Chapter 603: Blood Puppet
The candlelight inside the tent flickered.
Jiang Yelan remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"However, my lord, it's common for Nightmare Order members to bow down to the Demonic Sect, but the reverse... I've never heard of the Blood Abyss Demonic Sect actually agreeing to that."
"Not now." Lin Feng smiled.
He stood up, walked into the tent, and his voice gradually turned cold: "So, we must first make them despair. Once they realize that dragging this out will only lead to their death, they will naturally come to us for talks."
"The first step is to thwart the Demonic Sect's plans. They thought that by fortifying their defenses and clearing the fields, they could wear us down, but they will soon find out that this path is not feasible."
"The second step is to wear them down under Blood Nest City No. 1, until they think they can still hold on, until they think they can just grit their teeth and drag us back."
He paused here, his gaze slowly sweeping across the faces of the two women.
"At that time, I will return to Earth and bring back the resurrected warriors."
"Only then will they understand what a gap truly means."
The two women exchanged a glance and stood up at the same time.
Jiang Zhaoyue spoke first, her eyes bright: "Lord, please go and transport the grain. If the Demon Sect attacks, we will not let them set foot in our camp."
Jiang Yelan followed closely behind: "If Ye Ying comes in person, I will block him."
Lin Feng nodded, his gaze lingering on them for a moment.
"With you all here, I have nothing to worry about."
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the tent.
As I lifted the tent flap, the night wind rushed in. The campfires in the camp were still burning, and the sounds of laughter, cursing, and the clatter of pots and pans mingled with the commands of the patrol team in the distance.
Jiang Zhaoyue and Jiang Yelan followed him out, standing quietly on either side of him.
Lin Feng gazed into the distance, remaining silent for a long time.
...
Three days later, Feng Huo led his army to a location twenty miles west of Blood Nest No. 1.
From a distance, a massive mountain range rises from south to north, like a black spine lying on the earth.
The terrain on the east side of the mountain range is gentle, while the west side is steep like a wall, forming a natural barrier.
Five hundred meters above the army, Lin Feng, along with Jiang Zhaoyue, Zhou Guosheng, and others, were suspended in the air.
"My lord, this is the Bloodspine Mountain Range, the largest mountain range in the Blood Abyss Plane."
Jiang Zhaoyue pointed to the black mountain ridge, "It runs north to south, stretching for thousands of miles. In the middle of the mountain range, there is a natural fault called Bloodthirst Canyon."
"Running east to west, it is about twenty li long and ten li wide, with cliffs hundreds of meters high on both sides, barren of any vegetation."
Her gaze sharpened slightly.
"Blood Nest Number One is located inside Bloodthirst Canyon."
Lin Feng looked in the direction she pointed.
The entrance to the canyon resembles the open mouth of a giant beast, with sheer cliffs on both sides as straight as if cut by a knife.
The outline of the city wall is faintly visible inside the canyon, but it is mostly obscured by cliffs. Only the western side of the city wall is exposed, while the north and south ends are directly embedded into the cliff face, completely integrated with the mountain.
Zhou Guosheng frowned deeply: "What a formidable natural barrier! There's only one road leading in from the east or west, and the north and south are all mountains. Taking a detour isn't practical either; going north or south would add at least several thousand kilometers to the journey."
Lin Feng's gaze shifted slightly as he stared at the city wall embedded in the mountain for a long while before looking away.
"As planned, we'll set up camp and rest for a day."
"Yes." The group accepted the order.
...
The next day, early morning.
The west gate tower of Blood Nest No. 1 is 500 meters above the ground.
Four figures stood in mid-air.
Night Shadow stood at the forefront, his gray robe clinging to his body in the morning breeze. He tucked his hands into his sleeves, his light gray eyes gazing at the camp stretching for more than ten miles twenty miles away.
"Chongshan," Nightshade suddenly spoke, "has the other side made any moves since arriving yesterday?"
Chongshan's voice was low and deep: "No. They only deployed guard forces around the main camp, and have been resting and regrouping ever since."
Nightshade frowned.
Something's not right.
He said slowly, "They have penetrated thousands of kilometers into our territory. We have destroyed all the water sources and farmland along the way, and we cannot replenish a single grain of food or a sip of water. At a time like this, how can we possibly waste a day to rest?"
"Shouldn't they have finished this quickly?"
Li Zhan scoffed, the curve of his lips widening even further.
Zanghua didn't reply, but just chuckled softly, her fingers casually twirling around the ends of her hair.
Night Shadow murmured a few words, then suddenly turned to Bury Flowers.
"Zanghua, did the master you sent to cut off their supply lines succeed?"
Zanghua tilted her head slightly, her eyes sparkling, her voice as soft as if she were talking about something insignificant.
"The day before yesterday, I released everyone according to the list you gave me."
She paused for a moment, as if recalling something interesting.
"But the reports that kept coming back were that they hadn't seen a single supply convoy."
"My little guys guess that either they haven't started shipping yet, or..."
Her gaze passed through the shadows of the night and landed on the large camp twenty miles away.
"There's absolutely no need to transport it from afar."
A slight smile curved her lips, and her voice softened.
"Look at them, so calm and collected. That handsome commander on the other side probably has some kind of large-scale spatial equipment on him, storing the supplies for hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands."
"If that's the case, Senior Brother Nightshade, your method of cutting off supplies might not be effective."
Nightshade's brow furrowed even deeper.
Li Zhan scoffed dismissively, "I told you, why go through all this trouble? You insist on keeping this and that, talking about the sect's foundation. What use are those cowardly fools?"
He grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth.
"It's not too late now. Once it's refined, it'll save you a lot of trouble. Just let it pounce or bite as it pleases, without a single wasted word."
"Nightshade, if you had listened to me back then and kept only a few trusted men, and refined the rest, we wouldn't have all this trouble now. The reason those people on the other side were able to reach Blood Nest Number One is because you spoiled them."
He looked up at the distance, his tone chilling.
"Once they arrive, my blood puppets will have a feast. As many as they come, we'll tear them apart."