Chapter 89 – Take the Enemy by Surprise (1/2)

Chapter 89 – Take the Enemy by Surprise

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Bi Fan and the others hadn’t gone very far when they realized that they were being followed by Gu Feng and his twenty-three man team.

“It seems that Gu Feng had been keeping an eye on us the entire time; and has even decided to forgo the Stone Giant’s corpse, as he’s coming after us with his entire team.” Bi Fan said in a very serene, and undisturbed, tone.

Even though the opposition was a lot stronger than them, Bi Fan’s body language reflected no fear; however, there was a subtle hint of excitement.

Wang Zhong asked: “Are we leaving, or are we fighting?”

“Fighting! I’m not afraid of them.” Blue Dragon spoke up.

At present, after the breakthrough, his strength had seen massive rise, and so had his confidence. He was full of fighting spirit; even more than usual.

Lone Leaf was the only one who hesitated in that moment; after all, he was a disciple of the Jiu Yu Da Sect. So naturally, he didn’t want to pick a fight with Gu Feng, as it could spark a dispute between their schools, which may not work well for him in the end.

Bi Fan knew this well: “Brother Lone Leaf, we will not force you. If you don’t wish to participate, then you may stand aside, and only spectate this fight. We can take care of Gu Feng and his men on our own.”

“No, that’s out of question, Brother. Since the other party is coming to snatch our treasures, it is my responsibility to counter-act. I will not pass on my responsibilities.” Lone Leaf said in a loud voice.

“Well said Brother. Now that we are all in, let’s kill them!” Blue Dragon said.

“Brother Gu Feng, why are we following these people? Do they have something even more valuable than the body of the Stone Giant?” The speaker was a tall and brawny youngster, the strongest under Gu Feng’s command. His name was Tie Fei Yun.

Gu Feng smiled: “What is more valuable: half of an Ogre flower, or the Stone Giant’s body?”

“The Ogre flower petals are obviously more valuable. Are you saying that these men stole the Ogre flower?” Tie Fei Yun was completely shocked.

“Yes, they were the ones to steal the Ogre flower. You thought that I would simply abandon a Stone Giant’s body, like that?” Gu Feng laughed.

“That’s really awesome Brother. You were tracking these people all along, and no one found out! That was a very wise move Brother!”

Gu Feng suddenly started feeling very comfortable; and was rather pleased with his position, after hearing all the flattering from his juniors.

“We will divide in three squads. One squad will continue to chase them from behind, while the other two will flank them from both sides. We will need to make sure that we intercept them.” Gu Feng revealed the plan.

Soon, they split into three teams. Gu Feng put himself in charge of the team that was supposed to attack from the right hand side.

The teams dispersed, marking the beginning of the fight.

Bi Fan had been slyly keeping an eye on the developments at the back, so he knew that Gu Feng had already kicked his plan into action.

“Brothers, the enemy is coming for us, and we must retaliate heavily. There will be no room for mercy here, and we must to aim for the kill.” Bi Fan sneered.

Wang Zhong said: “Previously, I wanted to avoid this fight. But now that they have decided to attack us, its time they found out our real strengths.”

“Brother Bi Fan, what’s the plan? It’s best to kill them all. If word gets out, then the relationship between Jian Shen and Bei Ming will be very severely impacted.” Lone Leaf said.

Bi Fan smiled: “They will try to surround us. We obviously can’t allow them to do that. We will turn around, and take them by surprise…”

Suddenly, Bi Fan and his team, turned around, and darted towards the Jian Shen team that was following them.

“We will not attack them first. We will let them start the fight. If anything goes wrong, we can always play the ‘self-defense’ card.” Wang Zhong said.

Since they weren’t a hundred percent sure of the being able to wipe of the other side completely, the ‘self-defense’ card could come in handy later.

As long as the Jian Shen men drew their swords first, Bi Fan and his party could attack them under the pretext of ‘self-preservation’.

Lone Leaf was strongly in favor of the idea. As long as Jian Shen was first to attack, he could kill them unrestrained. Killing Jian Shen disciples would no longer be an issue for him, in this case.

If the matter was ever inspected into, Bei Ming faction would provide him their full support, and protection against Jian Shen School, since he acted out of ‘self-defense’. Under any other circumstances, they were likely to denounce him, for the fear of losing face in public.

Bi Fan and his friends were moving awfully fast; plus the other side was also moving towards them. And soon, the two sides came face-to-face with each other.

The Jian Shen platoon, which was following them, comprised of six men, and was being led by a ‘transformation’ layered man named Wang Sheng.

As soon the Jian Shen platoon saw the other side charge towards them, the look on their faces changed drastically. Wang Sheng was the only one who was able to maintain his composure; and only barely so.

Wang Sheng had just entered the ‘transformation’ layer, so he wasn’t exactly considered a very stronger fighter yet.

Since Bi Fan and his party, had suddenly changed direction, Wang Sheng and his team found themselves unprepared to handle the situation.