Two years later.
Even the dark Slaughter City had days and nights. By day, a purple sun hung in the sky. Once night fell, a blood-red moon took its place.
Hazy, blood-red light spilled over the earth in the darkness, deepening the still, sinister atmosphere in the air.
Although night had fallen, plenty of people still walked the streets. A young man and woman were making their way toward a forest of dead trees.
Whoosh!
Just as the pair entered the forest, eight figures sprang from dark corners, weapons gleaming coldly in their hands, and attacked them from eight different directions.
Leaf Whirlwind!
Leaf Gale!
Leaf Rising Wind!
Faced with the eight assassins, the young man and woman remained calm. Sensing the disturbances in the surrounding air, they unleashed upper kicks, lower kicks, and high upper kicks in swift, practiced succession. Six of the eight attackers were badly injured and knocked to the ground.
"Asura King!"
"Hell Messenger!"
When the only two assassins still capable of fighting saw the young pair's faces clearly, terror spread across their own. Cold sweat appeared on their foreheads. Abandoning their injured teammates, they fled into the dense woods on either side of the path without looking back.
"Fourth Brother, what do you say we do?" Hu Liena asked with a smile.
Over the past two years, Su Chen and Hu Liena had faced assassination attempts like this more than once.
To obtain the currency used here-Yellow Springs Dew-some weaker fallen ones formed teams. But there was not the slightest affection between these teammates. They only cooperated with others out of self-interest and the need to survive.
Asura King?
Hell Messenger?
Indeed, over the past two years, Su Chen and Hu Liena had competed in many matches. Relying on their abilities, they had earned the