Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 207 Countdown to Death

Upon seeing this, Chen Ping nodded almost imperceptibly.

Logically speaking, even mountain bandits generally don't like such a cramped environment.

Such a bloody cave, filled with the stench of corpses, would be disliked even by wild animals, let alone humans.

Something unusual must be going on. There must be a reason why more than 300 bandits were crammed into such a cave—the messenger of death did it on purpose.

It's obvious that this guy probably knows exactly what kind of people his men are.

Relying on them for early warning and defense is pure bullshit.

The main purpose of these people was to disguise him as a bandit leader, not an evil spirit master, so as not to attract Shrek Academy's attention too quickly.

Once the Shrek Academy members had dealt with the evil spirit masters on the list, they could then focus on catching bandits and corrupt officials.

These bandit henchmen piled up inside the cave could simply be thrown out to their deaths.

Almost all of them were dead. When the Grim Reaper showed his face, he exploded into a corpse, then opened the tunnel entrance and ran away.

Wow, it really is perfect!

Chen Ping now looked at this Death Messenger with new respect. This guy really did have some brains, at least better than the students in Shrek Academy's inner court.

If we don't mention Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, just looking at their mindless rushing in and killing bandits they encounter in the original novel, who would believe that these two are veterans who have carried out more than twenty inspection team missions?
Chen Ping carefully climbed down the rope ladder and gestured for Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao to go up and take a look as well. He said the three of them would go out later to exchange their observations and make sure they didn't miss anything.

At this moment, Chen Ping was most concerned about the skinned corpses of soul beasts hanging from the cave ceiling.

For some reason, Chen Ping had a feeling that these inconspicuous little gadgets, which were not mentioned in the original work, might bring him some trouble.

Well, at least the appearance of this thing means that even if the students of Shrek Academy's inner court don't start a killing spree as soon as they enter the cave, there is still a considerable probability that they will be blown to death by the Grim Reaper using the corpses of these soul beasts.

After all, these soul beasts are all beings that have existed for ten or even a hundred years, and their physical strength is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

From this perspective, it's not impossible that the explosive power of this thing is even greater than the damage in the original story.

Without alerting the enemy, Chen Ping controlled the Elephant Staff to slowly retract, lowering the tunnel cover that was being supported.

The three carefully cleaned up the traces they had left behind before retracing their steps back through the passage.

It wasn't until they were more than twenty miles away from the Death Hand bandit group that Chen Ping and his two companions put on their flying soul tools again and quickly returned to the military camp.

By this time, it was already bright daylight outside.

The three men observed very carefully, and now they had a complete grasp of the layout of the cave and the defenses of the bandits inside.

If Chen Ping and the others had been more attentive, they could have observed the situation a little longer and tried to figure out the routes, frequency, and times of these bandits' nighttime patrols.

However, considering that these ordinary bandits don't have that much influence on them, and that they have already obtained most of the intelligence that could affect the operation, the benefits of continuing to investigate are far less than the risks.

Therefore, Chen Ping decisively ended the investigation to ensure maximum safety.

Back in the barracks, Chen Ping was somewhat listless; reconnaissance was a rather grueling task.

Fortunately, Chen Ping flipped his hand again and took out the carving knife for carving living beings, holding it in his palm.

The next moment, a surge of vitality flowed into Chen Ping's body, and in just a few seconds, all of Chen Ping's fatigue was swept away.

This works much better than Red Bull!
Chen Ping twirled the carving knife, then stored it in his storage soul tool.

As was customary, he channeled the overflowing life force into the gray sphere that Electrolux had transformed into before raising his head to look outside the tent.

Hearing the chaotic footsteps outside the tent, Chen Ping knew that the rest of Shrek Academy, whether they were members of the reserve team or the regular team, were heading this way. After everyone had taken their places, Chen Ping, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen exchanged glances before sharing the intelligence they had gathered the previous night from their reconnaissance.

Dai Yueheng also raised his head, indicating that since the Death Hand bandit group was in the Star Luo Empire in the Mingdou Mountains, their military medical team could follow them from a distance and provide medical assistance at any time.

"Very good, there are no problems with logistical support."

"Let's all share our opinions and discuss what tactics to use to deal with those bandits and that evil spirit master in the Death Hand bandit group who is disguised as a bandit leader."

Although Chen Ping already had several feasible tactical plans in mind, he still wanted others to share their ideas.

This is partly to avoid being left out of the loop, and partly to encourage others to use their brains and develop their own combat thinking, instead of continuing to charge headlong like berserkers.

"Why not just charge in and do it? With this little manpower, just one Soul King and a few corpse puppets, what's there to hesitate about?"

The person who said this was Dai Yueheng.

"Hmm, I think we should at least split up."

"Didn't Sister Tao and the others discover the evil spirit master's secret passage and rush in? What if the evil spirit master escapes?"

"Not to mention there are explosives in that secret passage. As long as that guy blows up the escape route, given our digging speed, once we dig a passage, that evil spirit master will have already escaped."

Chen Zifeng, who had been silent all along, spoke up and filled in the gaps in Dai Yueheng's plan.

“I think Chen Ping’s previous insights are just as high as the mountain peaks. We can directly poison the tunnel and let the poisonous smoke seep in through the passage, leaving them no air at all.”

Yao Haoxuan thought of the poisoning tactics Chen Ping had mentioned before. Considering the difficulty of poisoning food and water, he simply applied the same idea to other situations and proposed the poison smoke tactic.

At this moment, Chen Ping finally smiled.

Very good. Apart from Dai Yueheng's tactical suggestions which showed no improvement, the ideas put forward by the others are starting to have some merit!

The Grim Reaper probably never dreamed that the tunnel he dug diagonally downwards to save his life would become the most natural entry point for poisonous smoke.

Because this passage leads directly to their lair, the Shrek members don't even need to worry about any awake bandits discovering the poisonous smoke continuously drifting towards their hideout.

The toxic smoke seeped into the tunnels, and once it emerged, it led into the heart of the bandits' stronghold!

At that time, all they need to do is guard the two holes like the farmers smoke out rats, and kill them one by one when they come out.

It was as if Chen Zifeng and Yao Haoxuan's answers had unlocked the potential of the trainees present.

Soon, one tactic after another was proposed, and various shortcomings were quickly addressed in the discussions.

A comprehensive net targeting the Death Hand bandits is rapidly taking shape as the group's ingenuity shines through.

What surprised Chen Ping the most was that someone mentioned the possibility of the existence of the soul skill "Corpse Explosion".

They also believe that the reason why the evil spirit masters in the cave hung so many corpses of spirit beasts was very likely to detonate the corpses as a final defensive measure.

This idea wasn't put forward by the students of the inner academy, but by Jiang Nannan, who had previously kept a low profile.

It is obvious that Jiang Nannan, as a representative of outstanding impoverished students at Shrek Academy, has a very solid theoretical foundation.

Not only was her knowledge solid, but Jiang Nannan's reading was also not just rote memorization.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to immediately connect the corpses hanging from the cave ceiling with such an evil soul skill as corpse explosion.

Now, the countdown to the death of the messenger of death has begun!

(End of this chapter)