Starting Reward – A Three Thousand Assassin Network - Chapter 40

Chapter 40 – Death of Earth Scourge

“Big brother!”

Earth Scourge, seeing his big brother lying in a pool of blood beside him, immediately shouted loudly. At the same time, a burning anger filled his heart, and his eyes emitted a red light.

“I’ll fight you to the end! Blood Ignition Technique!”

As the words fell, a strong red aura spread around Earth Scourge’s body. The Blood Ignition Technique was a forbidden technique in the Blood Slaughter Art, sacrificing one’s own blood to temporarily surpass one’s own strength.

A tremendous energy caused the surrounding air to surge wildly. For a moment, the entire Juetian Cliff was engulfed in violent winds, and trees were snapped in half at the waist.

Facing Earth Scourge, who unleashed his full power, Yingtian remained unmoved, and the Six Sword Slaves kept a close watch.

As long as Earth Scourge showed a slight opening, he would face their deadly strikes.

“Do you think you won’t die just because you temporarily gained power beyond yourself? From the moment you opposed the Network, your death was already destined. The Heavenly Net of the Universe, penetrates everywhere. Even if you hide at the ends of the earth, you cannot escape death!”

After speaking, Yingtian didn’t hold back, and his powerful true essence flowed into the sword in his hand. Waves of red light, like a tide, continuously fluctuated on Yingtian’s sword.

Invisible sword energy, dense like needles, filled the entire obscured space.

Yingtian’s figure flashed with extremely fast “Z”-shaped movements, confusing Earth Scourge.

Observing this, Earth Scourge’s eyes kept moving left and right. At the same time, he used his divine sense to the extreme, holding his long sword in place, waiting for Yingtian’s attack.

Boom!

Yingtian stomped the ground, and the tremendous force cracked the entire ground. He leaped into the air, his body spinning 360 degrees, the long sword poised for action.

Sensing the power of Yingtian’s attack, Earth Scourge didn’t dare to confront it head-on and quickly retreated.

Boom! Although Yingtian’s sword missed, it struck the ground. However, it wasn’t just a simple strike; the tremendous power instantly exploded. At the same time, a red sword aura shot out from Yingtian’s sword, attacking Earth Scourge. Wherever it passed, the ground was plowed into a deep trench.

Earth Scourge’s expression changed, and he dodged again.

However, at the moment of his evasion, Yingtian immediately closed in. With a sweeping motion, the sword aura erupted again.

Earth Scourge blocked with his sword.

Clang!

The collision of the two swords produced sparks. The enormous power contained in Yingtian’s sword suddenly exploded, and countless sword qi shot towards Earth Scourge.

“Not good!” Earth Scourge quickly retreated, and at the same time, a barrier appeared around his body, blocking the attacks of these sword qi.

However, just as he retreated, Zen Gang attacked again. He swung his long sword, rotating like Demacia! The golden light shimmered on the sword.

Feeling the movement behind him, Earth Scourge, in the midst of retreating, turned around. When he saw Zen Gang’s powerful strike, he had an urge to curse.

Did he have to be so unfair? Originally, it was already difficult to deal with one person, and now someone was sneak attacking from behind.

Yingtian remarked, “Like me, there are six more!”

Duang~

The tremendous force shook Earth Scourge’s long sword, and his body was like an arrow, uncontrollably flying towards Yingtian.

Seeing this, Yingtian’s lips slightly curled up. “It’s over!”

He didn’t display any powerful sword techniques. He just thrust his sword towards the flying Earth Scourge. At this moment, Earth Scourge wanted to turn around but couldn’t. He could only mobilize his entire true essence to create an energy shield to resist.

But he was facing Yingtian, whose strength was much stronger than his.

As Yingtian expected, as soon as the shield touched Yingtian’s sword, it shattered.

Thud! Earth Scourge was instantly pierced through the heart by Yingtian’s sword.

Indeed, they were brothers, and their deaths were exactly the same.

“Cough, I … unwilling … someone will … avenge us …” Earth Scourge coughed up a mouthful of blood. He had already burned his own blood before and now suffered a fatal blow. After speaking, he lost all signs of life.

However, Yingtian was cautious. Even though Earth Scourge had lost his life, Yingtian left a sword scar on his neck and continued to stare at the lifeless Earth Scourge without any concern.

“Avenge! Network fears nothing!” After finishing speaking, Yingtian looked at the Six Sword Slaves again and said, “Mission accomplished, retreat!”

As he spoke, he jumped into the treetops, and in a few flashes, he had disappeared from the Juetian Cliff.

The Six Sword Slaves followed suit.

…

One night passed quietly, and the horizon was already showing a faint light.

Inside the Luo Shen Residence, at this moment, Ye Chen was lying on a recliner, resting with his eyes closed.

In the central hall on the third floor, a table was filled with a large amount of fine wine, delicacies, and fruits. These were rewards given by the system, and Ye Chen took them out for the preparation of Yingtian and the others.

Next to the table, Tian Yan and Li Sushang were sitting, taking a break.

“He’s back!”

Ye Chen and Li Sushang suddenly opened their eyes. The former’s lips revealed a smile, and he slowly got up.

Hearing Ye Chen’s voice, Tian Yan’s figure flashed and appeared on the corridor.

Sure enough, several figures were constantly leaping on the eaves of the city. Each step covered dozens of meters. In no time, seven people arrived beside Tian Yan. They all looked at Tian Yan, and she said, “The Young Master has been waiting for a night. Go in quickly!”

Yingtian nodded, leading the Six Sword Slaves into the hall. “Young Master, the mission has been completed. Not a single person survived on the Juetian Cliff, and both hall masters are dead.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s face showed a smile. He stood in front of the table, holding a wine jug and pouring fine wine.

Looking up at the seven people, he smiled, “You’ve worked hard on this trip!”

Yingtian and the others clasped their hands in salute, “Resolving troubles for the Young Master is our duty!”

Ye Chen nodded, then pointed to the delicacies and fruits on the table, “These are personally prepared for you by me. As for how much you can digest, it depends on your own luck!”

Seeing the delicacies on the table, Yingtian and the others once again clasped their hands, “Thank you for the Young Master’s reward!”

“After eating these delicacies, return to the headquarters of the Network and rest for a few days. The Network has recently gained a lot of fame in the martial world. To avoid unnecessary trouble, lie low for a while and wait for the next instructions!” Ye Chen said leisurely.

“Yes!”

“Well, I’ve said what I needed to say. I should go and rest now!” Saying that, Ye Chen yawned and walked towards his bedroom.

Seeing Ye Chen leaving, Tian Yan and Li Sushang also left, returning to their respective rooms.

The entire third-floor hall was left with Yingtian and the Six Sword Slaves. They exchanged glances, all showing joy. If Ye Chen were present, they would certainly not be able to relax and might as well leave. It was a good time to catch up on some sleep.

Yingtian took the lead, picking up a cup of wine and drinking it all. “Hiss, such a spicy wine. It unexpectedly contains a huge amount of energy. Indeed, it’s an item in the Young Master’s hands.”

The assassins of the Network never drank alcohol, but today was an exception. Since Ye Chen personally poured the wine, they couldn’t refuse.

Seeing Yingtian pouring wine again, the Six Sword Slaves also approached, picked up the wine glasses, and drank them all.

“It’s indeed like this. I bet there’s no one in the whole world who can provide such good wine as the Young Master!”

Zen Gang sighed.

“Not only fine wine, but even these delicacies and fruits have such effects!” Yingtian said after eating a grape.

The other six people put down their guard as assassins and enjoyed the rewards provided by Ye Chen, who was their Young Master.