Steve sat on the sofa, reviewing the information gathered by his subordinates, lost in thought.
George, his right-hand man, analyzed, "My lord, we've only spotted Qin Shilei patrolling on his giant eagle. His three wives are likely hidden among the hunting parties. I suggest we focus our strength and launch a surprise attack on one of the hunting groups. After one swift strike, regardless of success, we retreat immediately."
The bearded man, however, voiced a contrasting opinion, "I believe Qin An Wang's wives are not a significant threat. We should split into three teams, avoid Qin An Wang, and simultaneously ambush the three groups with lightning speed, delivering a devastating blow."
Steve gritted his teeth and said sternly, "We will split into three teams and attack them simultaneously. I refuse to believe that with nearly forty men in each team, we can't handle mere women?"
Steve originally had about ninety Gold realm subordinates, and he had recently recruited another twenty to thirty Gold experts. Thus, they now had nearly one hundred and twenty Gold experts in total. Each Gold expert had contracted a Platinum realm skeleton. With such strength, Steve even felt an urge to directly challenge Qin Shilei.
Steve then discussed the details of the operation with a few trusted confidants and then split into three teams, stealthily heading towards the hunting grounds of Qin An Wang's manor.
An hour later, Steve arrived in a large mountain with nearly forty subordinates. Through the gaps in the leaves, they could see a small town several kilometers away, where a group of evolved individuals were fighting against insects. A spatial rift within the town continuously spewed out more insects. However, facing hundreds of evolved individuals led by Gold realm experts, the insects were quickly killed as soon as they appeared.
"Everyone summon your skeleton pets simultaneously, then charge in and kill them all," Steve instructed. "Qin An Wang's giant eagle is incredibly fast, so regardless of the outcome, we must disengage within ten minutes and leave quickly."
Someone asked, "If Qin An Wang's woman appears, should we kill her?"
Steve pondered for a moment and shook his head, "We can severely injure her, but it's best not to kill her to avoid Qin An Wang going berserk and initiating a city-slaughtering rampage."
Not long after, the other two teams also made their preparations and sent requests for instructions via communication talismans.
"Kill!" Steve said coldly, holding a communication talisman.
At his command, dozens of Platinum skeletons of various types appeared before them. These skeletons then transformed into streaks of light, flying towards the town ahead. The appearance of these spectral figures immediately drew the attention of the people in the town.
A bolt of lightning suddenly shot out from the crowd.
Boom!
A skeleton lizard, flying at the forefront, instantly exploded into fragments, scattering in all directions. Witnessing this, Steve's pupils constricted, and a bad premonition struck him. He subtly retreated.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With several loud explosions, another skeleton was shattered by a silver sword light. The many skeletons also seized the opportunity to surround the spectral figure, forcing it to reveal its true form. The figure, surrounded by numerous skeletons, suddenly began to expand rapidly, soon growing into a giant nearly thirty meters tall.
"Qin An Wang, it's Qin An Wang!" the Gold experts hidden in the mountains cried out in panic. Some astute individuals turned and fled into the distance. They could have all canceled their contracts and prevented their skeleton pets from dying, but none of them chose to do so. They all hoped their skeletons could delay Qin Shilei, allowing them a chance to escape. However, they failed to notice that a spectral figure had already appeared beside Qin Shilei and was now rapidly teleporting towards them.
While Qin Shilei was in his giant form, the skeletons either shot ice arrows, spewed fireballs, or pounced directly. They showed no fear despite the deaths of two of their companions.
Lightning Slash!
Qin Shilei dodged the attacks with a flicker and then swung his arm, unleashing ten sword lights towards three skeletons ahead. After wielding his sword, he flickered again and charged towards three other skeletons, showing no intention of a follow-up strike. Indeed, as the ten sword lights passed, the three skeletons, which were only Platinum rank one, were instantly cut into several pieces and fell vertically to the ground. Although these skeletons had reached the Platinum realm, for some unknown reason, their strength was significantly weaker than the Silver Eels Qin Shilei had killed before. Facing Qin Shilei who had activated his Dharma Aspect, and wielding the lightning attribute skill that specifically countered evil, they couldn't withstand a single blow and were instantly killed on the first encounter.
As Qin Shilei's figure continuously flickered among the skeletons, one by one, they were cut into pieces and fell to the ground.
"Huh, they're still not dead!" Qin Shilei's peripheral vision suddenly noticed faint lights emerging from the heads of the falling skeletons, attempting to escape into the distance.
Devouring Thunder!
Thousands of wild lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking the remaining skeletons and the souls of fire that had narrowly escaped. Under the bombardment of this supremely potent and yang Heavenly Thunder, those souls of fire instantly turned into nothingness. Even the skeletons that were not yet dead had their souls of fire in their heads shaken violently by this Heavenly Thunder, appearing on the verge of extinction.
Facing this Heavenly Thunder, which inherently countered them, the remaining skeletons finally became fearful and were about to unilaterally disengage the summon, returning to hell. Faint spatial rifts began to appear in mid-air.
"Since you've come, you'll all stay!" Qin Shilei dispersed the Heavenly Thunder and raised his Great Exquisite Sword.
Heaven Shattering Sword!
After advancing to Platinum peak, Heaven Shattering Sword not only formed faster but also generated a larger sword shadow. Qin Shilei, without waiting for Heaven Shattering Sword to fully form, slashed diagonally towards the skeletons in front of him. A dazzling silver light flashed with a mysterious pattern, passing over the heads of numerous skeletons.
Crack!
As the souls of fire in their heads were extinguished, the bones, as if having lost their support, scattered with cracking sounds. With just one sword, nearly thirty Platinum realm skeletons were annihilated. This sword strike also represented Qin Shilei's swordsmanship entering a state of perfection. All sword techniques and skills could be controlled at will.
As Qin Shilei was slaughtering the skeletons, screams also came from the other side of the mountain. The Gold realm evolved individuals were no match for the Phantoms. Although some intelligent ones, upon realizing Qin Shilei's identity, turned and fled, none of them managed to escape the Phantoms' pursuit.
No, one person did escape. When Qin Shilei questioned the last survivor, whom the Phantoms had specifically left alive, he learned that Steve had also come here, but Steve's figure was nowhere to be found. Even after he, the Phantoms, and the Dark Night members expanded their search range, they could not find any trace of the opponent.