A Demon's Journey

Chapter 396 - Trap

Azaroth knew it would be a bad idea to kill this elder as it would alert the entire Black Lake Sect that there was an assassin in the vicinity.

Azaroth left the location after erasing parts of memories from this man's head. This man had no idea that something had happened after his comrades left.

He would think that he was quite tired and fell asleep on his bed.

Meanwhile, Azaroth had gone to find Christina. It would be easy to bring Christina to the camp using Tiana's name.

If he had Christina at his camp, the situation would be under his control. Whether it was the timing or the result. He would choose the one most favorable to himself.

Having Christina at his camp meant that his camp might become the primary target for the Night Mountain Sect. Tiana's group was completely wasted, and they could no longer fight for this one week.

Although they couldn't fight, these women were meditating and digesting their experiences from these recent battles.

The only time they would halt their meditation was during their food break. Their body required nutrients for healing.

Fortunately, the beasts that Zena and her comrades had slaughtered possessed all these required nutrients.

Once they were roasted and the poison in their bodies was purged, they would be edible.

Since these women couldn't fight, Azaroth knew he had to deal with all those attacks by himself.

He would have to reveal his power to the enemies and even to the entire Kingdom.

His identity as Azaroth would be revealed to the Royal Family. The Royal Family would find out that an individual at the 5 Star Warrior was the leader of this Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Sect.

When Azaroth thought deeply about this, he didn't find anything wrong with it.

Many factions had their own trump cards. He could be considered a trump card of the Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Sect.

If the Royal Family did send someone to investigate the Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Sect, Tiana could give out a reason that she had hired someone to protect them.

That would surely satisfy the Royal Family. Well, at least on the surface. They could continue to investigate secretly, but Tiana could control that information to some extent.

Thus, Azaroth had no qualms about revealing his true strength. He just had to keep in mind to only reveal his Ice Element.

Azaroth was sure that the Royal Family was aware of his identity that was controlling the Origin Sect Branch in Veninza City.

The King had struck a deal with a demon and traded many resources with him.

The Royal Family was also aware of a demon pulling the strings in the kingdom. However, they hadn't connected that all these individuals were actually personas of a single man.

It was unrealistic for them to reach this conclusion unless they saw him personally. After all, it was extremely rare for an individual to possess two elements. Let alone so many different kinds of powers.

Azaroth possessed these many powers due to his ability, experience, knowledge, and some bits of luck.

Thus, Azaroth was confident he could keep his true identity a secret if he remained careful.

He soon found Christina's team. Christina was on a mission to assist another team that was needed reinforcements urgently.

When she arrived at the location, multiple elder-ranked figures jumped out and startled Christina's entire team.

"Hahaha! You finally fell in our trap!" The elder from the Night Mountain Sect's side laughed loudly as he declared this.

"You all will pay for this! The elders of the Black Lake Sect should have sensed your presence and will be on their way soon enough!" Christina shouted at them.

An elder of the Night Mountain Sect asked with a sneer, "Do you think we weren't prepared for that possibility?"

The disciples whom Christina had come to assist immediately launched attacks on their backs.

Christina and her team hadn't expected these disciples to betray them at this moment. However, the Golden Crow's Spirit within Christina reacted very quickly.

A faint manifestation of the Golden Crow was created behind Christina that protected her from those attacks.

Those attacks didn't actually hit her body, but her comrades weren't so lucky. Nearly all of them were caught off-guard by those attacks.

They were all on the ground, some of them hurt and a couple of them dead.

Christina's eyes widened with shock as she witnessed that scene.

"That's right! It's people of your own sect that have sold you! Why did you think your team was sent as reinforcement to this location where we had set up our trap to capture you? Gwahahahaha…" Another man loudly laughed as he revealed another piece of information to Christina.

Christina was startled to hear those words. The Night Mountain Sect's elders saw the opportunity and moved towards Christina.

Three of them rushed towards Christina and planned to capture her. They were all at the 5 Star Rank. Even if Christina was much stronger, she couldn't win against them.

At that moment, the bright Golden Flame Wings appeared on Christina's back, and she flew away.

Christina's body has been taken over once more by the Golden Crow within her. The Golden Crow was not about to let her get caught that simply.

However, even though, the Golden Crow tried its best and used all bits of its power that it could use, it could only resist for a short period.

After that, the elders began to utilize more of their power and finally suppressed Christina.

At this point, the Golden Crow was helpless! It had even sent a signal to the Great Kun within Erica's body.

Erica had received this signal and was on her way to Christina's location at her top speed. She was extremely shocked that her daughter fell into such a trap.

She was anxious and worried. Thus, she paid no heed to the expenditure of her Ardor.

Other than this anxiousness, Erica was also quite furious. She planned to make the Night Mountain Sect pay for targeting her daughter like this.

She could have tolerated it if her daughter had been gravely injured by another disciple of the Night Mountain Sect.

It meant Christina was just weaker. However, for so many elders to gang up on her was a despicable move!

The Night Mountain Sect's elders sensed Erica's presence. One of them spoke out, "Let's return quickly."

The Night Mountain Sect had already prepared for this situation. They had to retreat back to their sect, and some other experts of the Night Mountain Sect would deal with Erica.

Even Erica, with all of her might, would be helpless if Christina was brought to the Night Mountain Sect!

Just as they were about to leave, they heard an amused sound, "Leaving so soon?"

"Who are you?" An elder turned in that direction and asked with a frown. He saw a handsome youth flying towards them with a smirk on his face.

Azaroth opened his palm in response, and a quick sharp Ice Sword was released from that palm. The Ice Sword pierced the head of the elder who held Christina tightly.

Christina fell to the ground as she was released from that elder's grasps.. The other elders of the Night Mountain Sect were startled. The sword was so fast that they didn't even catch its movement!