Enemy Attack

"Not yet. There's still plenty of time. We'll wait a while longer, then strike once they let their guard down."

The Shining Five Freaks' eldest brother was an eighty-second-level Attack Type Soul Douluo. Among the brothers, he was the strongest, and he was usually the one who made the decisions.

Second Brother was a control-type Soul Master, a seventy-third-level Soul Sage. His Martial Soul was the Soul-Stealing Spider, which possessed extremely potent control abilities. Third Brother and Fourth Brother were Agile Attack Type Soul Masters, one a seventy-seventh-level Soul Sage and the other a sixty-third-level Soul Emperor.

"Big Brother, are you sure there won't be any problems? Tang Feng's Martial Soul is the Haotian Hammer—the number one weapon Martial Soul in the world today!"

Fourth Brother looked somewhat nervous. This mission was nothing like the previous ones. If they failed, there might not be a place for them anywhere on Douluo Continent.

"Fourth Brother, what are you afraid of? When a man dies, he dies. If we succeed this time, the riches and glory awaiting us will be beyond anything we ever dared dream of. Besides, they have something on us brothers. We can't refuse."

Fifth Brother spoke with a carefree grin, extremely optimistic about tonight's operation.

"Fifth Brother is right. Fourth Brother, don't overthink it. They only have one Soul Douluo and one Soul Sage, while we have five people. We can definitely take them down."

Second Brother glanced at his eldest brother. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he finally offered a few words of reassurance.

Time passed quickly. Once the night grew even darker, the leader of the Shining Five Freaks finally spoke again.

"Move!"

The five of them swiftly darted through the darkness. Thanks to one of Third Brother's Soul Skills, they possessed night vision, giving them greater confidence in fighting at night.

At the camp where Yang Dong and the others were staying,

Tang Feng and Yang Tianlang sat guard beside the campfire. Neither had any intention of chatting, and the only sound in the temporary camp was the crackling of dry firewood.

Crackle!

Crackle!

It was nearing midnight. Yang Tianlang had already slipped into a light doze, while Tang Feng had lowered his guard as well. Otherwise, he would have noticed the shadow lurking not far behind him.

"Attack!"

The shadow gave a hand signal, then shot forward like black lightning, instantly appearing behind Tang Feng.

Third Soul Skill, Backstab.

An attack launched from behind, carrying two hundred and fifty percent of the attacker's power.

"Whoosh!"

"Splurt!"

A bone-chilling cold surged from behind Tang Feng. Without time to think, the Haotian Hammer appeared in his hand, and eight Soul Rings spread around his body. His fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up, turning his entire body a dark gold.

This was his Fourth Soul Skill, Steel Muscles and Iron Bones.

It enhanced his physical defense and increased his attack power by fifty percent, lasting one minute.

Unfortunately, he was still too late.

The moment the Haotian Hammer appeared in Tang Feng's hand, a sharp claw left five bloody holes in his back. At the same time, the ambusher's Fifth Soul Skill, Paralysis Toxin, was silently activated.

"Enemy attack!"

Yang Tianlang knew without Tang Feng needing to say anything.

Because at the very instant Tang Feng was attacked, he was attacked as well. Two people had struck at him simultaneously.

"Damn it! Who are you people? Don't you know I'm from the Clear Sky Sect?"

Tang Feng cursed angrily, but his attackers ignored him. The moment he retaliated, they vanished back into the darkness with a swoosh.

His furious strike could only smash into the ground.

Martial Soul Avatar!

Third Brother of the Shining Five Freaks unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar without hesitation. He transformed directly into a Darknight Cat Demon over a person's height tall, leaping continuously through the darkness as he searched for an opportunity to attack.

"Spiderweb!"

A spider more than five meters tall appeared directly before Yang Tianlang and Tang Feng. White webs sprayed from its mouth, instantly turning the entire temporary camp into its domain.

This is bad!

Tang Feng and Yang Tianlang exchanged a glance. From the moment of the ambush, their opponents had not spoken a single word, yet they worked together with exceptional coordination. Both of them had also suffered injuries.

Things are going to go badly today!

"Take the three children and leave! I'll hold them off!"

Tang Feng drove back the Darknight Cat Demon with one strike, then turned to Yang Tianlang and said.

Yang Tianlang looked around. The pitch-black forest concealed countless dangers.

"Be careful!"

With a low shout, Yang Tianlang unleashed an area-of-effect Soul Skill, temporarily forcing back the two people surrounding him. He then turned and rushed toward the two tents, intending to take the three children away.

"We've been waiting for this!"

Third Soul Skill, Gravity Amplification!

Fourth Soul Skill, Explosive Stream Break!

Sixth Soul Skill, Severed Palm!

The moment Yang Tianlang left his original position, a black gorilla emerged from the darkness and swung a palm at him.

He was the eldest of the Shining Five Freaks, and his Martial Soul was the Black Gorilla.

From the very beginning, their goal had been to severely injure one of them. The three children were the bait they had left behind to achieve that goal.

The surrounding earth was torn from the ground and gathered around that palm, while Yang Tianlang was the target locked onto by the attack!

Yang Tianlang's expression changed. His Second Soul Skill, Extreme Wind, activated!

But his opponent was not alone. The instant Shining Boss attacked, Second Brother also unleashed a control-type Soul Skill at Yang Tianlang, binding him in place.

There was no way to evade!

Yang Tianlang was blasted hundreds of meters away by that palm. His body flew into the distance like a kite with its string cut, smashing through dozens of trees before finally coming to a stop. A clear depression had appeared in his chest.

"Shining Five Freaks—you're the Shining Five Freaks!"

Tang Feng watched Yang Tianlang get sent flying. Even from afar, he could feel the immense force contained in that strike. Even if he himself were hit by such an attack, he would probably lose half his combat strength.

"Hehe, sharp eyes. But all of you will die today!"

Shining Boss, in the form of a black gorilla, spoke in a deep, muffled voice. After sending Yang Tianlang flying, he leaped into the air and joined the battle to surround Tang Feng!

It sounded like a long sequence of events, but from the ambush on Tang Feng and Yang Tianlang to Yang Tianlang's attempt to take the others away and being caught in the trap, only a short minute had passed.

In one minute, Yang Tianlang had suffered a heavy blow. Under the Shining Five Freaks' coordinated assault, Tang Feng was also finding it increasingly difficult to resist. His defeat was only a matter of time.

"Go! Children, run! If even one of you can escape, then run!"

After blocking an attack with the Haotian Hammer in his hand, Tang Feng shouted loudly.