Chapter 975: The Strange One Arrives (1/2, Requesting Moon Tickets)

What?!

Lei Tower Master and Kuang Tower Master immediately widened their eyes.

That An Tower Master, who was their equal, had actually been killed?!

Coming to their senses, both men's eyes flickered with fear; looking down, they saw the person causing the chaos had already entered Juan Niao Lou.

Soon after, screams and the clash of battle erupted from below.

"Who the hell are these people?! An Tower Master was slain by a single sword strike?!"

"These intruders mean business! Send someone to fetch Lord Zhong!" Kuang Tower Master's face darkened.

Lord Zhong was the Rain-level expert summoned to guard Juan Niao Lou after the death of the Profound Heaven Sect Master.

But when they called for their subordinates, the subordinate came running back with a tear-streaked face: "My lords, Lord Zhong—he, Lord Zhong—he's already dead! His corpse is in the adjacent pavilion… Also, we found Lord Ming's body too…"

What?!

Lord Zhong and Lord Ming are both dead?!

Lei Tower Master and Kuang Tower Master froze again.

But soon, they understood.

Of course—whether the Profound Heaven Sect Master or Lord Zhong, all these Rain-level experts were confidants of the Four Princes, merely assigned to rotate guard duty at Juan Niao Lou.

Now that the Second Prince and Third Prince are dead, their Rain-level experts naturally met the same fate.

And the deceased Fourth Prince's Rain-level expert, the Profound Heaven Sect Master, had already perished earlier in his clash with Jibing Shengnyu.

So logically, the only remaining Rain-level ally left in Juan Niao Lou is the one from the First Prince's side.

But given that all Four Princes have suffered such fates, it's uncertain whether the First Prince will even lend his Rain-level expert to guard Juan Niao Lou anymore.

"We can only seek other outside help…"

Juan Niao Lou's current status in Jingcheng originally rested on the backing of the Four Princes.

Later, through its own standing and accumulated foundations, it firmly established itself in Jingcheng.

It cultivated friendships and built deep trade channels with all factions, nurturing relationships…

Through these means, Juan Niao Lou had become a dominant power in Jingcheng.

On any ordinary day, a single Rescue Order would summon aid from all directions!

But now, with Black Clouds churning and Advents descending, even other factions can only protect themselves—how could they spare strength to aid Juan Niao Lou?

Lei Tower Master wore a grim expression; he never imagined that Juan Niao Lou, so mighty, had been driven to such a desperate state.

His strength was not much different from the An Tower Master below; whoever had killed An Tower Master clearly had the power to kill him and Kuang Tower Master too.

"No! The First Prince… Only the First Prince can save us! Flee to the Imperial Palace…"

As Kuang Tower Master began speaking these words, a servant suddenly rushed up from behind.

"Report, my lords! The Imperial Palace spy has sent the latest intelligence! The one who killed the Second and Third Princes is none other than the Seventh Prince! The Seventh Prince is now branded a traitor by the First Prince, and a nation-wide manhunt is underway!"

What?!

The Second and Third Princes were killed by the Seventh Prince? That carefree, reclusive Seventh Prince actually had such power?!

Lei Tower Master grabbed the servant urgently: "Tell me everything—how is the Imperial Palace? Will the First Prince send reinforcements…?"

Boom!!

His words were cut off by a thunderous crash.

Looking toward the source, they saw a corpse lying on the ground—somehow flung there.

Instinctively, they turned toward the staircase.

A swarm of Juan Niao Lou guards poured out screaming, retreating toward them.

"Save us, Tower Masters!"

"Tower Masters! There's a monster! There's a monster!!"

Amid the screams, a massive eight-armed monster burst forth from the staircase.

As the eight-armed monster let out its tinkling, bell-like laugh, Lei Tower Master noticed four figures standing atop it.

Lei Tower Master and Kuang Tower Master stared closely.

Instantly, they were stunned.

Because the newcomers—they all recognized them.

"Ye Hongyi, Lady Nian, Niu Zuo, and… the Seventh Prince?!"

Lei Tower Master's face changed.

He had just learned the Second and Third Princes were killed by the Seventh Prince—and now here he was, face to face.

Was the Seventh Prince deciding the purge of Juan Niao Lou wasn't thorough enough, and now intended to kill them both?

As if sensing the two Tower Masters' hesitation, Niu Zuo stood atop the eight-armed monster and spoke coldly: "The Second and Third Princes are dead. Juan Niao Lou shall henceforth submit to the Seventh Prince. Anyone who refuses may step forward now."

As he spoke, Niu Zuo gave a glance to Captain Wu.

Captain Wu reluctantly descended from the Five-Prince monster and landed on the ground.

But he merely stood there—he was ill-suited for such situations.

Lei Tower Master and Kuang Tower Master, however, were quick to read the situation.

They exchanged a glance, then knelt down first.

"We of Juan Niao Lou swear allegiance to the Seventh Prince!"

"We of Juan Niao Lou follow the Seventh Prince's lead!"

The other Juan Niao Lou guards, seeing this, followed suit and knelt in submission.

Juan Niao Lou had thus been easily brought under control.

But Fang Yue was puzzled.

He looked at these surrendered members of Juan Niao Lou—there were hardly any truly powerful ones among them.

After a moment's thought, he asked coldly, "Ox Seat, apart from the Rain-rank experts who take turns holding down the fort on ordinary days, Juan Niao Lou has no real experts. Is there really any point in subduing them?"

"They're only the beginning… To stand against the Phoenix Organization, we need more strength. Right now Juan Niao Lou naturally doesn't have that kind of ability, but with our push behind it, under the banner of Juan Niao Lou, I believe we can quickly rally other factions to join and become a massive force!"

Juan Niao Lou's standing was beyond question.

It was simply that the current situation in Jingcheng kept Juan Niao Lou from playing to its strengths.

And as long as they pushed it along, Juan Niao Lou would soon become a symbol, drawing other factions to join.

And that was precisely Ox Seat's aim.

"Let's go. The next stop is the Red Department and Blue Coral—we need to gather…"

Ox Seat had barely finished speaking when he suddenly stopped, and along with a thunderous rumble bursting from the Black Cloud, his expression visibly changed.

It was the look one only wore upon seeing something terrifying.

Fang Yue instinctively turned to look back, and his pupils contracted at once.

There in the thunderous rumble, beneath the Night Rain, a dark speck was pushing through the downpour, rushing toward them at high speed!

As if sensing something, the sharp-eyed Lei Tower Master saw the two of them react and turned to look back as well.

The next instant, the distant dark speck, as if piercing through space, whooshed—and in a flash appeared right before the Lei Tower Master!

Before the Lei Tower Master could even react…

Boom!!

His head, as if struck by a heavy fist, abruptly split apart into pieces and burst open.

Blood fountained wildly from the headless corpse as it toppled down.

"Aaaah!!"

"Wh-what happened?!"

"An anomaly! It's an anomaly!!"

(End of chapter)