Chapter 759 - Strange Person (2 in 1 Chapter) (1/2)

I was tricked!

This was the only thing in his mind right now. He was furious at Su Le.

If Su Le had told him the truth, he definitely would not have promised to take on this task. Although he desperately wanted to improve his own ranking, he was not ready to put his own life at risk.

However, the murderous energy in Gan Qie’s body increased when he heard Su Le’s name.

Before this, Shao Xuan had already told him that if he really wanted to know if there was really a Rock Hill City and if they really took the Han tribe’s corpses to make puppets, he only had to wait a few more days.

Shao Xuan knew that Su Le wouldn’t sit aside and do nothing. If they really valued the Han people’s bodies that much, they would definitely find a way to take them back.

Shao Xuan didn’t know if the other Han tribesmen’s bodies were like Gan Qie’s, but he knew that if Gan Qie was made into a puppet, he would definitely be a very strong one. Su Le would definitely find a way to get him back.

If no one came even after a few days, it would only prove that Gan Qie wasn’t that important to Su Le. Then, Shao Xuan would let Gan Qie go to the desert and find out the truth for himself. Now, it was clear that Gan Qie was indeed very important to Su Le.

“Why did Su Le tell you to come here?” Gan Qie asked. He wanted to know why he was so important to Su Le.

The intruder wanted to stay alive, so he didn’t beat around the bush. He immediately told Gan Qie everything he knew about Su Le and tried to direct all of his hatred in that direction. Luckily he asked a lot of questions before he took on this task.

“Su Le said that this thing was very important to him because a very important person in Rock Hill City gave it to him as a gift. He has to pass it to another person very soon, so he must find it in time, or else he will be punished.”

The intruder spoke very loudly. No matter how soundproof the room was, Shao Xuan and Zheng Luo heard what he said very clearly. Plus, Shao Xuan had already pulled the door open slightly so he could hear through the gap.

After listening to this, Shao Xuan thought about the person from the Yi family. That person contributed significantly to the establishment of Rock Hill City. Some people even suspected that he foresaw the disaster and chose to build the city in that location. This person was Yi Xiang of the Yi family.

According to some rumours, he was also involved in the case of the desert monsters. Even Yi Si thought so. It was very likely that the Han people’s bodies were discovered by Yi Xiang. Tribesmen’s tombs were not easy to find, so those who could find it were definitely not ordinary people.

“Are there others like me in their hands?” Gan Qie asked. This was what he cared about the most.

“Yes, yes!” The eyeballs of the person whose head was pressed on the ground moved. He was surprised when he discovered eagerness in this person’s tone. After a quick thought, he decided to change his mind and continued, “Yes, yes, but I heard them say that besides you, the others had become puppets……Ouch! Ouch! Don’t kill me! I still have a lot to say!”

Gan Qie was still a little pleased when he heard the first sentence, but when he heard that they all became puppets, he was furious. He pressed down so hard on his opponent’s head and he almost lost control of his own strength.

“Is what you said really true?” Gan Qie asked.

The intruder only caught the most important phrase in the sentence and replied hurriedly, “It’s true! Everything I said is true! I swear! This is exactly why you are such a hurdle for them! Everyone else became puppets and you’re the only one left. If any of them can turn you into a puppet, they can improve their status and become Su Le’s left hand man. However, if they can’t turn you into a puppet in time, they can only pass your body to the next slave master.”

That meant that besides Gan Qie, everyone else in the Han tribe had been turned into puppets. Gan Qie was merely a tough question other slave masters had to solve. Whoever could solve this question would be promoted.

To them, Gan Qie was just a test subject. Every person who participated had limited time to solve this question, and only one person could successfully solve it. No wonder Su Le and the others were frantic when Gan Qie was stolen. This was their test subject. If any others found out about this, especially those with higher ranks, would Su Le still be able to keep living in the desert?

How could the ambitious second young master Su Le compete with the third young master Su Gu if he lost this important test subject?

Gan Qie’s energy was unstable, and Shao Xuan felt it too. When his emotions were disturbed, he almost crushed that person to death. He knocked on the stone door and pulled it open slightly.

Gan Qie and the intruder both looked toward the stone door.

Shao Xuan looked at the intruder and asked, “Your Robber number?”

A Robber number was an identification number the Robbers had amongst their community. Shao Xuan heard this from other Robbers before.

“Robber Eleven,” the intruder replied immediately when he noticed that a Flaming Horn had finally appeared at the scene.

Shao Xuan shook his head, “You’re not Robber Eleven. I’ve seen him before.”

“The person you saw before was probably the previous Robber Eleven. I’m the current Robber Eleven,” that person replied quickly.

“The rankings changed again?” Shao Xuan asked, “Is Robber Seven still alive?”

The current Robber Eleven was shocked. Did the Flaming Horns hold a grudge against the Robbers? In his heart, he cursed Robber Seven countless times for making such a stupid mistake.

“No, if you are talking about the Robber Seven from years ago, he didn’t die. He’s still Robber Seven right now, and back then when he failed on a mission with Robber Six, both of their rankings were reduced. You guys probably don’t know that we have a rule. If we fail on a mission and blow on the whistle to request for others to come to our rescue, our ranking will be reduced even more, especially if we are ranked in the top ten. Robber Six and Seven’s rankings were reduced back then, but some others with higher rankings died, so they returned to their initial ranks. Lucky them!”

Robber Eleven did not tell them everything though. More than one person died in the top ten ranking. Robber Two and Robber Nine died, so people who were numbers Eleven and Twelve made it into top ten. He was Robber Thirteen, but since two Robbers died, he became Robber Eleven. He was just one step away from the top ten. He didn’t dare to go to the other side of the sea and gang up with Robber Six because Robber Nine died there. He didn’t want to die like the others, so he was just planning on waiting for others to take risks while he continued to work on the simple tasks to maintain his ranking.

But it just so happened that Su Le came up to him this time, and Robber Eleven was tempted by the opportunity. It wasn’t merely because of the benefits Su Le promised him. The Flaming Horns were famous and rich too. If he could steal some things from here, his results would be quite significant. He might even be able to squeeze past a few people in the top ten and move them down the ranks.

The Flaming Horn tribe was a much stronger tribe. They had so many people after all. After he confirmed the location of the target with the insect box, he waited around the Flaming River Castle and observed for a few days before he finally took action. There weren’t many guards here, and there were also many people from foreign tribes. He liked coming to places with a lot of different people because he could hide easily and just blend in with the crowd.

However, Robber Eleven never thought that the Flaming Horns were already expecting him and even set up a trap for him!

“Robber Six and Seven? You said they blew a whistle?” Shao Xuan recalled a memory of when they were searching for the green-faced fanged beast in the forest. Back then, the person who helped Robber Seven was Robber Six, and they were rescued by others after they blew a whistle.

Seeing how Robber Eleven was still mumbling on about the case and complaining about Robber Six and Seven, Shao Xuan interrupted, “Do you know what made Robber Six and Seven fail their mission?”

Robber Eleven was getting carried away by his narration. He was stunned by the sudden question. He looked doubtfully at Shao Xuan. In his mind, he felt that something wasn’t right.

“Back then Robber Six and Seven attempted to steal from the Flaming Horns and I was chasing after them. They had no choice but to blow on the whistle. If they didn’t, I would’ve killed them.” Shao Xuan pulled the door shut behind him.

People despised the Robbers way more than the Chang Le’s. Not only would they be proud after stealing from others, they wouldn’t hesitate to do anything to get what they wanted. Back then when Shao Xuan entered the forest with other tribesmen, many others were also killed by those Robbers. Tonight, if he didn’t make such perfect arrangements, perhaps a few Flaming Horns would’ve already lost their lives. For example, those two guards who were guarding near the door to the secret room.

Robber Eleven was stupefied by what Shao Xuan said.

He wasn’t ranked in the top ten, so naturally he didn’t know much about what the others were up to, especially those with higher rankings. So that explained why he didn’t know about Robber Six and Seven’s case and how their rankings were lowered. If he knew about how those two were almost killed by the Flaming Horns back then, he definitely wouldn’t have chosen to come.

Damn you Su Le! How dare you trick me!

Robber Eleven was thinking, if he could survive this and manage to get out, he would definitely kill Su Le and all those around him. Too bad Gan Qie wasn’t planning on letting him go.

Gan Qie already heard from Shao Xuan that the puppets in the desert were all dead creatures without consciousness. After hearing that everyone else in his tribe had been turned into puppets, that meant that he was the only one who could really be considered alive.

But technically he wasn’t able to keep the Han tribe alive. He was no longer a normal person, and if it wasn’t for Shao Xuan’s help, he already knew what would have happened. Regardless of why Shao Xuan woke him up, Shao Xuan was the person who resurrected him. This was the truth. He hated the Rain tribe, but this hate was nothing compared to the hate he had for those in Rock Hill City who transformed all his tribesmen into puppets. Those were his worst enemies!

Blinded by mixed emotions and anger, he looked down on Robber Eleven. This person was sent by the people from Rock Hill City to bring him back. As he thought about this, anger welled up inside him. How despicable!

This time, however, Shao Xuan did not intervene. The surging madness within his body was getting out of control. A brutal murderous energy flashed across his bloodshot eyes. Blood was boiling in his veins, and his energy was so strong now that he could blast apart the wall in front of him.

This indignant and furious energy gushed out from his body and flooded the room.

The air was whistling loudly. It felt like a hurricane was inside the secret room.

Robber Eleven felt the most pressure. He was right in front of Gan Qie, and the energy that came from Gan Qie’s body made his whole body tremble uncontrollably. He was so shocked that his mind went blank.

This was not a sound normal humans could make with their throats. The whistling sound came from the hot breath in Gan Qie’s nostrils. Combined with Gan Qie’s loud roar, it sounded like the roar of a nocturnal beast in the woods.

The whole secret room was shaking. Not just the secret room, the whole Flaming River Castle was shaking!

The first wave passed and it was silent for a moment. Instantly, the second howl came, even louder than the first.

Gan Qie was ready to kill. The murderous energy flushed out from his body and filled all the space in the room around him.

The second roar was even louder and clearer than the first. As energy levels soared within Gan Qie’s body, this energy was released as roars that shook the whole floor and ceiling. Everywhere around them, dust was falling, and it was drifting through the air like a dust storm.

The sounds were carried from the Flaming River Castle to other places nearby. The roars only sounded spookier and muffled due to the soundproof walls of the building, but those who heard it felt the chills go down their spines.

Many woke from their sleep.

Even some people on expedition trips became alarmed when they heard the sound. They sat upright in fear on their beast hide cushions, and their hands gripped tightly on their weapons as they prepared to defend themselves.

Nothing else was outside except for people who went out to see what had happened.

“What happened? Did a fearsome beast come?”

“I didn’t hear any alarms from the Flaming Horns. Last time when a fearsome beast came they sounded an alarm.”

“Did they forget about it? Or perhaps they didn’t sound the alarm on purpose?” People began to speculate and guess, each trying their best to figure out what really happened.