The lightning in the sky seemed to hear the call of this voice, becoming even more frenzied, the flashing sparks like endless thunderclouds brewing, ready to burst forth at any moment.
A cold wind blew by, carrying a hint of chill.
Amidst the flashes of lightning and thunder, the Third Prince's courtyard was illuminated. Two groups of masked assassins in black were locked in a fierce battle. The newly constructed artificial hill was splattered with thick black blood, and the sturdy bluestone slabs were littered with severed limbs and broken pieces.
An inexplicable sense of oppression gave one the illusion of suffocation.
Xiao Ziwu keenly sensed the strong smell of blood. His face turned cold, and he quickly flew towards the backyard.
Many corpses lay scattered in the backyard, soaked in pools of blood. When Xiao Ziwu arrived, a spurt of blood sprayed towards him, hitting his face directly.
He swiftly frowned and dodged, when someone in the two groups of people who were slashing at each other shouted.
"The Third Prince is over there!"
This drew everyone's attention to him.
The two men, locked in combat, exchanged a glance, both reading astonishment in each other's eyes. "You're here to assassinate the Third Prince too?"
That can't be right, can it?
The leaders of both sides were still somewhat incredulous, but they quickly withdrew their weapons and said in unison, "I thought you were a guard from the Third Prince's residence!"
The two cursed inwardly: This is fucking idiot! We've been fighting for so long, so many brothers have died, and it turns out we're all allies!
Xiao Ziwu coldly observed the two groups of assassins, numbering nearly a hundred, not including the corpses lying on the ground. He inwardly scoffed: What a grand scheme, turning this newly built mansion upside down.
It's obvious that both groups came to kill him, but they were ordered to do so by different masters, which led to this misunderstanding!
Before the person they were supposed to assassinate even appeared, they were already locked in a fierce battle.
"Kill him!"
The two groups of assassins, their eyes sharp as blades, charged toward Xiao Ziwu simultaneously, their longswords slicing through the air with a series of whistling sounds.
Seeing twenty-four assassins attacking him simultaneously, Xiao Ziwu showed no fear. Instead, he stepped forward, channeled his inner strength, and coldly snorted, "Today I'll use you as practice."
On the battlefield, you'll face thousands of troops, but right now you only have a mere hundred or so people.
Seeing Xiao Ziwu's unruly attitude, neither group dared to underestimate him. They wielded their longswords rapidly, sending sharp sword beams towards Xiao Ziwu. In an instant, the air was shrouded in a dense, white sword light, as if raining down.
Xiao Ziwu narrowed his cold eyes, and his aura instantly erupted. A violent aura swept out, and a powerful airflow, almost tangible, spread in all directions. Some masked assassins in black with weaker internal energy were directly overturned and sent flying by this airflow.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
"Bang! Bang!"
The masked man in black was blasted several meters away, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, the hidden guards who had been concealed in various corners rushed out to protect Xiao Ziwu on both sides.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" a guard asked worriedly.
"It's nothing." Xiao Ziwu shook his head, a cold glint in his eyes, and casually drew the long sword from the guard's waist, holding it in front of his chest.
Duan Ximu drank some wine, and, unable to hold his liquor, let out a burp. Soon after, he drunkenly slumped onto the table and fell asleep.
It was this burp that gave away his location.
I wonder how long Duan Ximu watched them fight each other!
The assassin was utterly astonished. The two groups had been fighting in the backyard for so long, yet neither of them had noticed someone drinking on the stone bench in the pavilion!
The bodies lying haphazardly on the ground were those of his own brothers, yet Xiao Ziwu and even his guards were completely unharmed!
Both groups of people were unable to accept this cruel reality, but the mission was not yet completed, and as suicide soldiers, they could never back down.
They changed their target and attacked Duan Ximu, who was drunk and slumped over the table.
Xiao Ziwu's bodyguards rushed forward to stop them.
"ah!!"
The assassin was pushed back several steps by a group of guards, letting out a scream as one of his arms was stabbed by a guard.
The glaring crimson blood dripped down his arm, and the assassin was in unbearable pain but could not vent it. He could only endure the pain and continue to pounce on Duan Ximu and the others.
Although the guards were quite strong, they were outnumbered and could not fight against a combined attack from more than twenty black-clad assassins. One of the guards was quickly slashed in the chest and fell straight to the ground.
This feint left Xiao Ziwu without enough bodyguards around him. Several more agile assassins seized the opportunity to attack him!
This feint meant that Xiao Ziwu didn't have many bodyguards protecting him.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, several more agile assassins attacked him. A flash of silver light appeared, and one of them fell to the ground. The others immediately became alert, and one of them suddenly thrust his long sword at Xiao Ziwu.
Xiao Ziwu reacted swiftly, dodging the longsword by turning his body to the side, and simultaneously unleashing a flying kick with his right leg.
Bang!!
A muffled thud was heard, and the person on the left was sent flying backward, crashing into a tree trunk. He felt his internal organs churning and could no longer support himself.
Seeing this, the others dared not stop their attack and hurriedly brandished their longswords to stab at Xiao Ziwu.
Xiao Ziwu easily dodged the attack, and at the same time, he threw a left punch at one of the men. The man hurriedly raised his arm to block it, but with a crack, Xiao Ziwu broke the arm he was holding with one punch. All the bones in his hand were shattered, and he screamed in agony as he fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
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