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Chapter 247: 246 Attempt to hunt four members of the Demon Clan! (Please subscribe!)
Chapter 247: 246 Attempt to hunt four members of the Demon Clan! (Please subscribe!)
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Du Gang laughed and said, “Alright, that wraps up our post-battle debriefing. We all have depleted divine powers now, so let’s retreat first, hide in the bushes for a bit, and recharge our divine powers before fighting again.”
He was quite satisfied with the outcome of their first coordinated battle. Despite many issues, it had gone better than he had initially anticipated.
Three hours later.
“Does it take this long to restore divine power?”
Du Gang was astonished. They had been hiding in bushes for almost three hours, yet he had only managed to recharge 3 Naer of his divine power, averaging at 1 Naer per hour.
Qiao Bing nodded and said, “Normally, we can restore about 1 Naer of divine power per hour. Since you have 18 Naer of divine power, you should be able to restore it all in about a day…”
Du Gang gasped, “Does this mean we need to recharge once a day?”
“No!”
He shook his head soon after and said, “We haven’t taken your two’s situations into account yet. Qiao Bing, you burn at least 60 Naer of divine power per battle. That means it would take us even longer to recover…”
Qiao Bing laughed, “It’s not as troublesome as you think!”
She pulled out a glistening golden pill and smiled, “This is Strength Pill. It aids in restoring divine power!”
Du Gang took it, examined it from all angles, but saw nothing remarkable. It looked just like an average pill, and he could not detect any unique power coming from it.
He held it up to his nose to sniff it but detected no smell.
He asked, “How long does it take for this thing to restore divine power?”
Qiao Bing chuckled, “It’s pretty efficient. It can restore 1 Naer of divine power in just two to three minutes…”
Du Gang nodded and asked, “How much does this Strength Pill cost?”
She grinned, “It’s not too expensive. One Strength Pill costs one Divine Crystal. It’s very useful for replenishing divine power after level promotion…”
Du Gang frowned, “Does this mean that our costs have increased?”
At this point, Dazhuang laughed, “There’s no real need to keep using this thing all the time. We can recover at our own pace…”
Qiao Bing also nodded and said, “Indeed. Although this might not seem expensive, with each pill costing only one Divine Crystal, it’s mostly used in emergencies…”
“So, one Strength Pill saves us an hour’s time?”
Du Gang muttered to himself, beginning calculations in his head.
After a moment, he shook his head and said, “That won’t work. We’ll lose even more time in the end by not consuming it and trying to save Strength Pills!”
He declared, “With the time we take leisurely recovering our divine powers, we could be out fighting multiple times…”
After all, according to his calculations, they could harvest over three hundred Divine Crystals from each battle.
The others exchanged glances upon hearing his words, and then said, “Do what you think is best, Du Gang. After all, you’re the team leader…”
Du Gang nodded, thought for a bit, and then laughed, “Let’s rest for six hours then. After each battle, we’ll come back here and rest for six hours. Long Aotian, you’ll have to bear some strain and go out to scout in advance…”
Long Aotian paused, “Why not send Little Hawk King?”
Du Gang laughed, “Aren’t we worried about someone hiding too deep underwater?”
Upon hearing this, Long Aotian immediately broke into a gleeful smile.
Did this mean that Long Aotian was more useful than Little Hawk King?
With this thought, he glanced smugly at Little Hawk King.
“Tch!”
Little Hawk King scoffed and retorted mockingly, “You go ahead, it gives me time to recover some more…”
“Recover?”
Du Gang couldn’t help but say, “You with your 1 Naer of divine power, what’s there to recover?”
Little Hawk King gave a contemptuous roll of his eyes and chose to remain silent.
“Keee!”
From a distance, the cry of an eagle came. Then, a giant eagle was seen flying in from afar.
Seeing this, Du Gang frowned and said, “It’s not yet time according to our agreement. Why has Little Hawk King come back early?”
Just as he was wondering, Dazhuang quickly lifted his shield and stood in front of him, alerting him, “This isn’t Little Hawk King. They have different body types!”
His eyesight was better than Du Gang’s, he could see everything clearly at this moment.
Upon hearing this, Du Gang took a closer look, and sure enough, the giant eagle now flying towards them has the same silhouette as the Little Hawk King, but there were some differences.
“Screech~~!”
The giant eagle obviously noticed them and after letting out a long screech, it flew towards their location.
“There’s no need to act rashly, it might be asking for directions!”
In the abyss, cases of humanity’s teams killing each other were rare.
One of the main reasons is that sanctioned forces do not collect human corpses, and those who privately sell human corpses are severely punished.
This situation is not only in the Ancient City Abyss, but also across the entire Primordial Continent, to prevent the possibility of humans betraying each other within the abyss.
They never underestimate human nature, but they do not overestimate it either!
Expecting these people to harbor a sense of national justice is unrealistic. When faced with personal interests, they usually think, what does it have to do with me? It doesn’t matter if I’m not involved?! This is their mindset.
“Whoo~~!”
As the giant eagle descended ceaselessly, it stirred up ripples on the water’s surface.
“Splash~!”
A quiet sound of something landing on the water came, the giant eagle had clearly transformed into a human form.
“Du Gang?!”
At this moment, Du Gang, hiding behind Big Dragon, didn’t see the newcomer’s appearance immediately, but heard the sound. He peeked and asked in surprise, “Blue Robed Eagle King?!”
That’s right, standing in front of him was the Blue Robed Eagle King, wearing the distinctive hooked nose of the Ying family, along with a blue robe.
The Blue Robed Eagle King gestured with his hand and laughed, “You wouldn’t dare to call me that in the Primordial Continent, you might get beaten…”
He thought for a moment and then said, “My name is Ying Qing, you can call me Brother Qing. Like you, I’m also a student of Penglai Academy!”
He is indeed a student, not the kind with a class, but he can take advantage of the academy’s internal tasks and benefits.
Du Gang nodded and called out, “Brother Qing!”
Ying Qing laughed, “What brought you here?”
As he spoke, he was curious about Qiao Bing and Big Dragon.
Seeing that the newcomer was so powerful and knew Du Gang, they both became a bit reserved.
After all, to them, except for the friendly manner of Du Gang and his group, the other four mixed-blood races of the Ancient City were very cold, rarely interacting with outsiders.
Du Gang laughed, “Little Hawk King, Long Aotian and I, joined their team to hunt the Demon Clan here…”
“Hunting the Demon Clan?”
Ying Qing frowned, “You three only just reached the God Spirit Level not long ago, right? How…”
He thought the academy had organized for Du Gang to come here for experiential learning.
Du Gang laughed, “Don’t worry, Brother Qing, our team is quite good, we’ve already successfully hunted two teams of the Demon Clan!”
Ying Qing understood, it seemed that these two were leading the team consisting of Du Gang and the others.
He could understand that, in doing so, Du Gang and his team could grow quickly, although it was still risky, and problems could arise.
Du Gang asked curiously, “Brother Qing, are you also hunting here?”
Ying Qing nodded and laughed, “I’ve also formed a team with others, our entire team of five people all have 49 Naer Divine Power, I’m out on a scouting mission now, didn’t expect to run into you…”
A team all with 49 Naer!
Qiao Bing and Big Dragon were startled and a little enviable, these people really were powerful.
As if afraid of being looked down on, Ying Qing added, “The money we’ve earned is actually enough for everyone to advance further, but the upper half of the wilderness area is not the same as this place…”
He laughed, “At least there’s a limit here, generally no one exceeds 50 Naer Divine Power, but in the upper half of the wilderness area it’s different, there are many powerful beings there who can wield around 50 Naer Divine Power, and even those who can wield 80, 90, or more than a hundred Naer Divine Power…”
“We plan to save up enough money, so we can all upgrade at once…”
Du Gang nodded and laughed, “Alright, Little Hawk King should be back soon, do you want to wait to meet him?”
Ying Qing shook his head and laughed, “Forget it, meeting him won’t make much difference, my teammates are still waiting for me…”
Speaking of which, he reminded them, “You wouldn’t dare to call Ying Ba ‘Little Hawk King’ in the future, otherwise if others hear it, it might bring trouble for him…”
Du Gang was surprised, “Ying Ba?”
Ying Qing laughed, “Don’t tell me you don’t know Ying Ba’s real name?”
Du Gang nodded, showing interest, and hurriedly asked: “Brother Qing, what’s Little Hawk King’s real name?”
Ying Qing laughed and said, “As I called out earlier, his name is Ying Ba. His father named him in accordance to whether he possessed the ancestral bloodline…”
“Among his father’s children, he was the eighth one to possess the ancestral bloodline, hence he was named Ying Ba…”
Ying Ba!
Du Gang could barely hold his laughter.
No wonder Little Hawk King always avoids mentioning his own name. Compared to a mighty name like Long Aotian, his name indeed sounds a bit… rustic.
Ying Qing laughed out loud,” That’s about it, I have to leave now. We may not see each other for a long time…”
From his words, Du Gang could infer his intent. Curiously, he asked: “Brother Qing, you mean you guys are heading to the Upper Wilderness Area?”
Ying Qing nodded, praising: “Of course, we’ve saved up enough Divine Crystals and source essence this time. Almost enough to take our entire team up a notch. Even in the Upper Wilderness Area, we should be just fine…”
Listening to his words, even though the resources they gathered wouldn’t necessarily make them the strongest in the Upper Wilderness Area, they still chose to go.
Du Gang was curious: “Brother Qing, why don’t you just continue hunting here?”
Obviously, they would be stronger and gain more in the Lower Wilderness Area.
Ying Qing laughed heartily, saying: “It’s just because Upper Wilderness Area is more lively!”
Seeing their puzzled expressions, he explained: “The layout of the Lower Wilderness Area is actually the same as that of the Upper Wilderness Area, but it lacks a lot of things…”
He laughed and said: “You should know about the Dragon Pit in the Lower Wilderness Area, right?!”
Everyone nodded, not understanding his point.
Ying Qing continued: “The Dragon Pit in the Lower Wilderness Area is essentially just a pit, empty, which is why we call it the Little Dragon Pit…”
Empty?!
Du Gang got the hint and hurriedly said: “Brother Qing, are you suggesting that there’s something in the Dragon Pit in the Upper Wilderness Area?”
Ying Qing nodded, “Exactly, the Upper Wilderness Area has a Sub-Dragon species, um, a kind of winged crocodile dragon…”
“It’s not an external species, said to be naturally born from a certain array of tactics…”
“Our array, also called Hell of Eighteen Levels, was created by a past Supreme being on this continent. While isolating two realms and protecting the continent, it also created some unique spots…”
“The Big Dragon Pit is one of those spots. Here, a big dragon respawns every day. Defeating it would drop quite a lot of energy essence, equivalent to source essence, that can enhance Divine Power. However, this stuff can only be used in the abyss and cannot be taken out…”
He laughed: “Apart from the big dragon, there are two types of monsters in our human area and the Demon Clan’s area in Upper Wilderness Area: the Red Monster and the Blue Monster!”
“After defeating the Red Monster, all the people in the vicinity who participated in the hunt will receive a one-day boost in attack power, which can increase up to 10% of their attack power…”
“After killing the Blue Monster, all the people around who participated in the killing will get a one-day rapid recovery of Divine Power. The effect is similar to consuming a Strength Pill, restoring 30 Naer of Divine Power per hour…”
“Restoring 30 Naer of Divine Power in an hour?”
Du Gang was surprised. “That’s so powerful?!”
Ying Qing nodded and laughed: “Yes, it’s just that powerful. However, the Red Monster is in our area, while the Blue Monster is in the Demon Clan’s territory…”
“Both sides often organize a large number of people to attack the opponent’s wilderness area and snatch the opponent’s monster bonus…”
He laughed: “I’ve heard that a long time ago, the Lower Wilderness Area here had monsters too, but at that time, only the strong could survive, and the weak barely made any progress. In the end, by tacit agreement, the monsters in the Lower Wilderness Area were turned off, leaving only those in the Upper one…”
“Although humans and demons are antagonistic, in scenarios where neither could permanently kill the other, all efforts prioritise enhancing the military…”
“So, the tacit agreement is such that people with less than 50 Naer of Divine Power can enter the Lower Wilderness Area, while there are no restrictions for the Upper one…”
As Ying Qing delved into this, he suddenly became excited.
“I’ve long heard that there are many well-known powerful individuals in the Upper Wilderness Area, with strength even surpassing 100 Naer Divine Power. Many of them are renowned strong individuals from various eras. I am finally going to witness them…”
After speaking, he bid farewell to Du Gang and others, swiftly flying away.
Even after his departure, Du Gang was still immersed in the grandeur of the Upper Wilderness Area.
“So, there’s a beast in the Big Dragon Pit, and if you kill it, it bursts out divine power essence that can be used to increase divine power!”
“Not only that, there are also the Red Monster and Blue Monster that add extra benefits!”
All three of them were somewhat longing, wanting to visit the Upper Wilderness Area soon.
“Whooosh~!”
Just then, a loud bang came from afar, and a huge eagle flew over.
“How come they’re back again?”
“Wrong, it’s not Ying Qing. It’s Little Hawk King!”
Soon, the Little Hawk King descended.
Du Gang laughed and asked: “So, did you find anything?”
Little Hawk King nodded and chuckled: “No problem, I have identified the target already…”
Just then, a splash came from the surface of the water.
Du Gang looked down and saw Long Aotian emerge from the water.
“How did it go?”
Long Aotian laughed heartily, saying: “I found them, a Demon Clan troop, they just finished fighting someone. They look like they have used quite a bit of their strength, strongest being around 40 Naer Divine Powers, and the weakest only 20 Naer…”
Du Gang nodded, looking at Qiao Bing and Dazhuang, “What about you? Has your Divine Power recovered to 100 Naer?”
Upon hearing his question, they both nodded at the same time.
Worried about unexpected developments, Du Gang made sure that their Divine Power was at least over 100 Naer as a precaution.
Next, he looked towards Little Hawk King, asking: “What about you, what kind of targets have you found?”
Little Hawk King shrugged, “I found a team with strength that roughly averages around 30 Naer. However, they haven’t recently engaged in any battles…”
At a moment like this, he couldn’t possibly lie just to save face.
Du Gang nodded and said: “If so, then let’s choose the target identified by Long Aotian…”
Having said that, he looked at Little Hawk King and said with a smile: “Little Hawk King, what’s your actual name? I keep calling you Little Hawk King, what are others gonna say when they hear, are they going to beat you up?”
Little Hawk King frowned, pondered a moment and said: “Just call me Brother Ying…”
“Hehehe!”
Du Gang chuckled, laughing: “Should I call you Brother Eight?”
Little Hawk King went silent. His lips twitched, “Who told you that?!”
Du Gang replied cheerily: “Just met Ying Qing…”
Soon afterward, he repeated the information that Ying Qing had disclosed.
“Big Dragon?!”
As expected, Little Hawk King also caught interest.
“So, the top half of the wild region is so lively?!”
Du Gang nodded, “I heard that the effect of the Divine Power essence rivals essence source, and there seems to be plenty of it…”
“So, for the more powerful creatures, hunting opponents now seems to be less cost-effective…”
“At least five humans in a team give about 500 pounds combined. This means they need to kill an entire team just to get 500 Divine Crystals, the equivalent of one twentieth of an essence source. Distributing it among five people, there is really not enough to go around…”
“And this doesn’t even take into account the Divine Power needed for recovery. If they also need to restore their Divine Power, the expenditure would be even greater!”
“Oh, my God!”
Long Aotian exclaimed, “No wonder, I was wondering why there were no strong players in our half of the wild region, it turns out they all ran to the upper half…”
Du Gang laughed, “Who are you to say there are no powerful beings? Huh? A mere one-Naer Divine Power trash?!!!”
Long Aotian couldn’t be bothered to engage him, only reminding him, “The more time you waste here, the more time the Demon Clan troop will have to recover their strength…”
Hearing this, Du Gang nodded and said: “Alright, let’s move out!”
Soon, the team was back on the move. With top scouts like Long Aotian and Little Hawk King, they moved quickly.
Within no time, they traversed a vast water area, reaching the vicinity of the other side of the waterway.
Basically, they had already reached the opposite bank of the river, but their location was somewhat off.
“Holy shit, you really dared to lead us over here, if we encountered the Demon Clan on this side, we would be doomed…”
At this moment, all five of them were anxious, fearing they might run into the Demon Clan.
Long Aotian coughed, saying: “I don’t care, I am only responsible for scouting…”
Du Gang glanced at him, disgruntled, “Damn it, I trusted you too much, I should have asked you about the location of that Demon Clan troop…”
Given the circumstances, retreating was not an option as it would be a waste of time and a needless risk.
After all, it took them a while to wind and weave their way here, so turning back because of fear would be embarrassing.
“Should we retreat?”
With a flattering smile, Long Aotian suggested this.
Du Gang shook his head, glaring at him. “We’ve come this far, and you’re telling me to retreat?”
“Prepare for battle!”
He didn’t bother to say more, hiding underwater, his gaze fixed on a patch of grass.
“Ying Ba, you bait the enemy. Be careful, just lead them out of the grass…”
Little Hawk King grimaced. Although he wished Du Gang wouldn’t call him by his full name, he had no choice. He swiftly emerged from the water, shook off the water droplets in mid-air and cursed.
“Damn it, making me a hawk go underwater…”
Grumbling, he transformed into a giant hawk and flew towards the grass.
Under the water, Du Gang quickly instructed: “Long Aotian, keep diving. When the enemy approaches, we’ll draw away the first and second demons. You go for the third one…”
“Understood!”
Thanks to previous experiences, Long Aotian was proficient at luring creatures.
He didn’t need to provoke them. When the demons saw him, they were captivated just like he was a beautiful woman…
“Ugh!”
Remembering the look in the demon’s eyes that chased him before, Long Aotian felt nauseated.
Even though he knew the demons were after him for his valuable body and wanted to kill him for money, their gaze still made him uncomfortable.
“Damn it, once I get stronger, I’ll kill a few demons…”
Under the water, Du Gang nervously watched Little Hawk King’s activity.
Though he trusted Little Hawk King, he worried about the unexpected…
If the enemy didn’t fall for it, then they’d be in trouble. If the enemy didn’t come out, who would dare to go in?
“U-La!”
“U-La!”
The next second, Du Gang’s mouth curved into a grin.
“I really shouldn’t overestimate these demons…”
He laughed and told the others: “Let’s move, follow the plan!”
Swiftly, Long Aotian went underwater, and Du Gang, along with Qiao Bing and Niu Dazhuang, emerged from the water.
Niu Dazhuang was the first to surface. Du Gang and Qiao Bing hid behind him. As they left the water, Qiao Bing’s figure gradually became transparent, slowly disappearing.
Du Gang, however, did poke his head from behind Niu Dazhuang, gesturing with his middle finger towards the demons in the distance.
“U-La!”
The demons on the other side were not polite at all. Seeing this, the first and second demons charged straight at them.
Simultaneously, from their angry expressions, one could tell that they were severely angered.
“Looks like, this middle finger, is truly a universally understood mocking gesture…”
As the first and second demons moved away, Long Aotian quickly surfaced, guiding the third demon underwater.
Simultaneously, as Niu Dazhuang drew the first two demons’ attention, Du Gang charged at the fourth and fifth demons.
This time, learning his lesson, Little Hawk King didn’t fly too high, only around 25 meters off the ground.
“U-La!”
Upon noticing Du Gang, the fourth and fifth demons let out a roar. After a brief pause, the fifth demon sprung out towards Du Gang.
“As expected!”
Du Gang’s mouth curved into a grin, revealing a sly smile.
These demons were indeed stupid. After one round of probing, he had fully grasped the demons’ patterns of behavior.
This time, the demons’ actions followed his design precisely and were perfectly split.
“U-La!”
The fifth demon was not very strong, with a divine power of only 20 Naer.
Seeing this, Du Gang didn’t rush to attack. Instead, he began leading the fifth demon in circles.
He was buying time, trying to stretch it out until the final second before making his move, this would leave Qiao Bing the tenth second to strike the enemy down in an instant.
Time flowed swiftly and the eighth second ticked by, and Du Gang launched his attack.
This time, he didn’t release the World Creation powered by 18 Naer of Divine Power in one go, instead, He chose the Sky Breaking Stance!
It was merely an attack carrying 13 Naer of Divine Power!
He wanted to conserve some Divine Power, which would mean consuming fewer Power Pills, saving some money.
“Ula!”
Seeing this, the fifth Demon Clan member let out a shout, channelling his Divine Power and launching an attack with 20 Naer of Divine Power.
“Boom!”
A wave of knife energy flew out, followed swiftly by a bewitching shadow that appeared.
“Puchi!”
A head flew off, and the victory was secured!
Qiao Bing confidently revealed his figure for a split moment, smiled at Du Gang, and then quickly disappeared again.
Soon after, Demon number one and two followed in the footsteps of Demon number five.
window number three and four, however, bolted as usual!
“Retreat!”
After the battle, without any hesitation, Du Gang quickly collected the spoils of war and led the team to retreat at a great speed.
Although there were bushes here, it was still Demon Clan territory. If anyone snooped around, they would be unable to hold them off.
They quickly returned to their territory after spending some time, and hid in a secluded bush.
Du Gang spoke up, “From now on, let’s use this place as our rendezvous point…”
“Since we can’t communicate here, in case we separate, we should all meet up here, understood?”
Long Aotian suddenly said, “What if we arrive here and the people inside are not our comrades?”
Du Gang laughed and said, “In that case, let’s come up with a codeword…”
“So, when I say ‘Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger’, you say…”
“Understand?!”
“Understood!”
The other four, although perplexed, agreed nonetheless.
“Having a codeword is more secure. Now let’s focus on recovery. We depart again in six hours…”
Fortunately, Qiao Bing and Dazhuang brought many Power Pills, which would last them a long time.
Five months fled by in an instant.
During these five months, their team maintained a battle frequency of once every six hours.
They fought at least three times a day, each time claiming over 300 pounds of Demon Clan bodies, which equated to more than 300 Divine Crystals.
They had to consume nearly a hundred power pills after every battle, hence their daily net gain of Divine Crystals was around seven to eight hundred.
After five months, they had attacked around 450 Demon Clan teams and claimed over a thousand Demon Clan bodies. They earned over 15,000 Divine Crystals but also only surpassed Du Gang with 12 origins.
After five months of battle, Du Gang had gone through Earth-shaking changes. He successfully opened up 30 divine orifices and his divine power had also reached 30 Naer.
This meant he could unleash a single strike with 30 Naer of Divine Power. As long as he found the opportunity, it was enough to instantly kill an enemy with less than 20 Naer of an explosion.
“This time, we need to aim to kill four Demons!”
At this moment, Du Gang’s team was gathered in the bushes discussing.
“Going from killing three to four might only be one extra, but the level of difficulty will significantly increase. It’s highly likely we’ll have a mass escape like last time…”
There was one previous time when Du Gang’s team encountered a tough enemy and almost got wiped out. They were chased onto the mainland by the Demon Clan, where they met another human team and forced a retreat.
Seeing that everyone was feeling apprehensive recalling the past incident, Du Gang reassured them again, “But, the reward isn’t small either.”
“Currently, we can earn about 150,000 Divine Crystals in five months. As long as the number of Demons we kill increases from three to four, we can increase our efficiency by one-fourth. This means we could earn nearly 200,000 Divine Crystals in five months, enough to level me up to 50 Naer of Divine Power…”
“By then, we may even consider forming a team with five people…”
At this moment, Long Aotian interjected, “Du Gang, when will you increase mine and Little Hawk King’s cultivation?!”
These past five months, they had seen Du Gang’s strength skyrocket which, compared to their relatively unchanged strength, caused them some concern, given that he and the Little Hawk King were still stuck at just 1 Naer of Divine Power.
Du Gang chuckled, “Don’t worry, once I reach 50 Naer of Divine Power, our efficiency will surge. Only then will it be your turn.”
This was part of their battle strategy.
The priority was to further enhance Du Gang’s strength, making him second only to the Destroyer, and then start improving the power of Little Hawk King and Long Aotian.
As for Niu Dazhuang and Qiao Bing, they would be the last to be considered.
Both of them had plenty of Divine Power – Qiao Bing had 260 Naers, and Niu Dazhuang, even more, reaching the extent of 450 Naers.
However, what restricted their abilities was not the amount of Divine Power, but the limitations of their techniques, which only allowed them to unleash about thirty Naers of attack.
“Let’s not discuss this for now, let’s start discussing the plan to annihilate the four from the Demon Clan!”
At Du Gang’s words, everyone started to discuss the topic.
“I suggest, let Qiao Bing take on number five alone, Du Gang, you handle number four, Niu Dazhuang distract numbers one and two, while I and Little Hawk King would take on number three…”
“And then, Qiao Bing continues to focus on assassinations, responsible for killing number four, followed by numbers one and two…”
Long Aotian, proving to be unusually clever, raised an idea.
The Little Hawk King nodded in agreement, “This plan is not bad!”
Qiao Bing and Niu Dazhuang also nodded one after another. Indeed, it was rather reliable. As long as the power of the fifth one does not exceed 25 Naer of Divine Power, Qiao Bing will be able to handle it alone.
Upon hearing this, Du Gang shook his head. “Not only must we kill the four from the Demon Clan, we also need a plan that consumes as little Divine Power as possible…”
“What you just said would use too much Divine Power – the recovery process would consume about thirty to fifty of the Power Don Pills…”
“So what do you suggest!”
Long Aotian shrugged his shoulders. That was as far as his thoughts had reached, he couldn’t think of anything more.
The others basically felt the same. They were accustomed to following Du Gang’s orders and slowly were beginning to think less and less.
Du Gang, on the other hand, was deep in thought.
After a while, he opened his mouth, “There’s no need for me to deal with the Demon Clan…”
“Like this, Niu Dazhuang handles the first and second, Long Aotian and Brother Ying, the two of you distract the third and fourth, leave the fifth for me…”
He continued, “This time, we change the operation plan. Qiao Bing still remains hidden, but the assassination target isn’t number five…”
Turning his gaze towards Qiao Bing, he said, “You are to assassinate number four!”
“Still in the 10th second, you and I strike simultaneously. I instantly kill number five, you assassinate number four!”
“We ignore number three and let him go…”
They had tried to annihilate all five of the Demon Clan before, but it consumed too much Divine Power and relied heavily on Qiao Bing to slowly handle it all. It was time-consuming and strenuous, which is why they decided to give up eventually.
Du Gang continued, “The present problem lies in whether or not, Qiao Bing, you can guarantee an instant kill in the 10th second…”
“Because both Long Aotian and the Little Hawk King have little power, they basically can’t provoke too strong of an attack from the enemy, nor can they control the time…”
After a moment’s thought, he looked at the two and said, “I’ll give you two a chance. Can you put on an act?”
“Act?”
The two were stunned, not understanding what he meant.
Du Gang smilingly said, “We, at the God Spirit level, can’t see how much Divine Power each one of us has…”
“Therefore, the Demon Clan doesn’t know how much Divine Power you each have!”
“Like this, in the first nine seconds, neither of you attack, don’t reveal your power, just dodge and hold them off…”
“In the 9th second, you two release a big move, making the Demon Clan believe you’re unleashing a huge power. All their attention is on you, they would follow suit and release their strongest attacks, creating an opportunity for Qiao Bing…”
The two were deep in thought, “Should work…sounds feasible…”
“Not just feasible, it must work. This can save us more than thirty Divine Crystals, which means saving nearly a hundred Divine Crystals per day…”
Hearing this, the two nodded, “No problem, we can give it a try!”
Du Gang nodded, “Hmm, you must maintain a certain distance, don’t get stuck by the other party’s Divine Power. If you do, your life will be wasted…”
The two nodded again.
Du Gang then looked at Qiao Bing and said, “Qiao Bing, you also have to be careful, you must try to keep it to a one-hit kill…”
Qiao Bing was exasperated, “Du Gang, I only made a mistake once, you don’t have to remind me of one-hit kills every single time, right?!”
She was dumbfounded. During a previous battle, she made a mistake and didn’t manage to kill in one hit, allowing the Demon Clan to escape. As a result, Du Gang reminded her before each and every battle thereafter.
Du Gang chuckled and said, “You made a mistake once and nearly cost me my life, didn’t you?!”
“Regardless, we must succeed, failure is not an option. If you fail, the lives of those two are in jeopardy!”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Bing could only nod helplessly once again.
Seeing that no one else had any objections, Du Gang said, “Good, the plan is set. Now let’s start. Ying Ba, Long Aotian, you two set out to scout…”
Soon, the Little Hawk King and Long Aotian left the bushes.
Du Gang said, “Qiao Bing, Niu Dazhuang, you two use this opportunity to absorb more Great Power Dan, and keep your divine power above 150 Naer!”
Having them keep their divine power above 100 Naer was relatively safe before, but now they need to kill four demons, to prevent any accidents, it’s better to raise it a bit.
The two nodded and began to recover.
It’s been five months. They haven’t fully restored their divine powers for a full five months.
In the past, their team would only act after everyone had fully recovered their divine power, usually they only moved once a week.
However, now they run three times a day, each time barely maintaining about one hundred divine power.
Their hunting actions, in the eyes of others, were like walking on a tightrope.
But no one dared to imitate, because once an unexpected situation or other changes occur, it’s too easy to be wiped out.
Although being wiped out wouldn’t cost them their lives, they would lose their bodies. To reshape these bodies would cost around two hundred divine crystals, a price twice that of the recovery price of a demon’s corpse.
Therefore, if they could avoid courting death, basically no one would court death.
Moreover, their actions required certain conditions, such as needing a strong tank, capable of taking on two foes at once.
This type of tank, the Niu family basically had the only ones, and the most powerful descendant of the current Niu family, was basically all in the upper half of the Wild Zone. In the lower half of the Wild Zone, there was only Niu Dazhuang.
Besides this, they also needed an assassin who could go invisible!
In the lower half of the Wild Zone, powerful assassins were also very rare.
Like Qiao Bing, who belonged to the hidden assassins who understood the art of invisibility.
But in fact, most assassins were strong assassins. They were the ones with strong attack power and they used the environment as a means of hiding.
For example, hiding in a bush, hiding in a tree, or even hiding underwater, etc.
Assassins like Qiao Bing were not many, at least not many in the lower half of the Wild Zone.
Du Gang and his squad were already somewhat famous in the first layer of the Abyss camp.
After all, each of them came out carrying a large number of demon corpses, proving their strength.
In fact, others didn’t know they only killed three demons, they assumed they wiped out a whole squad each time.
And Du Gang and the others naturally had no intention of spreading their battle plans to outsiders.
After waiting for a while, the Little Hawk King returned.
He looked excited, “I found one that just finished fighting, their divine power must have been depleted a lot…”
Du Gang quickly asked, “How strong is this team of demons?!”
The Little Hawk King shook his head and said, “I don’t know, the battle had already ended when I got there…”
Du Gang frowned and said, “Five humans died?”
“That’s right, the five-person human squad all died, and it seems like one of the demons might have sustained some minor injuries…”
“I see…”
Du Gang pondered for a while and said, “Let’s wait some more, wait for Long Aotian to come back, see if he has any information…”
He looked at the time and said, “You go and keep an eye on them, and come back at the agreed time!”
“Okay!”
Upon seeing this, the Little Hawk King quickly turned into a giant eagle and left.
The reason he set a time was to ensure that both of them came back at the same time, so that any new information could be acted upon quickly, without waiting for everyone to gather.
Soon, after waiting a while, the two returned here one by one.
The team reported by Long Aotian was very ordinary, the weakest of them had a strength of 30 Naer, which did not meet the requirements.
After a moment of pondering, Du Gang said, “In that case, let’s hunt the team of demons found by the Little Hawk King…”
“Let’s go!”