CSMCDB - Chapter 191
Chapter 191
Wait a little longer.
Wen Yuncheng didn't move from her spot. She waited a while longer before having 1947 remove the marker. She then activated her camouflage skill and lay in wait.
Before long, someone came tearing through the sky. Wen Yuncheng squinted and saw that three people had arrived: one Phantom Emperor, one Star Emperor, and one… it was the Lynx King!
They were from the Fu organization.
"Are you sure the marker disappeared right here?" the Phantom Emperor among them asked in a low voice.
Wen Yuncheng figured he was a wanderer from the Huanling Continent. She hadn't expected him to actually be at the Emperor level. However, three Emperor-level experts at once would be difficult to kill. And they weren't splitting up…
"Yes, she probably discovered the marker," the Star Emperor said with a frown and a low voice. He turned his head to glance at the Lynx King. "Lynx King, can you sense anything?"
"Heh, this king is not a dog. This king is only here to repay a favor to Ge Huan, so don't order me around." The Lynx King curled his lip in disgust, but he still tried to sense his surroundings. "There's a lingering scent of Wen Yuncheng. The marker wasn't wrong."
"The marker just disappeared, so she shouldn't be far." Ge Huan weighed his options, then gritted his teeth and said, "Conceal your auras. We'll split up and infiltrate the nearby towns to investigate. If you find Wen Yuncheng, don't attack rashly. Immediately share your coordinates."
Wen Yuncheng had no idea what the three Emperor-level experts were discussing. She remained camouflaged, concealed her aura, and stayed perfectly still, assigning her three surveillance drones equally among the trio, waiting for their next move.
Then, the three of them left. And they split up!
Wen Yuncheng clicked her tongue inwardly. If she were to kill one, her primary target would naturally be the Phantom Emperor from Huanling. But according to the map, the Phantom Emperor and the Lynx King were very close… Forget it. She'd spare the Phantom Emperor. He might meet up with others from Huanling later. If anyone else from Huanling infiltrated the Empire's territory… she could catch them all in one fell swoop!
As for the Lynx King, leaving him alive might lead her to the Green Flood Dragon King or the Dragon Ape King.
After a moment of thought, Wen Yuncheng deactivated her camouflage and headed toward the town the Star Emperor had infiltrated. The camouflage skill had a limited duration, so it was safer to wait for the cooldown to finish before using it again.
"This is just a small town. I don't see any sign of Wen Yuncheng here." The Star Emperor spoke into his communication stone while discreetly entering the town to investigate the area. There was no Star Emperor guarding this place; it was just a small town. There wasn't even a Star Venerate. Because of this, he could investigate rather freely.
"Be careful. Wen Yuncheng has an invisibility ability," Ge Huan reminded him before continuing his own search.
It was just a small town. The Star Emperor quickly finished his search but found no news of Wen Yuncheng. Apparently, Wen Yuncheng hadn't come here. He frowned and decided to check another small town.
He had entered disguised as a passerby, so naturally, he now left through the city gate. But just as he stepped out of the gate, alarm bells screamed in his mind. Wen Yuncheng gave him no chance to resist!
Magnetic Pulse plus Launching Slide directly and forcefully restrained him. A C-03 Air Wing shot out, grabbing the helpless man and lifting him into the air. In that instant, three skills—G-0 Warlord, Interceptor Factory, and Airstrike Support—focused their fire on him. The Air Wing also exploded instantly!
It wasn't that Wen Yuncheng was wasting the Air Wing. The main reason was… if she had started the bombardment at the city gate, she would have inevitably harmed the guards, and the gate itself would likely have been destroyed… It was just one Air Wing. The current Wen Yuncheng could completely afford it.
Wen Yuncheng chuckled lightly as she watched the Star Emperor fall from the sky. With a flick of her wrist, she threw three mechanical spheres that turned into C-04 Self-Destruct Dogs. The next second, a massive explosion erupted, blasting a huge crater centered on the spot where the Star Emperor had landed!
Wen Yuncheng didn't linger. She activated the enhanced Illusion Dream (Modified) and manipulated her Floating Magnetic Disk to leave instantly.
As for the spoils of war? He'd been blown to bits… The Phantom Emperor and the Lynx King weren't blind or deaf; they were definitely rushing over. The current Wen Yuncheng was no longer the poor, pitiful girl who couldn't even bear to part with a tiger's corpse. A storage ring from a Fu organization Star Emperor? The Fu organization was quite poor, too!
Wen Yuncheng didn't use her swap ability to escape, as she felt it wasn't worth it. If the Phantom Emperor and the Lynx King wanted to come kill her, she could even use her Self-Destruct Dogs to counter-kill them while fleeing!
Ge Huan and the Lynx King did indeed arrive quickly. Tearing through the sky, they saw Wen Yuncheng escaping on her Floating Magnetic Disk and the Fu organization's Star Emperor lying lifeless in the deep crater.
Ge Huan and the Lynx King gave chase instantly. However, the Lynx King suddenly thought of something and not only stopped himself but also forcibly held Ge Huan back.
"What are you doing!"
"Don't chase, it's a trap! She clearly could have escaped invisibly, but she waited for us to arrive, letting us see…" The Lynx King didn't say more, because Ge Huan's expression instantly turned grim. He clearly understood the implication.
"…I was reckless." He had almost fallen for it. Ge Huan gritted his teeth and glared in the direction Wen Yuncheng had fled. He guessed that a Protector of the Nation might be waiting to assist her, or that Wen Yuncheng had set up a mechanical death trap. As expected of someone who could become a god in the future. If they didn't kill her… it would be difficult once she reached the Emperor level.
With a heavy expression, Ge Huan returned to the crater and collected the Star Emperor's remains. This was an elder of the Fu organization who had fought alongside him for a long time and had always trusted him deeply, yet now…
Wen Yuncheng, Wen Yuncheng.
To hunt her, they couldn't split up. They had to constantly mark her position, restrain her, trap her.
In that instant, Ge Huan thought of many things. People on good terms with Wen Yuncheng? The ones who were easy to capture… The Fu organization couldn't touch the people in the Imperial Capital for now, but what about the sects? The Flowing Cloud Sect.
Soon, Ge Huan's spirits sank. Targeting them before the great war started might have been effective, but now the sects were completely united. The Fu organization, Huanling, Dragon Island, and the Empire were irreconcilable enemies. If Fu launched a sneak attack on the Flowing Cloud Sect, the other sects would absolutely react at once to surround and annihilate them.
Perhaps, perhaps… they could try to capture Lin Jinyu alive?
Ge Huan and the Lynx King returned to their hidden base, and he began to gather information on Lin Jinyu's whereabouts and activities. However, while the plan was still in the works and nothing had been set in motion, he received news that Lin Jinyu had slain an Emperor-level demonic beast sent by Huanling.
Ge Huan: Is everyone associated with Wen Yuncheng a monster?
This news came out a week after Wen Yuncheng had blown up the Star Emperor. That day, when Wen Yuncheng escaped on her Floating Magnetic Disk, it wasn't that she didn't want to activate her camouflage, but that the skill was still on cooldown. She didn't know what sort of speculation this had caused for the two Emperor-level experts. In any case, she was quite puzzled when she later realized the two of them never came after her.
"Could it be… they deliberately used me to get that Fu organization Star Emperor killed? Hiss, the people from Huanling are truly despicable!"
Evidently, they had both misunderstood each other to some extent, but this was a "harmless" misunderstanding.
In the following days, Wen Yuncheng continuously monitored the positions of the Lynx King and the Phantom Emperor, directly marking their hidden underwater base on her map. That's right, the base was actually in the western ocean region! No wonder the Empire couldn't find any of Fu's major strongholds. Unfortunately, the Star Emperors were all too busy right now. The harassment from Huanling's demonic beasts within the Empire's borders was already giving the sects a massive headache. For a moment, Wen Yuncheng couldn't find any help.
"But it's fine even without help. Once I reach the Emperor level, I'll have no problem dealing with this base by myself." Wen Yuncheng thought for a moment and decided not to report it, so as not to place an extra burden on the Empire. As for the most pressing matter at hand, it was naturally to clear out the demonic beast warriors lying in wait or hiding in the towns and suburbs.
"First, I'll help clear out a few towns to make them safe. Then they can lock down the cities and impose martial law. Even if the demonic beast warriors attack, the guards will be able to hold them off for a while." Wen Yuncheng sighed. Even though the sects and the Empire had reacted promptly, the death toll in the various towns was… too high. Every town was clearly equipped with guards, the city defenses had been reinforced, the residents were vigilant, and the inhabitants of remote towns had all been evacuated. Yet the demonic beast warriors that suddenly poured out of the portals still tore apart many ordinary people and cultivators.
While inquiring about which places had suffered the heaviest losses and were in most need of rescue, Wen Yuncheng constantly traveled, provided aid, and killed enemies. As a result, within a week, she heard the news of the Little Ice Mountain slaying a Star Emperor.
A Star Emperor among the demonic beast warriors. A Star Emperor!
Lin Jinyu also killed someone above her level, an Emperor? She didn't overexert herself, did she? Will she be feeling unwell? Wen Yuncheng's mind raced with thoughts. She quickly contacted Lin Jinyu with her communication stone, and thankfully, the call was answered promptly.
"I'm fine. It was just a demonic beast warrior at the first layer of the Star Emperor realm." As soon as the communication was established, Lin Jinyu explained. She knew very well why Wen Yuncheng was calling. Considering when the news broke, it was perfectly normal.
"Phew~ You really scared me." Wen Yuncheng let out a long breath, her tone slightly complaining, but she quickly became excited. "Congratulations on slaying a Star Emperor with your sword!"
On the other end of the communication stone, Lin Jinyu seemed to let out a soft chuckle. The sound was very quiet, like a feather brushing against Wen Yuncheng's heart, making it itch. At a loss for words, she looked for another topic. "Is the Heaven-rank longsword working well for you?"
"It's very easy to handle and very sharp. It helped a lot in slaying the Star Emperor," Lin Jinyu replied from the other side. The Heaven-rank longsword was resting on her lap. She held the communication stone in one hand and wiped the blade with a cotton cloth with the other. "You should pay some attention to the Mechanical Apostles. They seem very lonely."
"Hmm?" Wen Yuncheng was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Lin Jinyu had suddenly brought this up. But… lonely? Wen Yuncheng reflected on it. The three apostles had now undergone their second evolution and had their own consciousness. It was normal for them to feel loneliness and boredom. Because she was their master, it was impossible for them to hesitate at any of her commands… But the three apostles spent every day in a small room assembling machinery, with no rest all year round.
Wen Yuncheng suddenly felt like a cruel exploiter. "I didn't think about that. I'll pay more attention in the future." She hadn't fought alongside the three apostles for a long time, mostly using her ability to swap places with them to escape. Perhaps she could let the three apostles join the guard forces of various towns to kill some demonic beasts. If they sustained minor injuries, the Azure Sea Crystals would allow them to recover quickly.
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