Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 39 Someone come quick!
The grove was piled high with dead leaves. Chen Li then hastily covered the body with the leaves. Just as he stepped out of the grove, a patrol team came walking towards him, chatting and laughing.

He slipped behind a tree and waited for them to pass by.

They didn't get up and leave until they could no longer see anyone.

The late autumn night carried a chilling, desolate air, but Chen Li's blood was hot, almost boiling, and his heart was pounding violently.

He walked in the shadows like a nimble leopard, his steps light and silent. Occasionally, he would hear the footsteps of night patrollers and avoid them. He was cautious all the way, but his speed was not slow at all. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he had arrived near Qiao Guanyuan's residence without any danger.

He hid behind a large tree in the darkness, held his breath, and carefully observed his surroundings.

There were sentries everywhere, both visible and hidden, with no fewer than ten in sight. Clearly, Qiao Guanyuan had become more vigilant about his safety since the last assassination attempt.

Chen Li suppressed his increasingly rapid heartbeat, as well as his urge to take a gamble.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, there's still plenty of time!"

He waited quietly, and time passed by, second by second, and he didn't know how much time had passed.

As dawn broke, the sentries, both visible and hidden, showed no signs of drowsiness. Had they taken some kind of elixir of immortality?

"We can't wait any longer, it'll be dawn by then!"

"Tomorrow, Qiao Guanyuan will learn that the two people monitoring him have gone missing, and their bodies may even be found. He is undoubtedly the prime suspect."

Does this world need evidence?

"No, that's not necessary!"

"Just having suspicion is enough. When the time comes... forget about assassination, it would be a miracle if Zhou Hong and I could even escape with our lives from an ambush!"

Chen Li slowly rose, drew his sword, and moved silently and swiftly along the shadows toward a hidden sentry lurking in the tree branches.

After a dozen or so steps, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, his body gliding lightly past the tree, landing silently.

The sentry clutched his neck, his eyes wide, and opened his mouth to try to warn the enemy, but could only hiss. Then, a mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth. He swayed and fell from the tree, where Chen Li, who had been waiting below, caught him and quickly dragged him into the shadows.

Chen Li eliminated several hidden and visible sentries one by one using the same method.

In assassination, sometimes a sword is more practical than magic or magical artifacts, because it is silent and effective.

But his good luck ended there.

Just as he lunged at one of the guards, someone had already discovered the body by following the pungent smell of blood.

"Ah, Li Lai is dead!"

"Someone has broken in. Everyone be on alert."

"Go and report to Chief Steve Jobs immediately."

Chen Li sliced ​​off half of a guard's head with a single sword stroke. Seeing this, he grinned maliciously and decided to stop hiding.

He instantly summoned the protective talisman in his hand, and at the same time, he unleashed a series of spiritual energy attacks with a flick of his finger.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

Chen Li's master-level spiritual energy flick has been optimized to be comparable to a first-tier intermediate spell.

Generally speaking, offensive spells are more powerful than magical artifacts of the same grade, while magical artifacts are more powerful than talismans of the same grade. However, spellcasting is complicated, difficult to learn and master, and advanced spells require both incantations and hand gestures.

This is especially true for higher-level systems.

In gaming terms, the skill animation is too long. In contrast, magical artifacts and talismans are much faster and more convenient to use. The battlefield is ever-changing, so who gives you time to slowly chant spells or use hand gestures?

This also resulted in Chen Li's spiritual energy flick appearing to have an extremely amazing effect.

The protective shield formed by a first-tier high-level talisman was broken in two hits, and for unprotected cultivators, it was an even more bloody massacre.

Because the incident happened suddenly and it was early morning, many guards were still drowsy and distracted. Before they could even activate their protective amulets, they were jolted awake, and a large hole the size of a bowl was blown into their chests. They died a terribly miserable death.

To conserve his spiritual energy, Chen Li did not deliver the same ruthless finishing blow as he had last time.

In fact, this terrible, fatal wound no longer required any further treatment.

He quickly used his spiritual power to flick his fingers, killing the guards one by one. At the same time, he moved forward swiftly, leaping over the corpses as if shrinking the ground to an inch. He didn't have much time and had to finish the battle quickly.

The longer this drags on, the more enemies will come.

"boom!"

A magical artifact struck his protective shield heavily like a streak of light, causing the shield to shake and generate countless fragments of light.

Chen Li twisted his body and unleashed a burst of spiritual energy with a flick of his finger, like a sudden storm.

Two blows, "bang!", shattered the protective shield.

Another blow pierced his chest. The attacker, barely managing to stay upright, coughed up blood and chuckled bitterly, "Don't think I won't recognize you just because you're wearing a mask...you are..."

Chen Li's face turned ugly, and he turned around and smashed his head apart with another blow.

He walked quickly to Qiao Guanyuan's front door, when suddenly he sensed a danger and dodged to the side.

next moment.

With a loud bang, the door was smashed open, and a silver streak of light flashed rapidly before hovering in mid-air.

An invisible sharpness pulsed around the sword, emitting a buzzing sound.

Qiao Guanyuan, enveloped in a golden light, strode out.

Upon seeing this, Chen Li's expression changed slightly. Since his transmigration, he was no longer as ignorant as he was when he first transmigrated. This was the Golden Light Shield, the strongest protective technique for the Qi Refining stage, said to be able to withstand a Foundation Establishment attack, and it was rarely seen on the market.

Qiao Guanyuan looked around and saw corpses everywhere. His face darkened, and he suppressed his raging anger, saying, "Chen Li, you're courting death. I don't know if I've ever..."

Chen Li was too lazy to waste words. While the other party was speaking, he flicked his spiritual energy and struck Qiao Guanyuan's golden light like a storm. However, after several strikes, it only dimmed slightly.

"court death!"

Qiao Guanyuan's face turned furious, and he roared.

The silver object, suspended in mid-air, suddenly flashed by.

The speed was lightning fast. In the blink of an eye, Chen Li only had time to barely dodge to the side. His protective shield, which had already withstood the attack, was instantly torn apart by the silver light and burst like a soap bubble.

He had barely dodged one attack when the silver light circled around and struck him again from behind.

"Oh no!" Chen Li's hair stood on end, and he rolled over again, narrowly dodging the attack.

He then retreated rapidly, and in the midst of his haste, he activated another protective talisman, breaking out in a cold sweat.

No, hiding for too long will only lead to defeat.

"Stop struggling, you idiot, just die!"

The silver streak, manipulated by him like a nimble fish, once again shot forward with terrifying sharpness, as swift as lightning.

Chen Li was completely focused, his eyes fixed on the silver light, trying hard to catch it.

As the silver light rapidly approached him,
At the critical moment.

He then took a step back abruptly, leaving a shallow crater in his foot. The next moment, he drew his sword, channeling all his power into a single burst.

There was a loud "dang" sound.

The sound pierced the eardrums, buzzing and exploding.

The Xuan Tie sword broke.

The silver light was knocked away.

The protective shield was once again shattered by the sword's edge.

"puff!"

Chen Li coughed up blood, and blood droplets burst from his body, but he remained expressionless as if he hadn't noticed anything.

He threw away the broken sword and, with trembling hands, activated another protective talisman, the last one.

Qiao Guanyuan hurriedly tried to control the flying sword, but the sword, which had been struck heavily earlier, became swaying as if it were drunk, and his expression changed drastically.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The golden light shield quickly dimmed under the continuous barrage of spiritual energy.

"Help! Help! Kill him!" Qiao Guanyuan shouted as he hurriedly began to retreat.

However, the incident happened suddenly, and it was late at night. In addition, some had fled and others had been killed, so there were not many people left. The only rogue cultivator who showed his face was killed by Chen Li's spiritual power with a few flicks of his finger, and no one else stepped forward after that.

"Wait, Fellow Daoist Chen! This is a misunderstanding; it was all done by my subordinates on their own."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, we can talk about anything... spirit stones, magic artifacts, what do you want..."

Just then, the golden light shield finally shattered.

next moment.

A burst of spiritual energy pierced through his chest.

"I'll give it all to you..." Qiao Guanyuan opened his mouth, about to say something.

"boom!"

The head exploded.

(End of this chapter)