Chapter 204: Ding, Your Cheat Is Now Online

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Ding, Your Cheat Is Now Online

As usual, she prepped the ingredients, lit the fire, and got the wok going.

To Lu Wu’s surprise, even after she had fed the demon beasts until they were nearly full, there was still no sign of anyone from the Divine Spear Sect.

’We were supposed to meet today. Did they all just stand me up?’

’Don’t tell me it’s just as I predicted... The spy in the Divine Spear Sect cackled maniacally, announced he was done pretending, and then wiped out the entire Sect with a wave of his hand?’

...

Divine Spear Sect, Main Hall.

The elders were all safe and sound, sitting in their chairs and sighing. Meanwhile, the Sect Leader, in the seat of honor, kept his head down and didn’t dare to speak.

It couldn’t be helped. He had made a huge mistake.

The Divine Spear Sect had a Mountain Protection Array, and its Array Plate was supposed to be in his possession. But thanks to a moment of carelessness, a spy had stolen it.

Now, the spy had activated the Mountain Protection Array and reversed it. The Mountain Protection Formation had become a Trapping Formation, and they were all stuck inside, unable to leave.

"Can anyone contact the outside?"

Elder Jiang asked, but everyone just shook their heads.

"What if we just brute-force our way through the Array?"

Elder Dan proposed.

He had recently refined a new batch of explosive pills and was eager to test their potency.

"If we break the Array by force, the shockwave will destroy the entire Divine Spear Sect! Use your head for once, you brute!"

Elder Jiang slammed his hand on the table.

’If this old coot hadn’t insisted on trying to snatch the half a roast rabbit I’d hidden away last night, would I have been distracted enough to let that spy succeed?’

The Sect Leader, who had also wanted a piece of the action, silently agreed. ’Exactly!’

"Ahem!"

Feeling guilty, Elder Dan tucked his head in and stayed quiet.

’It was Old Jiang’s fault for being sneaky,’ he thought. ’Trying to hog it all for himself. What’s wrong with sharing with whoever finds it?’

"Don’t worry," Elder Jiang said. "I sensed something was wrong and sent a few disciples away beforehand. They’ll go get reinforcements."

The Array was actually much easier to open from the outside, so everyone relaxed slightly.

But the very disciples on whom they had placed their hopes were currently hiding in the shadows, completely leaderless.

The spy’s lackeys were guarding some of the Divine Spear Sect’s main paths. The disciples would be discovered the moment they showed themselves.

They were the weaker party and would be at a disadvantage in a head-on fight.

There was only one path left to them now.

"I think Boss Lu is a hidden master. She can definitely save the Divine Spear Sect."

The senior sister gazed deep into the mountains, her eyes burning with determination.

"I agree."

"Yeah, I think so too."

"In that case, let’s go find Boss Lu and ask for her help."

With the senior sister’s final word, she led her junior brothers and sisters back into the mountains.

They were sincerely seeking outside help, and definitely not just because they were craving Boss Lu’s food. Absolutely not.

This was demon beast territory, fraught with danger, so the spies didn’t have the spare manpower to post guards here.

When the small detachment from the Divine Spear Sect arrived at Lu Wu’s stall, the sight that greeted them was a pack of demon beasts, stuffed until they were round and plump, lying on the ground and begging Lu Wu for pets.

And as for Boss Lu...

She weaved through the mass of fluff, giving a few pats to whichever cute beast caught her fancy.

Leopards, tigers—they were all just little kittens under her touch.

After hearing what happened to the Divine Spear Sect, Lu Wu marveled at how her status as a Prophet was becoming even more solid.

It was just...

She watched the disciples squatting on the ground, gnawing on rabbit heads with tears and snot streaming down their faces. Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought they were crying out of worry for their Sect.

In reality, it was just because the food was so spicy.

’Is this really appropriate?’

As for their request, Lu Wu gave it serious consideration. At first, she planned to refuse.

She was, after all, just a bit of cannon fodder at the Golden Core Middle Stage—and the non-combatant type at that. If she went, wouldn’t she just be feeding the enemy a free kill?

But in the end, she nodded.

Because her cheat code had just come online.

In the middle of the crowd, an old man was slowly eating a rabbit head. Having long been baptized by the fires of ultra-spicy snail noodles, Uncle Li had no problem handling the spicy rabbit head.

It was Uncle Li.

Unlike tools like Qin Zhan, who had to cross mountains and ranges to find her, Uncle Li had set out the very instant he got a clue and had found Lu Wu that morning.

After making sure Lu Wu was unharmed, Uncle Li went back to being the friendly neighborhood Old Li, his mind focused solely on food.

The rabbit meat, tender yet resiliently chewy, was saturated with the aroma of the braising sauce. He took a large bite, his mouth filled with the rich meat as he chewed with relish.

On the amber-colored meat, glistening red chili oil and the numbing sensation of Sichuan peppercorns converged on the tip of his tongue, performing a joyous dance that made Uncle Li hiss and suck in air.

When he finished the rabbit head, the savory fragrance still lingered in his mouth.

Uncle Li licked the last of the sauce from his fingertips, then stood up with a lazy stretch.

’All right, belly’s full. Time to get to work.’

The real reinforcement was Uncle Li. Lu Wu was just going along to watch the show.

What Lu Wu hadn’t expected was that as soon as she made a move, the demon beasts moved with her, insisting they were going to back her up.

Their enthusiasm was hard to refuse.

Hundreds of demon beasts followed behind their party, and wherever they passed, other hidden demon beasts dared not show themselves.

Any reckless demon beast that so much as bared its teeth at Lu Wu was immediately swarmed and attacked by the "fluffies." It was a truly bloody and violent sight.

’Around Boss Lu, you can call me Mimi.’

’But out here, I am Mr. Hu.’

Having reverted to his original form, Mimi charged at the very front like a bolt of lightning, clearing out any demon beasts that dared to appear. He was using his strength to prove his status as the number one "Mimi."

The procession was immense, kicking up a trail of dust that billowed into the sky.

On the outskirts of the Divine Spear Sect, a spy frowned as he stared at a cloud of dust billowing up from the mountains. A terrible premonition washed over him.

"Go take a look."

Wu Liang commanded his subordinate.

They were members of the Fallen Immortal Association. Their original mission was to lie low within the Divine Spear Sect, steal the Sect’s secrets, and use Ghost Energy to corrupt it.

As long as the Divine Spear Sect descended into slaughter, they could harvest a massive amount of blood and flesh essence for their own cultivation.

The members of the Fallen Immortal Association worshiped desire, and this time, their focus was the desire for slaughter.

To that end, he had climbed all the way to the position of a Deacon in the Divine Spear Sect and had even gained control over the internal assessments.

The trap had been laid long ago. He just had to wait a little longer. Once the Ghost Gate was fully open, he could set the whole thing off.

But who could have known they would be discovered?

The Divine Spear Sect’s purge had come suddenly. Fortunately, they had planted many moles over the years. One of them had noticed something was amiss and reported it, which gave him the opportunity to snatch the Array Plate for the Mountain Protection Array.

Being discovered didn’t matter.

The Ghost Gate was set to officially open in a few days anyway. He would just trap them all first. When the time came, he’d flood the Divine Spear Sect with Ghost Energy, have them all kill each other, and reap the rewards from their conflict.

’Heh heh heh!’

Wu Liang cackled to himself.

’It’s my time to shine.’

He’d heard that things weren’t going smoothly for the Fallen Immortal Association’s branch in the Southern State. Many of their cells had been completely dismantled.

The Southern State’s performance was subpar, and they’d even lost a few deacons.

If he succeeded this time, he could get promoted from Deacon to elder. When that happened, he’d have to make sure to properly ridicule his old rival stationed in the Southern State.

"Deacon Wu, a report!"

The subordinate sent to scout for intelligence returned in a panic.

"What is it? What’s got you in such a panic?"

Wu Liang was displeased.

’These men are my core team; they’re supposed to rise through the ranks with me. If they can’t even keep their cool over a small matter, we’ll become a laughingstock.’

"There’s... there’s a beast tide!"

The subordinate couldn’t calm down at all. ’I’m totally freaking out here, okay?!’

When he went to investigate, he’d discovered several hundred demon beasts gathered together and charging right for them.

Many of the demon beasts were stained with blood; you could tell at a glance they had already killed a lot.

The sheer baleful energy rising from them was enough to give you nightmares with a single glance.

’I’m about to piss my pants!’