Chapter 69: Gao Yong
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The noon sun was blazing on the bank of the Lianjiang River, giving the ground a golden glow.
A group of figures in black cloaks moved through the forest quietly.
Their movements were soundless. Even when they stepped on the withered leaves and vines, it was as if they didn’t. Not a single sound was heard. It was obvious that they had outstanding control over their bodies.
Suddenly, the leader of the group stopped and looked at the river with a cold and sinister gaze.
“What’s wrong?”
“There’s a line of sight spying on us in the water.” The leader replied in a hoarse voice.
“It might be a strange beast in the water. Since they dare to spy on us, it must be one of the Four Tyrants.”
“Yeah, I saw a ferocious beast with claws just now. It should be the
Copper-Headed Crocodile King.”
After a few short sentences, everyone continued to move forward with an impassive expression.
If it was a human figure, they would have charged into the water without saying anything and used all their skills to kill the other party!
However, if it was a beast, there was no harm in backing away.
Monsters that had not reached Level Four only had average intelligence. Even the intelligent River-Turning Rat could not understand what they were saying.
Chu Lingjun looked at the figure slowly passing by on the shore with lingering fear, and his heart pounded wildly!
This group of people was clearly very strong. Their strength was at least Rank Two or Rank Three!
The leader immediately noticed him the moment the electric eel’s vision reached the other party. His breathing almost stopped from being discovered!
What terrified Chu Lingjun the most was that this group of people had actually blocked his Electric Field perception!
The Electric Field of the electric eel clone was always on, so it was impossible for others to sneak up on the electric eel clone.
However, this group of people passed through the domain and came directly to his side without any warning!
It was as if they appeared out of thin air!
If the electric eel had not seen it out of the corner of its eye, it would have been discovered or attacked by the other party!
“Was it a Spell Domain or Perception Domain? Or could it be an Elemental Shield of the Spell Domain? Or some other superpower?”
Chu Lingjun frowned. No matter what ability it was, it proved that the other party was definitely not someone easy to deal with!
What was this group of powerful men in black doing here?
Judging from the direction they were heading in, it was obvious that their target was the two Wild Wave Company members who were keeping watch of the sunken ship.
Chu Lingjun couldn’t help but become curious. The Electric Field he exuded moved like flowing water, spreading bit by bit toward the shore.
Chu Lingjun was smarter this time. He narrowed the range of the Electric Field into a vertical section and extended it to cover the two members of the Wild Wave Company not far away.
“If the Electric Field skill can’t cover them, then I’ll cover the two people who can!”
While doing so… The group of black figures continued to move forward and arrived behind the two Wild Wave Company members who were guarding the bank of the river.
The two of them were leaning against a tree trunk, eating the prey they had hunted in the forest. Their mouths were oddly filled with tears.
The black figure quickly approached them, but they still didn’t notice it.
It was only when the two of them finally felt something was wrong with their backs that they suddenly looked behind them!
“S-sir? Oh my god, are you trying to kill me? Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?!”
The leader of this group was the leader of the Wild Wave Company, Gao Yong. He was also known as the Shifter of Waves.
Gao Yong looked at his nephew indifferently and asked, “Has anything unusual happened recently?”
“No, who else would come to this godforsaken place other than that silly Wu Zheng kid?” His nephew pursed his lips and looked around with disdain.
“Don’t worry about that kid.” Gao Yong’s lips curled into a faint, cruel smile.
“Someone will help us get rid of him soon.”
“Someone wants to kill Wu Zheng?” His nephew was stunned.
“You’ll know when it happens. We must focus on waiting for the right time to salvage the sunken ship!”
“Really? Great, I can finally leave this godforsaken place!” His nephew’s face was filled with ecstasy!
“Cut the crap. Everyone, scatter and get ready.”
“Yes, sir!”
“Why would someone want to kill Wu Zheng?” Chu Lingjun stood up from his chair in surprise.
Although the Electric Field did not envelop Gao Yong, Chu Lingjun gathered enough information based on the other man’s response.
Chu Lingjun immediately deduced the context and obtained two important pieces of information.
Firstly, someone wanted to kill Wu Zheng.
Secondly, the Wild Wave Company was preparing to salvage the sunken ship. This coincided with what this person had said before. They would be able to obtain the sunken ship treasure in at most one or two months.
Chu Lingjun frowned slightly.
Should he tell Wu Zheng about it?
There was no proof to back up his claims. How could he prove that his words were true?
Would Qu Zheng believe Chu Lingjun if he said he had an electric eel clone hiding in the Lanjiang River and that he overheard someone say that they wanted to harm him?
This was too absurd!
Chu Lingjun thought for a moment and temporarily put this matter aside. He still didn’t know Wu Zheng’s exact situation.
He would first find an opportunity to interact with him before considering the specific measures.
The second piece of news was more intriguing.
Through the careful probing of the range of the Electric Field just now, Chu Lingjun immediately learned that Gao Yong’s cultivation was a Late Stage Rank Three martial artist.
As for the other black shadows beside him, other than one who was at the Early Stage of Rank Three, the rest were all Rank Two.
To be honest, it was still far from enough to defeat the River-Turning Rat underwater.
There were two Rank Three River-Turning Rats and one Rank Two
River-Turning Rat.
Moreover, there were many other exotic beasts around the sunken ship.
The Wild Wave Company members would have no choice but to quietly attack. They must rush in and quickly sneak out the treasure to survive. Otherwise, they would not have a chance.
If that was the plan, then the logic didn’t make sense.
What was the point of waiting that long before attacking?
The ship had sunk into Lianjiang for a few months, it was more than enough time to execute this plan!
There was no need to wait so long!
Chu Lingjun’s brows twitched.. He had a bad feeling that something was about to happen soon!