"NOOOO!!!" A shout echoed through half of the city.
Yuan Shuchun and Ye Tian Yun turned their heads towards the shout - and to their surprise, it was the Core Formation Realm cultivators that had left the city to fight.
Peak Master Duan, the Head Guard, and the other guard.
It was the Head Guard who had shouted, and currently, he was seething in anger and shock.
Beside him, the guard was stumped after seeing how easily the Sword Saint had killed one of his brothers.
As for Peak Master Duan, he was in a heavily injured state - mainly due to the poisonous attacks done by the Head Guard.
He, too, was surprised, But the worry for Yuan SHuchun surpassed anything else for him, and his expression became visibly relieved when he saw Yuan Shuchun safe.
"You fucking brat! I will kill you!" The Head Guard suddenly shouted and went for the attack on Ye Tian Yun.
Seeing Yuan Shuchun standing nearby, the other guard easily concluded that she was an enemy, and thus he went after her.
In the next instant, both of these guards appeared right behind the two disciples of Gracious Sword Sect!
Peak Master Duan, shocked by the sudden change, used all his power to save the disciples.
Unfortunately, he was alone, and the disciples were two - that meant he could only save one of them!
The choice was obvious.
Peak Master Duan immediately appeared in front of the guard and blocked his attack on Yuan Shuchun.
On the other side, Ye Tian Yun moved his sword and blocked the incoming attack.
Being a Peak Core Formation Realm cultivator, the Head Guard was confident that he could take out the kid in front of him.
However -
*bang!*
Suddenly, Ye Tian Yun did a flip and appeared right behind him.
Before the Head Guard could do anything, Ye Tian Yun had already slashed his sword!
However, in the last instant, the Head Guard moved sideways and barely saved himself from getting beheaded.
*piak!*
Ye Tian Yun didn't hesitate even a single bit; since the sword attack had missed, he immediately landed a kick behind the Head Guard's back and sent him flying on one of the taverns.
*boom!*
His body walloped right through the walls.
"Be careful; he uses poisons!"
These words entered Ye Tian Yun's ears.
He instantly knew whose voice it was - Peak Master Duan.
Ye Tian Yun gave a slight nod and went towards the Head Guard, who was trying to get his balance in the destroyed tavern.
"Fuck, what the hell… that brat… I was sure he wasn't a Sword Saint as soon as I laid my eyes on him, but the Sword Domain… it's real! How the fuck is this possible!?"
The Head Guard couldn't wrap his mind around the situation.
He gritted his teeth and tried to get up.
Suddenly -
"Oh shit!"
*boom!*
A barrage of lightning began to strike the destroyed tavern!
*bang!*
*boom!*
*crackle!*
*ziuk~!*
…
Meanwhile, a minute ago, the guard and Peak Master Duan were engaged in a fierce fight on the other side.
Peak Master Duan was giving his all - he was not going to let anyone harm Yuan Shuchun in his presence.
But the guard wasn't focused on the battle - he was confused.
Confused by the sudden increase of aggression from his opponent.
'If he continues to fight like this, I am bound to miss one of his attacks and die here!'
The guard wanted to ask his opponent why the hell was he not using full power during the fight with the Head Guard - if he had, the Head Guard would have been easily killed!
'I am lucky that he is poisoned and weakened, or else I wouldn't even be his opponent.'
The guard gritted his teeth and tried once again to go offensive instead of defensive.
Suddenly his enemy shouted - "Be careful, he uses poisons!"
'Hm? Now!'
This small distraction in the enemy was enough for the guard to take heavy advantage of his enemy.
Just as he swung his sword, the guard suddenly noticed something.
'This guy is not protecting himself… he's protecting the girl!'
The guard moved and tried to attack the girl, but his enemy instantly blocked him!
He tried a few more times, and every time he did so, his enemy would interfere, no matter how battered his condition was.
'This guy…'
The guard clenched his teeth and suddenly retreated.
As expected, his enemy didn't chase him.
'He really is protecting the girl!'
The guard frowned, 'Why? Don't tell me that girl is some princess? No - a princess won't come out to assassinate an enemy.'
Suddenly, the guard noticed a young man trying to move and regain his senses.
'He's wearing the same robes as that girl… he's also an assassin.'
'Let's see how he protects him!'
The guard moved and appeared right in front of the young man's head.
Seeing his surroundings, it was easy to assess that this young man was thrown on the wall and had gone unconscious.
'He must have been thrown on the wall.'
The guard moved and picked the young man by his collar and then took him high in the sky.
Just then -
*bang!*
*boom!*
*crackle!*
*ziuk~!*
A sudden attack of lightning on a building shocked him.
And seeing the young man with Sword Domain moving towards the building, a fearful thought popped up in his mind, 'Don't tell me that guy is attacking my Head Guard…'
"Put him down!"
Suddenly, a shout attracted his attention.
"Put him down, you bastard!"
It was the girl from earlier, the one whom his enemy was trying his best to protect.
The guard frowned and looked at the young man in his hand, 'Don't tell me this is someone important! That's a jackpot!'
He smirked at the girl and said, "Brat, you people have annoyed me too much - watch as I cut this boy into pieces!"
Suddenly, another voice was heard.
"He's not yours to kill."
It was low yet terrifying!
Before the guard could think of anything, he was suddenly struck by an endless barrage of lightning, just like his Head Guard.