The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader was exceptionally skilled in martial arts, wielding a wolf-tooth club as he charged at the forefront, taking the lead in slaughtering two low-level disciples whose livers and gallbladders were nearly bursting with fear. He viciously beat the two unrecognizable corpses with his club and jeered, “A mere ragtag rabble, but you sure can run fast.”
Some disciples refused to sit idle and wait for death, attempting to use techniques to resist.
However, their normally reliable Fireball Technique fizzled out the moment it struck the asbestos garments. Although some damage was still inflicted, the threat of a fatal blow was lost. They tried to raise a green-light barrier for protection, only to be pierced clean through by ballista bolts shot from the shadows.
Seeing everyone scattered across the mountains and plains chasing these slippery cultivators, the Hungry Wolf Gang Leader felt intensely dissatisfied.
“Tch! If I had known the Dragon Profound Sect was filled with such cowards, I shouldn’t have feared them for over twenty years!”
At this point, he no longer regarded the Dragon Profound Sect as anything serious.
He considered that once the Dragon Profound Sect was eradicated, the Northern Yan region would lose its leading force, and the various factions would inevitably plunge into chaos to fight for territory. His Hungry Wolf Gang was among the top-tier forces and feared no one except the Chaotian Sect. The Chaotian Sect’s catapults and ballistae deployed in this battle made him frown deeply.
Considering that the main forces of the other sects were currently gathered at Yandang Mountain, a dark shadow crossed his eyes.
“Pass the secret order! All members of the Hungry Wolf Gang, conceal yourselves and descend the mountain! The catapults at the mountain base are currently unguarded. Seize them from the Chaotian Sect, and immediately set Yandang Mountain ablaze into a sea of fire! I want the main forces of the other six great factions, along with the Dragon Profound Sect, to perish together on this mountain!”
“The Seven Great Factions besiege the Dragon Profound Sect, the main forces of the Six Great Factions perish together with the Dragon Profound Sect, and only the Hungry Wolf Gang survives. This sequence sounds so pleasing to the ear!”
The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader sneered viciously, “My Hungry Wolf Gang will replace the Dragon Profound Sect and become the number one power in Northern Yan!”
This vicious scheme startled Shu Han, who was hiding in the shrubbery, causing him to tremble.
He had hurried from the rear mountain to find Erdan and Goudan at the First Elder’s Teaching Pavilion, only to find the place entirely deserted. At that moment, the seven great factions were also surging up from the mountain base. Fortunately, Shu Han’s small frame allowed him to move silently through the dense underbrush; otherwise, he would have been discovered long ago.
“Who is there!”
Shu Han’s slight movement was detected by the sharp-eared Hungry Wolf Gang Leader, who immediately hurled his wolf-tooth club in that direction, though it struck nothing.
Shu Han reacted swiftly, turning to run back toward the rear mountain.
“Damn it! He definitely heard something!”
The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader gnashed his teeth and ordered his subordinates, “Execute the plan as scheduled! I’ll go catch that stray fish! Do not act until I return!”
With that, the Hungry Wolf Gang Leader hacked through the thorns and brambles, striding forward as he gave chase.
A gleaming dagger sliced through the thicket, pursuing Shu Han’s small figure in the darkness. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader possessed considerable martial prowess, yet thanks to Shu Han’s small stature, he managed to weave rapidly through the dense shrubbery. The Gang Leader was forced to hack a path through the brush, yet even so, the distance between them continued to close.
Shu Han ran for his very life. As he dashed through a patch of shrubs, his foot caught on a root, and he tumbled hard onto the stone steps of Yandang Mountain. Torches flared nearby, and a hand instantly grabbed him by the nape of his neck, hoisting him into the air.
A gleaming blade pointed directly at him. By the faint torchlight, Shu Han recognized a familiar face-it was Mu Wan’er, the very person who had let him go that day in the Emerald Bamboo Forest. Mu Wan’er looked equally astonished; while hunting down Dragon Profound Sect disciples, this child had suddenly burst out from the adjacent thicket.
They were not on the same side!
Shu Han had no time to hesitate and immediately shouted, “The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader has sent men to seize the catapults at the mountain base! He intends to bury all six great factions here on Yandang Mountain!”
“You little brat! You are courting death!”
A gleaming dagger tore through the foliage. The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader burst through the thicket, hurling a dagger viciously toward Shu Han.
Clang!
Shu Han felt a chill race down his spine, but the flying dagger was deflected aside. Standing before him was an emerald-green treasured sword.
Mu Wan’er leveled her sword across the path of the Hungry Wolf Gang Leader and demanded coldly, “Gao Hengtian, what are you trying to do?”
The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader discarded his ferocious expression, spreading his hands in a placating gesture. “This kid is a Dragon Profound Sect disciple; I am merely rooting out the weeds and eliminating the threat.” But Shu Han cried out at once, knowing this was his only chance: “No, Senior Sister! I heard it with my own ears. He said the Dragon Profound Sect is weak, and Northern Yan will soon be without a leader. A great battle is inevitable, so he plans to wipe out the other six factions as well-“
“Shut your mouth!”
The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader offered Mu Wan’er a ingratiating smile. “Wan’er, how can you believe the slanderous words of this Dragon Profound Sect brat trying to sow discord among the Seven Great Factions? You know my feelings for you; how could I ever plot such a thing?”
Mu Wan’er’s brows knitted in cold suspicion. She turned sideways and whispered a brief order to her subordinates, and a squad immediately hurried down the mountain. She then lowered her sword and said coldly, “Gang Leader Gao is right. The unity of the Seven Great Factions must not be undermined. Gang Leader Gao, please leave and continue purging the Dragon Profound Sect members.”
These words plunged Shu Han’s heart into utter despair.
He could not understand why his straightforward warning failed to persuade her.
The Hungry Wolf Gang Leader smiled triumphantly, glaring viciously at Shu Han. “Since there is still a Dragon Profound Sect disciple right here, allow me to finish him off!”
“Stop!”
Mu Wan’er still stepped in to shield Shu Han. “Look closely at this child. His clothes are plain, unlike the fine robes of the Dragon Profound Sect disciples. How can you slaughter a child indiscriminately without verifying the facts?”
Without warning, the Hungry Wolf Gang Leader spun around, a hidden dagger flashing outward to thrust straight at Shu Han.
“You dare!”
Suddenly, Shu Han’s head throbbed with intense pain. His spiritual perception sensed something hurtling toward them at terrifying speed, carrying a sensation as chilling as countless vengeful souls shrieking in his ears.
At that exact moment, under everyone’s watchful eyes, the Hungry Wolf Gang Leader’s expression froze in a blank stare. By the faint torchlight, a clean, bloody hole appeared directly atop his head.
Thud!
The corpse collapsed heavily to the ground.
Immediately afterward, identical bloody holes materialized simultaneously on the heads of several nearby Chaotian Sect members.
Everyone present was stunned into horror by the sudden carnage. They could not perceive what was attacking them-it was like a ghostly reaper silently harvesting lives in the dark. The others were blind to it, but Shu Han felt it clearly through his spiritual perception: an extremely fast Dharma Treasure was darting back and forth through the crowd.
“Look out!”
Pain flared through Shu Han’s spiritual perception. He leaped forward, throwing himself into Mu Wan’er’s arms and pushing her into the shrubbery beside the path.
Tumbling together, the two of them rolled straight down the steep hillside.
After rolling for what felt like an eternity, they finally came to a halt.
Bruised and battered all over, Mu Wan’er had no idea how many ribs she had broken, yet that agony was nothing compared to the searing pain at her waist. Her slender fingers brushed against her side, only to touch the smooth rim of a bloody hole from which blood was gushing uncontrollably.
“This…”
Within moments, Mu Wan’er lost consciousness from excessive blood loss.
Shu Han crawled out from her embrace. Seeing her waist soaked in crimson, panic gripped his heart. He tore a strip of fabric from his garment to apply a hasty bandage, then hoisted her onto his shoulder and hurried toward the valley.
“Senior Sister, hold on! We are almost at the valley!”
At that very moment, a hoarse, aged murmur echoed across the entire expanse of Yandang Mountain.
“I am Daoist Dragon Profound. You ignorant, foolish mortals dare to invade and disturb this venerable one’s sect. Your crimes are unpardonable-atone for them with your lives.”