CHAPTER 198: CHAPTER 183: DEADLY PREDICAMENT, LEAKLESS COTTAGE

The journey of meat-eating... uh no, the journey of capturing Liu Chang was clearly not smooth.

Three days later, Lu Lin and the others were utterly exhausted.

They had long since left the range of Starlight Mountain, and no one knew their exact location now.

All in all, this place was considered far from the regular activity areas of the Humans.

They had eaten a lot of meat and wiped out several small tribes of the Alien Races.

Several times, Lu Lin and his team even saw some cities built by the Alien Races.

After five consecutive days of pursuit, Hei Yuan always managed to escape smoothly with Liu Chang.

Of course, this was also because Lu Lin and his team were all novice investigators.

Twice, Lu Lin was close to catching Liu Chang and that Hei Yuan, but they managed to escape at the last moment.

"Team leader, today I want to take a bath."

Fang Gang said softly.

It wasn’t that he loved cleanliness that much; they were all grown men, and they were on a mission.

But upon seeing the endless natural hot springs ahead, Fang Gang couldn’t help but be tempted.

"Alright, everyone, let’s go and take a bath together."

Lu Lin also couldn’t hold on any longer.

For the past three days, he had been in a state of constant tension.

Chasing, annihilating tribes, then chasing again, then annihilating again.

Among these, they wiped out three of the Dark Silk people’s tribes, along with the tribes of the Crane Feather Clan, Gray Dwarf Clan, and Sky-swallowing Rat Clan.

Speaking of which, the Devouring Sky Rat Race is quite an interesting race.

The members of this race all have cunning looks, with several whiskers sticking out sideways, regardless of gender.

However, these guys bite fiercely; Lu Lin’s Stone Skin was almost bitten through with one bite.

Even with his body strengthened twice by cultivation, his high-level protection couldn’t withstand the bite of the higher-ranked Sky-swallowing Rat Tribe members for long.

After that battle, all four members of the team, including the Sixth-level Bai Buyi, had more wounds on their bodies.

Leaving Fang Gang, who was responsible for healing, on the verge of tears.

While soaking in the hot springs, Lu Lin reflected on his experiences over the past three days; it was indescribable.

However, he assumed that Hei Yuan, the member of the Dark Silk Clan running ahead, wasn’t having a good time either.

At this moment, Hei Yuan was hiding in a cave with Liu Chang, eyes filled with hatred.

"When the Saint descends, all you Humans will die."

After saying this, Hei Yuan sighed involuntarily.

On the first day of being pursued by Lu Lin, Hei Yuan had thrown away the conch used for communication.

Otherwise, he could have summoned more soldiers to kill Lu Lin long ago.

As for why he didn’t seek help from some Alien Race cities or larger tribes, of course Hei Yuan couldn’t do that.

The term "Alien Race" is just a general name; claiming they have thousands is certainly an exaggeration, but they do number in the hundreds.

The scope of the Alien Races is too vast; not everyone is on the same page with the Saint.

Moreover, the ten newly emerged Gods are indifferent to matters of the Saint and clearly have their own agendas.

Hei Yuan understood this very clearly.

Even if the Saint needs the body he lost, it wouldn’t be hard to find another over time.

But if the Ten Gods and those tribes with ulterior motives learned about the Saint’s situation, that would put the Saint in danger.

"They’re all treacherous scoundrels. When the Saint descends, he’ll kill you all."

"Kill them all."

...

The team led by Lu Lin, soaking in the hot springs, fell asleep.

Hei Yuan, filled with hatred yet hopeful for the future, fell asleep.

But in Chongnuo City, Long Qianli couldn’t sleep.

"Mr. Zhang, what’s going on? The Nineteenth Group has been out for so many days and there’s still no word."

Long Qianli sat in the office, sounding somewhat anxious.

"I don’t know either."

Mr. Zhang, Zhang Wenda, said with an aggrieved look. At this moment, he no longer felt the ease and leisure he had when facing Lu Lin and the others back in Food God City.

Facing Long Qianli’s anger, Mr. Zhang was so nervous that sweat dripped down his face.

"You don’t know?"

"Who knows, if you don’t?"

"In Lu Lin’s team, only Bai Buyi reached the Sixth level, and he’s a research talent. For such a group, you didn’t think to pay closer attention?"

"I’m starting to doubt if you’re even fit to be the head of Food God City."

"Please calm down, Director Long. I will personally go to Starlight Mountain and won’t return until I’ve found Lu Lin."

Zhang Wenda left full of indignation.

The Star Investigation Office team in Chongnuo City was already short-staffed; it was a rare chance to have a few elites like Lu Lin join.

Long Qianli had hoped to give them more experience and growth time.

But who would have thought that Zhang Wenda was so unreliable, and that a perfectly good team would go five days with no communication?

The investigators sent to search Starlight Mountain also had other duties and could only be temporarily reassigned for half a day without issues.

If it took too long, who would take care of their original work?

This time, to locate Lu Lin’s team, the Star Investigation Office had deployed more than forty investigators, seven or eight of whom were just back from vacation from the Exotic Battlefield.

They were also dispatched by Long Qianli.

"I understand my mistake. I’ll go search immediately."

"Go ahead. If you don’t find Lu Lin, there’s no need for you to return."

Long Qianli waved dismissively, and Zhang Wenda took his leave.

"Alright, everyone can rest assured this time."

After Zhang Wenda left, Long Qianli turned and said.

The door at the back of his office opened, and a dozen elderly and middle-aged people walked out, their aura as unassuming as ordinary people.