176: Chapter 176 Shadow Assault, Family Kidnapped!

Just as Lu Chen was locked in a cataclysmic battle with the West Sea Overlord, Elder Xuan, Huangfu Xuan, and Jin Nihuang, three phantom-like shadows had already utilized the chaotic cover to silently infiltrate the Hunter Headquarters.

They were the three Bone King-level assassins of the Skeleton Shadow Guild—Bai Hai, Lv Hai, and Lan Hai!

They precisely avoided all visible guards and hidden sentries, moving like slippery fish toward the viewing location where Lu Chen's family was situated.

In the core area of the headquarters.

On a secluded balcony protected by a special barrier.

Lu Sen, Chen Rou, and Yu Linglong were nervously watching the earth-shattering battle outside through a massive light screen.

Seeing Lu Chen in precarious danger under the siege of two Tier 9 Legends and the West Sea Overlord, their hearts were in their throats.

"Little Chen... will he be alright?"

Chen Rou clasped her hands to her chest, her face filled with worry.

Lu Sen frowned, his Tiangang Sword Qi instinctively circulating around him, and he said in a deep voice, "Trust our son. He never does anything without a plan."

Despite his words, his tightly clenched fists betrayed his inner turmoil.

Yu Linglong's beautiful eyes were filled with murderous intent, the phantom image of a Feihuang arrow flickering at her fingertips. She spat out bitterly, "Those bastards, ganging up on him! If we weren't so weak, we would go out there and help share the pressure!"

Beside them were only Ophelia and several elite Boundary Patrollers guards.

Ophelia's ice-blue eyes were also fixed on the light screen, but her keen perception as a Space Mage made her faintly sense extremely subtle fluctuations in the surrounding space.

"Something's wrong..."

She had just spoken.

An abrupt change occurred!

"Do it!"

A cold, low shout, like a freezing wind from the netherworld, instantly shattered the peace of the balcony!

Three figures erupted from the shadows in the corner of the balcony without warning!

Bai Hai—Soul Stab [Nirvana Soul Hunt]!

Lv Hai—Poison Stab [Withered Emerald Shadow]!

Lan Hai—Seal Stab [Eternal Binding Pale Pupil]!

Bai Hai's target was Lu Sen!

As a Tier 9 Legend assassin, his speed was extreme. The pale bone spike in his hand carried the chill of Soul annihilation as he thrust it toward Lu Sen's back. His Domain power [Shadowless Killing Domain] instantly expanded, shrouding the entire balcony and heavily suppressing everyone's perception and reaction speed!

Lan Hai was like a blue ghost light, aiming straight for Chen Rou!

She waved her hands, and countless blue threads containing the power of the Seal covered Chen Rou like a spider web, aiming to instantly control this key Spirit Priest.

Lv Hai let out a strange laugh, his body twisting into a cloud of green poison mist, bypassing Ophelia, who was trying to block him, and lunging straight at Yu Linglong!

His mission was clear: take Yu Linglong away and hand her over to Jinbao Pavilion to fulfill the agreement between their leader and the First Lady of Jinbao Pavilion!

"Enemy attack! Protect them!"

Ophelia shrieked, and a Space Barrier instantly expanded, attempting to block them.

However, the attack came too fast and too suddenly!

Lu Sen was alarmed but not panicked. The power of his SS-rank epic profession, Tiangang Sword Warrior, erupted instantly!

"Tiangang Sword Skill · Three Thousand Starfall!"

Boom!

Countless sharp sword auras fell like meteors, fiercely meeting Bai Hai's bone spike.

But he was only Tier 6, after all. Facing the charged attack of a Tier 9 Legend assassin, the sword auras shattered inch by inch the moment they made contact!

Pfft!

Lu Sen was sent flying by the terrifying impact, spitting blood as he crashed heavily into the barrier.

"Brother Sen!"

Chen Rou exclaimed, instinctively wanting to cast a healing skill.

But Lan Hai's sealing threads had already arrived!

The [Spirit Guardian · Light Shield] had just lit up when it emitted a mournful sound under the entanglement of countless blue threads and instantly shattered!

Chen Rou felt her body tighten as powerful sealing power surged into her, instantly locking her skills and mobility.

Ophelia used Space Jump, attempting to rescue Yu Linglong.

But Lv Hai's movement technique was weird and unpredictable. The green poison mist split into three, making it hard to distinguish truth from falsehood, and easily bypassed Ophelia's spatial interception.

Yu Linglong shrieked, and her Feihuang arrow flames erupted, but it was like shooting into a quagmire, swallowed whole by the strange poison mist.

"Little beauty, come with me!"

Lv Hai grinned hideously. A claw covered in green scales pierced through the flames and accurately gripped Yu Linglong's wrist, instantly injecting a powerful paralytic toxin.

Yu Linglong groaned, her strength draining away like a receding tide. Her pretty face was filled with unwillingness and anger, but she could not break free.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye!

From the assassins' eruption to controlling the three of them, it took no more than two or three seconds!

The surrounding Boundary Patroller guards hadn't even fully reacted before they were knocked off balance by the aftermath of the [Shadowless Killing Domain].

Bai Hai grabbed the air with one hand, and an invisible force pulled the injured and restrained Lu Sen and Chen Rou to his side. He glanced indifferently at the struggling Yu Linglong.

"Lv Hai, take Yu Linglong to Jinbao Pavilion headquarters. With that, the deal between our leader and them will be concluded."

Bai Hai's voice was devoid of emotion.

Lv Hai nodded, restraining Yu Linglong: "Understood! I'll gladly take the credit for this, hehe!"

Having said that, his body flickered, turning into a green shadow, merging into the darkness, and disappearing instantly.

"We're taking Lu Chen's parents back!"

Bai Hai said to Lan Hai, and the two did not hesitate, holding Lu Sen and Chen Rou captive, their figures retreating rapidly like ghosts, about to vanish into the shadows.

Ophelia's eyes were bloodshot, but she could only watch as the enemy retreated.

...

Senior Wang Rui, who was "overseeing the battle" on the periphery, always had a trace of unease in his heart.

He was a cautious man and knew that since the Wasteland Guardian had spoken to protect Lu Chen's family, absolutely nothing could go wrong.

He subconsciously cast his perception toward the balcony where Lu Sen and the others were located again.

This glance caused his pupils to shrink suddenly!

The suddenly erupting Skeleton Shadow Assassins and the three auras that had been instantly restrained made his hair stand on end!

"Bad!"

Senior Wang Rui didn't even have time to think. He shouted urgently to Dong Tian and Yuan Feng beside him: "You two keep guarding here, I'm going to save them!"

Before the words faded, the iron-blooded military might around him erupted, and he turned into a stream of light tearing through the sky, chasing desperately in the direction where Bai Hai and Lan Hai had fled!

The speed of a Tier 9 powerhouse fully unleashed was shockingly fast!

He saw clearly that those two assassins had the strongest auras and were holding Lu Chen's parents!

Currently, he had to prioritize rescuing Lu Chen's parents. Otherwise, given how much that kid Lu Chen valued his family, if something happened, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Heaven knows what crazy things he would do!

As for Yu Linglong, who was taken away by Lv Hai... he could only think of a way to rescue her later; the priority had to be clear!

Dong Tian and Yuan Feng's expressions changed drastically as they saw this, their eyes extremely solemn.

"Skeleton Shadow! How dare they?!"

Dong Tian was both shocked and angry.

Yuan Feng took a deep breath and said calmly: "We must keep this sudden incident strictly confidential! It must not be leaked, especially not to Lu Chen! Right now, he is fighting the West Sea Overlord and two top Tier 9 Legend powerhouses alone; his mind cannot be distracted in the slightest!"

"Mm!"

Dong Tian nodded heavily and immediately contacted the internal staff of the headquarters via an encrypted channel: "I will arrange it right away! Seal the news!"

The two big shots looked at each other, both seeing the heaviness in the other's eyes.

Big trouble!

They had just promised to protect Lu Chen's family, and in the blink of an eye, they were abducted from the core area of the headquarters... This was a slap in the face!

If anything really happened to Lu Chen's parents, it was hard to guarantee that the young man who had already displayed the stature of a god wouldn't pour his anger onto the Hunter Headquarters!

At this moment, they could only hope that Senior Wang Rui could rescue them in time, while praying that Lu Chen, who was ahead, would not notice the upheaval in the rear.

At this moment, Lu Chen in the core battle circle was shaking off Elder Xuan, Huangfu Xuan's Five Elements Rotating Mountain with a single spear strike, resisting Jin Nihuang's Soul-Suppressing Golden Bell sound waves, and simultaneously dodging the West Sea Overlord's claw that tore through space.

The intense battle occupied all his focus.

He was still fighting to the death, for himself, and for everything he wanted to protect behind him, yet he did not know that the fangs of the shadows had already touched his softest reverse scale.