Chapter 16: Death of Mo ShaoBei
Ye Tian vanished into the darkness after killing Li Hai.
"Is something going on?"
Mo ShaoBei heard some noises from the outside. The sound of something falling into the floor. Although he had no idea what had happened, he exclaimed: "Li Hai, what's going on outside?"
There was no response!
"Something's not right!"
Mo ShaoBei muttered.
Li Hai had just left. With a martial artist's hearing, he could have heard his voice from 100m away. However, Li Hai has not responded to him. Thus, something must have happened.
Mo ShaoBei sensed danger and was terrified.
"I shouldn't go out. I definitely shouldn't go out!"
Mo ShaoBei had a hunch. If ever he went out, he might be killed.
"Help me!"
Mo ShaoBei screamed.
Even though he didn't know if screaming would help, he didn't want to wait there and die.
Although there weren't many martial artists in the Mo family, if he got some attention, the martial artists in the Mo family would definitely come. Even [Elite] martial artists wouldn't able to escape from the Mo residence.
Outside.
Ye Tian was hiding in the darkness using the 'Hidden' status. He heard Mo ShaoBei's scream for help and realized that there's no way Mo ShaoBei was going to come outside.
"Mo ShaoBei is too cautious and timid. Looks like I can only go in and kill him!"
Ye Tian muttered to himself.
He immediately undid the [Dark Umbra] talent and unleashed his [Speed] talent. With three times his normal speed, he dashed into Mo ShaoBei's room.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian broke the door and entered.
"It's you!"
Mo ShaoBei saw the figure of Ye Tian and was stunned.
When he looked at the black knife of Ye Tian's hand, his expression changed: " Th-that's Shadow's Black Shadow Knife. Did you k-kill Shadow?"
At this moment, he understood why Shadow didn't report anything for the past 3 days. Shadow had already been killed by Ye Tian.
"I was right about you sending people to assassinate me!"
Prior to this, Ye Tian was only 90% certain that Mo ShaoBei had sent assassins to kill him. He's certain now.
"I don't feel any Yuan Force from you. A martial disciple might be able to kill an incompetent martial artist like Li Hai but killing me would be impossible. Within a minute, the martial artists from my Mo family will arrive. You're definitely dead!"
Mo ShaoBei said while trying to remain calm on the front.
When in fact, his heart was beating very fast.
Shadow was an assassin that was feared by many martial artists. However, he was killed by Ye Tian. Even though Ye Tian was a martial disciple, his strength should be stronger than most martial artists.
"One minute? No, you wouldn't hold on for another 10 seconds!"
Ye Tian moved.
"Shadow Strike!"
The black knife turned into a black light and slashed towards Mo ShaoBei like lightning. This was an attack with the boost of the [Speed] talent. It was more than enough to deal with an early-stage martial artist.
Mo ShaoBei was a genius, who was stronger than those who are on his level. His reaction speed wasn't slow. He tried to block Ye Tian's Black Shadow Knife with his long sword.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated Ye Tian. He also underestimated a [Bronze] tier knife technique.
With a slash, Mo ShaoBei's right hand fell from his arm.
Before Mo ShaoBei could scream in pain, a second 'Shadow Strike' came. This attack was directed at Mo ShaoBei's neck.
"No!"
Mo ShaoBei shouted in despair within his heart. He tried his best to avoid it but to no avail
His head flew off his body and landed far away. Mo ShaoBei's eyes were still wide open in disbelief.
Ye Tian fled the room after killing Mo ShaoBei, leaving no time to collect his loot. he came to a spot with shadow, unleashed the hidden status, and quickly moved towards the exit of the Mo residence.
Ye Tian moved through the shadows under the guise of darkness. Nobody would notice him even if he walked past the Mo family's servants.
However, Ye Tian didn't dare to stay any longer. He wasn't sure if the Mo family had any [Great] martial artists.
On the surface, Lin Hai base didn't have many [Great] martial artists but is that really true?
After learning that the Lin Hai base had a lot of martial artists with a [Medium] cultivating talent, he was sure that the Lin Hai base had many [Great] martial artists, there were definitely more.
Perhaps these [Great] martial artists were the Great Families' trump cards. They would not deal with minor issues. If the Mo family had a [Great] martial artist, he would definitely be furious if a genius with a [Medium] cultivating talent died.
If Ye Tian came across one, even a hundred of him would be killed.
The Mo family's top brass had gathered in Mo ShaoBei's room not long after Ye Tian had left.
A middle-aged woman looked at Mo ShaoBei's head and cried: "My son!" and then she fainted.
As for the other Mo family members, they had a solemn face.
"Who killed my son?!"
A martial artist with a strong-looking body shouted furiously.
He suddenly unleashed his aura, causing the surrounding martial disciples and martial artists to fall back. Nobody dared to go close to him.
He was an [Elite] martial artist. To be exact, he was a mid-stage [Elite] martial artist who was one step away from advancing into the late stage.
He was the father of Mo ShaoBei, Mo family's tenth elder, Mo En!
"Tenth elder, calm down!"
Another elder said.
Mo En's eyes were filled with blood tears. He was clearly enraged: "I only have a son, and his cultivating talent is [Medium] grade." Even I, who only possessed a [Low] grade cultivating talent, had to make significant sacrifices in order to advance to the mid-stage [Elite] martial artist level. My son aspired to become a [Great] martial artist in the future. He was our Mo family's and my hope. He's now dead. "How could you tell me to calm down!!!"
It was at this moment.
A strong aura came from afar. Everyone from the Mo family lowered their heads, showing respect. Even Mo En had calmed down.
They knew that the only [Great] martial artist in the Mo family had arrived, their ancestor, Mo ChangQing.
"Ancestor, ShaoBei was killed"
Mo En was down on the floor with his knees, looking at the ancestor with his teary face.
"I know!"
Mo ChangQing was also furious. But now that Mo ShaoBei was dead, he could only find the culprit and avenge Mo ShaoBei.
Mo ChangQing came to the site and looked at Li Hai's corpse, and then looked at Mo Shao's corpse.
"An ambush and a single strike killed Li Hai." The perpetrator then broke into Mo ShaoBei's room and killed him with two knife attacks. This person should be an early-stage martial artist, uses a knife as weapon, and is skilled at hiding. He wouldn't be able to enter the Mo residence otherwise. This was not a normal method of concealment for Li Hai, who was also a martial artist, to be unable to detect this person's presence!"
Mo ChangQing made his judgment.
"Shadow!"
Mo En thought of a person. A murderous aura was emanating from him.
"It should be Shadow!" Mo ChangQing nodded. "Only Shadow, who had a unique talent, can kill Li Hai in one strike and then kill Mo ShaoBei. Shadow is an assassin. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't kill someone from the Great Families, unless someone provided a bounty that he couldn't resist!"
Immediately, the top brass thought of the Great Families that had grudges with them.
Mo ShaoBei had a [Medium] cultivating talent. This wasn't a secret. With enough resources, the Mo family could have their 2nd [Great] martial artist within 10 years. When that happens, the Mo family would grow in power. This was something that the other Great Families wouldn't want to see. Sending Shadow to assassinate Mo ShaoBei wasn't unlikely.
"Investigate! Find out which family hired Shadow. Also, put up a bounty on Shadow. I want Shadow alive!"
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