Wang Qiu'er caused a commotion, mingled with the crowd, rushed into the city, and quickly disappeared without a trace.
The person in charge who had been knocked away was then carried out.
"Everyone, on high alert! Capture the assassin!" He said his last words before immediately fainting.
It's easy to imagine how powerful Wang Qiu'er was; once this level Level 6 Soul Engineer was brought close, she had absolutely no chance to fight back.
Mingdu was instantly plunged into panic. People were filled with anxiety and undercurrents of unease, as if something big was about to happen.
The Mingdu was soon filled with taxi drivers tasked with capturing the assassins.
At this moment, Illustrious Virtue Hall.
The machines roared loudly, and the sounds of metal rubbing together were incessant.
Huo Yuhao was idly fiddling with the rare metals on the table when he stretched and was about to find a comfortable position. Suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked up at the ceiling.
The bright incandescent light overhead made it hard for him to open his eyes.
As if he knew something, Huo Yuhao turned his head to look around, and saw several young female Soul Engineer not far away suddenly stop what they were doing.
The next moment, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding, black currents of energy appeared around them at the same time, and the blackness instantly covered their bodies like liquid.
There was a loud bang!
Deep underground, the ceiling of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, made of cast steel, was suddenly torn open, and blinding sunlight pierced through the thick smoke.
The powerful destructive force instantly destroyed the surrounding precision Soul Tool, unleashing a burst of intense flames.
Immediately following, dozens of black figures rushed into the Illustrious Virtue Hall from among them.
Lurking in the Shadow, hunting those in the Shadow.
"They're from the Shadow Garden!"
Someone Illustrious Virtue Hall immediately exclaimed in surprise. The Shadow Garden's insignia was far too obvious, and ever since the Shrek incident, the Shadow Garden organization had become famous throughout the entire continent.
Their black robes were the best identifier.
Although these Soul Engineer were puzzled as to why the Shadow Garden would attack the Illustrious Virtue Hall, this was not something they needed to consider at the moment.
The next moment, they immediately picked up the Soul Tool beside them and aimed them at the people from the Shadow Garden in the air.
Without hesitation, the people in the Garden transformed their black sleeves into hooks that stretched out and pulled forcefully, landing on the ground.
"How dare you! Who attacked Illustrious Virtue Hall!"
A loud voice came from afar, followed by a streak of light that suddenly fell from the breach.
As the tail flame of the Flying Soul Tool receded, Jing Hongchen's figure hovered in mid-air, revealing his form.
Huo Yuhao's eyes gleamed in the darkness as he stared at Jing Hongchen in mid-air. The black Slime beneath his feet stirred restlessly, spreading outwards and collecting the expensive and rare metals that had been shaken off the ground.
Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes, looking at the many Soul Engineer who had perished in the explosion on the ground. His anger surged instantly, and his inner Soul Power burst forth uncontrollably.
In an instant, dozens of dark cannon muzzles appeared behind him. Upon closer inspection, they were all level seven Soul Cannon. Soul Power was suddenly injected into the muzzles, and they immediately entered a charging state. The next moment, they were aimed directly at the people in the Garden on the ground.
Ke Ke the Soul Engineer on the ground aiming at them, and Jing Hongchen overhead looking like he was about to devour them, Ke Ke immediately shouted, "Everyone scatter immediately! Interrupt those Soul Engineer ' attacks and complete the mission as quickly as possible!"
The members of Shadow Garden were highly obedient, and immediately dispersed the moment the order was given.
As the black robes billowed, everyone in the Garden drew their blades, the black swords gleaming faintly in the firelight.
The next instant, the Soul Engineer only saw a blur before their eyes, and the Shadow Garden members in front of them vanished mysteriously.
With a muffled groan, in his last moments of consciousness, he saw the Shadow Garden figures who had just vanished behind him before losing consciousness completely.
As Jing Hongchen watched the Soul Engineer fall one by one on the ground, his anger surged to its peak. The Soul Cannon behind him suddenly turned its muzzle and blasted towards the people in the Garden below.
Huo Yuhao's lips curled slightly. Under the cover of the black smoke, his entire body was covered by a black robe, and his right hand was slightly raised.
boom!
A tremendous roar echoed from underground, deafeningly loud.
Jing Hongchen squinted, watching the black smoke slowly dissipate beneath her feet. A pitch-black barrier enveloped the area that had just been bombarded, leaving no trace.
The barrier fell like water, converging towards the center, revealing a tall and slender figure. His right hand slowly descended, and the black barrier transformed into a robe that appeared on his body.
Huo Yuhao took a step forward, and invisible Soul Power surged beneath his feet. The hard ground instantly cracked like a spider web, and the shockwave spread out from him, blowing away all the flames and dust.
The people in the Garden stood there unharmed; the dense soul-guided attacks had not affected them in the slightest.
"Lord Shadow!"
Ke Ke immediately cried out. She was overjoyed. To be honest, she could clearly feel that she could barely withstand Jing Hongchen's attack. If Huo Yuhao hadn't appeared in time, she probably wouldn't have been able to protect several members of the Shadow Garden.
Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes, staring at Huo Yuhao on the ground. His Soul Tool behind him immediately aimed at Huo Yuhao, his face wary. He said, "You're Shadow? My Illustrious Virtue Hall hasn't offended you!"
Huo Yuhao slightly raised his head, looking at Jing Hongchen above him, the same smile still on his lips, "We, the Shadow Garden, never kill the innocent indiscriminately. You all understand what you've done, so there's no need for me to say more."
"Speak, "Huo Yuhao said, flicking his right hand. A black longsword appeared in his hand, its blade pointing directly at Jing Hongchen.
Alarm bells rang in Jing Hongchen's mind. The aura emanating from the Shadow made him unable to muster any will to resist.
Damn it!
He cursed angrily, Flying Soul Tool behind him, in conjunction with the propulsion Soul Tool, suddenly retreated a hundred meters away, only then did his stiff body regain consciousness.
That's absolutely terrifying.
Even though he was Titled Douluo and Level 9 Soul Engineer, he felt the threat of death when facing this Shadow.
Only when he was back within the range where his Soul Tool could fully exert its advantages did he feel he could actually exchange blows with Shadow.
Huo Yuhao watched Jing Hongchen retreat rapidly, completely unconcerned. He casually slashed his longsword through the air, his figure becoming illusory before suddenly disappearing.
Ke Ke showed no surprise at Huo Yuhao's sudden disappearance, pointing to the ground Huo Yuhao had just broken and saying, "From here down, Shadow told us the thing is down below."
The members of Shadow Garden acted instantly, taking out an unknown Soul Tool. As soon as they activated it, the ground was instantly cleaved open, and in the blink of an eye, a smooth, straight hole appeared at the location that Ke Ke had just pointed to.
Ke Ke looked at Jing Hongchen in the distance and saw a familiar figure appear behind him. She didn't care anymore, jumped into the newly dug underground passage, and disappeared.
Just as Jing Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak again to see if he could use words to force Shadow Jing Hongchen back down, he felt a chill on his neck!
He instinctively turned his head to the side, and instantly activated his Soul Tool Thruster to move several meters to the side.
A bloody gash suddenly appeared on his neck.
"How is this possible!" Jing Hongchen's pupils dilated in shock as he stared in disbelief in the direction of the Shadow.
He was just one centimeter off; if he had reacted even a fraction slower, he might have died instantly.
Jing Hongchen reached out to cover her wound, trying to find the figure of Shadow, but she couldn't see anyone from the Shadow Garden at all.
"What exactly happened?!"
Jing Hongchen was completely confused about the situation. The disparity in strength left him clueless as to how to deal with it. It was as if his Titled Douluo cultivation was nothing more than half that of a newly appointed Soul Master in front of that Shadow.
Could it be that my level is too low? But I'm a Level 9 Soul Engineer, so how can the difference be so great? And this is still within my optimal shooting range!
Suddenly, a clear, cold voice came from behind him, echoing in the vast underground space.
"Next, your opponent is me, Shadow Garden, 'Thought'."
Jing Hongchen's pupils contracted again. He hadn't noticed at all that a woman in a black robe was standing behind him!