Chapter 267 - 266: I Am a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau

Chapter 267: Chapter 266: I Am a Captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau

Li Gui and Zhang Hu were still fleeing for their lives.

They had witnessed Wu Chen’s methods firsthand. So, from the moment they realized he had followed them up the mountain and launched his attack, all the way until the chaotic slaughter ended...

...the two of them had stuck to the edge of the crowd, their whole strategy to be seen but not to fight.

They shouted "Kill!" at the top of their lungs but never once drew their blades.

The result was just as they had expected: a completely one-sided massacre.

They didn’t have the energy to be shocked by Wu Chen’s power; they needed to save their strength for escaping.

When the demonic cultivators’ wills finally broke and they scattered in all directions, Li Gui and Zhang Hu, having preserved their full strength, were able to escape with their lives.

Their flight lasted for another day and night.

"Damn it! I can’t believe that bastard actually followed us!"

Li Gui gritted his teeth, glancing back at the empty path behind him, his heart filled with resentment.

He was supposed to enter the Flesh Pool to refine blood and flesh upon returning to the encampment this time. Thanks to this mess, that plan was completely ruined.

Many of his fellow disciples in the Blood Coagulation Realm had already died in that Blood Pool, accumulating a great deal of essence. He had planned to break through his current realm in one go and attempt to advance to the Leakless Realm.

He also wanted to use this opportunity to be promoted to Blood Envoy.

Now that the encampment was destroyed, everything seemed impossibly distant.

So how could he not hate Wu Chen? He wanted to tear him limb from limb, to flay him and rip out his bones!

Just as he was seething with rage, Zhang Hu, who was running for his life beside him, also glanced at the empty path behind them and said in his booming voice:

"Big Brother, that guy followed us to the encampment without a sound before. Do you think he’s secretly following us now, too?"

Li Gui was fine until Zhang Hu said that. The words sent a shiver down his spine.

’You know... now that you mention it... it’s entirely possible!’

Although he wished he could tear Wu Chen to pieces in his mind, it was just a thought.

If you actually asked him to face Wu Chen, he would definitely refuse.

After all, the shocking scene of Wu Chen single-handedly slaughtering over a hundred people was firmly seared into his memory.

Li Gui subtly glanced behind him again. He hadn’t felt it before, but now that Zhang Hu had mentioned it, he couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was watching him.

"Damn it, don’t scare yourself!"

Seeing no one, Li Gui snapped irritably:

"We escaped with our own skills! Besides, so many of our brothers fled at the same time. How could he possibly keep track of all of us by himself?"

Even as he said it, he was still turning the matter over in his mind.

After all, just as Zhang Hu had said, the man had followed them silently to the encampment before. With that precedent, he couldn’t guarantee Wu Chen hadn’t followed them again.

He admitted with a sense of helplessness, "Brother Zhang, what you said... it’s not impossible!"

"Then what do we do?"

Zhang Hu scratched his head, feeling helpless as he looked at his sworn brother’s contradictory statements.

’We can’t win a fight, and we can’t seem to escape. The encampment is destroyed, and we still have the Blood Palace marks on our hands.’

’No matter how you look at it, we’re dead men walking!’

"If that guy really is following us, we might as well just sit down and let him kill us."

Zhang Hu had lost the will to run, his tone listless. "At least we’d save some energy that way."

"Don’t lose hope!"

Li Gui, however, didn’t think so. His eyes darted around as an idea formed:

"If that guy is really following us, and he’s a Demon Suppression Captain from the Demon Suppression Bureau, he’s most likely after us specifically."

"He followed us to the encampment, so if he’s still following us, he must be trying to find the location of our next base."

"In that case, why don’t we turn his own trick against him and lead him to a place where an Upper Envoy is stationed!"

Blood Envoy and Upper Envoy—a one-word difference, but a world of difference in status.

A Blood Envoy required the strength of the late or Perfection stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm.

But an Upper Envoy already possessed the power of the Leakless Realm.

The outside world said the Blood Palace only had twelve top-tier experts in the Leakless Realm. Only they themselves knew that twelve was the public face, and another twelve was the hidden core.

Twenty-four top-tier experts, acting as both the public and hidden forces, showed just how vast the Blood Palace’s power was!

"You should know the power of an Upper Envoy! Their Blood and Flesh Cast Armor Body is far beyond what a Blood Envoy can compare to!"

Li Gui said, full of confidence, "With an Upper Envoy present, as long as that bastard dares to follow, he’ll be instantly refined! He won’t be able to act so arrogantly then!"

Zhang Hu wasn’t as confident. Recalling the image from yesterday of that man single-handedly slaughtering hundreds of his comrades in the mountains, he scratched his head and said:

"But that guy... he seems stronger than a typical Leakless Realm expert!"

"Well..."

Li Gui hesitated, forced to admit it.

’Could one Leakless Realm expert really kill two hundred people so easily?’

’And over a hundred of them were in the Blood Coagulation Realm!’

’Something about it doesn’t add up.’

He hemmed and hawed for a moment before saying, "What do we know about the affairs of the Leakless Realm?"

"Anyway, once we get to the Upper Envoy, he will naturally step in and suppress this scum!"

"If you don’t want to go, then give me a better idea, and we’ll do what you say!"

What idea could Zhang Hu possibly come up with?

He’d love to lead Wu Chen to the Holy Palace’s Palace Master, but they had no idea where the Palace Master was!

"Then let’s do as you say, Big Brother..."

Zhang Hu could only nod and agree to Li Gui’s plan, pinning his hopes on the Leakless Realm Upper Envoy.

With their minds made up, the two chose the location of the nearest Upper Envoy and sprinted off in that direction.

They ran day and night, circling the foot of several mountains, and arrived at a remote town nestled between three mountains around noon.

The town had over a thousand households and should have been a bustling place, but now, not a single human voice could be heard. There was only dead silence.

"An Upper Envoy indeed. His methods are certainly grand!"

Gazing from a distance at the dense red mist hanging over the town, Li Gui knew what had happened and couldn’t help but remark.

"You two! What are you doing here?"

The two started walking toward the town, about to report to the Upper Envoy about the Cloud Pattern Captain from Cangwu City coming to Cold Rain City, but a figure blocked their path.

"Sir, the two of us have urgent business with the Upper Envoy. Here are our identity tokens!"

Facing a fellow disciple at the Mid Stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm, Li Gui, who was at the Perfection stage, didn’t dare act arrogant.

After all, the other man was one of the Upper Envoy’s subordinates, while he served under a Blood Envoy. The difference in status couldn’t be bridged by cultivation realm alone; he still had to respectfully call him "Sir."

Not to mention that his own superior was, in all likelihood, already dead.

After presenting their tokens, Li Gui and Zhang Hu rolled up their sleeves to reveal the Blood Palace marks on their wrists.

Once their identities were confirmed, the guard asked as a matter of routine:

"Just tell me what it is. I’ll inform the Upper Envoy!"

Li Gui didn’t dare object or try to force his way past the checkpoint, so he answered truthfully:

"Sir, reinforcements have arrived in the Cold Rain City region!"

"A Cloud Pattern Captain from Cangwu City tracked down our encampment and slaughtered every single disciple there."

"As of now, I fear only my brother and I were lucky enough to escape. That’s why we rushed here without stopping, to inform the Upper Envoy so he can take precautions!"

His words completely absolved him of any blame, never once mentioning that he was the one who led the Demon Suppression Captain to their base.

After all, it wasn’t impossible for a Cloud Pattern Captain to stumble upon their encampment by chance.

As long as Zhang Hu kept his mouth shut, and with everyone else at the encampment dead, no one would be able to verify the truth of his story later.

"All the other disciples at your encampment... were slaughtered by a Cloud Pattern Captain?"

Hearing this news, the guard’s expression was one of shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.

But he also knew they wouldn’t be joking about something like this. If an investigation later proved they were lying, the two of them would surely be refined into blood and flesh!

More importantly, this was no small matter!

The Holy Palace had expended enormous effort to help its disciples forge their Blood and Flesh Cast Armor Bodies this time.

The annihilation of an entire encampment led by a Blood Envoy was an immeasurable loss.

Their identities were confirmed, and the matter was of great importance. The demonic cultivator on guard duty quickly stepped aside.

"The Upper Envoy is on the town’s main street. You’ll see him if you just walk straight ahead!"

"Thank you for informing us, Sir!"

Li Gui didn’t dare to delay, leading Zhang Hu at a quick pace into the town.

Watching the two of them walk away, the guard shook his head, sighing with emotion.

’I can’t believe the people from Cangwu City got here so fast!’

’Luckily, my encampment is protected by the Upper Envoy. Even if a Cloud Pattern Captain from the Demon Suppression Bureau shows up, I won’t be afraid!’

As he was thinking this, he saw an unfamiliar young man slowly approaching.

’Heh, a lot of people are showing up today!’

’Could it be that another encampment was destroyed, and this is someone else coming to seek help?’

The demonic cultivator guarding the outside of the town thought to himself.

It wasn’t strange for him to think this way. After all, in their experience, these Demon Suppression Guards always operated in groups of hundreds or thousands.

So, it wasn’t out of the question for them to attack multiple encampments at the same time.

He raised his scabbard to block the approaching young man. "Kid, was your encampment also wiped out by a Demon Suppression Captain? Are you here seeking refuge?"

The young man looked up, shook his head, and said, "No. I am the Demon Suppression Captain."

The demonic cultivator guard: "?"