togophonebook Chapter 285 An Easy Battle
Chapter 285 An Easy Battle
Chapter 286 An Easy Battle (Discharged from the Hospital!)
entrance to the passage
Lu Hao and his two companions watched the entrance to the passage from afar.
There was a group of people guarding the underground cave, so it seems that King Song left behind some guards after he left.
"Old Lu, can you tell what level these guys are at?" Wang Jinyang glanced at the underground team and said in a low voice.
"Two eighth-rank, three seventh-rank, and five sixth-rank. No problem. There will definitely be ninth-rank reinforcements coming from the other side of the passage, plus the people rushing back now. There shouldn't be any issues."
Lu Hao sensed it and said.
"There's no news from Senior Brother Wu either—" Qin Fengqing said.
"Senior Brother Wu is definitely fine. We can't sense the aura of the Ninth Rank battle right now, which means that Prince Liu hasn't found Senior Brother Wu yet. After the passage opens, I'll deal with the Seventh Rank. You guys be careful here. If you encounter anything wrong, retreat immediately. Don't worry about me. I'm sure I can escape," Lu Hao reassured him.
"Don't worry, we all value our lives and wouldn't joke around with them."
Soon, under everyone's gaze, a burst of energy erupted from the entrance of the passage, and the underground cave team guarding there became alert. The next moment, a white-haired man walked out. The moment he saw the underground cave team, the white-haired man made his move. With just one move, a horizontal slash, the underground cave warriors on the other side were on high alert. Even though all ten of them attacked together, they were still knocked away, and several sixth-rank warriors coughed up blood.
Seeing this, Lu Hao stopped hiding. The white-haired expert who came in was definitely a ninth-rank expert, otherwise he wouldn't be so powerful. He took a step forward and came to the front of a cave warrior who had been repelled, unleashing all the power of heaven and earth stored in his body with the "Splash God Slash".
A streak of blood-red light ripped through the sky, instantly cleaving the seventh-rank underground warrior in two.
"Hahaha, well done, kid Lu! It's time for a counterattack. Let the underground warriors see how powerful we are!"
Seeing Lu Hao make his move, several grandmasters who had been lying in ambush outside the passage also came out.
Zhang Dingnan and Liu Polu attacked a seventh-rank martial artist, while Zhou Zhengyang also attacked a seventh-rank underground martial artist.
Upon seeing this, the ninth-rank white-haired expert attacked the two eighth-rank underground warriors, easily shattering their golden bodies with a single blow.
Zhou Dingguo and the seventh-rank detective from the Investigation Bureau also emerged. Zhou Dingguo attacked the eighth-rank detective, while the director of the Investigation Bureau went to kill the remaining sixth-rank detectives.
For a moment, it seemed that only Lu Hao was left with nothing to do. He had originally planned to fight two opponents alone, but he hadn't expected the others to arrive so quickly.
The only three who haven't arrived yet are Fang Ping, Li Changsheng, and Wu Chuan.
Soon, under the siege of the crowd, this elite underground team was wiped out. The two eighth-rank cultivators tried to escape, but they were facing Zhao Xingwu, a ninth-rank peak cultivator, and had no chance of escaping at all.
This was the first time that a battle in which humans outnumbered each other had ended. The sixth-rank elders around had also gathered over. Although everyone had injuries, none of them were seriously injured.
"Old Zhao, are you the only one who came in this time?" Zhou Dingguo asked. "Yes, Lü Sheng went back and reported that the two cities had joined forces and there were two ninth-rank officials. In order to prevent being wiped out in one fell swoop, I was the only one who came in the second batch. Could it be that Lü Sheng passed on false information?"
Zhao Xingwu frowned deeply. When he came in, he was prepared to deal with two ninth-rank officials.
Upon arriving, they were indeed facing two underground martial artists, but they were at least eighth-rank; there wasn't a trace of a ninth-rank one...
"He didn't spread false information. We did encounter a joint force from two cities, and there were indeed two Rank 9 warriors. After Wu Zhenshou ordered the retreat, the two Rank 9 warriors went after him. After a while, one of the Rank 9 warriors came to guard the passage, while the other should have continued searching for Wu Zhenshou. But yesterday, I saw with my own eyes that, for some reason, the guardian demonic plant erupted multiple times. After that, the Rank 9 underground cave warriors left, and then this small team came here to guard the passage. I don't know the specific situation now," Zhou Dingnan said. He had been lurking in the passage, so he was very clear about the changes here.
"Ninth-rank official suddenly withdraws? Demonic plant outbreak?"
Zhao Xingwu fell silent for a moment, wondering why this didn't seem like Sister Li at all. What had happened?
"Ahem, Mr. Zhao, let me tell you about it. I'm quite familiar with the situation," Lu Hao said.
Instead of letting them speculate and cause internal strife, it's better to just say it directly.
Upon hearing Lu Hao's speech, everyone turned their attention to the young man.
"You're Lu Hao? I heard from Lü Sheng that you single-handedly killed six seventh-rank experts, and that the battle was broken by you."
Zhao Xingwu glanced at Lu Hao, who was speaking. The young man was a seventh-rank cultivator who had just killed a seventh-rank underground martial artist with a single blow. This could only be Lu Hao.
"Yes, I am Lu Hao, but Elder Lü exaggerated my contributions. Others also contributed a great deal."
If Principal Chen hadn't revealed himself, and Master Zhou hadn't revealed his divine weapon, I wouldn't have had so many opportunities. "Young people should be more ambitious, don't be overly modest. You were the biggest contributor in the first battle. Tell me, do you know what happened? Tell me, the situation here is completely confusing to me, I don't know what to do."
Zhao Xingwu asked.
"Elder Zhao, this story begins with Senior Brother Wu telling us to split up. After we split up, I went in the opposite direction and found the ninth-rank city. While the ninth-rank king was away, I sneaked in, stole a few energy stones, and blew up half of the energy mine. The entire Giant Pine City was practically destroyed, which is why the ninth-rank Pine King was forced to return. Otherwise, the entire Giant Pine City might have been completely destroyed, and it wouldn't have been able to recover in less than ten days or half a month."
Lu Hao explained his actions in just a few simple words.
Apart from Qin Fengqing and her two companions who knew in advance, everyone else present wore an expression of disbelief.
"Wait a minute—you said you infiltrated the royal city? A ninth-grade demonic plant should have very strong senses, right? How did you manage to sneak in?"
Zhao Xingwu was completely bewildered by Lu Hao's few words. "Are you sure you're speaking Mandarin? What's wrong?" He recognized each character individually, but couldn't understand the combination.
"Old Zhao, that's a unique method of mine that can conceal one's aura, but unfortunately, that method can't be widely used, otherwise I wouldn't have kept it a secret—"
As Lu Hao spoke, he even demonstrated his stealth ability for them. He was now a Grandmaster and a great contributor, so no one would bother to investigate his secrets because of that.
"...Young Lu, you really can't pass this method on to others, can you? Can't you at least share it with them?"
The moment Zhao Xingwu saw Lu Hao's demonstration, his eyes lit up. He couldn't sense Lu Hao at any point. If it weren't for his eyes, his mental power wouldn't have known that someone was there. If this method could be popularized, "Old Zhao, there really is no other way. If there were a way, I wouldn't be hiding it. Even I don't know the principle behind this. For me, it's just an instinctive reaction. I can only control it and don't know the specifics," Lu Hao explained.