Chapter 402 - 372: Blood Demon Sect

Chapter 402: Chapter 372: Blood Demon Sect

Chicken Hair unleashed a "True Sun Flame." Although its proficiency was only at the Beginner level, the power of the Mysterious Skill was still utterly jaw-dropping.

With just that one Skill, nearly all targets within a two-kilometer radius were annihilated. The few skeletons left standing were merely on their last legs.

The terrifying power and shocking spectacle left the five people inside the hovercraft trembling in fear.

"Get going!" After casually unleashing the Mysterious Skill, Li Qian leaped into the hovercraft and urged the driver.

The Mysterious Skill was certainly cool and terrifyingly powerful, but its consumption was also staggering. After that one attack, Chicken Hair was completely spent, its combat effectiveness reduced to nearly zero.

His moment of glory lasted all of three seconds, but that couldn’t be helped. After showing off, you run. You don’t just stand there and wait for the enemy to counterattack, do you?

Li Qian wasn’t that stupid.

The driver heard Li Qian and didn’t hesitate for a second. He piloted the hovercraft high into the sky at top speed, then raced toward Mo Yuan City.

It couldn’t be helped. While that last Mysterious Skill had annihilated nearly every enemy in a certain radius, that was just it—a certain radius.

In reality, as far as the eye could see, the skeleton army was still so vast it made your skin crawl; they were impossible to count.

If they didn’t flee now, the fate awaiting them would be utterly grim.

All six of them, the driver included, were well aware of this. So, without a moment’s hesitation, they turned tail and fled.

This was no time to worry about saving face.

"Phew, we finally got away!" As the hovercraft sped toward Mo Yuan City high in the air, Li Qian sank into his seat and let out a long sigh.

"That was a really close call!"

Zhou Yuanhao immediately chimed in. "Yeah, this whole situation is bizarre. Logically, ruins like this, which are specifically meant for new students to conduct archaeological digs, are supposed to be completely safe. I can’t figure out why a deeper Dimensional Rift would open up!"

"It’s not that hard to figure out." Li Qian pointed to the five unlucky souls in the cabin. "I was attacked at the entrance, too. It was by these five."

"I defeated them and had Chicken Hair use a Light Skill, forcing out the blood-colored insects from their bodies." Li Qian frowned. "This shows they fell prey to that Cult Organization a long time ago."

"The Skeleton Tide rampage and the appearance of a deeper Dimensional Rift... nine times out of ten, this is also the ’masterpiece’ of the Cult Organization!"

Hearing Li Qian’s analysis, everyone’s expression turned grim, especially Lu Tianjiao’s.

Before, his old flame, Mary Galoway, had been parasitized by the blood-colored insects. She’d lost her mind, transformed into a Spiderman, and frantically attacked them. That assault had left a deep impression.

They still felt a lingering fear when they thought back on it.

"Blood-colored insects..." Bai Bingbing mulled over Li Qian’s analysis for a moment. Finally, she spoke, her tone a little uncertain, "If I’m not mistaken, the main culprit is likely the Blood Demon Sect."

"If it really is the Blood Demon Sect, then this is big trouble!" Without pausing, she continued, "The Blood Demon Sect controls an extremely wicked Extraordinary Creature known as the Blood Spirit Gu. This Gu Insect is said to possess the ability to multiply and reproduce endlessly. Once it takes a host, it erodes their will and controls their actions!"

"Other than Purification Skills from a few elements like Light and Life, other Skills are almost completely useless against them. To eliminate the Blood Spirit Gu, you have no choice but to kill the host along with it."

Bai Bingbing’s lovely brows knitted together. "If that’s true, then the outlook is grim. This is going to be extremely tricky!"

Seeing their solemn expressions, Li Qian suddenly clapped his hands and laughed. "Relax, don’t worry about it. If the sky falls, there’ll be taller people to hold it up."

"We’re not the ones who need to be worried... You, on the other hand... you need to be more careful. You shone way too brightly at the recent breeding competition. I bet the Blood Demon Sect has already taken notice of you."

Zhao Liuli looked at Li Qian, offering a kind warning. "So you need to be careful from now on. It’s not just their direct attacks you have to watch out for, but also their underhanded schemes."

"For example, an acquaintance parasitized by a Blood Spirit Gu suddenly turning on you."

Hearing this, Li Qian’s gaze subconsciously shifted to Lu Tianjiao.

Lu Tianjiao froze for a second when he saw the look, then his eyes widened in realization and he almost leaped to his feet.

He looked extremely agitated. "Old Lu, what are you looking at? I’m not going to get parasitized... Stop looking at me like that, it’s creepy..."

"If I were really parasitized, I would’ve clocked you one by now," Lu Tianjiao said, his tone firm. "Besides, it’s not that easy to parasitize me."

Just as they were all talking, the five unlucky souls in the cabin began to wake up one by one.

"Where are we?" The first to wake was the only girl of the five. She wore her hair in dreadlocks and had the look of a tomboy.

"You don’t remember what happened?" Li Qian walked over to the girl with dreadlocks and asked.

"HISSS..." The girl with the dreadlocks rubbed her forehead, trying to recall what happened, but a sharp pang of pain made her suck in a breath.

"Sorry, I can’t seem to remember anything. I remember... after we spoke with you... not long after we left, everything suddenly went black. After that, it’s a blank..."

"Yeah, same thing happened to me!" the muscular guy who woke up second added in agreement.

Lu Tianjiao sighed and walked over to explain the situation. "You were most likely subjected to Possession by the Blood Demon Sect’s Blood Spirit Gu and lost your own consciousness. You even attacked Li Qian just now. If he hadn’t gone easy on you, you’d probably be..."

Lu Tianjiao didn’t finish his sentence, but his meaning was crystal clear.

Li Qian shot him a look and quickly clarified, "It’s not that *I* would have done anything to you. The thing is, after you lost control and attacked, the situation changed. A Skeleton Tide appeared across the whole White Bone Plain. For some reason, these Skeleton-type Pet Beasts went berserk and started attacking us."

Bai Bingbing nodded and came over as well. "That’s right. If Li Qian hadn’t been kind enough to bring you all with us, you’d be a snack for those skeletons by now!"

As she spoke, she pointed to a crystal screen in the hovercraft. The screen was connected to the craft’s rear camera.

At that moment, the camera projected the rear view, and the sight made the five, now fully awake, feel their skin crawl.