Nightmare Apostle

This elixir was originally intended to deal with the Yu Yan Sect Master, but now it must be used.

Back when I was just a half-step to Ghost Level, taking this elixir allowed me to resist a half-step Nether Realm for a short time. Now that I possess the strength of an Upper Ghost Level, even if I can’t contend with a true Netherworld Envoy, I can at least escape.

Yang Xiao wasn’t afraid of causing a big scene. If the opponents have the skills, they can pursue him. Ideally, they’d chase him all the way to Xiang Ma Town, where the Second Demon Uncle could handle them.

Without hesitation, Yang Xiao directly stuffed the elixir into his mouth. Just as he was about to swallow it, the outside world suddenly shook violently, as if someone had struck it forcefully with a hammer.

One strike followed another, and at the same time, the frost that trapped Yang Xiao in the Soul-Capturing Mirror rapidly dissipated.

"Reinforcements are here?!"

Yang Xiao immediately spat out the elixir in his mouth, holding it tightly in his hand. He couldn’t fathom who would come to his rescue at this critical moment.

Not knowing what exactly was happening outside, Yang Xiao did not rashly leave the Mirror World. Instead, he hid inside, observing the situation outside through the mirror, watching intently.

His observation really revealed a clue. The outside world displayed significant fissures, much like an air wall with transparent cracks pushed inward, as if smashed by a mighty force from the outside.

Having seen much of the world, Yang Xiao roughly guessed that the abilities of the Netherworld Envoy ambushing him were related to ice and snow.

The opponent has trapped him in a mysterious space purely constructed of ice, while someone outside was attempting to break open this ice and snow world.

With a final loud crash, a large hole was chiseled into the side of this icy space, and two figures stepped in with the momentum.

Leading the way was a slightly chubby man dressed in a well-fitted suit, with shoes polished to a shine, looking like a small company leader. However, contrasting with his attire was the Mountain Opening Axe he was holding.

This person had gray hair and also wore a mask, a Netherworld Mask.

When Yang Xiao saw the second person follow in closely, his eyes lit up instantly—it was Director Hong Anguo!

No longer hesitating, with the seal of the Soul-Capturing Mirror already broken, Yang Xiao swiftly moved behind Hong Anguo.

"Director Hong!" At this moment, tears almost welled up in Yang Xiao’s eyes; it was his first time finding Director Hong so dear.

"Are you alright?" Hong Anguo concernedly looked him over, ensuring he had all his limbs and no blood or scars on him, thus feeling slightly relieved.

He already knew that Yang Xiao was Chief Commissioner Gu’s man, and there’s no way he could die right under his nose.

Yang Xiao looked towards the back of the Netherworld expert who was facing him. Since this person could appear with Hong Anguo, they must be an ally, but Yang Xiao swore he had never seen this person before.

He wanted to converse with this senior but seeing that the other party had no intention of acknowledging him, his attention was entirely focused on the mysterious killer.

"Heh, Frost Evil Woman, it has been ten years since we last met in Jiang City." The expert in the suit tightened his grip on the long-handled axe in his hand, black Evil Qi swirling on the axe body, exuding the aura of a grand master, which left Yang Xiao in admiration.

"It’s you! Old Ghost?!" Upon seeing their reinforcements, the mysterious killer spoke for the first time, their voice revealing it was a woman.

"Knowing it’s me, why not give up and come to the Patrol Defense Office to confess truthfully? I assure you’ll live." The authoritative voice of the expert in the suit carried the weight of iron.

"Just you?" The Netherworld killer called Frost Evil Woman responded with a laugh rather than anger. Suddenly, a layer of frost covered a ten-meter radius around her, a chilling presence permeating the air.

Yang Xiao couldn’t help but shiver, instinctively shuffling from behind Director Hong to behind the suited expert.

Not out of fear, but because he clearly sensed that part of Frost Evil Woman’s attention was still on him, seemingly planning to seize any opportunity to strike, following a death order.

The primary objective was to make him die from the backlash of the magic artifact, leaving the Patrol Defense Office without a trace to follow. If that couldn’t be achieved, the fallback was to directly kill him; in any case, he must die.

Yang Xiao judged that she was most likely a Death Contract Killer sent by the Chamber of Commerce, hiring a killer of this level required significant resources.

Analyzing various factors, Yang Xiao concluded that the most likely mastermind behind this was Yiling Academy, orchestrated by Dean Sheng’s disgraced younger brother, Sheng Jingxuan.

This Yiling Academy made dual preparations; negotiating with the General Bureau on one hand while dispatching people to ambush and assassinate him on the other. If executed flawlessly, the Patrol Defense Office would have no leads.

These people are truly insane.

Seeing Frost Evil Woman still intent on resisting, the suited expert coldly sneered, "Even at your peak you were not my match, and now you dare boast at such a diminished level? You truly know not of life and death."

"For ambushing and assassinating my Patrol Defense Office staff, by the bureau’s regulation, you deserve death."

As soon as the words were spoken, the suited expert struck with the axe towards Frost Evil Woman, slicing at a distance. Though the swing seemed light, Frost Evil Woman treated it as a dire threat, retreating as she erected ice walls before her.

But the seemingly solid ice walls crumbled like paper before the axe, shattered layer by layer, until it finally cleaved down onto her head in disbelief.

However, the imagined mess of blood and flesh didn’t occur. Frost Evil Woman’s body exploded with a "boom," leaving no trace of flesh, only fragments of ice scattered in the air.

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