CHAPTER 712: SETTING TRAPS

The Divine Sense message transmission from the cultivator su

The Divine Sense message transmission from the cultivator surnamed Li was unanimously acknowledged.

Currently, the likelihood of them being gathered together and captured in one fell swoop was high. Only by splitting up and escaping separately could they vie for a glimmer of hope.

They numbered five, while the Demon Race had only three. As long as they weren't too incompetent, at least two of them should be able to escape smoothly. The only uncertainty was who would be so fortunate.

The exchange of Divine Sense among the five was swift. Almost simultaneously with the release of the full aura from the five Demon Race members, the five immediately scattered in different directions.

The three Demon Race members surrounded from three directions, yet the five slipped out through the gaps.

Though termed as fleeing, their speed was not particularly fast, one might even say it was quite slow.

This was because the paths they were taking now were not pre-explored safe passageways. The spatial rifts were too dense, so while fleeing, they also had to explore the safety ahead, finding a passable route.

So, in this environment, whether fleeing or pursuing, they had to be extremely cautious of the spatial rifts.

However, even at several hundred zhang away, the Demon Race could still launch attacks.

A thorn demon roared, and numerous bone spurs flew out from its body, aiming towards the five.

However, after these bone spurs flew out, they encountered spatial rifts and disintegrated one after another in mid-air.

Ultimately, only a few bone spurs managed to catch up to the five, but they were easily blocked.

The three Demon Race members, unwilling to give up, unleashed various mystical techniques such as demonic fire and ice, yet without exception, they were all intercepted by spatial rifts halfway.

These dense spatial rifts blocked their escape route and also hindered attacks from behind.

After Wang Hong had escaped a certain distance, he glanced back with Divine Sense and couldn't help but feel indignant. Why was he so unlucky to be chased by a Demon Race member?

Of the three Demon Race members, one chose him, one chose the cultivator surnamed Li, and one was currently pursuing the cultivator surnamed Ye.

Wang Hong glanced at Bai Wushuang, who was a little further away, feeling resentful.

"Are the Demon Race blind? Couldn't they see that Bai Wushuang should be easier to chase? If nothing else, they could have gone after Daoist Qin, why did they have to choose him?"

At this moment, he felt a sense of unfairness.

Moreover, the one chasing him was the thorn demon, who looked particularly difficult to deal with.

In fact, the reason the Demon Race chose him was mainly because Wang Hong was fast.

The Demon Race planned to capture them all, so they would naturally choose the fastest to chase first, then turn back to deal with the slower ones.

Since these Demon Race members couldn't use magical treasures or mystical techniques for long-distance attacks, they were now all fully focused on chasing down the fleeing cultivators.

Wang Hong continuously released a large number of Spirit Bees to scout ahead, swiftly shuttling through numerous spatial rifts.

With the assistance of Spirit Bees, Wang Hong's speed was the fastest among the five.

Next was the cultivator surnamed Li. Although he didn't have Spirit Bees scouting ahead, he was no longer conserving that white powder. Every time he moved a distance, he would use the white powder to scout ahead.

His white powder, although not as intuitive and easy to use as Wang Hong's Spirit Bees, was limited in stock, so he dared not squander it extravagantly, which affected his speed.

As for the other three, although they each had their own means, compared to Wang Hong and the cultivator surnamed Li, their methods were far inferior, resulting in a much slower pace.

As the pursuit and escape continued, the advantage of the pursuing party quickly became apparent.

While the Five people explored the escape route, the three Demon Race members kept vigilant observation with their Divine Sense and kept it in mind.

By the time they reached the same position, they could refer to the previous experiences, making it much easier. Though there were still many moving spatial rifts, it was much easier than when the three were scouting ahead.

Thus, the three Demon Race members were getting closer and closer, but they couldn't think of any good methods for the time being.

Fortunately, attacks could only be launched when they got close, so they were still safe for the time being.

While Wang Hong was fleeing, he had been keeping an eye on the situation of the other cultivators with his Divine Sense.

Since they were fleeing in different directions, the cultivator surnamed Li was almost out of his Divine Sense range.

As for the cultivator surnamed Ye, he was already being chased by the thorn demon, and the two had already engaged in battle.

Although he was the strongest among the Five people, after just one exchange with the fully empowered Demon Race member, he was already at a significant disadvantage.

The Demon Race member spewed out a dense black mist, from which many stark white skeletons emerged, gnashing their teeth as they approached the cultivator surnamed Ye.

The cultivator surnamed Ye used various mystical techniques in succession, striking the skeletons. However, these skeletons were extremely hard, and even if they were shattered, they could reassemble into new ones on the ground.

In the end, the cultivator surnamed Ye was covered in skeletons, being devoured by them one by one.

Even his Nascent Soul couldn't escape; it was trapped by the black mist and then torn apart by countless skeletons.

After devouring the cultivator surnamed Ye, the thorn demon burped contentedly and collected all of the cultivator's belongings.

Its gaze turned towards Daoist Qin, who had already fled far away, and then it pursued.

This scene was clearly visible not only to Wang Hong through his Divine Sense but also to the Demon Race members chasing him.

With the battle over there concluded, both Wang Hong and the thorn demon behind him felt anxious and involuntarily increased their speed.

Wang Hong was anxious because the Demon Race behind him was getting closer and his life was threatened.

The thorn demon was anxious because they were each chasing one of them, and there were still two vacant spots. Naturally, whoever resolved their opponent first would go on to pursue.

Now that the thorn demon had dealt with its opponent and was already chasing Daoist Qin, there were only Bai Wushuang left.

If he slowed down any further, he feared that Bai Wushuang would also be taken by other Demon Race members.

Wang Hong saw this Demon Race member enjoying the safe route he had explored and quickly closing the distance between them, intending to pursue him.

"This won't do. Sooner or later, I'll be caught up." Wang Hong thought as he fled, pondering ways to deal with the situation.

As he thought, he gritted his teeth, made a tough decision.

The number of Poisonous Bees flying beside him had been decreasing, and there were often some spatial rifts overlooked in the explored path.

These spatial rifts sliced at Wang Hong, but were all defended against by the armor on his body.

Seeing this, Wang Hong deliberately thinned out the Poisonous Bees in front of him. Now, he was almost directly rushing through the densely packed spatial rifts, relying solely on the super-strong defense of his armor.

The thorn demon behind, who had been observing Wang Hong's route all along, only saw the trajectory of Wang Hong's advance but didn't notice the countless spatial rifts cutting into Wang Hong's body.

Suddenly, at the position where Wang Hong was advancing, he collided directly with a spatial rift that lay ahead.

He didn't show any sign of pain and simply relied on the protection of his armor to force his way through.

No one opposed Wang Hong's final decision.

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