Chapter 74: Hard-to-guess schemes

"Oh no, Guan Shan is here."

Sensing that terrifying might, the black-clothed people's faces instantly changed greatly.

They exchanged a glance, leaving over twenty people to continue fighting.

They cooperated tacitly, not hesitating to trade injury for injury, and had to kill these Combat Soldiers in front of Guan Shan.

And the few who were obviously the leaders all employed stealth secret techniques, taking advantage of the chaos to escape into the night.

"Damn it!"

Guan Shan let out a helpless roar, his face grim.

This escape method should be a Mysterious-rank martial skill; with Guan Shan's strength suppressing it, it can be easily seen through.

But these people obviously also used precious auxiliary talismans.

After they hid, Guan Shan could hardly even sense their breathing.

Helpless, Guan Shan could only choose to first rescue the remaining Combat Soldiers.

Boom!

Guan Shan easily shook one person's body into a ball of blood mist with a single palm, which exploded.

He had no nonsense, nor did he try to persuade them to surrender.

These death warriors had already prepared themselves to die from the moment they began their mission.

Guan Shan easily killed several black-clothed men who had already threatened the Combat Soldiers.

Immediately after, he knocked unconscious the black-clothed men who wanted to poison themselves, at the fastest speed.

Guan Shan then took out a rope from his storage ring.

Seeing that the rope less than one foot long instantly transformed into a seven-to-eight-meter-long, forearm-thick hard rope.

The rope wound like a spirit snake, binding all the black-clothed people.

At the same time, Deng Li and Gu Han, who had finished rescuing the wounded, also rushed over.

"Deng Li, I caught five people; see if you can get more information out of them."

Guan Shan looked solemnly in the direction the black-clothed people had left.

Just the black-clothed people left behind in this battle numbered no less than twenty!

This is completely different from the results Deng Li obtained from earlier interrogations!

If Guan Shan weren't worried about pursuing them, Gu Han might have fallen into danger like these Combat Soldiers.

Right after he captured those black-clothed men, he would immediately pursue them.

Deng Li also understood that this counted as his dereliction of duty, and Guan Shan not blaming him was already lenient.

He even cursed Zheng De and others of the Jia Yu Merchant House, condemning their ancestors eighteen generations over.

Originally he clearly said he only wanted to clear his suspicions, but didn't say to do this; instead it caused him to take the blame!

"General Guan..."

The injured Combat Soldiers supported each other as they came before Guan Shan.

Looking at them, some with broken arms, others with numerous ferocious scars on their bodies.

Even Guan Shan, who considered his heart as hard as iron, couldn't help but be moved.

A full hundred-person team came to carry out the mission.

But even counting the wounded who had previously fallen to the ground, only over thirty people survived!

Before the spy was even captured, over sixty Combat Soldiers were already lost.

This was also absolutely a heavy blow for Guan Shan.

"These bastards."

Gu Han's eyes blazed with fury as he looked at the black-clothed corpses on the ground.

Many Combat Soldiers had just been severely wounded and were on the brink of death.

At this time, Gu Han couldn't continue hiding; he had even summoned Little Wolf earlier to treat the Combat Soldiers' wounds.

However, to be safe, Gu Han did not let Little Wolf directly use the Water Moon Abyss skill on a large scale.

He merely had Little Wolf use its saliva to help the Combat Soldiers' wounds heal quickly.

Moreover, Little Wolf now looks no different from an ordinary Phantom Water Wolf.

Even Deng Li could see nothing unusual.

In Deng Li's eyes, this was merely a Phantom Water Wolf that happened to have some extra skills, nothing remarkable.

Such a wolf king of this species is merely a three-star trash demon beast; even if given to Deng Li for free, he wouldn't deign to look at it!

Deng Li also only advised Gu Han that the Phantom Water Wolf's species is too inferior, unworthy of Gu Han's level of talent.

With Gu Han's talent, as long as he speaks up, Guan Zhen and Guan Shan would absolutely be willing to get him a war beast with a species limit of four stars, even five stars.

As for this Phantom Water Wolf, just throw it away.

Keeping it is just wasting resources!

But Deng Li never expected that Gu Han would actually give him a cold stare over this Phantom Water Wolf.

Deng Li also couldn't be bothered to provoke trouble; he snorted coldly and stopped paying attention to Gu Han.

And Gu Han, out of anger at these black-clothed people, went forward and kicked each of their corpses!

"Congratulations, host, for absorbing 1000 Qi Blood points, 180 Strength points, and 50 Speed points from a seventh-stage Martial Practitioner."

"Congratulations, host, for absorbing 1000 Martial Technique experience points from a seventh-stage Martial Practitioner."

"Congratulations, host, for absorbing 2000 Qi Blood points and 100 Defense points from an eighth-stage Martial Practitioner."

"Congratulations, host, for absorbing 800 Qi Blood points and 50 Spirit points from a sixth-stage Martial Practitioner."

……

System notification sounds kept ringing beside Gu Han's ears.

Warm currents flowed within Gu Han's body, strengthening his physique.

However, Gu Han felt no satisfaction at all.

These people either poisoned themselves to death or died at Guan Shan's hands.

Gu Han could only be considered as picking up corpses, and the attributes he gained probably amounted to only twenty or thirty percent.

"Gu Han's temperament really does suit staying in the military."

Watching Gu Han absorb attributes, a hint of relief flashed in Guan Shan's eyes.

In Guan Shan's eyes, Gu Han did this only because he felt indignant over the deaths of his comrades.

Not long after, Gu Han, having vented his anger, came to Guan Shan's side and said angrily,

"General Guan, are we just going to let the murderers who killed the Combat Soldiers slip away scot-free?"

Guan Shan gave a light chuckle,

"Who said those people ran away?"

Gu Han blinked, not understanding what Guan Shan meant.

Guan Shan smiled mysteriously, a hint of killing intent toward the black-clad figures flashing in his eyes.

The next moment, Guan Shan suddenly whistled.

In the night, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly rang out from afar.

A pair of emerald-green pupils looked extraordinarily eerie in the night.

Next, a fire-red wolf demon over one meter tall at the shoulder appeared before several people.

This wolf demon's fur was like blazing flames all over, emitting a scorching aura.

"This is... a Flare Hound?"

The Flare Hound is a powerful monster species whose racial limit can reach six stars.

Even an ordinary-quality Flare Hound of the species.

After reaching adulthood, it can at least reach four stars.

That is equivalent to a human Great Martial Master!

Guan Shan's Flare Hound probably surpasses Deng Li in strength!

Guan Shan stroked the Flare Hound's head and chuckled,

"Have you tracked those people?"

The Flare Hound grinned and nodded ferociously.

"Lead the way."

Guan Shan took out a pill and tossed it up; the Flare Hound opened its bloody maw and swallowed it whole without chewing.

Afterward, the Flare Hound walked ahead, leading the way.

Guan Shan then said with a smile,

"I had anticipated from the start that someone might sneak away, so I specifically had Little Red keep watch from afar and follow them."

Gu Han then nodded in realization.

Before, he had been wondering why he had never seen the instructors' battle pets.

It seems that even battle pets have their own respective duties.

However, General Guan's talent for naming battle pets still needs improvement……

Little Red?

After all, Little Wolf's name sounds better!