Chapter 774 - 769: You Can Try to Kill It
When Salacia activated the "Jade King Leaf" to summon the Heig team, Bai Pu and his two companions made slight modifications to the battlefield to conceal their traces and then set off, parting ways with Salacia to act separately.
In the eyes of Demon General Mo Hou, it was these three male humans who fled under pressure, leaving a female human behind to ensure survival.
The attack from the demons was naturally borne by Salacia, who stayed behind.
After a brief and urgent communication with Heig, Salacia immediately took off in the direction of the Heig team, in a hurry to reunite with them.
"Alright, we’ll follow Salacia from a distance. Do not attract the demons’ attention, and definitely don’t get noticed by the Awakened from the Heig team. We’ll make our move when they’re locked in a fierce battle with the demons."
Bai Pu made the final arrangements. He deployed a shield of spiritual power to protect himself, Rein, and Muro.
To maintain stealth, Bai Pu only used a small amount of spiritual power to silently generate the shield, so it didn’t carry his composite mystical arts’ blue and gold light.
A layer of light blue spiritual power shield enveloped the trio.
Watching the demon group chase after Salacia, they waited for a while before intending to move.
Suddenly, Bai Pu’s expression shifted.
Rein and Muro also felt something, looking towards the direction Bai Pu was focused on.
From the withered thicket ahead, a ghost warrior in blue stumbled out, covered in blood with a grievous wound on his back, clearly at the end of his strength.
With a thud, the ghost warrior collapsed to the ground but still tried to crawl forward.
"This is... a ghost warrior of the Cyan Dragon Oath!"
The gray-spine fire rat hidden in Bai Pu’s bosom popped its head out and exhaled a blue stream of air, transforming into the emblem of the Cyan Dragon Oath. It scratched its black claws repeatedly, making a confirming gesture to Bai Pu.
Bai Pu’s expression subtly changed. The appearance of a ghost warrior with the Cyan Dragon Oath in the Corruption Forest wasn’t surprising—
Because a ghost warrior expedition team led by Dongbo Cheng was also operating there, searching for the ancestral weapon—White Dragon Fang!
In fact, Bai Pu’s very purpose for coming to the Corruption Forest was to complete the side quest of "delivering a message to Dongbo Cheng."
But the strange part was that one of Dongbo Cheng’s ghost warriors was so severely injured that he ended up here!
Could it be that Dongbo Cheng encountered a formidable foe among the demons?
Did Emperor Qing personally make a move?
Bai Pu quickly ran to the wounded ghost warrior, turned him over, and administered a healing advanced potion.
The ghost warrior’s spirit was slightly uplifted as he opened his eyes to see Bai Pu.
"Are you... from the Black Tortoise Oath?"
Bai Pu nodded. His oath was indeed the Black Tortoise Oath, acquired from the Beiming Clan during his first visit to the Heart Demon World.
Ghost warriors have an innate sense of oaths upon contact, serving as a crucial method for identifying demons.
"Quick, go report to Beiming Jihu immediately!"
The ghost warrior of the Cyan Dragon Oath, breathing weakly, said, "Lord Dongbo Cheng is under siege by a massive group of demons in the Palace of Roots... including Fallen Wild Warriors who have joined the demons! There are many of them, and they’re very powerful. The expedition team has taken a heavy hit..."
The ghost warrior struggled to sit up, then leaned forward, pleading on his knees:
"...Please! Ask Lord Beiming Jihu... to support the Palace of Roots..."
Bai Pu was about to help him up, but to his surprise, the ghost warrior’s body was already rigid, and he passed away while kneeling.
Plans couldn’t keep up with changes.
Bai Pu gently closed the eyes of the irrecoverably injured ghost warrior.
"The appearance of this ghost warrior is very unusual. The Palace of Roots is to the south, more than a hundred miles away from the Miasma Spring. What was he doing, dragging his heavily wounded body all the way here?"
Ashes Rein murmured.
"That’s because his injuries were ’just’ inflicted. The one who did this is nearby!"
Bai Pu closed his eyes, and the blue and gold spiritual power abruptly formed into a fine line, shooting off in the direction where the ghost warrior appeared!
Mental scan is originally a broad area sweep.
Bai Pu, however, transformed his spiritual power into a thin line, greatly extending the range of the mental scan!
Rein and Muro exchanged glances, seeing the astonishment in each other’s eyes.
"Such a talent in using spiritual power... and he’s actually a Tank Type Warrior?" Muro whispered.
"He seems to be a dual-specialty Awakened, with spiritual power being one of his talents. Maybe his first profession was Caster-type," Rein offered an explanation.
In the brief moment of their exchange, Bai Pu had already opened his eyes! He switched his Celestial Human Attribute Points to Agility, then drew the Doomsday Spear to enter a dual-wielding state.
His Agility attribute rapidly surged to 254 points!
Bai Pu stepped with Gang Step, instantly vanishing from his original spot.
Whoosh, whoosh whoosh!
The Gang Step activated successively, causing Bai Pu to move like a phantom, disappearing from the sensory range of Rein and Muro in the blink of an eye.
Not long after, Bai Pu returned.
He brought back nothing except for a trace of blood on the tip of the Doomsday Blade.
And Bai Pu’s aura had become noticeably sharper and more murderous.
"...Resolved?" Rein asked.
"Yes, resolved. It was an Awakened, tracking here all the way from the Palace of Roots."
Bai Pu took a deep breath: "Rein, I need to make a trip to the Palace of Roots. Our employment agreement will have to be terminated."
"To go save that native, Dongbo Cheng?" Rein confirmed.
"That’s right. Dongbo Cheng is crucial to one of my key missions."
Moreover, Dongbo Cheng happens to be an essential ally in Bai Pu’s battle against the Red Race Awakened, one of Bai Pu’s Great Trends.
No matter what, Bai Pu couldn’t stand by and watch Dongbo Cheng be surrounded and killed by Awakened!
Although Bai Pu was still unaware that the Awakened team surrounding Dongbo Cheng was led by the Red Race "Bron,"
If he had known, he would have been even more resolute in offering support.
"No need for formalities, Brother Bai; you and Miss Salacia have already helped us a great deal. The employment agreement stands, but you should go handle your matters first."
Rein responded with unexpected graciousness.
Rein too sensed the extreme chaos of the Heart Demon: the World of the Black Heaven’s Descent, swirling like a vortex!
Amidst it, even with the power of the Furnace Squad, they dared not claim they could navigate the storm with ease.
Only by unifying all possible forces can one significantly impact this world and achieve strategic goals.
"Thank you. Miss Salacia is about to rendezvous with the Heig team. You two continue with the original plan, joining their battle against Demon General Mo Hou."
Bai Pu, feeling grateful for Rein’s sincerity, added a reminder: "That Demon General Mo Hou... I’ve always found it somewhat odd. Rein, you might want to try eliminating it."