Chapter 1080: Ten Monsters
The soldiers were so frightened by these ten sudden "monsters" that they were at a loss, and these monsters killed anyone they saw, showing great strength, so everyone was desperately trying to escape.
As a result, by the time Hao Shuai returned with reinforcements, the place was already in disarray, with only a few thousand loyal soldiers steadfastly lingering around the Red-eyed Eagle’s villa.
On the other side.
Chen Tianlong took Niu Xiaosan into the woods, then jabbed him with a needle, and he quickly regained consciousness.
"Hiss~"
Niu Xiaosan clutched the back of his head, looked at the stranger before him, and immediately asked warily, "Who are you? How are you here?"
"Heh heh, it doesn’t matter who I am. If I hadn’t appeared in time just now, you’d probably be dead," said Chen Tianlong, who had disguised himself, making it impossible for Niu Xiaosan to recognize him.
"Alright, thank you then," Niu Xiaosan said in gratitude.
Suddenly, Niu Xiaosan reached out, grabbed Chen Tianlong by the throat, and threatened, "Who exactly are you? Anyone who can enter the Black Alliance is certainly no ordinary person."
Chen Tianlong calmly replied, "I’m just a thief. Seeing the Black Alliance in a fight, I seized the opportunity to steal something. But on the way, I saw someone trying to kill you, and in a moment of kindness, I saved you. Didn’t expect you’d repay kindness with enmity. Had I known, I wouldn’t have saved you."
Upon hearing this, Niu Xiaosan let go.
"Go take a look over there."
Just then, a voice came from behind. When the two turned to look, they saw a large group of people conducting a blanket search.
"Damn it, we need to get out of here," Niu Xiaosan said.
"Oh, where to? I just want to steal something," Chen Tianlong said deliberately.
"For crying out loud, at a time like this, you’re still thinking of stealing? If this group finds you, they’ll kill you on the spot. Whether you can save your neck and get out alive is still a question," Niu Xiaosan was somewhat exasperated, wondering what was on this guy’s mind.
"Ah? They’ll kill me? Oh no, how terrifying, then I’ll go with you," Chen Tianlong pretended to be very scared.
Niu Xiaosan took a deep breath; this person had saved him, so he couldn’t just leave him to die. Although he felt today was probably a day hard to escape from death, at least they might buy some more time to escape by chance.
After thinking for a bit, Niu Xiaosan led the way toward the back mountain.
There is a passage here that leads directly to the mountain top, and this mountain has a rather pleasing name, called Qishan.
Qishan was chosen for its feng shui by the ancestors of the Black Alliance, and it holds many unknown secrets. The reason the Black Alliance made it their headquarters was that Qishan has a network of tunnels that can act as a refuge in times of crisis.
These secrets are generally known only to the chairmen of different generations and a few trusted individuals.
Niu Xiaosan was a trusted old subordinate of the former chairman, which explains a lot, but when the Red-eyed Eagle took office at just fifteen years old, without a trusted old subordinate, she would have been easily usurped before long.
Chen Tianlong didn’t know why Niu Xiaosan was taking him to the side, but he had already found out that Niu Xiaosan was the only old subordinate of the Black Alliance’s former chairman. If something happened to the Red-eyed Eagle, he would certainly try his best to rescue her.
Since he wasn’t going to rescue now, he must have found out something.
Chairman’s villa area.
The remaining 20,000 troops under Hao Shuai’s command, amid an attack by 60,000 to 70,000 men, quickly fell. Left with no choice, the Red-eyed Eagle took a few old subordinates along with Lin Xiaoting and a few young maids, including Zhao Qing, and escaped through a secret passage from her bedroom.
Their route naturally headed to the top of Qishan.
"Search carefully inside, I don’t believe they just vanished into thin air," after taking over the chairman’s villa, Hao Shuai found no sign of anyone and felt very puzzled.
Subordinates started searching, not missing an inch of the floor.
Xue Kong followed along, among them, apart from Situ Feng, the ones who could be counted as smart were Hao Shuai and Xue Kong.
Originally, Hao Shuai thought only when Sikong Jingyun arrived could the situation be resolved, but unexpectedly, it went so smoothly.
In this, thanks to the Wu Family’s Death God No. 2.
Not to mention, Wu Conglin, the master, played a role at a critical moment; at least his Death God No. 2 had unlimited power, especially in this melee among low-level practitioners.
Imagine ten undying, unkillable beings, far stronger than those around them, wielding machetes and rampaging through the crowd—what a terrifying existence.
"Xue Kong, you’ve been with the Red-eyed Eagle for so many years, do you know if she has any escape routes?" Seeing that despite repeated searches nothing was found, Hao Shuai asked Xue Kong standing nearby.
"I feel that the Red-eyed Eagle is now just trying to escape, and essentially, the core power of the Black Alliance is already in our hands. There’s no need to focus so much on one woman," Xue Kong said indifferently.
"Heh heh, showing pity?" Hao Shuai remarked with a playful smile.
"What do you mean?" Xue Kong lifted his eyes and stared steadily at Hao Shuai.
The two locked eyes for a long time before Hao Shuai finally said, "Outwardly, the Black Alliance people submit to us, but as you can see, it’s all controlled by military power. This little wench has been in the Black Alliance for decades; if she suddenly appeared and took our commander’s seal, the soldiers would quickly follow her. At that point, overturning the situation would be easy for her."
"Heh, Young Master Hao, aren’t you overthinking this?" Xue Kong was a bit speechless; this person really thought far ahead, even considering this aspect.
"Caution is the parent of safety; my own experience is a vivid example. In doing things, either don’t do it or do it so thoroughly that there’s no chance to retaliate," Hao Shuai said coldly with a smile.
Xue Kong finally saw through Hao Shuai’s ruthless nature, entirely devoid of humanity.
"Though I’m very familiar with the Red-eyed Eagle, I’ve never been to her bedroom—she holds it in very high regard. Apart from her close friend Lin Xiaoting, no one enters," Xue Kong stated honestly, anticipating more suspicion from Hao Shuai.
Upon hearing this, Hao Shuai thought for a moment and then instructed those searching everywhere, "Everyone, concentrate the search in the bedroom, dig three feet if needed, but find the exit."
In Hao Shuai’s view, these people vanishing into thin air surely meant they had escaped through a secret passage.
Following orders, everyone began searching in the Red-eyed Eagle’s bedroom, but despite turning it upside down, they still found no clues.
Suddenly, Hao Shuai’s gaze fell on a painting on the wall depicting an eagle, and the eagle’s eyes were red.
Red-eyed Eagle?
Hao Shuai smirked, walked to the painting, inspected the bottom for a moment, sensing nothing amiss. Then he pondered briefly and abruptly tugged at it forcefully.