Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1566 - 1559: Leave No Survivors

Chapter 1566: Chapter 1559: Leave No Survivors

"I’m asking about the person who knows the Fog Concealment Skill, not the skill itself," Cheng Ziang reminded.

"A Mist Concealment Master? Indeed, I know one, but I don’t know if you..." the man hesitated.

"I’m looking for a woman, a woman who knows the Fog Concealment Skill," Cheng Ziang suddenly thought of this particular description and said.

"A woman who knows the Fog Concealment Skill, not a man?" The man seemed even more surprised.

"Why would you think it’s a man?" Cheng Ziang asked, puzzled.

"The Fog Concealment Skill... a woman... could it be..." the man muttered and then suddenly shouted out loud.

He tossed the bag of silver coins back, which landed in Cheng Ziang’s hands. Immediately after, he said in a panic, "You better leave quickly and never come back. I don’t want to get involved with you, it could cost me my life."

"Why, is there something you can’t say?" Cheng Ziang caught the money bag and asked, confused.

"No reason, just leave quickly, and don’t drag me into this. I don’t want to die," the man said somewhat frantically.

"What if we insist on knowing? It’s just you and me here, no one else. What exactly are you afraid of?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"From the moment you came looking for me, my death was sealed. I just don’t want to drag my family into this. Just leave now. At least then I’ll have the courage to tell those people I didn’t reveal their identities," the man said with a trembling voice, as if on the verge of tears.

"Tell us their information, we can protect you," Cheng Ziang said calmly.

"Don’t joke around. What can you do? Do you think those people are easy to deal with? Even the authorities dare not offend them. I’m just a petty figure from the jianghu, how could I dare to offend them?" the man said.

Cheng Ziang’s eyebrows knitted tightly. He took a step forward and was about to lift the screen. The brawny man tried to stop him but was immediately restrained by Hu Daoke. Hu Daoke’s strength was much greater than the brawny man’s, so he was subdued easily.

Cheng Ziang pushed aside the screen without hesitation and saw the man hiding behind it. He was a short and round fat man dressed in commoner’s clothes, but his hands were adorned with a variety of gemstone rings, including those with the variously colored Magic Crystals.

This fat man was evidently not a Cultivator, nor did he know any martial arts. Seeing Cheng Ziang push away the screen, he immediately grew nervous and kept backing away.

"All-knowing, tell me their identities. I’m not asking you, I’m ordering you!" Cheng Ziang said coldly, slamming the money bag down on the table.

"Please go, I really can’t tell you..." All-knowing’s body shook like a sieved chaff, his brows furrowed in a look of distress, and he slowly slumped to the ground against a pillar.

"Are you not afraid of dying?" Cheng Ziang’s gaze sharpened as he drew a dagger from his bosom and gestured with it before the man’s face.

"If you kill me, only I will die. But if they find out I’ve revealed their identities, my family won’t survive either. You can’t defeat them, they are omnipotent, even the officials dare not offend them. You outsiders should not stir trouble and leave Kyushu immediately..." All-knowing pleaded with a mournful face.

"What kind of organization is it that even the authorities dare not offend?" Hearing his words, Cheng Ziang gasped, squinting his eyes and murmuring to himself.

Just then, they suddenly heard commotion outside the house, like the clashing of swords, and the magical energy in the air also started to fluctuate slightly. All-knowing, who felt the disturbance outside, turned ashen, slumping to the ground as if he might faint.

Hearing the noise, Cheng Ziang and his two companions rushed out to see Feng had already drawn his long sword, staring intently in one direction, while Xihe and his men had disappeared without a trace.

"What happened?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Someone launched a surprise attack; they went to pursue." Feng watched the direction intently, handing over the knife to Cheng Ziang without turning his head.

"They’ve actually found us so quickly." Cheng Ziang said in shock.

At that moment, the sound of battle cries came from the distance once again, and Cheng Ziang, concerned about Xihe, ordered without hesitation: "Go, hurry to help Xihe!"

Upon receiving Cheng Ziang’s order, Feng leaped up on the spot, flipping onto the rooftops and dashing towards the direction of the battle cries. Cheng Ziang and the others also drew their weapons and formed a triangular battle formation, chasing down the alley they came from.

After turning a few corners, they arrived at the scene of the incident. Here was an open space, where the dozen or so strong men brought by Xihe were fighting with a group of men in black.

Initially, the men in black had the upper hand, but as Feng joined the battlefield, the tide of battle began to turn. After several of their own fell, the men in black retreated orderly into the chaotic alleys and disappeared without a trace.

"Xihe Changfu, are you all right?" Cheng Ziang approached Xihe and asked with concern.

"I’m fine, but who knew that such skilled fighters would attack from nowhere? This is the first time I’ve realized that the Luo Yue Gathering can be so chaotic." Xihe wiped the blood from his face and said through clenched teeth.

Baiyue was inspecting the bodies of these men in black when she seemed to discover something. Walking to one body, she pulled down the face mask and bent over to smell it, frowning as she said to Cheng Ziang, "This man died from poisoning. It seems they never intended to return alive from their attack; they were death warriors."

Hearing her words, Cheng Ziang’s temple throbbed. Suddenly realizing something, he slapped his forehead and said through gritted teeth, "Damn it, it’s a diversionary tactic, we’ve been tricked!"

Saying so, he ordered loudly and somewhat frantically, "Feng, clear the way, we need to go back!"

"Yes!" Upon his command, Feng didn’t bother to rest and immediately turned around to sprint back.

The group hurried back to the meeting place with the All-knowing, only to discover that smoke was already billowing from the rooftop. Cheng Ziang didn’t hesitate and rushed in, making his way through the cluttered house to the room where he had met with the All-knowing.

By that time, the All-knowing had already collapsed to the ground, and the blood seeping from him had formed a large pool. Several obvious wounds on his fat back continuously oozed blood.

"All-knowing, are you alright!" Cheng Ziang disregarded the bloody stench and stepped onto the blood pool to rush to All-knowing’s side, struggling to prop him up.

The propped-up All-knowing suddenly seemed to come to life, his mouth and nose continuously bleeding, yet his eyes were bright and fixed on Cheng Ziang. Cheng Ziang knew all too well, this was the final flicker of life; All-knowing was beyond saving.

"Go, save my family, please... I’ll tell you their identities..." All-knowing clutched at Cheng Ziang’s sleeve with his blood-stained hands. Although he was in his final moments, speaking was very difficult, and blood constantly flowed from the corner of his mouth with every word.

"Alright, alright, I promise you, I will save your family." Cheng Ziang quickly nodded and said.

Upon hearing Cheng Ziang’s promise, All-knowing appeared to release some burden, his eyes that were wide open slowly closed, and with great effort, he murmured, "That woman, the woman skilled in Fog Concealment Skill... she... she is from Heterogeneous Hall... Heterogeneous Hall... Empe... Empe... her name is... her name is..."

Though All-knowing tried hard to speak, his thoughts became more chaotic, and his words grew more indistinct. Finally, his eyes fully closed, his body twitched a couple of times and then went completely limp.

"What’s her name, what’s her name, tell me!" Cheng Ziang shook All-knowing’s body forcefully, shouting agitatedly. Clearly, the death of All-knowing had broken through his defenses, and he was anything but calm at this moment.

"Ziang, calm down..." Baiyue stepped forward, leaning down to console him.

"Calm down, how could I possibly calm down, hurry up and rescue them!" Cheng Ziang yelled angrily.

"Oh, okay, I will have Xihe go and rescue them right away, don’t worry..." Baiyue nodded and comforted him.