Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao and Elder Qi, along with over a hundred others, were dressed in the attire of Death Castle guards as they flew towards the castle.

From a distance, they could already see the Defense Light Screen of the castle activated.

Wanyan Bai said,

"Elder Qi, something’s not right. The Defense Light Screen of the castle is usually activated at night. It’s still early, why has the Defense Light Screen been activated?"

The main function of the castle’s Defense Light Screen is to defend against the attacks of Demon Beasts at night.

Demon Beasts are unusually active at night, often coming out in swarms. If the castle doesn’t have a Defense Light Screen, an entire city could be devoured by tens of thousands of Demon Beasts in one night.

Elder Qi nodded,

immediately waved his hand, signaling everyone to stop,

"Yang Xiao, I suspect that people inside the castle have become suspicious. Otherwise, they wouldn’t activate the Defense Light Screen during the day without reason. What do we do?"

Yang Xiao contemplated briefly and said,

"Since we’ve come to this point, there’s no need to hesitate. The arrow is nocked, and we have no choice but to release it. We need to go over there first and assess the situation,

Wanyan He, go and tell the warship behind us not to get too close for now. Once the fight breaks out on our side, they should rush over."

"Alright, I’ll tell Fan Chen and the others right away."

Wanyan Bai quickly flew back.

Yang Xiao and Elder Qi, along with the others, reached below the castle. The two mixed in with the guards, and two of them who were disguised as guards walked to the front, shouting loudly to the people at the gate post within the Defense Light Screen,

"Open the gate, open the gate, we’ve returned from hunting."

Deputy City Lord Tamge and several Captains of Guards had received the news and were standing on the watchtower of the castle, looking at the group of guards standing outside.

"Oh, the guards of City Lord Da E have returned, it seems nothing happened to the City Lord."

"This is good news, with the City Lord safe, we can relax."

The three Captains of Guards, who were originally close to City Lord Da E, felt a rush of excitement within themselves.

The first Captain of Guards had been killed by Deputy City Lord Tamge not long ago, leaving these three Captains of Guards worried, as all of them were close confidants of Da E. If Da E were truly dead, their situation could become dire.

Tamge and some of his confidants were anxious and uneasy,

Da E is fine, what now?

One of the Captains of Guards said to Tamge,

"City Lord, should we open the gate? I don’t seem to see City Lord Da E."

Tamge was originally flustered, having a guilty conscience from being a traitor. Hearing this reminded him, so he immediately said,

"We can’t open the gate just yet. Go inquire and ask City Lord Da E to come out. If City Lord Da E doesn’t come forward, we can’t open the Defense Light Screen."

"Yes, City Lord."

The Captain of Guards jumped down from the high watchtower of the castle and landed at the gate, standing within the Defense Light Screen, shouting to the people outside,

"Where is City Lord Da E? Please have City Lord Da E come out and speak."

Elder Qi’s two subordinates were momentarily stunned, and one of them said,

"City Lord Da E has some matters at the back, he let us return first, he should be back soon."

"Ah, that makes sense, but I can’t open the city gate for you right now."

"Why?"

"Because there are rebels inside the castle, we have to keep the Light Curtain Gate tightly shut to prevent rebellious insiders from coordinating with outsiders to attack us. I think we should wait for City Lord Da E to arrive before we open the gate for you together."

Yang Xiao and Elder Qi mixed among the guards, standing at the back. The two exchanged glances.

Elder Qi whispered,

"Yang Xiao, things seem to have taken a bad turn, they must have received some information, what should we do?"

"There’s no better option left. Since strategy has failed, we can only attack forcefully."

"A forceful attack?"

Elder Qi looked at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao nodded, walked to the front of the guards, and looked at the guards within the Defense Light Screen Gate. The battlements in the distance were filled with guards, clearly many more than usual, it appeared as though they were preparing for a formidable enemy.

"What part of the plan went wrong?"

Yang Xiao didn’t have time to think deeply, stood out and loudly said,

"Please, Deputy City Lord come forward, we have urgent news regarding City Lord Da E."

The people inside were surprised upon hearing this,

"What urgent news?"

Yang Xiao suddenly cursed,

"Who do you think you are? I said I will only inform the Deputy City Lord. It’s urgent, hurry up."

Yang Xiao and the others at this moment were in tattered clothes, deliberately smearing their faces with blood and mud, rendering their appearances indistinct, making it difficult for the guards inside to identify them.

The guard inside thought of the news he had heard about Elder Qi’s attack on Da E, and thought to himself,

Could it be that City Lord Da E was killed by Elder Qi and the others?

He was merely a guard and dared not delay, quickly flew to the watchtower of the castle.

At this moment, Tamge was anxiously awaiting news from below, seeing the guard fly over, he urgently asked,

"What’s the situation?"

"Reporting to the City Lord, the guards outside say there is an urgent matter that needs to be reported personally to the Deputy City Lord, they said it seems to concern City Lord Da E."

"Oh!"

Tamge felt a flush of nervous excitement within himself,

Da E hasn’t appeared, only his guards have returned. Could it be that Da E has been killed, which is why his guards are asking me to personally come and hear the situation?

Yes, it must be so.

The more Tamge thought about it, the more it seemed right, so he said,

"Alright, I’ll go down now and see what major event has occurred."

Several guards immediately reminded,

"City Lord, please be cautious, there is no need to approach the Light Screen, it’s dangerous there. As long as City Lord Da E doesn’t appear, we should insist on not opening the gate."

The Defense Light Screen can prevent low-level enemies from entering, but it only stops weaker enemies.

The Defense Light Screen of Death Castle has an energy level of Empire Level Advanced realm, and those above Emperor Level can easily penetrate it without hindrance.

Tamge chuckled lightly,

"With the Defense Light Screen’s protection, there’s nothing to fear."

Tamge leapt from the several-meter-high watchtower, landing in front of the castle gate, facing Yang Xiao and the others across the Defense Light Screen, each could see the other clearly.

Several guards also descended with him, standing beside Tamge.

Tamge shouted to the people outside the Light Screen,

"What urgent news do you have to report? Speak quickly, where is City Lord Da E? Why isn’t City Lord Da E visible, has something happened to him?"

Yang Xiao suppressed his voice, stepped forward, and said softly,

"Deputy City Lord, please step forward a few steps, I have urgent major news to tell you alone, it’s about City Lord Da E and the future of our Death Castle!"

The way Yang Xiao spoke unmistakably implied a major issue, suggesting City Lord Da E had met with an accident.

Tamge’s heart pounded with excitement,

Good, something happened, indeed something happened to Da E, excellent!

Tamge suppressed the excitement within, walked forward a few steps, and with Yang Xiao separated by the Defense Light Screen, they were just about a meter apart from each other.

"Which guard around Da E are you? Quickly tell me about City Lord Da E’s news, I will reward you greatly."

"I dare not dream of a reward, only hoping our Death Castle remains peaceful, and that you, the Deputy City Lord, can continue to lead us in battle,

regarding City Lord Da E,"

Yang Xiao’s voice suddenly lowered, appearing very mysterious.

Looking at Yang Xiao’s face covered in blood, his clothes torn and stained with blood,

Tamge believed that Da E and his guards had been involved in a brutal battle.

"What are you saying, speak louder, I can’t hear."

Tamge said excitedly, unconsciously leaning his body forward, approaching the Defense Light Screen.

Some Defense Light Screens are soundproof, but city Defense Light Screens like this one are not soundproof, though the sound transmission effect isn’t particularly good either.

Yang Xiao deliberately lowered his voice,

"Today while we were hunting in the Giant Crocodile Pond, we encountered an attack by a group of masked men, City Lord Da E was ambushed by them, the City Lord was severely injured, severely injured....."

"What happened after the City Lord was severely injured?"

Tamge was almost leaning against the Defense Light Screen.

Yang Xiao slammed his iron fist through the Defense Light Screen.

"Boom!"

Yang Xiao’s Iron Fist punched through the Defense Light Screen, catching Tamge off guard, sending him flying backward.