Chapter 257: The Tyrant Bear

The Green Fox Young Master's voice was soft and pleasant, carrying an intangible air of authority that made it impossible to resist, leaving one without the slightest thought of suspicion.

Moreover, it sounded quite agreeable.

He looked at the woman and continued, "Follow me, and gather as many people as you can."

"I have already found a hidden location where there is a natural array we can use to hide; we can go there."

"Additionally, we must discuss how to deal with the dead end ahead!"

"Perhaps we will be lucky enough to remain undiscovered with the help of the array, and once everything is over, we will have a chance to get out."

"But if we are not united, we will be picked off one by one, and in the end, there won't even be anyone left to unite with."

"All I can do is contribute my own strength; as for whether we can survive, I do not know."

As he spoke, he wore a troubled expression.

Yet this expression of his was even more captivating; some men even felt a pang of heartache upon seeing it, wishing they could go up and offer some comfort.

However, the red-clad woman's innate constitution meant she was not tempted in the slightest.

She nodded slightly: "What you say makes a lot of sense; we can follow you."

"But you must not force us to do anything; everything must be done with our consent."

She kept feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

As soon as these words were spoken, a large man with a mop of curly hair and the body of a bear emerged and roared: "You're being wishy-washy after having your life saved; you woman just need to be taken by a man!"

"Once you're taken, you'll be obedient!"

He stared unreservedly at the red-skirted woman's graceful figure, his drool nearly spilling out.

The red-skirted woman immediately became vigilant, placing one hand on her Storage Ring.

She felt as if she were being watched by a fierce beast, her skin crawling.

"Ba Xiong, do not be rude!"

The Green Fox Young Master said indifferently: "Anyone who joins our team is not a wooden puppet; they all have thoughts, and it is normal to have one's own ideas."

"This young lady is merely speaking her mind; she is straightforward, and I like that."

"I imagine many of you have thoughts in your hearts that you simply haven't voiced; that is not as open and honest as this young lady."

"Alright, time is of the essence. Everyone, please follow me to a safe place first, and then I will go out to find others."

"Yes!" Ba Xiong responded immediately.

The remaining half-beasts naturally had no objections.

Just like that, the half-beasts and the people from the Changheng Academy followed the Green Fox Young Master as they flew away.

The man in black took a few extra looks at the red-skirted woman, flew to her side, and transmitted his voice: "Hongluan, we must first preserve our lives, then figure out a plan to escape."

The red-skirted woman also agreed: "I hope it is truly as he says, and that we haven't walked into a trap or a cage."

She kept feeling that the Green Fox Young Master's behavior was very strange.

The man in black nodded: "I think so too. Let us just be careful; at the very least, we will be fine for a while."

None of them were fools; they all knew that things were likely not that simple.

But the Green Fox Young Master was too mysterious and unfathomable; they couldn't guess his intentions at all.

They could only take it one step at a time.

And at this moment.

On Lu Tianyu's side.

Under the leadership of Shangguan Yu'er, the fifteen cultivators of the Heavenly Mystery Sect activated the Kuilie Fangyu Zhenfa, struggling to resist the attacks of the bloodthirsty demonic beasts.

Who would have thought they could actually hold off the frantic attacks of the demonic beasts for half an hour?

Sixteen various Mechanism Puppets stood around the group, their bodies flickering with a faint green light, forming a pale green protective barrier that covered everyone.

Whenever a demonic beast attacked, they would mechanically strike back under the control of the Heavenly Mystery Sect disciples.

And those demonic beasts that slammed into the protective barrier were bounced directly back.

It was just that the Spirit Stones were being consumed too quickly at this moment.

After a few attacks by the Mechanism Puppets, they needed to replenish the Spirit Stones, and the barrier also needed them after being struck a few times.

Although the people of the Heavenly Mystery Sect had many Spirit Stones on them, they couldn't keep up with such high consumption, and they were already hitting the bottom.

Lu Tianyu had already diluted the Heaven-Mending Pill into a medicinal liquid, and he tossed a Storage Ring containing a mid-grade spirit vein to Shangguan Yu'er: "Use this first."

"Which of you will go kill two demonic beasts and bring them in to extract their essence blood? Once I finish preparing the medicinal liquid for everyone to drink, we won't be attacked by them for three days."

He looked around.

Lu Tianyu also knew that being attacked by so many demonic beasts must be controlled by someone; it was not a coincidence.

They might not be safe even after drinking the medicine; the mastermind behind this would surely have other countermeasures.

But this was the best method for now; they could only take it one step at a time.

Shangguan Yu'er received the mid-grade spirit vein and was overjoyed: "Young Master Lu is truly generous."

"With this spirit vein, we can hold out for another quarter of an hour. Who will go kill two demonic beasts?"

She explained: "Our puppets are being used to maintain the Great Array and cannot perform strenuous movements; please understand!"

Guo Zhuying was about to speak, but heard a hearty voice ring out: "Just killing two demonic beasts? That's not hard at all!"

Xing Jiangyi stood out, full of confidence: "This is a small matter; I'll be back in a flash!"

"Please, Miss Yu'er, open a section of the array; I am going out now!"

Seeing so many demonic beasts from within the array, he, like the others, no longer felt the eagerness he had before, and his heart was filled with fear and unease.

However, he felt extremely bored just staying in the array, yet he didn't dare to go out.

Now that there was finally an opportunity, it was the perfect time to show off his skills and hunt a few demonic beasts to demonstrate his strength to the others.

To him, killing two demonic beasts was as easy as reaching into a bag to take something; with his full strength, it would be a matter of one or two sword strikes.

Having lost a leg, he asked the people of the Heaven Secret Sect for a puppet's leg to use as a makeshift replacement.

As soon as these words were spoken, Ben Jieming immediately rejected them: "You are severely injured, so you had better not go out. It is better if I take them out together; it is too dangerous outside!"

He waved his hand: "You all come out with me, use the sword array to hunt two demonic beasts and then come back in. Remember, do not be greedy for more!"

With Xing Jiangyi injured, Ben Jieming had vaguely become the small team's Captain; they had never liked Xing Jiangyi's arrogance and incompetence to begin with, so they naturally acquiesced to this.

Ben Jieming did things quite steadily and knew that one could not be careless in this situation.

Unexpectedly, no sooner had the words fallen than they were interrupted by Xing Jiangyi's sneer: "Ben Jieming, to hunt a mere two demonic beasts and still need to set up a sword array, you are losing too much face for my Ten Thousand Swords Mountain!"

"Miss Yu'er, open the array quickly; I will need less than ten breaths of time!"

He was very disdainful of Ben Jieming's actions.

Murong Xue wanted to say something, but was stopped by Lu Tianyu raising his hand: "Since it is so simple, why not let him go out and try!"