NOVGO.NET Chapter 160: Two-pronged Approach
Chapter 160: Two-pronged Approach
Second Young Master Hu lit three incense sticks and paid respects, then inserted them into the incense burner.
A few wisps of green smoke swirled and dispersed.
Seeing this, it breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Lu Bai: “All done.”
“That’s it?”
While asking, Lu Bai used the Great Serpent Phantom to press it back to the ground.
“Indeed, that’s exactly it.”
Second Young Master Hu had probably gradually gotten used to being pinned to the ground while speaking, too lazy to resist.
Instead, he proactively explained: “My Imperial Decree has already been issued. If any troublesome situations arise, I will handle them personally.”
It paused, then added: “I still hold some status in the Hu Clan. The Household Guardian Immortals below dare not disobey. Chang San Zhenren should be aware of this.”
This was not boasting. In fact, in the Incense Sect System, there was no such thing as a Hu Clan Master; Second Young Master Hu was already the Hu Clan’s second-in-command.
In the Hu Clan, the only one with higher status than it was one Great Immortal Master.
Those four Great Immortals were in a league of their own and generally would not get involved.
Lu Bai nodded satisfiedly: “Then how long do you think it will take?”
“I dare not guarantee it, but as long as the Reincarnated Demon Person isn’t hidden particularly deeply, they will definitely be found.”
Second Young Master Hu spoke with fervent assurance, afraid that Lu Bai might suddenly snap and kill it.
“Why are you only spouting correct nonsense.”
Lu Bai teased with a chuckle, trying to liven up the atmosphere, which instead scared Second Young Master Hu’s complexion pale.
Helplessly, he could only turn his gaze to Chang Shengtian nearby and call out: “Chang San Zhenren?”
“I dare not, I dare not. They’re just empty titles. Call me Little Chang.”
Chang Shengtian wiped the sweat beads from his forehead.
Lu Bai did not dwell on the form of address and went along with it smoothly.
“Alright then, Little Chang, trouble you to sense around and see if any strangers have entered the mountain during this time.”
With that, he glanced at the data on the System Panel.
To put it bluntly, mobilizing the Immortals to help find Death Fighters was like taking a shot in the dark; there might be some effect, but he couldn’t pin all his hopes on these Immortals.
After all, not every Death Fighter necessarily had family.
There were clearly more than just him who had refreshed alone in the forest as Death Fighters.
For cases like his, there was no hope of the lowest-level Household Guardian Immortals finding them.
This was also why Second Young Master Hu had only caught over a hundred and failed to net all several hundred Death Fighters.
In short, for searching for Death Fighters, he needed to pursue both approaches.
On the other hand, he had to rely on the “node” having sufficient attraction.
After obtaining this incense stick from the Four Immortal Lotus, it needed to be retained for twenty-four hours to obtain the double points reward.
There were still about ten hours left until he could obtain this reward.
Normally speaking, more or less some Death Fighters would come to try seizing the “node”.
At the very least, Death Fighters who wanted to compete for rank would definitely come.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t clear how large the scope of this Deathmatch Arena was, so he didn’t know if this amount of time was enough for those Death Fighters to arrive.
For this reason, Lu Bai decided to continue waiting on this Yang Hu Zi Mountain.
Waiting a bit longer might net him a few more points.
Half an hour later, Chang Shengtian successively withdrew the Magic Power Snakes he had sent out close to the ground.
“There really are some who entered the mountain.”
After closing his eyes to digest the information gathered by the little snakes, he turned to Lu Bai with slight surprise.
Lu Bai did not explain how he knew about this and directly pressed: “How many people in total?”
……
After Second Young Master Hu stopped his actions, the forest now appeared completely normal, but the lack of insect chirps and bird calls made one feel a touch of unease.
A nest of Yellow Weasels in a small dirt mound seemed to notice something and looked around alertly.
Crack!
A tree branch was snapped.
The Death Fighter walking at the front turned back and whispered a reminder: “Be careful.”
The Death Fighter who looked like a high school student nodded and cautiously inquired: “There really is something wrong, right? The ‘node’ appearing in this remote wilderness…”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
The girl wearing a bamboo hat beside him spat: “No matter what demonic creatures they are, once we get the ‘node’, we leave immediately.”
As he spoke, a Yin Wind blew through.
Making these three Death Fighters involuntarily feel a chill all over.
Soon, rustling sounds came from all around, like the noise made by certain invertebrates rubbing on the ground.
“Don’t be nervous.”
The bamboo hat girl grabbed the high school student’s arm, vigilantly observing the surrounding weeds.
“Don’t worry, I’m not nervous. Can you let go of my hand first?”
Lu Bai’s tone was very mild.
This voice in the bamboo hat girl’s ears was like a ghost knocking at midnight; goosebumps instantly sprang up all over her.
She suddenly didn’t dare turn back, afraid she would see some unacceptable scene upon turning.
But many things do not shift according to one’s will.
Seeing she still wouldn’t let go, Lu Bai unhesitatingly flung out a spike, piercing her through.
[Ding!]
[Points +3, Current Points: 191, Current Rank 1/227]
In the blink of an eye, the three Death Fighters lay dead on the spot.
Chang Shengtian emerged from the bushes, feeling a slight struggle in his heart.
“Do you plan to kill them all?”
In a certain sense, this Chang San Zhenren could be considered lawful evil.
But even with its disposition, it felt Lu Bai’s killings were a bit extreme.
“I’m just helping them save time.”
Lu Bai gave an honest reply and then inquired: “Are there others in the mountain?”
Chang Shengtian was silent for a moment, then still answered: “…Yes.”
At Lu Bai’s strong insistence, it had left Magic Power Snakes at various mountain entry intersections to serve as surveillance.
Besides the first group found in the mountain, more people had continuously entered during this period.
It was baffled, completely unable to understand why these people were rushing into the mountain one after another like madmen.
Tired of living?!
“Then let’s continue.”
Lu Bai twisted his neck: “Or do you want to rest a bit?”
His tone carried a smile, exuding an aura of harmlessness to humans and animals.
But this very amiable image made Chang Shengtian not dare meet his gaze.
Its pair of vertical pupils unconsciously shifted away, silently swallowing a mouthful of saliva: “Not tired. Let’s go find the next one.”
……
Smack!
A young person smashed sideways into a tree trunk, rolled down, and curled up in pain, like a steamed shrimp.
“I’ll give you one last chance.”
Fei Xiao stepped toward the young person: “Join me, or end your Deathmatch Duel here?”
“Cough… cough cough…”
The young person struggled to get up, but unfortunately, the previous blow made it impossible for him to stand in the short term.
Helplessly, he could only yield: “Fine, I can join you.”
Hearing this, a playful expression appeared on Fei Xiao’s face.
“You won’t even call me Brother Fei.”
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