262: Chapter 153: Terrifying Colors in the Dense Forest, Mirror Immortal Gu Shadow_4 262: Chapter 153: Terrifying Colors in the Dense Forest, Mirror Immortal Gu Shadow_4 The Great Xia Valley is certainly not a secret to those at the Mirror Immortal Camp.
Since the other side hasn’t dared to come over until now, they must be aware of the Iron Refining Furnace.
Xia Hong can now basically confirm that the incident with Wang He was orchestrated by the Deceitful Monster behind the Mirror Immortal Camp.
“Wang He didn’t know he was being controlled at the time, just like the ones we just saw.
But why was he afraid of the Solidified Fire Oil while these ones are not?”
Being afraid of the Iron Refining Furnace but not of the Solidified Fire Oil, that Xia Hong can understand.
Compared to the Iron Refining Furnace, Solidified Fire Oil is just its derivative and a one-time consumable.
If the Deceitful Monster is a bit stronger, it’s not surprising that it would find ways to avoid it, especially as the Iron Refining Furnace is only described as intimidating and lethal to Primary Monsters.
To infiltrate and control such a large camp with thousands of people like the Mirror Immortal Camp, the Deceitful Monster couldn’t just be primary; it might even be intermediate or advanced.
“If it were merely a territorial dispute, I could still rely on my strength to contend with them for a while.
But if it involves Deceitful Monsters…”
Xia Hong paused in hesitation for just a moment, then quickly shook his head, making a decisive decision.
“I can’t continue any longer.
It’s simply a matter of temporarily relinquishing the territory to save my life.
At the very least, until the strength of the Deceitful Monster behind the Mirror Immortal Camp is confirmed, I can’t risk myself anymore.”
Although already at the Cold Resistance Level, the one behind the Mirror Immortal Camp could be an intermediate or even an advanced Deceitful Monster.
It’s important to know that the Wood Puppet Monster that previously brought great disaster to Redwood Ridge was just an initial Deceitful Monster.
Deceitful Monsters are truly troublesome!
Its abilities and strength, how it controls others…
Xia Hong knows nothing about this Deceitful Monster.
The only thing currently known is that it fears the Iron Refining Furnace.
How can one fight with just that knowledge?
Moreover, Xia Hong feels a tinge of fear rising in his heart.
This time, it was Yuwen Hu leading the Earth-digging Realm to take action.
Next time, if He Yuanhun or even that Deceitful Monster takes action personally, can he still escape?
“The camp at the valley has the Iron Refining Furnace, so it’s temporarily safe, but I need to accelerate my strength improvement, or when that Deceitful Monster comes up with a countermeasure…”
The Deceitful Monster is intelligent and highly so.
Since it knows about the existence of Great Xia, it’s undoubtedly thinking of ways to deal with it.
The smoothness of Yuwen Hu’s recent siege may well have been because of its instigation or even its direct command.
A sense of urgency rose in Xia Hong’s heart as he turned to look at the bodies of Li Yun and Li Pingkai on the ground.
After a moment of silence, he sighed, carried the two, and headed directly for the eastern perimeter to return.
“The camp is probably in an uproar now!”
“The leader is back!”
“The leader is alright, the leader is back.”
“The leader is back, hahaha, the leader is fine.”
Just as Xia Hong anticipated, the camp indeed erupted in an uproar.
When he returned to the valley, from elders in their forties to children aged five or six, virtually everyone in Great Xia had gathered in the open area of the valley.
Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, along with thirteen members of the Hunting Team, stood in front despite their injuries, motivating the crowd.
Even though Xia Hong didn’t hear what they were saying, he knew what they planned to do.
Seeing Xia Hong return safely, not only the Hunting Team but everyone in the camp was filled with joy and excitement on their faces.
Some couldn’t help but cry tears of joy, their emotions overwhelming them.
Clearly, Xia Chuan had already informed them of what had just transpired.
Since everyone knew, Xia Hong didn’t say much.
He placed the two corpses sternly before them.
The moment the bodies were put down, six people immediately rushed from the crowd.
Among them, two adult women threw themselves onto the bodies on the ground, losing control of their emotions.
“Pingkai, Pingkai, wake up, wake up!”
Three young children, with an average age of just three or four, knelt in front of Li Yun, while another knelt in front of Li Pingkai.
The kids had wide eyes, a bit bewildered, seemingly not knowing what had happened, but seeing their mother crying so painedly, they soon followed with sobbing tears.
“Leader, my big brother…”
The only adult man among the six walked up to Xia Hong, opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say, only falling silent with red-rimmed eyes.
Xia Hong knew the man.
Li Longkai, Li Pingkai’s brother.
Seeing the desperate widows and orphans on the ground, Xia Hong’s already heavy face grew more somber and downcast.