554 I Have Three Ways! (1/2)
Venerable Lord Sword and brothers stood together in a spacious house and wore grim expressions on their faces.
The release of the Dictum of Death held equally heavy pressure on the three of them.
”The Dictum of Death can basically prove the truth in Yun Yang's words. The Merciless Tower has indeed ganged up with the Hall of Crimson Blade; both sides have come together. Now that they have assembled the world's assassins, the situation is very bad for us.”
”We have less than two hundred people here. There are only seven of them who are above heaven realm! We are too weak, the difference between our capabilities too vast. We can't even begin to compare ourselves to them.”
”What do we do now?”
Both Venerable Lords were looking at Venerable Lord Snow, who was musing while pacing the floor.
Venerable Lord Snow was deep in thought, a frown on his brow.
What should they do? This was a valid question.
It was about this time that a clear voice rang out, ”Are the three Venerable Lords here?”
Yun Yang!
Yun Yang had come at an opportune moment.
”Do enter, Young Master Yun!” Venerable Lord Snow's eyes brightened with glee.
To the three of them, Yun Yang was smart and crafty, in addition to having a significantly powerful cultivation base. His spontaneity exceeded that of the common man. The three of them were fearless after years of battling in the martial world, but they could hardly produce a stratagem to overcome this chaotic situation. Yun Yang's aid in coming up with a strategy would be invaluable.
The breeze blew strongly. Yun Yang had come to the yard in his purple gown, slowly pacing towards the room.
”Young Master Yun has come at a good time.” Venerable Lord Snow wore a deep frown and a grim face. ”The situation now…”
Yun Yang breathed in deeply and replied, ”I've come exactly for this reason.”
”We would like to hear your opinion,” said Venerable Lord Frost.
This time, even Venerable Lord Sword lifted his head and watched Yun Yang in anticipation. It was easy to discern that the three Venerable Lords were rather clueless when faced with the current dilemma.
It was true that the three of them wanted to seek revenge for Venerable Lord Ice, it was also true that they would be willing to face death in obtaining vengeance, but now that the Dictum of Death had changed the situation and all the skilled assassins of Tianxuan Continent had flocked over from all directions like a swarm of ants, the massive scale of the operation frightened even the strongest of the Venerable Lords.
Even though they regarded their capabilities highly, they were not narcissistic enough to assume that the three of them could fight off all the world's killers. After all, the three of them no longer recognized themselves as the Four Seasons Tower's Venerable Lords, thus their biggest wish now was to obtain revenge for their brother and then live out the rest of their lives in seclusion in the forest.
Nonetheless, they did not manage to find the Hall of Crimson Blood and Venerable Lord Ice's killer, Hong Zhan. Based on Yun Yang's intelligence, they had expanded their ambush to The Merciless Tower as well. While they had managed to kill more people, they still did not catch their enemy's key personnel.
When they faced The Merciless Tower's assistant leader, Yu Fei, in the previous battle, the latter's capability was much higher than they had expected; the three of them were not his equal if they were to fight him individually. Even when the three of them combined forces, they did not manage to seize their opponent.
By this calculation alone, they would definitely lose in a three-on-three once they actually went head to head with The Merciless Tower's leaders, Hen Bieli and Hong Zhan, whom they had been searching for in addition to Yu Fei. If this were not so, they would not be gathering the Four Seasons Tower's resources in Tiantang City.
It beyond their expectations that The Merciless Tower would use the legendary Dictum of Death when this organization still had some combat strength in them. For a moment, the trio was befuddled. After all, nothing should have caused the situation to progress to this stage, no matter how one looked at it.