Chapter 232: Unaware
Li Lang and Long Yi both snapped around upon hearing someone calling out to them. They were both caught off guard by the sudden newcomer, but they didn’t panic. They had accounted for such situations.
Cultivators had many tricks up their sleeves. It wasn’t unusual that they possessed some technique that could avoid detection, as their Concealment Talisman did.
They were thankful that this new person before them didn’t ambush them with the initiative he had. It could’ve gone a lot worse, but they were still on guard.
“Now, now, boys. You should realize we’re currently busy with something, so I’d like to resolve this swiftly. I understand you may want to escape during this chaos, but do realize that just isn’t possible for mortals like you. You should quietly return to wherever you came from and I won’t tell your owners about this.”
Li Lang and Long Yi exchanged glances, as they were both unsure how to respond. They had anticipated many situations, but not one like this. Whoever this deviator was, he obviously believed they were escaped captives!
It was likely due to both of them concealing their cultivation with the Wave Dampening Art. They had done so in order to catch enemies off guard with a sudden outburst of strength. They hadn’t expected the defenders to mix up intruders with their captives instead.
As much as Li Lang wanted to perfectly respond to the new situation, they didn’t have the time to deliberate. He nodded at Long Yi to get him to follow his lead and raised both hands up to surrender.
“We get it, sir. We don’t dare to escape. We were only going to confirm if our friend is here, but we’ll return as you say,” Li Lang said in a frightful voice.
They submissively walked back out to the main corridor, like children caught in the middle of mischief. Just as they passed by the parent who had caught them red-handed, they abruptly struck out at the same time!
Weapons materialized from thin air, as they pincered the deviator from two sides. However, to their horror, their sneak attack was completely ineffective. Worse, their enemy had roots sprouting from their hands that entangled their arms. In an instant, they went from taking the initiative to being subdued.