In these ten days, more than 30 monster guards died unexpectedly. They all died in almost the same way. Their heads and necks were separated, their demon pills were stolen, and their souls were sucked away.
Gradually, the guards no longer dare to go out to patrol at night. Even during the day, the guards patrol around the entrance cautiously.
In a luxurious tent.
Bai Qing sat on the stone chair, frowning and thinking secretly.
"Tap tap tap..." There was a sound of footsteps. Then a tall guard walked in: "Captain."
"What's the matter?" Bai Qing raised his head and looked at the tall guard in confusion.
"I just received the news. Two more guards were killed." The tall guard replied.
"Pa." Bai Qing slammed the stone table: "Didn't I tell you to be more vigilant? Why are there still guards being killed?"
The tall guard lowered his head: "The murderer is so cunning. We simply can't guard against him."
"They are all trash." Bai Qing stood up and walked back and forth in the tent several times with his hands behind his back: "Have you found out the origin of the murderer?"
"No." The tall guard shook his head.
"Do you know how many murderers there are?" Bai Qing continued to ask.
The tall guard still shook his head.
"I'm really going to be pissed off by you. The murderer killed dozens of guards in total. You didn't even see the shadow of the murderer... what a bunch of losers." Bai Qing said angrily.
The tall guard blushed and did not dare to say a word.
Bai Qing pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Immediately send me an order. From today on, all guards will no longer need to patrol. They will all stay on guard at the entrance."
"Yes." The tall guard responded, turned around and strode away.
Bai Qing walked to the tent exit and looked at the sea in the distance. He secretly thought in his heart: Who killed so many guards and what was the reason.
…
After receiving Bai Qing's order.
All the guards stayed at the entrance to the Sea of Demonic Beasts and never went out to patrol again. The effect of this was pretty good. At least half a month had passed, and no guards were killed again.
However, Bai Qing did not want to let the murderer go so easily. Every few days, he would organize a group of guards with higher cultivation levels to search for traces of the murderer. However, Bai Qing searched thousands of miles of sea area and found nothing. A trace of the murderer.
Time passed. More than ten days passed.
At noon that day, Bai Qing was sitting on a chair, holding a secret book of exercises in his hand, and slowly comprehending it.
"Captain." The tall guard walked into the tent. This tall guard was named An Tai. He was Bai Qing's most loyal subordinate.
"Yeah." Bai Qing responded without raising his head.
An Tai walked to Bai Qing, bent down, and said softly: "Captain, it's been a month and there is still no trace of the murderer. I guess... the murderer must have left."
"Just say what you want to say. No need to beat around the bush." Bai Qing put down the secret book of the exercises, picked up the tea cup on the table and drank slowly.
"Well, it's like this. Many of the guards are depressed. They want to go out and wander around to relax..." An Tai said while carefully observing Bai Qing's facial expression.
Bai Qing smiled: "I've only been holding it in for a month. I can't hold it in anymore."
"Captain, I think..." Before An Tai could finish his words, he was interrupted by Bai Qing.
Bai Qing put down the teacup: "I don't let the guards go out on patrol. It's also to ensure their safety."
"I know the captain is doing it for everyone's good. But holding it in like this all the time is not an option." An Tai said with a grimace.
Bai Qing stood up and stretched his muscles: "Let's do this. Let the guards go out for a walk during the day. After dark, they must all come back."
"Okay. I'll go and deliver your order right away." An Tai ran out of the tent with a smile on his face.
"This An Tai is very frivolous in his work, just like a child." Bai Qing smiled. He walked back to the chair and sat down. He picked up the secret book of the exercises and started reading.
…
A group of guards slowly flew over the sea. The leader was An Tai.
"Brother An, there is a question that I have never been able to figure out." A short young man suddenly said.
An Tai turned around and glanced at the young man: "What's the problem?"
"What is our purpose for this time to block the entrance to the Sea of Demonic Beasts?" the young man asked.
An Tai said, "It's better for you to know less about some things, so as not to get into trouble later."
"No. Brother An, just tell me. I promise not to talk nonsense." The young man took a step forward and looked at An Tai pleadingly.
An Tai was so entangled by the young man that he had no choice but to pull the young man aside and whisper a few words.
"Arrest a human cultivator." The young man was stunned.
"Just be clear about it yourself. Don't talk nonsense everywhere." An Tai warned.
The young man nodded: "Don't worry. I keep my mouth shut." The young man thought for a moment and then said, "Brother An, if the human cultivator doesn't come here, then we have to keep watch."
"Definitely. Before we came, the Lord issued a death order. Only by killing the human cultivator can we return to the clan." An Tai sighed.
"It's not good. It's not good. Xuan Ming is missing." Someone shouted.
An Tai was stunned for a moment. Then he flew towards the panicked guards: "What's going on?"
A guard with freckles on his face said anxiously: "Captain An. It's bad. Guard Xuan Ming is missing."
"When did you disappear?" An Tai frowned.
"I don't know either. Xuan Ming was following me. Just when I turned around, I found that Xuan Ming was gone." The freckle-faced guard replied.
"Everyone spread out and look for Xuan Ming's whereabouts." An Tai ordered loudly.
The guards responded and divided into four teams. They began to look around for traces of guard Xuan Ming.
There are rocks everywhere in this sea area. The water is also a bit turbid. There is also a faint fishy smell.
At first, the guards only searched a small area. After finding no trace of the guard Xuan Ming, the guards slowly expanded the search area.
An Tai led five or six guards and searched every place carefully.
"Huh." An Tai swayed and appeared on a rock. He squatted down and reached out to touch the top of the rock. A trace of scarlet blood suddenly appeared on his finger. An Tai raised his head and twitched his nose, and then jumped in Into the sea water.
Five or six other guards also hurriedly jumped into the sea water.
Soon, An Tai and several guards sank to the bottom of the sea.
"Ah." A scream suddenly came from the pile of rocks ahead.
"It's Xuan Ming's voice." A guard exclaimed.
"Let's go over and have a look." An Tai showed his magic weapon and led the guards towards the pile of rocks.
"Whoosh." A red sword fell from the sky and struck An Tai directly on the head.
An Tai's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly released a defensive magic weapon to block it above his head.
At this moment, the red sword suddenly swung, brushed An Tai's shoulder, and stabbed a guard with a flat nose.
The guard with the flat nose was shocked and turned aside without thinking.
"Huhuhu." Three huge water jets suddenly appeared. They directly picked up the guard with a flat nose and threw him fiercely.
"Boom." The guard with a flat nose hit a boulder heavily. There were wounds all over his face and body.
At this time, the red sword flew over quickly and circled around the neck of the guard with a flat nose.
"Gudong." The guard with the flat nose bridge suddenly separated his head from his neck. The strangest thing was that there was no trace of blood flowing out from the broken neck.
"Ah." An Tai roared angrily: "Who. Who attacked my subordinates. Come out to me if you have the guts..."
The seabed was quiet. There was no response.
"Ah." At this time, another guard was killed in a sneak attack.
An Tai was almost driven crazy. He kept yelling angrily.
Every once in a while, a guard will be brutally killed. In the blink of an eye, An Tai is the only guy left on the scene.
An Tai's face turned pale and his body was trembling slightly. At this moment, An Tai felt extremely regretful. He really shouldn't have dived into the bottom of the sea at that time. Even if he wanted to escape now, it was impossible.
"Friend." A man's voice suddenly came from behind.
An Tai turned around suddenly and found a handsome man with thick eyebrows and big eyes appearing behind him.
This handsome man is none other than Lin San, who has been lurking for many days.
"Human immortal cultivator...it was you who killed my companion in a sneak attack just now..." An Tai shouted loudly.
Lin San smiled slightly: "That's right. I killed your companion."
"Many guards were killed in the past few days. It was you who did it." An Tai asked again.
Lin San nodded and admitted.
"Why are you doing this..." An Tai said angrily.
"Friend, don't you realize that you have a lot of problems?" Lin San said indifferently.
"You..." As soon as An Tai said a word, he was interrupted by Lin San.
"Let me ask you one thing: Do you want to live?" Lin San looked directly at An Tai and said word by word.
An Tai twitched the corner of his mouth: "What do you mean?"
"As long as you do one thing for me, I will spare your life." Lin San said straightforwardly.
An Tai frowned and said nothing.
"It seems you don't care much about your life." As he spoke, Lin San reached out and grabbed the Wind Chasing Sword floating on the side. He jumped towards An Tai. At the same time, three sharp water jets swept towards An Tai's back. And go.
Just as An Tai was about to defend himself, a group of phantom beasts appeared above his head. They pounced directly on An Tai, biting him desperately. An Tai lay on the ground and kept screaming.
After a while, An Tai couldn't bear it anymore and begged loudly for mercy.
Lin San waved his hand, and countless phantoms of monsters left An Tai's body.
At this time, An Tai's clothes were in tatters. His face, arms and thighs were all covered in blood.
Lin San walked slowly to An Tai and said gently: "How is it? It tastes good."
"You...you are the devil...the devil..." An Tai said intermittently.
Lin San smiled: "I am the devil. If I were really the devil, I would have sucked all your blood and eaten all your flesh. Well, I won't talk nonsense to you. If you want to live, you must help me. Do one thing."
An Tai took a breath: "What exactly do you want me to do."