Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 877 - 875: Better to Kill by Mistake Than Let Them Escape
The subordinate could only answer tremblingly: "My lord, our people have tried every means to reach Death Mountain, and it’s clear that the other side has also found reinforcements who are very familiar with us.
Our people suffered heavy losses, especially the remaining hidden posts at Five Emperors Mountain, which were completely wiped out.
Others who rushed from outside managed to get through the checkpoints, but were still attacked by ambushers, with several almost exposing their identities and ended up disfiguring themselves..."
The more the subordinate spoke, the less confident he became. Despite the phone receiver separating them, he felt a chill as if he were in a desperate situation.
Xuanyuan Yao had never imagined that one day, the target he had set up would become so troublesome, completely akin to shooting himself in the foot.
"If they don’t die, then you go and die!"
Upon hearing such a fatal order, the subordinate’s mind buzzed, but he still agreed; after all, their lives were in the hands of their lord.
After hanging up the phone, Xuanyuan Yao’s subordinate also started calling others.
Previously, those so-called masters had to care about their public identities and couldn’t expose themselves easily.
This caused great trouble for their actions, needing to avoid suspicion and therefore being restricted at every turn.
Now that this order has been given, it indeed makes things more convenient.
However, it also means pushing them to complete the task in a manner where death is certain.
For a moment, everyone who received a call was filled with dismay, yet they could only grit their teeth and proceed.
Exposing their identity might lead to death, refusing the order would mean immediate death.
Very soon, these so-called masters clashed with those guarding the key paths, using the excuse that the Special Administration Bureau was tyrannical and wanted to monopolize all Xuan Sect resources, while they resisted fiercely.
Some died on the spot, while others did manage to break through the defenses.
At this moment, no one had the time to count the casualties.
Those who broke through believed wholeheartedly that under such high-pressure orders, they had survived once more.
Yet, they never expected that the Special Administration Bureau’s people were truly devious, and halfway through, formidable experts lay in ambush.
He Tu and his plastic friends were deceived by Gu Yuan to leave the mountain and guard the necessary path to Death Mountain.
The more He Tu thought about it, the more he felt he had been significantly duped, not knowing how he agreed to this proposal at that time.
At this moment, he was lying on a large stone resting.
People like them, who usually lived reclusive lives deep in the mountains, were not as fearful or daunted by places near Death Mountain as outsiders might imagine.
It must be said, Gu Yuan really made a good move.
Who would dare believe that the Special Administration Bureau truly dared to use anyone, something not doable without a bit of audacity.
As the sky gradually darkened, He Tu sat up straight away, focusing on his surroundings.
For others, daytime was the best time for traveling.
But for Xuan Sect members, especially those planning nefarious activities, the night was their best cover.
A rustling sound echoed, and He Tu’s eyes lit up instantly.
In the afternoon, he had received news from the Special Administration Bureau that someone had broken in.
He Tu weighed the Magic Artifact in his hand, finally having an outlet for the anger from being wronged several times on Snow Mountain.
"Since you’re here, just come out. What’s the point of sneaking around?"
Three wounded individuals trying to take a shortcut to Death Mountain felt a sense of inevitability hearing this voice.
Although it was absurd, their journey had been unexpectedly smooth after the initial troubles.
This smoothness, however, only heightened their already suspicious and cautious natures.
Now hearing this voice confirmed their unease.
They emerged from tall weeds.
If other members of the Special Administration Bureau were present, they would surely recognize these three as past awardees of the bureau.
Yet now, the two sides were on the verge of conflict.
The leading individual looked at He Tu in the distance, eyes flickering with doubt. When did the Special Administration Bureau have someone like this?
They had had plenty of dealings with the bureau.
Many bureau branch chiefs were quite familiar with them.
If those people had come, they might try old acquaintances, but this person was a stranger.
Yet even so, they didn’t plan to immediately clash, just in case this person was easily persuaded.
With this thought in mind.
The leader spoke: "Senior, we were invited by the Special Administration Bureau..."
However, he couldn’t finish his sentence before getting hit by an attack from He Tu’s Magic Artifact.
If He Tu were naïve, he wouldn’t know how long he’d have been dead. In the matter of cunning, few could rival him.
Moreover, Gu Yuan had warned beforehand that some might impersonate identities.
If anyone claimed to be summoned by the bureau, better to kill mistakenly than let go.
Gu Yuan’s words had their reasoning; his people were in short supply, or else they wouldn’t have rushed into negotiations with He Tu.
Thus, if He Tu encountered those who left their original posts claiming to help as bureau members, there was certainly an issue, and it couldn’t be allowed.
The attacked person reacted quickly, deflecting the strike and avoiding grievous harm.
Yet, he still staggered back several steps.
"Senior, we’re on the same side! How can you strike to kill at first sight!"
The man’s voice sounded righteous, as if he genuinely were an ally and was attacked, feeling outraged.
He Tu sneered, his voice carrying a hint of malevolence: "Who told you I’m with the Special Administration Bureau~"
The three: ...
Mmph, you should’ve said you weren’t with the bureau earlier!
Anyone here, if not with the bureau, must be with the boss.
The leader spoke again: "Senior, you’re with the boss? Then we..."
He Tu attacked again.
While cursing: "What a load of crap, who cares whose side I’m on. Today, not even God can pass through here."
He had promised Gu Yuan he would defend it.
He owed Yun Ran a big favor before.
Knowing these people were out to kill Yun Ran, he couldn’t just stand by, could he?
As for the resources and benefits Gu Yuan mentioned, those were merely incidental; he wasn’t greedy—purely repaying a favor (not really)!
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