Chapter 216: Time To Kill

As time ticked by, the banquet gradually moved from its climax to its end. The noise inside grew significantly louder, a clear sign of the increased drinking.

No, wait!

A thought struck Tang San. If Mei Gongzi were merely gathering information or seeking something within this mansion, she wouldn't lurk in one spot. She would be moving around more within the mansion, which shouldn't take this long!

It's been more than an hour, but she hasn't moved at all. Could it be that her target is actually...

Just then, the main doors of the mansion swung open. Amidst the noise, a group of somewhat staggering individuals emerged.

Leading them was a Titan Bear towering over his other guests at over six meters tall. It was covered in dark golden fur, unashamedly displaying its intense aura and vitality.

Accompanying it were several other Titan Bears, noticeably weaker in aura.

Other demons were also present. Two fox demons stood out with large tails, one red and the other pale blue, indicating their distinct fox demon lineages. Both were beautiful and had seductive demeanors. They accompanied the strongest Titan Bear, chatting and laughing.

It was evident that the day's banquet had greatly pleased these demons.

The leading Titan Bear laughed heartily, "If not for tomorrow's affairs, we could drink all night. Let's meet another day, after I'm done handling important matters. I dare not keep you two little foxes today. Otherwise, heh heh heh..."

The other demons laughed along. Despite drinking quite a bit, it was clear that the leading Titan Bear remained sober, and it escorted the other demons to the gate before turning back.

The other Titan Bears accompanying him also bid their farewells and dispersed toward the deeper parts of the mansion.

The leading Titan Bear let out a long breath, stretched its back, and headed toward the main house.

Tang San felt a sudden chill run down his spine at that moment. His spiritual power instantly concentrated as he intently watched the Titan Bear.

Streaks of silver light appeared in the air at the speed of lightning. As the Titan Bear entered the main house, those silver lights simply showed up behind it, out of thin air.

The appearance of the silver lights was so sudden—without any visible origin or trajectory, merely a flash of silver—that the Titan Bear's robust body just froze.

A roar erupted instantaneously. Sixteen crossbow bolts had just embedded themselves halfway into the bear's massive back.

Dazzling dark golden light surged out, accompanied by a series of hissing sounds. The crossbow bolts lodged in its back were instantly expelled, along with spurts of blood. This blood, tinged with silver and purple hues, looked extraordinarily eerie.

A figure instantly flashed to the side of the Titan Bear.

The Titan Bear's bloodline power activated and an energy shield protected it. Yet, its colossal body violently shook, clearly having sustained severe damage.

The crossbow bolts contained the power of space and a potent poison that had infiltrated its blood. Sensing something amiss, the Titan Bear tried to expel the poison and the contaminated blood from within its body as it pushed out the bolts. However, the poison was incredibly insidious, and it had invaded the demon’s organs as soon as it entered the body. Though some of it was expelled with the blood, a strong sense of weakness followed.

As the Titan Bear roared in anger, it suddenly felt an intense stabbing pain in its brain. Its roar was abruptly interrupted, and it stiffened once more.

Meanwhile, the figure that had appeared at its side had already charged forward.

The figure was clad in black garb, with a black hood covering the head. It was impossible to tell who or what it was.

There were no weapons in its hands, but these hands suddenly burst with intense white light and sharp claws emerged from the fingertips as it instantly grasped the throat of the Titan Bear.

Dark-golden light flickered, creating sparks under the claws' sharp tips. The Titan Bear's greatest strength was its defense, which it still displayed even while ambushed and seriously wounded.

However, at that moment, something strange happened. The attacking figure's claws shimmered with a white-golden glow.

A disgusting sound could be heard as the claws instantly penetrated the Titan Bear's defense, tearing through its throat.

Only then did the Titan Bear's massive paws strike where the figure had been, but with a flash of silver light, the figure had already moved out of its attack range.

The Titan Bear seemed to struggle to breathe as blood gushed out from its mouth. Its pupils were dilated in disbelief and it looked at the figure as if wanting to say something, but only air and blood escaped from its ruptured throat.

The figure didn't pause; with another flash of silver light, they cut in again, their claws reaching for the Titan Bear once again.

The life force of demons was powerful; even with its throat torn, the Titan Bear could still use its bloodline ability. But just as it was about to activate its Titan Shield again, a sense of weakness spread from within, and the dark-golden hue enveloping it instantly dimmed.

The figure flickered behind the bear, and those sharp claws pierced through the back of its neck, instantly severing its spinal marrow. The thick fur offered no defense against the white-golden claws.

Without hesitation, the figure kicked away from the demon's back and soared away.

With its throat and spine severed, the Titan Bear struggled no more, collapsing to the ground.

The half-roar it had earlier managed to emit alerted the other Titan Bears within the mansion. When the figure emerged from the main building, more than a dozen Titan Bears, none weak in cultivation, rushed toward the attacker. All of them shimmered with a dark golden light as they activated their Titan Shields and pounced at the attacker.

The attacker did not seek battle but leaped up, heading straight to the rooftop of the main building. Instead of using the silver flashing ability again, it fled swiftly.

A piercing roar resounded through the entire mansion the next moment. They had discovered that their leader was lying on the ground dead.

However, Titan Bears were not known for their speed. They couldn't catch up with the fleeing figure, which maneuvered from rooftop to rooftop and quickly disappeared into the night.

From the moment of attack to the end of the fight, it had only taken a couple of seconds. The entire process had been swift and smooth.

***

On the outskirts of Kali City.

The figure, shrouded in black, dove into a forest before stopping. Just as they were about to remove the hood covering their head, they suddenly seemed to sense something and turned around abruptly.

Not far behind the attacker, another figure, also clad in black but with a mask on the face, stood there, silently watching.

"You?" The attacker’s hand, which had been pulling at the hood, stiffened instantly. But the partially removed hood revealed strands of white hair.

The next instant, the attacker sprang up and charged at the person who had suddenly appeared.

"Don’t attack, listen to me."

Obviously, the masked figure was Tang San... or rather, Asura. A quick Leopard Flash transported him twenty meters away, allowing him to evade the lunge.

The attacker didn't pursue but stared at him intensely, eyes not concealing the murderous intent within.

"You were reckless; your plan was not meticulous enough. How could you leave crucial evidence in the hands of the enemy?" Tang San said, opening his palms to reveal several black crossbow bolts.