Chapter 761: The Heart of Death Makes Its Move

From Li Yue's arrangement to its implementation by all the commanders, it took no more than ten minutes.

Upon receiving the news, the two Frost Knight Legions had already begun moving slowly toward the teleportation array.

Outside Lord Chenxi's territory, the sound of a bone flute rang out, and all the goblins scattered in the surrounding areas began to converge on the territory.

Within the Witch Tribe, beams of light in various colors flashed one after another.

Strong cultivators who had gone out to train received the summons and returned to the territory one by one.

Batches of gray dwarves and goblins walked out from the Forging Palace.

Li Yue stood silently on the terrace, watching Lord Chenxi's territory spring back into motion, and a faint smile curved the corners of his lips.

Outside Tianmen Pass—

Watching the night sky gradually descend, the Lord of the Heart of Death frowned deeply.

During the day, he had alone withstood dozens of waves of assassins.

Now that night had fallen, he could hardly imagine how fierce the enemy's assault would become.

Suddenly, several powerful auras approached from twenty li away.

This time, they did not hide as before but arrived openly and boldly.

Among the five parallel black shadows, a voice filled with resentment rang out:

"Hmph! I want to see if it's really as sinister as they say, that even a Shi Shi would go and never return!"

As soon as the words fell, someone immediately responded:

"Previously, they arrived secretly, which is why they were defeated one by one; the opponent is definitely not someone of immense strength, so there is no need to worry."

Watching the five figures draw nearer, the Lord of the Heart of Death tightly gripped the black dagger in his hand, and his figure vanished.

Just as the five black shadows stepped within the five-li range of the Tianmen Pass outer defenses, they immediately burst into unrestrained laughter:

"Hahaha, it seems the opponent has already been scared away by us!"

"With only five li left and still no sign of them, it seems our guess was cor—"

His words cut off abruptly; when the other four turned to look, they found nothing.

The next second, another sound of blood spraying erupted.

Yet another person died inexplicably.

At this moment, fear filled the eyes of the remaining three.

It was the fear of an unknown power.

Just from this single-strike killing power, they finally realized how powerless their earlier words had been.

Realizing the danger, they hurriedly erected defenses.

Energy armors of various forms completely enveloped them.

Yet, the next second, another person died silently and without a trace.

The two remaining individuals were thrown into sheer panic and began releasing energy randomly into the void.

Waves of energy radiated outward from the two of them in all directions.

Series of explosion sounds rang out immediately.

Seeing this, the Lord of the Heart of Death, hovering in the void not far away, watched the two panicked figures.

A smile touched the corners of his lips, and in the next instant, his figure flashed again.

"Pfft~!"

"Pfft~!"

Two sounds of bloodshed rang out, and the brilliant light filling the sky vanished instantly.

Five minutes later, a patrol squad of Black Iron rank arrived, carrying away the corpses of these individuals.

"This is already the fifty-seventh corpse of a Shi Shi expert; it seems Lord Chenxi's territory is indeed powerful."

"We must be even more vigilant in our subsequent patrols, do you hear me!"

"Yes!"

At the location of King Xiyu's Imperial Vanguard Legion, watching the assault come to an abrupt halt, the Vanguard Commander's face revealed a trace of anger.

"I did not expect the opponent to be hiding their depth so well; even five peak-stage Shi Shi experts could not last long!"

Gazing at Tianmen Pass, which remained brightly lit, he sank into deep thought, his facial expression far from pleasant.

However, what he did not know was that at this very moment, a figure was slowly approaching their camp.

"Ah!"

"Enemy attack!"

Suddenly, a startled cry rang out within King Xiyu's Imperial Vanguard Legion.

The Vanguard Commander, who had been wearing a face full of worry, suddenly looked alarmed and hurriedly rose to his feet.

Just as he stood up, a voice as cold as hell sounded from behind him:

"No need to go out; just die right here!"

Until the moment of his death, the Vanguard Commander never discovered anyone behind him.

Nor did he ever imagine that someone could assassinate him, a Vanguard Commander specifically responsible for assassination.

From the first sound to the end, it took no more than ten minutes.

For these dead units of the Vanguard Legion, this night was the Night of Death.

When the first ray of morning sunlight slowly shone upon the Vanguard Legion's camp, not a single sign of life remained.

Everyone lay collapsed on the ground, their pupils dilated wide, showing that they had been struck by extreme terror at the moment of their death.

Twenty li behind the Vanguard Legion's formation, inside a large tent.

Ten beings with powerful auras sat cross-legged in a circle.

Their expressions were strikingly uniform, each face clouded with gloom.

All because of a single message—the Vanguard Commander's unit had been annihilated.

Moreover, the method of killing was the very assassination technique their own Vanguard Commander unit specialized in.

Had they died by any other method, their faces would have looked far better than they do now.

Suddenly, a gloomy voice rang out:

"We have never heard of Lord Chenxi's domain possessing any unit skilled in assassination, so!"

"It is most likely the Lord of the Heart of Death at work!"

Upon hearing this, the envoys from the other provinces' faces shifted slightly.

"Envoy El of the province, are you certain?"

Envoy El of the province scanned the room and spoke slowly:

"Except for him, I can think of no other power that would have reason to annihilate our Vanguard Commander unit."

"And do not be fooled; though he is merely Shi Shi, even ten Limit Legendaries could do nothing to him."

"He must not be underestimated!"

Mo Xi, the envoy from the Laduo province nearby, frowned slightly and spoke slowly:

"Then let the Limit Legendary experts advance and push straight through!"

"No matter what schemes they have!"

Upon hearing this, Envoy El of the province hurriedly spoke to refuse:

"No, do not forget that the once arrogant Envoy of the Crimson Flame suffered a great defeat at the hands of Lord Chenxi's domain."

"We must advance steadily, granting the enemy not a single chance to escape or counterattack."

Hearing these words, the other provincial envoys instantly lost heart.

"Very well, then we will listen to you. You are the Commander; you decide how we fight."

Seeing everyone gradually calm down, Envoy El of the province spoke slowly:

"Since attacking covertly will not work, then let us begin the 2.2 offensive!"