Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 42 The Poisonous Tactic Reappears

"You're really generous to hire someone like this."

Ning Ze chuckled. Of the eight people, apart from Zhai Yanke, a mid-level warrior, the others should all be generals, judging from their reaction speed. To be able to hire such a team for a hunt, it must have cost at least 10 billion Chinese yuan.

Zhai Yanke felt confident of victory and couldn't help but take a liking to playing cat and mouse with him. He said with amusement, "You don't need to worry about how much it costs. After you die, Shuyi will pay off my debts."

Ning Ze's eyes narrowed, becoming as cold as an ancient glacier. His entire face stiffened, and his voice turned icy. "How do you want to die?"

"Hahaha! How do I want to die?"

Zhai Yanke laughed uncontrollably, "Where are the rest of your War Squad? Tell them to come out with you. Did they find danger and abandon their nephew to run away? Looks like your friendship isn't all that great."

Ning Ze tightened his grip on the longsword. He had only noticed that the group of people opposite him didn't seem to be a group, which felt a bit strange, so he observed them more closely.

"Are you sure he's a junior general?" Ma Jian's voice was low and deep. He felt inexplicably oppressed and uneasy, and wanted to finish off the kid opposite him as soon as possible.

Zhai Yanke paused for a moment, then honestly replied, "Yes, he just had his skills certified two months ago."

Ma Jian nodded silently, then turned and shouted in a low voice, "Kill!"

With a low shout, seven high-level martial artists rushed towards Ning Ze.

Ning Ze narrowed his eyes slightly. He had a pretty good grasp of the situation. Six of the people had very similar temperaments, and the one standing behind Zhai Yanke was probably someone hired by the Zhai family.

He was curious about who he had inexplicably offended. Judging from their demeanor, those six people probably wouldn't say much. Of the eight, he only needed to keep Zhai Yanke and Hong Quan.

Ma Jian rushed forward and looked at Ning Ze, who was still unresponsive. His gaze became even colder, as if he were looking at a dead man.

He raised his sword and slashed down, cleaving the figure in two. Ma Jian's eyes widened in disbelief; he had missed!

Just then, a silver-white sword light appeared in his pupils. The sword light appeared extremely quickly and soon occupied his eyes. At this moment, he seemed to lose all feeling in his body. He only felt pain in his neck, but more than that, he felt powerless. His body was flying upwards, but his combat suit was headless.

A white figure weaved through the crowd.

Ding.

The sound of clashing swords rang out, simultaneously pulling everyone back to their senses.

But the six assassins remained passively silent; with only their heads remaining, they could not utter a sound.

Hong Quan had been standing there in a daze. When he came to his senses, he saw his own terrified face reflected on the silver-white sword in front of him.

He couldn't accept it.

Seven warriors at the level of generals, all of them high-level generals, were killed in the blink of an eye. Six of them had their heads cut off, and even he felt a chill between the muscles of his neck.

"No!"

"That's impossible!"

"This can't be real!"

In the distance, Zhai Yanke was still screaming in terror and helplessness, on the verge of a breakdown.

Hong Quan sensed the reality. He looked up and saw a handsome face with a cold expression, its indifferent eyes staring at him as if he were an ant.

"Tell me who wants to kill me, and anything else that might interest me, and maybe I'll let you go, or spare your family."

Ning Ze asked calmly, completely ignoring Zhai Yanke in the distance. The enemy who was once impossible to deal with was now a clown. In this wilderness, he didn't even need to lift a finger. A flying weapon carrying more than 6000 kg of force could kill him instantly.

Hong Quan's mind raced. Failing to complete Wang Xing'an's mission was already an offense against the underground alliance. If he could survive, at least he could hide with his family and perhaps have a chance to live.

So now his answer needs to satisfy Ning Ze.

"That young master's name is Wang Xing'an. He's the eldest son of the Wang family, one of the nine major families in the underground alliance. I don't know what they're up to, but it's probably related to your girlfriend, because he saw her picture on the train, and her phone disappeared after she left Wang Xing'an's place."

"My name is Hong Quan. I had a relationship with Zhai Bifan during the Great Nirvana period. After he became wealthy, he asked me to be his retainer. He was the one who arranged the attack on your father. After I refused, he invited the Poison Wolf Squad. He said that with wealth, one can control the fate of martial artists."

"You should already know the rest. The Zhai family doesn't have any illegal businesses right now. If you want to know anything, you can ask me..."

Ning Ze didn't hear what was being said after him. His expression was icy, but his heart was burning with rage, like a volcano erupting.

It turns out that Zhai Yanke was the one who injured the father!

He turned to look over, and his gaze was as cold as ice that had stood for millennia, as if it were an abyss that would devour people.

Zhai Yanke held his breath. After the frenzy, he felt endless fear. The sight of the head hanging limply made him feel as if he had lost all feeling in his body.

An image involuntarily flashed through his mind: his fate.

From the waist of Ning Ze's combat uniform, a slender, small flying sword slowly rose.

Hong Quan's pupils constricted upon seeing this. He never expected that Ning Ze was actually a mentalist; no wonder his strength was so terrifying.

Mentalists generally grow very rapidly. Not only their mental power, but their bodies also receive feedback from their mental power, and their physical qualities improve at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.

brush!

With a flash of silver light, the small flying sword grazed the combat watches of the six assassins, completely destroying their communication devices before speeding towards the gate.

With a whoosh, the small flying sword hovered in front of Zhai Yanke.

"what!"

Zhai Yanke was terrified, stammering incoherently, "Don't kill me!"

"Hong Quan, you deserve to die!"

"Let me go, or your girlfriend is dead!"

"Don't kill me! Otherwise, the Wang family will never let you go!"

Ning Ze slowly sheathed his longsword.

Hong Quan didn't dare to make the slightest move, and added, "His relationship with Wang Xing'an isn't good. Even the security guard told him to get lost when we entered."

Ning Ze didn't speak, but instead reached out and tapped the communication watch to dial Shu Yi's number.

The call was connected quickly.

"Are you alright? It's not time to call yet." Shu Yi was a little panicked because martial artists are most afraid of accidents. She would rather wait anxiously than have Ning Ze suddenly initiate a call.

"If you're alright, then I'm alright. Are you home now?" Ning Ze felt much more relaxed, and his gaze towards Zhai Yanke became even colder.

"Yes, I'm at home. Did something happen?" Hearing Ning Ze's calm voice, Shu Yi felt a little relieved.

Ning Ze said directly, "Tell Dad now to stay home and not go to work for the next few days. You all stay in the neighborhood and don't go out until I get home!"

"Okay!" Shu Yi agreed without any hesitation.

"I have something to attend to here, but don't worry, it's just a mid-level soldier who discovered something unusual. I'll explain the details when I get back. Just be safe," Ning Ze said reassuringly.

"Okay. You go ahead with your work, I'll call Dad."

"it is good."

After the call ended, I watched as the uncles silently came down from the top floor.

Ning Ze said with a sneer, "Uncle Zuo, he is the mastermind behind the attack on you before. I suppose you would be happy to take revenge."

As he spoke, the small flying sword hovered steadily at Zhai Yanke's neck, slowly cutting a gash from which blood flowed out.

"No!"

Zhai Yanke was terrified, crying out, "You can't kill me! My uncle is from the Wang family, he will definitely avenge me!"

Zuo Xingyuan grinned menacingly and slapped Zhai Yanke hard across the face, filling his mouth with blood and knocking out four of his side teeth.

Ning Ze slowly turned his gaze to Hong Quan. Without saying a word, he suddenly went berserk and threw a punch with a force of over 7 kilograms, which slammed into Hong Quan's chest.

Hong Quan's pupils suddenly contracted. Without any resistance, he felt several ribs break in his chest, and his heart felt as if it were being crushed. His body flew backward, and blood gushed from his mouth.

Ning Ze calmly said, "I can tell you didn't want to come. What you said is true. You'll get away with taking my full-force attack, but I'll let bygones be bygones for what happened before. Whether you can escape from 003 is up to you."

Hong Quan's face lit up with joy, and he kept shouting, "Thank you! Thank you!"

As he finished speaking, he turned around and slowly walked outside. He could feel Ning Ze watching him, but he dared not show any abnormality, and did not even quicken his pace.

Ning Ze narrowed his eyes. Did they really think he would let them go after coming to kill him? He would never make the mistake of letting a tiger return to the mountain.

He didn't make a move; he wanted the man to go back. He even held back his punch just now.

He knows too little about the pinnacle of power on Earth, and he wants to see how Wang Xing'an will treat this person, or to what extent.

Can underground alliances really control everything?

Could this also pose a threat to him?

This person is a very good test subject.

As long as your family is in Mingyue Community, it is very safe.

He needed someone to scout ahead for him and see what methods the Wang family had up their sleeves.

If this person survives by chance, they can be killed easily in the future.

Zhai Yanke's screams continued until he fell silent. His uncles were enough to handle the situation, so Ning Ze did not choose to vent his anger on Zhai Yanke. Death was the best judgment he could give to this enemy.

"Why did you let that person leave?" Zuo Xingyuan asked, puzzled.

Ning Ze calmly said, "These people were sent by the Wang family, one of the nine major families of the underground alliance. I killed Wang Xing'an's men, so I'll have Hong Quan scout ahead for us."

"The Wang family of the underground alliance?" Zuo Xingyuan's eyes showed some fear. How could he have provoked such a person?

Everyone fell silent. These people had come to kill them, and it was only natural for Ning Ze to kill them now. Even if it offended the Wang family, it was a helpless act.

Ning Ze rationally analyzed, "Uncles, please don't let your family members go out recently. I'll have my father find someone to investigate first. If it really doesn't work, we'll contact Manager Dongfang."

"The Ultimate Martial Arts School isn't afraid of the Underground Alliance, is it? This time, we'll hunt down a lot of monsters, and then you uncles won't dare to come to the Wilderness anymore. Once I get to the Elite Training Camp, he'll be even less likely to do anything to us."

Ma Yu nodded solemnly, "At this point, this is the only way."

Just as Ning Ze was about to say something, one of the assassins suddenly exploded.

"boom!"

Visible purplish-red powder was released into the surrounding area.

Ning Ze shouted, "Retreat!" At the same time, he swung his light sword and slashed rapidly forward, creating gusts of wind that briefly hindered the powder.

The entire War Squad fled the mall. Zuo Xingyuan said with a grim expression, "This is a powder made from a mixture of Starry Night Grass and Bloodlight Vine. It was like this back then. We were contaminated with this evolution potion, which is why the monsters attacked us so frantically."

Ning Ze was furious. Both times, this medicine was used, and he couldn't help but suspect that it was because of the Wang family that Zhai Bifan was able to obtain such a deceptive substance.

It was used on his father before, and now even they have been tricked.

"We ran fast this time and weren't contaminated by this potion, otherwise we would have been in real trouble, this is 003!" Ma Yu's voice sounded somewhat relieved. Ning Ze could withstand the siege of countless monsters, but they couldn't.

Ning Ze stared coldly at the purplish-red powder gushing out of the mall entrance. He took a deep breath and said, "Let's find a place to settle down first, arrange things at home, and then we'll hunt some more monsters before returning to the base city and staying away for the time being."

"Uncles, trust me, at most one year! I'm confident I won't let the Wang family run rampant in the base city. After that, I'll make the Wang family pay for their crimes in blood!"

Zhang Chen said firmly, "Of course we believe you. Let's find a place to settle down quickly. The Yang family can move to my place for now; it's really not safe in other neighborhoods."

Yang Chao's face was also very ugly. "These damn bastards are really lawless. Even the base city is not safe."

"There's no point in saying anything more. Let's find a place to settle down first," Zuo Xingyuan said again, and everyone quickly ran towards the outer perimeter.

Ning Ze turned back to look at the billowing purplish-red smoke, and could faintly hear the roars of beasts coming from afar. Based on his experience with monster hordes, that was a sign that the monsters were going berserk.

He gave a mocking smile, a sense of pathos welling up inside him. Humans lived on the brink of extinction in the base city, while warriors fought for their lives in the wilderness. Even in such times, some scoundrels still swaggered about, occupying high positions with impunity, wielding weapons created by humanity, and resorting to any means necessary to harm their own kind, even siding with monsters!

And his family was the victim. If they hadn't been ambushed again today, he wouldn't even have known they had such an enemy.

Ning Ze closed his eyes and took a deep breath, muttering to himself, "Wang Xing'an, the Wang family!" He slowly exhaled the stale air from his chest, and when he opened his eyes again, a blood-red glint appeared in them.

(End of this chapter)