For the operation to besiege Song Yuanhua, the command center formulated a detailed and steady strategy, setting all possible support nodes within a safe range.

So, shortly after Guan Gui sent the signal, the first batch of people had already rushed to the scene.

However, even in such a short time, Guan Gui had already been discovered by Song Yuanhua and was holding his wound under the protection of several resurrected ones.

His stealth skill is a pseudo-earth escape, capable of evading ordinary searches. It was effective even when he fought against Simon initially, but to Song Yuanhua, who is also adept at Earth Escape, he was like a beacon in the darkness, easily spotted.

"Cover!"

At Dong Sanchuan’s command, Nan Jiumei slammed the ground, and a series of explosions surged toward the swordsman like waves.

This was the new skill he acquired in this Secret Realm, and the raging flames instantly separated Song Yuanhua from Guan Gui.

At this time, the other three didn’t hold their ground but took advantage of their numerical superiority to attack.

According to the command center’s plan, once the target is discovered by any party, they must immediately delay and find a way to hold them, as their advantage is in their numbers, relying on a war of attrition to wear down the opponent repeatedly.

As for what to do if the swordsman uses that earth escape spell that allows for easy escape, anyway, Li Rui said to leave it to him.

Zhang Hujun, relying on his martial artist skills, approached closely and threw a punch, only to hear a tiger’s roar in the wind.

Song Yuanhua counterattacked with his sword, intending to slice him in two, but right after piercing the tiger’s roar punch, he saw the man turn and run, followed by the sound of several silent darts carrying a thin poisonous mist.

Jiang Yu took the opportunity to heal Guan Gui’s wounds and then used his poison skills to buy Zhang Hujun time to escape.

Song Yuanhua snorted coldly, disappearing from the spot and leaping from another shadow, intending to continue the pursuit, but at this moment the deadly attack arrived.

Dong Sanchuan, holding a longsword, stabbed down from the sky, and as the sword landed, cracks spread along the ground, slicing the surrounding trees in half.

Yet, this attack was effortlessly blocked by Song Yuanhua with his sword. As with Kong Ji’s deadly move, he lightly deflected the combined assault of the four, even enduring Dong Sanchuan’s full strike.

"Now it’s my turn!"

Swish! His figure flashed, turning into four streaks of light, sending the four who had cooperated so well flying backward.

But Song Yuanhua still couldn’t pursue because several more resurrected ones surrounded him from all sides.

Crucifix kill formation.

The continuous harassment was starting to annoy him.

Faced with attacks slashing from all sides, he closed his eyes.

Nevertheless, the swordsman did not lose his target; everything around him appeared in his mind.

At this moment, everyone felt a chilling aura, as if their hearts were gripped tightly by a cold hand.

Crack.

The resurrected ones encircling him couldn’t withstand it, shattering with a roar.

Soon after, a blood line spurted from Zhang Hujun’s chest, followed by Nan Jiumei and Jiang Yu. At this time, the now recovered Dong Sanchuan saw through the wondrous move, shifting his steps to arc towards the motionless, eyes-closed Song Yuanhua.

Deep inside, he didn’t want to rely entirely on Li Rui. If given the chance, he also wanted to leave even a slight wound on one of these world NPCs.

So, after dodging the Invisible Blade, he unleashed his second sword.

As the storm-like sword energy swept toward Song Yuanhua, he opened his eyes.

"I’m getting a bit annoyed."

A surge of anger welled up within him, the reason being that he hadn’t managed to crush these people instantly.

With double blades in hand, he ignored the threat of yet another group of resurrected ones from behind, advancing boldly into the sword storm raised by Dong Sanchuan.

In what was originally lethal Sword Intent, Song Yuanhua maneuvered effortlessly, weaving his dual blades tightly together and forcibly breaking through, emerging unscathed.

Dong Sanchuan didn’t expect anyone to perform such a reckless act and succeed in breaking through. Faced with the incoming twin blades, he crushed a jade ring, teleporting himself several hundred meters away instantly.

Just for this escape, he had to expend an Epic Level item to save his life.

However, it didn’t matter, the purpose of delaying time had been achieved, more reinforcements finally arrived, with 0103 and 0104 appearing in succession, stopping Song Yuanhua’s further pursuit.

Now, except for those too severely injured, Guan Gui, Dong Sanchuan, two ’01s,’ and some other experts formed a siege, trapping Song Yuanhua in the center, yet the killing intent in his eyes, shifting from one to another, made them wary.

"Today you can’t escape, surrender now!" 0103 shouted.

Song Yuanhua replied with a chuckle, "Is that all? Or are there more?"

"Do you think you still have the advantage? You’re doomed!" exclaimed Nan Jiumei, lying behind, feigning support from a Paper Tiger.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk."

Song Yuanhua flicked his wrist, switching his twin short blades from a reverse grip to a regular one.

"Mr. Zuo said to feint weakness, to surprise the enemy at the crucial moment."

He glanced at the crowd, "Mr. Zuo is indeed wonderfully strategic."

Swish.

His short blades suddenly began to burn, extending into two living Spirit Snakes.

"You don’t think all I can do is secretly kill someone and then run away, do you?!!!"

With a sharp cry, he charged at the crowd with the burning Spirit Snake Whips.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The explosions echoed all around, one forest after another fell, blood drawing a crimson arc to the sky.

At this moment, about ten miles away, a gentle breeze swept by, and Li Rui and Cheng Mingyue emerged from the blue glow.

"They’re fighting!"

Cheng Mingyue looked worried, "He seems really formidable, even more so than those two Arsenal defenders."

"Give me the strongest buffs now," Li Rui commanded as he took out the Cave Profound Yin Yang Umbrella, activating the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture.

Seeing him already consuming that Legendary Level Blue Potion, Cheng Mingyue couldn’t help but feel a jolt of shock.

Does he plan to resolve it within three minutes?

Though astonished, she still obeyed immediately, applying the five highest-level enhancements to Li Rui.

"I’ll go first, follow the situation," Li Rui instructed, and he instantly disappeared with the imposing force of a cavalry charge.

Engulfed in Divine Thunder, he crossed the ten miles to the battleground at an incredible speed, aiming to maximize the charge of this skill, seizing the advantage at the first strike.

Everything around him blurred by at immense speed, he cleared his mind of distractions, entering the optimal combat state. Even during his two brief visits to the Upper Realm, he hadn’t been this cautious, for this time he was facing someone close to Zuo Qiutian.

From their first encounter in the Silent Forest, he and that mysterious expert of the Secret Realm World developed an unbreakable bond.

After so long, he finally had the capability to sever its arm.

As the battlefield drew nearer, the scent of blood wafted into Li Rui’s nostrils, very familiar to him, a mark of the Blood Evil Sect.

Swish.

Emerging from the last stretch of woodland, he finally saw on the chaotic battlefield the man he once had a fleeting encounter with.

Golden Thunder surged, Li Rui wielding the Yin Yang Umbrella, charged forward, breaking through with the might of armored cavalry.