138 Covert War: Part 3

In a dark corner of the city, a black cross sword pierced through the chest of a mantis. Following a forceful upward whisk of the sword, blood gushed out freely as the mantis' head and throat were sheared open, leaving its headless body to drop dead on the ground. Following that, the Blackfeather swordsman quickly transformed into a plume of black smoke and flew into the distance.

In a quiet alleyway beneath the flight path of the black smoke, Dao Ling was having a brutal fight with a mantis monster in the dark. This particular mantis was more powerful than the others. Just when Dao Ling was about to lose the battle, a shadow swept past. The mantis suddenly froze as a streak of blood appeared across its neck. A second later, the mantis' head slid off its neck and dropped to the ground.

Dao Ling quickly glanced in the direction where the shadow left, panting loudly. He could only see the back of the Blackfeather swordsman, Crow quickly disappearing into the darkness.