HPDBC Chapter 335
Chapter 335
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When Lin Rui unleashed his Light Transition Slash, the Seventh Realm assassin looked towards him in disbelief.
“Pu!”
The slash from Lin Rui came at the moment the man had exhausted his strength, stabbing directly into his abdomen, and the radiance of thunder wrapped around the blade exploded in that instant, causing a large amount of blood mist to burst from both the front and back of the Seventh Realm assassin.
With the slash delivered using the Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor, Lin Rui had almost completely shattered the internal organs of the Seventh Realm killer, leaving a huge cavity in the man’s torso.
The man did not hesitate to flee.
Early on, after 38 continuous breaths without being able to take down Lin Rui, the Seventh Realm assassin knew that it was impossible for him to succeed today, let alone now that he had a lung injury from Lin Rui’s slash, significantly reducing his strength.
After all, this place was within Luo Jing City, under the watch of deities and the Emperor’s feet.
Here, not only were there hundreds of thousands of the imperial army stationed, but there were also three Divine Envoys and twelve backup Divine Envoys.
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If they stayed here even one breath longer, the danger increased by that much more.
Next, the man directly transformed into a bolt of lightning and fled into the body of a Seventh Realm King-Order Battle Dragon.
When this Seventh Realm master became ‘one with the dragon,’ the combat abilities of this war dragon drastically increased to their limit.
In just three exchanges, he split Ji Xueying violently, forcing the Blood Blade wielder to retreat twenty yards away.
The war dragon then suddenly exerted its strength and ran frantically towards the south.
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Lin Rui, relentless, charged up, slashing after the war dragon, with Ji Xueying following closely behind.
The two joined forces, using their full might to entangle and obstruct, continuously bombarding with plasma beam cannons.@@@@
But the Seventh Realm assassin had no intention to fight, defending against their slashes while using their force to accelerate his escape.
He also relied on the war dragon’s massive size and brute strength to trample hundreds of houses to ruin, and even flung the civilians he encountered along the way high into the air, scattering them in all directions, forcing Lin Rui and the Blood Blade wielder to divert their attention to rescuing people.
With their speeds already slightly inferior to his, they couldn’t give full pursuit as they tried to save those civilians who were about to be smashed to death.
Merely a few breaths later, the distance between them had grown to several hundred meters, and then the Seventh Realm war dragon leaped forward, jumping into a wide river in front.
That was Luo Jing’s inner river, which drew water from the Yiluo River and Luochuan River into Luo Jing, serving as the domestic water supply for the people in the capital, with the river ultimately flowing into the Sky Suspension River.
The Seventh Realm war dragon dived into the river and instantly vanished from sight.
By the time Lin Rui reached the river’s surface, he could no longer sense the man’s aura.
He called out to Ji Xueying, “Xueying, there’s no need to chase.
Let’s go back.”
Lin Rui was not foolish enough to pursue underwater; that would be effectively courting death.
But as he looked across the rippling surface of the river, a meaningful smirk crept over his lips.
The slash that had pierced through the man was not easy to endure, and the key wasn’t the injury itself, but what was contained in the blade.
As Lin Rui and Ji Xueying returned along the imperial road, the area was already swarming with a large number of imperial guards and government officials from the nearby Jing Zhao Prefecture.
Some of them were examining the scene and rescuing civilians; others were pursuing towards the direction of the Yiluo River.
Lin Rui could forego the chase, but it was the duty of these imperial guards and government officials to apprehend the two madmen who dared to commit crimes in the imperial city and attempt the assassination of an important court official.
Meng Weiyun was hovering in midair, speaking with a high-ranking imperial guard draped in a second-rank official’s robe.
Her face looked terrible, and soon after, she flew over with that imperial guard general.
“Twelfth, this is Li Wei, Middle General of the Imperial Guard, in charge of all matters of daytime policing in the southern city of the capital.
Not only was he a trusted aide of our master, he is also my good friend.
She glanced sideways at the ever-solemn Wang Twenty-seven.
Meng Weiyun didn’t quite understand why Lin Twelve trusted Wang Twenty-seven so deeply as to keep him in charge of his personal guards.
Was it just because they grew up together?
The boy did have talent, quite good, in fact, with promising prospects, but that was all in the future.
Meng Weiyun then shook her head, thinking she might be worrying needlessly.
For Lin Twelve, trust determined everything.
Since Wang Twenty-seven had notable talent, as long as he was nurtured, he would be more reliable than those recruited from outside.
Meng Weiyun thought if Wang Twenty-seven could pass the Heavenly Demon Test, proving he was not an extraterritorial Heavenly Demon, it wouldn’t hurt to grant him a fortuitous encounter.
She knew their master had once caught a Realm Six imperial rank ‘Cold Blood Demon,’ which had been suppressed in the ‘Ten Thousand Dragon Tower’ north of the capital for a hundred years.
It was a humanoid demon, quite stable in its humanity when captured, making for an excellent guardian demon seedling.
Sadly, none of the siblings matched in attributes, so it remained unused.
The ‘Cold Blood Demon,’ left idle, would be suitable for Wang Twenty-seven, significantly enhancing the boy’s combat strength to protect Lin Twelve’s safety.
The position of the commander of the Assassin Bureau was extremely important to their master, leaving no room for failure, as it determined whether the master’s wish to reform the court system could be fulfilled.
And the dragon armor––although the court regulations stipulated that only officials of the fifth rank or above could purchase from the Ministry of Works, she and the master had other channels.
If Lin Twelve had money later on, he might consider buying it himself.
Meng Weiyun then put away these thoughts, “Junior brother, let’s go; the master is waiting for us at the Divine Envoy Courtyard.
Brother Wei, I’ll leave this place to you.”
As Lin Rui and the others followed Meng Weiyun once more towards the Imperial City, a large crowd of civilians had gathered around the site.
When the battle erupted, these people panicked and ran in all directions, but as soon as it ended, they gathered around again, with even more converging from the outskirts.
Even the residents whose houses were toppled by the aftershocks of the fight––as long as no one in their family died, were also drawn over.
“How impressive!
Is this new commander of the Assassin Bureau really that powerful?”
“He is strong.
I thought he was a goner just now; I didn’t expect him to be able to withstand a Realm Seven expert head-on, and even manage to injure him.”
“That guy used dragon armor, and it’s at least a Realm Six ultra-imperial grade!”
“That’s still very impressive, and his guardian demon, too, can contend with a Realm Seven battle dragon.
This man and demon, once armored, are not much different from a real Realm Seven expert.”
Seeing this, Li Wei rolled his eyes in annoyance, “What are you dawdling around for?
Drive these loafers away and stop them from causing trouble!”
These capital city civilians, that was their most infuriating trait––they dared to watch any commotion, heedless of their own lives.
But it couldn’t be helped; in this world where warriors reigned, just two or three higher realm Martial Cultivators clashing could lead to massive casualties around them, and the capital’s civilians had grown used to it, taking life and death in stride.
With the court’s heavy taxes and burdens, life was hard to sustain.
Who would fear death?
In the capital, the situation was actually better.
With the emperor and the Divine Envoys looming over and heavily armed forces stationed, very few highly ranked Martial Cultivators dared to behave recklessly.
Yet today’s two assassins were truly seeking death, blatantly disregarding the authority of the court!