Today’s battle with Yagyu Munenori was no small matter. Although Jiang Fei had always firmly believed he wouldn’t die and was sure he could defeat Yagyu Munenori, he had never underestimated this fight.
Therefore, he maintained a high level of alertness from beginning to end. Even after defeating Yagyu Munenori, leaving him completely unable to resist, and even after he and Ye Yuanyuan had left the mountain peak, Jiang Fei never fully relaxed.
The reason he had stopped halfway earlier was that he sensed killing intent at the foot of the mountain, a rather strong sense of crisis. To be cautious, he stopped and first exchanged for some medicinal pills, recovering some of his injuries and replenishing the vital energy consumed during the fierce battle with Yagyu Munenori.
After resting enough, Jiang Fei felt it was about time, so he and Ye Yuanyuan continued down the mountain to see just what kind of killing move was lying in ambush for him.
But when they got closer, Jiang Fei felt a bit ‘disappointed.’ These guys lying in ambush were nowhere near good enough!
Even before today, back when he hadn’t elevated his Dugu Nine Swords to the third level’s Great Perfection or gained the ten years of Northern Profound Divine Art internal energy, these so-called ‘crises’ wouldn’t have been a match for him. They were almost the same as those assassins who had ambushed him back at the hunting grounds on the outskirts of the capital…
In fact, they were even worse!
Now that his strength had greatly increased, and even a master like Yagyu Munenori had fallen to his sword, what threat did these so-called assassins pose to him?
This was simply a free kill!
However, having roughly scouted out the true nature of these enemies and realizing they were all professional killers, Jiang Fei had a pretty clear idea of their identities and knew exactly who wanted him dead.
Professional killers, of course, meant his old nemesis, his long-time adversary: the ‘Skynet Organization.’
Ever since he got involved with the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, this group had become his sworn enemy, acting as if Jiang Fei had killed eighteen generations of their ancestors. They used endless schemes and traps, one after another, seemingly unwilling to stop until he was dead.
After the last intervention by the Seven Kills Group, which even got Du Ziliang from the Du family removed from his position, Jiang Fei thought these people might show some restraint. Who would have thought they’d be back in force so quickly?
And not only that, they were lying in ambush right on the path he’d take right after his decisive battle with Yagyu Munenori!
“It seems these people planned this well in advance.” Jiang Fei squinted his eyes and said with a smile.
He certainly wasn’t angry now; instead, his expression was quite intrigued.
Ye Yuanyuan watched Jiang Fei suddenly stop, murmuring some inexplicable words to himself with a smile, and couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong? What are you talking about?”
“You wait here and don’t move. You’ll find out what it is in a little while.” Jiang Fei instructed with a smile, then patted Ye Yuanyuan on the shoulder and walked forward alone.
He didn’t know whether he should praise these people’s strong willpower and unwavering determination.
They weren’t afraid of death, just a bit foolish. The previous assassination attempts had failed so miserably, yet they still hadn’t learned their lesson. Without absolute strength and certainty, launching another assassination so quickly was practically no different from walking to their deaths.
Since Jiang Fei was able to walk out alive from his decisive battle with Yagyu Munenori, didn’t they know what that represented? And they still dared to attempt an assassination? Were they trying to profit from the conflict like a fisherman?
Not just anyone could be the fisherman.
A clever person with strength could be the fisherman.
A foolish person without strength could only be the turtle in the jar!
Jiang Fei strode forward, without any concealment or迂回 tactics, walking straight into the encirclement these people had set up. He sneered coldly, “Actually, coming now is perfect. I’ve always wanted to wipe out this so-called ‘Skynet Organization’ in one fell swoop. This time might just be the opportunity!”
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Seeing Jiang Fei and Ye Yuanyuan enter their line of sight, the handsome man and the tall man, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, were quite excited. They could clearly see that the clothes on Jiang Fei’s lower abdomen were torn, and there was a large patch of blood, the wound looked very ferocious!
This meant that even though Jiang Fei had won the duel with Yagyu Munenori, he was indeed seriously injured!
Such a wound was no minor thing; it would greatly affect his movement, and his combat effectiveness would absolutely plummet. For them, this was the perfect assassination opportunity!
But they hadn’t expected Jiang Fei to suddenly stop just as he was about to enter their attack encirclement.
This stop immediately made their hearts leap into their throats. A thought flashed through their minds: they had been discovered!
They must have been discovered. There was no room for wishful thinking, otherwise Jiang Fei wouldn’t have stopped here.
At that moment, their hearts raced wildly, wondering if they should risk a direct attack, abandoning the ambush and encirclement plan, and just make a move to take Jiang Fei down!
Otherwise, if Jiang Fei, having discovered them, immediately turned back and went to the mountain top to bring back reinforcements, especially that Lion King from the Seven Kills Group, then all of them would be one hundred percent wiped out.
Before the two could make a decision, the situation suddenly changed. Jiang Fei, who had stopped moving forward, started walking again, alone, and actively entered their attack encirclement.
“This guy… discovered us and still comes over willingly?” Everyone was somewhat bewildered.
“Could it be that this Jiang Fei has no fear of us at all, thinks we’re no match for him, and is one hundred percent sure he can kill us all?” The handsome man’s mind raced, his expression turning fierce, eyes wide open, quickly guessing Jiang Fei’s purpose in doing this.
The tall man beside him also guessed, and his face turned ugly as he asked, “What do we do?”
The handsome man gritted his teeth and said viciously, “What else can we do? Kill! This is the last chance, and also the best chance. Only by killing him can we survive! If we can’t kill him, even if we escape with our lives today, we’re still dead for sure! You know very well how the organization punishes defectors, right?”
The tall man, recalling something, shivered slightly, then viciously nodded and said, “Then let’s do it!”
The two quickly issued the order. The roughly twenty people lying in ambush around, upon receiving the command and seeing Jiang Fei enter the encirclement, immediately began their attack.
Although these assassins were special and probably knew what a terrifying person they were up against today, they still acted without hesitation.
Because they, too, had to obey orders.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Various specialized firearms and biological bombs rained down on Jiang Fei’s position like a storm. Even if there had been a military fortress there, they would have broken through it.
But Jiang Fei was different…
Whoosh!
Just as all the modern weaponry came down, they realized Jiang Fei’s figure was gone; only an afterimage remained in his original spot.
Then, screams began to ring out continuously from among the ambushers. Each scream was more blood-curdling than the last.
After just over a minute, before these people even had a chance to flee, the entire assassination team, except for the two leaders, the tall man and the handsome man, was completely wiped out, with no survivors!
