The four people quickly took action; besides Zhang Wei, the remaining three approached the target building from the front, while Zhang Wei began to fly through the air, soaring dozens of meters high.
Zhang Wei flew directly to the top of the building.
Two people were dozing off there.
They were actually keeping watch here; if they saw anyone from Kunpeng or the police, they were supposed to notify the others immediately, but this area was too inconspicuous, so they relaxed their vigilance and dozed off.
They didn't notice Zhang Wei silently landing behind them and slowly walking towards them.
With two swift hand chops from Zhang Wei, the two men grunted and then slumped to the ground.
At this moment, the Kunpeng members downstairs also swiftly dealt with the guards on the first floor, and one of them gestured to the rooftop, indicating that everything was going smoothly.
Zhang Wei nodded, entered the stairwell on the rooftop, and then slowly walked downstairs.
When he reached the third floor, the members of the second group coming from below just happened to meet him.
There were more than a dozen people on the second floor, who were all Cultivating collectively at this time; there were only three of them, but they still made a bit of noise.
At this moment, the other organization members on the third floor were already alert; they could hear the clamor and the noisy footsteps from inside the stairwell.
The leading Kunpeng member kicked open the fire door of the stairwell, and the two people behind him immediately rushed in.
Zhang Wei looked down at the timer on his phone, then stood at the doorway, waiting for the people inside to act.
After a series of clanking sounds, the screams and striking noises subsided, eventually fading into silence.
Zhang Wei looked at the numbers on the timer and nodded with satisfaction.
“Not bad.”
The three quickly dragged the dozen unconscious people out of various rooms.
“All the targets on the second floor were Cultivating collectively; the situation on the third floor should be similar, but they were already prepared when we entered.”
Zhang Wei nodded and scanned the people on the ground again.
“They’re basically all Qi Refining First Stage cultivators; I don't know what use their Cultivation is for.”
Zhang Wei walked around the third floor but found no valuable clues.
He didn't see anyone who looked like a leader.
Perhaps the leader wasn't at this stronghold at all; this was just a place for these recruited people to gather, Cultivate, and hide.
Moreover, he didn't see the car owner from the photo An Chen sent him.
“Situation detected on the periphery; one person has entered our alert range.”
“Catch him and see who he is.”
Ten seconds later.
“Confirmed as a member of the organization.”
Zhang Wei's phone dinged, and a message came through.
It was a photo, and the person in the photo was the car owner, also one of the people in the photo Sun Zhijun showed to An Chen.
Zhang Wei put away his phone and continued to check the situation downstairs; there was nothing special here either.
“That's strange, is it really just a gathering place?”
Zhang Wei continued to walk downstairs.
The first floor had even less of interest; there were only two people guarding the main entrance, and the other rooms were all empty.
Zhang Wei, however, looked at the stairs leading further down.
This building had a basement.
Out of curiosity, Zhang Wei continued to walk down.
There was a door in the basement, and Zhang Wei slowly pushed it open, only to see a sinister face.
“You've come.”
Zhang Wei looked at the person in front of him, sizing him up and down.
This Black-robed Person wore a black robe, and the shadow of his hood obscured half of his face, so Zhang Wei couldn't clearly see his exact appearance.
But the spiritual energy fluctuations on this person were actually at Qi Refining Third Level; his Cultivation talent was clearly quite good.
This was the person Zhang Wei was looking for.
“Are you the person in charge of this organization?”
“No, I only convey the master's orders.”
Behind this person were a few candles, and under the dim candlelight, the Formation patterns on the ground appeared extremely ghastly, like Formation patterns drawn with bone powder, eerie and chilling.
“Don't tell me, this scene combined with what you're saying really does sound like some evil cult.”
What master and such, it just sounded strange.
Saying that, Zhang Wei picked up the walkie-talkie.
“Second group, retreat.”
The three people upstairs immediately dropped what they were doing and climbed out of the window.
“Goodbye.”
The Black-robed Person let out two chilling laughs, his body slowly began to swell, and crimson patterns appeared on his neck and face.
“Damn it!”
Zhang Wei pulled out a handful of Vajra Talisman from his qiankun bag, turned and ran, shouting as he ran.
“Hurry up and use all your life-saving methods!”
A large handful of Talisman ignited in his hand, and layers upon layers of shields covered Zhang Wei’s body, but Zhang Wei still seemed to think it wasn't enough, so he took out a small shield, carried it on his back, and under the activation of spiritual power, the small shield glowed with golden-yellow light, forming a two-person-tall shield-shaped phantom behind Zhang Wei.
The Black-robed Person in the room was self-destructing; in a few seconds, he would turn into a bomb, and all his spiritual energy would burst out in an instant.
What made Zhang Wei somewhat fearful was the Formation behind the Black-robed Person.
That was a Formation used for demolition.
That kind of Formation was used for mining; with one demolition Formation, an entire hilltop could be blown away, let alone this entire building.
The first thing done after this gathering place was selected was to carve the Formation and bury a large number of Spirit Stone; once there was an intruder, this Formation would come into play.
“Boom!”
Zhang Wei could feel a flash of light behind him, and then a huge roar entered his ears.
The Black-robed Person and the Formation exploded simultaneously.
The shockwave from the explosion instantly sent all four retreating people flying, and flames immediately engulfed them.
All the shields around Zhang Wei instantly shattered, and the giant shield phantom behind him also developed cracks in an instant.
A few seconds later, the cracks in the giant shield phantom were already dense, and it finally couldn't hold on, collapsing.
And the small shield on his back also shattered into several pieces at the same time.
But these few seconds were enough for Zhang Wei to escape the core area of the explosion and reach the periphery.
He looked back, and behind him was already a ruin; the towering smoke and dust had not completely settled, and a small mushroom cloud slowly rose.
That building and several adjacent buildings had simply vanished, leaving only scattered broken bricks and tiles.
Zhang Wei held up the walkie-talkie, his voice trembling as he asked:
“Second group members…”
He couldn't quite utter the rest of the words because he had already seen a mutilated body.
Only half of his body remained, his ribs exposed.
Soon, he found the other two.
These two had run further, but their entire backs were charred black, and large areas of flesh were blown away, but at least their lives were saved.