Chapter 101 - The Great Wilderness Battle Royale (Part 4)

Chapter 101: Chapter 99: The Great Wilderness Battle Royale (Part 4)"What’s happened?" Sa Re turned his forces around from the very front of the manhunt and headed back, the soldiers surrounding the scene quickly clearing a path.

Before he even got close, Sa Re smelled the thick stench of blood, and as he slowly approached, the sight of hundreds of mutilated corpses and severed limbs was nauseating. Of course, scenes like this were commonplace on the wasteland plane, so it didn’t evoke much of a reaction from them.

"Earl, by the time we arrived, the Demon Beasts were already feasting on their bodies," one of Sa Re’s senior subordinates hurried over and reported the situation: "So far, we’ve discovered that these soldiers all died at the hands of the same person, we’re just not sure if it’s the kid we’re pursuing."

"Of course it’s not!" Sa Re frowned and rejected his subordinate’s conclusion outright, "How could that trash, who hasn’t even reached the Second Transition, possibly kill so many of my men? They must have encountered the strong warrior recently recognized by the Heavenly God and spoken out of turn, provoking their own death."

Sa Re didn’t believe for a second that Lu Hong had such strength, so he immediately attributed the incident to the mysterious strong warrior who had just been acknowledged by the Heavenly God: "Listen up, everyone, when hunting down that kid, if you encounter anyone else in the forest, you must treat them with caution, and certainly do not provoke them heedlessly, for they are a warrior recognized by the Heavenly God!"

After laying out his orders, Sa Re continued to lead his men through the forest in

In an instant, Magic Skills rained down from the sky toward Lu Hong, who didn’t dodge, letting the Skills hit him.

"All close-quarters fighters, follow me!" The leader of the hundred-man squad drew his weapon and, seeing that Lu Hong remained unharmed even after being submerged in brilliant Magic, remained cautiously vigilant as he led his men slowly forward.

"Blood Burst!" Before they could get close, Lu Hong leaped up from the Magic’s fireworks display. In his hands, the two Blood Holy Swords shone a bright red as he slammed them into the ground, instantly cracking the earth open. Vital blood power burst forth in all directions like fountains from the depths of the earth.

"Holy Light Barrier!" The Knight, quick to react, immediately activated a defensive Skill, but in front of Lu Hong’s power, the Holy Light’s protection was like paper, easily torn apart.

"Kill!" With a loud shout, Lu Hong plunged into the midst of the enemy, caught in confusion; he was like a crimson whirlwind, ruthlessly reaping the lives of Sa Re’s soldiers.

Wielding the Blood Holy Sword, Lu Hong, bolstered by his formidable strength, could slash through not only the soldiers’ weapons but also split their armor in two with a single blow.

"How is he so strong?!"

"Run for it!"

As the group of close-combat professionals fell into chaos, the Mages and archers watched in terror; this was nothing short of an unequal massacre!

"Trying to escape?" Lu Hong revved up the power within him and let out a roar that pierced the heavens, the Second Transition level 10 Skill "Blood Roar," designed to intimidate enemies and rob them of their fighting capacity for three seconds.

A ring of blood light radiated from around Lu Hong, rapidly expanding outward. Wherever it reached, everyone was frozen in place, utterly devoid of initiative.

"Kill!" Lu Hong dropped the unfinished group of close-combat foes and rushed towards the ranged professionals in a single leap, evidently finding the Mage professional to be particularly obnoxious.

Three minutes passed, and after scanning the area to confirm there were no survivors, Lu Hong quickly left to continue his search for Sa Re’s soldiers, opening a new Chapter of slaughter.

"Earl, we’ve lost contact with three thousand men!" As night fell, one of Sa Re’s generals rushed into the makeshift tent to report, "I’ve just checked on the smaller squads; nearly twenty of them haven’t responded to me!"

"What are you panicking for!" Sa Re was unusually dissatisfied with the general’s intrusion and retorted, "This is nothing! They’re just not responding to you in a timely manner. Maybe they’re too busy dealing with Demon Beasts in the forest to get back to you. Get out of here this instant; don’t disturb my rest. We can talk about anything else tomorrow morning!"

"But..." The general wanted to say more, but under the cold gaze of Sa Re, he inevitably had to retreat helplessly.

"Ridiculous nonsense, what in this forest could possibly threaten a group of Second Transition professionals? Making a mountain out of a molehill!" Sa Re grumbled a few sentences, then leaned back on the soft fur and fell into a sound sleep.

The next morning, before Sa Re had fully awakened, the general who had barged into the tent last night rushed in again to announce, "Earl! It’s truly bad! This morning, when I checked on the troops, not only are last night’s three thousand unresponsive, but now over five thousand more have lost contact!"

"What?!" This time Sa Re didn’t blame the intruding general; instead, he widened his eyes. Last night’s three thousand plus this morning’s five thousand already accounted for more than half his force!

"Quickly investigate the reason!" Sa Re immediately ordered and charged out of the tent, not even bothering about his attire.

On his way back, Sa Re saw nothing but the corpses of dead soldiers en route, most of which had already been eaten by the Demon Beasts of the forest, leaving only bleached bones.

"Earl, all our men died at the hands of the same person!" After examining the wounds, one of Sa Re’s trusted aides trembled as he reported the results of the investigation. So many soldiers killed by the same individual from night to dawn, could even the most powerful beings on the wastelands achieve that?

"How is that possible?!" Sa Re snarled, "Are you sure?!"

"Yes... Yes, like the initial hundred or so soldiers, they were all killed by the same person."

"Could it be that I have offended a mightier sealed by the Heavenly God? Impossible!" Sa Re furrowed his brows, his mind in turmoil.

At that moment, a soldier stumbled back, reporting to Sa Re, "Terrible news, Earl! Just a short distance ahead, there is... there is blood writing!"

"Take me to see it." Sa Re followed the soldier to the site of the blood writing, and his vision went dark!

Is hunting not very amusing? Now it’s my turn.