At that moment, Xun'er, who seemed the most fragile of them all, was the battlefield's most inviolable forbidden zone.
Amid the chaos, there were always a few blind fools among the Black Sand Alliance bandits who tried to use the stunning girl as a point of attack or a hostage.
Yet every enemy who came within three meters of her stiffened the instant they entered that zone. The viciousness on their faces froze into terror, and then their entire bodies were silently dragged into the shadows beneath their feet, as though swallowed by an invisible maw, without even time to scream.
The shadows rippled gently like water, then settled again, as though nothing had happened. Hidden in the darkness, Ling Ying was using these blind fools as targets to hone his assassination techniques.
His strikes were precise and concealed, stirring not the slightest ripple of dou qi, making not a single unnecessary sound. He perfectly fused slaughter with silence, creating an absolutely safe domain for his young mistress without alerting anyone.
Elsewhere, Hai Bodong had just steadied himself after being kicked away when Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ding reached his side, supporting him on his left and right. Looking at the two arrogant Dou Ling experts in the sky, Xiao Zhan spoke in a grave voice.
"Senior, we're here to help you!"
Hai Bodong did not refuse, merely giving a cold snort. Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ding had already taken their places shoulder to shoulder, the dou qi within them surging out without reservation.
Although their strength fell far short of a Dou Ling's, their fearless resolve merely brought a flicker of disdain to the eyes of the two black-robed men overhead.
At the other end of the battlefield, excitement lit Xiao Li's eyes after he personally experienced the power