The leader clearly didn’t want to waste any more time.
’Regardless of whether this Little Black Panther is a cub from the Black Panther Royal Family, this woman isn’t getting away today.’
’If this Little Black Panther really is one of the Black Panther Royal Family, then they have even more reason to keep this quiet.’
’After all, among the few royal families in the vast Royal City, the Black Panthers were one of the more powerful clans. If they found out our young master was assassinating a former King City’s Great Knight and his own kin to seize power, it would cause an uproar throughout the entire Royal City and the K Empire. The young master might even lose his chance at becoming the family patriarch!’
’Even if the Ancient Bear Family has severe internal strife, they are still a top-tier noble family that values its reputation!’
’So how could something like this possibly get back to the royal family?’
As the leader’s thoughts reached this point, he urged them on impatiently:
"Hurry up! Grab her so we can go back and report!"
Hearing this, the two males stopped dawdling. They were no longer walking but lunging straight for Shen Yue.
Er Bao, seeing that his posturing wasn’t intimidating them, immediately shrank back into her arms in fear and began to wail.
Shen Yue narrowed her eyes, clutching the Poison Powder in her hand as she backed away step by step.
’Unless it’s the last resort, I really don’t want to reveal my poison technique.’
’But if no one in the shadows makes a move, then I’ll have no choice but to end the lives of these thirteen people myself.’
She watched the distance between herself and the two men, a vicious glint hidden deep in her eyes.
’I have to choose the perfect position and wind direction to release the poison.’
’I have to ensure all thirteen of them are poisoned at the same time.’
’And Er Bao absolutely cannot come into contact with it.’
Once this poison entered the nose on the air, it was lethal in a second, leaving no chance to even react.
It was a life-stealing poison she had developed herself.
A deadly toxin.
Lethal on contact.
She had only ever used it once before. She never imagined the next time would be to save herself, and in such a way.
The two males were now just three steps away.
The atmosphere was so tense it was silent; Shen Yue could even hear her own heartbeat.
Er Bao seemed to sense her tension and wailed in fear:
"Don’t come any closer! WAAAH! Bad guys!"
"Mother, Er Bao is scared!"
Shen Yue held her breath and used the hand holding Er Bao to gently cover his nose and mouth.
She counted silently in her mind.
3.
2...
’Now.’
The hand hanging by her side shot up, ready to throw the life-stealing poison.
But then—
A sound of something slicing through the air came a step ahead of her. Accompanied by a terrifying gale, it shot over from a distance in an instant.
Before Shen Yue could even see clearly,
The two men who had charged at her were sent flying.
BANG!
A massive, broken log flew in from Shen Yue’s side, carrying immense power, and slammed viciously into the two males.
In the blink of an eye, they were knocked a hundred meters away, snapping several large trees in half and creating a tremendous crash.
’That power...’
SWOOSH!
The leader and the other males from the Ancient Bear Family felt their hair stand on end as they looked around in horror.
Everyone’s eyes went wide.
It all happened too fast!
At the same time, a terrifying pressure, like Mount Tai crashing down, pressed upon everyone.
Though Shen Yue was shocked, she let out a sharp sigh of relief.
’Thank goodness.’
’He made a move.’
’My gamble paid off.’

The leader’s heart sank. He asked in a cold voice:
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