0p0 Chapter 209 You are now surrounded by me all by myself.
Chapter 209 You are now surrounded by me all by myself.
Within the Western Regions, another heavily guarded large stronghold of the Taiyan Holy Land.
This place was once home to a top sect with a history spanning ten thousand years.
However, after the Taiyan Holy Land descended, this place was forcibly requisitioned, and the original sect cultivators were either slaughtered or turned into servants.
The mountain gate was also transformed into an important stronghold of the Taiyan Holy Land in this realm.
At this moment, the atmosphere inside the stronghold was unusually heavy.
Not long ago, a terrifying energy fluctuation, powerful enough to shake the entire Western Regions, came from the distant front lines.
Immediately following this was news that the frontline outposts had completely lost contact.
This sudden change instantly jolted all the cultivators in the stronghold out of their usual cultivation and laxity.
"Huh? What happened? That fluctuation just now...it was terrifying!"
A seventh-level elder who was in seclusion suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"I don't know! But judging from the direction, it seems to be coming from the front lines. Could it be... the battle in the Central Region has spread here?"
Another elder guessed.
"Impossible! The front lines are hundreds of millions of miles away. Even if it were an avatar of an eighth-tier Venerable fighting, the aftershocks couldn't possibly travel that far!"
Just as everyone was discussing and speculating about what had happened, a divine thought transmission filled with fear and panic rang in the minds of all the seventh-level experts.
"The front line...the front-line outpost...has been wiped out!"
"What?!"
"How is this possible? There are two seventh-level elders stationed at the front-line stronghold, and dozens of half-step seventh-level warriors! How could this be..."
"It's true! I just tried to contact Elder Wang and Elder Li, and their life tablets... are all shattered! Moreover, according to the last blurry images transmitted back from the stronghold, it seems that only one person made the move."
Upon hearing this, the remaining dozens of seventh-tier experts still in the stronghold also used their powerful divine souls to probe towards the front line.
Although the distance is too great, it is impossible to see the specific details.
However, they could clearly sense that the massive energy fluctuations that originally belonged to the stronghold in that area had completely disappeared.
Instead, there was an atmosphere filled with deathly silence and destruction.
Immediately, all the seventh-tier experts were shocked, and a chilling coldness shot from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.
"Enemy attack!"
"Quickly! Activate the highest level of defensive formation!"
"Everyone, stop your seclusion! Enter combat readiness!"
With a series of urgent orders issued, the entire base instantly sprang into action.
A series of dazzling array light curtains rose into the sky, enveloping the entire stronghold in layers.
Countless disciples of the Taiyan Holy Land held magical artifacts, ready for battle, their eyes scanning the surrounding sky warily.
Faced with this terrifying enemy capable of silently annihilating a large stronghold with two seventh-tier commanders, they naturally had to be on high alert.
The fact that the other party was able to kill two seventh-tier beings without them noticing is enough to show that they possess terrifying strength that threatens all of them.
However, all of their efforts were destined to be in vain.
Lin Hanzhou, already draped in the seventh-tier top-grade cloak magic artifact—[Curtain of Night]—had infiltrated the seemingly impregnable stronghold of the Taiyan Holy Land like a ghost.
He was like a top assassin walking in the shadows, easily evading all patrol and reconnaissance formations.
Soon, he arrived at the depths of the stronghold, on a solitary mountain peak with extremely rich spiritual energy.
This is the secluded training ground of a seventh-tier, third-level elder within the stronghold.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Hanzhou passed directly through the indestructible cave's protective barrier, as if entering his own backyard, and easily arrived in front of a seventh-level elder who was still sitting cross-legged, diligently cultivating.
"Who?"
The elder seemed to have sensed something and suddenly opened his eyes.
However, all he saw was a dazzling sword light that was incredibly fast.
"Pfft!"
Under the elder's terrified and desperate gaze, Lin Hanzhou's longsword, empowered by the terrifying [Sword Dao Divine] talent, easily pierced through the opponent's "World Power" protection.
It pierced through his soul and the inner world within his body on the spot.
[Ding! You have killed a seventh-tier cultivator from the Taiyan Holy Land and gained ten million Reincarnation Points.]
The notification sound from the Hall of Reincarnation rang out, and Lin Hanzhou skillfully reached out and beckoned.
He took all the valuable items from the other party's slowly collapsing inner world and put them into his own inner world.
This "stealth-assassination-looting" operation was executed smoothly and seamlessly.
After doing all this, Lin Hanzhou's figure disappeared again, vanishing from the spot, searching for his next unlucky target.
……
After silently assassinating five seventh-level experts.
His whereabouts were eventually exposed.
After all, while the [Curtain of Night] could perfectly conceal his aura and figure, that was only true if he didn't make a move.
Once he makes a move, no matter how fast he moves, it will inevitably cause an energy fluctuation.
How could those dozens of seventh-tier experts inside the stronghold not have noticed?
It's already quite an achievement that they were able to successfully assassinate five people before being discovered.
At this moment, Lin Hanzhou was surrounded by more than forty seventh-level experts in the central square of the stronghold.
The surrounding space had already been sealed off by them using their immense "world power".
This forms a true net that cannot be escaped even if one has wings.
Leading the group was an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in a brocade robe, whose cultivation had reached the sixth level of the seventh rank.
At this moment, he was staring intently at the black cloak Lin Hanzhou was wearing, his eyes filled with undisguised greed.
He clearly recognized the extraordinary nature of the cloak.
Based on his experience, he judged that this cloak was at least a high-grade seventh-tier treasure.
He was about to say something harsh to threaten the other party.
Unexpectedly, Lin Hanzhou preemptively let out a strange laugh filled with mockery and ridicule.
"Hehehe..."
"You are now all surrounded by me!"
"Why aren't you obediently surrendering? What are you waiting for?"
Upon hearing this, the forty-odd seventh-level experts present all wore mocking expressions.
"What nonsense is this guy spouting?"
"Surrounded by over forty of us seventh-tier fighters, you still dare to spout such arrogant words?"
"I think he knew he was going to die, so he went crazy from fear."
......
Clearly, they didn't take Lin Hanzhou's words to heart at all.
After all, they have more than forty seventh-level experts here.
This lineup is capable of putting up a fight even against a peak seventh-tier expert.
And what about the other side?
Although killing five seventh-level opponents in a row was indeed ridiculously fast, it was still a sneak attack.
Now that we're surrounded by them, how can we possibly turn the tide if we try to fight them head-on?
The opponent had only dared to conceal their presence and carry out assassinations stealthily, clearly indicating a lack of ability in direct combat.
This advantage is on my side!