Chapter 243 - Venomous Hornet (1/2)

The two Earthly Venerable Rank fighters felt despaired immediately. This was as good as sending them to their deaths! Tuoba Yan was the duke and on top of that, a Mystique Venerable Rank fighter. How could they not obey? They helplessly headed to the front to scout.

The rest of the Earthly Venerable Rank fighters exchanged glances and remained silent, feeling bad for the two who were sent ahead. Tuoba Yan and the others stayed behind, distancing themselves about a hundred meters away. They figured that from this distance, if the two in front had encountered the people of the Xiwu Empire, they would be able to assist them in time.

Ye Chen’s Astral Body took note of this and he sneered. The truth was most fighters were fearful of deaths and would prioritize preserving themselves first. To send subordinates to their deaths was a normal occurrence.

Since they had sent out two of them ahead to their deaths, it would be a waste of their kind gesture if he did not take advantage of it.

Little Tanuki spat out a cloud of mist and it drifted around the mountain forest.

Since it was ten in the morning, it was not abnormal for there to be some mists in the woods.

Ye Chen hid behind a large tree. With several swift leaps, Little Tanuki was quickly approaching the two Earthly Venerable Rank fighters.

“What’s going on? Why is the mist so thick?” one of the Earthly Venerable rank fighters asked. Using several gusts of palm force, he scattered the mist around them.

Right then, a glimpse of a white shadow flashed between the trees.

“What’s that?” The two Earth Venerable rank fighters were alerted. They nervously observed the movements of the winds and grasses around them.

“I think it’s a beast,” after some time, one of them said uncertainly.

Little Tanuki had intentionally shown herself to draw their attention. While they were in a conversation, their vision suddenly blurred. When they turned around, they were greeted by a gigantic Winged Serpent leaping toward them. Terrified, they immediately ran ahead as if they had been poked by a knife from behind.

The gigantic Winged Serpent was an illusion conjured by Little Tanuki. The primal form of Little Wingsy was conjured within the two Earthly Venerable rank fighter’s minds.

The two Earthly Venerable Rank fighters quickly dashed directly into the mist.

Seeing the two Earthly Venerable Rank fighters vanishing into the mist, Ye Chen, who had been hiding behind the tree, shot two Flying Daggers out of his palms. The Flying Daggers whooshed like a lightning bolt, piercing several large trees before striking the two Earthly Venerable Rank fighters with a thump. Fresh blood spilled from between their brows as they collapsed to the ground.

Got them! Ye Chen and Little Tanuki quickly flew away. Little Tanuki continued to produce mist to prevent the remaining fighters from catching up.

“Those two fools, why would they charge in shouting when the mist is so thick?” Tuoba Yan roared angrily. He flew a short distance with the group before encountering the thick mist ahead. They did not want to risk heading forward. Together, they used their palm force to scatter the mist.

After the mist had dispersed, they saw the two bodies laying on the ground. The spot between their brows was pierced through with a dagger of some sort.

When they saw the two bodies, they were startled and quickly stood on alert.

Tuoba Yan’s expression remained still as calm water as he looked down to inspect the bodies. There were no signs of life left within them.

There were no remnants of the weapon. The kill was carried out in extreme proficiency and utterly clean!

“The manner of their deaths is strange. Logically, they wouldn’t continue pursuing if they saw the thick mist ahead. Why did they choose to charge into the mist instead? This mist seems to be more than just a mere coincidence.” Zuoqiu Gongye looked around their surroundings. There were no clues left behind nor a hint of their enemy.

Before they had even seen the Xiwu Empire fighters, they had already suffered two casualties!

“Until now, we still haven’t found the location of the Xiwu Empire fighters. These cunning b*stards are definitely hiding in the shadows waiting to ambush us!” Tuoba Yan looked toward the rest of them and asked, “What do you all think?”

They had their suspicions but could not come up with a better guess. More importantly, though Tuoba Yan held his position as a duke, due to his long stay at the Central Empire over the years, the fighters did not have much faith in him. In addition, there was the chilling thought of the fact that he had just pointlessly sent two of them to their deaths.

“As it is, it’s better for us to stay in a group to prevent being picked off one by one,” Zuoqiu Gongye answered.

Zuoqiu Gongye’s reply spelled their concerns as every one of them responded by nodding their heads in agreement.

“If that’s the case, nobody is to be separated by more than five meters.” Tuoba Yan groaned for a moment and nodded.

The group continued searching for tracks of the Xiwu Empire fighters. After the previous incident, they were extremely cautious as they did not know where the enemy would suddenly ambush them from. If they encountered a mist again, they would not dare recklessly enter.