Chapter 16 Leaving the Area Where the Butcher Academy Is Located
Fang Che waited for a moment in the room, and then Ye Ling entered.
Ye Ling closed the door and asked, "Fang Che, do you also agree with the leader's idea of accepting the dangerous mission assigned by the Plane Will now?"
Seeing that Ye Ling already knew the purpose of his visit, Fang Che didn't waste any more words, simply nodding and saying, "That's right, I agree with the leader's idea, and I hope you can agree as well. Of course, if you don't, I won't try to persuade you further."
Upon hearing this, Ye Ling felt that Fang Che had already found a new place.
If Fang Che left, Zhou Duan's resources would definitely not be preserved.
The primary reason those first-tier Professionals joined the Blue Sky Group was to exchange for Zhou Duan's resources.
The secondary reason was their belief that the Blue Sky Group, being capable of killing Zhou Duan, must have a powerful background, and they desired the protection of that background.
With Fang Che's departure, both attractive conditions would vanish, and the Blue Sky Group would surely disband.
Disbanding now would leave a stain on their clean slate.
Once these members who left the Blue Sky Group spread the word outside, it would be difficult to develop in the future.
Therefore, Ye Ling sighed and said, "Since you all agree, what else can I say? Let's accept the mission as soon as possible."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ling Jie entered the room with Yun Tian.
Yun Tian glanced at Ye Ling's helpless expression, knowing that she had already agreed to accept the mission. Since three people had agreed, there was no point in him insisting further.
Yun Tian sighed and said, "I'll go inform the people outside to terminate the mission."
"There's no need to terminate the mission." Ling Jie stopped Yun Tian, reminding him with a smile, "To avoid arousing the Fierce Tiger Group's suspicion, we should continue to assign missions to everyone, but the mission locations need to be far from the city.
After I accept the dangerous mission, everyone can head directly to the dangerous mission area!"
Yun Tian nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Oh, right, I'm worried there might be an informant in the group. Should we notify everyone to abandon the dangerous mission arranged by the Plane Will?"
Ling Jie shook her head and said, "No need. There are only a few informants in the group; most people have grievances against the Fierce Tiger Group.
Directly stating that we are giving up now might cause unrest. I suggest we keep everything as usual and let the people below guess for themselves."
Yun Tian pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Wild speculation, while potentially having negative effects, would still be less impactful than directly stating their intentions.
Moreover, most people have a Luck mentality, and before receiving concrete information, they will always guess in a way that they believe is favorable to themselves.
Yun Tian continued to ask, "Does the leader have any other instructions? If not, I'll go out and take care of things."
Ling Jie pondered for a moment, then took out a list from her storage ring and said, "These are the people who borrowed money from me and signed contracts. These people are relatively trustworthy.
When assigning missions, try to arrange these people into other teams. If problems are found, we can also understand them clearly through these people. Besides this, there is nothing else."
"Understood." Yun Tian took the list, quickly scanned it, memorized it, and then turned to leave.
After Yun Tian left, Ling Jie looked at the other two people in the room and said, "After I accept the mission, I will send information through the communication token. You can find a way to leave the city early so you don't get targeted by the Fierce Tiger Group. Ye Ling, help me pack the materials."
Afterward, Ling Jie began to pack the materials in the room, and Ye Ling also helped organize them.
Fang Che was about to leave when he suddenly noticed a roster of the Fierce Tiger Group, and a sense of longing arose in his heart.
However, Fang Che ultimately did not check it.
The roster collected by the Blue Sky Group must have recorded important individuals with powerful strength; it was unlikely to record ordinary first-tier Professionals.
Even if Fang Che understood the information on the roster, he wouldn't be able to kill them.
Fang Che advised himself inwardly, suppressing the urge to check the roster, then left the room and continued to wander the streets outside, using his own methods to understand the members of the Fierce Tiger Group.
The members of the Fierce Tiger Group on the street became even fewer, and they didn't communicate, only cautiously observing their surroundings and hurrying along.
Fang Che had no choice but to go to the All-Profession Task Hall, which all Professionals used, to look for members of the Fierce Tiger Group.
There were quite a few Fierce Tiger Group members in the Mission Hall, but they weren't looking for missions; they were just staying in a corner.
Fang Che had not encountered such a scene when he came a while ago.
Fang Che guessed that these people probably didn't trust the defense of the Fierce Tiger Group's stronghold and only wanted to use the Plane Will's protection to avoid being assassinated.
Fang Che felt that their traces should also be found in other Professional-exclusive Mission Halls.
Fang Che passed by these people and learned a lot more code name information.
Afterward, Fang Che returned to his inn room, recorded the information of these people, packed his luggage, put on his cloak and mask, and headed to the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Just as Fang Che had guessed, there were also more members of the Fierce Tiger Group in the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Although their clothes didn't have obvious Fierce Tiger Group markings, Fang Che had been keeping a close eye on the Fierce Tiger Group these past few days, so he easily recognized them.
It was a pity that Fang Che didn't know their names or code names, only their appearance.
After Fang Che rented a training room from the Manager, he began to wander around the Mission Hall, quietly inquiring about the situation of the surrounding Fierce Tiger Group members.
However, the Curse Master Mission Hall was not as lively as the All-Profession Task Hall; there were few people talking here, and the members of the Fierce Tiger Group were even more taciturn.
Fang Che wandered around for a while with little gain, so he had no choice but to enter the training room.
Currently, Fang Che was not being targeted, so the training room did not absorb any mist from him.
Fang Che cultivated quietly in this training room for a period of time, until his storage ring began to heat up.
Fang Che understood that this was the heat transmitted from the communication token; Ling Jie must have already accepted the mission.
Fang Che didn't rush to check the mission, but continued to cultivate. After the curse energy in the training room was exhausted, Fang Che left through the exit and arrived at an uninhabited alley.
Afterward, Fang Che did not return to the inn room, nor did he return to the Blue Sky Group's courtyard, but walked towards outside the city.
Far from the city, in a desolate mountain range, Fang Che took off his cloak and mask, then took out the communication token and injected curse energy into it.
The next second, Ling Jie's voice came from inside the communication token: "The mission has been received. Proceed immediately to the West Desolate Volcano in the east."
Upon hearing the place name West Desolate Volcano, the knowledge he had learned at the academy immediately popped into Fang Che's mind.
The West Desolate Volcano was an extinct volcano, with few human traces nearby, and it was very far from here, requiring several days of travel.
He wondered what kind of mission would be there.
Fang Che did not ask Ling Jie, but directly took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to eliminate members of the Fierce Tiger Group, to prevent the Fierce Tiger Group from paying attention to the Blue Sky Group's movements.
After eliminating a few people, Fang Che then walked in the direction of the West Desolate Volcano.
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Chapter 17 Missions and Rewards
In the following time, Fang Che would eliminate some Fierce Tiger Group members every time he walked for a period.
A few days later, based on the information he had, Fang Che killed half of the people.
However, the remaining half could not be killed at all; Fang Che guessed that they must have hidden in the Mission Hall.
At the same time, a Professional ran into the Mission Hall, which was used by all Professionals, with a look of terror.
As soon as he entered the Professional Hall, his body relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, he looked around and found several captains of the Fierce Tiger Group hiding in a corner.
A trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, but he quickly adjusted his emotions, ran to Captain Li, and whispered:
"Captain Li, I just checked clearly; the Blue Sky Group's base is already deserted."
Captain Li sighed, "The Blue Sky Group hasn't come to accept or deliver missions these past few days, and now their base is empty. It seems they really went to perform the dangerous mission issued by the Plane Will."
Another Red-haired Captain next to him sighed, "If we had known this, we should have killed all the Blue Sky Group members when we closed the defensive barrier. Now, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain it to the Group Leader."
Captain Li snorted coldly and mocked, "I wonder who it was back then who insisted on letting the debtors join the Blue Sky Group, even saying something about dragging down the Blue Sky Group by collecting debts. Now look, they're gone!"
The Red-haired Captain heard this, glared at Captain Li, and gritted his teeth, "You agreed back then! Don't pin it on me. When the Group Leader asks, you definitely won't escape!"
Captain Li continued to mock, "How could I dare to disagree? Who doesn't know your temper? If I disagreed, I'm afraid you'd mess with my subordinates."
Looking at Captain Li's sarcastic demeanor, the Red-haired Captain cursed, "You bastard, I don't know which Life Witch created me back then. That Life Witch was really cheap!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around looked at the Red-haired Captain in unison, their expressions unfriendly.
In the current Emperor Plane, except for a few ancient powerhouses, everyone else was created by Life Witches.
Even these ancient powerhouses had to give Life Witches some respect.
In the Emperor Plane, cursing one's parents was fine, but cursing a Life Witch was not.
The Red-haired Captain knew he had misspoken, slapped himself twice, and only then did the others shift their gaze.
The Red-haired Captain slightly relaxed, but seeing Captain Li's mocking eyes, the anger in his heart burned again.
The Red-haired Captain glared at Captain Li and cursed in a low voice, "You bastard, if you have the guts, let's go out now and hunt down the Blue Sky Group members!"
The mockery in Captain Li's eyes disappeared, and he turned his head to the side, answering with a somewhat unnatural tone:
"There are priorities. The Blue Sky Group is not worth worrying about. What we should do most now is protect our subordinates and prevent the Poison Doctor from harming them."
The Red-haired Captain sneered, "Then why didn't you go to the Blue Sky Group's base just now? Instead, you sent someone else to check?"
Captain Li turned to look at the Red-haired Captain and said, "If you pity him, then you go."
The Red-haired Captain sneered and said no more.
The First-Order Professional who delivered the message stood expressionless on the spot, but inwardly, he cursed all these people.
The other First-Order Professionals lowered their heads, fearing they would be chosen and sent to investigate the Blue Sky Group's situation.
Everyone just wanted to stay in the Mission Hall now, waiting for the core members of the Fierce Tiger Group to return.
Time flew by, and a few days later, Fang Che safely arrived near the barren West Desolate Volcano.
As soon as Fang Che arrived, a person emerged from a rock crevice not far away and waved at Fang Che.
Fang Che looked closely and found that this person was Ye Ling.
Fang Che quickly walked over and found a spacious area behind the rock crevice, completely empty.
Ye Ling said, "This is the meeting point I found. The Group Leader and Yun Tian are arranging for other group members to go in different directions to influence the Fierce Tiger Group's judgment. They will come over in a few days."
Fang Che nodded gently and asked, "Do you know what the mission is?"
Ye Ling replied, "The Plane Will believes that there are too few Intruders and too many Professionals;
To better arrange missions for Professionals and cultivate Professionals, it ordered us to open a passage here, connecting to an unknown Plane."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che immediately frowned.
The various Planes in this world either had no Professionals, and could only exert the strength of a First-Order Professional with weapons.
Or they had Professionals of at least Third-Order.
Now, to train Professionals, they would certainly not choose a Plane that didn't even have Professionals.
Thus, the target Plane would have at least one Third-Order Professional.
And the Blue Sky Group currently didn't even have a Second-Order Professional, so this mission was truly very dangerous.
The only good news was that the Plane Will would not let those who accepted the mission die in vain; it would definitely bestow some items to resist dangers that could not be dealt with.
Not having insurmountable dangers also did not mean safety.
If there were enough ordinary dangerous incidents, they could also kill people.
Fang Che decided to hide as far away as possible.
Of course, the Blue Sky Group would not let a fragile Curse Master face danger directly.
Most Curse Masters were arranged in the rear.
Fang Che continued to ask, "How are the rewards?"
Ye Ling replied, "The fixed reward is a special team emblem bestowed by the Plane Will. With the emblem's protection, we can avoid other groups bullying us and ensure our development."
Fang Che understood this reward.
The Fierce Tiger Group had obtained a team emblem back then, which allowed them to develop and become the only group near Slaughter Saber Academy.
Fang Che was not too concerned about this fixed reward; what he cared more about were the additional rewards.
The additional rewards were different for each group after completing a mission.
The Fierce Tiger Group had received a longsword that could evolve by absorbing blood, as well as various combat tools, which helped the Fierce Tiger Group eliminate countless enemies.
He wondered what the Blue Sky Group's reward would be.
Ye Ling continued, "As for the additional rewards, there are two types. One is the Group Healing Banner!"
Hearing this, Fang Che wondered if he was lucky or unlucky.
The Group Healing Banner could speed up the recovery of group members and reduce war casualties. The more people there were, the better the effect.
This banner was a very tempting treasure for any group.
Therefore, large groups often used various means to forcibly purchase Group Healing Banners, and small groups simply could not resist the methods of large groups.
After the Blue Sky Group completed the mission, they would probably face more than just the Fierce Tiger Group's danger.
Was there a need to carry out such a mission?
It seemed he needed to be prepared to withdraw from the Blue Sky Group at any time.
Ye Ling seemed to have seen through Fang Che's thoughts and said, "The Group Leader has decided to sell the Group Healing Banner and completely develop in the healing direction for future Professional skill choices. A Fleshly Body Bodhisattva who chooses all healing skills will have healing abilities far exceeding the Group Healing Banner!"
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Chapter 18 Signing a Mission Reward Distribution Contract
Ye Ling's answer did not dissuade Fang Che from leaving.
Fang Che reminded him very seriously, "The Blue Sky Group is too weak; other groups cannot fairly trade Group Healing Banners with the Blue Sky Group."
Ye Ling smiled faintly and replied, "The second extra reward for completing the mission is resources and materials to allow ten Professionals to break through to Second-Order Professionals, which can be freely chosen.
The Group Leader will give you one spot. When the Group Leader arrives later, she will sign a contract with you. However, you cannot leak these matters!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che immediately abandoned the idea of leaving.
Second-Order Professionals have a significant increase in strength compared to First-Order Professionals.
If ten people break through to Second-Order Professionals, then they will be qualified to trade Group Healing Banners with other groups.
Of course, even if they are not qualified, it doesn't matter; at the very least, he can get a set of materials for breaking through to Second-Order Professionals.
Fang Che smiled and said, "I can lend everyone Zhou Duan's items in advance to help everyone win the battle!"
Fang Che couldn't use the items given to the Blue Sky Group for exchange at all. If they could be used to increase the mission success rate, it would be a good choice.
When Ye Ling heard Fang Che's words, a smile appeared on her face.
In this battle, various items were crucial. Ye Ling was waiting for Fang Che here in advance precisely to negotiate with Fang Che.
Now that Fang Che had voluntarily lent out Zhou Duan's items, Ye Ling didn't need to waste any more words.
Ye Ling smiled and said, "Then thank you. In the future, we will repay these debts with the materials you need."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go wander around. When the Group Leader comes, just notify me with the communication token."
Afterward, Fang Che turned and left the area, finding a hidden rock crevice nearby to hide in and blocking the entrance with stones.
Fang Che cultivated for a moment, absorbing all the surrounding curse energy, then took out a medicinal pill and consumed it, continuing to cultivate.
The curse energy contained in the medicinal pill was very rich, but after Fang Che continuously cultivated for a period with the help of the pill, he felt dizzy and lightheaded.
The reason for this was that some slight toxins would be produced during the pill refining process.
After taking the medicinal pill, the slight toxins would be absorbed by the body, leading to dizziness and lightheadedness.
Professionals in ancient times were unable to improve their cultivation, or even died, due to the excessive accumulation of slight toxins!
However, these slight toxins were not a big problem for modern people.
When a Life Witch creates new life, she bestows upon the new life the ability to automatically eliminate toxins.
Although it cannot eliminate the potent poisons created by Professionals, eliminating the toxins from medicinal pills is very easy.
The only drawback is that during the detoxification process, if one continues to cultivate, it will waste energy and slow down the improvement of cultivation.
Therefore, Fang Che stopped cultivating, took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, and began to eliminate Fierce Tiger Group members.
Fang Che continuously bowed to more than a dozen slips of paper, but the seven long nails just couldn't pierce the paper slips.
Fang Che had encountered such a situation before, and he was not disappointed, merely continuing to bow to the remaining slips of paper.
When he bowed to the last blank paper, the seven long nails finally pierced the paper.
Fang Che sped up, completed four bows, and tore the paper to shreds.
Afterward, Fang Che was bored and in a daze, waiting for the toxins to be expelled.
At this moment, in the Mission Hall shared by all Professionals, a heavily wrapped Fierce Tiger Group member walked out of the Mission Hall, while the others silently stared at his back.
After this person left the Fierce Tiger Group by three meters, he suddenly stopped, falling straight to the ground.
In the Mission Hall, Captain Li and others were stunned for a moment, then skillfully took out their money bags and handed them to a Professional physician who had not joined any group.
The Professional physician skillfully took the money bag, then went out, carried the corpse, and walked towards the Fierce Tiger Group's cemetery.
In the Mission Hall, Captain Li looked at the other Fierce Tiger Group members. The Fierce Tiger Group members being watched immediately turned around, trembling, not daring to meet Captain Li's gaze.
Captain Li sighed and looked at the other captains, reminding them in a low voice:
"Everyone's mental state is not good. If we continue to force them to go out and collect commercial dividends, there will definitely be big trouble. It seems only we captains can go out. I think…"
Captain Li was about to persuade everyone when the Red-haired Captain suddenly interrupted Captain Li and interjected, "Since you said it, then you go out."
Captain Li's expression changed, and he reminded somewhat angrily, "Today is the deadline for collecting money. According to the incentive contract signed in the past, if we don't collect commercial dividends today, then all commercial dividends for this month will be waived.
This month, a large number of Slaughter Saber Academy students awakened their professions, and their consumption power is extremely strong. If the dividends are waived, will everyone starve? Can't you be less selfish? Can't you think about the Fierce Tiger Group, think about the people under you?"
The Red-haired Captain sneered, "Stop morally blackmailing us here. If you're not selfish, then you go yourself.
Didn't you just promise others a ten percent profit? I represent everyone in promising you thirty percent profit! Do you all agree?"
The other captains around nodded one after another.
Captain Li was furious; he knew he shouldn't have spoken up.
Captain Li took a deep breath to adjust his emotions and said coldly, "Good, this is your choice not to go. When the Group Leader holds you accountable, you will bear the responsibility!"
After saying this, Captain Li, without waiting for anyone to refute, directly moved away from the crowd and found a quiet place to sit.
Seeing this, everyone remained silent.
A moment later, a captain spoke, "Only First-Order Professionals have been dying so far. We Second-Order Professionals should be fine. How about we all act together?"
No one paid attention to this captain, so he stopped speaking.
Afterward, everyone stopped discussing commercial dividends and just endured it.
And those First-Order Professionals waited for a long time, and seeing that no one mentioned commercial dividends, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Before, some people hesitated for a ten percent profit, but now seeing someone die outside, everyone felt that life was more important.
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Time flew by. On the night a day later, Fang Che felt a faint warmth emanating from his storage ring.
Fang Che took out the communication token from his storage ring, injected curse energy, and Ling Jie's voice came from inside: "I'm here, at the gathering point Ye Ling chose."
Fang Che put away the communication token, pushed open the stone blocking the crevice, and walked towards the gathering point.
As soon as he arrived at the gathering point, he saw Ling Jie walking quickly towards him.
As soon as the two met, Ling Jie said, "Let's talk somewhere else."
Fang Che nodded and followed Ling Jie, who was walking without stopping, into the distance.
Arriving under a tree, Ling Jie finally stopped, handed a contract to Fang Che, and said,
"This is the contract for distributing Second-Order resources and advancement materials. It will be given to you immediately after the mission is completed. Please sign the contract."
Fang Che took the contract and examined it carefully. After confirming there were no issues, he condensed curse energy and injected it into the contract.
The contract emitted a faint light, gaining the Plane Will's approval, and the signing was successful.
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Chapter 19 The Plane Behind the Passage
Ling Jie took the signed contract, her expression solemn, and said, "The Plane Will gave me a special item that can block all enemies stronger than Tier 1 after the Plane Passage is opened.
However, this item's own defensive power is relatively weak and needs to absorb power from Other Planes to strengthen its defense.
Before the item's defensive power reaches its limit, we need to guard outside the passage and intercept others' attempts to destroy the item."
Fang Che fell into contemplation upon hearing this.
The Emperor Plane did not lack attack Professionals, and the Blue Sky Group, as a new organization, was almost entirely composed of attack Professionals whom no one else wanted.
As long as the attack Professionals kept a close eye on the Plane Passage and attacked in an orderly fashion, they could ensure that every enemy who came would die.
The fear was that enemies would not come but would hide inside the passage and attack from a distance.
The Blue Sky Group did not have many defensive Professionals and might not be able to withstand it, but they had obtained many defensive items from eliminating Zhou Duan earlier, which should last for a while.
At this moment, Ling Jie continued, "I heard Ye Ling say that you are willing to lend various items to everyone in advance.
On behalf of everyone, I thank you. With these items, everyone will be able to survive better."
"You're welcome." Fang Che shook his head and hinted, "It's just a pity that my combat power is ordinary, and I can't fully utilize the items' effects; I'm afraid I can only take potshots from the back."
Ling Jie understood Fang Che's hint and said, "You can act freely, but you should still use a bow and arrow to kill some enemies, lest others complain."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Understood. When and where will the passage be opened?"
Ling Jie replied, "The passage will be opened soon, right at the gathering point Ye Ling chose. You should prepare and head over quickly."
After saying this, Ling Jie turned and left.
Fang Che, meanwhile, took out a pile of Zhou Duan's items from his storage ring.
Among them were a ring for rapid healing after injury, a heart-protecting mirror that could block one fatal attack, and a hunting bow weapon exclusive to Curse Masters.
Most Curse Masters had little combat power in the early stages, so they would craft some special weapons; as long as curse energy was injected, the weapon's destructive power could be increased several times over.
If it was a general-purpose weapon, every Professional could use it, but its destructive power was not as high as an exclusive weapon.
The hunting bow in Fang Che's hand could directly condense energy arrows to attack enemies after energy was injected.
Fang Che had always used the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to fight before, so he had not used the hunting bow; now it would come in handy.
Fang Che put on his various items, gripped the hunting bow, and walked towards the gathering point.
At this time, the space where the gathering point was located had widened significantly, much more spacious than Fang Che had seen before.
Over two hundred Professionals were gathered in the widened gathering point.
They wore various defensive items, staring at Ling Jie with a mix of nervousness and anticipation.
Ling Jie stood on a square white stone, over a meter high, and began to speak, motivating everyone's fighting spirit:
"Feel free to use all sorts of items. Once we complete the mission, I will sell the Group Healing Banner and exchange it for cultivation resources and materials for advancing to Tier 2, which I will distribute to everyone.
After the mission is completed, all loan contracts you signed with me will automatically become void, and also..."
Ling Jie spoke at length, stirring up everyone's enthusiasm with countless benefits, then continued:
"Next, I will open a passage to Other Planes behind you. I will stand at the very front to meet the enemy's attacks.
Everyone, stand behind me and protect the white stone at my feet. Once this stone is fully submerged underground, our mission will be complete, and we can retreat. Now, everyone, form ranks and protect the white stone!"
"Yes, sir!" Everyone shouted in unison, quickly turned, moved to their designated positions, and formed a formation to protect the square white stone.
A few others stood still nearby, not joining the formation with the rest.
Ling Jie took a deep breath, slightly easing her tension, then walked to the front of the crowd, took out a glass bottle, and threw it towards the stone wall ahead.
The glass bottle instantly shattered, and the transparent liquid inside splattered onto the stone wall, slowly spreading outwards.
When the transparent liquid covered a stone wall two meters high and one and a half meters wide, the stone wall suddenly emitted a dazzling white light, causing everyone to instinctively squint their eyes.
Immediately after, spatial energy converged towards the white glowing stone wall, and the entire space began to vibrate, with countless dust particles falling from the cave ceiling.
At this moment, a white beam of light floated out from inside the square white stone, connecting to the dazzlingly glowing stone wall.
The vibration immediately stopped, and the space became quiet.
Then, the white light on the stone wall dimmed until it completely disappeared.
Now, a transparent curtain appeared on the stone wall. Behind the curtain was a dense jungle, where birds and beasts scattered and fled into the distance.
Fang Che briefly checked the situation behind the curtain, then focused his attention on the square white stone that everyone was protecting.
At this moment, the soil beneath the white stone seemed to have turned into a swampy mud, slowly engulfing the white stone.
However, the white stone's sinking speed was slow, estimated to take several days.
Fang Che shifted his gaze and saw the Professionals who had not formed ranks run to both sides of the transparent curtain, hiding against the walls.
Fang Che pondered for a moment, then walked to Ling Jie's side and quietly asked, "I have an item that might influence the battle. Can I throw it into this Plane?"
Ling Jie nodded and said, "Throw it in."
Fang Che flipped his palm, took out the Voodoo Doll, and threw it towards the curtain.
The Voodoo Doll instantly passed through the curtain and landed on the ground.
Immediately after, the drill bit on the Voodoo Doll rotated and burrowed into the earth.
The Voodoo Doll moved underground and soon arrived at a populated area.
The Voodoo Doll stopped moving, and red light began to flash on its body.
Above the Voodoo Doll lived a group of creatures with tiger heads and human bodies, dressed in clothes made from tree bark.
At this moment, the most robust Tiger-man Chieftain listened with his ear to the movements in the direction of the Plane Passage and said, "Our hunting ground area is a bit chaotic. I'm worried about outsiders invading. Let's go take a look."
A nearby Tiger-man said, "Father, I'll go take a look later. You should lead the clan to respond to the Yellow Tiger Great King's conscription and go to conquer the Blue Tiger Clan."
The robust Tiger-man Chieftain frowned, suddenly feeling displeased, and reprimanded him:
"The hunting ground area is the foundation of our growth and expansion. Without the hunting ground, we cannot cultivate strong warriors, and we won't even be qualified to be conscripted by the Yellow Tiger Great King, do you understand?"
The Tiger-man Chieftain's son replied, "I understand, but this hunting ground was bestowed by the Yellow Tiger Great King. If Father doesn't respond to the conscription soon, it might be reclaimed. Leave things here to me; I can definitely solve all problems."
A red light flashed in the Tiger-man Chieftain's eyes, and he sneered, "Do you think you can solve the problem without my involvement, or are you hoping I die during the conscription so you can inherit my position?"
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Chapter 20 The Power of the Voodoo Doll
The Tiger-man Chieftain's son had not expected his father to suddenly ask such a question, and he froze on the spot, unsure how to answer.
The Tiger-man Chieftain glared at his son, asking furiously, "Why aren't you answering me? Are you at a loss after being exposed?"
"I don't have such thoughts, I... I..." The Chieftain's son wanted to explain, but he truly didn't know what to say, and in the end, he could only reply, "I'll listen to my father's arrangements completely."
The Tiger-man Chieftain roared, "You don't understand anything, what use are you to me?"
Then, the Tiger-man Chieftain smashed his son's head with a single palm strike, and the headless corpse fell straight down.
This instantly scared the other Tiger-men around them.
Originally, everyone thought that the Chieftain just wanted to understand the Young Chieftain's abilities, so they didn't interrupt, never expecting such a thing to happen.
The Tiger-man Chieftain was also stunned for a moment, then looked at the other Tiger-men with bloodshot eyes, crying out in immense grief:
"You useless lot, I told you to protect my son, why didn't you stop me!"
After saying this, the Tiger-man Chieftain waved his hand and killed two first-tier Tiger-men who couldn't react in time.
Seeing this, the other Tiger-men around them retreated two steps with horrified expressions, keeping their distance from the Chieftain.
The Tiger-man Chieftain looked at the corpse, frozen on the spot, somewhat at a loss.
However, the red light in the Tiger-man Chieftain's eyes grew even more intense.
The Tiger-man Chieftain looked at the other Tiger-men with a distorted expression, roaring, "You useless lot, instead of stopping me, you just stood by and watched the show, all of you go to hell!"
Then, the Tiger-man Chieftain directly charged at the nearest Tiger-man, throwing a punch.
Several Tiger-men whose strength had not reached the first-tier were instantly killed.
Seeing this, the only two remaining first-tier Tiger-men quickly moved to intercept him.
However, during the fight, the two were hesitant and dared not go for a killing blow, while the Tiger-man Chieftain only attacked without defending, aiming for vital points with every move.
Not long after, the two Tiger-men were severely wounded.
The sounds of fighting woke up the other Tiger-men, and they gathered around, looking at the fighting Tiger-men and the bodies on the ground with shocked expressions.
When the Tiger-man Chieftain saw the people around him, he directly abandoned the two first-tier Tiger-men and waved his hand, slaughtering the tribesmen.
Everyone panicked and fled, but they couldn't escape the Chieftain's deadly grasp.
The two first-tier Tiger-men were severely wounded and could not keep up with the Tiger-man Chieftain's slaughter.
A first-tier Tiger-man cried out in despair, "Chieftain, what's wrong with you?"
The Tiger-man Chieftain's steps paused, and a hint of rationality appeared in his eyes.
But the red light quickly covered the Tiger-man Chieftain's eyes, and the Tiger-man Chieftain shouted furiously:
"You useless lot, you've eaten so much meat, yet you still can't break through to the first-tier! If all the meat belonged to me, I would have broken through to the second-tier long ago! Today, I'll kill all of you useless people and enjoy the meat alone!"
Then, the Tiger-man Chieftain struck even more ruthlessly, quickly killing all the ordinary people and then charging towards the two first-tier Tiger-men.
Seeing the tragic state of their tribesmen, these two first-tier Tiger-men, under mental collapse, also attacked without defending, just like the Tiger-man Chieftain.
Not long after, all three Tiger-men were severely wounded and fell to the ground, losing their ability to move.
After a while longer, the three Tiger-men bled dry and died completely!
With the death of the three Tiger-men, there were no living Tiger-men left in this place.
The Voodoo Doll, hidden underground, continued to dig through the surrounding soil, moving to other places.
At this moment, in front of the transparent screen, Fang Che had already detected that a tribe had been annihilated by the Voodoo Doll.
Fang Che was very satisfied with the strength displayed by the Voodoo Doll.
It was just a pity that Fang Che dared not go to collect resources.
Fang Che is a Professional, and he carries the aura of the Emperor Plane, which repels Other Planes, making it easy to be discovered by them.
If Fang Che dared to go over, the Plane rules there would quickly lock onto Fang Che and launch an attack, and at that time, the Plane Passage would also be exposed prematurely.
Yun Tian, who was beside him, noticed Fang Che's change in mood and quietly asked, "Did the item you just threw over play a huge role?"
Fang Che replied, "That item just annihilated a small tribe living near the Plane Passage, which will delay the exposure of the Plane Passage for a period of time."
Hearing this, Yun Tian smiled and suggested, "Then you should use the item to eliminate more ordinary enemies. If you encounter a Professional, absolutely do not act rashly."
In the perception of Yun Tian and most people, if an item fights across Planes, but the owner has not crossed the Plane, then the owner's control over the item will be weakened, making it unable to harm Professionals, at most it can only eliminate some ordinary people.
However, Fang Che's Voodoo Doll was different.
As long as the Voodoo Doll appeared in the area where a group's leader was located, it would automatically exert its full power, without needing the precise control like other items.
Fang Che didn't explain too much, only smilingly replied, "I will eliminate the surrounding enemies within my capabilities."
In the following time, the Voodoo Doll moved quickly underground, and whenever it approached a tribe, it would quickly influence the leader of that area, causing him to go insane and slaughter his own tribesmen.
When the Voodoo Doll arrived at the seventh Tiger-man tribe and influenced the highest-ranking Young Tiger-man to kill, a burly Tiger-man suddenly ran over from a distance.
"Stop!" The burly Tiger-man roared, and the Voodoo Doll underground instantly sensed that this burly Tiger-man was the highest-ranking person in this area.
So, the Voodoo Doll directly changed its target of influence.
In an instant, the Young Tiger-man, who was wantonly killing, suddenly stopped, all the red light in his eyes dissipated, and he looked around blankly, muttering, "What's wrong with me?"
"What's wrong?" The burly Tiger-man rushed over directly and kicked the Young Tiger-man's legs, angrily scolding, "I left for a short while, and this is how you do things?"
The surviving Tiger-men saw this burly Tiger-man and cried out with immense excitement, "Chieftain, the Young Chieftain suddenly went mad, you must uphold justice for us!"
The Young Tiger-man, whose legs were broken, still looked blankly at the surrounding corpses, unable to say a word.
The burly Tiger-man saw that the surrounding Tiger-men were agitated, a red light flashed in his eyes, and he directly struck out with a palm, killing the Young Tiger-man.
Then, the burly Tiger-man looked at the other Tiger-men, saying with a look of guilt, "It's my fault for not choosing a good successor, I've disappointed you all."
The surrounding Tiger-men did not reply, walking towards the corpses of their tribesmen with sad expressions.
The burly Tiger-man saw that no one around him was speaking, and the feeling of guilt in his heart gradually disappeared, replaced by burning anger.
I even killed my son, why don't you even say a word?
The more the burly Tiger-man thought, the angrier he got, and he suddenly struck out, killing the only remaining first-tier Professional, then with bloodshot eyes, he frantically slaughtered the other tribesmen.
The remaining Tiger-men were not strong enough and were killed off before they could escape.
After killing all his tribesmen, the burly Tiger-man stood frozen on the spot, the red light in his eyes flickering continuously.
"Hahahahaha!" The burly Tiger-man suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, then smashed his own forehead with a deranged look in his eyes.
The seventh Tiger-man tribe was thus annihilated by the Voodoo Doll!