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Now, they were on the periphery of the Lost City of Xianyuan. If Lu Ye wished to reach the City Lord’s Mansion, he had to move across half of the city and arrive at the city centre.
Even though he now had control over seven insectoids, the trip might still not be safe.
So far, the strongest insectoids he had come across were in the Real Lake Realm, but he wasn’t sure if there were insectoids in the Divine Ocean Realm.
If there were such insectoids, his concealment might not be useful.
A squad formed by seven insectoids in the Real Lake Realm was undoubtedly powerful. As they moved forward, they killed group after group of insectoids, which allowed Lu Ye’s battle points to increase rapidly. Now, it was over 20,000 points.
One had to know that it only required 16,200 battle points to trade for a Golden Amulet from the Vault of Providence. With the battle points he had, he could get one Golden Amulet with some spare points left.
In such an environment, coupled with the moves Lu Ye could use now, it was the best place for him to earn battle points.
Throughout the entire Jiu Zhou, there probably had never been any cultivator who had access to such convenience. Although Lu Ye had no idea how to leave this place just yet, he treasured this opportunity.
He wouldn’t kill all the insectoids he came across, though. When there were too many of them, he wouldn’t dare to make such a rash move. He could only make his insectoid squad circle those insectoids. After all, he had concealed his presence and curbed his aura. Since the insectoids didn’t detect any anomaly, they wouldn’t stop his squad from moving forward.
When they passed a street, Lu Ye suddenly noticed an anomaly.
The ground was covered with the broken limbs of insectoids and their green blood. There were also traces that showed there had been a battle.
Through the traces, he could tell that the battle was intense as there were many carcasses on the ground.
This surprised Lu Ye.
He was sure that he hadn’t been to this place, so he wasn’t the one who left behind these traces.
In that case, it must be the sentries of Xianyuan City Watch who did that.
There were sentries and all sorts of apparitions in the Lost City of Xianyuan, but those apparitions were weak. Apart from the City Lord and the mysterious red-clothed woman, the rest of them were only in the Spirit Creek Realm.
In the face of such a calamity, Spirit Creek Realm Masters were powerless to resist.
Therefore, Lu Ye hadn’t come across any sentries so far. He believed that when such a disaster struck, all the sentries in the city must have been wiped out.
Nevertheless, the traces on the battlefield were somewhat odd.
There were many carcasses of insectoids, many of which were powerful. Therefore, it was a mystery as to how those sentries, who were only in the Spirit Creek Realm, were able to kill those insectoids.
[Did the City Lord or the red-clothed woman make a move?] If it was either of them, the massacre of insectoids on this level was possible. However, Lu Ye couldn’t detect their auras anywhere.
While sitting on the spider’s back, he led his squad to move across the battlefield. Suddenly, he realised that something was off.
Insectoids would gnaw at their companions, but these carcasses were still around. Moreover, judging from the blood and their wounds, the battle only took place not long ago.
In other words, there had been a battle between cultivators of the city and the insectoids in this place moments ago.
[Is someone still alive?]
Lu Ye was astounded. Even though he knew the idea sounded ludicrous, he couldn’t rule out this possibility. One had to know that there were some buildings in the city with red lanterns hung outside. The powerful insectoids could never destroy those buildings, so those people would be safe by hiding inside. ṘãＮÓʙΕ𝓢
As such, if there were still survivors in the city, they must be staying in those special buildings.
It was probable that carcasses in this place hadn’t been devoured because the other insectoids nearby had been lured away.
As the pieces fell into place, Lu Ye led his squad to look around for the survivors.
An hour later, the squad arrived at a street that was full of insectoids. It seemed like something had attracted them to this place.
A building was especially conspicuous on the street because all other nearby buildings had been destroyed while this particular one was still intact, looking like a boulder amidst the raging storm.
The ruins around the building were full of insectoids.
As expected, there was a red lantern hanging outside that building.
Lu Ye looked at the building but wasn’t sure if there were people inside. However, considering the situation, there were likely people hiding inside.
The insectoids that had gathered together must be attracted to the people inside the building, just like what had happened to him before.
If there were people inside, they would be in a perilous situation. With so many insectoids around, they wouldn’t be able to leave for quite a while.
That said, they only had to wait for a bit longer before the insectoids would leave.
As time passed, the insectoids with low sentience withdrew from the place. There were still quite many of them that stayed, including powerful insectoids in the Real Lake Realm.
After one to two hours, everything remained calm. Just as Lu Ye thought he was mistaken, the tightly closed door opened all of a sudden before a figure dashed out of the building.
Lu Ye, who had been watching everything, was astounded, for the figure that came out of the building was familiar to him.
Despite his chubby figure, this man was dextrous as he reached an insectoid in a blink and wielded his knife. As a cold glint flickered, the insectoid was cut in half before it even had time to react.
The man passed through the broken carcass and charged towards the next insectoid. Although he didn’t exude a powerful aura, he appeared determined to destroy everything in his way. The knife in his hand was razor-sharp as he easily shattered the solid carapace that covered the insectoids.
[Why is he so powerful?] Lu Ye was dumbfounded.
As far as he was concerned, this man was only a Heaven Grade Seventh or Eighth Order apparition, but the power he showcased now far exceeded that. It was to the point where Lu Ye was unable to scrutinise his power.
What was even more shocking was that after the chubby man dashed out of the building, another ten more figures emerged.
Although Lu Ye didn’t know who they were, he was familiar with the uniform they were wearing.
They were the sentries of Xianyuan City Watch!
More than ten sentries followed the chubby man and made a move at the same time. They soon destroyed the nearby insectoids, whose blood formed into puddles. Many insectoids were alerted as they surrounded those people, besieging them.