Chapter 176 Selling the Concession Token Again
Fang Che now needed to refine Concession Tokens himself, as the Concession Tokens Gu Ning had given him were no longer useful.
Instead of wasting them, it would be better to sell the Concession Tokens to the Iron Hand Group and have them help collect the materials for refining Concession Tokens, which would save Fang Che a lot of time.
Li Xing was slightly stunned upon hearing Fang Che's words, then asked in disbelief, "Really?"
Fang Che did not answer, directly taking out a Concession Token and handing it to Li Xing.
Li Xing quickly took the token, felt excited for a moment, then took a deep breath and said,
"You can tell me anytime what materials you need. I can stop the material supply for others first. Come to the room, and I will write you a contract."
Li Xing turned and went back to the room, quickly writing the contract.
Fang Che stood by, waiting quietly.
A moment later, the contract was completed. Li Xing handed the contract to Fang Che and asked, "Does this work for you?"
Fang Che glanced at the materials the Iron Hand Group was willing to provide and found that there were a hundred times more materials than before.
Of course, this was also normal.
Previously, when Fang Che provided Concession Tokens, he had many conditions.
But this time, Fang Che only needed materials, so Li Xing naturally gave more.
"This Junior agrees to this contract." Fang Che directly released energy and integrated it into the contract.
Li Xing happily took the contract, took out an iron hand gang badge, and stamped it on the contract, and the contract was instantly established.
Li Xing smiled and asked, "Do you need any materials now?"
Fang Che shook his head and said, "Not for now. When I do, this Junior will report to Senior. If there's nothing else, this Junior will take his leave."
Li Xing smiled and said, "Take care."
Fang Che turned and left Li Xing's office, returned to his residence, and opened the map of the Emperor Plane All-Profession Task Hall.
After understanding all the information, Fang Che immediately used his Observe ability to find the hidden Concession Tokens on the Emperor Plane.
A few hours later, Fang Che successfully deduced the locations of all Concession Tokens and understood the array information.
After observing the entire array, Fang Che discovered that the Emperor Plane's array also possessed powerful concealment capabilities.
However, this array was not activated; it merely allowed the naturally emitted power of the array to passively influence the entire Plane.
If the array were activated, its concealment ability would greatly improve, and Fang Che probably wouldn't even be able to detect the aura of the Concession Tokens!
Fang Che had stumbled upon a great bargain!
Fang Che was excited, taking several deep breaths before calming down.
Subsequently, Fang Che used this array as a foundation to improve his Real Domain.
A quarter of an hour later, the core part of the array was successfully integrated into Fang Che's Real Domain.
As for the other parts, due to the limited area of the Real Domain, they could not be accommodated for now.
Fang Che needed to expand his Real Domain before he could integrate the other arrays one by one.
Now, with this array core in place, it was enough for Fang Che to evade most Planes.
Moreover, since Fang Che had thoroughly researched the array situation of the Emperor Plane, he could specifically arrange arrays to ensure that the Emperor Plane could not detect the Real Domain!
Once Fang Che had arranged the array core, he would no longer have to worry about the threat from the Emperor Plane!
Of course, the prerequisite was to replace the Emperor Plane's Concession Tokens.
If the Emperor Plane's Concession Tokens were allowed to remain in the Real Domain, it would be equivalent to actively planting a spy from the Emperor Plane.
No matter how well the array was arranged, it would be detected by the Emperor Plane.
Subsequently, Fang Che adjusted his emotions and continued to research the most secure plan for replacing the Concession Tokens.
As the array had changed significantly compared to before, the difficulty of replacing the Concession Tokens had increased considerably.
Fang Che stayed in his room for seven days without leaving, finally finding a solution!
Fang Che opened his tired eyes and recorded the necessary materials in his notebook.
Then, Fang Che opened his storage ring, checked the materials he possessed, and crossed off the materials he already had from the notebook.
Immediately after, Fang Che scrambled the order of these materials, recopied the notebook, and then set off to Li Xing's residence, knocking on the door.
After Li Xing opened the door, Fang Che respectfully bowed, handed the notebook to Li Xing, and said, "Please help me collect these materials, Senior."
Li Xing took the notebook, flipped through a few pages, and then asked with some confusion, "Are you going to set up an array? Or refine an item?"
Fang Che replied, "Both. Please first collect the resources on the first ten pages, Senior."
Upon hearing this, Li Xing took out a pile of storage rings, extracted the resources Fang Che needed, and put them into one storage ring.
After taking out a pile of resources, Li Xing handed the storage ring to Fang Che and said,
"The resources I have on hand can only help you gather the resources for the first five pages. Go back and wait a moment;
At the latest within an hour, I will send someone to put the resources into the mailbox at your door. As for the remaining materials, I will also help you collect them as soon as possible."
Fang Che took the storage ring and respectfully said, "This Junior will take his leave."
Fang Che returned to his residence, took out the notebook recording Plane information, and examined it carefully.
The Plane that the Iron Hand Group handed to Fang Che was occupied by a group of humanoid creatures with horns, which the Iron Hand Group named the Horned People.
This Plane had one hundred and forty-seven Professions, twenty of which were created by the Plane Will after encountering the Iron Hand Group's invasion.
This included the Curse Master Profession, which Fang Che also possessed.
This Plane was not unified, having over a hundred tribes. The strongest individual in each tribe possessed Fourth-Tier strength, and conflicts frequently erupted between the various tribes.
However, after the Iron Hand Group's invasion, only seventeen tribes remained on this Plane, with a total of over a million Horned People Professionals.
As for unawakened Professionals, there were still about ten million.
These tribes, having experienced the Iron Hand Group's invasion, had become more united than ever before.
These tribes traded with each other, reaching the limit in their speed of cultivating Professionals.
Additionally, the energy of this Plane was unique and vastly different from the Emperor Plane. Professionals who cultivated within it would quickly grow tired, similar to Fang Che's Real Domain.
Furthermore, although the resources produced on this Plane were relatively abundant, most of them were rejected by the Emperor Plane.
Even if mined, they would be difficult to sell for a good price.
This Plane had almost no value except for helping students awaken Professions and enhancing domain power.
Of course, just the ability to enhance domain power alone was enough to make all Professionals fight over it, so Fang Che had gained a great advantage.
Moreover, Fang Che's Real Domain could evade the Emperor Plane's detection; besides the hidden array and Concession Token, the most important factor was being rejected by the Emperor Plane.
The repulsion between Planes was the foundation of everything.
Now that Fang Che had obtained such a Plane, after devouring it, he could hide the Real Domain even better, and even the matter of replacing the Concession Token could be postponed for a period of time.
After understanding the Plane's situation, Fang Che lay on the bed, satisfied, and rested.
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Chapter 177 Going to the Horned Man Plane
Not long after resting, Fang Che heard the sound of items being placed in the mailbox at the door.
Fang Che immediately went out, retrieved the items from the mailbox, then focused his consciousness on the coordinates given to him by the Iron Hand Group, and instantly teleported away.
In the Niu Jiao Ren Plane, most of the buildings were dilapidated, with no signs of life.
At this moment, a wisp of smoke appeared in the abandoned area.
When the smoke dissipated, Fang Che appeared out of thin air.
As soon as he arrived, Fang Che felt his body weaken.
Just as he was about to take a pill to adapt to the weakness, the curse master gem suddenly released the power of the Real Domain, and the next second, all feelings of weakness disappeared.
Fang Che thought for a moment and quickly understood the reason.
Normally, when a Professional from a large Plane enters a small Plane, they will feel a sense of being constrained and repressed, and their body will rapidly weaken, making it difficult to exert their full strength.
However, if a Professional from a small Plane enters a large Plane, their own strength will not be affected in any way.
Although Fang Che came from the Emperor Plane, he had already taken over a small Plane and refined it into a Real Domain.
Fang Che was the only Professional in the Real Domain and was influenced by the Real Domain.
Therefore, when traveling to a Plane larger than the Real Domain, Fang Che would not be greatly affected.
This was good news for Fang Che.
Afterward, Fang Che took out the Voodoo Doll, threw it directly onto the ground, and manipulated the Voodoo Doll to head towards the Horned People's last territory.
Not long after, Fang Che, through the Voodoo Doll's vision, discovered a skull buried underground.
The skull was made of red wood and had densely packed array patterns drawn on it.
Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to stop moving, carefully observed the patterns on the skull, and quickly understood its purpose.
This item was specifically used to suppress the Plane Will!
If enough skulls were buried in a Plane, they could cause the Plane Will to lose its ability to resist and prevent it from cultivating more powerful Professionals.
However, this item was easily discovered and dug up by Professionals within the Plane.
Typically, these items would only be buried in the occupied areas after half of the Plane had been conquered.
Now that the Iron Hand Group had handed this Plane over to Fang Che, all the occupied areas were empty.
Once the Horned People in this Plane realized the problem, they would quickly dig up and destroy these tools that suppressed the Plane Will.
By then, the will of this Plane would gain freedom and could rapidly initiate Creation of Professions.
If the Plane Will felt certain death, it might even initiate Creation of Fifth-Order Professionals, and then Fang Che would be in trouble.
Fang Che needed to protect these wooden human head tools.
Fang Che immediately set off, arrived near the wooden human head tools, took out some unused materials, and began to set up a hidden array.
With Fang Che's ability, even if he set up a defensive array, it would be broken by others, so it was better to set up a hidden array to interfere with others' vision.
While Fang Che was setting up the array, the Voodoo Doll finally arrived near the defensive line set up by the Iron Hand Group.
Inside the defensive line, deceptive arrays were set up, condensing countless illusory figures.
If viewed from a distance, one might even think that the Iron Hand Group members had not left.
The Voodoo Doll crossed the defensive line, passed through an unmanned zone, and soon discovered some Horned People patrol teams.
Fang Che ignored these patrol teams and controlled the Voodoo Doll to continue forward.
After some more time, the Voodoo Doll passed through the Horned People's defensive line and entered the Horned People's last survival zone.
Immediately after, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to search for Horned People who had not yet awakened their Professions.
In a certain village, a group of Horned People who had not yet awakened their Professions were lining up to receive materials for Professional awakening.
When it was an older Horned Person's turn, the Horned Person distributing the awakening materials suddenly said, "Niu Zhan, you don't meet the requirements for receive, wait until next month."
Upon hearing this, Niu Zhan's eyes instantly turned red with anger, and he furiously asked, "I've been waiting for two years! Everyone my age has already awakened. Why won't you give me the materials?"
The Horned Person distributing the awakening materials said expressionlessly, "It's not that we won't give them to you, it's just that we need you to wait. We need to give the materials to children who have made greater contributions."
Niu Zhan roared furiously, "Nonsense! You clearly embezzled my father's pension first!
When I came to reason with you, you felt you lost face, so you deliberately targeted me. I didn't do anything wrong, so why are you targeting me?"
The Horned Person still replied expressionlessly, "All pensions are distributed according to regulations; we have not violated any rules.
Asking you to wait a while before awakening also does not violate any rules. The current situation is like this, please understand our work and do not cause trouble, otherwise, we will cancel your awakening qualification."
When Niu Zhan heard the words "cancel qualification," his anger instantly dissipated, and he lowered his head somewhat dejectedly, turning to leave.
Seeing this, the Horned Person distributing the awakening materials showed a hint of disdain in his eyes, then continued to distribute resources.
On the other side, Niu Zhan left the village and angrily kicked a stone.
The next second, the stone instantly cracked open, revealing the Voodoo Doll hidden inside.
Niu Zhan was slightly stunned and picked up the Voodoo Doll.
At this moment, the Voodoo Doll suddenly moved, scaring Niu Zhan into throwing the Voodoo Doll away.
After rolling once on the ground, the Voodoo Doll slowly got up and wrote words belonging to this Plane on the ground:
"I am the Plane Will, sealed by the enemy and unable to move. I now need a Curse Master Professional to help me escape."
Niu Zhan looked at these words and sighed, "Awakening as a Curse Master requires tormenting others to obtain their heartfelt curses.
But now we are sealed and cannot go to Other Planes. To awaken as a Curse Master, we can only harm our own people. How can this be?"
The Voodoo Doll continued to write information on the ground: "Your body is filled with intense resentment; this resentment is the reason I was temporarily awakened.
With such resentment, you must have suffered unfair treatment. You should vent your injustice and awaken as a Curse Master in the process of venting. Moreover, for the survival of the Plane, a little sacrifice is worth it!"
Upon hearing this, Niu Zhan instantly thought of everything he had experienced, his eyes growing redder and redder. Finally, Niu Zhan nodded forcefully and said, "I am willing to awaken the Curse Master Profession!"
Upon receiving this answer, the Voodoo Doll quickly wrote the ritual for awakening a Curse Master on the ground, and this ritual was the same one Fang Che had used before.
After writing all the information, the Voodoo Doll directly took out some materials from the Real Domain.
One material was molten aluminum, which was used to sculpt the Death Sculpture to make other living people curse out of fear.
The second item was a rope used to capture others.
The third item was a storage ring for living creatures.
At this moment, Niu Zhan had also finished reading the ritual information and frowned, saying, "This requires killing too many people. Can we kill fewer?"
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Chapter 178 Processing Materials
The Voodoo Doll continued to write information on the ground:
"To initiate the Suppression of me, the enemies have increased the difficulty of awakening as a Curse Master. To awaken as a Curse Master, one must eliminate more people.
Next, I will dig a pit for you and set up a soundproof barrier.
You can throw the captured people into the pit. Once there are enough people, you can proceed with the breakthrough. Remember to clean up the writing here before you leave."
After writing this information, the Voodoo Doll burrowed into the mud, transferring the surrounding mud to the Real Domain, quickly excavating an underground space.
Following that, the Voodoo Doll placed soundproofing tools in the surrounding mud and dug a downward passage from a corner.
However, this passage was a dead end.
After digging several more dead ends, the Voodoo Doll transferred a batch of tools from the Real Domain and buried them underground.
This batch of tools was important material for refining the Concession Token!
Previously, after Fang Che's improvements, the Concession Token gained a brand new material processing procedure.
The core of this procedure was to absorb curses from others' hearts, which was the same method used for a Curse Master's advancement.
Therefore, when Fang Che arrived at this Plane, he planned to use the awakening process of ordinary people here to obtain curse energy.
After the Voodoo Doll handled everything, it quickly left the area to find ostracized ordinary people in other villages.
On the ground, Niu Zhan remained silent for a moment, then pulled off a leafy branch to use as a broom, sweeping away the writing on the ground.
Afterward, Niu Zhan picked up a large stone to cover the hole and turned to walk towards the village.
Niu Zhan first went to the Manager's house, who was responsible for distributing awakening materials, and knocked on the door.
A moment later, the door opened, and a wave of warmth hit Niu Zhan, making him feel very comfortable.
Niu Zhan hadn't experienced such comfort in a long time. For a moment, he was lost in thought, remembering when his father was still alive.
Since his father passed away, Niu Zhan hadn't enjoyed such a warm and comfortable environment for several winters.
At this moment, a young man walked out from behind the door. He glanced at Niu Zhan, curled his lip in disdain, and said, "My father isn't home."
Then, the young man was about to close the door.
Niu Zhan extended his leg to block the door and said, "Your father asked me to tell you to go find him at the material distribution place as soon as possible."
"I'll change my clothes and go." After saying this, the young man kicked Niu Zhan's leg away and slammed the door shut.
Niu Zhan stood outside the door, a smile appearing on his face.
After the previous test, Niu Zhan confirmed that the Horned People who distributed the materials were not home, which greatly reassured him.
Niu Zhan just stood outside the door, waiting quietly.
A moment later, the door reopened, and the young man walked out, rolled his eyes at Niu Zhan, and was about to lock the door.
At this moment, Niu Zhan punched the back of the young man's head, knocking him unconscious.
Then, Niu Zhan dragged the young man into the room, tied him up, and splashed cold water on his face.
The young man instantly sobered up. Seeing the ropes on his body, after a brief panic, he arrogantly cursed, "You dog, you don't know what's good for you! What are you going to do?"
Niu Zhan expressionlessly picked a hot coal from the stove and placed it directly on the young man's leg. An odor of burning flesh instantly spread.
The young man's expression twisted, and he was about to scream when Niu Zhan reached out and covered his mouth.
Then, Niu Zhan threw the hot coal back into the stove. After the young man's twisted expression calmed down, Niu Zhan released his hand and expressionlessly asked, "Where are the awakening materials?"
The young man looked at Niu Zhan with hatred, saying nothing.
Niu Zhan didn't waste words. He covered the young man's mouth again and put the hot coal back on the young man's body.
After burning several spots with the hot coal, Niu Zhan looked at the young man again and saw intense fear in his eyes.
Niu Zhan released his hand and still expressionlessly asked, "Where are the awakening materials?"
The young man shook his head and replied, "There's a fixed amount of awakening materials distributed each time. My father took all the materials out to distribute them."
Upon hearing this, a hint of pity appeared in Niu Zhan's eyes.
Niu Zhan did not want to awaken as a Curse Master; he did not want to harm others.
Therefore, Niu Zhan wanted to risk stealing a set of awakening materials and escape this place.
But now it seemed, only slaughter was possible!
Niu Zhan muttered to himself, "Don't blame me for being cruel; you were the ones who did wrong first!"
Then, Niu Zhan directly put the young man into his storage ring and turned to leave the room.
Next, Niu Zhan went to the homes of those with whom he had grudges. After confirming that the Professionals in the house were not present, he directly tied up their family members.
After tying up all the families in the village with whom he had grudges, Niu Zhan went to the next village to continue capturing people.
In other villages, Niu Zhan no longer cared whether people had offended him; he would immediately capture anyone he saw.
Since today was the day for the villagers' collective awakening, after receiving the materials, the villagers would awaken their professions under the protection of other Professionals.
This led to insufficient defensive strength in the village, and Niu Zhan very easily captured enough ordinary Horned People, bringing them to the outside of the pit excavated by the Voodoo Doll.
Niu Zhan lifted the stone, revealing the pit dug by the Voodoo Doll, and threw his storage ring into the pit.
Immediately after, Niu Zhan picked up a stone and smashed it onto the storage ring.
The storage ring instantly shattered, and figures emerged from the broken storage ring, turning into a group of ordinary people bound by ropes.
Everyone looked around, seeing more people tied up, and fear appeared on their faces.
Above the pit, Niu Zhan clapped his hands lightly, gathering everyone's attention, then, following the method provided by the Voodoo Doll, he shouted:
"Today, I will bury you all alive in this pit. You can curse me, Niu Zhan, and curse the one who dug this pit, to your heart's content."
After saying this, Niu Zhan took out the tool containing molten aluminum and poured the molten aluminum into the pit.
As soon as the molten aluminum left the tool, it instantly expanded dozens of times, directly pouring onto a bound Horned People.
In just an instant, this Horned People was covered in molten aluminum and turned into a statue.
The other people around, seeing this, took fearful steps and ran towards the passage.
However, they were tied with ropes, making it difficult to control their balance while running, and many Horned People stumbled and fell to the ground as they ran.
The molten aluminum caught up with the fallen Horned People, and these Horned People instantly screamed.
However, the screams did not last long before they were covered in molten aluminum and turned into dead statues.
Those Horned People who continued to flee, hearing the short screams behind them, were terrified and couldn't help but curse.
"Damn Niu Zhan, you and the one who dug this pit will not have a good end!"
"No good end!"
As the curses spread, countless curse energies left the bodies of the Horned People.
A small portion of the curse energy was absorbed by Niu Zhan.
The majority of the curse energy burrowed underground, merging with the materials buried by the Voodoo Doll.
These materials absorbed the curse energy, and their surfaces instantly turned red.
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Chapter 179: Patrol Horned People Increase
The bound Horned People cursed and fled, quickly reaching the end of the passage.
Looking at the wall at the end of the passage, the Horned People collapsed onto the ground in despair, cursing loudly.
"Damn Niu Zhan…"
However, they hadn't cursed for long before molten aluminum poured in, encasing all the Horned People and turning them into death statues.
When the last Horned Person died, all the materials buried underground were sublimated and could be used to refine a Concession Token.
At the same time, Niu Zhan, who was standing outside, was noticed by the Plane Will, and the aura of a Curse Master quickly emanated from him.
After the promotion ended, a smile appeared on Niu Zhan's face, and he then turned and fled the area.
Currently, no Horned People have awakened the Curse Master profession, so Niu Zhan needs to go to a place where no one knows him and pretend to be a Professional who awakened long ago; only then can he survive.
As Niu Zhan fled, the Voodoo Doll was searching for ostracized Horned People elsewhere.
After wandering around the new place, Fang Che did not find any ostracized Horned People; all the weaker Horned People were well protected, and everyone deeply loved the Horned People responsible for managing them.
This made Fang Che very dissatisfied; they were doing too well, which meant they couldn't cultivate extreme and radical individuals like Niu Zhan, which was not conducive to Fang Che cultivating Curse Masters or processing materials.
Therefore, Fang Che took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, wrote the Manager's Professional information on a blank piece of paper, activated the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, and directly eliminated him!
At this moment, in that new place, the beloved Manager was guarding outside the village school, protecting the Horned People who were awakening their professions along with others.
He was laughing and talking with the other Horned People around him, envisioning a beautiful future.
Just then, a hole suddenly appeared in the Manager's chest, and blood flowed out; the Manager fell straight backward.
The Horned People beside the Manager noticed the problem, quickly caught the Manager, and shouted loudly, "An assassin has killed Mr.!"
The other Horned People around were first startled, then ran towards the Manager's direction with enraged faces, completely disregarding their own safety.
The Horned Person supporting the corpse hurriedly shouted, "Watch the children!"
At these words, many Horned People stopped, surrounded the school, and unleashed all sorts of defensive skills.
However, everyone's gaze was directed towards the deceased, their faces filled with sorrow.
At this moment, the Horned Person supporting the corpse laid the corpse down and said, "It must be the villain Mr. offended in the past who harmed him; those villains will come to exploit us soon, and we must resist to the end!"
The surrounding Horned People nodded in unison.
At this moment, a Horned Person nearby spoke with some concern, "If we resist them, what if they don't provide us with promotion materials?"
At these words, confused expressions appeared on the faces of the surrounding Horned People.
After a moment of silence, a Horned Person lowered his head and said somewhat shamefully, "I think this might have been done by an Intruder."
The surrounding Horned People all disbelieved this statement.
The Intruders had besieged this place for a long time, and very few Intruders could break through the defense line.
Even if there were some Intruders who broke through the defense line, they were either collecting information or assassinating important figures.
The Mr. who died now was just a minor figure, with no assassination value whatsoever.
However, everyone dared not offend the other Managers, so they could only lower their heads and speak with guilt, "I also think it was done by an Intruder."
"I think so too."
Everyone expressed their deep guilt, but in their hearts, they still believed that the one who killed Mr. was Mr.'s enemy.
Everyone believed that the enemy would surely take over Mr.'s position and exploit everyone.
At this moment, all the Horned People had already developed resistance towards the future Managers, and one day, this resistance would erupt, evolving into chaos.
And Fang Che, who created all this trouble, had already manipulated the Voodoo Doll to return to Niu Zhan's area.
According to the tools the Voodoo Doll left in the underground cave, all the Horned People who entered the cave had died.
The death of so many people was enough to process the materials.
Not long after, the Voodoo Doll arrived at the riverside cave and excavated the buried materials.
Then, the Voodoo Doll directly transferred the statues made of molten aluminum to the Real Domain and filled the pit, as if nothing had happened.
Next, Fang Che manipulated the Voodoo Doll to continue searching for ostracized and resentful Horned People.
In a war environment, there were many such Horned People.
However, after receiving the tools provided by the Voodoo Doll, many Horned People's first choice was to steal awakening materials from other professions; only when absolutely necessary would they awaken the Curse Master profession.
A small number of Horned People who were deceived by the Voodoo Doll would directly tell some powerful individuals about the Voodoo Doll's message.
And Fang Che could only eliminate them.
Because powerful Professionals can communicate with the Plane Will, and powerful Professionals must know that the only way to rescue the Plane Will is to excavate the tool that suppresses the Plane Will.
Such a deception by the Voodoo Doll could not fool the strong.
To maintain the deception, one can only deceive ordinary Horned People who have not awakened.
After a few days passed like this, Fang Che discovered that various villages began to implement martial law, and along the way, there were even some fully armed Professionals patrolling.
After translating the Horned People's conversations with the help of a tool, Fang Che learned that the disappearances of ordinary Horned People in various villages had spread.
Fortunately, Fang Che transferred those Horned People who turned into statues to the Real Domain, so they did not link the disappearances to the awakening ceremony.
Additionally, to avoid creating panic, these Horned People did not let too many people know the situation, only asking Horned People who had not awakened a profession to reduce their outings.
However, the ostracized Horned People lived difficult lives, and if they did not go out, their survival would certainly be hard.
Therefore, Fang Che could still bewitch them.
After more than ten days passed like this, Fang Che, who was setting up a formation to hide the wooden skull, discovered through a warning tool that a garrison team from the Horned People's front line was approaching the defense line set up by the Iron Hand Group.
If they got close, they would surely discover that the Iron Hand Group members had retreated.
Fang Che made a slight deduction and felt that the enemy did not have the guts to launch an attack; it should be a probing action, and probing actions usually sent Professionals skilled in perception and with faster speeds.
Therefore, Fang Che took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and began to hunt.
At this moment, outside the Horned People's defense line, two Four-Order Horned People led their team, slowly approaching the Iron Hand Group's defense line.
The two Four-Order Horned People walking in front were quietly communicating, and the Horned Person on the left complained:
"The Chieftain Council actually believes that the enemy on the front line has moved to the rear to commit kidnappings; they are truly brain-dead.
If the enemy could really cross the defense line, wouldn't it be better to just slaughter us? What's the use of kidnapping unawakened residents?
The Chieftain Council can't solve the kidnappings, and they're actually making us test the enemy's strength; isn't this sending us to our deaths?"
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Chapter 180 The Horned Man's Misunderstanding
The Horned People on the right, hearing his companion's complaint, echoed, "I also don't agree with the Chieftain Council's probing order. Now that the enemy has quieted down, it's an important opportunity for us to improve our strength. If we provoke the enemy, then we'll be in trouble."
At this point, the Horned People on the right suddenly changed the subject, "However, since the Chieftain Council has issued the order, we must execute it. We cannot affect the authority of our Chieftain. If his authority is affected, the Chieftain will not be able to fight for our interests."
The Horned People on the left sighed, "I understand these things too. It's just that this probe will definitely result in heavy losses. Although we two are good at escaping, what if we encounter an accident…"
Before he could finish speaking, the Horned People on the left fell straight to the ground.
The Horned People on the right looked at the fallen Horned People with some confusion, and then discovered the inexplicable hole in his chest.
"Defense!" the Horned People on the right shouted, instantly running into the crowd. The other Horned People were a second slower in setting up their defense.
However, just as the defense was set up, that Four-Order Horned People also got a hole in his chest, dying instantly.
"The assassin is protected by us!" a Horned People shouted, moving away from his body.
The other surrounding Horned People also scattered without hesitation, running towards their own defense lines.
At this moment, all the Horned People only cared about escaping themselves. The defensive power was no longer as strong as when they defended collectively. If they encountered an attack, they would definitely die out in a short time.
However, these Horned People were already scared senseless, only wanting to run quickly and get away from this place.
At this time, inside the Horned People's defense line, the Four-Order Horned People gathered in a closed room, all displaying defensive skills, watching a corpse in the room with some horror.
Another Horned People condensed chains, dividing the room into countless narrow gaps.
At this moment, another Four-Order Horned People got a hole in his body, dying on the spot.
The Four-Order Horned People's corpse fell backward, but was caught by the chains.
The next second, countless skills passed through the chains, covering the location of the Four-Order Horned People's corpse.
The Four-Order Horned People's corpse was instantly pulverized by the skills.
At this moment, a Horned People not far away, who was good at perception, spoke with some horror, "There's no enemy there at all…"
Before he could finish speaking, this Horned People also got a hole in his chest, dying on the spot.
Immediately after, countless skills covered him again, also pulverizing his corpse.
Next, another Horned People who had awakened a speed-type Professional died, and skills covered him again.
And the Horned People who had set up the chains trembled in fear.
He could perceive the surrounding situation through the chains, and if someone passed through the chains, he could easily discover them, but when people died just now, he didn't discover anything.
Moreover, these dead Horned People were bound by chains in a small space, only able to accommodate one person. It was impossible for anyone to squeeze through and kill them.
The Horned People's voice trembled as he shouted, "This enemy's strength has already surpassed mine. Everyone retreat."
The surrounding Horned People were first startled, and then expressions of despair appeared on their faces.
The Horned People present all possessed Four-Order strength. Surpassing any one of the Horned People meant the enemy possessed Five-Order strength.
How could such an enemy be resisted?
The Horned People stood in place somewhat despairingly. Even if the chains behind them disappeared and a path to leave appeared, no one left.
Several of the Horned People even took out communication tokens to transmit information outwards.
However, after waiting for a long time, no new Horned People died.
The many Horned People instantly became confused.
At this moment, an urgent report came from outside the door:
"Sirs, the team sent to probe the enemy's true strength has returned. Both of the Four-Order sirs leading the team are dead. The cause of death is unknown, only that they had a hole in their chests."
The Four-Order Horned People in the room immediately remembered that the people who died in the room earlier all had inexplicable holes in their chests.
At this moment, a Horned People spoke, "Those who died just now were brothers good at perception and good at running. These people are most suitable for reconnaissance and probing.
Did our actions anger the other party, and they chose to give us a warning?"
Everyone nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.
At this moment, another Horned People spoke with a face full of anticipation:
"Facing our probe, the enemy only killed the Professionals skilled in probing and reconnaissance, but did not launch a collective attack.
Does this mean the enemy doesn't want to kill all of us, but wants to change the way they deal with us?"
As soon as these words came out, the Horned People present all showed hopeful gazes.
After a long period of fighting, everyone knew that the Horned People were no match for the enemy, and annihilation was only a matter of time. Therefore, everyone was united, determined to make the other side suffer heavy losses even if they died.
However, if they could live, who would want to fight to the death?
Immediately after, a Horned People spoke, "Why don't we send someone to talk to them?"
Several Horned People nodded, their hearts stirred.
However, someone quickly retorted, "Let's not. What if the negotiators say the wrong thing and displease them? That would be troublesome.
Let's wait until they've discussed it and then wait for them to come to us to negotiate.
What we need to do now is inform the Chieftain Council of this conjecture so they can be prepared."
Everyone around nodded in agreement, then put away the chains, exited the room, and contacted the Chieftain Council.
Fang Che was not aware of these people's thoughts. Fang Che merely continued to control the Voodoo Doll to search for targets after eliminating the Four-Order Horned People skilled in reconnaissance.
The Voodoo Doll moved underground for a moment and quickly discovered an ordinary Horned People who was crying and hitting a tree trunk.
Fang Che immediately controlled the Voodoo Doll to walk out from behind the tree.
The Horned People looked at the moving puppet and took a few steps back in horror.
The Voodoo Doll stopped in place and wrote the script of this Plane:
"Don't be afraid. I am the Plane Will under Suppression. I need you to help me break the Suppression and release me."
"Plane Will?" The Horned People paused, then asked excitedly, "Can you help me get revenge?"
The Voodoo Doll wrote on the ground, "I will give you resources and items to help you awaken the Curse Master Professional. Once you have power, you can seek revenge yourself."
Afterward, the Voodoo Doll, as before, skillfully wrote down the ritual for awakening a Curse Master, threw out some items, and began to dig a hole.
The Horned People looked at the words on the ground and excitedly clenched his fists, "This is great! With power, I, Niu Xuanhai, will be able to avenge my father and kill the enemy's entire family!"
Fang Che heard these words through the Voodoo Doll and felt somewhat happy.
Having stayed in this Plane for a long time, this was the first time he encountered a Horned People with such strong hatred. Fang Che felt that Niu Xuanhai was very suitable for cultivation.
Therefore, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to stop digging and crawl out from underground.