Chapter 47: Chapter 47: A Hidden Arrow In the midst of the fierce battle, Gao Jun and the others were more shocked the longer they fought,
All five of them were besieging Gu Zhan, but in this short span of time could only barely gain the upper hand.
At the same time, Gao Jun was secretly relieved, thankful that he hadn’t chosen to fight Gu Zhan alone in those previous encounters, or else he would already be a corpse under the blade.
He also felt lucky to have prepared a backup plan,
Otherwise, tonight’s outcome would really be hard to say.
In this world, martial artists are scarce, and true masters even rarer. As for upper three grades first-class martial artists, they are one in a thousand.
Being able to spare five men to deal with Gu Zhan was already the absolute limit after crunching all the numbers. After all, a first-class expert might not be decisive in military clashes, but in messy alley battles like this they often become the key factor.
Five first-class experts is their limit right now; any more and they couldn’t sustain the battle. If they took one or two more for Gu Zhan, the remaining battles would likely end swiftly in South City Hundred Households Office’s overwhelming favor.
Five first-class experts besieging Gu Zhan—
this is the limit,
and also their own limit!
What this battle meant tonight, each of them knew well; so from the beginning, not a single person held back, all went all out.
The sound of clashing weapons rang out,
Gu Zhan faced five first-class experts alone,
each had reached this level through countless bloody fights, their combat experience abundant.
Five first-class experts,
two second grade, three third grade.
Gu Zhan relied on his Qinggong, maneuvering and constantly looking for opportunities,
Until, during another clash,
Gu Zhan suddenly seized a chance,
A burst of bloody mist shot from his eyes, as he grabbed the last Horizontal Saber from his back, a crisp ring as the blade undrew, a pale saber shadow tore through the air, slicing through the crystal snow like glass and slashing at a masked second grade martial artist.
This person wore a mask,
but Gu Zhan guessed his identity, probably a Hundred Households from the Hundred Households Office and one of Luo Bingsheng’s trusted men.
To be exact, among the five first-class experts,
three masked figures were all Hundred Households from the Hundred Households Office.
Gu Zhan’s saber struck,
The second grade Hundred Households raised his blade to block, the huge force bending his arm sharply. But with same second grade cultivation, he was sure he could withstand this blow,
Yet,
At the instant the blades clashed,
his pupils widened suddenly, feeling a terrifying hateful aura, like a fiend crawling out from the depths of hell roaring,
his saber—was snapped in two,
At the same moment, another faint saber shadow lunged directly at him,
"Saber Qi...Innate..."
The second grade Hundred Households let out a startled shout, but his voice was abruptly cut off—a streak of red appeared on his forehead, reaching down to his nose,
With a "bang",
his head split in half, brain matter splattering.
In that instant,
The other four first-class experts were all stunned.
"Saber Qi...how can that be!" Gao Jun exclaimed.
But Gu Zhan gave them no time to ponder,
his eyes blood-red,
as if hating this world to the core.
This was an opening, a golden opportunity,
With the five-man siege broken,
The Horizontal Saber hummed crazily, as he slashed backward,
A dazzling burst of saber qi erupted, like a shooting star, once again breaking a Long Sword and cleaving into the neck of a Celestial Water Gang third grade martial artist.
In that instant, the head flew off,
blood gushed like a fountain.
"Don’t freeze up, attack, he can’t be Innate!"
Gao Jun roared, slashing at Gu Zhan,