Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

Chapter 199 – Too Strong

sherly was dumbfounded. she had expected him to come up with something. to think that leo would give up thinking so easily was surprising.

she didn't take him as a person who would choose fighting as the first choice. if she had known, she wouldn't have bothered to call jack and his team to help with the evacuation.

but the more surprising thing was how the wandering sword saint could lose. she thought that he would kill the young boy easily and end everything.

leo glanced at her for the last time before he moved his qi. electricity exploded in the air and thunder crackled around him, forming a lightning storm. his hair turned white and he dashed toward the young boy.

"hey, brat!" leo's voice was loud enough to reach the ears of the boy, who stopped in his tracks and turned to him. "let's have a fight!"

heart's eyes glinted in the dark, his expression changed to a sinister one as a smile spread across his lips. "you... insect! are you not going to run away?"

"why should i?"

appearing in front of heart, leo swung his sword at him, aiming to slash the boy. but his blade didn't connect and it was blocked by heart's dark qi.

heart jumped back to gain some distance. the ground cracked where he landed, and leo's attack followed after him.

lightning dragon flew toward the young boy, but it didn't manage to catch him. instead, the dark mist covered his body and protected him. everything happened instantly.

the lightning dispersed the dark mist, and the young boy appeared behind leo. his right arm was extended forward, and his palm was opened. dark spear appeared from the shadow and stabbed leo in his back. however, his bodysuit's hidden armor blocked it.

"you can do that?" leo asked, surprised by the new technique that heart used. "well, it won't work."

leo said as lightning danced around his body and his bodysuit glowed. it crackled with power and his body moved like a flash of lightning, leaving the enemy speechless. his photon sword swung horizontally and a slash appeared on the young boy's stomach.

blood spilled and his expression twisted into pain.

leo's attack had cut through the young boy's body. his wound was burned, slowing down his regeneration. this was a method he found out while holding on head and eyes' body. read new chapters at empire

a burnt wound wouldn't regenerate easily. if they wanted to stop heart's regeneration, they could burn his wounds to buy them time.

however, heart wasn't an idiot. he immediately scooped his wound, creating a deeper one, and regenerated immediately.

"damn insect!" heart growled and swung his arm at him.

the dark mist around his arm solidified into a sword and attacked him. leo raised his photon sword and slashed at it, clashing against the dark sword. spark of dark energy exploded, and the air vibrated with force.

their swords moved in a dance of death and destruction. sparks flew everywhere, and their clash sent shockwaves through the ground, causing the earth to shake. the photon sword and dark sword collided with a tremendous force.

in a term of strength, leo had the upper hand. however, in terms of skill, he was still below the boy. thus, even if the strength was superior, he still couldn't kill him.

still, it was clear that leo was getting the upper hand. his lightning qi burned heart's skin, slowing down the boy's regeneration and weakening his attacks. however, he still had his dark mist that kept protecting him from leo's lightning.

"sherly! use stronger wind!" he shouted at the young woman, not daring to lose his focus on the enemy.

"understood!"

the wind blew even harder, dispersing the dark mist. now, there were only two people left in the destroyed battlefield.

"huh? martial artists?"

they were wearing the same robes. on their chest, there was a symbol of pink petals.

"mount hua sect?" she muttered and recognized them.

she didn't know that these people were here. but their gazes weren't that good. their eyes were dark like a black void, showing no signs of emotions.

they were walking in a straight line, not even bothering to avoid the bodies that were on the ground, and some stepped on the corpses.

"zombies?!"

anya immediately lowered her stance and formed ice claws around her arms. her metal tail moved and she prepared for combat.

however, these men didn't do anything to her. instead, they just ignored her presence and kept walking toward a specific direction.

"huh?" she blinked, confused by this situation. "what are they?"

these men weren't attacking her. they seemed to be walking somewhere, ignoring everyone in their path. as they got close, anya got a better view of their eyes and they were indeed similar to someone who got brainwashed.

"i see." she thought about something. "they are moving toward somewhere, right?"

anya remembered her job and her current objective, which was finding old jin. if he was in a battle with these brainwashed people, there was a chance that he had gone to the place where these people were headed to.

"let's follow them."

the ice shattered around her hand, turning into water and freezing again in mid-air, creating a large block of ice. she stood on it and controlled the block to move in the same direction as these men, and she disappeared in a flash.

after following the men, anya found out that they were heading toward a specific building in the headquarters. they were digging something in a small, isolated place. it was a place without many decorations or trees, and there was nothing special about it.

but for some reason, the men kept digging, and the dirt kept flying.

a mound of dirt was formed on the ground as they were digging deeper into the earth.

anya was looking at the scene from a safe distance, observing the situation.

upon closer inspection, she found him.

"ah."

old jin was digging along with the other brainwashed people, his face expressionless. however, anya could see that his gaze wasn't the same as the others. he seemed to have some control over his own actions, although it looked like he was under someone's influence.

half-conscious and half-unconscious. that was the state of old jin.

"good thing he is still alive."

as long as the other party was alive, then the hallowed insect could save him. however... what should she do now?

should she wait until he was done with the digging and see if something would happen afterward? or should she go to him right away?

she pondered on the issue, her eyes narrowing as she tried to decide the best course of action.