Chapter 276 - Curiosity Ignited (2/2)

Wait.

Wait…

Yan Zaizen's eyes widened slightly. The young woman was passing by his newly-crafted cave. When he saw this, he couldn't help but chuckle. ”This girl isn't THAT stupid, right?” Just as he was wondering if she'll enter a random cave and block her path of escape, she did just that.

”Haaa...haaa...haaa…” Her pants were exceptionally loud. Her eyes saw the cave that in the mountain's side and those eyes lit up. Somehow, she rationalized that this place could hide her from her pursuers. With a quick dash, she entered the cave.

Yan Zaizen was quietly seated off the side. His eyes contained a dark mocking light. With a thought, his physical body merged with the environment in a perfect concealed camouflage. Even if she walked beside her, she would be none the wiser.

”I'm not the hero-type.” Yan Zaizen carelessly shrugged. Not to mention, he had some views on how men were treated in the realm. There was also the issue of ignorance. Who knew if this male force had suffered some injustice at the hands of this girl or the force behind her. If they did, then retaliation was the most logical course.

What? Should he save her because she's beautiful? If she were to be compared the Pinaka, it would be like comparing a heavenly goddess to a dirty, diseased peasant. The comparison was just too extreme. To put it simply, she couldn't ignite his inner fire.

”They won't find me here.” The girl sounded confident.

”Yes, they will.” Yan Zaizen rolled his eyes.

”Stupid girl!” Madeleine coldly spat in a near unhearable volume. She backed up, continued to slash her sword around.

The middle-aged man that was approaching saw the girl's action and felt excited. The excitement leaked as he laughed triumphantly. If Madeleine wished to defend a cave, it would be nearly impossible. It's the same as choosing your own wall to be backed up against.

He pulled out a bead. This bead was small and brown. He threw it towards Madeleine with a happy laugh. Madeleine's expression changed. She looked as if she was about to pull something out of her bag to contend with the bead, but instead, her eyes flickered with a profound light.

She moved her thoughts away from her spatial ring and flashed with her sword towards the bead. The bead exploded into a mass of earth-attributed qi-essence. It encapsulated her form instantly, trapping her within a densely brown qi-essence orb.

That bead was a talisman called the Earthen Entrapment Cage; it could restrain an Origin Core expert for a period of time. Unfortunately, to someone like Madeleine, it would only take a few seconds to attack. Still, this was an excellent means to keep her busy.

He pushed his qi-essence to the max and exploded past the earthen cage and towards the cave. The other women exclaimed in shock, attempting to intercept. However, the other men kept them busy.

In a second, he had arrived at the cave entrance before the young woman. His eyes was suffused with excitement and grabbed towards her. With her cultivation base, she couldn't even react before she was directly snatched and her cultivation base was sealed.

The man ignited his qi-essence in a secret art. When he did, his cultivation seemed to be pushed to the peak mid-Origin Core, just a step away from late-stage, and he darted off like a criminal.

Yan Zaizen softly clapped in his concealed space. This man was decisive. He ignited his qi-essence instead of his Origin Core, his cultivation base won't suffer a decrease, but his body will most definitely be heavily injured as a result. Furthermore, igniting one's qi-essence was far weaker in terms of power increase.

As if on cue, the other men dashed away decisively, not launching another strike. Before long, they had vanished, and the expressions of the women were dejected and depressed. There were even some who had tears in their eyes.

A brief period later, the earthen cage exploded revealing Madeleine's figure. Her eyes stared at the location they fled, but her expression was only a little dark. She sighed softly and ordered their retreat. They left in another direction.

”Not following?” Yan Zaizen was curious. It didn't seem like the men wanted to kill the young woman, so pursuing was possible in that case. ”Perhaps its because this is what she wanted?” Yan Zaizen stared at Madeleine's figure through the void. She had the capabilities to prevent her entrapment, but she accepted her fate at the last minute.

”Maybe it was because of the young woman's stupidity? Or a pre-planned plot?” Yan Zaizen shrugged.

”...I'm curious now.” Yan Zaizen ended his concealment. With a step, he vanished towards the direction of the men.

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