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Chapter 322 Encounter with Elite Hunters

A few days after Zhou You took Liu Fengji and the other two away, they discovered that the situation began to deteriorate.

The world is vast and boundless, especially the land near the border of Beixuanzhou, which is famous for its sparse population.

Even if there were witch tribes that migrated in, they would be located in areas with abundant water resources and flat land.

As long as you avoid densely populated areas and pass through those checkpoints on important traffic routes, you will not be seen by the wizard.

However, after encountering Liu Fengji, this rule was broken.

The wizards' appearances are becoming more and more frequent, and they are no longer small fry. On the map of the panel, warrior-level hunters have appeared more than once.

"Oops, I underestimated the difficulty of this task!"

Zhou You glanced at the panel, "Trial Project (four-star): A promise is worth a thousand gold. You must do what you promised. Take Liu Fengji and the other two out of the wizard's control."

The witch was determined to capture Liu Fengji and might have seen through his plan to escape.

Counting the days, more than twenty days have passed since Liu Fengji separated from the royal guards and escaped secretly.

During this period of time, I'm afraid that most of the martial arts masters of the royal guards have been killed.

It is not ruled out that someone has betrayed and revealed Liu Fengji's true whereabouts. The target of the witch army has been further narrowed, and the manpower is more sufficient, so they can search everywhere for possible traces.

Zhou You glanced at himself. His appearance, clothing and accent were totally incompatible with those of a wizard. It was obvious at a glance that he was a human from the Central Plains.

In this situation, there is no possibility of fishing in troubled waters or getting away with it.

Once discovered by the witch, no one will be let off without a fight. You will definitely be caught and tortured for information, leaving you with no hope of escape.

"Things have come to a point where I have no choice but to kill as many people as possible."

Zhou You had a flash of thought, and his palms glowed with light a few times, with deadly poison continuously gushing out.

The poison in his palm is integrated into the crystal core of the plague ghost and is extremely contagious, which means it is particularly lethal to civilians.

Normally, we try our best to limit the spread of the poison, but now that we are in enemy territory, there are not so many restrictions.

All the members of the Wu tribe are soldiers, and their brutality and ferocity far exceed that of the people in the Central Plains.

Zhou You had witnessed with his own eyes that the witches, young and old, would beat and kill the villagers who had been demoted to slaves, and then peel off their skins and flesh to feed wild beasts and poisonous insects.

The war between the two ethnic groups is absolutely a fight to the death, and there is no room for easing.

If it really came to a last resort, in order to escape, he had no choice but to sneak into the enemy tribe and release poison to infect the tribal shamans, causing unrest and delaying the enemy's pursuit.

This is not crazy, this is survival! As the saying goes, it is best not to think about things when walking, it is easy to get into trouble!

"..."
Zhou You suddenly looked up and smelled a strong odor, which was the body odor of the witch beast.

Hunter, a hunter appeared opposite him.

The opponent has no mount, which shows that his strength is not top-notch and he is not yet qualified to obtain a mount through battle.

"Wolf-headed hunter."

Zhou You noticed that the hat worn by the hunter was made by peeling off a whole skin from a wolf's head, and the two eyes that should have been empty were inlaid with black gems, which turned out to be two near-submarine-level charm cores.

According to witch customs, wearing trophies is a manifestation of honor.

In other words, the wolf-headed hunter hunted down at least two near-lurking-level transformed spirits and a... wolf.

Moreover, this wolf is not an ordinary wild beast, but an alienated beast spirit, and its level is not lower than that of near-dive.

Even though the opponent is also a junior martial artist, his strength is extremely terrifying given his combat record.

Hmm? Zhou You also noticed that on the animal skin around the other party's waist, there were three bloody human heads hanging, and the faces looked like those of the Central Plains people.

The wolf-headed hunter approached quickly, not giving Zhou You time to react, and soon rushed into his sight. He pointed at the head at his waist and asked in a stiff tone, "Do you know him? Is he an acquaintance?"

do not know?
Zhou You shook his head. He vaguely guessed that the identity of the head was most likely a member of Liu Fengji's personal guard.

He was at least a junior martial artist, but he was killed and his head was cut off and hung around his waist to dry.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know them. Come and be their guest. Old Wu needs at least four bones to make a white bone bracelet, and yours is the only one missing."

The hunter narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou You. "If you want to live, you better come here obediently. Have you seen such a person?"

The words just fell...

A ball of qi and blood came out from his palm, which squirmed in the air and transformed into the appearance of Liu Fengji.

This is a really beautiful move, a very clever use of technique.

Zhou You wondered if it was a secret technique of Qi and blood circulated among the witches. At least he had never heard of such a technique in the martial arts circle.

He recognized Liu Fengji and became more certain that the witch was chasing Liu Fengji.

Liu Fengji has a special identity, he is the legitimate son of the Liu family in the capital city. No wonder the wizard army ignored Zunyang City and Qiangwu and came to hunt him down?

wrong!

Zhou You's eyes passed over the hunter's chest and arms. The indigo patterns were exaggerated like vines, covering large areas of his skin.

Is this a tattoo? No, it is a totem, a unique culture of the Wu people.

The talisman book he seized from Kunpengzi's disciple contained a lot of content about totems.

A light bulb went off in my head. If the witch was chasing Liu Fengji, did he have another purpose?

It is known that Kunpengzi and the Wu clan have colluded and even exchanged the secrets of totems. The degree of cooperation between the two sides is extraordinary.

Although Kunpengzi did not show up when the Wu Clan attacked Zunyang City this time, he must have been involved.

Then, the witch's purpose of chasing Liu Fengji by eliminating countless armies and hunters was not so simple.

Is it possible that it was because of the birthmark on his back, the Nine Cauldron characters?
Zhou You's mind was clearer than ever before, and he finally understood that this battle was most likely just a trap set by Kunpengzi.

What is Kunpengzi's most powerful method? The seal script bewitching method!

If he could use bewitchment to subtly influence the decision-making of the Wu clan's top leaders, would it really be possible for them to give up the direction of Gongliang City and Fucheng and instead attack Zunyang City where Liu Fengji was?
What is the purpose? A piece of Nine Cauldron characters on Liu Fengji's body.

For a piece of text, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people from the two tribes were dragged into the war, sacrificing countless lives.

They even opened the door to welcome thieves and wolves into the house, and brought the exiled witches into the Central Plains, causing great suffering to the people.

This old man is definitely a war criminal!
The big thing Kunpengzi did made Zhou You realize how much damage can be caused by ignoring all rules and human life.

This old man destroyed Zunyang City, and his next target will definitely be Gongliang City and Fucheng.

It turns out that the refugees and rebels were just minor troubles. Once the witch army came in, they would be dead.

If Gongliang City cannot be defended, it will be a doomed place, and we must not be tied to death in the city.

"Why don't you answer? Have you seen this person?"

The wolf-headed hunter saw Zhou You's uncertain expression and thought he was scared, so he urged him on.

People of different races have a "blind" filter when identifying each other, and think that men, women, young and old all have the same face.

But qi and blood will not lie!

(End of this chapter)