The mountain forest at night had a quiet, secluded air. Moonlight spilled through the woods, and leaves rustled softly in the gentle evening breeze. An owl's call occasionally sounded through the mountain forest. The scenery here was so beautiful at night.
Of course, if not for these bandits, Huo Yuhao would have gladly stopped to admire this moonlit mountain forest, but he had no time for that now.
Huo Yuhao activated his Simulation Soul Skill and blended into his surroundings. With the dim light of night helping him, no one could notice anything amiss.
A bandit on night patrol walked through the mountain forest, while Huo Yuhao watched everything from the bushes beside him. As the patrolling bandit slowly passed, Huo Yuhao pulled the Ice Plume Sword out of the chest of the bandit in front of him. His left hand also released its hold over the bandit's mouth, and he gently lowered the corpse without making a sound. This was the sixth hidden bandit sentry Huo Yuhao had killed. Using the memories he had obtained from a bandit earlier, along with the help of Spiritual Detection, Huo Yuhao had easily found these hidden sentries in the mountain forest.
Huo Yuhao slowly emerged from the bushes, then slowly approached the bandit who had just patrolled past. His footsteps were light and made no sound.
The bandit patrolling ahead yawned as he walked, looking around his surroundings in boredom. Moonlight scattered sparsely over the ground through gaps in the leaves. The dim light did not let him see very far, and the torch in his hand could only illuminate a small area around him. Then a sharp pain came from behind, as though a blade had pierced him. The bandit instinctively wanted to cry out, but a small hand had covered