023 Pursuit and Escape
At night, the stars and moons in the sky exuded their power, bringing some light to the world. The quiet town welcomed strange guests at this time... It was a group of nine people who quietly entered the town.
The nine people in this group were men and women, all wearing black clothes, and seemed to be a unified team. One of the middle-aged men had an eagle's eyes and a scar on their face, which gave people a feeling of being arrogant without anger. After arriving at the town, he immediately said: "No. 6, go find the body of No. 3, No. 2, take the rest of the people to thoroughly investigate the town and be sure to find the target. If someone is in trouble, kill them without any mistakes. It is better to kill one hundred times and not let one go!"
This group of people is a secret guard who specializes in solving some troubles for the empire. For the empire, they are extremely important swords, but they are hidden in the dark, unable to see the sunshine or have no sense of existence, so they have no names, only code names.
After the order was issued, everyone acted separately, but after only an hour, the nine people gathered again, but there was one more thing around them - a coffin.
"Have you found anything?" the middle-aged man looked at a poker-faced man and asked.
The person questioned was the No. 2 who was ordered to lead people to thoroughly investigate the town. The secret guards ranked according to their strength. Among this team of secret guards, he was the second strongest man after the middle-aged man.
Poker shook his head, "Nothing happens. This village is full of ordinary people. It's strange that there is a small house, but no one lives there, and no clues are found. It seems... the owner of the house has just left for a short time, at least for no more than a day."
The middle-aged man nodded, and said nothing about it. He said, "Just No. 6 and I went to the back mountain to take a look. The body of No. 3 has been eaten by wild animals. He cannot judge the cause of his death. There are no signs of fierce fighting around his body. If I guess correctly, he should have died in the hands of an enemy who is good at assassination and sneak attacks... The God-Shipping Tiger has long been left with only one bone, while No. 3 and the God-Shipping Tiger are both chasing the target, and the target has no combat power."
"What do you mean is that someone robbed the target and killed Shenwen Zhuo first, and then killed No. 3?" someone asked.
"This is the only possibility." The middle-aged man replied, then looked at No. 2, "Combined with the information of No. 2, the other party may have already found something out of No. 3 and learned about our existence, so he left with the target... No. 2, how many people live in that room?"
"one person."
"Well, it seems that our goal has become two." The middle-aged man concluded.
At this time, one of the charming women frowned and complained: "That idiot in No. 3 actually made things so troublesome. It's really a shame for the secret guard."
"No wonder he was so unexpected. At that time, we were forcibly dispersed by the magic circle before we could react... Moreover, without the assist from the God-Shield Tiger, even I could kill No. 3." Someone next to him opened a escort for No. 3, but from his tone it sounded more like contempt.
The secret guards rank by their strength, and the only exception is No. 3. If he and the Shenwenhu work together, their combat power should be ranked in the top three. But if he is the only one, he will be at the same level as the middle and lower level in this team of secret guards and cannot be considered a master.
The middle-aged man seemed not interested in saying this, "Since the thing has happened, it is useless to say this now. We can only try our best to find the goal. Remember, this task is very important. If it fails, all of us will die!" Speaking of this, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, like a wild beast, which made the other people feel terrified.
After a while, someone asked in confusion: "Since the mission is so important, why don't the superiors send masters here?"
Everyone wants to know this question, and they can't help but look at the middle-aged people inquiring. After all, although the secret guards are powerful, they are still far from the power of the empire's senior management. Since the empire is determined to get the target, it is obviously safer to send high-end combat power. If it were before this, even if there was only one high-end combat power escort, there would probably be no such problem.
The middle-aged man shook his head, "This matter cannot be made public, it can only be carried out in secret. If the army or high-level combat power is dispatched, it will be easily discovered by those who are interested. When the matter is leaked, even the empire will face a huge threat... That's what the above said. Okay, that's all about this topic. Now someone has robbed the target. Although he doesn't know who the other party is, it should not be difficult to deal with based on the existing information. Only we can find him out... Where do you think he will go?"
"The God-Striped Tiger comes after the target. Since it has been staying in the back mountain for a while, it means that the target is also in the back mountain. Perhaps the two are together. Someone killed the God-Striped Tiger, and the target should be in his hands, but he has never left. It seems that he just accidentally bumped into this matter, at least it is definitely not a force we need to care about..."
No. 2 analyzed and said, "But after killing No. 3, he immediately left with his target. It was probably because he knew he had to escape... In my opinion, his escape route was the mountains in the northeast direction. After all, only there is the threat the empire can give is the smallest."
"It makes sense. I think so too, then our pursuit route will be determined." The middle-aged man nodded.
"It's a pity that guy didn't bring the coffin, otherwise we could easily lock his position." A thin man, who was the No. 6, who had just gone to the back mountain with the middle-aged man, said with regret.
"Same, it would be fine if he escaped alone, but as long as he took the target, he would not be able to escape. The way to die. By the way, just in case, send a letter to the neighboring countries to pay close attention to their troops. If any suspicious person enters the city, he will take it down immediately... Except for the target person who wants to live, no matter what else he lives!"
This is the last sentence the middle-aged man said before the secret guard and nine people left the town.
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At the same time, Luo Chen led the sky through the huge mountain range composed of countless mountains, about forty miles away from the town.
There are countless techniques for consolidating the roots and cultivating the source in the world, and there are definitely many more advanced than the Shenyue Art. However, such an ordinary basic technique is a basic skill that everyone in the legendary race of the Red Moon People is obviously impossible to have no reason.
In fact, the reason why the people of Red Moon attach so much importance to the Shenyue Art is that it is the only basic technique in the world that can be practiced with the help of the power of the stars and moons outside the sky.
Whether it is running quickly or meditating and practicing, as long as you practice Shenyue Art, your body will continuously absorb the power of the stars and moons. While consolidating the roots and cultivating the source, you can also use the power of the stars and moons to temper your body, achieving twice the result with half the effort. Moreover, the longer you practice Shenyue Art, you can also improve your spiritual awareness and the ability to see things at night.
However, it is not easy to practice the Shenyue Art. Perhaps this is a technique specially tailored for the people of the Red Moon. Even with Yue Yi's careful guidance, Luo Chen took a full year to learn this technique, and his absorption of the power of the stars and moon is far inferior to that of the people of the Red Moon.
But now, as soon as Luo Chen used the Shenyue Art, he immediately felt the power of the stars and moons pouring into his body, just like a flood, at least three times more than before. Moreover, he, who could only blur the sight at night, now sees it very clearly, almost the same as during the day, and his spiritual sense has also improved its mate's degree.
Luo Chen didn't know if this was because of the origin of the holy level, and he was both surprised and happy.
Chapter completed!