From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 826 - 486

After splitting from the other recruiter teams, Lu Heng led his team to infiltrate the main city of the Bloodline Demons, the Earth Flame Pillar.

With the spy servant Supreme Beldam Tiness’s assistance, the infiltration went smoothly, and they reached Tiness’s residence—the Supreme Tower—without much effort.

This building is one of the landmark structures in the Earth Flame Pillar, featuring the elegant style of the Elf Clan.

Lu Heng walked into the hall of the Supreme Tower and removed the hood from his head.

Tiness stepped forward to salute: "Greetings, Master."

Lu Heng sat on the Banshee Throne and calmly asked, "Has the news of the recruiters’ appearance spread among the Bloodline Clan?"

Tiness bowed her head and replied, "Yes, it has spread."

Lu Heng extended his finger, wearing the Spirit Resistance Ring, and gently tapped the armrest of the seat, asking, "Are there any Abyss Summoners?"

In this recruitment’s challenge task, there is no mission to eliminate Abyss Summoners.

However, this does not mean there are no Abyss Summoners; it needs to be confirmed.

Due to the existence of the Abyss, Abyss Demons summoned here can easily ally with the Bloodline Clan—if there are Abyss Summoners, the high-rank bloodline members would certainly know first.

Tiness shook her head slightly and replied, "No, there are no Abyss Summoners this time."

Without Abyss Summoners, it implies that, within the Abyss’s evaluation, this Abyss Battlefield does not require summoning other demons to participate.

In other words, the Bloodline Clan’s strength is sufficient to deal with the human recruiters.

Lu Heng pondered for a moment and then asked for the exact time: "When did the news of the recruiters’ appearance spread?"

Tiness maintained a respectful attitude, bowing her head and replying, "A few minutes after the recruiters appeared, Prince Moznis received the news and then informed the city’s high-rank bloodline members."

Upon hearing this answer, the previous speculation was confirmed.

In this Abyss Battlefield, humans appeared in a remote cave.

After teleportation, several perceivers, including Su Muyu, scouted the surrounding environment and confirmed that there were no Bloodline Demons within a three-kilometer radius.

This means that the Bloodline Clan did not detect the human recruiters through reconnaissance means.

Yet, the Bloodline Clan received the news within a few minutes of the recruiters’ appearance.

There is only one possibility, a traitor among the human recruiters relayed the information to the Bloodline Demons.

The existence of traitors among human recruiters was a known fact.

There is no way to address it now.

Lu Heng had more important things to tend to; he switched the topic and asked, "Have you investigated the matter I asked you to look into?"

Tiness took out a parchment, holding it with both hands, and presented it to Lu Heng: "I have found it, here is the list of high-rank bloodline members in Valendar who have been to Zero Civilization."

Lu Heng took the parchment and glanced at the list of high-rank bloodline members; there were a total of ten high-rank bloodline, most with their places of residence marked.

This time coming to the Bloodline Cave, besides the recruitment task, another matter was to find Reincarnation Source Material.

Now, there is still some time before Prince Moznis’s ascension ceremony, with ample time for now, but it will get tighter as it progresses.

Therefore, in this period of sufficient time, they need to complete the search for Reincarnation Source Material first.

Having obtained the list of Bloodline Demons, Lu Heng got ready to leave.

Tiness hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master, can I have my heart back first?"

Lu Heng turned his head slightly, looking at her with the corner of his eye, and asked coldly, "What do you intend to do?"

Tiness quickly explained, "Moznis is about to ascend to Demigod soon, and once he ascends, he will surely scrutinize all my actions. After all, I was once his biggest competitor."

Lu Heng’s lips curled into a playful sneer: "You are a banshee; no matter how he restricts you, he won’t kill you."

Tiness bowed and explained, "Under normal circumstances, that is the case, but I sacrificed my heart. Once he discovers that my heart is abnormal, my betrayal of the Bloodline Clan will be exposed, and I will surely die. Therefore, I need to get my heart back to save my life and continue serving you."

Lu Heng remained unmoved by her plea and left a final sentence before departing the hall with his team.

"We’ll discuss this after he ascends to Demigod."

...

After leaving the Supreme Tower, Lu Heng’s team of four began investigating according to the names of high-rank bloodline members on the list.

The first high-rank bloodline member who had been to Zero Civilization was Viscount Fischer, residing in the Sulfur Manor beside the Earth Flame Pillar.

Upon reaching Sulfur Manor, Su Muyu released the Qingluan Divine Bird for reconnaissance and was surprised to find that there was not a single living being in the entire manor.

"There’s not a trace of a Bloodline Demon; something’s off. Moreover, there are signs of a struggle in the main building of the manor."

Lu Heng, with a puzzled expression, entered Sulfur Manor and indeed saw traces of battle in the main building’s hall.

The battle wasn’t particularly intense, but it left damage marks on the floor and columns.

Su Muyu walked into the hall, covering her nose with her hand, and said, "The scent of blood is very strong."

This is Bloodline Demon’s territory; if a battle occurred, at least one side must be a Bloodline Demon. If injured, a strong scent of blood is normal.

The presence of a blood scent indicates another piece of information: the battle occurred within a day.

The blood scent of Bloodline Demons is intense enough to last a day when exposed to the air.

Lu Heng also caught the strong scent of blood, with bloodstains remaining on the broken ground from several battles.