43: Sneak attack! Annihilation!

Chapter Forty-Three: Sneak Attack! Eradication!

Lu Qiu's gaze fell upon the weakest of the three, the one called "Junior Brother Huang."

When picking persimmons, one naturally picks the softest ones first.

This Spirit Beast Mountain Disciple's defensive artifact was merely a Medium Grade Magical Artifact; its luster was dim, and it was clearly not some high-end item.

At this moment, "Junior Brother Huang" was recovering his magic power while commanding his Spirit Beast, a Pangolin Beast, to fight with the Black Water Poison Python.

The battle had reached a fever pitch.

The Black Water Poison Python suddenly whipped its massive tail, which whistled through the air and slammed hard against the Pangolin Beast's shell.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, the Pangolin Beast let out a shrill, mournful cry. Its massive body was sent flying, tumbling several times on the ground. A hideous crack split open on its shell; it was clearly heavily injured.

"Xiao Shan!"

"Junior Brother Huang" was instantly shaken, crying out in alarm. His attention was immediately drawn away, and he even forgot to maintain his Magical Artifact.

Now was the time!

Lu Qiu, who had been lurking in the shadows, seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He did not hesitate in the slightest.

Between his fingers, he held a small knife talisman treasure that he had obtained from the "Madman" Feng Yue but had never used.

Magic power was injected.

Buzz!

An almost imperceptible streak of dark light shot from his fingertip, silently cutting through the dimness of the forest and instantly crossing a distance of dozens of feet.

"Junior Brother Huang's" heart suddenly went cold as a sense of fatal crisis enveloped him. He was just about to activate his defensive artifact.

But it was too late.

Puchi!

The light shield of his Medium Grade Magical Artifact was like a thin sheet of paper, easily pierced by that inconspicuous small knife.

In the next moment, the small knife passed directly through the back of his heart, bringing with it a spray of hot blood.

A kill in one strike!

The worry and horror on the Disciple's face froze completely. His life force dissipated rapidly, and he fell straight down.

"A talisman treasure!"

"Junior Brother Huang!"

Senior Brother Ge, the leader, and the other Senior Brother Li reacted almost simultaneously, both shocked and enraged.

Their faces turned pale. Without a second thought, they immediately pushed their strongest defensive artifacts to their limits.

In an instant, a thick light curtain and a rotating shield protected the two of them tightly.

"Which rat dares to commit such a foul deed!"

Senior Brother Ge shouted sternly, his Divine Sense spreading out like a tide, frantically searching for traces of the person who had struck from the shadows.

However, all around was quiet.

Aside from the hissing of the Black Water Poison Python and the roaring of the Spirit Beasts, there was no other movement.

That killing intent, after succeeding in one strike, seemed to have melted into the air, vanishing without a trace.

This kind of unknown weirdness was even more chilling than an enemy in plain sight.

Junior Brother Huang's warm corpse lay not far away, stimulating their taut nerves.

"Your Excellency, what is your purpose? We are Disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain. If it is only for this Black Water Poison Python, we two brothers are willing to hand it over. Please show yourself!"

Senior Brother Ge suppressed the anger and fear in his heart. Being relatively calm, he spoke loudly, attempting to make the attacker reveal himself.

However, there was still no reply.

In the forest, there was only a deathly silence.

Lu Qiu, hiding in the shadows wearing the invisibility gauze, could only sneer in his heart upon hearing this.

Did they take him for a three-year-old child to be fooled?

He had already killed one of them; it was already a situation where only one side could survive. To say such nonsense now was simply too naive.

He was in no hurry to strike again. Instead, like the most patient hunter, he waited quietly.

Time passed, minute by minute.

Senior Brother Ge and Senior Brother Li maintained their defensive artifacts, their magic power draining away like a flood through an open gate.

As for the Black Water Poison Python, after losing the distraction of one Spirit Beast, it became even more frenzied. All its attacks were focused on Senior Brother Ge's red flame giant wolf.

Senior Brother Ge was burning with anxiety.

He wanted to recall his Spirit Beast to protect himself, but it was being held back by the enraged Black Water Python, making it impossible to escape.

Under these circumstances, the little magic power the two had just recovered was soon exhausted again.

Senior Brother Ge also began to grow restless.

"Senior Brother Ge, that person... has he already left?"

Senior Brother Li, whose magic power was nearly empty, couldn't help but speak, clinging to a sliver of hope.

He stared at the empty surroundings, feeling that the fatal sense of threat seemed to have weakened significantly.

To save magic power, he hardened his heart and actually dimmed the light of his defensive artifact a bit.

"Fool!"

Seeing this, Senior Brother Ge was furious and was about to snap at him.

But everything was too late.

The moment a flaw appeared in Senior Brother Li's defense.

That life-taking small knife appeared once more.

Like a venomous snake lurking in the dark, it descended again silently and with even greater speed than before.

Puff!

Blood light appeared again.

Senior Brother Li didn't even have time to scream before his chest was instantly pierced by the talisman treasure, following in Junior Brother Huang's footsteps.

"Damn it!"

This time, Lu Qiu's strike finally allowed Senior Brother Ge to catch a trace of him.

Following the direction where the dark light vanished, he roared and sacrificed a cold, glinting flying fork artifact, hurling it violently toward the position where Lu Qiu was hiding.

Lu Qiu was already prepared.

A green light flashed beneath his feet as the cloud treading boots were activated. His form turned into a blurred afterimage, easily dodging this wrathful strike.

The flying fork slammed into the giant tree behind him with a loud boom.

And Lu Qiu's figure was completely exposed before Senior Brother Ge.

"It's you!"

When Senior Brother Ge saw Lu Qiu's plain face clearly, he was stunned.

He finally recognized him.

Wasn't this the Yellow Maple Valley Disciple they had chased into a pathetic flight in that valley with the purple monkey flowers a few days ago?

In an instant, he understood everything.

This wasn't some robbery to snatch a Yao Beast; it was a thorough revenge!

Today was destined to be a situation where only one could live.

"I'll kill you!"

Senior Brother Ge's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a madman as he activated the flying fork artifact again, attacking Lu Qiu with overwhelming hatred.

Lu Qiu's expression remained unchanged in the face of this violent attack.

He didn't even sacrifice his qingming sword.

With a flick of his wrist, a small, crystal-clear green mirror that he had obtained from the "Treasure Maiden" Zhou Qian appeared in his hand.

The qing ning mirror!

Magic power was injected.

A hazy green light shot from the mirror's surface, arriving first and accurately enveloping the menacing flying fork.

A strange scene occurred.

Under the green light, the Top-Grade flying fork artifact actually seemed to fall into a quagmire, suddenly jerking to a halt in mid-air, frozen and unmoving.

"The qing ning mirror!"

Senior Brother Ge recognized this famous top-grade artifact of the Yanyue Sect at a glance. He was struck as if by lightning, his face filled with unbelievable horror and despair.

How could he have a Top-Grade Magical Artifact from the Yanyue Sect?

How could a Yellow Maple Valley Disciple possess such a supreme treasure!

Even though Senior Brother Ge also had a Top-Grade defensive artifact protecting him, everything seemed pale and powerless before the top-quality qing ning mirror.

Moreover, the true essence in his body was already nearly exhausted.

It's over.

These two words instantly occupied his entire mind.

After a moment of stalemate, seeing that Senior Brother Ge's magic power was about to run out.

Lu Qiu gave him no chance.

The qingming sword flew out at his command, turning into a green rainbow.

In the end, Senior Brother Ge died under Lu Qiu's sword, his face full of resentment and malice.