Chapter 290 - Acting Commander (1/2)

Translator: StarReader

Editor: Elitecoder

A sudden red sandy beach spread out for miles and miles. All they could see beyond red, was more red. And what made it worse was the queasy feeling when the smell wafted into their noses.

This was the lair of the 3rd level spiritual beast, Blood Croc.

This beast left their lair in packs to hunt, then dragged their quarry back to mangle and feast on their kill. This made for a gory sight as well as the endless gushing blood. This led to their domain soaked in red and made impossible for anything else to grow.

Hence the name Killing Blood Marsh.

The group looked amazed, certain this place was the lair of Blood Crocs. What was truly baffling was in fact the lack of Blood Crocs on their way here. Not to mention they took their time.

With a frown, Long Xingyun voiced his doubt at the scout, “Did you actually see any Blood Croc here, or even the Brimming Sacred Pill?”

“Yes, young master Long. I’d never lie to you. When I got here earlier I saw thousands of Blood Croc and even caught a glimpse of a vial in their midst.” The man pointed.

Long Xingyun believed him and pressed on after a quick look at the others.

But they soon had to stop again and shudder. Their faces grew grave and their eyes revealed shock.

[What’s this monster doing here?]

They were at the edge of a sunken area, with a familiar figure in its center. Despite looking at his back, they had no trouble recognizing him.

“Too slow. I’ve been waiting here for ages!” Huangpu Qingtian made a show out of turning around and directed a snicker Zhuo Fan’s way, “I’ll let you hog the first pill, for now. But the second one is mine, ha-ha-ha…”

The faces of everyone sank. [Does that mean the second pill already landed in Huangpu Qingtian’s hands?]

[How did he find out? He knew our objective and waited us out?]

[Is there a spy among us?]

The horror of the situation dawned on them. In this perilous area, any internal conflict would have devastating repercussions.

With a mole within their midst, the dangers would grow exponentially.

All of them started looking at their neighbor with a critical eye and became on guard. Any trust they had had gone up in smoke.

The tri-house alliance was on the verge of crumbling.

Grinning, Zhuo Fan said, “There’s no need to doubt. It was I who told him.”

“You?!”

Xie Tianshang was the first to complain and looked at him with thirst for battle, “Why?”

Rolling his eyes, Xie Tianyang provided the explanation, “Big brother, that’s him talking nonsense. With him being the strongest, if he wanted to be a spy, he’d have done it from the start. Why waste time with this convoluted ploy?”

“Uh, then…” Xie Tianshang didn’t get it.

Luo Yunhai chuckled, “Big brother Zhuo is trying to say that doubting each other will be buying into the enemy’s trap and make us weaker. We will talk later about the spy matter. Now it’s time for all of us to unite and fight!”

They all nodded and attached greater importance to Luo clan.

The sinister and deceitful Zhuo Fan wasn’t the only one with a full grasp of the situation. Luo clan’s future Clan Head was also wise. He lived up to his name as the fifth godson of Dugu Zhantian.

Taking this into account, Luo clan’s rise was imminent!

The three houses’ top disciples nodded in praise as well. Although the Luo clan had ridiculous growth over the years, so much so they felt scared, they were nonetheless eager to see what would become of this fledgling clan.

In the eyes of the crowd, the clan head and servant glowed with unprecedented brightness…

“Big brother Zhuo, something’s off here!” Luo Yunhai glanced at his surroundings as he whispered to Zhuo Fan, “This place is prone to ambushes. We need to be extra cautious.”

Nodding, Zhuo Fan gave the area a once over, “In your eyes, how do you think they’ll do it?”

“A frontal assault with a pincer move, followed by an ambush from behind.” Luo Yunhai’s eyes were firm, convinced of seeing through the other’s scheme.

Zhuo Fan smiled, “You’ve learned well from that old geezer. You haven’t let me down. You and your team deal with the back ambush while I will handle the front. “

Zhuo Fan then shot forth with a calm look.

Luo Yunhai was startled then nodded.