"Brothers up ahead, we're being chased by Wind-Winged Two-Headed Horses! We mean you no harm. Hide on the ground, and we'll fly over you. Those Wind-Winged Two-Headed Horses are fixated on us. They won't go after you!"
Buchanan, captain of the Blood Oath Squad, led his squad toward Li Xin while transmitting a message to him, his tone brimming with sincerity and apology.
They might have fooled someone inexperienced, but Li Xin cultivated illusion techniques and understood human nature. With Kesha's and the Machine Race Immortal's vast experience at his disposal as well, how could he fall for such a petty trick?
"Didn't fool the kid, huh? Doesn't matter. Brothers, don't kill him outright. We need him to hold off those Wind-Winged Two-Headed Horses behind us!"
When Buchanan saw that Li Xin had not followed his instructions and was preparing to fight back instead, he burst out laughing.
There were more than twenty of them, all formidable fighters at Star Level Nine. Why would they fear Li Xin alone?
"Blazing Prairie, Prairie-Blazing Hundred Slashes!"
Li Xin ignored their words. Once they drew close, he brought out his Star Annihilation Circle for the first time in a long while, its 444 small blades transforming into over a hundred slashing strikes.
Enhanced by the Law of Light and accelerated by the Time Law, they erupted with power far beyond the Star Annihilation Circle's limits in an instant.
"Impossible!!"
Yet the moment Buchanan saw Li Xin attack, watching those hundred-plus mighty slashes reach him before he could react, he was dumbstruck. Instinctively, he pulled out a shield and activated his Force Battle Suit, trying to block the incoming strikes.
Splurt!!!
To their despair, even their full-strength defenses could not stop those hundred-plus slashes from effortlessly cleaving through their shields and battle suits, cutting