Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 332: Chapter 246: Walking Into the Trap

As night fell, moonlight spilled down like a light veil, and Tian Qing’s group sat together.

Ten meters away on the ground, two demon beasts lay gutted, the pungent smell of blood attracting the attention of many beasts lurking in the darkness, who soon retreated after sensing the strength of the group.

Someone used a dagger to slice warm demon beast flesh, then skewered it into strings of kebabs. The campfire flickered as the meat roasted in the glow, the aroma spreading with the enticing sizzle of fat.

The group ate the roasted meat in a somewhat stifled atmosphere, their voices deliberately lowered even while chatting.

At that moment, scattered individuals continually joined the small team, each bringing ominous news.

Everyone’s faces turned grim, instantly losing their appetite, as if something heavy pressed on their hearts, making it hard to breathe.

From the news received, even with preliminary estimates, confirmed deaths this time already exceeded three hundred.

There were also those yet to be found, or devoured by demon beasts, leaving no remains.

Counting these, the death toll might surpass four hundred, maybe even five hundred.

Three hundred deaths don’t seem like much.

In the conflict between alien and human races in the Otherworld, the annual death toll on both sides exceeds a million.

Blocking a space gate or the appearance of a key often results in casualties counted by the thousands.

Yet, these three hundred deaths are unusual, with the average age far below twenty-five.

Many entered Jade Seal City seeking a spiritual power pool baptism or to compete for elemental fruits; those qualified are gifted geniuses, more than half having refined advanced demon spirits.

This included exceptional talents refining Eighth and Ninth Grade, even Earth Chart demon spirits.

But even such exceptional talents died silently, their deaths meaningless.

Geniuses stand above ordinary people.

The value of three hundred geniuses far surpasses that of thirty thousand or even a hundred thousand people of the same tier.

This time, the alien race’s casualties were severe, exceeding even the key battle’s toll.

And this happened in less than half a day.

In such a short time, three hundred died; if Lin Feng’s team continued hunting, the number would rise.

Meanwhile, besides them, many had already fled the Jade Seal Spatial Gate, and even in Jade Seal City far away, residents began to evacuate early.

Lin Feng’s team proved his words with blood and death tolls.

Even if they killed Lin Feng and all his team now, it wouldn’t make up for the losses.

Though unwilling to admit, Tian Qing already felt some regret.

After all, too many had died!

Lin Feng’s team, numbering less than ten, were all recognized as exceptional geniuses. Besides Lin Feng, the others had refined Ninth Grade and Earth Chart demon spirits as well.

The team’s overall strength was terrifyingly formidable; any other team without reinforcement would not be a match.

”Perhaps withdrawing from the Jade Seal Sect is the best choice.”

Tian Qing gazed at the flickering flames, a thought flashing through his mind.

He realized many were already scared out of their wits, lacking their initial momentum, and if not for fear of them, the Five Great Forces, many would have already withdrawn.

The military morale was visibly wavering.

If the death toll continued to rise, even they could not maintain intimidation.

”The Dragon King Hall’s people should arrive by tomorrow morning.”

Leng Xue chewed on the roasted meat in his hand. After a while, seeing the atmosphere was a bit heavy, he wiped the grease from his lips and spoke.

His words not only broke the silence but also aimed to bring some confidence to the others.

”Even their arrival may not make much of a difference. In this hunting game, numbers don’t decide the outcome. By then, it’s feared those damned monkeys will have escaped through the spatial gate.”

Huang Ying shook his head, without much expectation for the Dragon King Hall’s arrival.

With Hai Wei dead, it’s certain that the Dragon King Hall was greatly shaken, and the dispatched would definitely be elite, well-trained and skilled in team combat.

Yet if Lin Feng could kill Hai Wei, possessing invincible Sixth Grade power, truly engaging, with the Jade Seal Spatial Gate so vast, unless they were surrounded, how could they be hunted down so easily?

The battle’s outcome is likely to end with the human race fleeing from Jade Seal City.

If they wish to escape, no one could likely stop Lin Feng’s team.

In other words, killing Lin Feng would be exceedingly difficult.

”Someone’s coming.”

Suddenly someone spoke, standing up and grabbing a weapon, but soon relaxed. As footsteps approached, many turned to the northwest direction, where a team of thirteen appeared.

They were all familiar faces, led by Xue Ying.

Late at night, he and his search team also returned.

The forest nights are inherently dangerous; encountering Lin Feng’s team would likely lead to grim outcomes.

Now, besides those who fled, the majority of teams either evacuated or gathered here, fearing being picked off one by one.

”Lin Feng has made it onto the bounty list, ranked 585th, with a bounty of 80 billion new coins.”

Xue Ying brought news that provoked many gasps.

The Divine Martial Continent has a bounty list known as the Human Race Bounty List.

As the name implies, it exists specifically for hunting the human race, and making the list marks one as a prodigious talent or powerful warrior among humans.