Of course, Shen Junjie couldn't stand by and watch his loved one disappear before his eyes again. He moved forward, but just as he was about to step, one of the Life-taking Five Ghosts blocked him again.

So fast, Shen Junjie stared sternly at the opponent, feeling the immense pressure from the opponent's superior power. Helplessly, he watched as his sister, with her hands bound behind her, was taken away.

The special forces wanted to immediately pursue, but just as they moved, the Three Ghosts, who had been silent, suddenly attacked.

"Be careful, don't engage them, retreat quickly," Shen Junjie urgently shouted.

But it was too late. The special forces members were no cowards; they had their own warrior spirit. Even though they were warned not to fight such enemies, they still pulled the trigger without hesitation.

'Thud.'

'Bang.'

In just fifteen seconds, nine special forces members fell to the ground, their fate uncertain.

Shen Junjie struggled desperately against the formidable opponent before him, without any chance to counterattack. He felt he couldn't harm his opponent no matter how hard he tried.

He turned to see Xiao Jie with his trio, yet they made no headway against one of the old Ghosts.

Was the mission doomed to fail?

"Hey, stop playing around, deal with these four already, let's get ready to withdraw," said one of the older men.

Shen Junjie knew this person; he was the leader of the Life-taking Five Ghosts, known as Ghost. His assassination skills were terrifying, renowned for his ability to kill without a trace.

At his command, two of the old men beside him suddenly charged towards Xiao Jie's team.

Shen Junjie immediately felt strained, realizing the opponent was serious now.

No way, he wasn't a match for these old Ghosts. Would the Four Heroes of Yanhuang all meet their end here today?

'Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.'

As the Four Heroes of Yanhuang faced a great enemy in a life-and-death struggle, four hidden weapons suddenly shot out from the shadowy forest. The hidden weapons aimed precisely at the four Ghosts battling Shen Junjie and his team.

The four men jumped back a step, looking intently behind Shen Junjie and his team.

Even Ghost, who had just given orders, showed a wary expression.

With their power, the five of them shouldn't have missed sensing the hidden weapons aimed at them. Moreover, in a forest thick with fir trees, being able to shoot precisely through the gaps to hit the target indicated how immense this person's power was.

Among those known to the Life-taking Five Ghosts, only one person could achieve this. Could it really be him…

"Who's there? What kind of sneaky behavior is this?" Ghost shouted loudly towards the direction of the hidden weapons.

"Oh dear, time waits for no one. I hurried and still couldn't make it in time," said a voice from the left side. Following this, an old man clutching his waist slowly approached, taking staggering steps.

Seeing the newcomer, the Life-taking Five Ghosts were greatly alarmed; they should have guessed it was him. Moreover, the hidden weapons fired from the front, yet now he appeared on the left side. Clearly, his terrifying speed was unaffected by age.

"Elder Ren…" Shen Junjie was pleasantly surprised upon seeing him, but his expression quickly turned serious: "Elder Ren, your health."

"It's nothing. Saving your sister is what matters. Go, take the special forces with you. Leave these five old Ghosts to me."

This sounded familiar, similar to what Ghost had just said.

The situation became subtle, like a game of strategic beast chess where a mouse is eaten by a cat, a cat is caught by a dog, and a dog is devoured by a larger beast.

This mouse was initially Ye Xiaofan and the special forces. The assassins with Blood Wolf were the cats, easily dealing with the special forces and Xiaofan, yet they were blocked by the Four Heroes of Yanhuang. The appearance of the Five Ghosts halted the Four Heroes of Yanhuang, and now Old Man Ren's appearance intimidated the Five Ghosts.

It was like an elephant confronting five fierce lions. Who will walk away alive from this small fir forest?

"Elder Ren…" Shen Junjie seemed hesitant, grappling with the bond of family versus Elder Ren's safety; he was unsure which weighed more.

"Go. Anyway, I'm already half a foot in the grave, but at least I can still be of some use now," Old Man Ren said softly.

"Everyone else, follow me."

Shen Junjie realized it was beyond his control. Even if he stayed, he couldn't necessarily assist Elder Ren.

"Do you think you can just pass? It's not that easy."

Seeing Shen Junjie and others preparing to pursue Blood Wolf again, the Five Ghosts launched an offense together, aiming to keep the Four Heroes of Yanhuang from leaving.

'Whoosh.' A shadow sliced through the night. The old man who was staggering moments ago charged towards the Five Ghosts, single-handedly forcing them back, allowing Shen Junjie and his team to pass.

The appearance of Ren Zhongtian was unexpected to the Five Ghosts. They assumed the operation would be simple, even unnecessary for them to act personally. Yet now, even if they acted, completing the mission seemed uncertain.

The mission's crux was whether the Five Ghosts could team up to kill Ren Zhongtian. Only then could they deal with the Four Heroes of Yanhuang in time and let Blood Wolf successfully take the person away.

The Five Ghosts realized that sending someone to help Blood Wolf felt futile, as Ren Zhongtian locked them in his grasp. Any distraction might allow him to strike fatally.

An epic battle of an elephant against five lions was about to begin, and now, was there a rhythm for the mouse to reverse and defeat the elephant?

Speaking of which, where was the little mouse now? Where had Ye Xiaofan gone?

At this moment, our classmate Ye Xiaofan… no, he isn't a mouse. If he had to be compared to a creature, he'd be a cockroach, a resilient one that wouldn't die no matter how hard you stomped. Covered in wounds, mentally drained, but he still held onto his resolve, unhesitatingly following the sound of gunfire to the edge of the fir forest.

He recognized the jeep parked outside the forest as belonging to Blood Wolf and his men. With the intelligence provided by Lin Miaoke, Xiaofan concluded that Shen Zuimo was inside this forest. Grabbing the gun snatched from Lin Miaoke, he got out and walked into the woods, but after a few steps, the gunfire abruptly ceased.

Xiaofan, imagining the battle had ended, hurriedly quickened his pace. But what awaited him ahead?

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