Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 209: Night Hunting
It’s still early in the timeline, so let’s put Tang San’s confrontation with Qian Renxue aside for now. On the other hand, the action against the Tiandou Royal Family should also be secretly launched.

Lin Rong destroyed the secret letter in his hand and looked aside.

Sarath stood on the grass in the banyan tree forest, waiting for his orders at any time.

But compared to a few days ago, Sarath now looked dozens of years older. His already old face was covered with wrinkles and age spots, and his white hair had become dry and lost its former luster.

A few days ago, Yun Hui used the power of the Judgment Scales to exchange for Sarath's twenty years of life in exchange for a breakthrough in his soul power level from eighty-eight to ninety.

After that, Lin Rong personally took Sarath to the Sunset Forest to obtain the ninth soul ring, allowing him to successfully break through to the realm of Titled Douluo.

"You have read all the information about the Tiandou Royal Knights. How confident are you that you can complete the mission?"

Upon hearing this, Sarath immediately recalled the information about the three chief and deputy chiefs of the Tiandou Royal Knights:

The captain, Xue Zhong, is forty-nine years old this year. He is a level seventy-nine Soul Saint, and his martial soul is the Hundred Splitting Spear.

Deputy Head Jin Wen: Fifty-eight years old this year, level 78 Soul Saint, martial soul Red Flame Lion.

The deputy captain, Zong Xuan, is seventy-three years old this year. He is a soul fighter at level eighty-two, and his martial soul is Wind Feather Swan.

Among these three captains and deputy captains, the captain Xue Zhong is his target to kill, and the remaining two deputy captains cannot be killed, but must be severely injured.

"My Lord, if we attack head-on, the success rate is less than 30%. But if we launch a sneak attack, I am fully confident that I can complete the mission successfully."

Two Soul Saints plus a Soul Douluo are no problem at all for Saras, who has already broken through to the Titled Douluo realm.

If the three mission targets were not in the Tiandou Royal Hunting Ground, they would be guarded in the barracks by tens of thousands of Royal Knights.

Facing such an elite army, even if a Titled Douluo charged head-on, he would hardly gain any advantage, and might even be exhausted to death by the Royal Knights.

Therefore, if you want to complete the mission successfully, you cannot defeat the enemy with force, you can only use your wits and sneak into the barracks in the dark night and rely on sneak attacks.

In the Royal Knights, only the team leaders of a squad of more than 100 men are soul masters, and the rest of the ordinary soldiers are just ordinary people.

Sneaking in at night, with the cover of darkness and the speed of Titled Douluo, it would be almost impossible for ordinary soldiers to detect him.

"Since you are sure, then act tonight." Lin Rong said calmly:

"Remember, Jin Wen, the deputy commander of the Royal Knights, is my man. Even if the mission fails, you must not accidentally harm his life."

"I understand. Please rest assured, sir." Sarath bowed slightly and then left the banyan tree forest.

……

That night.

The sky is full of stars.

On the outskirts of Tiandou City, the royal hunting ground.

A total of 50,000 Royal Knights soldiers are stationed here.

The Royal Knights are the last trump card of the Tiandou royal family and also the strongest trump card, with extremely strict military discipline.

Even though it was already very late, at the middle of the night, there were still a large number of soldiers walking in the barracks, patrolling at all times.

It is autumn now and the nights are cold.

The slightly chilly autumn breeze blowing in their faces became the best refreshment for the patrol soldiers, helping them to avoid the trouble of drowsiness.

In the twilight, only a few places in the entire barracks were lit with fire, and the rest of the place was in silent darkness.

In the darkness, behind a tent.

Sarath was hiding here. He looked at a patrol team that had just left in the distance and thought to himself:
"He really is worthy of being the ace of the Tiandou royal family. It's so late, but the patrols in the barracks are still so strong that there are almost no blind spots."

"Fortunately, we have the patrol distribution map of the Knights given by the adults, otherwise it would be quite difficult to deal with."

This doesn't mean that he can't lurk in without the patrol distribution map in his hand.

Just wanting to find out the time, location, interval, and blind spots of the Knights' patrols, one night is simply not enough.

If he could not avoid these patrolling soldiers, he would not be able to sneak into the tent where the leader of the Knights Templar was without being noticed, and he would not be able to complete his mission successfully.

A few minutes later, Salas managed to avoid the patrol with the help of the patrol distribution map in his hand and arrived at the center of the barracks.

There are dozens of tents located in the center of the barracks, and their owners are all high-ranking officials of the Royal Knights.

The four tents in the center of the barracks, except for the largest one in the middle which is used for high-level discussions and meetings of the Knights, the other three tents distributed around the central tent are where the three chief and deputy chiefs of the Royal Knights live.

In order to ensure the safety of such an important place, the patrol intensity is the largest in the entire barracks.

There may be gaps or blind spots in patrols when patrolling soldiers take over shifts in other places, but there will be no such problems here.

There are 24 hours in a day, divided into six shifts to take turns on duty, with one shift standing guard for two hours, ensuring 24 hours of uninterrupted guarding throughout the day.

In a dark corner outside the central area of ​​the barracks, Salas hid in the dark and quietly released his mental power to observe the situation ahead.

"The defense is so tight, it seems there is no blind spot to sneak into."

"However, since we have sneaked in here, it doesn't matter whether we are discovered or not."

Although the 50,000 Royal Knights are strong and even ordinary Titled Douluo cannot fight them head-on, these 50,000 Royal Knights are scattered in such a large barracks that it would take a lot of effort to gather them together.

The time when the soldiers gathered was enough for him to kill the Knights Templar's chief commander Xue Zhong and severely injure the remaining two deputy commanders.

By then, even if the Royal Knights had gathered their soldiers, they would not be able to stop a Titled Douluo who was determined to escape.

So, Salas put away the patrol map in his hand, walked out of the darkness confidently, and exposed himself to the firelight of the camp.

"Who is it? Tell me your name!"

Among the soldiers on guard, a middle-aged man who looked like a squad leader raised the knight's lance in his hand and pointed it at the strange and old face that suddenly appeared.

The blazing torch illuminated Sarath's old and unrecognizable face, which startled the captain and he couldn't help but think:
"Strange? Why does this person look familiar? I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

In all previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament qualifying matches, the Tiandou competition area was held at the Royal Hunting Ground.

As the former Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall and the Bishop of the Head Hall of the Spirit Hall in Tiandou City, Salas is a big shot who is capable of walking shoulder to shoulder with Emperor Xue Ye of Tiandou. He came here during the promotion tournament and is a big shot standing next to Emperor Xue Ye. Naturally, he will be remembered by the soldiers of the Royal Knights.

If Salas had not aged twenty years and his appearance had changed a lot, he would have been recognized by these soldiers at the first moment based on how famous his old face was.

"Haha." Facing the soldier's question, Sarath smiled cheerfully and said:

"I am Cardinal Salas of the Spirit Hall. I hope you will forgive me for visiting you so late at night."

Under the firelight, his old face full of wrinkles and spots smiled eerily, which made the soldiers on guard shudder. "Stop! This is a restricted area of ​​the barracks. Even if you are really Bishop Saras of the Spirit Hall, you are not allowed to enter without permission. Otherwise, we will have to kill you without mercy!"

The captain of the soldiers took a half step back, but still gritted his teeth and scolded the old man in front of him who claimed to be Sarath, trying to stop him from moving forward in this way.

Sarath completely ignored the captain's scolding and walked forward on his own, with soul rings appearing one after another on his body.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, nine soul rings appeared on his body, dazzling.

"Seal, seal a Title Douluo..."

When the soldiers on guard saw this, they were all stunned.

"I have come to take the life of the leader of the Heavenly Dou Royal Knights under the order of His Holiness Pope Bibidong."

Sarath strode forward, not hiding the purpose of his visit, and said arrogantly:
"I have principles in what I do. I will never hurt innocent people unless necessary."

"Therefore, those of you who retreat will live!"

After saying this harsh words, Salas ignored the soldiers and rushed to the deepest part of the center of the barracks.

The full speed of the Titled Douluo allowed him to arrive in front of a magnificent tent within ten seconds.

As he moved forward, a terrifying aura unique to a Titled Douluo permeated the surroundings.

Fires lit up in the dark tents one after another, and the high-ranking officials of the Royal Knights were awakened from their sleep by the terrifying aura.

Therefore, when Salas came to the tent where Xue Zhong was, the other party just walked out of the tent and bumped into him.

With a "puff" sound.

Sarath, possessed by his martial spirit, pierced Xue Zhong's chest with his strong palm and crushed his heart.

"You and I……"

Xue Zhong's life was slipping away quickly, and he wanted to say something else.

"Captain Xue, Her Majesty the Pope asked me to send her greetings to you and the Tiandou Royal Family."

Sarath put his mouth close to Xue Zhong's ear and spoke gently and tenderly.

"Captain!"

All around, cries of grief were heard one after another.

The people present looked at the murderer who killed their leader with red eyes, wishing they could go forward and avenge him immediately, but the nine shining soul rings on the murderer made them lose the courage to act.

The status of the people present is not low, and those who can sit in this position have long passed the age of hot-blooded impulsiveness.

They are not alone, they also have their own families. The leader is dead, there is no need for them to rush forward and die at this time.

"Title Douluo, this spirit, this face, is Sarath!"

Because of his perspective, Deputy Captain Jin Wen was the first to see the murderer's face clearly. Combined with the other party's martial spirit, he recognized the other party's identity almost instantly.

"Damn it, how could this happen!"

He was not angry because Salas killed Xue Zhong, nor was he surprised because Salas broke through to the Titled Douluo. Rather, since the other party had come here, he would not just kill Captain Xue Zhong alone, and it was even more impossible for him to show mercy and let them go, especially himself and the other deputy captain Zong Xuan.

For the sake of authenticity, Lin Rong did not tell Jin Wen about this before asking Sarath to take action.

People can only show the most genuine reactions when they are unaware of the situation. Once they are aware of the situation, no matter how good their acting skills are, there will always be minor flaws.

Therefore, Jin Wen, who was unaware of this matter, was very panicked, fearing that the next person Sarath was going to kill would be him.

On the other side, Deputy Captain Zong Xuan also recognized the identity of the murderer.

Because of his special identity, he obtained a wanted order from the Spirit Hall through special channels a few days ago, which had not yet been delivered to Tiandou City.

The person wanted by the Spirit Hall is Sarath in front of him.

Perhaps it was because he was old and had lived long enough, but facing Sarath who might attack him at any time, Zong Xuan was not worried about his own life or death. Instead, he analyzed the situation calmly.

The mystery of Sarath's changing strength and aging appearance, is the real culprit behind tonight's incident the Spirit Hall? Or is it someone else?

A few seconds later, Xue Zhong died completely due to excessive blood loss. Salas pushed him away and turned to look at the scene behind him.

There were flames rising to the sky in the distance. Just now, a cloud-piercing arrow resounded through the sky, waking up tens of thousands of sleeping soldiers.

"It's almost time. If we don't leave now, when the soldiers gather, we will be seriously injured if we want to leave this barracks."

Without any hesitation, the seventh soul ring on Salas' body lit up and he entered the state of martial soul true body.

"Don't run away, you thief!" everyone present roared.

Knowing that the other party was a Titled Douluo, they could not stop him from leaving. But knowing was one thing, and not stopping him from leaving was another.

Not only will he be held accountable and punished by Emperor Xue Ye, but he will also lose the reputation he has accumulated in the Knights Templar over the years.

As the two deputy team leaders with the highest cultivation among the group, Jin Wen and Zong Xuan naturally rushed to the front.

"Humph! It's too much!"

The action of everyone coming to stop him from leaving was exactly what Sarath wanted, and he could use it to severely damage Jin Wen and Zong Xuan.

The two of them, a Soul Sage at level 78 and a Soul Douluo at level 82, both have beast spirits and have activated their spirit avatars.

"High-level Soul Saint, low-level Soul Douluo, so the strength of the attack should be controlled within..."

After determining the strength of the attack, the eighth soul ring on Salas' body suddenly lit up.

Boom~
There was a loud bang.

The surrounding tents collapsed under the aftermath of the spirit skill, and a group of officers were knocked to the ground by this group attack spirit skill and lost their ability to move.

As the two people rushing in the front, although Jin Wen and Zong Xuan had the highest cultivation, they were the most seriously injured because the people behind them blocked most of the damage from the soul skills.

While fleeing, Salas used his mental power to investigate the situation behind him without leaving any trace. After finding out that both deputy captains were seriously injured, their injuries were not life-threatening, he fled out of the barracks with peace of mind.

The huge energy magnetic field emanating from the Titled Douluo-level beast spirit's true body frightened the ordinary soldiers in the Knights Regiment so much that they instinctively dared not approach.

In addition, the news of Captain Xue Zhong's murder had not yet spread in the barracks, and no military orders to fight to the death to intercept the monster had been received. Therefore, for the sake of their lives, the Knights almost took the initiative to make way for the monster and turned a blind eye to its escape.

(End of this chapter)