"Who goes there?!" Lu Chen demanded sharply, the staff in his hand flashing with light that illuminated his grim face. Huo Yao took half a step back without changing her expression, quietly sliding her hand behind her back with spiritual light flickering at her fingertips, ready to summon her magic treasure at a moment's notice.
The leader of the figures in black let out a cold laugh. "The ones taking your lives!" Before his voice even faded, dozens of figures in black pounced forward like fierce tigers descending a mountain, their various weapons gleaming with a cold light. They were clearly well-trained elites.
Lu Chen reacted swiftly, waving his staff to raise a wall of fire from the ground that forced the leading figures in black back. Seizing the opportunity, Huo Yao flashed a beam of spiritual light from her hand, shooting out several silver needles that precisely struck the pressure points of the leading figures in black, instantly stripping them of their combat capability.
Chapter 32