Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1273: Chapter 841: Death

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene instantly plunged into silence, the wonderful dreams shattered immediately, now they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

"How could this happen..." Yang Xiao was bewildered, the turn of events came too suddenly.

It was not just disheartening, at that moment the prophecy note from the martyr flashed in his mind, the words "You will die" glaring in a bright red.

If Nightmare World or the mission to assassinate Bo Yetong offered the slightest chance of survival, being betrayed by the Esoteric Sect left no room for escape, not just for Yang Xiao, but anyone with even a sliver of hope.

The only exception might be Sheng Yanlin, after all, he was the former dean of the Yiling Academy in the country, his expertise in appraisal was evident, he had value.

The rest wouldn’t have a chance to survive; to avoid creating enmity with the domestic Patrol Defense Office, they would all be silenced.

In this light, the promises the Esoteric Sect elder made to Professor Cui were merely stalling tactics to hold them in place and prevent suspicion.

"We can’t wait any longer, if we wait until they come to kill us, it will be too late, we must break through now!"

Among these people, only Tai Wenqin was a local, and he had never trusted the Esoteric Sect, clearly understanding these guys’ nature, and the Esoteric Sect’s reputation was not much better than the Dharma Sect’s and were all birds of a feather. fгeewebnovёl.com

Especially the Cannibal Buddha, infamous in the Myanmar-Taiwan Three Non-Governmental Zone, countless renowned strongmen fell at his hands, terrifying all who heard of him.

These people had no integrity, he had mentioned this to Professor Cui on the first day, but unfortunately, the latter did not believe him.

But it wasn’t Professor Cui’s fault because back then they truly had no options.

Upon hearing the word "breakthrough," only the other two remaining combatants looked at him with eyes filled with near despair, being Yang Xiao and Sui Chengguo.

During this period, they had come to understand the strength of the Esoteric Sect firsthand.

This place was teeming with masters, even disregarding the top-level martial power like the Cannibal Buddha and Nalin Commander, even picking just two elders randomly here, they wouldn’t be able to handle, breaking out was akin to seeking death.

And in Yang Xiao’s heart, there was still a glimmer of hope, he couldn’t help but feel that the Cannibal Buddha wouldn’t be someone who goes back on his word, moreover... the most crucial thing was, he didn’t feel it was necessary.

For someone of that level, if he wanted to harm them, he wouldn’t need to go through such trouble, a casual order would suffice to handle them.

There was no need for him to revolve around them, much less to stabilize and deceive them.

Unable to comprehend it, Yang Xiao began to suspect the source of the intel, and he looked towards Sheng Yanlin, "How do you know the Three Yin Temples sent people?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, earlier I went out for a stroll, and suddenly noticed that there were guards at the intersection ahead. I’ve walked that path a few times before and it was never like that, curious, I took a detour and went over to look behind a broken wall."

"There was a courtyard there, used for Esoteric Sect meetings, and I saw many guards standing outside the courtyard, all wearing the clothes of the other three families."

"White for Dharma Sect, red for the Blood Sect, and mixed colors for the Exoteric Sect, the Esoteric Sect wouldn’t do this, these people must be from the other three families."

"And did you notice, since this morning, several key figures of the Esoteric Sect are missing, they must be in a meeting discussing."

It was evident that even the usually composed and prudent Sheng Yanlin was panicking, his speech was disjointed, his eyes unfocused, and his voice trembling.

It was understandable though, after all, at such a critical juncture, the gathering of the Four Major Families from the Yin Temple was most likely to mediate the previous conflict between the Dharma Sect and the Esoteric Sect.

That conflict had cost the Dharma Sect dearly. Not only did they lose several camps to Yang Xiao’s group, but many powerful figures died, even including a City Lord from the Dharma Sect. It wasn’t a matter that could be easily resolved.

Sheng Yanlin wouldn’t lie about such things, he had no benefit to doing so, so it seemed certain that the gathering of the Four Major Families was true, now it was just uncertain of how their discussions had gone.

But no matter what, breaking out by force was foolish and would lead to irreversible consequences.

Perhaps staying quiet and waiting would still hold a glimmer of hope, but recklessly trying to fight their way out would only provoke the Cannibal Buddha, dangerously close to losing their lives.

"Little Yang, what do you think?" Despite the situation, Professor Cui still chose to believe in Yang Xiao’s judgment.

"I don’t believe the Cannibal Buddha would backstab us, it has nothing to do with his character or disposition, I just think it’s unnecessary." Yang Xiao said frankly.

"We must not act rashly, all we can do now is wait; acting without thinking will only harm us." Yang Xiao emphasized.

"What if they plan to kill us?" Tai Wenqin’s eyes were red, having spent many years among the chaotic Myanmar-Taiwan Three Non-Governmental Zone, he had no trust in this bunch, only in himself, and his blade.

"Brother Tai, don’t get flustered, and don’t be afraid, I trust my judgment."

After saying this, Yang Xiao immediately added, "If the Esoteric Sect really intends to kill us, let’s not complain; perhaps our fate is just unfortunate."

Despite his words, the others were still unwilling to passively await death; feigning ignorance, Yang Xiao walked towards the courtyard’s gate, pushed it open, and stepped outside.

But this time, he was stopped.

Two Esoteric Sect guards blocked him, sternly stating that the High Priest was currently receiving guests, and the Esoteric Sect was now under lockdown, asking Yang Xiao and the other guests to refrain from wandering around, promising to address any needs they might have instead.