Chapter 1828 - 1428: Ambush—Better to Kill by Mistake Than to Let Go

You’re such a fool, being used as a tool by others and still feeling proud. You offended our lady, and now you’re dead, right?

One word: Deserved!

The group proceeded towards the stairs, and before reaching them, Gu Changsheng intentionally fell a step behind, signaling Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue to go ahead!

After all, she was holding the Slaughtering Knife, and there were dozens of people still eyeing them in the first layer of the Star Innate Tower!

She couldn’t trust Zhou Mu and the others to cover the rear!

At this moment, Gu Changsheng thought, with a weapon in hand, she should be slightly tougher than Zhou Mu and the others. However, she later discovered that the Slaughtering Knife might not necessarily decide their fate, as it’s something the Star Innate Tower doesn’t even bother with. Inside the tower, it can’t dominate or change their destiny!

Seeing Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue’s helpless expressions as they ascended the spiral staircase under Gu Changsheng’s protection, Gu Changsheng arrogantly glanced at those who were still stunned by her presence!

Cowards!

However, Gu Changsheng knew that part of the reason these people were intimidated was due to Diluo Rong’s gruesome death, making them unsure whether their Inner Strength was still intact. The other part was because she hadn’t attacked them, leaving their lives unthreatened!

If it came down to life and death, these people would choose to fight desperately because anyone entering the Star Innate Tower believes wealth comes from risk!

Seeing no abnormalities, Gu Changsheng finally ascended the spiral staircase with ease!

But as she turned, a shadow by the wall flickered faintly, then turned transparent, quickly advancing towards the stairs!

Having ascended the steps, Gu Changsheng was already uneasy about those behind her, so she was on guard. Suddenly, she sensed a breeze from behind, and the instinctive sense of danger prompted Gu Changsheng to react immediately...

She turned, sweeping the Slaughtering Knife horizontally, her phoenix eyes sharply looking behind. Gu Changsheng’s voice was cold and fierce as she shouted, "Who!"

As Gu Changsheng reacted, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, who were walking ahead, almost simultaneously snapped out of their trance, quickly moving beside Gu Changsheng. The three stood closely on the stairs, slowly descending...

"Who is it? If you dare to attack me, why hide? Come out!" Her sharp eyes scanned the surroundings, and Gu Changsheng spoke with a wary and grave tone.

Just now, someone had attempted to ambush her!

But at the moment she turned, she saw no one!

An ambush isn’t scary; what’s terrifying is not knowing who is attacking you!

Not succeeding in the attack, when Gu Changsheng’s knife swept horizontally, Lige, who had hidden her figure, retreated swiftly, distancing herself from Gu Changsheng, crouching by the wall!

Even if she didn’t crouch by the wall, Gu Changsheng wouldn’t have discovered her. However, Gu Changsheng is extremely defensive, and her intuition is too sharp. Lige dared not take risks!

Since entering the first layer of the Star Innate Tower, Lige realized the tower was indeed more powerful than she imagined. Having witnessed Gu Changsheng’s move firsthand, Lige didn’t know if her Inner Strength still existed, forcing her to probe!

Through this probing, before she even got close to Gu Changsheng, she was discovered!

Lige believed that Central Plains had absolutely no one who could see through her Invisibility Technique, but Gu Changsheng still detected her!

Hidden, Lige stared unblinkingly at Gu Changsheng, not daring to reveal a trace of breath. Her eyes were shadowed. Is this the power of someone who has endured the Nine-Layer Godslaying Heavenly Punishment Thunder? Is this the strength of awakening after Demon Fall?

Can she really see through her Invisibility Technique?

Impossible!

Lige’s heart was filled with reluctance, but she also knew that the task Elder Sister assigned this time might actually require a tough battle!

Besides the Star Innate Tower, even Gu Changsheng’s group wouldn’t be easy to ambush. She seems well-aware of the ambush techniques, constantly staying on guard!

But how can an ordinary person know these unless they’ve been trained as an assassin?

What Lige doesn’t know is that Gu Changsheng hasn’t undergone any assassin training. In this lifetime, known to the world, she never had such experience. However, in a past life, she had been in a special forces unit, rolling and crawling through mud. As a battlefield military doctor, without good skills, she wouldn’t have saved anyone on the battlefield, let alone protected her own life!