"No!"
Only after unleashing their attacks did Liu Ze and the others realize that their enemies were not merely two ninth heavenly origin cultivators. Behind them followed two masked eighth heavenly origin cultivators.
Such a force was more than enough to slaughter all eight of them.
Fist radiance, palm imprints, and saber light rained down on the Ghost-Faced Guard and the Bull-Faced Guard. Just as the attacks were about to land, the Bull-Faced Guard threw a single punch, sweeping them all away into a dazzling burst of energy.
"Kill these running dogs of the Heavenly Strategy Academy and destroy this node!" the Ghost-Faced Man shouted.
As he spoke, his gaze casually swept over Xu Yang. His High-Grade Spirit Weapon erupted with blinding light as he pounced like a fierce tiger on Kong Ning, who was still flying backward. They're here for me! A chill gripped Xu Yang's heart, and his killing intent surged.
The four seemed to direct their killing intent at everyone, with the destruction of the node as their objective. Yet the formidable perception he had cultivated through the seventh level of the Blood Prison Heart Saber Scripture told him that he alone was their true target.
Wang Xu, Liu Ze, and the others had merely been unfortunate enough to get dragged into this because of him.
Whether it was the two ninth heavenly origin masked men or the two eighth heavenly origin masked men, their true killing intent had remained trained on him all along. All four had also kept their minds locked onto him.
To think someone would actually dare attack a demon-sealing node just to kill me.
When he came here to stand guard, he had considered the possibility that someone might come to kill him. He simply had not expected anyone to possess such