Catching Monsters

Chapter 728 I'll kill as many as they come!

To Jiang Yun's surprise, the Investiture of the Gods was actually in Xue Liujiu's hands.

For a moment, Jiang Yun understood why Xue Liujiu had suddenly gone from being a slave in a Hu tribe to becoming the leader of the Kachi tribe in such a short time.

"Be careful later. Today, let's try to find a way to rescue our Embroidered Uniform Guards. As for killing Xue Liujiu, we'll deal with it as the situation develops," Jiang Yun said in a deep voice to the black snake beside him.

Black Snake glanced at Jiang Yun with some surprise: "Is there something wrong with the scroll in his hand?"

Jiang Yun nodded: "That thing is not simple. As for its specific function, I don't know yet."

Upon hearing this, Black Serpent nodded, and the two of them, led by Hordawa, gradually approached the Card Pool Department.

From a distance, the tents stretched out in a dark expanse. Near the camp of the Kachi tribe, many Hu people were patrolling back and forth with torches.

The torch in Hordawa's hand had long since gone out. He led Jiang Yun and Black Snake to a pit where he had prepared clothes.

"You two should change your clothes first. Your clothes are too conspicuous, and your appearance is not like that of us Hu people. It's easy for people to recognize you."

Jiang Yun and Black Snake quickly changed into the thin, coarse clothes worn by the grassland slaves. After putting them on, Black Snake couldn't help but frown and say, "It's so cold on the grassland, and these slaves are wearing these clothes? Aren't they going to freeze to death?"

Khodawa knew that the two men were from the south, but he just smiled and didn't explain anything. Every year, many slaves on the grasslands froze to death.

"You two should try to talk as little as possible and just follow me."

Soon, Hordawa walked ahead, while Jiang Yun and Black Snake followed behind him with their heads down.

The patrolling Hu people spotted Khodawa at a glance.

However, Hordawa's status in the Kachi tribe was clearly not low. These Hu people bowed respectfully to Hordawa: "Lord Hordawa, where have you been with these two slaves so late at night?"

Hordawa gave the other person a cold look and said, "Do I need to inform you in advance where I'm going?"

After saying that, Hordawa flicked his hand and walked straight inside, with Jiang Yun and Black Snake quickly following him in.

Most of the Hu people in the tents had already gone to sleep early, and the thin tents were filled with the sounds of snoring.

Aside from the patrolling personnel, there are very few people moving around in this camp.

When the patrolmen spotted Khodawa and his two companions, they greeted Khodawa respectfully before stepping aside.

Once inside the camp, Khodawa quickly led the two to the outside of a large tent.

At the entrance of this huge camp, two yawning Hu people were guarding it.

Noticing that someone had arrived, the two Hu people perked up a bit.

"Lord Huo." The two Hu men hurriedly bowed to Huo Dawa.

Hodawa: "I've come to check on these Southern Imperial Guards we captured a while ago. Our leader takes them very seriously; we can't let them escape."

Without giving it much thought, the two guards quickly lifted the curtain: "Lord Huo, don't worry, we two brothers will guard this place, these southerners won't be able to escape."

"Who are these two?" The two Hu guards looked at Black Snake and Jiang Yun.

Before they could ask any more questions, two daggers shot out from Black Serpent's hand and plunged into their throats.

Their eyes were wide open, but their tracheas were blocked by blood, and they couldn't make a sound even if they tried to shout.

Jiang Yun, quick-witted and agile, and Black Snake pushed the two men into the huge tent.

Inside this enormous tent were many huge iron cages, each capable of holding four to five people.

The room reeked of blood. Many of the twenty-odd Imperial Guards were locked in iron cages and had already stopped breathing.

They suffered a great deal of torture.

Of the more than twenty people, not many are still alive at this point.

"Master Jiang."

A faint voice suddenly came from a corner. Jiang Yun looked in the direction of the voice and saw Leng Liuer, who was seriously injured.

Leng Liuer was leaning against an iron post in the cage. His body was covered with various wounds, indicating that he had suffered a lot of torture.

Jiang Yun quickly ran to the side and asked in a deep voice, "Are you alright?"

Black Snake then took the opportunity to smash the iron locks on the iron cages inside the house one by one with his slashing blade.

Upon closer inspection, including Leng Liuer, there are still five people alive.

However, everyone's injuries were quite serious.

"Wait a moment." Hordawa's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "I'll go find some slave clothes. Dressed like that, they can't leave easily."

Khodawa quickly ran out of the tent.

Taking advantage of this moment, Jiang Yun helped the survivors out of the iron cage one by one. Jiang Yun looked at Leng Liuer and asked, "After the operation went wrong, even you didn't have a chance to escape?"

Leng Liuer shook his head and slowly said, "I came here on your orders to investigate this Card Pool Department, and I soon learned that the rise of this Card Pool Department was related to their leader."

"It's all here..."

"I then decided to kill the leader of this card pool department."

Leng Liuer took a deep breath and said, "Our group of brothers also sneaked in under the cover of night and infiltrated Xue Liujiu's tent."

"I was almost successful."

"Then Xue Liujiu is just an ordinary person."

"Just as I was about to kill him with one strike, suddenly, a strange scroll appeared in the room. The scroll contained a great deal of power and blocked my strike. After my attack failed, I tried to retreat."

"But when the scroll fell into Xue Liujiu's hands, he used it to capture us."

Jiang Yun asked, "What methods can Xue Liujiu use when he holds the scroll?"

Leng Liuer thought for a moment and said, "When we were captured, the scroll suddenly emitted a black light, which was somewhat like the power of ghosts and gods."

"Countless ghosts burst forth from the Investiture of the Gods."

Is the power of this Investiture of the Gods perhaps to control ghosts?
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun frowned slightly.

Soon, Khodawa rushed back from outside, carrying several sets of thin slave clothes.

Despite their injuries, Leng Liuer and the others quickly changed into their new clothes. Then, Black Snake said to Huo Dawa, "Mr. Huo, please take these brothers to the Tuoba tribe first."

Upon hearing this, Hordawa nodded repeatedly and quickly said, "Alright, that's a minor issue. However, today, we let those people go, and the guards here are also dead..."

"I'm afraid I can't stay in the gacha tier any longer."

Black Snake pointed at Jiang Yun: "This is Tuoba Anyi's sworn brother. As long as you bring him back safely, he will put in a good word for you, and you can get a good position in the Tuoba tribe."

Upon hearing this, Khodawa was immediately overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Seeing this, Leng Liuer looked at Jiang Yun and asked, "Lord Jiang, aren't you coming with us to leave this place?"

The black snake beside him said in a deep voice, "Since we're here, we should at least see what Xue Liujiu is capable of. Jiang Yun and I are both at the first-grade cultivation level."

"If what you say is true, Xue Liujiu was just an ordinary person before, and now he has only obtained a treasure for protection. Could it be that an ordinary person like him can take care of the two of us with this treasure?"

Jiang Yun nodded after hearing Black Snake's words, but also said to Leng Liuer, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Your injuries are quite serious, so go to the Tuoba tribe first."

"Yes." Leng Liuer nodded upon hearing this.

Although he was no match for Xue Liujiu, he was only a third-grade Grandmaster.

As the black snake said, no matter what, Xue Liujiu only obtained a treasure. Could he possibly deal with two first-grade experts at the same time?
Soon, after obtaining Xue Liujiu's address from Huodawa, they found out.

After Huo Dawa left with Leng Liuer and the others, Jiang Yun and Black Snake also came out and headed towards the center of the camp.

Xue Liujiu's residence was quite conspicuous, located right in the center of the camp, and his tent was also quite unique.

A tall flagpole hangs nearby, displaying the flag representing the card pool department.

Soon, Jiang Yun and the black snake slowly approached.

Although there were patrols along the way, the two of them easily evaded them.

Finally, from a distance, they could see Xue Liujiu's residence.

Inside and outside the tent, eight Hu people stood guard.

In a dark corner, Black Snake whispered, "Shall I sneak over and take out those guards?"

"Brother Black Snake, how about we reconsider?" Jiang Yun looked at the tent, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

Black Snake frowned and said in a low voice, "His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter. No matter how much we consider it, we have to take action."

"If you're worried about something going wrong, then stay away, and I'll take care of him."

Black Snake's voice clearly carried a hint of dissatisfaction towards Jiang Yun.

In his view, what was there to dawdle over?

He quickly set off, slowly approaching the tent where Xue Liujiu was staying, and eight daggers appeared in his hand.

With a wave of his hand, in an instant, the eight daggers pierced the throats of the guards standing outside the tent with pinpoint accuracy.

Black Serpent was incredibly fast; the instant his dagger pierced the throats of the eight men, he had already rushed into the tent.

Inside the dark tent, he immediately spotted Xue Liujiu lying on a bed.

At this moment, Xue Liujiu was completely unsuspecting and fast asleep.

Black Snake raised his hand and slapped Xue Liujiu hard on the forehead.

The moment the palm struck, Xue Liujiu felt that everything was going too smoothly.

However, things should have gone this smoothly...

For a top-tier expert of the First Rank to secretly assassinate an ordinary person like this, it would be truly unjust if he failed.

However, this palm strike did not hit Xue Liujiu's forehead.

A yellow scroll beside the bed unfurled instantly, protecting Xue Liujiu's head.

The black snake struck the Investiture of the Gods with its palm.

All the force was swallowed up by the Investiture of the Gods, as if a powerful punch had landed on cotton.

Xue Liujiu, who was fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes. When he saw the black snake in the room, his expression changed drastically, and he turned over to run away from the bed.

"Trying to run!" Black Snake pulled out another dagger and rushed forward, aiming to stab Xue Liujiu in the back.

Poof.

The daggers shot out by the black snake were incredibly fast and contained the magical power of a first-grade cultivator.

In an instant, it pierced Xue Liujiu's back.

Xue Liujiu fell heavily to the ground.

In his panic, he hurriedly grabbed the Investiture of the Gods.

Instantly, the Investiture of the Gods shone with a powerful golden light.

Jiang Yun, who was originally guarding outside the tent, saw a powerful golden light suddenly burst out from inside the tent.

There was a bang.

The black snake's figure flew out from inside and crashed heavily not far from Jiang Yun.

The areas where the black snake had been illuminated by the golden light now appeared as if they had been scorched by fire, with many parts of its skin burned away.

"hiss."

Despite the excruciating pain, the black snake stared at the tent in shock: "What kind of treasure is this? It's so powerful! Even my magic can't stop it."

At this moment, the tent flap was lifted, and Xue Liujiu, holding the Investiture of the Gods, slowly walked out from inside.

The spot on his back where he was stabbed has gradually healed.

"With this treasure in hand, I can kill as many of you villains as you come!" Xue Liujiu recalled how he had almost been ambushed and killed by this person, and a strong killing intent appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)