Chapter 2078: Nighttime Raid
Just as Gu Ting said, Long Qie and his people indeed did not expect the Ghost Raising Family would suddenly backstab them and decide to counterattack Sky Net.
Although the branch remained vigilant, it was far from being on high alert with guards every three steps and posts every five.
After nightfall, the cold wind was piercing.
Under the call of Wang Hui and his two companions, the Ghost Raising Family gathered a large group of experts to form a counteroffensive force.
The lineup of this force was absolutely luxurious.
There were as many as thirteen strong individuals in the Martial Saint Realm, six more than on the Sky Net side!
As for the others, they were all Great Grandmasters and top-tier experts!
After everyone assembled, Wang Hui and his two companions personally led the team, heading straight towards the Yunchuan Branch under the cover of night. By the time they reached the vicinity of the Yunchuan Branch, it was precisely one o’clock in the morning.
If it weren’t for a bright moon hanging overhead, it would truly have been a night where one couldn’t see their own hand in front of their face.
As they climbed a small hill, everyone could already see most of the Yunchuan Branch’s outline. The guards patrolling inside were all visible to Wang Hui and the others.
"They have a total of three guard teams, thirty people total, switching shifts every ten minutes."
"We strike when they change shifts next; you can start preparing now."
Wang Hui whispered to everyone.
Since the Ghost Raising Family’s members usually engage in assassinations, night raids like this were nothing alien to them. Without needing much instruction from Wang Hui and the others, they each made their preparations.
Rows of Ghost Cultivation Pots were neatly arranged on the ground, each containing the spirits carefully nurtured by the Ghost Raising Family’s experts.
Once Wang Hui gave the command, everyone would uniformly remove the yellow talismans sealing the pots.
Time slipped by quietly...
Finally, as a new shift began, Wang Hui decisively said, "It’s time, act now!"
With his words, everyone immediately tore off the yellow talismans!
Then gusts of eerie wind blew as spirits surged out of the Ghost Cultivation Pots, turning the small hill into something like a forlorn burial ground!
However, even with the dense malevolent atmosphere outside, Long Qie and the others inside the branch remained oblivious as they trained.
After all, spirits are manifestations of spiritual power, inherently difficult for outsiders to detect, and Long Qie and his team did not have spiritual senses as strong as Xiao Zheng, so not noticing at first was normal.
The Ghost Raising Family’s experts controlled the spirits, slowly approaching the Yunchuan Branch.
As the newly rotated patrol team neared the branch entrance, the Ghost Raising Family’s people immediately unleashed a spirit frenzy. In just an instant, the ten patrol members were overwhelmed by hundreds of spirits!
There wasn’t even time for a scream, and afterward, not a bone or drop of blood remained!
A patrol team was thus wiped out by the Ghost Raising Family!
Seeing the initial success, Wang Hui and his companions felt extremely excited, with morale significantly boosted! Everyone decided to capitalize on this momentum and further expand their victories!
However, at this moment, Long Qie, training in the backyard, finally sensed something amiss!
Even while training, he divided a bit of his attention to the outside.
When he sensed the sudden disappearance of the ten patrol members’ auras, he immediately became alert and rushed outside.
Upon exiting, Long Qie finally sensed the malevolent energy skyrocketing into the sky!
"We are under attack!"
Long Qie roared furiously, awakening everyone in the branch.
Before a second had passed after his shout, Titan and others rushed out of the rooms!
The group quickly arrived at the front yard, witnessing the horror of a ghostly parade devouring human flesh firsthand!
"Damn Ghost Raising Family!"
"We haven’t even attacked, and you dare come to us, courting death!"
Long Qie was furious, his eyes turning blood-red in an instant.
He was frantic, and so were Titan and the others.
After all, seeing their Sky Net brothers die before them filled everyone with unparalleled rage.
Long Qie and Titan charged at the forefront, attacking furiously!
With every strike, a spirit was surely eliminated!
In less than a minute, over fifty spirits perished at their hands!
Seeing this scene, Wang Hui and the others hiding behind the small hill finally lost their composure. After all, these spirits were their carefully nurtured treasures, and they couldn’t watch them being destroyed by Long Qie and the others!
"All together now!"
"Kill them all, avenge our fallen brothers!"
Wang Hui, full of vigor, roared with such force that it was no less than Long Qie’s earlier shout.
With his roar, the experts of the Ghost Raising Family finally launched their assault!
They surged into the Yunchuan Branch like a relentless tide.
Upon seeing them, Long Qie and Titan went berserk, ignoring the surrounding spirits and charging at Wang Hui and the others with weapons drawn!
"Die, you bastards!"
Long Qie wielded a sharp axe, exhibiting dominance.
Upon arrival, he seized the initiative, scoring an initial triumph!
His giant axe showed no mercy, cleaving a Ghost Raising Family Great Grandmaster Realm expert in half right in front of Wang Hui and the others!
Titan then unleashed his power, simultaneously confronting two Martial Saint Realm experts, ultimately killing one of them in a counterattack! His combat prowess was even greater than Long Qie’s!
The two caused significant damage to the Ghost Raising Family!
Wang Hui had never realized Sky Net’s people could be so powerful. Even with imbalanced numbers of experts, Long Qie and the others managed a standstill, and as time passed, they even began to gain the upper hand!
Facing such a situation, Wang Hui found it hard to accept!
Thinking of this, he aimed to team up with Gu Ting and Feng Shanming, leveraging their combined strength to first take down Sky Net’s strongest, Long Qie or Titan, before methodically dealing with the rest.
Wang Hui’s plan, undoubtedly sound.
If he succeeded, the Ghost Raising Family might very well emerge victorious tonight.
However, Long Qie and Titan were not to be underestimated. The moment they sensed danger, they immediately discerned the adversary’s intention.
"You think you can kill us?"
"Ha, how naive!"
Long Qie and Titan locked eyes, sharing a look of mutual mockery.