Chapter 378

The first suited man to appear was impersonated by Demos, who killed one member of the squad.

To increase credibility, so that Tang Luo would take the bait.

The person killed was also carefully selected.

That dead person was the squad captain, the leader of the four; once this person died, the squad members' morale would naturally plummet.

Their obedience to Thor and the others would also deepen further.

That unlucky captain had not the slightest awareness that the lead Thor gave him, the target he tracked down by sheer coincidence, was actually impersonated by a companion.

In the end, he died at Demos's hands.

These people's purpose in coming here was naturally to find traces of the "suited man."

After all, it disappeared here; perhaps it could also be found here.

Without a doubt, the suited man is the anomalous event, and also the source; killing it would complete one-seventh of the mission.

This matter definitely had to be done; no one would easily give up on a mission, not to mention the flames of revenge still sustained those three people.

Coming here to ambush and monitor was perfectly reasonable.

Thor the Thunder God's gaze swept over the surveillance screens from time to time, his expression slightly sunken, clearly in a bad mood.

The reason for his bad mood was of course not because someone died.

But because — it seemed the kill was in vain.

The "in vain" here meant not just the initial agreement to only injure, to beat half to death; the result was Demos held nothing back.

Even more because the first suited man was impersonated by Demos, but the suited man who appeared afterward was not!

Even Wen Hanfei, who provided the lead, had not expected that their actions would inexplicably cause the real suited man to appear — or perhaps it was just a coincidence.

Had they known earlier, that captain's death might have been made a bit more valuable.

The suited man appeared; Tang Xuanzang would certainly track it too, wanting to resolve this "anomalous event."

When the time came it would be a battle of wits and courage, seeing who discovered whom first; the captain's value as bait would also be higher.

Hindsight is priceless.

Thor's mood naturally would not be good.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Thor's eyes sharpened; he saw two additional figures on the screen, one large, one small.

Although not particularly clear, Thor still recognized one of them at a glance — it was precisely Tang Xuanzang!

"He's here!" Thor stood up.

"Here?" Jonathan stared blankly, glanced at the screen twice; where was the suited man? There wasn't one.

"Not the suited man, it's another big fish, the Tang Xuanzang we have to kill," Thor said. "Let's go, time to fight!"

A terrifying aura released and withdrew in an instant; that split-second's pressure made even Demos and Poseidon somewhat wary.

Clearly these past few days, this man who holds the God Fate Fragments of Thunder and Strength had been holding it in quite fiercely; now was the time to vent.

Poseidon tapped the back of his hand, applying to enter the Gray Mist; soon, he was pulled in.

"He's here, right at the entrance; lure him in," Poseidon said a line, then immediately withdrew.

On the other side, the gray mist in Wen Hanfei's eyes rapidly receded, his face cold: "The fish has finally taken the bait; move out!"

Not many people, but the port had quite a few lights on; visibility was pretty good.

"So quiet." Ao Yulie was looking around restlessly.

His current appearance was not his usual look, but a seven- or eight-year-old child, pink and jade-carved, extremely cute.

Especially that old-fashioned, world-weary expression, making one unable to hold back laughter.

From appearance alone, no one could detect that this was actually a true old monster.

Because the suited man has a liking for grabbing children, Ao Yulie simply turned into a child, to see if he could lure the other party out.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, from the area near the seaside ahead, came a series of sounds.

Like the sound of something heavy landing; not particularly loud, but clearly audible in the quiet night.

"Got it?" Ao Yulie brightened, strode forward and ran ahead, Tang Luo following unhurriedly behind him.

Steps slow, yet speed extremely fast; if one stared at him, one would even feel a sense of spatial distortion and dislocation.

Very quickly, the two saw the source of the sound.

An unmanned large ship was docked at the shore; on the spacious open ground, two figures were confronting each other.

One of them had internal force surging outward, forming a faint golden light.

The one who wears the thickest armor, endures the most vicious blows — Li Jue!

About twenty meters away opposite him stood the legendary suited man.

Black suit, facial features indistinguishable, only a humanoid shape visible, and limbs exceeding two meters.

Not far behind Li Jue, closer to Tang Luo's side, lay a person; appearance unclear, but from the build it should be Wei Xin.

Wei Xin's God Fate is Cheng Yaojin, Three Axe Strikes; one can see that even lying on the ground, her right hand still quietly grips a large axe.

A long-handled Xuanhua axe, entirely black, with blood-colored engravings, looking mighty and extraordinary; clearly a piece of equipment.

Tang Luo and Ao Yulie's arrival drew the attention of Li Jue and that suited man.

Li Jue's peripheral vision caught Tang Luo; his face showed a just-right surprise, and unease, slowly shifting toward Wei Xin's side.

The suited man tilted its head, as if attracted by Tang Luo, temporarily giving up on Li Jue, swaying, tentatively approaching Tang Luo.

Tang Luo and Ao Yulie both halted their steps.

"Such a coincidence?" Ao Yulie stroked his chin, a wicked smile on his face. "Feels like you guys are pulling strings?"

Before Li Jue and the others could react, Tang Luo's hand hanging at his side suddenly shot out, grabbing at the air beside his own left cheek.

A bullet capable of easily piercing a heavy tank was caught in his hand.

There was no gunshot; the shooter was a kilometer away, like Death's gaze, bringing death silently — for most people.

Glancing at the intact bullet in his hand, Tang Luo flicked his finger.

A sharp whistling sound rang out, and the bullet vanished without a trace.

"Someone really is pulling strings." Ao Yulie said with a smile.

At the two's sides, behind them, several people slowly walked out from the shadows.

Behind them were Wen Hanfei and his driver plus his personal bodyguard Li Qiang.

On the left was the Thunder God Thor.

On the right were the remaining three of the four-man squad.

As for the sneak-attack shooter, naturally it was another of Wen Hanfei's subordinates, that young man.

However, after he fired the first shot, he would never be able to fire a second.

Wen Hanfei's face was dark; his team contract reminded him that a teammate had been lost.

Just now, when Tang Xuanang caught the bullet and flicked his finger, that "return to sender" bullet actually directly killed his subordinate!

This was something Wen Hanfei had never imagined.

Although they didn't count on this cold shot actually killing Tang Xuanang before them, they also thought it could cause him a certain degree of trouble.

Unexpectedly, not only was Tang Xuanang unscathed, he even counter-killed his subordinate.

Tang Luo's gaze swept over these people, pausing on the Thunder God Thor.

This person, he knew. He was in the Wulin Mythology data, an important member of the Gods Alliance, a confirmed one of the Twelve Main Gods, holder of a Thunder God Destiny Fragment.

But exactly which Thunder God was unclear.

After all, there are quite a few versions of the Thunder God; of course, every version of the Thunder God is largely similar, when it comes down to it there isn't too much difference.

As for that one disguised as a suit-wearer, Tang Luo didn't know him; judging by the aura he faintly emitted, he was merely a hair weaker than the Thunder God, also not a weakling.

At this moment, Demos had naturally already returned to his original state; those freakishly long limbs were condensed from the black qi emanating from his body.

Wei Xin didn't pretend either, gripping the Xuanhua Axe and standing up.

Originally planning to see if Tang Luo would be attracted by the weapons and equipment, to launch a sneak attack when they came over; didn't expect the other party to detect something.

At this time there was also no need to disguise anymore; surround and kill the two!

"Tang Xuanang, tonight is your death day!" Behind them, Wen Hanfei's body rose, floating up, a white long staff in his hand, a blue robe on his body.

Both emitted an unusual radiance; obviously both were equipment.

And not just those two; the two rings on his fingers, the necklace hanging on his neck, were also equipment; one could say he was filthy rich beyond compare.

He didn't address Tang Luo by his original name, obviously wary that someone might trace him through this name, following the vine to find the melon.

The other trio also each took out their own standard equipment.

Li Qiang was the same.

On the contrary, Thor and Demos, Li Jue, both had empty hands, looking rather shabby.

"Master, leave these few to me." Ao Yulie spoke, a flash of light on his body, transforming back into his original human form, "That one wearing the thickest armor, got beaten up last time."

"Fine." Tang Luo agreed.

Ao Yulie smiled, waving a hand.

A gust of violent wind suddenly attacked; that side's trio instantly lost balance, swept up by the sudden violent wind, dancing wildly like kites that lost balance, plunging into the sea not far away.

Li Jue also flew up, but he used the Thousand Catty Drop in midair.

His body sank, landing again, both feet stepping out crack after crack on the ground.

And at this very moment, Ao Yulie had already appeared before Li Jue, reaching out to press on Li Jue's face.

Li Jue's Qi energy circulated, forming a solid defense, isolating Ao Yulie's palm before his eyes.

But he couldn't completely offset the enormous force transmitted from Ao Yulie's palm; it looked like his head was grabbed by Ao Yulie, both charging together into the pitch-black cold seawater.

Wei Xin instinctively glanced over, immediately refocusing his attention on Tang Luo, a trace of a mocking smile floating on the corner of his mouth.

These two probably don't know there's still a trump card hidden in the sea.

Think throwing someone into the sea, splitting up to fight reduces pressure? No, this is actually walking into a trap!

Ao Yulie's action made everyone's killing intent grow a few degrees more intense.

This kind of deliberately separating enemies — doesn't it precisely represent the other party's lack of confidence in their own strength?

Otherwise, why would they do this?

"Heard you're a ruthless character." Thor's eyes began to change, the crimson-white color of lightning occupying the sockets, faint lightning also flickering on his body, "Let me see just how much truth there is to the rumors!"

The voice still "lingered" in place, but Thor's person had already appeared at Tang Luo's side, a fist smashing toward his head!

Lightning flickered!

"Speed's not bad, pity your reaction can't keep up with your speed, even a big truck is more agile than you." Tang Luo's tone was a bit disappointed.

The fist stopped ten centimeters from Tang Luo's cheek, unable to advance an inch, like a natural moat!

Power was continuously draining away.

Thor's body trembled slightly; an ice-blue long spear, still emitting lightning on it, had at some unknown time pierced through his lower abdomen.

No blood flowed out; the area around the wound was completely frozen, coldness spreading bit by bit.