The bullets were incredibly fast; almost the instant they were fired, triumphant smiles appeared on the faces of the royal disciples.

However, the next second, their smiles froze on their faces.

The bullet stopped abruptly an inch away from He Xingjue, as if it had hit some kind of barrier and could not advance any further.

At this moment, He Xingjue was also startled, staring in horror at the bullet that was so close to him, his clothes soaked with cold sweat once again.

He almost lost his life to those bullets.

Who wants to kill him? Who made the move?

He Xingjue turned his head to look around, and then he saw five stiff faces.

It's them?!

Before He Xingjue could even think about why the bullets stopped, he saw them change direction and fly towards the five people at such a speed that even He Xingjue couldn't see their speed.

Five bullets, with a soft thud, pierced the bodies of the five men, reaching their hearts.

thump!

The immense force of the bullets propelled the five men backward several steps. Unable to maintain their balance, they either knelt or collapsed to the ground.

Those around them stared intently at the five men, their gazes fixed on their chests, where bright red blood had instantly stained their clothes...

Their faces changed drastically, and they cried out in terror, "The treatment pod! Quick, get the treatment pod!"

The scene descended into chaos. The live-streaming equipment automatically scanned this area based on the intensity of the commotion, and viewers in the live stream saw five people suddenly collapse to the ground, covered in blood.

What's going on?

"An assassin?"

“Li Ze was fighting, and He Xingjue’s hands were crushed. These two are ruled out as suspects.”

"Is it possible that they have committed so many evil deeds that Heaven could no longer tolerate it?"

"Upstairs, watch your words, or they might retaliate."

"Ahem, thanks for reminding me."

"Getting back to the main point, what exactly happened?"

...

Not only were netizens confused, but those present were also confused. Weren't they supposed to ambush He Xingjue? How come it was their people who got injured instead?

These royals had no shortage of treatment pods; five were enough. They put five dying people into the treatment pods.

"We'll take them to the hospital for treatment now, and the rest is up to you."

"Alright, hurry up and go. If you're too late, it might be too late to save the day."

Five mechs took away five treatment pods.

"What should we do? Should we continue the sneak attack?" someone whispered.

"This time, we'll switch to cold weapons."

“Aim the instrument at the Imperial Uncle and Li Ze. As long as we kill He Xingjue and then announce that he died from his injuries, no one should suspect anything.”

"Okay, I'll do it that way!"

Several royal disciples exchanged glances, then drew their knives and silently approached He Xingjue.

He Xingjue's attention returned to Li Ze. Seeing that Li Ze had the upper hand, his mood had calmed down a lot.

If things go as expected, Li Ze should easily defeat Zhao Xi.

However, to prevent the other party from using trickery, he still kept a close eye on Zhao Xi's movements.

He was focused on Zhao Xi, but neglected himself.

When several knives were brought towards him, it was too late for him to cry for help.

He Xingjue had never felt so useless. He felt like a fish on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others, with no power to fight back.

Am I destined to die?

He Xingjue tried to mobilize the energy within his body, but neither energy nor mental power was under his control.

Even at this point, He Xingjue never considered calling back the Snow Wolf to help him fight off the enemy.

He was still worried about Li Ze's safety.

In the nick of time, those gleaming weapons were about to pierce He Xingjue's skin. He Xingjue ignored them; his gaze remained fixed on Li Ze, his bloodshot eyes filled with reluctance and longing.

The next second, his eyes widened in surprise. Li Ze, who had been fighting fiercely with Zhao Xi, suddenly appeared in front of him.

He couldn't even see Li Ze's movements before the men who had ambushed him were sent flying. That wasn't all; before they even hit the ground, Li Ze charged forward, using his hands and legs to break or kick their arms and legs—

A wail instantly echoed through the sky.

The live streaming equipment that had been following Li Ze successfully recorded this scene.

What were those people doing just now?

“I watched the footage again, and slowed it down to see what happened clearly. Those people were trying to ambush Commander He with knives. If it weren’t for Li Ze, their knives would have already been stuck in Commander He’s body.”

"Damn! This is despicable! What are they trying to do with someone who's incapacitated?"

"He killed him. Openly and brazenly! And he even killed a highly decorated legion commander!"

"Damn it, if those guys aren't severely punished, I'm quitting!"

"I'm becoming increasingly disappointed in the royal family. I had initially changed my opinion of them quite a bit because of their outstanding performance in this war, but now they've taken advantage of our misfortune and conspired to assassinate a meritorious official of the empire! What do they take the empire for? What do they take themselves for?"

"The empire is their home, they are the gods of the empire, they can do whatever they want."

...

Immediately, netizens launched a barrage of criticism against the royal family.

Li Ze broke the arms and legs of those men, and Zhao Xi was furious when she saw this. "Li Ze, don't go too far!"

"You're the ones who went too far!" Li Ze's murderous intent surged. "Zhao Xi, your life ends here."

Zhao Xi's face darkened. "You're far too arrogant!"

Li Ze stopped talking and disappeared from the spot in a flash.

An unprecedented sense of crisis surged into Zhao Xi's heart, and he fled without thinking.

However, Li Ze would not let him escape.

When Li Ze reappeared, he had already grabbed Zhao Xi's neck. With just a little force, he could snap Zhao Xi's neck.

"How can you be so amazing?" Zhao Xi asked with difficulty.

"You're destined never to get the answer to this question," Li Ze said calmly. "I wanted to let you live a few more minutes, but your people are like flies, buzzing around incessantly and causing trouble. It's really annoying."

On the other side, seeing that its master was in danger, the giant snake immediately released the snow wolf and rushed over.

Li Ze swung his arm, and an invisible force slapped the giant snake hard.

The giant snake was swatted away, rolled several times on the ground, and then stopped.

Zhao Xi stared in horror at the scene before realizing just how terrifying an enemy he had provoked!

"I, I admit defeat—" Zhao Xi was terrified.

"I do not accept defeat," Li Ze said calmly. The life-or-death agreement was not signed for nothing.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ze suddenly tightened his five fingers.

With a snap, Zhao Xi's neck was crushed, and his head slumped limply.

A 3S-level Sentinel was just crushed to death like that.