Chapter 645: Catching a Turtle in a Jar

The main hall of the Tianmo Sect.
Flames shone down from the pillars. Bao Long and his group, like fierce tigers descending from the mountains, charged recklessly among the Tianmo Sect’s disciples, causing chaos and splashing blood everywhere.
Bao Long, Mo Mo, Xiao Bei, and Yao Shi Wan Neng—four experts equipped with level 4 gear—each charged in a different direction and quickly cleared the hall of all Tianmo Sect disciples, then returned to the side of the three strangers in ordinary attire.
“Done.”
The four of them each took out a Tianmo Token and headed toward the altar:
“Maintain formation, prepare to activate the mechanism…”
“Understood.”
They exchanged a subtle glance and moved toward the altar together.
As they reached the altar, just as Bao Long was about to place the Tianmo Token, a faint black sword shadow suddenly shot out from behind the four statues on the altar, aiming like lightning at Bao Long’s bent body.
His body, which had been bent, suddenly straightened; his relaxed posture turned into a forceful bend of his knees. With a quick step, he escaped that deadly strike at astonishing speed.
The two of them emerged from behind the altar one after another, coming into view of Mo Mo and the others.
“Who!”
Bao Long’s quick reaction and the failure of his attack clearly took the assassin by surprise. When he saw the calm expression on Bao Long’s face, his heart sank slightly. Without saying another word, he shouted, “Attack!!” A thunderous roar came from the man at the altar.
While roaring, he intensified the sword strike in his hand, ignoring the need to conceal his movements, and launched a full-force attack!
Retreating outside the altar, Bao Long spun around and swung his staff, sending out a flurry of sharp blows that instantly shattered the assassin’s sword strike. The clash between the two weapons produced an astonishing loud noise in the air. The assassin hiding behind the altar was struck like by lightning, spitting out blood as his body flew backward like a kite with its string cut.
At the same time, over twenty black shadows suddenly appeared silently above Mo Mo and the others!
Their eyes were cold and fierce.
Each held a shiny black metal dagger in their hands. Seeing Bao Long repel the leader at the altar with a single strike, they fired their daggers simultaneously.
Swish! Swish swish!
Countless metal projectiles turned into thin black dots, pouring down like a storm, covering Mo Mo and the other six people, including Bao Long, within their range of attack.
However…
Most of the projectiles targeted the three cold-looking men among the seven whose equipment was clearly inferior—because the other four had exceptional gear, so the damage caused by the projectiles was minimal.

The three cold-hearted men, with their hands behind their backs and never lifting a finger, watched as countless hidden weapons were shot at them from above. One of them curled the corners of his mouth slightly, showing disdain.

Their palms moved swiftly…

Clang! Ding! Bang!

Many of the hidden weapons were sent flying by the force of their palms, while the rest landed densely around the three men, covering the ground in a truly spectacular and thrilling sight—yet none of them suffered even the slightest injury.

“…”

Xiao Bei watched closely, taking a deep breath in secret.

He had heard before that these three were brothers of Silver Fox, highly skilled fighters. That’s why he had deliberately refrained from rescuing them, hoping to see how they would handle the situation.

Now that he had seen it…

His heart immediately settled at ease.

Just their control over hidden weapons and mastery of strength were clearly superior to his own, on par with Silver Fox. No wonder he had so confidently allowed these three to enter the Heaven Demon Secret Cavern.

While watching from the side, a group of assassins had already rushed up to their heads…

Xiao Bei let out a cold roar:

“You bunch of cowardly scumbags! Come out and face me!!”

His hands turned into claws, and dark, dangerous auras swirled around his arms, carrying a strong, nauseating smell that made people dizzy. He slashed at the assassins above him.

Bang! Bang!

Muffled thuds echoed as the assassins fell to the ground. More than twenty assassins—two were flung away by Xiao Bei’s attacks; Mo Mo calmly sent three of them flying with his fingers; Yao Shi Wan, relying on his lightness, soared above the assassins and wounded several of them.

The remaining eight who fell to the ground were the work of the other two.

One held a short blade in both hands, while the other carried a broadsword. They moved at incredible speed, leaving no time for the others to see their movements.

“…Not bad. I thought they were just a bunch of riffraff. Who would have thought there are also some experts among them…”

The man holding the short blade with his hands reversed sneered and stepped forward, glancing at the men in front of him. These men had managed to withstand his attacks and survive—clearly stronger.

The six men across from them looked grim…

They were top-tier experts who had traveled from afar, with exceptional assassination skills, especially when acting in groups within a fixed environment.

They had come to the Heaven Demon Secret Cavern after thoroughly familiarizing themselves with its layout, devising a meticulous plan to infiltrate undetected and strike when the Mu family’s guards were at their weakest…

But what they hadn’t expected was!

Bao Long, the weakest member of their group, had actually managed to evade the leader’s assassination attempt…

The other six seemed to be prepared as well; faced with their sudden and fierce attack, they showed no sign of panic!
In the first round of attacks, most people were injured, but the seven from the Mu family remained unharmed.
This situation was clearly beyond their expectations!
“Disperse!”
Their initial plan had been to take advantage of the surprise attack to quickly reduce the number of Mu family experts—killing at least four of them first, then using the surrounding environment to take turns attacking, and leveraging their numbers and ambush tactics to torment the more difficult opponents: Mo Mo, Xiao Bei, and Yao Shi Wan Neng…
But the strength displayed by these three unfamiliar Mu family disciples clearly exceeded their expectations!
Their strength was not only on par with that of Baolong but seemed even greater! Judging from their skills, they were by no means ordinary opponents; the moment they attacked, they even exuded a more dangerous aura than Mo Mo and Xiao Bei.
After that brief exchange, they knew this mission was a failure!
Although Happy, Silver Fox, and Wind Bell had left the group, it seemed three top experts had joined the team heading to the Tianmo Secret Caves…
The Mu family was prepared!
Pfft! Pfft!!
Several smoke bombs were fired from the hands of the men in black.
As the clouds of smoke began to disperse, the seven people had already moved to the side, using their palm winds to quickly blow away the smoke that obscured their vision…
However, the group of assassins seemed to have left, leaving two obvious pits in the ground.
“Trying to leave after coming here?”
Xiao Bei sneered, his hands forming claws as he flew forward with a murderous aura.
Boom!!!
The ground ahead suddenly exploded.
Three more pits appeared one after another, with muffled cries coming from inside.
The people following Xiao Bei took a closer look and were delighted!
Three zombie puppets had broken through the tunnels dug by the assassins, capturing several of them. There were still a few people trapped in the tunnels, staring palely as Mo Mo and the others rushed at them…
Catching them in a trap!