Xie An had been with Shizi Jie for two months, and his journey had been smooth sailing. A week ago, he finally broke through to Six Star and was promoted to Squad Leader.
After being promoted to Squad Leader, he was assigned to Deputy Leader Dongcheng Xiuwu, just as he wished.
Within Shizi Jie, Xie An's reputation had always been good, and with his promotion to Squad Leader, he was already considered a core cadre.
However, no one knew that Xie An was actually an informant planted in Shizi Jie by Old Man Zhou.
He had also been secretly providing Old Man Zhou with intelligence from within Shizi Jie, but his rank was too low before, so most of the information was not very valuable.
Originally, he had finally managed to get close to Dongcheng Xiuwu this time, thinking that he would surely obtain a lot of core information next.
But he never expected Chen Bugu to suddenly appear out of nowhere; that guy had been in the town for less than a week and had already killed Dongcheng Xiuwu.
Although Dongcheng Xiuwu was dead, Xie An, as a member of Unyielding Hall, should have been happy, but he really couldn't bring himself to be.
Approaching Alek was too difficult, and Dongcheng Xiuwu was originally the best source of information, but now he was gone just like that, which made two months of Xie An's efforts go up in smoke.
Just as he was distressed, he received another order, requiring him and several other Squad Leaders to move into the inner courtyard overnight, working in shifts day and night, guarding the place without leaving.
Alek gave them an item, which was the 【Square Barrier】, a barrier-type formation disk that required four people to activate simultaneously from four formation points.
Once the formation was activated, it would form a cubic barrier with sides of 10 meters. Before the barrier was broken, the inside and outside could not communicate.
Everyone understood that this was prepared by Alek for Chen Bugu.
The news of Chen Bugu's escape using a teleportation crystal had spread, so he would inevitably teleport back.
In this situation, it was undoubtedly like catching a turtle in a jar.
The 【Square Barrier】 was a one-time item, and it was difficult to break unless the attack power reached Nine Star.
Such an item had never been seen taken out by Alek before, and he never expected it to be used on Chen Bugu.
Not only that, but to be on the safe side, Alek's "Cross Guards" also seemed to be constantly watching this place.
They were all at the peak of Seven Star, and with the "Burning Body Pill," they could briefly unleash Eight Star strength, ready to respond to various emergencies at any time.
However, what worried Xie An the most was that he had recently discovered that many internal directives issued by Alek subtly indicated an intention to go to war with Unyielding Hall.
Unfortunately, they were required to be on duty in the inner courtyard 24 hours a day and not leave, which made it almost impossible for him to transmit any information to Old Man Zhou.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Bugu could not teleport back so quickly; they were just wasting time here.
He couldn't leave this place, and the intelligence couldn't be sent out. He could only hope that Hall Leader Liu and Old Man Zhou would discover the anomaly sooner and prepare in advance.
Just as Xie An walked into the courtyard, preparing to go relieve others.
Suddenly, he saw a silver light flickering in the center of the large courtyard…
Everyone in the courtyard simultaneously noticed the anomaly and looked towards the center in unison.
The silver light dissipated, and a figure slowly emerged.
At this moment, the courtyard was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and everyone unconsciously held their breath.
"Activate the formation! Activate the formation!"
The first Squad Leader to react shouted with a red face! He hurriedly channeled power into the formation eye at his feet.
Soon, the four formation eyes were lit up one by one, and a translucent cubic barrier immediately surrounded the newcomer.
Xie An immediately realized something was wrong. Although he wished Chen Bugu would come back quickly, he had also learned about the rumors from a few days ago.
If the rumors were true, Chen Bugu was, in essence, also a member of Unyielding Hall.
Alek was nearby at this moment, and the 【Square Barrier】 had already been activated. This time, he was probably trapped.
Xie An quickly observed his surroundings. He had already decided that when Shizi Jie surrounded and killed Chen Bugu later, he would take advantage of the chaos to transmit the recent intelligence.
"Crack~"
As soon as Xie An turned his head, he heard the sound of the barrier breaking.
Immediately after, a blue-green energy arrow shot through with an unstoppable momentum, brushed past Xie An's ear, and blasted a large hole in the wall behind him.
Xie An's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, his ear grazed by the strong wind, bleeding a little.
"How is that possible…"
He sat on the ground, his heart in shock.
He himself was one of the rotating personnel forming the formation eye, so he was very clear about the defensive power of the 【Square Barrier】.
"Nine Star, he's Nine Star…"
The Squad Leader who had just reminded everyone to activate the formation was lying on the ground, his face pale and his expression terrified.
When the barrier broke, many people who were too close were knocked to the ground by the strong wind generated by that arrow. At this moment, they all had blood on their lips and were already injured.
Xie An unconsciously swallowed, realizing that things had taken a turn.
If Chen Bugu was truly a member of Unyielding Hall, then as a Nine Star, he would not die here, nor could he die here.
Xie An quickly pulled himself together and, taking advantage of the chaotic scene, quickly moved towards the outside. He had to get the intelligence out so that Hall Leader Liu could bring people to support as soon as possible.
Chen Bugu didn't notice Xie An. After breaking the 【Square Barrier】, he observed his surroundings. The situation in front of him was pretty much what he had expected.
Alek couldn't possibly be watching his teleportation location at all times, so the greatest possibility was to use some means to trap or delay him.
After the barrier broke, Chen Bugu had already noticed two people in the corner of the courtyard rushing towards him.
Both of them were enveloped in a faint bloody mist, their eyes blood red, clearly having taken a "Burning Body Pill."
They each held a long sword in their hands, holding the two swords crossed horizontally and vertically in front of them. Energy condensed on the sword blades, and they simultaneously swung them out.
Cross Slash!
This was the standard skill of Alek's "Cross Guards."
Chen Bugu swung the Jade Ripple and instantly appeared behind one of them.
A horizontal sweep of the longbow sent this person flying.
Everyone clearly heard the sound of bones breaking, and then saw the person fly out like a cannonball, knocking down a wall before falling unconscious.
Chen Bugu immediately turned his body, drew the bowstring, and shot a purple flame wooden arrow.
The wooden arrow grazed the fire, breaking the two swords in the other person's hand before piercing their body.
Purple flames instantly ignited, consuming that person completely.
Xie An, who had just reached the doorway, watched this scene and became even more certain of Chen Bugu's strength.
The "Burning Body Pill" lasted for 10 seconds, but he only took 3 seconds in total to kill those two "Cross Guards." This was definitely something only a Nine Star could do!
However, at the same time the rocket hit that "Cross Guard," a blood swamp appeared under Chen Bugu's feet.
By the time everyone noticed, the blood swamp had already turned into a towering pillar of light, engulfing Chen Bugu.
Aura Shield automatically unfolded, Chen Bugu's eyes shimmered with silver light, and an "Echo" automatically shattered.
Hundreds of Water Element arrows appeared in front of Chen Bugu, and the next second, all of them shot out.
Rainstorm Arrow, from bottom to top, from inside to out, pierced through the bloody pillar of light.
The pillar of light gradually faded and dissipated, revealing Chen Bugu standing inside, completely unharmed.
The moment Chen Bugu looked up, their eyes met, just like that night when Alek stood on the rooftop looking down at him.
Chen Bugu smiled slightly and, as always, extended his right index finger.
"Mr. Alek, I trust you've been well~"
