Chapter 41 Trap (2/2)
After all, this was only meant as a counter warning to the demons, and they still did not want to completely enrage General Nanbai Zhaoyu.
If they did, the catastrophic consequences might even bring about the fall of Ivory Rock City!
Hu Shenwei quickly suppressed his emotions, and the cold smirk on his face promptly vanished without a trace.
He was well aware that things might not pan out exactly as he planned.
After all, Hu Shenwei had no way of controlling what the demons did.
It was not as though he could go and inform them that he had no intentions of taking them down at all.
From what Lu Tianzi said, there seemed to be quite a few Essence Condensation realm martial artists among their ranks as well, making it of paramount importance for him to maintain complete focus at all times.
Only then could he steer the direction of Lu Tianzi's fate with pinpoint precision while keeping the rest of his team alive!
After just a matter of minutes, Lu Tianzi found himself seated alone in the forest, barbequing rabbit meat over a small fire.
Hu Shenwei and the rest of his team were no longer anywhere to be seen.
Suddenly, as though sensing danger, Lu Tianzi stood up and drew his sword, staring into the darkness of the forest.
They had finally come!
”Wow, you actually noticed me from this far away,” a calm voice came from the direction that Lu Tianzi was looking at. ”Not bad at all for an Essence Building realm brat. No wonder my men ended up in such a pathetic state!”
Lu Tianzi took a step back as he continued to stay on guard.
Not far away in some dense bushes, the martial artist hiding alongside Hu Shenwei was about to unsheathe his weapon, but Hu Shenwei instantly held him down, shaking his head in disapproval.
”It is not time yet. Let them come in a little further,” Hu Shenwei conveyed his voice directly to his team member's ears.
Hearing that, the martial artist could only nod in acknowledgement as he settled down once again, continuing to stand by for instructions.
Finally, three demons walked out from the shadows, and the one leading the way regarded Lu Tianzi with great interest.
This demon was none other than Captain Nanhong Yechang, one of the six main guardians of Shadowfront Fortress, and was under the direct command of General Nanbai Zhaoyu.
”You really surprise me. You are actually still able to calmly eat your meal here as if this is your own backyard. Do you really think that you are invincible?”
As he spoke, Nanhong Yechang continued to advance towards Lu Tianzi, his steps light and casual as though he was just taking a stroll through the forest.
In contrast, the latter kept stepping backwards to maintain the distance between them, anxiety clearly showing on his face.
The three demons who just appeared were all beyond Lu Tianzi's perception range, meaning they were all martial artists who had broken into the Essence Condensation realm!
Even Hu Shenwei frowned from his hiding place as he saw the three demons.
After entering the Essence Condensation realm, a martial artist's strength of perception would increase. With that, even if the other party had reached a higher cultivation boundary, an Essence Condensation realm martial artist would always be able to accurately determine the cultivation realm of anyone under the Origin Core realm.
Thus, Hu Shenwei was able to clearly see the cultivation realm of the three demons before them.
The two demons behind were the same as him, at the Primary Essence Condensation realm.
However, Nanhong Yechang who stood confidently in front was at the Intermediate Essence Condensation realm!
Things could get extremely tricky if he played his cards wrongly…
”Are you here to avenge those useless comrades of yours? They were not even enough for me to work up a sweat!” Lu Tianzi answered determinedly.
Hearing Lu Tianzi still trying to taunt them even as he was nervously retreating, Nanhong Yechang and the other two demons paused for a moment before bursting out in laughter!
”Hahaha! Look at the kid trying so hard!”
”Can you blame him? He doesn't even know what kind of situation he has already landed in!”
Nanhong Yechang was laughing along as well before he suddenly cut his laughter short, smiling confidently at Lu Tianzi, ”Well then, do you think you will be enough for us to work up a sweat?”
”Why don't we try it out?” Lu Tianzi answered defiantly.
”Oh don't worry, brat. We will definitely have the chance to try that out. However…” Nanhong Yechang's voice trailed off as the smile on his face grew wider.
At this time, the hiding Hu Shenwei suddenly sensed a powerful killing intent lock onto him from behind!
An enemy!
Hu Shenwei spun around without hesitation as he drove the Spiritual Energy in his inner world, only to see a demon slashing his sabre down towards him!
There was a dark aura shrouding the blade of the sabre, as though the sabre was one with the night, applying a heavy pressure on both Hu Shenwei and the martial artist beside him!
Hu Shenwei's face turned ashen as he hurriedly pulled out his sword to defend.
Clang-!
A powerful collision of blades sounded out as Hu Shenwei and his partner were directly blasted out of the bushes from the impact!
Hu Shenwei managed to stabilise himself as he landed on his feet near to Lu Tianzi, but the Essence Building realm martial artist beside him was not able to do so.
He was completely unable to withstand the pressure caused by the collision between two Essence Condensation realm martial artists, and clumsily stumbled to the ground before hurriedly standing up once more.
In other directions, other human martial artists were also being sent flying out of the bushes one by one as demon martial artists stepped out after them.
Every single member of the team had been discovered without fail!
Their plan had ended up as a huge failure!
”Setting up a trap for me? With just you bunch of human trash?” Nanhong Yechang did not show any hints of anger, merely shaking his head in disbelief. ”You humans truly overestimate yourselves. The only one here who has the qualifications to set a trap is me, Captain Nanhong Yechang of the Shadowfront Fortress!”