NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 272.1
“It seems they’re all from the Green Garment Tower!” Lin Beifan muttered to himself.
Lin Beifan was quite familiar with the Green Garment Tower, a notorious assassin organization with a thousand-year legacy.
The organization consistently maintained 2 to 3 Grandmasters, had over 50 Innate experts, and even more regular assassins, numbering in the thousands. It’s a force comparable to an Empire. They had once achieved the miracle of killing a Grandmaster.
Because they killed so many people and took money for assassinations with brazen arrogance, they had offended too many people and were once hunted by the seven great transcendent forces of the time.
However, their strength was too formidable and they were extremely cunning, proving impossible to eradicate no matter how many times they were targeted.
As troublesome as ever, they would resurface after a few decades, even after suffering great losses.
“Now, what does the Green Garment Tower want by coming to my territory?”
……
At that moment, an Innate assassin from the group felt something and looked up at the sky.
“Fox, what’s wrong?” The Grandmaster noticed and asked.It was known that this Innate assassin nicknamed Fox wasn’t the strongest in the Green Garment Tower, but he had the sharpest senses.
He could detect danger in advance and had led the group through crisis after crisis.
It was because of him that the Green Garment Tower had been so successful in their missions over the years, making him their mascot.
Therefore, he was always brought along for major missions.
The Innate master called Fox frowned and said, “I don’t know why, but I feel like we’ve been targeted by a terrifying gaze!”
“Where?” Everyone immediately became tense.
“In the sky!” Fox pointed above.
“Up in the sky?” Everyone looked up in confusion.
The sky was clear and bright, without wind or cloud, and nothing was discovered.
“Fox, could you have been mistaken? How could there be someone in the sky?” someone asked, puzzled.
“Yeah, even a Grandmaster can’t fly in the sky!” another person added.
The fox shook his head: “You’re all correct, but the danger I sense is coming from above! It feels both extremely close and yet as distant as the horizon, very strange and very dangerous!”
“How dangerous?” someone inquired.
“Extremely dangerous, it’s a matter of life and death!”
The fox glanced at the crowd before whispering, “I have a feeling that none of us may survive if we continue on!”
“This…” Everyone was shocked.
None of them would survive?
It should be noted that their group consisted of 32 Innates and one Grandmaster.
Such a powerful combination would be invincible even against a Grandmaster.
To be left behind, they would have to encounter something out of legend…
Everyone’s eyes turned to the Grandmaster.
The Grandmaster looked up into the sky, searching with all his might, but found nothing.
“There’s no one in the sky! Even a Great Grandmaster couldn’t stay aloft for long, let alone a Grandmaster! So, Fox, could your feeling be wrong?”
The fox shook his head weakly, “My feeling isn’t wrong. It’s indeed very dangerous, more dangerous than anything we’ve encountered before! Let’s just cancel the mission!”
“That’s impossible!” the Grandmaster said decisively.
“This is a deal worth 30 million taels! Since the establishment of Green Garment Tower, when have we ever had such a big mission? If we destroy Great Xia’s capital city, eliminate their court officials, and kill more than 30 of Great Xia’s Innates, then the 30 million taels will be ours for the taking!”
“Now is the time. The Great Xia Emperor has gone to the Painting Realm and has not returned. He has taken a large force with him, including two Grandmasters, and another Grandmaster is not in the capital city. Great Xia’s strength is weakened, and the capital is vulnerable. It’s the perfect opportunity for us! If we wait for his return with the Grandmasters in place, when will we have another chance?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the other assassins echoed in agreement.
“The second leader is right! If not now, then when?”
“Such an opportunity comes once in a lifetime. Miss this village, and there won’t be another stop!” (proverb)
“A deal worth 30 million is rare. When else could we earn so much money?”
“We’re here for big wealth. What’s a little risk?”
The fox hesitated, “But it’s really dangerous. Second leader, please reconsider..”
The Grandmaster was adamant, “Fox, you’re definitely wrong! Perhaps you’re just too tired recently and are having illusions! Let’s continue on, aiming to reach Great Xia’s capital city in two days and give them a surprise!”
“Yes, second leader!”
They continued on their way, quickly heading towards the direction of Great Xia’s capital city.
However, at that moment, not only the fox but also the Grandmaster sensed a great danger.
Looking up, they saw a giant palm bathed in Buddha’s light descending from the sky.
“Danger!!!”
The Grandmaster’s eyes were filled with horror.
He instantly recognized the Buddha’s palm. It belonged to a mysterious and profound elder of the Buddhist Sect.
It had appeared twice before, each time leaving a handprint with a radius of 300 zhang, nearly flattening an entire mountain.
He had visited those handprints and confirmed that the individual possessed the strength of a Great Grandmaster.
But he had never imagined that he would provoke such a person.
A thought struck him: Could it be… the danger the fox sensed comes from that elder of the Buddhist Sect?
Without time to think further, he was already locked in by the Buddha’s palm strike and had no choice but to resist with all his might.
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