Chapter 109 (1/2)

Chapter 109

The Robed Man

“Lucas they’re coming.” Chu Shen’s voice was received by Lucas cybernetic brain. He did not hear it vocally yet it sounded inside his head as clear as day. If it had to be related to something, the closes it would come would be telepathy. It was a unique ability of cyborgs, to send information straight to the digital cerebral cortex, allowing them to hear transmissions of sound without it physically being heard.

Lucas stiffened slightly in response to Chu Shen’s transmission. “How many and how strong?” Lucas said, his lips not moving despite him talking to Chu Shen with his internal radio.

“There is a Rank 6 a.s.sa.s.sin, three Rank 5 a.s.sa.s.sins, and nine Rank 4 a.s.sa.s.sins.” Chu Shen’s voice rang inside Lucas’ head.

“Alright. Should we continue with the plan of taking the kids off the road while the drivers continue on.”

“NO! These a.s.sa.s.sins are good. The Rank 6 a.s.sa.s.sin detected my soul scan even when they can’t use their own souls for detection. He was sensitive enough to Qi to detect the subtle changes from the soul scan. He’s too good to be fooled by something so amateur as that.”

Lucas frowned. This wasn’t good. They may not be able to shake these guys off after all. “So, what do you suggest?”

“I have a plan…”

It had been five days since they had killed the men of the Ice Dragon and Golden Palm. One day since Chu Shen had encountered the Asura sect’s a.s.sa.s.sins.

They a.s.sa.s.sins were quickly catching up to the kids. Previously they had been separated by over twenty miles, twenty three if they followed the path. The kids rode wagons to try and keep as much distance between them and the a.s.sa.s.sins as possible.

Unfortunately, even with all their effort it was in vain. The a.s.sa.s.sins had top of the line horses, unlike the Rising Tide who had grabbed common horses from the stables. Not to mention the fact the a.s.sa.s.sin’s horses were unburdened with a large wagon.

The a.s.sa.s.sins had quickly gained on them in only a single day. Now, they were only seven miles away. The next day, the a.s.sa.s.sins would be on top of them. Lucas had kept track of them using the holo-drone-which was why they know how far away they were-and kept Chu Shen informed the entire time.

They had discussed how to deal with the a.s.sa.s.sins and finally came up with a final plan. Now it was time to put the plan into action.

The Asura Sect a.s.sa.s.sins rode on the horses. Their bodies rocked with the horses in a calm, unhurried manner. Obviously they were very experienced with horse riding.

Suddenly, the Vajra Asura reined his horse in. The other Asura Sect members did the same. All of them drew their weapons simultaneously and mana s.h.i.+elds flared to life. All of their body s.h.i.+elds were black but one of the Dhara had traces of green and one of the Agni Asura had traces of silver. Three of the Dhara Asura jumped off their horses, fading into the shadows of the forest that surrounded the rough earthen path.