Chapter 560: Two-Pronged Bloom, Strengthening

"Watch out, they're coming!" Dupont shouted.

Tang Luo, annoyed by the noise, ruthlessly moved to kill half of them, provoking the "wrath" of the demons.

The remaining dozens of demons no longer acted as bystanders and charged toward Tang Luo and the others at the bottom of the valley.

The five Generals rubbed their hands in anticipation, intending to kill these demons.

Holt drew the greatsword from his back; the edge of the black greatsword was sharp, its width nearly half a meter, like a door panel, capable of smashing, slashing, and blocking.

Ceres held a book that looked like a sketchbook, preparing to open it; the words "Paradise Lost" were on it.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound rang out; Clement's whip left a crack in the ground. Her whip was emerald green, like the vines of some plant, and covered in barbs.

Lola held a staff, its tip flowing with brilliant light; the halo made her whole person appear blurred.

"Burn!"

Her raised right hand, its arm adorned with magnificent patterns flowing like magma, flames coiled around the arm and condensed into a sphere in her palm.

"Fireball Cannonball!" Dupont's naming sense gave Tang Luo immense comfort.

"Don't." But before they could actually act, Tang Luo stopped them. "Now is not the time to move. We need to accumulate little by little."

"But they..." Dupont indicated this wasn't a question of whether they moved or not; the demons had already charged over.

They couldn't possibly just take a beating, nor could they scatter and flee; that would be too shameful.

"It's fine. As support, I can help you taunt these demons." Tang Luo said.

Taunt them?

Everyone pondered briefly and understood Tang Luo's meaning — nothing more than attracting these demons to deal with Tang Luo himself.

That way, the five of them wouldn't have to lift a finger.

As they spoke, the demons had drawn considerably closer. The low-level demons' floating speed wasn't fast, about the same as a normal person walking.

But the mid-level demons were different; at a mad sprint, they could easily catch up to a speeding train.

Dupont and the others didn't attack proactively, but they didn't lower their weapons either.

Tang Luo was very strong, that was true, but faced with a charge of dozens of demons, how could he alone completely draw them away?

Could it be that besides healing, strength buffs, flight buffs, defense buffs, and stealth buffs, he had other special abilities?

From memory, no Exorcist had the ability to attract demons — or rather, every Exorcist came with a built-in taunt aura, but that wasn't an ability.

The five Generals were all very curious and expectant.

Under their expectant gazes, Tang Luo raised a hand, in midair, and pressed down gently.

All the charging demons instantly sank into the ground, unable to move, even their waving tentacles pressed tight against their bodies.

"Done."

Tang Luo said, "They can't move anymore."

"Is this what you call taunting?"

"You just say whether they're taunted or not." Tang Luo spoke with righteous confidence.

"Right, this is taunting." What else could the other five Generals do?

Naturally, they gave a thumbs up and praised Tang Luo's taunt strength as unmatched in history, unprecedented and never to be repeated.

Other people's taunts at most made demons chase and kill them.

Tang Luo's taunt — this damn thing is clearly suppression!

The five Generals could sense that the area where those demons were was permeated by a power.

Even though Tang Luo had already withdrawn his hand, that power still lingered, not dissipating.

If they rashly entered, their fate would likely be the same as that group of demons — kneeling in the ground on the spot, unable to lift their heads at all.

Haven't you noticed even the sound of "Exorcist" is gone?

You have to know, demons only stop emitting that wailing cry like grief when the battle is at its most intense.

Without a doubt, all the demons now, including the only two remaining mid-level demons, are struggling to fight.

Dupont looked at this scene and suddenly felt a bit like shouting: "Hang in there! Demons buried in the ground!"

But he didn't dare speak; he feared if he shouted, he'd be buried just like those demons.

Anyway, the demons aren't in position yet, so it's their free time.

Being buried in the ground counts as free activity too.

Without extending a hand, but the current Tang Luo can also maintain the "Great Hand Seal" power without it dissipating.

Effortlessly taunting these demons.

Next, they just need to wait.

"If you're bored, you can also spar with each other..." Tang Luo said, "Don't go too hard." A reminder in passing.

"How's the situation?"

Tang Luo sat on a clean stone, closed his eyes, looking like he was resting, but actually contacting Zhu Bajie and the others.

"Master, it's a long story." Zhu Bajie said.

"Yeah, it's too filthy, I can't bear to look directly at it." Ao Yulie's tone was exaggerated. "Master, Holy Order, my ass! It's simply a public toilet!"

"Hm?" Tang Luo raised his tone slightly.

"No, I mean the Holy Order — it looks quite pure, but it's fundamentally a public toilet!" Ao Yulie hurriedly corrected his misspoken words.

To avoid being thrown into a public toilet in the future.

During this time, Ao Yulie and the others, besides searching for demons and Sacred Hearts, had an additional task: investigating the Holy Order.

And the Holy Order, besides daily missions, had also dispatched some Exorcists and field personnel to search for the "missing" Zhu Bajie and the others.

Even though Tang Luo said they just went to kill demons.

But the Holy Group couldn't just let these exorcists wander around outside, so naturally they had to be sought out.

Thus, Zhu Bajie and the others also began investigating matters related to the Holy Group.

Planning a two-pronged approach, Tang Luo was rising steadily within the Holy Group, while they observed it from the outside.

When the time came, they would launch a pincer attack.

Then the Holy Group would have no choice but to comply, letting Tang Luo and them do as they pleased, taking whatever they wanted.

Then, after some investigation, Zhu Bajie and the others discovered that the Holy Group was not as they had initially imagined.

At first, everyone thought the Holy Group was a powerful organization—and that wasn't wrong.

But this organization was extremely complex, its complexity dozens of times greater than what appeared on the surface.

As everyone knows, the highest authority in the Holy Group is the Seven-Person Council, an alliance formed by seven "Gold Patron Daddies."

These seven Gold Patron Daddies clearly came from those powerful aristocratic families.

Among them, two families were even the founders of the Holy Group, having continued as powerful aristocratic lineages for hundreds of years, enduring without decline.

Later, the other five "Gold Patrons" joined one after another.

The latest Gold Patron has been sponsoring the Holy Group for over two hundred years.

However, the truth is not so; behind the Holy Group, it is far from being simply seven aristocratic families.

With the passage of time, those original aristocratic families had long vanished into the river of history, leaving behind only an empty shell of a false name.

Even, those currently acting under the name of the XX family are not truly of that family's bloodline.

Besides that last family, the others have long been thoroughly replaced.

It's not just a simple replacement; various forces have separately intervened, you finish your act and I take the stage.

As Ao Yulie said, public restrooms—many people go there.

As for the last Xisi family, it is currently in dire straits; this family once accumulated vast wealth.

It also carries the arrogance of nobility, believing itself to be a Gold Patron Daddy of the Holy Group, yet failed to keep up with the times.

Now it must rely on selling ancestral property to maintain a dignified life and its annual sponsorship of the Holy Group.

Various forces are waiting for the last few members of the Xisi family to defect to them, so they can reach into the Holy Group.

Behind the Holy Group, it is not the seven Gold Patron Daddies.

State officials, major merchants, and powerful aristocratic families from all countries stand one by one behind the scenes, faintly visible, full of interest.

Why the interest? Naturally because the Holy Group allows them to extract benefits.

After so many years, the Holy Group's own power has expanded to a certain extent; its members can freely enter and exit any country without any restrictions.

The "no restrictions" here means truly unrestricted.

You can bring whatever you want, as long as you report your entry and exit times and personnel.

Just this one point makes many forces salivate.

Moreover, the Holy Group itself can bring great benefits—the Scientific Equipment Division, exorcists, field personnel—are all immense wealth.

It can be said that, aside from the core exorcists and the Scientific Equipment Division,

the remaining departments have all been staffed by personnel from major capitals and forces—even the logistics cafeteria is no exception.

Everyone trades with each other, mutually beneficial, while also ensuring the Holy Group's vigorous growth.

The highest council—seven councilors are merely symbols pushed to the forefront.

The Holy Group is a community of shared interests, a colossal power and capital monster.

As for exorcists and the Scientific Equipment Division, it is very difficult to insert personnel into them, because these two have very high demands on people.

What is needed is talent.

Though talent cannot be easily inserted, it can be made into one's own people through various means.

Many members of the Scientific Equipment Division have actually invested themselves into the embraces of various forces.

Only exorcists remain pure.

For many examples have already proven that if an exorcist falls—meaning a normal kind of fall, corrupted by money, pleasure, etc. —

Not too long after, they can no longer continue to resonate with the Sacred Heart.

Finally, they lose their qualification and become ordinary people.

Exorcists are the blades against demons; if the blade is corroded, it is no longer a blade, loses its value, and will only be discarded.

And everyone also knows that once the blade is gone, demons might just sweep in and overwhelm humanity.

Even if there are short-sighted ones, they will be beaten to death by a group of people united together.

The Holy Group's chief steward, deputy leader, plays an extremely crucial role in this.

He must balance all forces while ensuring the Holy Group's overall direction never deviates or strays.

Clearly, Budisi is awesome.

"Master, you said we should contact that Xisi family and become Gold Patron Daddies of the Holy Group—how about that?" Zhu Bajie said enthusiastically, with just cause.

Fighting people is endlessly fun.

Especially when one's own strength is extremely strong: I'm just playing with you on the surface, but once I can't play anymore, I'll flip the table—just thinking about it makes me happy.

"That's fine." Tang Luo said.

I control the exorcists, you become powerful Gold Patron Daddies.

Two blossoms, two blossoms.

"Boom!"

Brilliant sparks burst in the sky.

"I can't help it, Captain!" Du Bo said loudly, as the number of demons around had already increased to over a thousand.

Looking around, everywhere was demons.

There were also over a hundred mid-tier demons mixed in among them.

"Exorcists!"

The sound of wailing and roaring mixed together rose up.

DuPont couldn't help it, and neither could those demons.

"Heh, Buddhist Dharma is boundless."

Tang Luo clasped his hands together, and the demons buried in the earth instantly turned to dust.

"You've been strengthened, charge forward quickly."

With the demons' deaths as a signal, every part of their bodies roaring, surging with power, the five generals each charged toward those exorcists.

Huh, wait, why is Selicia, you summoner, also charging forward?