Darkshadow

It took plenty of skills to differentiate footsteps from the pitter-pattering of rain outside. Xia Fei's keen awareness had noted the fresh set of faint sounds coming from the forest beyond; while the rain was pouring rather discordantly, a certain cadence could be heard in those footsteps, and each step taken was evidently heavier than raindrops.

"Not good! We have five men incoming," Xia Fei said in a deep voice.

Phantom knitted his brows together. Without needing to guess, it was most definitely those men from the Assassins' sect who had come to this planet. The three corpses were still lying in the cave horizontally. If Xia Fei was spotted next to them, he would surely get implicated. After all, the convoluted story was not something he could explain easily in just a sentence or two.

"Best hide yourself for now. Try not to get caught up in an altercation with the discipleship," advised Phantom.

Xia Fei nodded, rapidly backing away.