Chapter 439 - Chapter 440: Chapter 409 Siege_1 (1/2)

Chapter 440: Chapter 409 Siege_1

“Is this the only trick you have up your sleeves?”

Xu Mu gazed at the ruins of the distant city, speaking indifferently.

At that moment, a dense crowd of figures rose from the ruins.

At the same time, shadows appeared from several other directions, though they were somewhat distant.

These people stood their ground, not immediately advancing.

Clearly, they were shocked by Xu Mu’s methods too.

They had chosen to use explosives, largely due to their fear of Xu Mu’s formidable power.

Although the County City was teeming with martial experts and had the advantage in numbers, it was not difficult to defeat Xu Mu with this advantage. According to the two that had returned, Xu Mu possibly had attained a strength nearly at the Grandmaster level.

Slaying someone of such strength would not be difficult, but it would be far from easy to capture them.

If their siege could not kill him, then all their efforts would be wasted. When it was time to face Xu Mu’s retribution, unless a Martial Arts Grandmaster was in their midst, none could bear it.

As for Yin Wen’s life or death, that was just her ill fortune.

Wasn’t it natural to sacrifice the individual for the greater good?

Why didn’t they ask the Martial Arts Grandmaster to directly suppress the situation with force?

They would have enjoined his support, but the journey was long. Even if he agreed, he wouldn’t arrive immediately.

On the other hand, a Martial Arts Grandmaster was not a dog they owned; he wouldn’t simply come at their beck and call.

Given the influence of the County City Martial Alliance and the official authorities, getting a Martial Arts Grandmaster to help would be exceptionally troublesome unless they were being attacked by enemy nations, which would put everyone in the city at risk. Only then would a Martial Arts Grandmaster come to their aid without any hesitation.

As of now, they had only lost a County Magistrate—mere ants in the eyes of a Martial Arts Grandmaster. Just this reason alone would not suffice to summon a Grandmaster’s presence.

If Martial Arts Grandmaster were so easily summoned, he probably would have been worn out long ago.

A Martial Arts Grandmaster not only possessed immense power, but also held strategic importance; he would not leave the area he protected unless absolutely necessary.

Moreover, Xu Mu’s arrival at the County City was too expedient. Kang Fuxing and the man in the golden robe had only just returned. They had barely prepared, and the explosives used earlier weren’t originally intended for Xu Mu, but were standard supplies of the city, used as a last resort against empire elites or martial arts criminals that they couldn’t settle with.

Given such a violent explosion, apart from a Martial Arts Grandmaster, no one else should have been able to withstand it.

Even a Martial Arts Grandmaster would likely not have remained unscathed, let alone rescue three people and a falcon under such circumstances.

Therefore, the onlookers were somewhat baffled and unsure of how to proceed.

“Such a violent explosion would not have left him unscathed. He must be bluffing to buy himself time for recovery. If we attack now, his death is certain!”

A middle-aged man clad in a cyan official’s robe, his face stern and his manner authoritative, confidently uttered these words.

The man, Ye Jianteng, was the Prefectural Governor of the County City, the highest-ranking official. He was the mastermind behind the explosion.

Beside him stood a man in his sixties or seventies, someone who seemed to hold equal rank.

The elderly man had white hair and a slightly hunched back, lacking any commanding presence. He looked completely ordinary, but his eyes were not dull or cloudy like most old men’s, but instead were clear and pure. His dark gaze was unfathomable, giving off a sense of foreign wisdom.

This old man, Wu Chengbo, was the President of the County City Martial Alliance. As a Martial Emperor peak expert, he was undisputedly the strongest individual in the city.

In discussing stature and rank, his might even be higher than Ye Jianteng. In this world, a martial artist of the same level generally held a higher status than an official.

However, because Wu Chengbo was of advanced age and had no interest in power, he yearned only for peace and lived to enjoy his remaining years.

Faced with the current sudden crisis, his original intention was to avoid alarming the enemy and just report the incident.

But Ye Jianteng had taken a different stance.

Ye Jianteng was in his prime and had significant networks behind him. His future was full of potential.

While others saw dealing with Xu Mu as a crisis, Ye Jianteng, with his strong desire for power, saw it as an excellent opportunity to earn merit.

Hence, the minute he got the news, he started making various plans.