"Are you kidding? Senior brother, did you really get scared stiff by that guy nad Ye Xiaofan?"
Clearly, these three were already very surprised by Xiaofan's strength, which was so formidable, and if that wasn't his strongest capability yet, then it was simply a monstrous existence.
But they all understood Muto's character; Muto doesn't like to joke, especially at tis like these.
"Senior brother, are you serious?" the second disciple asked subsequently.
"When he was seeking the antidote at the Kyoto base, I once ambushed him, and he managed to avoid the critical point even in such a close ambush, which truly shocked . Yet afterward, during the assault by all the experts in the base, while I was present, he amazingly held out until soone ca to rescue him... There are three people in the base whose strength is on par with you, yet he killed one, injured two, and managed to leave my base alive after killing dozens of my n. The Ye Xiaofan I saw today is much tar."
"Is it possible that he hasn't made up his mind to fight to the death?" an elder followed up with a question.
"Right. What if he's afraid of dying? Under the circumstances of being surrounded by so many people, he..."
Afraid of dying? What a joke, Ye Xiaofan's nurous desperate counterattacks have deeply impressed Muto, and if he really obtained so information from Lingze's mouth, then he should already be fully prepared for it. Would he casually leave just because he's afraid of death? It's not likely.
"However, senior brother, the Killing Qi emanating from him today was actually surpassing yours and mine. If that still isn't Ye Xiaofan's strongest capability, then wouldn't he be stronger than you?" The elder, who hadn't spoken finally voiced his query.
"You three were once as famous as the Five Ghosts. Of course, in terms of individual strength, the Five Ghosts might be slightly stronger than you three. So, what do you think about the odds if you three were to join forces against Ye Xiaofan?" Muto asked gently.
"This..."
Once this question was posed, the three exchanged glances, showing difficulty on their faces.
"Just say it, there are no outsiders here." Muto supplented.
"Hard to say."
"Yeah, quite hard to say."
"I think we might not necessarily be his match." The elder who joined forces with Muto today in assaulting Xiaofan gained a preliminary understanding of Xiaofan's strength.
"I dare say, the three of you together definitely aren't his match. This isn't exaggerating to scare you. This is indeed the case, back then the Five Ghosts died by Ren Zhongtian's hands, which isn't surprising, and before Ren Zhongtian died, he transferred part of his Power to this Ye Xiaofan. Reasonably speaking, this Ye Xiaofan, even if possessing a small portion of Ren Zhongtian's Power, could at best barely defeat one of you. But sohow this kid keeps encountering miraculous events. After eliminating Red Butterfly and losing Inner Strength, his Inner Strength was eerily restored, and his power suddenly surged..."
Actually, Muto was only partially correct. Xiaofan's significant increase in Inner Strength was indeed a stroke of fortune, but before losing Inner Strength, Xiaofan's skill wasn't limited to handling just one of the Five Ghosts.
However, whether Xiaofan is hiding his strength can only be known when truly fighting for one's life.
"So are you saying this Ye Xiaofan must die? Once we all age a century, there might truly be no one who can suppress him anymore." The elder who usually doesn't speak much said a few more sentences tonight.
"I initially wanted to cultivate Lingze, even if he can't kill Ye Xiaofan now, there would be soone in the future who could rival him. But unexpectedly... who knows what state Lingze is in now..."
'Ringing ringing ringing...'
At this mont, Muto's phone rang.
"Hello, Ikeshita..."
"Futoshi Muto."
"What's the matter? Is there news about Lingze?"
"Yes..."
"Where is he?"
"He..........."
The three on the side silently watched Muto make his call, watching as the initially calm expression gradually contorted and deford, finally...
'Bang.'
Before hanging up, Muto heavily smashed the phone on the floor, breaking it into pieces.
"Senior brother, don't tell Lingze..."
"Ye Xiaofan, if I can't kill you in this lifeti, I, Muto, don't deserve to be human." Muto's face was furious to the extre, the veins in his neck bulging, fists clenched. No guesses needed, it indeed was bad news about Lingze.
"Senior brother..."
"Let's go, disembark, quickly move everything to the base, try to return to Kyoto within two days, I want them all dead here."
Repeatedly provoking Muto's anger, an elder nearing eighty, yet at this age still getting so worked up.
However, these highly skilled individuals have robust bodies, despite being nearly eighty, beyond having gray hair, externally they look only slightly over sixty. Just like the old saying, 'old ginger is spicier'...
Only pity, he encountered a little pepper...
anwhile, after hiding for several hours in the storage warehouse, Xiaofan and Leng Yue finally breathed fresh air.
Tightly holding the hand of the one he loves, Leng Yue shows no fear towards this Demon Island.
"Muto has landed, let's go, we should also head up."
The first thing to do is to familiarize themselves with the island's environnt.
The two pretended to be carrying an empty box, blending into the crowd, then quickly disappearing from everyone's sight when no one was paying attention.
Into the night, the island's insect chirping beca increasingly noticeable.
After nightfall, Xiaofan smoothly hid in the dark, following a group into the base.
Even though they were inside the base, many areas were strictly off-limits to unrelated personnel. Of course, the guards here were just so-so.
Perhaps due to its secrecy, outsiders knew nothing about this mysterious base, hence the internal security was relatively lax.
Leaving the base, Xiaofan must find a temporary hiding spot outside the base, because neither he nor Leng Yue is registered personnel, whether on the island or inside the base, there certainly would be no room arranged for them.
Returning to the storage warehouse is highly unlikely, as that would be easier for exposure.
While searching for a hiding place, Xiaofan was surprised to discover that the entire periter of the island was equipped with satellite monitoring, even an anti-missile system, with all the outer guards being army personnel exclusively, and nurous in number, camping roughly a kiloter away from the base.
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