"Idiot." The lean middle-aged man sneered and continued toward the Demon God Sect.
"That brat was lucky. I never expected him to react so quickly. Hmph, with so many people attacking him, even the best luck won't save him." He snorted inwardly.
When he had stabbed his sword into the burly man's back, he had struck backhanded with his palm, sending a blast of Palm Force straight at Huang Xiao beside him.
His purpose was simple: to use these two to buy himself a chance to escape.
If the three of them carried on like this, none of them would likely break through.
In that case, he might as well have these two serve his ends. Heaven and earth destroyed those who did not look out for themselves.
But although he had succeeded with the burly man, the Palm Force he had directed at Huang Xiao had actually been blocked.
He did not believe Huang Xiao could have reacted in time. Most likely, the other man had simply been lucky enough to block his Palm Force.
He had had no time to think further then and had flicked the burly man's bundle into the air with his sword. As it turned out, that had been the right move, buying him an opportunity to escape successfully.
Huang Xiao darted to the burly man's side and sealed the Acupoints on his back to stem the bleeding.
"Go, quickly. I don't have a head on me anymore. Who's going to bother with me?" the burly man panted.
That sword had pierced straight through his body. Had he not shifted slightly in time to keep it from his heart, he would likely have died horribly on the spot.
Huang Xiao thought he was right. Those people were after the Demon General heads they carried.