The Legendary Man novel Chapter 1296

“D*mn, is it possible that the old man actually intends to eliminate his own people?” Hayden muttered with uncertainty.

The atmosphere in the small garden at this moment could be described as extremely eerie.

The death soldiers from the North Outer City governor’s residence were surprisingly singled out as well, targeted one after another as if they had become the primary focus of the Black Armor Legion.

Kathleen, on high alert, regarded Hayden, who lay on the ground like a limp pile of mud, and inquired, “Can your venomous insects still exert control over others?”

At this moment, Hayden’s spiritual energy and vitality had not yet recovered, making it impossible for him to muster even a shred of fighting strength. He was so weak that he couldn’t even stand steadily.

If it weren’t for Jonathan risking his life to pull Stellario out of Insect Sea, the latter would probably have been chopped into pieces by now.

Although these individuals each belonged to different factions and didn’t particularly care for one another, they couldn’t afford to play any tricks when faced with a common threat.

“I possess parasites capable of controlling corpses. You’ve all witnessed them on the Ascension Peak’s square platform. However, the insects I’m releasing presently are not that type of parasite; they are highly toxic creatures. I believe Celestus is merely concocting an excuse. It’s evidently another trap.”

No sooner had Stellario’s words left his lips than sharp noises began to rend the air.

Joshua brandished the Formation Crusher in his hand, casting it out in all directions. Several formations and restraining barriers took shape, providing protection for everyone within.

Someone roared angrily at Celestus, “Celestus! Are you planning to rebel?”

At this moment, Celestus appeared utterly nonchalant.

“Rebel? Rebel against who? Are you talking about Governor Carmichael, who’s dead? Since you are so loyal, I will grant your wish of following him in hell.”

As he spoke, Celestus raised his right hand high and swung it forcefully forward.

The Black Armor soldiers put down their longbows and drew their swords, charging into the small garden. They began to indiscriminately slaughter every death soldier within the garden.

Amid the initial onslaught of arrows, the individuals left within the garden, except for Jonathan and a handful of other outsiders, were the death soldiers. Caught by surprise, they had sustained substantial casualties.

At this juncture, the remaining twenty or thirty individuals, although they had been meticulously chosen by Roy as elites, found themselves incapable of withstanding such a large-scale massacre.

Within the garden of North Outer City, a ceaseless clamor of shouts and curses resounded.

The only ones who could be considered safe were Jonathan and his companions at the very center.

Those Black Armor soldiers seemed to be aware of the abilities of the few individuals, so they were extremely cautious when approaching the center.

Nonetheless, the garden’s size was limited. Even moving at a deliberate pace, someone had already closed in on the group.

Hayden fired a shot using his sniper rifle, blasting a basketball-sized hole in the chest of a Black Armor soldier.

Nevertheless, this gunshot was also a signal.

In just a blink of an eye, the Black Armor soldiers erupted with roars, brandishing their weapons and charging toward Jonathan and his companions.

Kathleen shouted loudly at Jonathan, “Jonathan, set up the formation!”

Earlier, Hayden had severed Celestus’s arm, and the formation plate that hadn’t had the chance to be activated was seized by Jonathan and stored in his storage ring.

If they could use the formation in the small garden against the enemy, although it wouldn’t allow them to escape, it could at least buy them some time.

Yet at this moment, Jonathan’s face was ashen.

He took out the formation plate, along with Celestus’s severed hand that was still tightly gripping it, and threw them all to Kathleen.

“It’s merely a jade ornament; there’s absolutely no formation engraved upon it. Celestus never had any intention of rescuing Roy from the outset! If my assumption is accurate, Neil was able to orchestrate this trap because his informant within North Outer City is likely Celestus.”

Everyone present was crafty and cunning.