Chapter 2545: The Leader Is Gone

Xu Jie was like a teacher passing on experience, while Huang Lao and the two others listened humbly.

Merely looking at the entrance of the Immortal Crystal Mine before them, a Heavenly Family elder expressed some doubt.

"This Immortal Crystal Mine entrance, we can't see inside—how are we supposed to get our hook out?"

"We have learned the technique and mastered it fully, but we can't see the situation inside the Mining Domain from outside, so we don't know where those Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ingredients are."

In response, Xu Jie appeared relaxed, obviously having anticipated this problem, and laughed.

"Seniors, I've also thought of this—since we can't enter the Mining Domain, we can only blindly hook."

"Blind hook?"

"Yes, seniors, you just throw out the hook at random; if it catches, it's luck, if not, there's nothing to do—but trying several times should still succeed; in short, it's a probability problem."

"There's nothing we can do about it; we can only rely on luck."

Upon hearing Xu Jie's words, Huang Lao and the two others also nodded, seeming to agree that there was no other way.

Immediately, the three slowly began to swing the large hooks in their hands.

Watching the slowly swinging hook, Ye Zhangqing suddenly felt as if he had been transported to another world.

How come it feels like I'm back at the eastern sea shore again? It was the same back then.

As for the others, they held their breath and focused, their faces showing both excited anticipation and nervous apprehension, their gazes all fixed on the large hooks in Huang Lao and the two others' hands.

They looked even more tense than the three, unsure whether the Heavenly Hook Great Technique would work.

Not being able to see the interior of the entrance from outside is the same as, from inside the Mining Domain, being unable to see outside through the entrance; both sides are alike.

At this moment, as the Demon God decided to launch a full-scale counterattack, striking the Human Race off guard.

Although the earlier lure wasn't a complete success, it was nearly so, and not a few Human Race cultivators had employed the secret art.

And as the Demon God issued orders, increasing numbers of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons began to gather around the entrance.

They were just waiting for the Demon God's command to rush out and deal a heavy blow to the Human Race.

At this moment, near the entrance inside the Mining Domain, the gathered Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons were indeed quite numerous.

They were divided into units, each unit having a leader in charge.

Under the Demon God are the leaders, each commanding varying numbers of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons.

The leaders' strengths are not uniform; some are strong, some weak, and the strong ones are not far from breaking through to the Demon God level.

Even the weakest first‑tier leader is certainly far stronger than an ordinary Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.

Otherwise, given the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons' tradition of venerating martial might, if you lack overwhelming strength, those beneath you will not obey you.

At this time, each Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon leader was engaged in pre‑battle preparations.

This time we're not playing around; we really intend to inflict a heavy blow on the Human Race.

The numerous Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons now all have battle spirit soaring to the heavens.

Facing battle, Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons feel no fear, only excitement, as if they were born for combat.

The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons still making battle preparations—at this moment, the unit closest to the entrance.

An Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon leader stood at the front of the unit, roaring repeatedly, with his back to the entrance.

There was hardly any preparation, after all, if the Human Race charged in here they would be detected immediately, so there was nothing to worry about.

And under its roar, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons under its command were also fully roused, their battle spirit ignited.

Likewise, each one was excited beyond measure, their eyes blood‑red, wishing they could rush out now to slay Human Race cultivators.

But just then, without any warning, a dark, large hook shot explosively from outside the entrance.

It almost grazed past that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon leader.

Hmm???

This sudden scene left many Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons stunned for a moment.

What is this thing?

Filled with doubt, they stared at the black large hook—what is this? I've never seen anything like it before.

Even that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon leader felt suspicious—could this be a Human Race tactic? It doesn't seem like it.

They couldn't figure it out, and moreover, the large hook came fast and left fast.

It shot out explosively, then did nothing and slunk back.

But before these Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons could recover, another second later another large hook came flying.

But this time, the large hook was incredibly precise and directly snagged that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon leader.

Hmm???

They only felt themselves being hooked by it, and before it could do anything, a tremendous force erupted the next second.

"Wait…………………"

Just as they opened their mouths, the next second their feet left the ground, and then their whole body vanished with a whoosh, being dragged out of the Mining Domain before the eyes of the many Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons.

In the blink of an eye, there was no trace left.

Watching the leader who had been roaring and rallying morale just a second ago, the next second there was no sign of him.

The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons under his command stood frozen in place, for a while not knowing what had happened.

"What just happened?"

"Didn't see clearly."

"What kind of thing is that? A hook?"

"I don't know."

Having never encountered anything like this, for a moment these Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons also didn't know what had occurred.

Anyway, they knew their leader seemed to be gone, and it happened right under their noses.

They were hooked away by a large hook.

For a moment the scene fell silent; the many Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons didn't know how to explain what had just happened before their eyes.

They stood dumbfounded for a while before an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon finally spoke.

"Leader is gone."

"Damn, it's a sneak attack by the Human Race."

"Damn it."

For a moment, facing the fact that their leader was gone, this squad of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons couldn't help but fall into chaos.

After all, that was their own leader—gone just like that; what does that mean?

The commotion quickly drew the attention of the leaders of other squads.

The leader of a nearby squad came over with a dark face and shouted.

"What's the fuss? A battle is imminent, and you dare act recklessly? Where is your leader?"

"Our leader is gone."

Faced with that leader's questioning, an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon in the squad replied helplessly.

Upon hearing those words, that leader was stunned for a moment and couldn't immediately grasp their meaning.

What does "gone" mean? How could it just disappear? Why would it vanish out of the blue?

This is inside the Mining Domain, with no danger around—how could it just disappear?

Moreover, nothing unusual had happened just then.

After looking around, they indeed failed to find the squad's leader, and the arriving leader frowned tightly.

He asked coldly.

"Where is your leader? The battle is about to begin—where did it go?"

Faced with the question, an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon in the squad replied with a bitter expression.

"It's just gone—it was there a moment ago, but suddenly a big hook snatched it away, leaving no trace."

"Huh??? Are you kidding me? Such a huge Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon standing here, and you say it's just gone?"