Being a Saint since the age of myth

Especially when it came to these villains whose crimes had already been verified, Walter had no qualms about torturing them.

"Ptooey!"

Six-Fingered Neil spat and snarled, "Just my rotten luck to fall into your hands, but if you want us to betray that lord, forget it!"

"Looks like you're pretty tough!" Walter of Canes Venatici immediately set about loosening him up.

Then Six-Fingers' screams rang through the tavern, but as Canes Venatici continued his work, Neil soon could not even scream.

His eyes rolled back, and he passed out.

Wuxin did not speak up to stop him, nor did he intend to play the bleeding heart.

These men deserved death. If he had not needed to keep them alive for information on the hidden fourth man, he would have killed them already.

"Now it's your turn!" Walter left the unconscious Six-Fingers alone for the moment and turned to the severely wounded Zack beside him.

After witnessing Six-Fingers' miserable state, Zack was scared out of his wits and immediately cried out in a stammer.

"I... I don't know... Laus introduced me to that lord..."

"Only Laus knows about that lord!"

He sold out the tavern owner decisively and without hesitation.

"Then what can you tell us?" Walter turned toward Laus's soul, which had been stripped from his body.

To Wuxin and the others' surprise, Laus did not beg for mercy. Instead, he was unusually calm.

He looked contemptuously at the three of them. "You're strong, far stronger than me, but that's all."

"You'll never understand how powerful that lord is!"

"Never mind a few mere Silver Saints and Bronze Saints like you-even the Gold Saints, said to be the strongest, could only bow their proud heads before that lord!"

"Hmph, ignorant fool!"

Wuxin snorted and immediately tightened the currents of Sekishiki binding him, squeezing cries of pain from Laus's soul.

Of course, despite what he said, his heart still involuntarily lurched.

Judging from the information Laus had revealed, the hidden fourth man had very likely reached the Seventh Sense and possessed strength that could rival a Gold Saint.

Chapter 25: The intercepting enemy (part one)

Unfortunately, the tavern owner Laus was also a tough nut to crack. Even though Wuxin tortured him with Sekishiki until he was in unbearable agony, he still did not utter a single word.

Left with no choice, Walter of Canes Venatici interrogated Six-Fingered Neil and One-Eyed Zack again.

In the end, they confirmed beyond doubt that Neil and Zack truly did not know who the hidden fourth man was. Only Laus knew more.

"Looks like we'll have to take this fellow back and let someone else interrogate him!" Looking at Laus's soul, Walter shook his head helplessly.

"In that case, these other two are useless now. Let them atone to the Goddess!" Ursa Major Mike suggested.

"Fine!" Walter nodded.

"No objections from me either!" Wuxin agreed and returned Laus's soul to his body.

Crack!

Ursa Major acted without hesitation, snapping the other two men's necks.

Meanwhile, in a manor far from the tavern, a man playing among a group of women suddenly stopped and looked toward a row of candleholders nearby.

Two candles on them had suddenly gone out.

"Two candles went out. Some of them must have been discovered and killed by Saints!"

"I wasn't planning on fighting you just yet, but since you've come knocking yourselves, don't blame me!"

His expression turned cold as he instructed someone nearby, "Go. Bring me those Saints' heads!"

"And have someone pack up. We can't keep living here!"

"Yes!"

Red answered and immediately withdrew.

Elsewhere, after disposing of the bodies, Wuxin and the other two prepared to return to Sanctuary with the tavern owner Laus.

However, before they had gone far, a powerful Cosmo shot toward them from the distance and landed before the three with a thunderous crash, radiating an evil, ominous aura.

There was no doubt about it: an enemy had appeared.

"Careful, this enemy is powerful!"

Wuxin threw their prisoner Laus straight to Ursa Major Mike.

The newcomer's Cosmo had already reached Silver level. With Ursa Major's strength, he would be no help at all. It would be best for him to take the prisoner and stay well away.

Understanding what he meant, Ursa Major Mike dared not delay and hurried to the rear with Laus.

Ahead of them, the swirling dust dispersed, revealing a scar-faced man in black battle armor.

"A Specter?"

All three were startled.

That black armor readily brought a Surplice to mind.

Especially at this particular time, if the Specters had acted, it might explain the priestess's death.

Yet what puzzled Wuxin was that he sensed none of the deathly aura unique to the Underworld from the man.

After all, the Specters' Surplices came from the Underworld and were forged from ores unique to it, naturally carrying its deathly aura.

Had he not cultivated Sekishiki and been highly sensitive to the aura of death, he would have had almost no chance of noticing anything unusual about the man.

Red was in no hurry to attack. He declared arrogantly, "Since you killed my lord's servants, surrender your lives and atone to him!"

As he spoke, he burned his Cosmo, and a powerful surge spread from his body.

"Attack!"

Sensing an aura clearly stronger than either his own or Walter's, Wuxin dared not delay and attacked first.

"Sekishiki Meikai Ha!"

Several silver currents streamed from his fingertips, rushing toward his opponent.

"Hunting Bite!"

Not to be outdone, Walter of Canes Venatici launched his own attack.

A gigantic hunting hound manifested, opening its bloody maw to bite at the enemy ahead.

Boom!

With a tremendous roar, their ultimate techniques erupted together, unleashing terrifying shockwaves that shattered the ground for over ten meters around them.

Nearby city residents were jolted awake by the violent explosion, but after sensing the terrifying aura there, they dared not say anything. They shut their doors and windows and hid in safer basements.

"Did it work?"

Watching from the sidelines, Ursa Major Mike clenched his fists nervously.

He could sense it too: the aura that man gave off was considerably stronger than either Wuxin's or Walter's.

Yet as the dust cleared, there was no one on the ground. Instead, an even more terrifying aura descended from above.

At the critical moment, Red had leaped into the air and evaded the fatal blow.

"Atone, you damned Saints!"

"Dark Feather!"

With an angry shout, countless black feathers rained down toward the ground like sharp arrows.

This is bad!

Wuxin immediately felt a chill down his back.

The feathers covered a vast area, and his opponent had reached nearly three hundred thousand times the speed of sound, far surpassing him. There was no way he could evade this attack.

With no other choice, he raised his arms to block and coated his body with the power of his Cosmo, strengthening his defenses as much as possible.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Amid the whistles of splitting air, countless black feathers fell. Wuxin felt as though ten thousand arrows had pierced his heart, and agonizing pain wracked his entire body. He lasted only five seconds before he could endure no more and collapsed painfully to the ground.

By the time the black feathers had completely dispersed, the ground was covered in holes visible to the naked eye. Wuxin was drenched in blood, without an inch of intact skin.

Just one attack had severely wounded him, leaving him almost unable to fight.

Walter of Canes Venatici, who had also been beneath the black feathers, was in much better shape.

He was at roughly two hundred thousand times the speed of sound, stronger than Wuxin but slightly weaker than the enemy. However, Canes Venatici also had a Silver Cloth protecting him, so even after taking the attack head-on, he had suffered only minor injuries.

Seeing this, Wuxin inwardly gritted his teeth. A Cloth is far too important to a Saint!

Once this incident is resolved, I need to return to Sanctuary as soon as possible and obtain a Cloth of my own!

If he had possessed a Cloth too, he would never have been wounded this badly.

But right now, dealing with this enemy takes priority!

If we don't take him down, we'll all die here! Wuxin cast an inconspicuous glance into the distance.

After that attack, Red had already landed back on the ground.

But Wuxin was now severely wounded. Even if he forced himself to stand, he would only be a sitting duck, hardly able to provide any useful help.

With that in mind, Wuxin decided to remain on the ground and feign unconsciousness, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

His Sekishiki could strip his opponent's soul directly from his body. If he landed a single attack, he could immediately turn the battle around.

Now it all depends on whether Canes Venatici can create an opening for me! He sighed softly and suppressed his Cosmo with all his strength, minimizing the chances of drawing the enemy's attention and making every preparation for his sneak attack.

Damn!

Seeing Wuxin severely wounded and "unconscious," Walter of Canes Venatici's heart lurched.

He had already been weaker than his opponent. Now, without Wuxin's support, the coming battle would be even harder.

Still, the gap between them was not too great, and he had his Cloth to protect him. He was not entirely without a chance.