Perhaps because no one had ever come to launch a surprise attack on the Imperial Fist Temple in hundreds of years, everything had gone very smoothly. Night Raid had cleared more than a dozen rooms without being discovered.
Some rooms held over a dozen enemies, while others had only a few, or even just one.
And often, the fewer people there were, the stronger those inside were.
But most of them lost their lives in their sleep. These people were probably the bottom rung of the Imperial Fist Temple, lacking both strength and vigilance.
Others were different. Even after Leone and the others burst into their rooms and unleashed killing moves, they noticed and opened their eyes wide. But... it was already too late.
There were not many people like that, and their strength was not top-tier either. They were nowhere near capable of matching Imperial Arms Users. After all, this was still only the outer region of the Imperial Fist Temple, where there were no real experts.
The so-called experts were not all that impressive anyway.
Another half hour passed in the blink of an eye. After assassinating dozens of rooms, the members of Night Raid finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Even as professional assassins, they could not help feeling somewhat tired after killing so many.
"How many have we dealt with already?"
Mine could not help asking.
"Counting the ones in the corridors, probably around a thousand by now," Guanxing said calmly. To Guanxing... such things were basically clear in her mind. She did not need to keep track to know the rough number.
"A thousand? There are five or six thousand of them in total! How long are we supposed to keep killing?"
Mine said helplessly. Assassination greatly increased their safety, but it was