Guards Fleeing in Panic

The ancient world.

Inside the dilapidated temple.

Liu Yun looked at the thirty-odd burly men outside the temple with despair. Seeing them surround the temple and thinking of their overwhelming strength, Liu Yun's eyes were filled with despair.

"There's nowhere to escape. My own death is a small matter, but the hatred for my parents is irreconcilable. To die like this, I will die with my eyes open in disgrace."

"If there truly are gods, please answer my prayers; I am willing to offer my soul, everything I have!!"

Liu Yun screamed in despair, his broadsword already broken, just like himself in his desperate situation, facing imminent collapse.

Liu Yun originally thought it was impossible to summon gods, since these were all just vague legends, but unexpectedly...

At the very moment he made his wish.

A strange aura suddenly appeared and enveloped Liu Yun.

The next second.

In his despair, Liu Yun's demeanor suddenly changed, transforming from his previous state of dejection to one of indifference.

"Liu Yun, keep your promise! I will avenge you, but your soul belongs to me!"

A detached voice rang out, powerful and resonant, even the pace and tone of the speech changed, exuding confidence from the inside out.

"You... you're a deity?"

After Liu Yun's soul was driven into the sea of consciousness, he asked incredulously.

"You can think of it that way. I will fulfill your wish next. Just wait and see!"

Naruto spoke indifferently, holding his steel sword and striding towards the outside of the dilapidated temple, a chilling aura spreading with him.

The outer perimeter of the dilapidated temple.

Thirty-odd burly men, armed with various weapons, blocked the entrance, sneering at the temple gate.

"Liu Yun, get out here! With my Lightning Blade here, you absolutely won't escape this time. Come out obediently and face your death, so you won't suffer any more pain," a triangular-eyed man wielding a knife said coldly.

"Yes, get out here right now. We let you escape the last few times, but this time, the two brothers Iron Dragon Iron Tiger, are here to make your move. Let's see where you can run now."

"Once we catch Liu Yun, we must break his legs first, then torture him properly. He actually caused us to be reprimanded by Young Master Li Bàhu, so we can't let Liu Yun off easily."

"Alright, skin him alive, hahaha!"

Thirty-odd burly men laughed loudly, looking mockingly in the direction of the dilapidated temple, while gripping their weapons tightly, their eyes gleaming with a sharp light, ready to strike.

Obviously.

These guys wanted to deliberately provoke Liu Yun's emotions through words, with the aim of killing Liu Yun and carrying out Li Bàhu's orders.

Those who could become guards for royalty were all extremely skilled, some even renowned masters in the martial arts world, whose strength was unfathomable.

This is one of the reasons why they were sent out to hunt down Liu Yun.

However, Liu Yun is very good at escaping, and if they are not careful, he might escape, which is why they dare not act rashly.

But to their surprise, the moment they finished speaking, the door of the dilapidated temple opened.

The crowd was slightly taken aback by this scene, and then they were about to rush over to kill Liu Yun and earn merit.

However, at this very moment...

The triangular-eyed Lightning Blade in the crowd, like a bolt of lightning, swung his blade and slashed down.

Seeing this, everyone knew something was wrong, because Triangle Eyes was the fastest and most ruthless swordsman among them, second only to Iron Dragon Iron Tiger in strength.

If he were to make a move, he could definitely kill Liu Yun instantly, and the credit would go to the triangular-eyed man himself.

So, unwilling to fall behind, everyone rushed forward to grab the credit.

However, at that very moment...

Puff!

A sharp glint of light flashed and disappeared in an instant, followed by a gush of blood and a strong stench of blood.

Everyone initially thought Liu Yun had been killed, but when they looked closely, they saw the man with triangular eyes clutching his bleeding neck, looking at Liu Yun with terror and despair.

Bang!

The triangular-eyed man's corpse fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, which immediately put the surrounding burly men on edge.

"You actually killed Triangle Eyes? How is that possible? How can you be so strong?" Iron Dragon exclaimed incredulously from the crowd.

"Strange, how come Liu Yun's temperament has changed so much? It's like he's a completely different person," Iron Tiger said, frowning.

"Forget everything else, let's all attack and kill him!"

"Kill!"

A group of burly men roared and charged towards Liu Yun, numerous weapons aimed at Liu Yun from various tricky angles.

What was unbelievable to everyone was that as they charged into battle together, they clearly saw Liu Yun smiling, a smile that seemed to be mocking.

Puff puff puff puff!

A series of sounds rang out, flashing by in a dazzling display of blade light, followed immediately by the sound of a corpse falling to the ground.

"So weak, why aren't you making a move?"

Naruto looked at the several burly men who had died beside him, picked up his broken sword, and walked toward the remaining men while laughing.

When the burly men saw Naruto approaching, they instinctively retreated, forced back step by step by Naruto.

There were supposed to be over twenty of them, but unexpectedly, they were scared off by just one person.

If a master of martial arts were to witness such a scene, they would be utterly astonished.

"Damn it, how could you be so strong? How could you be so strong? Did you hide your strength before?" Iron Dragon was still shaken.

"It's impossible for him to be hiding. If he had this kind of strength before, he would have wiped us all out long ago. How could we have chased him for so long?" Iron Tiger analyzed.

"Then what do you think happened? It can't be that he broke through again, can it?"

"Possibly."

The twenty-odd burly men retreated continuously, but they did not give up. They knew that failing to complete the mission meant certain death, so they might as well give it their all and try to win, since they outnumbered the enemy.

So.

As these people retreated, others flanked them, gradually surrounding Naruto.

"Iron Tiger, use the combined attack technique!" Iron Dragon suddenly roared, wielding his curved sword and launching a fierce combined attack.

"Kill!"

Puff puff puff puff!

Another series of sounds rang out, and this time the sound lasted longer, with even more people falling down at the same time.

"Dead... dead again! How is this possible? How is this possible? Iron Tiger, run! Run!"

Iron Dragon roared and fled into the distance with his younger brother, not daring to linger for even a moment.

The others were terrified and fled in panic.

"Can they escape?"

A detached voice rang out, a voice that echoed intermittently like a ghost, and with each rang out, a corpse fell.

In just a few dozen meters, seven or eight people collapsed in succession.

"Quickly! The forest here is thick; escape from here! Hurry!"

"Damn it, how can Liu Yun be so terrifying? I should have never taken this mission, it's practically suicide!"

Puff!

"Ah!!"

The screams made the fleeing crowd tense, and they quickly scattered and ran in different directions.

But.

The screams did not disappear because of this; they continued to be heard from time to time.

This terrified the fleeing Iron Dragon Iron Tiger, who were sweating profusely and filled with fear in their eyes.

But all they could do was run, run away frantically.

In the forest at the southeast corner of the dilapidated temple.

Seven or eight figures rushed toward the dilapidated temple. They were all dressed as constables, with serious and resolute expressions.

They were all a bit old, and seemed to be retired constables.

"Old Constable, can we really save Liu Yun? We've heard that the Iron Dragon and Iron Tiger brothers, along with Triangle Eyes and Lightning Blade, are chasing him. They're all incredibly powerful fighters."

"Yes, although we old guys aren't afraid of death, that Triangle-Eyed Lightning Blade is extremely powerful, and there's the even more terrifying Iron Dragon Iron Tiger. These are all renowned masters in the martial arts world. Can we really handle them?"

"It's difficult. I've seen the Triangular-Eyed Lightning Blade once, and his terrifying strength is such that even if we joined forces, we probably wouldn't be a match for him."

"What? Even united, they're no match? This..."

Everyone hurriedly looked at the old constable, awaiting his decision.

"Liu Yun's father helped us so many times during his lifetime. Now that his child is facing a death threat, all we can do is risk our lives. If you don't want to go, I won't force you."

The old constable sighed and rushed even faster toward the dilapidated temple.

"Ah, old shopkeeper, you want to repay your kindness, but aren't we the same? Let's go!"

Several veteran constables sighed, gripped their long knives tightly, and rushed towards the dilapidated temple, preparing to rescue Liu Yun.

Only.

As soon as they approached the dilapidated temple, they smelled blood.

"The smell of blood... Am I too late? Quick!"