Chapter 145: Former Tutor (1)

The inside of the cave facility was well lit with many light sources stuck in the walls, illuminating the path leading inwards.

It was a weird scene for Lan Ming considering this was a assassin organisation base and she had expected it to be dark and scary.

But things weren't that different.

The downward path leading to the insides of the cave facility was completely empty and even when they descended quite some distance, they encountered no one.

"Master must have already dealt with the Assassins who have their mind broken and this caused the others to become cautious. They must be prepared for a enemy attack."

Ying Yue crouched down and touched the rocky surface as she added.

"But then again, they have a Rune Formation which tells them of every living being in the defensive formation, so they already knew about us the moment we entered. It didn't change anything. Master must have seen that and dealt with the Assassins so they don't block our path."

"Then there is no need to stay hidden. We can just barge our way in. By the way, do you know anything about the abilities of people inside?"

Lan Ming asked.

"I know Bian Lu, he has abilities similar to mine and controls shadows. He's the one who forced me to learn the shadow element. Aside from him, the manager of this facility is that old hag who controls wind element. You need to be careful of her since she is very powerful, especially since she is in Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Realm.

There is one more Core Formation Realm for sure since back in those days, they always followed this pattern. One Nascent Soul Realm as manager and two Core Formation Realm as protectors. There might be more Foundation Realm though. They were never fixed."

Ying Yue tried to give as much as detail she could as they walked further down. Just then, the whole facility trembled as rocks dropped from the ceiling. It was if a high intensity earthquake had struck the facility.

From head to toe, they wore a special black suit which covered everything so that only their eyes were visible. However, all of the eyes were devoid of any emotions. There was nothing as if they were just complete hollow shell of a human body.

However, even if their eyes showed no life, their body functioned perfectly. The women could sense life signs from them so they were sure the Assassins were alive, albeit not properly.

The dimly lit hall along with the hundreds of Assassin created a daunting view that would even scare people with strongest will.

Even the four women were affected by the atmosphere and that was when a purple dagger came slashing through towards Ning Xi's neck. It was swift and unnoticed, as it didn't even make any sound.

Ying Yue who was the fastest and quickest to react, took out her daggers and blocked the purple dagger's path. However, it was as though the dagger was just an illusion as it passed through Ying Yue's dagger with complete ease.

Her hairs stood up in alarm as she tried to warn Ning Xi but the dagger was inches away from Ning Xi's neck. She felt as if it was in illusion but the threat the dagger posed was even more terrifying. Her instincts told her that the dagger was real, that it was very dangerous.

It all happened in less than a second and before any could react properly, the purple dagger was already close to cutting Ning Xi's neck.

Ning Xi also finally sensed the danger and wanted to react but she was too slow. By the time she would react, the dagger would have already cut her head from her torso.

However, it wasn't like she was defenseless. She was a prodigy for a reason. Her mind worked swiftly as she tried to think of a solution. She was sure that if the dagger hit, she would be injured if not dead.

Then, with a quick decision she activated her golden body as her body shone with a golden glow and her skin turned sharper and sturdier.

The activation was just in time as the dagger finally connected with her neck, but it only bounced off as if it had hit a metal surfaces.

Seeing that the attack had failed, their assaulter backed away and hid somewhere.