Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 154 The Secret of the Demons

Lan Tian found the commander increasingly interesting. He wanted to find the demon race's spacetime teleportation array from him. These were mercenaries recruited by the demon race from the Blue Card Continent. From his conversations with them, Lan Tian gleaned useful information. These people were a motley crew, bounty hunters recruited from all corners of the Blue Card Continent, specializing in high-risk hunting, plundering, and obtaining high rewards for revenge.

Among these people are high-ranking experts from various races, not just demons, but also other races. Some are not very familiar with each other, and some have never even met before. Therefore, each person has their own ideas and plans, and each has their own ulterior motives. None of them are wholeheartedly working for the demons; it's all about self-interest. It is impossible for this group of people to completely obey the leadership of the demons.

Suddenly, Lan Tian had an idea: to take advantage of their loose relationship, infiltrate them, undermine the demons' fighting spirit, search for their teleportation array, and destroy their escape route.

That night, Lan Tian mingled with the mercenary group and followed them back to their camp. The burly demon leader greatly admired Lan Tian and kept him by his side, refusing to let him leave. "A thousand cups of wine are too few when drinking with a bosom friend, but even half a sentence is too much when talking to someone with whom you don't see eye to eye." "A cup of wine on the lake reminds me of a friend ten thousand miles away."

This demon leader was a bounty hunter recruited from the Blue Card Continent. They roamed between the Shura Empire and the Loy Empire. They were a motley crew, but their fighting prowess was considerable. They were one of the top ten bounty hunter teams on the Blue Card Continent—the Mighty Team. His name was Wuwei, and he was the leader of the team, a ninth-tier powerhouse.

During the day, he argued with the high-ranking demon generals here, questioning why they didn't take the initiative to eliminate the sea tribe troops stationed outside the city. How could a mere tribal army be a match for the demons of the current city? He couldn't understand it, so in the evening, he brought everyone to the tavern to drink and pass the time. Anyway, they were here for money, and winning or losing wouldn't affect their team. They could return to the Blue Card Continent unscathed and live a more comfortable life. This trip would earn them a lot of money, enough for everyone to live a comfortable and prosperous life for a while.

They met the young commander at the tavern and hit it off immediately. They drank quite a bit and, still drunk, returned to their camp together.

The next morning, Wuwei woke up with a start, remembering his brother Ren. He saw that Lantian was still lying there, showing no signs of waking up, so he didn't disturb him. He got up to attend the meeting. The demon clan's high-ranking officials had discussed countermeasures yesterday and would make a decision this morning, so he had to attend. They still valued his team highly and allowed him to lead a portion of the demon soldiers into battle.

At the Demon Clan's stronghold, high-level experts from all walks of life gathered, including the Demon Clan's four guardians, an elder from the Blue Card Continent who had reached the Venerable Realm, and the leaders of various teams such as Wuwei. Among them, standing behind the four guardians was Mo Tianxing, the Demon Clan's young master and the future star of the Demon Clan.

The various high-ranking demon leaders lined up on both sides of the main hall, waiting for a middle-aged demon chief to speak.

The leader recounted the latest battle situation to everyone. According to information gathered from various sources, the Endless Sea had united to launch another attack on the Demon City. The defending forces of the Underwater City and Morossis had already been defeated. Currently, there was a group of sea creature troops outside the city, along with a high-level expert with explosive combat power. Only by working together could they achieve victory, but the battle would certainly be difficult.

The news brought back by Mo Tianxing was even worse. The human youth from before had now cultivated to the Venerable Realm, far exceeding the demon race's expectations. If this was combined with the high-level expert outside the city, the demon race was in extreme danger this time. They had to prepare for the worst-case scenario of retreat, guard the space-time teleportation array in case they couldn't resist, and preserve their strength to wait for their future return.

After the meeting, Wuwei was tasked with working with the Demon Clan's young master to protect the spacetime teleportation array for their retreat. The task was arduous, so after the meeting, he returned directly to his camp to organize his subordinates and issue orders.

In fact, Lan Tian remained lucid after leaving Wuwei. He was checking the demons' deployment everywhere, trying to gain Wuwei's trust and stay there, so that it would be easier to find out the demons' space-time teleportation array.

When Wuwei returned to his lodgings after finishing his work, Lantian had just woken up, looking completely bewildered. He had also drunk quite a bit the night before, and his head was throbbing with pain; his face was pale. Seeing Lantian like this, Wuwei comforted him, "Brother, you're finally awake. How are you feeling?"

"Brother, I'm alright. I was very rude last night, I drank too much and disturbed you."

Lan Tian pretended to be half-asleep and drunk, not getting up immediately but rather appearing weak and listless. This made it difficult for Wu Wei to let Lan Tian leave right away, so he had no choice but to let him rest there for the time being.

"Brother, my team was scattered before I came back yesterday. I don't know which team to go back to. I wonder if you could let me stay here and fight alongside you. You are my support. I don't know anyone here. They all came from the Blue Card Continent. They used to travel around the Luo Yi Empire and the Shura Empire." Lan Tian said to Wu Wei.

“I know, we’re the same, fellow sufferers in this world. It’s fate that we met. Why don’t you stay with us? We’re very destined to be together,” Wuwei said.

"Thank you, brother. From now on, you are my family, and I will follow your every command."

"Alright, alright. Get ready, we're moving camp now!"

"obey"

After giving some instructions, Wuwei went out to prepare for moving camp. Everyone sprang into action, busy with the move. Lantian didn't know where they were going, so he could only follow along with everyone else to break camp and move camp.

Lan Tian is currently disguised as a young demon leader, so he won't be recognized. When he sees Mo Tianxing, he's not worried about being recognized. Only a first-level Venerable Realm expert could see through his disguise, and there shouldn't be any such powerful figures among the demons here.

After a bumpy journey, they finally arrived at a mountain cave not far from the Demon Capital. High-level experts guarded the entrance, making it extremely secretive; most people wouldn't discover that such a cave existed.

Wu Wei led his team to join forces with Mo Tianxing's troops and entered the mysterious cave. At first, everything seemed normal, but the further they went in, the stranger it became. There was a powerful energy fluctuation inside, filling the cave. The further they went, the more spacious and bright it became, just like daytime, a stark contrast to the outside.

The sight here astonished and amazed those who saw it for the first time. Such powerful energy fluctuations deep within the mountain caves, such a vast underworld—what kind of place was this?
(End of this chapter)