Eternal Saber-Chapter 292 - 16: Annihilation
The assassination attempt by several hermits abruptly shattered the tranquility on the arch bridge.
It was like throwing a huge stone into a calm lake, the chilling intent to kill was like the towering waves stirred up by the stone, almost swallowing Chen Tang and Shen Yu whole!
Brother Yin was already exchanging blows with the middle-aged man.
Just with a brief contact, Brother Yin realized that they were at the same realm, both at Sixth Grade, and quite tricky to handle.
It was impossible to subdue him in a short time.
When Brother Yin realized that Shen Yu was in danger, it was already too late to turn and assist.
And Xiao Pu was only at Eighth Grade, while Shen Yu was at Ninth Grade; in front of Lower Concealment, they might not last a single move!
Xiao Pu cried out in surprise, wanting to shield himself.
Shen Yu turned pale, gripping the long blade at his waist in reverse.
But it was all too late.
The assassin's Hidden Saber was almost touching Xiao Pu's chest!
Everything happened too quickly.
Suddenly!
Their vision blurred and a figure appeared in front of them.
The newcomer was late but arrived first, moving as fast as lightning.
Shen Yu and Xiao Pu didn't even see it clearly; the hermit's blade had already been taken, and a reverse stab was delivered!
The Hidden Saber pierced into the hermit's chest, leaving only the handle exposed outside!
It was Chen Tang!
It wasn't until that moment that Shen Yu and Xiao Pu saw the newcomer clearly.
The hermit, having lost his blade, realized something was wrong.
His years as a hermit and training made him make a judgment immediately, missing the strike, without hesitation, he quickly fled!
But the man had not taken more than two steps when he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
He looked down to see that his own Hidden Saber was already embedded in his chest!
His consciousness dimmed, his body swayed a few times, then fell to the ground with a thud, and his corpse rolled off the arch bridge.
Chen Tang left his original position, killed the man, and simultaneously evaded the attacks of the middle-aged woman, the old woman, and the initial few poisoned needles!
The middle-aged woman and the old woman, missing their attacks, felt a chill in their hearts.
His body technique is so fast!
To go or to stay?
The two hesitated slightly, and in the blink of an eye, Chen Tang had already gone and returned!
Swish!
The middle-aged woman swung a slash downward with extreme speed, while the blade tilted slightly, shaking at a strange angle. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
The blade was smooth as a mirror, reflecting sunlight, dazzling Chen Tang's eyes, making it hard for him to see.
This was exactly one of the small techniques used in hermit assassinations, leveraging the surrounding environment.
During the clash, doing this suddenly could catch the opponent off guard, obstructing their vision, causing them to panic and reveal a flaw.
In a fleeting moment, life and death could be decided!
But even with his eyes closed, relying on the Wind Listening Technique, Chen Tang could determine the trajectory of the middle-aged woman's attack.
He stretched out his left hand, as fast as lightning, instantly grasping the wrist of the middle-aged woman's hand holding the blade, slashed to the right, just blocking the old woman's incoming slash.
At the same time, his right hand pierced through the blockade of the two Hidden Sabers, gently grabbing the middle-aged woman's throat!
"Hhh... hhh..."
The middle-aged woman's chest was instantly dyed red with fresh blood, her mouth agape, wanting to say something, but realizing air leaked from her throat, making an odd sound.
"Stealing Food from a Tiger's Mouth!"
Shen Yu's eyes lit up, recognizing this as a move from the Tiger Subduing Fist.
When Chen Tang used Stealing Food from a Tiger's Mouth, it was done with such ease and grace.
Just a casual grab, and the middle-aged woman's throat had shattered, blood gushing like a spring, pulling out the windpipe!
Shen Yu had mastered this technique long ago, but never to the extent of Mastering Change.
Watching Chen Tang easily kill a hermit with this move, she seemed to have an epiphany.
No matter how the master taught her fist techniques, it couldn't hit her as hard as this scene.
This was practical combat, showing Shen Yu how to use Stealing Food from a Tiger's Mouth to kill!
With one move succeeding, the old woman saw things going south and tried to turn and escape.
Chen Tang didn't give her the chance, bounding forward with a tiger leap, lunging forward!
In an instant, Shen Yu seemed to see on this arch bridge, a hungry tiger spotting its prey, roaring, leaping up from the mountainside, whipping up a fierce wind!
Crack!
The old woman was pounced on by Chen Tang, who exerted a slight force with both hands, snapping her neck.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The middle-aged man, seeing the dire situation unfold, swung his hand casually, releasing several cross-shaped darts from his sleeve.
Brother Yin dared not be careless, quickly stepping back while wielding his saber to block.
At the same time, the middle-aged man swung both hands in Chen Tang's direction twice more!
A flurry of cold light came rushing at them!
But all these cold lights missed!
Chen Tang leaped into the air, reaching a high point, gliding more than a zhang like a Tiger with Wings, avoiding the cross darts, and instantly pounced behind the middle-aged man.
Grabbing this man's neck, he casually flung him!
Bang!
The man crashed heavily into the stone railing of the arch bridge, his head hitting it, breaking open with blood gushing, already dead.
The child who had been sitting on the ground crying had long since stood up.
His cultivation was far inferior to the two adults, but his body technique was extremely agile and swift.
He climbed over the stone railing of the arch bridge, attempting to jump into the river below.
As Chen Tang landed after killing the middle-aged man, he tipped his toe.
A long blade that had just fallen lay on the ground, flew out, turned into a cold light, and immediately pierced into the child's chest, with a person and a blade plunging into the river, quickly dyeing the water red.
Chen Tang didn't know whether this child was really the two adults' child.
But at this moment, he was no longer a child in the worldly sense.
He was a hermit, an assassin, a killer!
Any hesitation could have meant Chen Tang's death!
Brother Yin and Xiao Pu, seeing the corpses on the arch bridge, couldn't hide their shock in their eyes.
The methods Chen Tang displayed just now seemed even more powerful than those by the seaside, almost terrifying!
A group of hermits joining hands for the assassination, yet he resolved it with such ease!
None of these Lower Concealments could withstand a single move against him!
Brother Yin, being a Sixth Grade, was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of protecting Shen Yu this time.
Yet just now, Chen Tang gave him an almost unstoppable feeling!
As if this person could crush him with just one hand!
Shen Yu's eyes revealed a trace of excitement.
The means Chen Tang used for killing were almost all moves from the Tiger Subduing Fist.
Though Chen Tang said nothing, Shen Yu vaguely felt that he was using this way to guide her just now.
No matter how exquisite the fist technique, it ultimately must be tested in actual combat to manifest its essence and divine charm!
All around the arch bridge, the once bustling crowd had stopped, looking over.
The entire city seemed to pause!
Seeing several hermits completely vanquished, everyone's expressions varied.
In unison, the crowd resumed its flow, with the shouts, the market cries, the laughter returning, as if the scene just now never occurred.
On the arch bridge, the young couple was still nestled together, chatting and laughing, gazing into the distance.
The blind man on the bridge still sat in the same place, motionless.
Yet the eye sockets of the fortune-telling blind man were fixed on Chen Tang, as if he could see.
Pedestrians passed over the arch bridge, oblivious to the corpses underfoot.
Everything returned to the way it was.
