Night, deep.

The moon tonight is covered by a thick layer of dark clouds, making the land even darker and colder.

In the city lord's palace, Lin Hao walked to the atrium area, and the guards around him immediately bowed and saluted.

Facing such a mysterious lord, the eyes of these guards were full of awe.

"There is no need to keep vigil tonight. Let's all go back and rest."

Lin Hao glanced at everyone and said calmly.

The middle-aged captain of the guard at the head said solemnly: "Thank you Lord, but my subordinates are not tired. Manager Bai said that in order to ensure your safety, you must be guarded in shifts 24 hours a day!"

Lin Hao's eyes darkened slightly, and there was a hint of coldness in his voice: "Are you listening to Manager Bai's orders, or are you listening to my orders?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged captain of the guard's face became stern, and he hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said, "I swear allegiance to the lord to the death."

"Well, then everyone please step back."

Lin Hao waved his hand and said calmly.

"Yes, Lord Lord!"

At that moment, these guards dared not say anything and left the place one after another.

For a time, the atrium area became almost silent.

"Boss, why did you call them all away?"

Seeing this, Xiaobai asked curiously.

"It's nothing. I plan to practice quietly tonight. You should go back to sleep."

While talking, Lin Hao took out a bag of Ling Yang Stone from the storage ring and said with a smile: "This is for you as a midnight snack."

Xiaobai's eyes suddenly lit up, he took the bag of Lingyang Stones unceremoniously, then turned around and left obediently.

After sending everyone away, Lin Hao did not enter the dormitory, but sat cross-legged on the spot with his eyes slightly closed.

On the surface, it looked like he was practicing, but there was an invisible wave of spiritual power slowly spreading out of his body.

Under the shroud of spiritual power, everything in the yard appeared in his mind.

"Strange, why not?"

Lin Hao thought to himself and asked himself doubts.

When he left the conference hall earlier, he actually had an inexplicable feeling.

I vaguely felt that somewhere in the darkness, there seemed to be a pair of cold eyes that had been peering at me.

As an assassin himself, Lin Hao's first reaction was to realize that he was being targeted by an assassin!

On the way from the conference hall to the central courtyard area, he was not indifferent. He secretly summoned Jing Ke to turn on his stealth mode and observed behind him.

But throughout the entire process, no suspicious signs were found.

It can be seen that this assassin is not a small character, and his hiding methods are extremely superb.

Until now, Lin Hao has never detected that guy's lurking location.

"Am I worrying too much?"

While thinking, Lin Hao began to have some self-doubt.

It shouldn't be possible.

However, he soon rejected this idea.

Because that feeling of peeping always lingered in his heart, making him feel restless from just now until now.

It seems that this time, I met a master...

Lin Hao's heart sank slightly.

He knew the assassin's style very well.

Killing with one strike is undoubtedly the usual method.

At this time, the mental power he diffused should have been noticed by the assassin hiding in the dark, and he would definitely not take action easily.

Therefore, the best time for the opponent to assassinate him is to wait until he relaxes.

"Since we can't find it, we can only lure the snake out of its hole!"

Lin Hao felt chill in his heart and decided to take a gamble.

Otherwise, he could not guarantee when that guy would take action, and it would undoubtedly be more difficult to defend himself by then.

Thinking of this, Lin Hao's mind moved slightly, and the mental power covering his surroundings suddenly and quickly converged.

At the same time, Lin Hao followed the technique of swallowing the stars and circulated the spiritual power in his body to flow to the eight extraordinary meridians.

In an instant, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth was obviously attracted by his cultivation and began to gather towards him.

In this situation, it is obvious that he has entered a state of cultivation.

Not far away, under the shadow of the corner of the courtyard wall, a pair of cold eyes, like poisonous snakes, stared straight at Lin Hao.

This person is none other than the top assassin ranked tenth on the assassin list, Shadow.

In the killer world, the reason why he can reach such a status.

In addition to his superb stabbing skills, the most important thing is the dark martial arts he practices, which has an extremely secret skill.

‘Shadows Follow’.

Once this technique is performed, it is like an elf in the dark night. The body can blend into any shadow and can block any detection of mental power.

If a sudden attack is launched, it will almost be caught off guard!

Because of this, he was given the codename "Shadow" in the killer world.

"I thought this kid had discovered that the mental power he had just released was just a trick."

Shadow's eyes were cold, looking at Lin Hao who was sitting cross-legged in the courtyard practicing, and he sneered disdainfully in his heart.

Immediately, the shadow under the courtyard wall wriggled strangely and began to stretch outward.

The shadow squirmed, slowly spreading in the direction of Lin Hao.

Such a slow speed is difficult to detect unless you look carefully.

This kind of assassination technique has never failed since "Shadow" debuted.

Any prey that is targeted will inevitably die.

This time, in his opinion, the result will be the same!

Little did he know that, above the yard, a black insect that looked like a fly was staring coldly at him, transmitting the image to Lin Hao's mind.

"shadow?"

Looking at this strange scene, Lin Hao was quite surprised.

"Detect that the owner is under life threat. Should he launch an attack?"

In the night sky, Jing Ke, who was secretly observing, sent a message to Lin Hao.

"No, wait and see what happens!"

As soon as he thought about it, Lin Hao stopped him immediately, not wanting to offend others.

In the dark night, I saw him sitting cross-legged on the ground like an old monk in trance, eyes slightly closed, without any movement.

After all, this wriggling shadow was so weird that Lin Hao couldn't even detect any aura fluctuations.

If he takes action rashly at this time and allows the assassin to escape immediately, it will definitely be a big hidden danger in the future.

Therefore, if you don't take action, you will kill it if you do!

Under the cover of the night, the shadows squirmed slowly, and their movements were extremely cautious. Although it seemed that Lin Hao had not noticed it, he still maintained the original speed without any urgency.

After a while, the shadow finally reached Lin Hao's back, a distance of about ten feet.

This distance is undoubtedly the best close-range assassination!

Without any warning, the shadow suddenly transformed into a human form, and the black blade in his hand stabbed Lin Hao in the back of the head with lightning speed.

Such a close attack, coupled with the fierce attack speed, even if Lin Hao reacted, he might not be able to dodge.

When he thought of the next moment, the head in front of him was pierced by a black blade, a perverted bloody pleasure suddenly surged in the assassin's heart.

call out!

However, at this moment, a small black shadow suddenly appeared out of thin air, floating behind Lin Hao's head.

Immediately, there was only a "clang" sound.

The Mantis King's pair of forearms that looked like long knives collided with the black blade, and fire suddenly spattered, and there was a sound of gold and iron clashing!

The sudden change caused the shadow assassin's expression to change drastically.

"Huh? This is... a mantis?!"
To be continued...