The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 91 The Astonishing Night

"Defeating a team of two thousand people whose strongest members are only Dou Shi isn't difficult; reaching the Dou Ling level is enough. But you can only defeat them; killing them all is unlikely. Only by reaching the Dou Wang level, which allows for rapid flight, can you easily kill two thousand people, but you'll definitely leave traces. To leave no trace at all is a struggle even for a Dou Huang. Therefore, I suspect that person's strength is at least at the Dou Zong level, or even higher." This guard, whom Yao Ye called Liang Ye, pondered for a moment before analyzing the situation seriously.

"At least a Dou Zong expert! Heh, even my great-grandfather didn't reach Dou Zong! This is a bit troublesome. I just wanted to use some methods to win over Nie Feng. But if his master is always by his side, it will backfire." Yao Ye smiled bitterly to himself.

At this moment, Yao Ye felt quite regretful. She hadn't expected that the mysterious expert had been by Xiao Yan's side all along. What if he came to the palace to settle accounts with them? Who could stop him then?

"Why would someone so strong to toy with these weak mercenaries like this? Even if he wanted to kill them, it would be a simple slap. Why go through all this trouble? This behavior is not befitting of his status!" Liang Ye murmured to himself.

"What did you say?" Yao Ye suddenly turned around, staring at Liang Ye with wide eyes.

Liang Ye was startled by Yao Ye's reaction; he had never seen Yao Ye so agitated before. Nevertheless, he replied, "I'm just a little puzzled. This expert's strength is at least at the Dou Zong level, yet his style of doing things is somewhat strange. To be honest, if I were that Dou Zong expert, knowing that three mercenary groups were targeting my disciple, I would directly settle accounts with the leaders of those three groups, rather than killing so many low-level mercenaries. These mercenaries are scattered throughout the Monster Beast Mountain Range; killing them would be very troublesome."

After hearing Liang Ye's words, Yao Ye lowered his head and began to ponder, pacing slowly around the main hall.

Suddenly, Yao Ye stopped, narrowed her eyes, turned to Liang Ye and asked, "Do you think it's possible that these people were killed by that guy named Nie Feng?"

"This...this is impossible! His strength is only a Dou Zhe, how could he kill so many people? Moreover, there are dozens of Dou Shi experts among them, even a Da Dou Shi couldn't do that." Liang Ye felt that Yao Ye's words were a bit far-fetched, and it was not as reliable as his guess!

"What if we use poison? Nie Feng's alchemy skills are praised by President Fa Ma and Master Gu He. Alchemists are not only good at making pills that are beneficial to people, but they are also proficient in making poisons," Yao Ye asked in return.

"Using poison is somewhat possible, but what kind of potent poison could a mere third-grade alchemist concoct? Even the poisons concocted by the poison masters of the Izumo Empire that can be used on a large scale only make our soldiers feel unwell and reduce their combat effectiveness. This is a common tactic used on the battlefield by the Izumo Empire. I've never heard of any poison that can be used on a large scale and has such terrifying lethality." Liang Ye nodded, but still found it hard to believe that a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy had done this.

"Just because I haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I've rarely heard of such miraculous pills as the Longevity Pill before. And I've never seen any of the other miraculous pills he makes before either," Yao Ye said calmly.

"If you really killed all these people, then this time we must keep you in the capital, or at the very least erase your hostility towards the Gama Empire. You're only fifteen or sixteen years old, yet you're so cruel, killing more than two thousand people without a second thought. You're truly terrifying! Once you find out that it was our royal family that spread the news, won't you wipe out our royal family?" Yao Ye felt a sense of fear.

"Someone come here!" Yao Ye shouted to the outside of the hall.

As soon as Yao Ye finished speaking, a man in black knelt in the center of the hall.

"Go tell the leaders of the three major mercenary groups that I'm giving them three days. If they can't find out the cause of death of the more than two thousand people who entered the Monster Mountain Range within three days, then the three major mercenary groups will cease to exist. It's not that easy to stall for time," Yao Ye said to the man in black who was in the prince's clothes.

"Yes!" the man in black replied respectfully.

"Tell them that as long as they send out a few small teams as bait, they can secretly follow behind. Once they find out how those people died, they can leave the Monster Mountain Range directly. And tell them not to even think about escaping. I have already dispatched 50,000 iron cavalry to be distributed at various exits of the Monster Mountain Range. They can't escape." Just as the man in black was about to turn and leave, Yao Ye added.

A slap followed by a sweet treat—this is a common tactic of the royal family.

"Whether you did it or not, we'll soon find out. I'm also very curious to know how you managed to kill more than two thousand people in one night. And I don't believe that when they find out you're just a fighter, they can really control their desires and not take action against you! As long as they make a move, my goal will be achieved." Yao Ye squinted and murmured softly.

Inside the central tent of the Mad Lion Mercenary Group's headquarters, the four members of the Bitter Gourd group gathered again. They looked at each other, all feeling an invisible pressure. They had thought they could weather this disaster by simply taking it easy, but now a knife was at their throats, and there was no escape.

Fortunately, all they needed to do was find out the cause of death of the two thousand mercenaries they had sent out. They didn't even need to do it themselves; they just needed to send out a few more small teams to secretly follow them.

"The one from the capital has already sent word, giving us only three days. This time, we have no choice but to act. I didn't expect her to be so resourceful, sending out 50,000 troops to block all the exits of the Monster Mountain Range. Now we can't escape even if we want to. What should we do?" Raman, the leader of the Mad Lion Mercenary Group, said in a deep voice.

"Sigh! We can't afford to offend either of them. Offending either one will only lead to our demise." Dali sighed helplessly.

"That's not necessarily true!" Ling Yun said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" The leaders of the three mercenary groups all looked at Ling Yun.

"At first, we all thought that the people in our mercenary group were killed by the mysterious person behind Nie Feng. But the one in the palace obviously discovered something and wanted us to test this Nie Feng to see if he had the ability to kill so many of us," Ling Yun said calmly.

"What? Don't talk nonsense. A mere fighter could kill over two thousand of our mercenaries? Are you crazy?" Hearing Ling Yun's words, the other three shook their heads repeatedly.

"Although I don't believe it either, and I also think it was done by the mysterious powerful figure behind Nie Feng, after thinking about it again, I feel there are many suspicious points. The strong have their own rules of conduct. You can't expect a Dou Huang powerhouse to kill some low-level mercenaries, and do it so secretly. It just doesn't make sense. If he had found us directly, threatened us, or killed us outright, that would be in line with the behavior of the strong. But to secretly kill so many of us without letting us find out... does that fit the style of those powerful figures?" Ling Yun analyzed.

"This..." The three commanders all frowned upon hearing Ling Yun's words.

"After eliminating all the impossibilities, what remains, however inconceivable, is the only possibility," Ling Yun said decisively.

"So what should we do now?" Seeing how decisive Ling Yun was, the three commanders couldn't help but believe him even more.

"We're now at their mercy. Only by doing as they say can we have a chance of survival. This time, we need to mobilize all our mercenaries, follow closely behind them, find out if Nie Feng personally carried out the operation, and then cooperate with the royal family to put on a show. That will be enough to complete our mission. Although we will suffer heavy losses this time, the conditions the royal family promised us are not low, enough to compensate for all our losses," Ling Yun said earnestly.

"That's all we can do!" Raman sighed.

"In that case, let's lead all the mercenaries into the Monster Mountain Range," Gilley said.

(End of this chapter)