Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Lin Wu too was surprised by the way how those spies had appeared.

'The detection distance was far too close and the time needed to detect them was high too. What happened there system?' Lin Wu questioned the system.

~DING~

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ANSWER: According to the latest analysis, the foes have the effect of a certain formation array that can temporally conceal their tracks and presence. The formation array only works in a certain area and needs for the operators to stay within it for it to express its effects.

While the system could overcome the masking ability of the foes, it was only possible once they were under a certain radius. This was possible due to the new data extrapolated from the Aura Exposure hoop.

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Seeing the system's response, Lin Wu was now hundred percent sure that being cautious was the better choice.

'These were weaker cultivators and they were still able to hide from us. If they were any strong, I would be in great trouble.' Lin Wu thought with slight fear.

Though it also made him wonder why the people of the Frozen Cliff division had not used this tactic before.

"Do you have an idea of who could have sent them?" Lin Wu questioned.

"It is the Frozen Cliff division certainly. Though cannot hold back anymore, especially now that we have the Di Guan Mines under us as well." Wang Xiong answered.

"Hmm… they won't act without specific orders. Which means the elders can't hold back either." Ye Jin added.

Wang Xiong nodded in response and Lin Wu quickly checked the situation of the said spies.

"Looks like the Frozen Cliff division will be having a little bad luck today." Lin Wu spoke.

"Is something happening to them, senior?" Wang Xiong questioned.

"Your choice of knocking away Tim was the best one. It gave you enough time to escape and also made it in a way that the pursuers won't be able to follow either." Lin Wu answered.

Hearing this, Wang Xiong felt a bit content.

"What is happening to Tim, though? Will he be fine?" Ye Jin asked with a little concern.

Even though she was cursing the beast just a few minutes ago, Ye Jin now understood the reason behind it and felt a bit embarrassed.

"Oh, he's fine. That little explosion barely gave him any cracks." Lin Wu replied. "Though… the same cannot be said for those that were following you." He added.

"I guess we'll get to see it in a bit." Wang Xiong said with little excitement.

Lin Wu nodded in agreement and Ye Jin had nothing to add to it, thus just stayed silent. More time passed and finally an hour had gone by. No sounds of screeching or roaring could be heard and it felt like things had selected.

"Should we check now, senior?" Wang Xiong questioned.

"Just give me a minute…" Lin Wu said as he started to spread his spirit sense once more.

In his range of perception, he could see that there was nothing alive there. 

"It is fine now. We will head back." Lin Wu answered.

Wang Xiong and Ye Jin left the hole, making their way to the site. Lin Wu did the same, except he reappeared from the ground instead of the water.

~splash~

Lin Wu's entire body rose from ground and gazed at the damage and destruction.

"Let's head there, shall we?" Ye Jin questioned.

The trio then moved towards the site of conflict.

~KIIIII~

And just as they got anymore closer, the cry of a weasel could be heard again.

"Come out now, Tim. This is enough," Lin Wu called out.

~KREEE~

The cry of a weasel rousing from the area could be heard.

~thud~thud~thud~

A few seconds, the figure of Tim could be seen rushing at them at a great speed.

Ye Jin secretly flinched seeing Tim and his body. The beast was uninjured for the most part and had only gained some superficial injuries. But other than that, there was a lot of blood that covered his body.

There were even pieces of flesh and hair hanging off him.

"What did you do…" Ye Jin couldn't help but say.

"Eat." Tim casually responded.

Lin Wu ended up being the one that could explain the situation.

"I'm still curious about something senior… Did you know that something like this would happen?" Wang Xiong questioned.

"Somewhat I guess." Lin Wu said as he scanned the area with his spirit sense.

In his range of perception, Lin Wu could see several headless bodies. Some had half of their entire body bit in half while some had a partial part eaten. Regardless, all of those were wounds from which barely anyone would be able to escape.

Lin Wu double checked it all just in case to make sure there won't be anyone hiding their cultivation and spirit Qi signals.

"Senior Lin Wu is wise. But it is indeed good that you prompted us to do this. The ones that survived will certainly bring back the information. The elders will only find out that we barely managed to survive.

We might even be able to root out the traitors." Wang Xiong replied.

"Mmhmm. This is a good form of misdirection." Lin Wu agreed.

The three of them checked the area for a few more minutes before finally sitting down to talk.

"So what do you think the mindset of the elders was?" Lin Wu questioned.

"I'm thinking they are now in a panic mode. We have suddenly gained control of the Di Guan mines, which we have been competing for a long time. Since the balance was shifted, the elders were definitely looking into make us fail.

But now with the Senior's hints, not only did we manage to flip the tail on us, we probably strained their resources even more." Wang Xiong said after thinking or a minute.

Lin Wu nodded his head in acknowledgment and thought that it was now time to find an even better place for their meeting.