wang Family descendant!" the dwarf said impatiently.

"No, we will find Wilco!" The White-robed Man shook his head slightly before continuing, "First, as a Transcendental native, Wilco may already have joined some Transcendental faction. We can make use of that. Second, after learning that the Wang Family has disbanded, Wilco cannot possibly refrain from searching for Wang Family members. He may already have what we need in his hands."

"Right, if you had not mentioned it, I would have forgotten that we are helping Wilco take revenge this time!" The dwarf chuckled. "In stories of newly advanced Transcendentals seeking revenge, their identities are generally considered 'just.' This time, we can be considered to be standing on the side of justice as well!"

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As they spoke, the group had unknowingly vanished into the flow of people.

Elsewhere—

After leaving Black Wind City, Herk made a wide detour, picked up the God Realm lifeform Jit, and headed straight in the direction Zhou Zheng, Feng Zhuhong, and the others had gone.

In the end, Herk and Jit found Zhou Zheng and the others in a Gorge more than ten thousand li from Black Wind City.

"Thank you, Senior, for coming to the aid of my Wang Family earlier!"

The moment Wang Chongshan saw Herk descend from the sky, he immediately knew that Herk was the Transcendental who had acted in Black Wind City. He quickly rose and thanked him.

"You are a direct descendant of the Wang Family? From now on, follow me. I will naturally ensure your safety!" Herk said with a beaming smile, showing none of the terror of an Abyss Demon.

"Yes, yes, thank you, Senior!" Wang Chongshan nodded repeatedly.

"This person is traveling with you, so I will take him away!" The God Realm lifeform Jit looked at the young boy Wang Chongshan had brought along as he spoke.

Although Jit wore a black robe to conceal his identity, his voice was still somewhat strange. When he looked at the boy, the child was so frightened that he hid behind Feng Zhuhong.

Children in this world generally matured earlier, but the current situation was still far too terrifying for a seven- or eight-year-old boy.

"Do not be afraid!"

Feng Zhuhong patted the boy's head and pulled him out from behind her.

Jit extended a silver-white hand and took the boy from Feng Zhuhong. In an instant, his body transformed into flowing silver liquid and enveloped the child.

At this sight, the expressions of the other three, aside from Herk, changed slightly.

"Do not worry, he is fine!" Jit's voice rang out. He then added, "He is inside my body. As long as I do not die, he will be unharmed!"

"I hope that is true!" Herk said directly. "Time is of the essence. You should leave!"

"Alright!"

Jit nodded, then turned around decisively and strode away.

Watching Jit's retreating figure, neither Zhou Zheng nor Feng Zhuhong said anything more. This had been a plan they had discussed long ago.

According to their plan, aside from disbanding the Wang Family to allow as many of its members as possible to survive, they also needed a safeguard.

As long as even one member of the Wang Family survived this mission, they would not fail. Therefore, they had to ensure that at least one Wang Family member survived until a month later.

Naturally, they chose direct descendants of the Wang Family and would personally protect them.

However, choosing only one person would be disastrous if an accident occurred, so they selected two targets. They did not choose more because if too many direct descendants of the Wang Family gathered together, the other team could easily find them.

Thus, to be safe, they simply chose only two people.

Of course, they had not originally intended to split up, but Jit had voluntarily offered to take one person into hiding.

Jit claimed to excel at defense and protection. Under his protection, barring extreme circumstances, the person being protected would absolutely remain unharmed.

It was the first time the four of them had worked together. Since Jit had taken the initiative to propose this plan, no one objected, which led to the scene just now.