At that very moment, the storm that had been gathering in the sky suddenly erupted without warning.
"Click!"
A deafening roar was heard, and several streaks of lightning, like ferocious silver snakes, ripped through the sky.
With deafening thunder, it violently cleaved through the thick clouds, illuminating the entire city of Wu.
Powerful electric currents surged and leaped through the clouds, ionizing the air below and filling it with chilling energy fluctuations.
"You're truly doomed!"
Feeling the abundant electrical energy around him, Li Yu murmured.
He immediately activated his Qi rotation, causing the surrounding electrical energy to rapidly condense. The repeating crossbow in his hand surged with electricity and instantly became elementalized and transparent.
[Alloy Repeating Crossbow LV20 (Electrically Enhanced)]
Arrow Enchantment: Lightning
Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his aiming circle was already locked on the opponent.
Xu Tang, still in stealth mode, raised his sharp blade and charged towards Li Linglong beside Li Yu, his face contorted with rage as he thought to himself:
"Prepare to die!"
The mission target was merely a little girl among the refugees. Xu Tang appeared extremely confident at this moment and thrust his weapon at the unsuspecting Li Linglong.
Seeing the assassin rushing towards them, it was as if he had run right into Li Yu's arrow.
"Thunderous Fury!"
Li Yu fired an arrow straight at the head, and a meteor streaked out with lightning.
Xu Tang's expression changed drastically, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged into his heart.
He had clearly succeeded in concealing himself, even blending perfectly into the heavy rain.
Even a high-level Awakened One might not be able to detect him, yet this refugee had locked onto him and launched an attack.
Xu Tang had no time to think, as the attack was imminent.
Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed before my eyes, and the next moment I was directly hit by that light.
"Smack!"
The arrow, crackling with electricity, struck Xu Tang, who was still hidden, like a thunderbolt.
This arrow was as fast as lightning, and its power was astonishing.
Completely underestimating his opponent, Xu Tang's eyes flashed with fear. He had no time to react and was instantly killed by the powerful force that blew his head off.
The charred, headless body rolled to the ground.
......
at the same time.
Inside the Blood Blade Assassins' secret base.
The staff members were taking a break from their work and sitting together.
One of the tall men was particularly excited and couldn't wait to speak:
"Have you heard? This year's Central Plains Championship is completely different from previous years. It's said that the winner will become the lord of the thirteenth city in Central Plains!"
However, as soon as he uttered those words, the person next to him showed a disdainful expression and immediately retorted:
"You mean that ghost town? That town doesn't even have a single thing in it, who would want to be the lord of that place?"
“Exactly, exactly. To put it nicely, it’s thirteen cities, but it’s practically like the old days of exile.” Another person chimed in.
Everyone knows that Zhongzhou has always only had twelve major cities.
This so-called Thirteen Cities is just a gimmick. The name "Ghost City" has been around for a long time, much longer than the Thirteen Cities.
Clearly, this was a deliberate move by Zhongzhou to rename the ghost city that no one wanted to go to as the Thirteenth City, simply a tactic to attract some young geniuses to participate in the championship.
The tall man who spoke knew that the so-called thirteenth city was actually a ghost town, but he still said with longing:
"After all, he is the city lord officially appointed by Zhongzhou. I would be willing to go even if it meant ruling a ghost city."
The person next to him quietly leaned closer and whispered in a low voice:
"You know what, as far as I know, our Assassin Alliance also sent someone to participate in this competition."
Upon hearing this, the group's eyes widened, and they hurriedly pressed for answers:
Who is it? Tell me quickly.
The man shook his head vigorously, waving his hands repeatedly, and said:
"Oh dear, how would I know! This is a top secret within our organization, how could I possibly know!"
Right in front of them was a room made of transparent glass.
An Awakened One was sitting upright inside.
The man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, completely still like an old monk in deep meditation.
This person was one of the liaison officers responsible for monitoring and contacting the assassin.
At this moment, he is using meditation to minimize his own energy consumption and maintain the connection to his supernatural abilities.
Just as Xu Tang's life force completely dissipated, one of the energy connections that had been steadily linked to the liaison officer suddenly broke.
The liaison officer learned of Xu Tang's death immediately. He opened his eyes and said to the person beside him:
"Urgent intelligence! Xu Tang is dead."
The person standing nearby changed his expression drastically and hurriedly turned and ran away.
The news was quickly reported and spread rapidly. All the staff at the base who learned of the news exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock.
"What? Xu Tang, who ranked eleventh, is dead?" someone muttered in disbelief.
"how so?"
"His skill level is clearly close to breaking into the top ten!"
Only then did the supervisor, who had been sitting frozen in his chair, hurriedly stand up and loudly address his subordinates:
"Quickly find out which target Xu Tang assassinated."
The crowd scattered like arrows released from a bow, and began to investigate the matter with all their might.
It's important to understand that the death of each of these top-ranked assassins represents a significant loss to the organization.
Their assassin alliance hasn't had any assassin deaths in a long time.
If the matter isn't investigated thoroughly, and the leader starts questioning him, he'll lose his position as supervisor.
Before long, all the information about Xu Tang's mission was found out, and a logistics staff member ran over to report immediately:
"Manager Guo, Xu Tang's target for this assassination mission is a refugee."
"Refugees?"
When he heard that the target didn't even have a proper name, Manager Guo was stunned.
Seeing this, the staff member quickly looked down at the documents in his hand and explained:
"The target of this mission was deduced by people from Zhongzhou using special methods, and then handed over to our Xunhu Hall for target locking. There will be absolutely no mistakes."
At this point, the staff member paused, gathered their thoughts, and then further analyzed and added:
"Based on the information we have so far, it is highly likely that Xu Tang died instantly during the assassination attempt, without even having the chance to send out a distress signal."
"What is the target's danger level?" Supervisor Guo asked, his brow furrowed.
The staff member swallowed hard and answered cautiously:
"Based on our current intelligence analysis, the target's danger level should be C, and its strength is at most equivalent to a fourth-tier awakened being."
Upon hearing this answer, Manager Guo could no longer contain his anger and began to curse:
"Bullshit!"
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