The next day, the team, which was divided into several small teams, set off one after another toward the location of the Shadow Serpent. It was a place that did not belong to any family and was directly under the jurisdiction of the Purple Moon Kingdom.
Gray and Viscount Fergus were assigned to the Sidney family's team. Due to the presence of the four blood fiends, they disguised themselves as a caravan.
As the carriage moved forward, Gray held a book in his hand and read it with great interest. This was one of the two books that Polly had lent him.
"I heard from Polly that you like books about blood fiends?"
Sitting beside him was Zaloyan. Zaloyan glanced at the book in Gray's hand and smiled.
"I do like these books."
Gray explained.
"The more I know about blood fiends, the less likely I will be at a disadvantage when I encounter one in the future."
"That's true."
Zaloyan nodded in agreement.
"The Sidney family has many books about blood fiends. When the time comes, you can visit the Sidney family more often."
"Thank you, Young Master Zaloyan."
Gray thanked him courteously.
…
Snake Village, a village in the Purple Moon Kingdom that did not exist on the map. Only the people in the village called it that.
From the outside, it looked like an extremely ordinary village.
The walls were surrounded by wooden fences and there were low tiled houses.
If one were to enter the village and observe carefully, they would discover that this village was not ordinary.
The small village had no less than a dozen hidden sentries.
At the same time, there was a training ground paved with stone slabs in the village.
In the training ground, there were many people with auras that were much stronger than ordinary people.
They were either cultivating blood techniques or tempering their combat skills.
Dummies made of straw were stabbed in the heart and beheaded …
Their attacks were cold, merciless, and ruthless.
This was the lair of the Shadow Serpent, an assassin training base disguised as a village.
A week later, more than 30 people appeared on the outskirts of the village, sizing up the village from afar. They were Gray's team that was besieging the Shadow Serpent.
"Gray, let's make a move first. When we hear the sounds of fighting, you lead the four mad level blood fiends and enter from the south."
Due to the huge commotion caused by the blood fiends, after some discussion, it was decided that the majority of the troops would attack first. Gray, who was leading the blood fiends, would attack later.
Before the Shadow Serpent could react, they had to kill as many members of the Shadow Serpent as possible.
Once the commotion was detected, Gray ordered the four blood fiends to attack.
"I understand."
Gray nodded.
Then, except for Gray, more than 30 people spread out.
A team of more than ten people lurked towards the village from the east, north, and west. The three teams were led by Marnell Sidney, Count Smalley, and Count Ford respectively.
Poof, poof, poof!
Even the weakest leader was a Berserker. The ordinary members of the Shadow Serpent were naturally killed before they could even react.
The three parties went deep into the village. Soon, dozens of Shadow Serpent members fell under their weapons.
Finally, their whereabouts were discovered by a well-hidden sentry.
Ji — —
The sharp sound of a whistle spread throughout the village.
Although the leader, Count Ford, immediately killed the sentry, he still couldn't stop the sound from spreading.
"Not good!"
"Enemy!"
…
The members of the Shadow Serpent who were training in the village all had a slight change in expression. They all rushed towards the direction of the sound.
In a building in the middle of the village, the residence of the three leaders of the Shadow Serpent.
"The profits of the organization have dropped a lot in the past few months."
The purple-haired man frowned.
"The last time we attacked the Fergus family, we lost too many people. Now, the organization only has about ten people at the level of the Berserker. This has seriously affected the number of missions completed."
The short-haired man sighed.
"The Fergus family."
Hearing the name of this family, the gloomy old man couldn't help but clench his fists. His eyes were full of cold murderous intent.
They already knew that the Fergus family had Berserker blood fiends. Naturally, they also understood why they had been defeated by the Fergus family twice in a row.
It could be said that the losses they had suffered at the hands of this family weren't any less than the losses they had suffered at the hands of the Sidney family.
Just the combat strength of the Ferocious Warriors alone had already reached a total of ten. What made him even more furious was that even a captain-level character of the Dark Serpent had lost a Berserk Warrior.
"The organization is now unable to make ends meet. If this continues, I'm afraid …"
The purple-haired man looked worried.
The Shadow Serpent was such a large organization. The consumption of various training resources was naturally huge.
Now that the profits from the assassination missions had sharply decreased, the profits were no longer enough to sustain the consumption. They were already using the savings they had accumulated over the years.
"If this continues, I'm afraid we can only consider the Wallen family's proposal to merge the Shadow Serpent into the Wallen family."
The short-haired man frowned.
"Merge the Shadow Serpent … into the Wallen family?"
The gloomy-looking old man's expression was uncertain.
As the person in charge of an assassin organization, he was free and unfettered. He was really unwilling to merge the organization into a family and become a vassal and tool of this family.
But from the current situation, if the Shadow Serpent continued like this, it would fall apart in a few years. This was something he would not allow.
Screech —
At this moment, a sharp whistle was heard. The three men's expressions changed. They quickly rushed out of the house and rushed in the direction of the sound.
At the same time, on the Sidney family's side, the other two teams that had invaded the village hurriedly rushed in the direction of the sound. There was no doubt that the enemy had rushed there.
"Erwey Ford, how could it be? How did the people of the Sidney Territory find this place?"
The three men rushed over and immediately saw Count Ford confronting the members of the Shadow Serpent.
Among them, the purple-haired man and the short-haired man had seen and fought with Count Ford before. They recognized him at a glance, and their expressions changed greatly.
"Good, good Sidney family, they actually found this place!"
The gloomy-looking old man's eyes were full of coldness.
Because of the Sidney family, the Shadow Serpent had been declining day by day. They did not expect the Sidney family to dare to come to their door.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
At this moment, there were movements from both sides. Then, more than ten people rushed over from both sides. It was the team led by Marnell Sidney and Count Smalley.
"Duke Smalley."
Seeing the leader on the left, the short-haired man called out his name. Seeing the leader on the right, the gloomy-looking old man immediately gritted his teeth.
"Marnell Sidney!"
As a member of the older generation of the Shadow Serpent, he had experienced the battle between the Shadow Serpent and the Sidney family more than 20 years ago. Naturally, he recognized the older generation of the Sidney family.
"Rob Tracy, you really are not dead!"
Marnell Sidney naturally recognized the gloomy-looking old man and immediately said coldly.
"If your Sidney family is not destroyed, how can I die in peace?"
The gloomy-looking old man Rob Tracy snorted coldly.
"Don't worry, I'll send you to see your seniors of the Shadow Serpent today."
Manel Sidney said with a cold face.
"Do it!"
Following his words, more than 30 people, including Count Ford and Count Smalley, rushed toward the members of the Shadow Serpent.
Although there were no less than 100 assassins of the Shadow Serpent gathered here, they were not afraid at all.
Because each of them was a Ferocious Blood Warrior, and these members of the Shadow Serpent, from their previous observation, were far less powerful than them.
Clang, clang, clang!
The people on both sides were on the verge of exploding, and they immediately engaged in a bloody battle.
Puff, puff, puff!
Flowers of blood bloomed along with the snowflakes.
On the side of the Shadow Serpent, there were often several people surrounding one person. However, facing the Sidney family's alliance, whose weakest members were Ferocious Blood Warriors, there were still people who were killed from time to time.
On the side of the Sidney family's alliance, there were also people who were injured from time to time. After all, there would always be times when one person could not cope with several people.
Swoosh, swoosh!
The old man with thinning hair, Marnell Sidney, and the old man with a cold expression, Rob Tracy, also quickly engaged in a battle.
Marnell Sidney held a long sword in his hand, and the long sword emitted a blue light.
Rob Tracy held a short knife in his hand, and the short knife emitted an earthy yellow light.
The two men quickly approached each other.
Clang!
The two men's weapons collided, and after a burst of sparks, they quickly separated.
However, Rob Tracy quickly retreated. Obviously, he had suffered a small loss in the battle just now.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
However, as he retreated, he suddenly growled.
From the shadows of the house, huge black shadow tentacles suddenly emerged, covering a range of dozens of meters, and attacked Marnell Sidney.
"Humph!"
Facing the overwhelming shadow tentacles, Marnell Sidney stabbed his long sword into the ground and snorted coldly.
Then, a large amount of powder from the surrounding ground floated up and turned into sharp blades, meeting the incoming shadow tentacles.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Under the impact of the metal blades, the shadow tentacles quickly collapsed and disappeared, but under the continuous infusion of Rob Tracy's Blood Power, they grew again.
The metal blades that had been shattered by the impact quickly floated up and attacked the shadow tentacles again.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The terrifying battle suddenly affected the surrounding 100 meters, and the surrounding houses were riddled with holes.
The two sides of the battle dodged one after another. Some who could not dodge in time were directly injured by the aftermath of the battle, and some were even killed.
"There's fighting!"
Not far from the village, the sound of fighting suddenly came from the village. Gray immediately led the four berserk blood fiends into the village from the south.
Boom!
The wooden fence was directly smashed into pieces. The four blood fiends frantically crashed into the village, and even crashed in from one side of the house and out from the other. They quickly rushed in the direction of the battle.