Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1451 - 1451 0824 Ambush

Chapter 1451: Chapter 0824: Ambush Chapter 1451: Chapter 0824: Ambush Chapter 0824: Ambush

Song He had once spent a substantial amount of time gathering intelligence on all the Nascent Soul Masters of Wanjie City. He couldn’t claim to know every single detail about each Nascent Soul Master, but he had gathered enough to have a fairly complete understanding.

When he observed Qi Tian and his group from a great distance, he immediately compared them with the intelligence he had gathered and quickly identified the identities of the other four Nascent Soul Masters besides Qi Tian. Knowing who was who made many things easier, even if Qi Tian’s unfamiliar face was amongst them.

To Song He, not recognizing one person wouldn’t impact the overall situation. He had the confidence to make such a judgment based partly on his understanding of Wanjie City’s situation and partly on his grasp of human nature. The Nascent Soul Masters dispatched by two Sacred Cultivation Places to the secret realms were all limited to the First Level of Nascent Soul Stage. No matter how powerful Qi Tian was, he wouldn’t surpass this level. In their advantageous situation, the addition of Qi Tian wouldn’t possibly change the outcome; Song He was quite confident about this.

Song He directly placed his primary targets on Li Jun and Wu Jiahui. He knew that these two, one from Wanjie Commerce and the other from Ink Flood Dragon Association, represented first-class forces within Wanjie City and were most likely to cause harm to him and his companions. As for Qi Tian, Li Zizhuo, and Bai Ningshuang, they posed little to no threat in his eyes and hardly attracted his attention.

Even so, Song He did not relax at all. Besides himself, there were nine others acting with him, following his orders. He made very clear arrangements: he would not join the direct action of ambushing Qi Tian’s group. Instead, he would stay behind, utilizing his advantages to constantly monitor the situation on the battlefield and make real-time commands and arrangements. The nine Nascent Soul Masters were divided into three groups, with the six strongest forming two teams—each team of three persons—specifically targeting Li Jun and Wu Jiahui. The remaining three were tasked with dealing with Li Zizhuo, Bai Ningshuang, and Qi Tian.

The nine Nascent Soul Masters were highly confident in Song He’s capabilities and none of them objected to his plans. They immediately began their actions as per Song He’s directives.

They chose to act at night. While the cover of darkness didn’t significantly affect Nascent Soul Masters, any slight advantage had to be firmly grasped rather than ignored.

In addition to choosing the right timing, they also employed techniques to conceal their aura, endeavoring to delay as long as possible the moment Wu Jiahui and Li Jun might discover them.

Song He’s tactical arrangements were very effective. Wu Jiahui and Li Jun might have rich combat experience, but they both made the same mistake—underestimating their enemies.

Since Wu Jiahui had chosen to build fortifications to hold and eliminate his competitors, the most sensible action would not have been to disperse his forces but to concentrate his superior forces. Simply put, it was crucial that their group of five could stick together, or at least not be too spread out. However, Wu Jiahui, right from the start, sought to intimidate Qi Tian, Li Zizhuo, and Bai Ningshuang, directly causing them to be overworked for nine consecutive days. Now, he even dispersed them into different locations within the fortifications—a severe misjudgment. He had not anticipated that Song He would concentrate so many Nascent Soul Masters for use. He thought that Song He’s side, like those in Wanjie City, would be divided into several groups acting independently. Thus, he feared no collisions between groups, but this was a major miscalculation.

Although Wu Jiahui and Li Jun formed a partnership, there was discord between them. They guarded against one another and couldn’t fully trust each other, let alone leave their backs to one another. This resulted in their apparent cooperation but actual disconnection. Although they patrolled together, they were not really together; instead, they maintained a distance of about forty to fifty meters from each other.

For Nascent Soul Masters, this distance was trivial, but now, facing Song He and his group—who came prepared and calculatedly—it meant that this distance provided nothing but an opportunity for Song He and his group.

Wu Jiahui and Li Jun made another minor mistake, which was their patrolling route was very predictable. At least, a pattern emerged every once in a while. If one could thoroughly understand this pattern, it would be easy to predict where Wu Jiahui and Li Jun might appear.

While patrolling, Qi Tian’s group paid special attention to this issue and avoided creating any patterns in their patrolling route. This wasn’t because Qi Tian’s group knew they were being watched, but rather it came from Qi Tian’s instincts formed through countless battles, which Li Zizhuo and Bai Ningshuang merely learned to follow.

Based on the patterns he had earlier identified, Song He had made arrangements. He had calculated where Wu Jiahui and Li Jun were likely to appear, and had informed the six Nascent Soul Masters tasked with the ambush. They had entered their designated positions and lay in wait before Wu Jiahui and Li Jun arrived.

As it turned out, Wu Jiahui and Li Jun indeed arrived according to the pattern Song He had deduced, at the time estimated by Song He, right into the ambush set by the six Nascent Soul Masters.

Wu Jiahui and Li Jun were separated by just a few tens of meters, normally a trivial distance, but this time, this short span immediately split them apart, preventing them from collaborating and forcing them to fight individually.

Both Wu Jiahui and Li Jun realized the gravity of their situation. Wu Jiahui wanted to call for help, but the three Nascent Soul Masters attacking him were formidable; their attacks were relentless. Wu Jiahui could call for help, but he had to be prepared that help might not arrive before they were captured by Song He and his team. Moreover, their current location was very far from Qi Tian, Li Zizhuo, and Bai Ningshuang. The closest one was nearly a hundred miles away; even using the Sound Transmission Skill, it was impossible to inform Qi Tian’s group and request reinforcements.