Chapter 77 Countermeasures

  "But how did they break through the outer sentry post on the mountain? We had already ordered the guards along the way to strengthen their vigilance when we escaped back up the mountain." Lei Feiyu muttered to himself in confusion.

  "There's nothing strange about this, the Wild Wolf Gang must have planned this major attack for a long time, it's easy to plant a few moles on the periphery. With these internal spies leading the way, those sentry posts were taken down silently and effortlessly." Han Li said calmly.

  "But the Wolf Gang wants to easily take down all the halls, that's impossible. I reckon they want to surround but not attack each of the mountain peaks where the various halls are located, and then concentrate other high-ranking masters to focus on attacking the main hall on Sunset Peak. As long as they can capture or kill the leaders of our sect, the rest of the halls will naturally collapse."

  "What should we do now? Are we going to Luoshan Peak?" asked Lifi Yu somewhat impatiently.

  Han Li was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice to Lian Fei Yu:

  "You haven't told me, with so many experts in the negotiation team, how could they all be annihilated? Logically speaking, the Wild Wolf Gang shouldn't have such great strength."

  Lü Feiyu's facial muscles twitched upon hearing this, and he involuntarily stuck out his tongue to moisten his dry, cracked lips, revealing a hint of a bitter smile as he said:

  "They deployed a large number of repeating crossbows, all of which were reinforced military crossbows."

  "Repeating Crossbow for Military Use?"

  "Not bad"

  "At that time, we had only been down from the mountain for two days and were walking on a grassland. Since we were still within our own territory, everyone was very relaxed. Just then, suddenly countless wild wolves emerged from the ground all around us, each with a hard crossbow in hand, and a dense barrage of crossbow arrows shot towards us. The density of the arrows was such that many disciples with inferior martial arts skills died instantly under the hail of arrows. Only a few people with extremely high martial arts skills or good luck managed to narrowly escape this attack, but even they were all injured and their martial arts skills had been greatly weakened. I was one of those lucky ones, otherwise I wouldn't be back."

  Lethal Rain's eyes still showed a lingering fear as he spoke of this, and it seemed that the terrifying scene of being shot at by multiple crossbows had left a deep impression on him.

  "After the crossbow arrows were fired, the opponent's expert came up, and then everyone fell into a fierce battle. The rest of us, in order to increase our chances of survival, simply split up and acted separately, breaking through on our own."

  "It was also my good fortune that in the eyes of the enemy, I wasn't considered a very important target to kill, so there were fewer people chasing me, and their martial arts skills weren't very strong either. To my surprise, they actually let me break through and escape. But when I turned back to hurry along the way, I discovered that our original bases had been taken over by the Wild Wolf gang, waiting for us fugitives to fall into their trap. After being deceived once or twice, I didn't dare seek help again."

  Because I wanted to know the situation of others, I later made a bold move and ambushed one of the Blue-clad Enforcers of the Wild Wolf Gang. From his mouth, I learned that Wu Menzhu and several elders were surrounded by many powerful enemies and had all died in battle. Only a few people who, like me, were not highly valued but had strong martial arts skills managed to escape.

  "After learning the news, I didn't dare to delay any longer and rushed towards the mountain. On the way, I coincidentally met two other escaped convicts who had also fled from the heavenly ascension, so we all escaped together for a day and night, finally returning to the mountain."

  "As soon as I returned here, the two attendants went to the Sunset Peak to inform the leader of the Wang's sect that the negotiation team was annihilated. I made up an excuse for healing my wounds and secretly came to you first to discuss a countermeasure."

  "To think that Wu Men's chief and so many others fell in the ambush, while only we few, neither high nor low in status, managed to escape. Who knows whether those above will shift all the blame onto us, making us scapegoats."

  "Now isn't this just great? Before I could even explain things to you, the Wild Wolf Gang has already shown up. What do we do now?"

  Lai Feiyu said all this in one breath, and his expression turned somewhat helpless again.

  Han Li furrowed his brow and tilted his head in thought after hearing that.

  At this time, the shouting and killing on the mountain became even more intense, and from time to time, there were a few mournful cries of dying people, which made one's hair stand on end.

  "Do you still have subordinates on the mountain?" Han Li's voice became very low.

  "Yes, I have more than 20 men arranged in several rooms near Lao Li's house. Originally, we planned to wait for the negotiations to return and then take them out of the mountain to do things."

  "That's good, let's go to Li Changlao's residence first and gather these people together. Then we can meet with Zhang Xiuer and Li Changlao at the same time. As for what to do next, let's wait until we understand the specific situation before making a decision." Han Li said calmly, appearing very rational.

  "Alright, I'll listen to you."

  "It's chaotic outside now, I'm really worried about Xiao Er!" Lei Feiyu was getting anxious.

  Han Li glanced at Lie Fei Yu, really didn't know what this guy was thinking. On the one hand, he was extremely nervous and concerned about Zhang Xi Er; on the other hand, knowing that his own lifespan was not long, he still insisted on marrying her and making her a widow.

  "What a contradictory guy!" Han Li quietly gave his good friend a bad evaluation.

  Han Li lightly jumped off the roof, and Lie Fei Yu also followed closely behind.

  "I'll go pack up my things and then we can leave right away."

  "Alright, you'd better hurry up, I'm really worried about Xiao Er's safety."

  Han Li was left speechless upon hearing this.

  The other party kept calling him "sleeve child", which was quite nauseating, making Han Li feel both contemptuous and jealous.

  Han Li ignored the suddenly lovesick Lian Fei Yu and returned to the house, quickly packing a few essential items.