Chapter 72: The Night of Judgment 1
The moon was nearly at its highest point in the sky, casting its pale light over Dual Horns Peak City. Most of the city’s residents carried on with their usual nightly routines, but in one part of the city, there was an unusual movement. Silhouettes darted through the streets, heading swiftly toward a long-abandoned area, devoid of activity.
Dozens of figures moved using advanced movement techniques that silenced their footsteps, making them as quiet as owls in flight. Despite their numbers and the occasional passerby, they remained undetected as they glided through the city.
They continued running until they reached the outskirts of an abandoned building, where another figure was already waiting for them.
"How is it? Any movement?" the newcomer asked.
"No, still nothing, sir. They’re holed up inside that building, like turtles in their shells," the other figure replied.
"Good, now we only need to take the—" he wants to say ’the child’ when he saw someone get out from the abandoned house. He is middle age man which they thought it might a disguise with a sword on his waist.
The man was Xin Haotian in disguise, his sword’s scabbard wrapped in black cloth. The fame of the Illumination Sword had already spread, and he didn’t want to be recognized for now.
Xin Haotian looked around, counting the people who had gathered in the area. Earlier, Aldrian had contacted him, instructing him to be prepared.
"Tonight will be full of action." Aldrian had said.
Xin Haotian shrugged at the memory, his gaze shifting to a particular direction.
"I assume you’re the leader here," he called out calmly.