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Chapter 325: 326 Camp
Chapter 325: 326 Camp
Chapter 325: 326 Camp
The numbers on the System panel kept soaring. Now, flames engulfed much of the wilderness, and the speed of the fire’s growth had become significantly faster.
[Ninety-one percent…]
[Ninety-five percent…]
[One hundred percent…]
[Hellfire (Divine Level Skill) current coverage area: one meter (one percent/one hundred percent) ready to advance.]
Li Xiaobai gauged the situation and realized that when releasing Hellfire, in addition to covering his whole body, he could spread the fire to a maximum distance of one meter outward.
The so-called one-meter distance was just the initial range. As time passed, the fire would continuously spread outward. This distance was initially of little use unless he could release Hellfire over tens or hundreds of meters in one go. A mere few meters of difference could be covered in a few breaths’ time.
The group ahead was terrified, with Yang Huan looking back every three steps, instructing the others to go back and send a message, while she and the boss slowly made their way forward.
The reason was simple. She had noticed that the boss had no intention of putting out the flames. It seemed likely that he intended to bring this sea of fire directly into the battlefield, so she needed to warn their own people to retreat in advance. The lives of others didn’t matter; she couldn’t let her own soldiers die needlessly.
“Boss, the camp is just ahead. Can the flames be restrained a bit?”
Yang Huan asked tentatively.
“It won’t be a problem. With these flames, we’ll be able to clean up Flesh Mountain more efficiently.”
Li Xiaobai said with a light smile. He joked that these flames had not been easy to accumulate, so how could he extinguish them lightly? He knew that in this borderland, it wasn’t always his good fortune to have such a vast, boundless land to enhance his fire.
But to Yang Huan, this seemed like the work of a devil. Talking about efficiency was nonsense; she was sure that the boss must have some peculiar preferences, wanting to enjoy the thrill of being scorched by the fierce flames.
However, since he was the boss, it was normal to have some peculiar preferences, understandable even.
As long as her side was well-prepared in advance, the boss could play however he wanted.
With this thought, Yang Huan didn’t speak anymore and subtly slowed her pace even further.
As Li Xiaobai walked slowly, he wasn’t concerned. The fire kept spreading outward, and the rate of data increase was quite good.
The coverage area had already expanded to two meters.
At the same time, within the Flesh Mountain Battlefield.
A group of guards rushed hurriedly into one of the stationed camps, grabbed the deputy camp master who was arranging formations, and started running with him.
“Stop, stop, what sort of conduct is this, causing such panic within the camp!”
“I heard the lady was ambushed by Jing Kun and his gang. How come you are the only ones to return? Where is the lady?”
The deputy camp master was completely confused, failing to understand his subordinates’ actions.
“The lady ran into a high-level character, and he will be here soon. We must retreat quickly. Hurry, take our people and escape through the side trails!”
The guards said.
“Stop, what nonsense is this? With a high-level character to aid us, we should offer our full support. What do you mean by deserting in the face of battle? If it were anyone else, they’d have already been dragged out and beheaded!”
The deputy camp master was furious.
“Oy, there’s no time to explain. Trust me this once and move! If we don’t go now, when the boss arrives, we’ll all be done for!”
Several guards said as they carried the deputy camp master off without further discussion.
Meanwhile, other guards picked up the Tiger Talisman from the desk and immediately gave orders.
“Everyone, follow me; let’s go welcome the lady!”
“Wang Hu, put me down, do you know what you are doing? You are causing disruption in the army, deserting in the face of battle is a capital offense!”
“Lu She, shut up. This is the lady’s order. Everyone, hurry and follow me, explanations will come later!”
The guard named Wang Hu suddenly roared, the mere thought of those overwhelming black flames made his body tremble uncontrollably, and he hastened his movements even more.
Seeing the Tiger Talisman and hearing that this was the young mistress’s command, the rest of the cultivators immediately sprang into action, following the dozens of guards in an orderly fashion as they jogged towards the outside of the camp.
Outside the camp, another group of people watched the commotion inside with some confusion.
“Leader, what are they doing?”
“Heh heh, do you even need to ask? Obviously, Jing Kun and his men have succeeded, Yang Huan is dead, otherwise why would these people be rushing out in such a panic?”
The leader watched the scene unfold with a grin, infinite joy in his heart.
“So, should we stop them?”
Someone asked.
“Stop them? Why would I stop them? I can’t wait for them to leave quickly; this is a grave crime of desertion in the face of the enemy. I’ve long found that Yang Huan girl disagreeable, and now I’ll have the perfect opportunity to report her. After this, I’ll be the Camp Master of the vanguard camp!”
The leader’s eyes gleamed coldly, and he chuckled to himself. In his view, the behavior of these people was simply idiotic, leaving such a gaping flaw that no one could blame him for being ruthless.
From now on, he would take over the barracks, be in control of the military power, and wouldn’t have to take orders from that wretched girl again!
The team marched out of the camp in full force, and Wang Hu glanced at the other group of people in the camp before jogging over and saying, “You all should hurry and come with us, or it’ll be too late!”
“Heh, Wang Hu, by abandoning your posts, you’re committing the crime of desertion. I am going to make an official report in front of the City Lord, and we’ll see if he administers justice impartially or if he chooses to shield his own daughter!”
The leader’s face was cold and his tone icy. In his eyes, Wang Hu and his group were already dead men.
“What are you talking about? I’m trying to save you out of goodwill, and you turn around and bite me!”
Wang Hu was furious, and he lashed out at the leader with a torrent of curses.
“Goodwill?”
“You are clearly trying to avoid the responsibility of desertion, so you want to drag us along with you, thinking that by doing so, there won’t be anyone to report you?”
“Let me tell you, that’s just daydreaming. Deserters will be executed immediately. From now on, I, Yang Wei, will call the shots in this camp!”
The leader was unyielding and with a flick of his arm, he pushed Wang Hu away.
Wang Hu was so angry that his face turned green. How had he not realized that such an ingrate had been fostered within their own camp?
Without paying the leader any more attention, he turned and left, following the team as they all departed together.
“Heh heh, the leader is really wise. That big fool Wang Hu actually thought he could deceive the leader; what a pipe dream!”
“Yes, from now on, the leader will be our Camp Master!”
“We won’t have to follow the orders of that little hussy anymore!”
The surrounding cultivators congratulated him one after another, currying favor. Listening to them, Yang Wei felt elated. Today was indeed a great day, with unexpected joy and even the prospect of promotion and a raise.
It turned out that pies really could fall from the sky—and one had hit him squarely.
Yang Wei felt somewhat carried away, thinking that his luck was turning and that he was about to be promoted and become rich and successful.
But at that very moment, a cultivator tremblingly pointed in a direction.
“What’s that?”
A wave of heat assaulted them, causing everyone on the scene to shiver involuntarily. They turned their heads and witnessed a scene that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
It was a sea of black, with towering black flames surging like waves, one after another, unceasingly engulfing everything around them.
“I’ll be damned…”
“What are you waiting for, run!”