297 Assassination (2/2)

He proceeded for 100 meters but didn't encounter anything. The silence of the cave was eerie, as the slightest movement was especially clear, and even the sound of the breeze passing his hair could be heard.

Suddenly, the sound of the wind was getting louder, as if there were an air vent ahead. Whiffs of cold air blew on his face, and the temperature drastically decreased.

”So furtive, are you unpresentable?” Mo Wen snorted coldly. After he spoke, his figure began to fade and disappeared from his original position. Almost simultaneously, a cold radiance flashed across and struck Mo Wen's remnant shadow.

”Finally, I encounter a living person.”

Ten meters away, Mo Wen's figure suddenly appeared. He curled his lips into a smile while his eyes were fixed on the place where the cold radiance was. There was a short, small figure wearing black attire and a mask hiding in the darkness. He had a dagger in his hand, and that cold radiance just now was coming from the light of the dagger.

”You have some ability since you are able to escape my surprise attack.” That short, small figure looked at Mo Wen. He was not panicked that Mo Wen had discovered him but was exceptionally calm instead. An assassin who failed in his attack would run far away, so it was rare that he was able to be so calm.

”Since I can't kill you secretly, what if I kill you openly?” That person laughed, and his figure flashed before leaping forward head on. The dagger in his hand emitted a terrifying Qi of dagger before its strong power violently struck towards Mo Wen. This person's Cultivation was relatively high, in the beginning stage of the Qi Nucleation realm.

”Insignificant trick.” Mo Wen smiled stoically. He waved his sleeve, and an invisible strong Qi was released. It instantly shattered that man in black's Qi of the dagger into pieces. That dagger seemed ferocious, but it was vulnerable to a strike.

”Take another dagger from me.” The man in black snorted, and a figure flashed above Mo Wen. A dagger struck down from above as if it were attempting to cleve Mo Wen in half.

Mo Wen flicked his finger, and a golden light flashed. The next moment, it hit the man in black's dagger. The terrifying strength sent the man in black flying directly back a few hundred meters.

Disbelief flashed in the man in black's eyes. With his Cultivation in the beginning of the Qi Nucleation realm, though he might not be able to defeat Mo Wen, it shouldn't be possible for him to be so vulnerable to a strike. How could that youngster have such terrifying strength? Could his Cultivation be in the later stage of the Qi Nucleation realm?

Puff!

The man in black vomited a mouthful of blood while the Qi and blood in his body were in constant concussion. His internal organs hurt and felt hot. The casual wave of Mo Wen's hand was able to injure him... Such profound Cultivation!

Although the man in black was injured, he didn't panic. Instead, delight flashed in his eyes while he focused on Mo Wen's body. However, the thing he expected didn't happen. Something that blew his mind away happened instead.

Mo Wen had unknowingly placed a hand at the man's back. When he turned and moved his body, another figure gradually appeared. However, that figure stiffened in the air like a corpse and was immovable.

That was another man in black, who was dressed the same as the first man in black. A section of the dagger in his hand had dropped onto the floor while one of Mo Wen's hands gripped that person's throat. The entire hand was emitting a dim golden light like a hand made of pure gold. That man in black couldn't move a bit, and his body was slightly trembling. There was terror in his eyes.

”I have already told you that your tricks are insignificant.” Mo Wen smiled sardonically. His fingers exerted more strength, then a crisp snapping sound was heard before the person's throat was crushed. The man in black struggled a bit before his head tilted, and he took his last gasp.

”You dare to kill someone?” The first man in black widened his eyes and looked at Mo Wen in disbelief. With their coordination just now and perfect attack, they still had such an outcome.

In actual fact, both of them had plotted a well-coordinated assassination just now. One would attack Mo Wen head on, while another would attack from the back, attempting to kill him in one strike.

Their mission was to kill this youngster, but in the end, not only had their assassination failed, but one of them had also been killed.

The first man in black said fearfully, ”You dare to kill someone. Aren't you afraid to be punished by the sect?” The one Mo Wen had killed just now was an ancient martial art practitioner in the Qi Nucleation realm and was a Sect Grand Elder, so his death was a great loss.

Mo Wen had clearly restrained him but killed him mercilessly anyway, so he obviously had the intention of killing people.

Mo Wen threw the man in black's corpse casually onto the floor before folding his arms and remarking with a cold smile, ”It was mentioned just now that for the purpose of assessing us, the preliminary would involve deadly danger. Since the candidate faces deadly danger, the assessor naturally will also face deadly danger, as punches and kicks don't have any sense of sight. The death of one or two people is merely accidental.”

”You are… audacious!” The man in black pointed at Mo Wen and was totally speechless in rage. Just now, he had killed someone intentionally and yet claimed it was accidental. He was simply distorting facts and obviously flaunting the rules.

”I am indeed very bold. Since you two are together, I will send you to accompany your partner.” Mo Wen curled his lips into a smile and walked slowly towards the man in black.