Elder An advised, "They are just two insignificant individuals, is it worth taking such a big risk?"
Li Chonglou insisted, "No, they are accomplices!"
His attitude was extremely firm, and Elder An, knowing persuasion was futile, released his stored energy.
Li Chonglou felt a dew-like substance surge into his consciousness. The unbearable pain he had been experiencing felt like jumping into an icy pool on a sweltering hot day. Li Chonglou almost cried out.
Elder An then truly understood the extent of Li Chonglou's injuries and his tone instantly turned to shock.
"Little Li, how did you get so badly injured?"
"Alas, don't mention it. Without your energy, I would have surely died from the pain."
Li Chonglou opened his eyes. Previously curled up, he carefully moved the stone in front of him. He first used his divine sense to survey the situation outside. Seeing no danger, he kicked the stone away.
The man-high stone fell from a great height, silently. The moment Li Chonglou kicked it away, the wind lashed at his face like knives.
The fierce gale drowned out all other sounds. Li Chonglou, holding onto the edge of the stone with his internal energy, slowly maneuvered himself outwards.
He no longer had the energy support from Old Lin and the others. Forget hovering, if the wind outside were any stronger, he feared he would be blown away!
This was the extent of his current weakness.
As Li Chonglou struggled to climb up, on the other side, Elder Tie and a group of camp experts arrived at the cave entrance where Hei Long and the man had been.
"Camp Master, do you sense anything amiss?"
Sword Master spoke first. Bai Zhanfei said in a deep voice, "Yes, it's the aura of Hei Hun, and it's extremely potent!"
Elder Tie frowned and said, "Could they be planning another sacrifice?"
Sacrifice?
Everyone looked at each other, clearly hearing the word for the first time.
Only Sword Master and Bai Zhanfei, the two elders, had their expressions change drastically. Bai Zhanfei further stated, "If this is truly the case, then we must report it to higher authorities! Without a few experts at the eighth level, we might not be able to defend ourselves."
At this moment, a man asked in confusion, "Camp Master, what is this sacrifice? And why do we need support from powerful individuals at the eighth level?"
Sword Master explained, "This is a forbidden technique of the Hei Zi. Back then, during the Desperate Hei Ling period, they performed a sacrifice that caused us heavy losses."
He then proceeded to explain the details of sacrifices.
Besides being the natural enemy of humans, Hei Hun were also great tonics for the Hei Zi. Initially, they were the residual souls of various exotic beasts after death. Later, with the emergence of the Hei Zi, a batch of humanoid Hei Hun appeared.
And they gradually became mainstream.
It must be known that although the Hei Zi and humans are public enemies, their essence is the same. Human fertility is among the highest in nature. In less than a hundred years, most of the Hei Hun that can be seen now are in human form.
As Sword Master spoke, he also revealed a secret to everyone, something that generally only experts at the seventh level would know.
The Hei Hun of the Hei Zi were the key to them advancing to the seventh level and even higher!
"Do you know why Hei Hun usually only appear in the safe zones during the Hei Ling period? It's because our ancestors paid a great price to expel all of them!"
The man asked, "But what does this have to do with their sacrifice?"
At this point, Bai Zhanfei interjected, "It's very simple. Only within the safe zones do mutated Hei Hun appear. After all, Hei Hun need our human aura; they can feed on it."
Everyone suddenly realized. Old Wang beside Elder Tie secretly swallowed his saliva. "Then, doesn't sacrifice mean they want to launch a full-scale attack?"
Bai Zhanfei glanced at him. Old Wang trembled and quickly straightened up. This was his camp leader! Although not his direct superior, he was still an elder at the seventh level. How could he dare to show any disrespect!
Bai Zhanfei nodded. "In essence, yes. A sacrifice will allow them to deploy their strongest forces, and it will also consume the mutated Hei Hun they have accumulated over the years. If there are no experts at the eighth level to oversee the situation, we can simply wait for death."
The word "death" caused everyone's expressions to change. Elder Tie, however, said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? If they want to fight, we'll fight them. Alright, finding people is still important. That kid might really still be alive."
Bai Zhanfei rolled his eyes. "Elder Tie, I didn't say I brought people out to help you search. We still need to confirm this matter."
Elder Tie remained silent. In fact, he had never expected anyone to help him search.
Old Wang, who was still trying to process what was happening, was suddenly grabbed by Elder Tie.
"Wait!"
Before Old Wang could resist, it was too late. Elder Tie flashed and disappeared from his spot.
Sword Master frowned slightly and was about to make a move when Bai Zhanfei stopped him. "Let him go. No one knows what stage his strength has reached. Since he is confident, letting him clash with the Hei Zi's new generation genius is also a good option."
Sword Master instantly understood the intention of his camp leader. This was still a strategic calculation!
"Everyone, conduct a thorough search! Mark any place where there is a Hei Hun aura."
Bai Zhanfei quickly issued instructions for everyone to act. To confirm if this was a Hei Zi sacrifice operation, they needed to verify the quantity of Hei Hun aura.
Requesting eighth-level experts from headquarters was no small matter. If they weren't absolutely certain, the back-and-forth could lead them into a trap.
After all, Hua Xia was not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface. Besides the experts guarding the three camps in the underground world, the main forces were on the surface.
It must be known that there was more than one entrance to the Third World besides the one in Bei Gang. There were entrances all over the world, meaning other foreign powers were also secretly developing their own forces!
These were the true enemies of Hua Xia!
While the Hei Zi were public enemies, they were not solely targeting the surface world. It must be remembered that the entire underground world was no less vast than a continent. Simply exploring it would take them millennia upon millennia!
Therefore, Bai Zhanfei had to confirm the signs of a sacrifice before he could apply to headquarters for the deployment of experts. He could not be careless about this matter!
On the other hand, Elder Tie, relying on his intuition, led Old Wang towards the edge of the safe zone.
Only then did the latter realize Elder Tie's power. With his fifth-level strength, he was completely incapable of resisting in Elder Tie's hands!
Old Wang, being carried, even had a clear feeling: the other party could kill him as easily as swatting a fly!