MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 155 - 148 Caesar’s Foreshadowing

Chapter 155: Chapter 148 Caesar’s Foreshadowing

Andre and Sangxi successfully rescued Xia Lu, and thanks to the deep resources of the Basa family, they naturally managed to escape smoothly. Let’s not talk about them for now.

As for Lu Hong, he wasn’t so lucky. After his identity as an imperial spy was revealed, he became the target of numerous arrows. It seems the Gold family’s fear of the Empire far exceeds their concern for Xia Lu. Perhaps toppling Xia Lu was too easy, which made it very easy to overlook her importance.

Under the state of the "Lion’s Descent," Lu Hong’s steps were swift; he leapt a kilometer in a bound. He carved a bloody path from under the West City’s ramparts and successfully fled.

Another Third-Transition powerhouse pursued closely behind but always maintained a distance. The two who had returned from the frontline naturally had their internal injuries, and although the imperial spy in front of them was of weaker strength, the dense qi and blood around him exuded boundless eeriness. They had no intention of making sacrifices; they just needed to follow, wait for reinforcements and ensure the spy didn’t escape.

"Damn it!" Under the influence of the huge external qi and blood, Lu Hong became increasingly irritable. Seeing that he couldn’t shake off the two strong enemies behind him, he grew bold from desperation and suddenly stopped, preparing to fight to the death.

If he didn’t shake off these two, he would have no chance to escape.

Lu Hong made up his mind. The Blood Holy Sword drove rolling blood waves, slashing fiercely at his opponents.

The Water Elemental Emperor’s reaction was swift. At the very moment Lu Hong acted, he gathered his magic power, "Pure Water Shield."

"Intimidation!" Lu Hong was waiting for this moment. A thunderous roar exploded in the ears of his opponents, and their magic power suddenly sank into a quagmire, falling silent.

Although the dizziness was very brief, it was enough for the wave of blood to strike.

In the blink of an eye, the two found themselves plunged into Lu Hong’s Blood River.

Of course, Third-Transition powerhouses had deep foundations. Lu Hong didn’t expect that this strike would easily kill his opponents. So, through the induction of qi and blood, he pinpointed their location, his figure surged forward, turning into a bloody comet, "All-out Strike!"—Lu Hong’s finishing move!

"Wall of Wind!"

"Pure Water Shield!"

The two Third-Transition powerhouses quickly recovered from Lu Hong’s surprise attack. Though the assault of the blood waves was fierce, they had defensive artifacts on them, and a shimmer of light was able to block much of the blood waves’ might.

"He’s coming over!" The Water Elemental Emperor immediately detected Lu Hong’s trace through the fluctuation of the blood waves.

"Good, he even dares to attack us. Does he really think he’s something?" The assassin of the hurricane sneered, then light green magic light flickered in his hand, and a large amount of wind attribute magic power converged.

The Eye of the Storm

This was the signature skill that every hurricane assassin strove to master. If a Third-Transition hurricane assassin hadn’t mastered this skill, he would be embarrassed to let others know he was Third-Transition.

Of course, the skills advocated by a profession must be powerful.

As an Eye of the Storm condensed in the hands of the hurricane assassin, the Blood Sea that drowned the two also began to churn, with a massive gale whirling about, and a blood-colored tornado instantly joined heaven and earth—to the distant observer, it was a fearsome sight.

As for Lu Hong, who had attacked with the All-out Strike, he was swept up by the fierce wind of the Eye of the Storm, unable to hold his form and completely caught up in it.

"I thought he was stronger than that. If I knew, I would’ve taken him down directly." The hurricane assassin disdainfully said, "He has no foundation at all, where does he get the courage to come out of Baiyun Mountain and enter the depths of our Gold family’s territory?"

"Better to be careful, to slip past our defenses so silently, he probably has some tricks." The Water Elemental Emperor was getting anxious, urging his companion to take down Lu Hong.

"Don’t worry, I’m about to finish him off," the hurricane assassin said, clenching his palm, and the blood-colored tornado instantly surged with a green light, entangling Lu Hong in countless steel-like strands.

This couldn’t go on, qi and blood kept surging out from his body, forming an armor close to his body. It had barely formed before it was shredded by the Wind Blades, but fortunately, a brief equilibrium appeared, and for the moment, Lu Hong’s true body was not harmed. But once Lu Hong’s qi and blood ran out, his death was certain.

"This kid’s qi and blood are pretty abundant, he can still hold on till now." The hurricane assassin was somewhat surprised, normally speaking, even a Second-Transformation Peak professional should have run out of magic power within three minutes, whereas the other side seemed to still have some energy left.

Lu Hong was in a very awkward position now. There were no Second Transition skills that could break free from the hurricane’s bondage, only Third Transition skills, and among the Third Transition skills, there was one called Blood Explosion, which could instantly detonate the blood-colored tornado, in exchange for a chance to escape.

But he was not yet Third Transition. His qi and blood power had not further transformed, and he didn’t have more advanced ways to manipulate qi and blood, so he couldn’t trigger this explosion.

Two more minutes passed, and Lu Hong’s defenses were gradually faltering.

"He can’t hold on any longer," the hurricane assassin said with a slight smile, "I’m going to break his limbs first."

"Be careful!" The Water Elemental Emperor suddenly sensed something, and a curtain of water descended from the sky, but it was still a step too late.

A black dagger had silently plunged into the back, roaring with the hurricane. The violent poison on the dagger rapidly infested the entire body, causing the right hand holding the eye of the storm to droop powerlessly.

"Water Knife, Slash!" The Water Elemental Emperor didn’t hesitate at the death of a comrade and stepped back several paces. Magic Power of the water system within him condensed into a longsword, swinging across to fend off the attacking assassin.

"Too late." A woman’s deep voice sounded beside the Water Elemental Emperor’s ear. The assassin had completely anticipated the opponent’s move and poised herself for a perfect ambush.

"You..." The Water Elemental Emperor, terror-stricken, ducked his head, and with a ghostly glimmer, the blade tip pierced through his chest.

Amidst the extreme unwillingness, two Third Transition Middle Stage powerhouses lay forever silent.

Bang!

As the tornado dissipated, Lu Hong fell from the sky, stirring up a cloud of dust upon hitting the ground.

"Who are you?" Lu Hong eyed his surroundings warily. Was the person from the empire? If so, there was no reason to save him. A member of the Bassa family? If that were the case, he was done for. Judging by the assassin’s methods, she was undoubtedly a Third Transition powerhouse.

"Are you the young lady’s friend?" The woman’s low voice suddenly emerged near Lu Hong’s ear.

Lu Hong’s scalp tingled, and he quickly turned and retreated.

Assassins were all the same; relying on their stealth skills, they liked to make subtle moves from behind others.

"Let’s go. If we dawdle, the Gold Family’s reinforcements will arrive soon." Pressed for time, the woman didn’t tease Lu Hong any longer and appeared from the shadows.

She was a mature woman, dressed in a tight-fitting black outfit that showcased her voluptuous curves in excruciating detail, with an especially exaggerated pair of... erm...404ed.

Naturally, the female assassin also had fine features. If there were any imperfections, it was only her voice: deep, with a hint of huskiness—as if her vocal cords had been damaged at a young age.

"Who are you?" Lu Hong kept asking. Ever since the humiliation brought by Sangxi last time, Lu Hong had silently vowed never to let anyone else take control.

"Come on, little man, just follow me." The female assassin found Lu Hong’s wariness quite exasperating. "If I wanted to harm you, do you think you’d still be breathing?" She said, producing a slightly glowing token. "You recognize this, right?"

Seeing the ancient token, Lu Hong’s tense heart instantly relaxed. Indeed, it was akin to the one Caesar had given him before coming to Hope Sea City.

Shaking his Space Ring, Lu Hong also took out his own. Indeed, it matched the one in the female assassin’s hand, and it was now emitting a faint light.

"Do you believe me now?"

Lu Hong nodded, and the female assassin stepped forward, swept Lu Hong up, and then swiftly made their escape.

Due to the rush, Lu Hong’s head was pressed against the massive 404, almost suffocating him.

Third Transition assassins are terribly fast. There are two types of Third Transition for assassins; one Lu Hong had seen in Hope Sea City, called Night Chief, master of ambush and expert in assassination. The female assassin allowing him his liberties was another specialization – Shadow, master of pursuit and adept with poison.

As the sunset in the west and night fell, the female assassin finally stopped on a desolate mountain. "There’s a cave up ahead; let’s spend the night there."

Obviously, she was very familiar with these mountain woods.

"Are you Caesar’s person?" Stepping back on the ground, joy surfaced on Lu Hong’s face.

"The tokens matched; do you still doubt me?" The female assassin cocked her head, puzzled. "Where does all this suspicion come from?"

"No, no, no, I’m just a bit happy." Lu Hong chuckled. The sense of security a Third Transition powerhouse could give was absolutely overflowing, okay?

"Ugh," the female assassin rolled her eyes, then flicked her Space Ring, stuffing a variety of fancy snacks into Lu Hong’s arms. "Eat something; you seem to have expended a lot just now."

"Thank you." Lu Hong did not refuse. During the confrontation with the Wind Blade skill, he indeed came close to exhausting all his strength.

After eating, Lu Hong fell into a deep sleep. Honestly, ever since he entered Kardo City, Lu Hong had never relaxed his guard, and the prolonged tension had left him extremely fatigued.

The female assassin smiled, shook out a blanket and covered Lu Hong with it, then walked out of the cave alone. She gazed into the distance at the brightly lit city in the night wind, her thoughts inscrutable.