99: A secret rendezvous, and they're going all out?

"Hehe, this really is a good place!"

"Exactly, no one around, harsh environment... Hehehe!"

"Here, anything can happen!"

These people were precisely Zhang Rui and his group, who had followed them.

Since their levels weren't low, and they were mainly assassins and mages, crossing this swamp wasn't complicated.

In just a few minutes, they arrived at the entrance of the Black God Grotto.

Zhang Rui looked at the pitch-black cave entrance with a dark expression, raising an eyebrow in confusion. "That's not right, what are they doing here?"

Someone next to him quickly chimed in with a malicious guess, "They're probably here for a secret rendezvous, hehe, I didn't expect Jiang Cen's granddaughter to play such a big game?"

"Hahaha, I really want to see what expression Jiang Cen will make when he finds out about this!"

"Hmph, it seems my cousin really gave us a great gift!"

Zhang Rui and the others immediately let out a chilling laugh.

However, this malicious guess made them completely overlook one problem.

That was the strange earthy smell constantly emanating from the Black God Grotto... Inside the Black God Grotto.

Consultant and Jiang Banxia could barely make out their surroundings at first, but the further they went, the darker the light became, and the more intricate the paths grew.

After the light completely vanished, what remained was complete darkness and silence.

A cold wind constantly blew past their ears, and at the same time, a strange smell lingered in the air, like the aura of some magical beast, giving him a familiar, eerie feeling!

This environment made Jiang Banxia a little uncomfortable.

She took out a magic lantern from her space ring and gently tapped it with her fingertip. Along with a crisp sound of stone striking, a ball of blue ghostly light appeared before the two of them.

The lantern looked very exquisite. Through the blue light, one could see that a blue magic stone embedded within it was at work.

The magic stone contained a lot of magic power, and even Jiang Banxia, who couldn't use magic, could use it. It looked like it must have come from Jiang Cen's hand.

Consultant pondered for a moment; if this lamp were on the market, it should sell well... "Brother Gu, do you know where to go?"

Jiang Banxia looked at Consultant, who was in a daze, and gently shook his arm.

Consultant nodded, adjusted the aura within his body, transforming it into the Rune Master's characteristic, and emitted a trace of magic power.

Consultant came here because of Yilman's test.

He needed to repair the seal here.

Therefore, after adjusting his state, Consultant pulled out the magic wand Yilman had given him from his space ring.

This magic wand contained a large amount of magic power. With just a thought from Consultant, a faint green glow slowly rose.

Under Consultant's control, the green glow gradually moved deeper into the grotto, automatically searching for the Rune seal here.

"Follow it!"

Jiang Banxia, who had never seen such a sight, was full of curiosity. She immediately nodded, holding up the lantern, and followed closely beside Consultant.

Although the paths in the grotto were intricate, Consultant was able to quickly determine their direction each time he acted, and the green glow guided them deeper and deeper.

They didn't encounter any magical beasts along the way, so their speed wasn't slow.

But the closer they got to the depths, the more Consultant felt something was wrong.

That strange, eerie aura grew stronger and stronger, and at the same time, he felt as if he was being watched by something invisible... "Be careful, there might be danger!"

Consultant raised his hand to stop Jiang Banxia, slightly slowing their pace.

Jiang Banxia nodded. Just as she was about to speak, her expression suddenly changed!

In an instant, Consultant also detected a chilling killing intent abruptly appearing! Without time to speak, he quickly raised his hand and drew the famous sword moon shadow from his space ring.

Jiang Banxia's reaction speed was even faster than Consultant's!

She casually dropped the lantern, her eyes narrowing like a feline entering combat. She sharply arched her body, and her arms extended from her black robe!

As two lights, one white and one red, suddenly appeared, two strangely shaped and different weapons materialized in her hands!

"Crushing Fist!"

Jiang Banxia let out a soft cry, turned around, and clenched her gauntleted fists. Seemingly slow, yet with immense force, she smashed them backward!

Clang!

In an instant, a spark erupted in the dim cave!

Only then did Consultant clearly see the person attacking them!

It was a man in his thirties, looking somewhat familiar, with a sinister smile on his face, holding two gleaming daggers!

Zhang Rui?!

As an assassin, Zhang Rui possessed extremely powerful tracking abilities, which was why he could quickly find Consultant and the others.

However, he didn't expect his sneak attack to be discovered by Jiang Banxia!

Consultant stared at the system panel, his brows tightly furrowed!

[Name: Zhang Rui.]

[Race: Human.]

[Awakened Class: Assassin.]

[Level: 40.]

[Faction: None.]

[The system's evaluation of this is... a low-level thug from Dragon County, skilled in sneak attacks, and never acts alone!]

This person also just came in!

Consultant could easily smell the scarlet, decaying scent emanating from him!

Here to search for treasure? No, that's not right!

There were no treasures in this Black God Grotto. The only reason he would appear here and launch an attack without warning was to seek revenge!

"Hehe, good moves, worthy of being the granddaughter of that old fellow Jiang Cen!"

Zhang Rui's voice was still extremely cold. He took a few steps back, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Banxia, and finally landing on Consultant, sneering:

"Hehe, kid, don't be afraid. I'll let you live, after all, you have to watch with your own eyes how we 'discipline' your little girlfriend!"

"???"

Consultant's expression paused when he heard that.

This person's judgment of people isn't very good.

Jiang Banxia, seeing the other party mention her grandfather, naturally understood their killing intent. Without any further nonsense, she took a step, and her entire body instantly vanished.

Whoosh!

The next moment, when Jiang Banxia reappeared, she was already in front of Zhang Rui, her two heavy gauntlets smashing towards Zhang Rui's face with lightning speed!

Zhang Rui didn't expect Jiang Cen's granddaughter to be so violent. His expression froze for a moment, but quickly his surprise turned into a sneer!

Whoosh—

A very faint sound of air being cut through came, almost imperceptible amidst their fighting.

But Consultant acted. He held his magic wand and gently waved it a few times in mid-air. Green magic power flickered in the void, quickly forming a strange rune!

Consultant's Rune Master level wasn't too high, but with the system's help, he had mastered many rare runes.

"Mysterious Iron Rune!"

Consultant roared and slapped the rune!

The green rune instantly transformed into a blurry shield, blocking beside Jiang Banxia.

At the same time, a sharp arrow shot through the air. The arrow struck the shield Consultant had just created, immediately turning into wood chips.

Clang!

With a soft sound, a cloud of purple smoke instantly erupted!

The arrow was smeared with poison!