Chapter 431 - 304: Huang the Ninth: Eight Versus Three, The Advantage is Mine

Chapter 431: Chapter 304: Huang the Ninth: Eight Versus Three, The Advantage is Mine

There was no doubt that Tang Wen had people protecting him.

Huang the Ninth had received news from the family. Huang San had personally seen Tang Wen and Feng San Niang arrive at the Thunder Jade Mine.

He didn’t believe it. ’Could Tang Wen really have only Feng San Niang by his side?’

Old Shui of the Black Water Gang was an insidious fellow. How could Tang Wen feel safe?

Just now, two Fifth Grade "Blood Slaves" had died.

Their final memories wouldn’t lie.

The two Fifth Grade "Blood Slaves" had both been killed by Tang Wen after exhausting the "Bloodline" within their bodies, leaving them with no strength to resist!

This revealed quite a few things.

First, Tang Wen had acted personally, which meant his bodyguards had reached the end of their rope.

That was why Tang Wen had been forced to take the risk and act himself.

According to the Huang Family’s assessment, the overall combat power of a Fifth Grade Blood Slave was roughly equivalent to that of a Senior Fifth Grade.

And before these two Fifth Grade Blood Slaves died, their "Bloodline" was exhausted, and they showed no signs of resistance when they were killed.

This proved that before their deaths, they had been through a battle of attrition.

A battle of attrition between evenly matched opponents!

The more Huang the Ninth thought about it, the more certain he became.

He knew that the "Bloodline" energy he had sealed within their bodies was enough to heal two fatal injuries.

If their opponent’s strength far exceeded that of the Fifth Grade Blood Slaves, it was obvious there would have been no need for Tang Wen to act at the end.

And if their opponent was weaker than the Fifth Grade Blood Slaves, they wouldn’t have been able to kill them at all.

Therefore, the only explanation was that Tang Wen’s guards had used every trick they had to wear down the two Fifth Grade Blood Slaves to death.

In the end, they didn’t even have the strength left to land the killing blow.

That was why Tang Wen had to step in and kill the two of them.

Huang the Ninth mulled it over and over, feeling that his deduction was the correct explanation—

’Tang Wen has at most two Senior Fifth-Grade Level combatants by his side, and they are likely injured and in poor condition.’

This was the moment when Tang Wen’s group was at its weakest!

’I have to seize this opportunity.’

If they were allowed to recover, there would likely be complications.

After some thought, he used the deep connection of the "Bloodline" to order all the "Fifth Grade Blood Slaves" to act individually and search quickly.

Once they found the target, they were to immediately notify nearby companions with a roar, then engage and tie up the enemy.

After giving the order, Huang the Ninth frowned.

His previous order had been for the Fifth Grade Blood Slaves to find an opportunity to capture Tang Wen.

But in the end, the two Blood Slaves had died without sending back any information.

There were ten of them in total at the Fifth Grade Level: the Blood Slaves, and himself.

Three of the slaves were with the three members of the Huang Family’s Direct Lineage who were participating in the trial.

Huang the Ninth had mobilized them as well.

According to his earlier analysis, Tang Wen had at most two Senior Fifth Grade members with him.

Even if Tang Wen and Feng San Niang were formidable, the two of them together would count as one more Fifth Grade at best.

Two on his side had been killed, leaving eight.

’Eight against three. The advantage is mine—an absolute advantage!’

As for the two who died, they were just consumables.

Huang the Ninth smiled faintly. ’If the other powers in Ganshan City knew that my Huang Family could mass-produce Fifth Grade masters, would they still dare to oppose us?’

However, he knew that was impossible.

What belongs to the darkness must stay in the darkness.

What belongs to the light must stay in the light.

Power that comes from the dark can only maintain its Deterrence by remaining in the shadows!

Once exposed to the light of day, its actual effectiveness would be greatly diminished.

But,

who would be content to live in the darkness forever?

’I’m not one of those brainless Blood Slaves, Third Brother!’

Huang the Ninth took out his pocket watch and checked the time.

He confirmed that the Fifth Grade Blood Slaves who had been guarding the Direct Lineage scions had already left their sides.

Only then did he issue his second command: "Once you engage, capture Tang Wen alive! You must capture him alive! I repeat, capture him alive!"

He knew the Blood Slaves would faithfully carry out his orders.

Still, Huang the Ninth couldn’t rest easy.

"It’s best—no! You absolutely cannot let him suffer any physical disabilities!"

Every command he issued in his mind consumed the power of "Source Blood" in his body.

But he didn’t care. This matter was directly related to whether he could be reborn!

To see the light of day again!

He had been stuck underground for far too long!

Returning to the surface, returning to Ganshan City, returning to the center of power... that was the life he, Huang Jixiao, was meant to live!

No, that wasn’t right.

Because he constantly had to use his Spiritual Power to control the flow of blood, he never dared to fall into a deep sleep, let alone dream.

As for women, that was completely out of a question.

Even those Blood Slaves lived more like human beings than he did!

"Right, that woman with him, I want her alive too."

Huang the Ninth issued another command.

He knew it was irrational, but after so many years of suppression, with hope now in sight, he couldn’t restrain himself.

"Release all the Extraordinary Tracking Mice! One for each of you, track them down quickly!"

This was Huang the Ninth’s fourth command.

The three Fifth Grade Blood Slaves who were originally guarding the Huang Family’s Direct Lineage scions took off without a word.

The three scions were quite displeased, but no one dared to say anything.

Within the Huang Family, the hierarchy was strict.

They were merely potential heirs; until they reached the Fifth Grade, they held little power.

Now that their strongest guards had been reassigned, they could only endure it.

He had issued several commands in quick succession.

Yet, Huang the Ninth still felt it wasn’t enough.

He could expend the "Source Blood" power within his body to transmit commands remotely.

But he couldn’t receive any feedback.

This was because the Fifth Grade Blood Slaves were simple-minded and couldn’t Master such complex Spiritual Power manipulations.

It just went to show that there are two sides to every coin.

If the Blood Slaves weren’t so simple-minded, the Huang Family wouldn’t be able to control them so easily...

The terrain of the Thunder Jade Vein was rugged and difficult.

Tang Wen and his group had split into two parties to travel.

Hu Yun had taken one White Tiger and headed in a different direction.

Tang Wen and Feng San Niang took the remaining two White Tigers and the Thunder Rock Crocodile Turtle, searching slowly.

"SHH-SHH-SHH"

A familiar shuffling sound arose.

Before Tang Wen could give a warning, two mice the size of small calves appeared at the end of the path, their heads bowed as they sniffed at something continuously.