Chapter 690: Chapter 690: Crushing from the Hidden Sect
Although he didn’t know why he felt so impassioned by Yang Fei’s words, Hu Lizhong, after all, was over forty and relatively steady by nature.
He tried to calm himself and reminded Yang Fei, "Brother Yang, the base at Yunwu Mountain is heavily guarded now, and we don’t know how many experts are inside, let alone the possibility of numerous strong individuals from the Hidden Sect. You’ve just recovered from serious injuries, so is it really a good idea for us to go back there now?"
Yang Fei gave him a look and nodded, "Yes, Old Hu, just wait here outside, and act according to the situation. I’ll go alone."
Hu Lizhong immediately said, "Brother Yang, that’s not what I meant. If you insist on going, how can I, Hu Lizhong, not accompany you? I’ll follow you to the death. I’m just reminding you that it might be very dangerous there right now. And your injuries..."
Yang Fei interrupted, "I’ve completely healed."
"What? How?" Hu Lizhong was dumbfounded.
Although he could feel the strong aura emanating from Yang Fei and knew that this guy was a freak, recovering to this extent in such a short time was simply abnormal.
But he never expected Yang Fei to have already fully recovered.
Is he even human?
"Moreover, based on what you said earlier, that Old Zhuge didn’t make a move to stop Qin Yanyang and the others when they left, which is enough to show that the old bastard has suffered huge losses, even possibly injuring his foundation and lacking the strength to stop you. As long as he can no longer activate the Five Elements Thousand Mechanism Array... No, even if he can activate it, as long as it can’t exert its strongest power, it’s only advantageous and not disadvantageous for me," Yang Fei said with a glint in his eye.
Hu Lizhong felt a surge of fear as he listened, but at the same time, he was also infected by Yang Fei’s strong fighting spirit and confidence, gaining a bit more faith.
Yet, he couldn’t help but remind him, "I’m just worried that other experts from the Hidden Sect might arrive one after another."
"Then we’ll act according to the situation. Anyway, I’m not willing to just make a bridal gown for someone else, nor am I willing to be chased away in such a sorry state," Yang Fei huffed.
Seeing that he was set on returning, Hu Lizhong gritted his teeth and resolutely said, "Fine, since Brother Yang wants to go, then I, Old Hu, will join you in this madness."
Yang Fei shot out like a bolt of lightning towards Yunwu Mountain, and Hu Lizhong immediately followed.
Hu Lizhong was not a man of indecision. Having decided to follow, and being in the same boat now, he was determined to work together and give it his all.
Around Yunwu Mountain, the army brought by Chu Que had the place tightly surrounded, with all guard posts under strict scrutiny and manned entirely by people from the Central Battle Zone.
Inside the valley, within a meeting room with closed doors, Chu Que and Chu Tianshu, among others, were being scolded by Zhuge Cang until their heads hung low.
"Useless, all of you are useless, a bunch of defeated soldiers couldn’t even stop them, letting the enemy break through and escape from right under your noses, what are you good for? Huh? Didn’t you confidently claim you could wrap them up like dumplings and suppress them all? Even if you couldn’t capture them alive, then kill them all, is killing that difficult?" Zhuge Cang paced back and forth, sitting and standing uneasily while bellowing.
He was genuinely furious.
A mere mortal world martial artist squad had actually broken through the siege of a large army, where, crucially, many Innate Realm experts from the Hidden Sect were included.
The joint forces of over a dozen Innate Realm experts and a modernized regular army had been so easily penetrated by the enemy with heavy casualties. If this got out, it would be utterly laughable.
Chu Que and Chu Tianshu kept their heads low, not even daring to breathe too loudly.
Especially Chu Tianshu, his legs trembling slightly, deeply fearing that the old monster from the Hidden Sect would suddenly go mad and start killing them.
Chu Que was slightly better off, he hadn’t witnessed Zhuge Cang controlling the Five Elements Thousand Mechanism Array in its awesome display, and by now, he was already quite annoyed by the old man’s ranting.
What a bunch of rubbish.
You said that not a single person inside Yunwu Mountain Valley would escape, didn’t you?
And what happened? Apart from our own people, not a single enemy was left behind.
Although we let the Military Department’s people break out, we at least caused them to lose dozens of personnel; even two Unique Tier combatants were seriously injured and captured.
Besides, no one expected Qin Yanyang to be here.
Thinking of how that woman, like a deity, conjured a tornado out of nowhere, Chu Que felt a shiver down his spine.
Although they were enemies, Chu Que still deep down admired that girl.
Too strong!
With the power of one person covering the retreat, he actually obliterated five of the enemy’s helicopters on his own, eventually forcing them to order the remaining helicopters not to approach to minimize losses.
At that time, the woman, wielding an energy cannon and relying on her profound cultivation, took down the enemy’s helicopters with deadly accuracy.
Her state was simply inhuman.
Faced with Zhuge Cang’s furious scolding, everyone in the room hung their heads in shame, enduring the humiliation.
After a long tirade, Zhuge Cang seemed to be tired as well, waving his hand he said, "Go pursue them, we must catch up with that woman. The Six Changes Wood Box has been taken away; we must retrieve it."
Chu Que raised his head upon hearing this and said, "Elder, the Military Department is elite, their combat strength is formidable. Now that they have already fled, it’s difficult for us regular soldiers to pursue them."
Zhuge Cang glanced at him, and Chu Que’s heart chilled, feeling as if those deep and terrifying eyes could send him to meet his ancestors with a single look, so he quickly lowered his head again.
"Hmph, a bunch of useless trash!"
Zhuge Cang snorted again, his gaze turning to those present from the Hidden Sect who were at the Innate Realm, saying, "Let our people go after them, and make sure to bring back the Six Changes Wood Box. Also, check if Yang Fei is dead. If he’s not, bring him back alive—he is of great use."
Using Thunder Power to strike was a last resort; if he couldn’t suppress them, he’d be the one in danger.
Now that the situation was under control, if the kid wasn’t dead, he needed to be captured as he had, after all, penetrated the Ancient Rune.
"Yes," those few men from the Hidden Sect at the Innate Realm nodded simultaneously and left.
Chu Que and Chu Tianshu were also planning to leave but heard Zhuge Cang saying, "I need a large quantity of high-quality jade. This array has been damaged and needs to be repaired."
Chu Que quickly nodded, "Rest assured, elder, we will have it delivered promptly."
"Dismissed," Zhuge Cang waved his hand.
Chu Que and Chu Tianshu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and left.
Once outside, after walking a considerable distance, Chu Que straightened his back, unable to resist saying, "It worked, I didn’t expect it to be so easy."
Chu Tianshu also felt like it was a dream, but he still couldn’t help asking for confirmation, "Has Imperial City been secured as well?"
Chu Que nodded, "Before we took action, Imperial City had already made a move, and the situation has been stabilized."
Chu Tianshu took a deep breath in disbelief, "This easy?"
The excitement on Chu Que’s face faded slightly as he looked back at Zhuge Cang’s meditation room and whispered, "These people are too terrifying."
Chu Tianshu silently nodded.
Truly worthy of being from the Hidden Sect.
Originally, by sealing off the passageway in Death Valley, they thought the Hidden Sect World would be isolated from the outside, but they never expected it to be impossible to contain.
These individuals emerged from who knows where, and so many appeared at once, silently mingling with the many forces of Imperial City, quietly shifting many people’s allegiances.
This operation was executed with decisive, lightning-swift action that quickly took control of the situation.
When faced with the mysterious and formidable Hidden Sect forces, the worldly powers were truly unable to resist, incapable of contending.
The only regret was failing to capture Qin Yanyang and Yang Fei.
Furthermore, it was said that there had been some complications on the Imperial City side.
Qin Huai’an narrowly escaped with severe injuries.
This stabilizer of the Qin Family fought valiantly, bathed in blood against five opponents of the same realm, managing to slay two and severely wound another before fleeing injured.