The leader looked at them while stretching her arms as she weirdly moved her claws.
Zhao Luo and the others were on their edge while staring at her with wide eyes.
"What are you ugly bastards staring at?"
The leader jumped in the middle of Zhao Luo's group while shouting at them.
She had lightened her body and her movements were fast, so fast that even Zhao Luo could barely react in time.
Zhao Luo pushed Xiao Yu and Pi Hao away by hitting them with the hilt of his swords while letting Senior Cutie stay at his side.
Senior Cutie was holding his bronze rod tightly as he stepped back to match his position with Zhao Luo.
"Senior Brother, let's see what you can do."
Zhao Luo said with a worried grin as he pulled back his swords while lowering them diagonally.
"I must say your growth has impressed me the most."
The leader whose voice was undistinguishable before sounded sweet yet the murderous look in her eyes destroyed the innocent image caused by her sweet voice.
"Stop barking."
Zhao Luo didn't care about what she had to say about his growth.
While pushing back his left leg and lowering the knees of his front right leg, Zhao Luo brought up his swords in an explosive manner.
"Reverse Burst Slash."
A dark and crimson light went towards one of the claws.
While the leader brought down her claws on Zhao Luo and Senior Cutie.
Senior Cutie pushed his bronze rod in the direction of the claw that was coming towards his bald head, numerous times.
"Multiple Shots."
"Boom."
Zhao Luo's swords were blocking the left claw of the leader while the multiple shots of Senior Cutie's bronze rod slowed down her right claw and the last shot had barely stopped her claw in its track.
"Grrr."
The leader roared like a beast as she forced her claws down on them.
"Ahhhhh."
While Zhao Luo and Senior Cutie pushed with all of their strength to hold her claws back.
"Life Palm."
"Water-Metal Fist."
From her two sides, Pi Hao and Xiao Yu closed in with a fist and a palm respectively.
The leader pulled her claws back while dodging the swords and the rod and brought them down to struck the sand under her.
'Boom.'
Before their attacks could land on her, sand scampered around her, covering Pi Hao and Xiao Yu's sight.
"I missed."
They both thought as they couldn't feel the impact of hitting her with their attacks.
Zhao Luo squinted his eyes and rushed at the leader who was backing off.
Following behind him was Senior Cutie who had raised his bronze sword back.
"Get her."
He shouted and Xiao Yu with Pi Hao followed behind them.
"Insects."
The leader shouted while looking at them coming at her like roaches.
"X Claw."
She stopped and moved both of her claws towards Zhao Luo who was at the front.
"Shit."
Zhao Luo cursed as he was caught off guard.
He swung his swords at the claws.
"Clang."
Both of the claws struck his swords and pushed them back.
But Zhao Luo pulled back his swords faster than the claws and brought them down on his claws again and again.
"Dual Wood Drop."
A defensive technique that he had self-learned while watching the wood art sword puppet was being used to counter the attack of the leader of spies from the Qi Sect.
"Clang, Clang."
Zhao Luo blocked the claws while hindering her movements.
"Now."
He shouted and from behind him, the leader could see a shining egg coming up.
It was Senior Cutie who had jumped from behind Zhao Luo while bringing down his bronze rod swiftly at the head of the leader.
"You dare?"
She shouted while pushing back Zhao Luo whose swords were stuck to her claws like a parasite.
Pulling one of her arms up, she brought her claw in the way of Senior Cutie's bronze rod.
'Boom.'
Right then, a punch landed on her left side just below her chest.
'Metal-Water Fist.'
Pi Hao went at her with the strength of the metal instead of the soft water punch.
'Argh.'
She moaned in pain but that wasn't the end, as she kicked Pi Hao in his stomach forcing him to fall on his knees.
Right then, she felt pressure falling over her.
'One of them is missing.'
The leader mumbled while looking around recklessly.
Just then,
'Thud!'
A palm landed on the back of her neck forcing her neck to bend slightly.
"Life Palm."
Xiao Yu has struck her while she was looking for him.
'It wouldn't have worked if Pi Hao hadn't gotten her attention letting me sneak up on her like this.'
Xiao Yu thought with an embarrassing look.
The leader's eyes rolled as she slowly fell towards Zhao Luo's embrace.
Realizing that she had finally fainted, Zhao Luo dropped his swords and tried to catch her with his hands.
'Squish.'
He unconsciously grabbed something soft with his hands while trying to catch the falling leader.
"Ah, this..."
Zhao Luo looked around and found his brothers looking at him with a disgusted look.
"Little Brother, killing an enemy who is coming for your life is still justifiable but taking advantage of their bodies... I didn't take you for such a perverted beast."
Senior Cutie spoke about Zhao Luo without telling him off directly as he stored his bronze rod and brought out a few silver chains from his storage.
"Indeed, Brother Zhao Luo, you already have someone, and yet..."
"Tsk, Tsk."
Pi Hao followed up with Senior Cutie's brief lecture and Xiao Yu only clicked his tongue.
Zhao Luo instantly moved his hands away from the soft peaks and the leader fell on the scorching sand of the desert.
"I-it wasn't intentional."
"Oh, but you looked more than ready as you even dropped your swords."
Right after Zhao Luo told his side of the story, Senior Cutie threw a bomb at him.
In reality, the three were just messing with Zhao Luo.
"Sigh."
Zhao Luo simply shook his head and scratched his head while Senior Cutie crouched down and tied the leader of the spies after removing her claws.
"Take them."
He threw the metallic claws towards Zhao Luo who without inspecting them, stored the claws right away.
"That was a little shameful."
Zhao Luo suddenly said but no one retaliated to his comment.
They all had the same thought.
Four of them had to gang up on one level 'II' Bronze rank disciple of the Qi Sect to take her down.
'Even though I didn't use my fist art, this victory felt trash.'
Zhao Luo mumbled as he looked at the neutralized leader of the spies.
"With this, we have completed our first mission."
Senior Cutie told them with a smile as he threw the tied leader of the spies on Bimba's back.
