This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 49 - : Traces
Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Traces
In the forest, Li Fei moved soundlessly.
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He had broken through the Calming Sect’s deceptive formations using the Myriad Blood Pearl and had silently followed the main group, which he had been tracking for over four hours in the forest.
Two hours ago, the main group of the sect had set up another deceptive formation at a fork on the high ground. This was done to prevent anyone from escaping the first formation, as anyone who continued to follow them would undoubtedly have to reach this high ground and arrive at this fork, otherwise it would be impossible to know where the Calming Sect would go next.
In this way, the second formation was certain to work.
Li Fei was not only unworried about the other party’s cautiousness but was somewhat delighted, for this indicated that deceptive formations were their best method of anti-tracking; otherwise, they wouldn’t waste their precious materials for the formations.
He could quietly break the sect’s formations, which meant the likelihood of being detected by the sect was very low.
In fact, he didn’t have much experience in tracking. If the sect only had a dozen people, he would have definitely lost them by now, but fortunately, there were hundreds of them, leaving ample traces, which even if only followed from a distance, wouldn’t lead to losing them.
While keeping his distance, Li Fei continued to leave marks on the trees along the way.
By then, the sky had darkened completely and large drops of rain began to fall.
Luoshan was already known for its rainy climate and this heavy rain would erase any traces left in the forests by the Calming Sect, making it nearly impossible for anyone later to track them.
“It’s really raining.”
Ahead, Zhao Yu looked up at the sky as the heavy rain fell and revealed a satisfied smile.
Many of the believers under his command were hunters from Luoshan who could predict the weather. They had confidently told him before this operation that there would definitely be heavy rain in the next two days.
“Everyone rest in place, pay attention to keeping your firearms and ammunition waterproof, and arrange for sentries on the perimeter.”
Zhao Yu put on a hat and straw raincoat he had prepared in advance and ordered the team to rest in place.
The jungle was pitch black at night, and now with the heavy rain, it was impossible to light torches. Walking in the mountains in the dark was very dangerous and could easily lead to casualties not caused by combat, so the only option was to stop.
Fortunately, the heavy rain was more advantageous for the Calming Sect.
After the order was given, the members of the Calming Sect took out their prepared hats and raincoats and found places to sit and rest.
Following from a distance, Li Fei quickly got drenched by the heavy rain.
However, having practiced Martial Arts for many years and with his Heavenly Gang Dominator Body already somewhat accomplished, a bout of rain was not enough to overpower him.
“No torches lit, they must have stopped.”
Li Fei found a large tree to shelter from the rain and also stopped, not intending to get closer.
He would rather lose track of them, just wasting this trip, than risk getting too close and being discovered.
He then took out a medicine bottle he carried with him, took two Nourishing Embryo Pills, and practiced the Heavenly Gang Qi Pile in the rain, continuing his daily embryo-nourishing training.
Boom!
A flash of lightning illuminated the dark jungle in an instant.
In the heavy rain, the young man’s gaze was resolute, calmly standing in his stance practice, as if silently greeting the world around him.
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“How is it, can you track them?”
Huang Weiguang, whose hair had turned grizzled with age, asked anxiously a young man dressed in a deep blue robe.
The man held a piece of Talisman Paper that had just about burned out, with wisps of blue smoke still lingering around his fingertips.
He was a Mage from the Righteous Court, sent to assist in tracking down the whereabouts of the Calming Sect.
“It won’t work, too much time has passed, the distance is too great, and they have devices on them that interfere with tracking magic; it can’t be traced.”
The Mage from the Righteous Court shook his head and spoke in a detached tone.
Indeed, there were magics capable of tracking others, but such magics were not omnipotent; otherwise, the Righteous Court would have found the hideout of the Calming Sect long ago and wouldn’t be waiting for someone to report it.
The factors of distance and time greatly affected these tracking magics, not to mention that the Calming Sect also had its own Mages causing interference.
Huang Weiguang looked up at the heavy rain pouring from the sky and sighed.
The Inspection Bureau, the Zhi Ge Court, and the Righteous Court had all reacted quickly enough, dispatching people into the mountains overnight.
Unfortunately, the mages of the Righteous Court couldn’t track the trace of the Calming Sect, and with the heavy rain, tracking in the vast mountains had become extremely difficult.
“Go stay in the village below.”
Huang Weiguang reluctantly gave the order.
The rain was pouring and it was night, the team couldn’t enter the mountain to search, they could only stop and wait for the rain to stop.
The heavy rain lasted all night.
The next day, as dawn broke, the rain gradually stopped. Having not slept all night, Huang Weiguang immediately ordered everyone to move and enter the mountain to search for traces.
But, in fact, most people knew deep down that after last night’s heavy rain, it was almost impossible to find any traces.
However, Inspector General Huang Weiguang was personally monitoring on-site, and no inspector dared to slack off, everyone was searching with full power.
Among the inspectors present, Li Lei was equally anxious.
After receiving the order, he immediately led his team up the slope and started a carpet search, hoping to find some useful traces.
More than an hour later, Li Lei, who was responsible for searching the south side of the slope, suddenly received news that some traces might have been found in the west’s jungle.
He immediately ran towards that area.
The magic formation previously left by the Calming Sect had failed, washed away by the rain, leaving no trace.
“How is it? Did you find anything?!”
Li Lei, both anxious and hopeful, pushed through the crowd and ran over.
In addition to Huang Weiguang, there was also the stern-faced Hao Yi.
Hao Yi had also arrived overnight, and after arriving, he went directly to Huang Weiguang. Now the two were standing together, and seemed to know each other from before.
Li Lei didn’t bother to greet Hao Yi and directly asked Huang Weiguang,
“Inspector General, what did you find?”
Huang Weiguang pulled him over and pointed to a large tree trunk:
“Take a look at this.”
Li Lei leaned in and was stunned.
A triangular symbol was carved on the trunk of the large tree, with the sharpest part of the angle pointing sideways. This was a commonly used marking symbol by the Inspection Bureau.
“Was it left by a brother from the bureau?”
Li Lei asked instinctively.
But he quickly denied himself, because the large group that participated in yesterday’s action, except for those few who died, the rest had returned.
From the Martial Arts Hall’s Rank A students, besides those who died, only Li Fei hadn’t returned.
“Is it Xiao Fei?!”
Li Lei widened his eyes, thinking of this only possibility.
“Did you ever teach your son such things?”
Huang Weiguang’s eyes were piercing as he stared intently at Li Lei.
Li Lei recalled the past; he often talked to Li Fei and Li Tianyu about his own experiences in case investigation, which included mentions of the symbol used by the Inspection Bureau.
“I’ve told him about it!”
Li Lei said somewhat excitedly.
“Then it must have been left by him!”
A spark finally appeared on Huang Weiguang’s face.
He turned around, and with a thunderous and swift command, he ordered:
“Everyone follow this symbol to search. Our Inspection Bureau’s child is still on the track, the Calming Sect can’t escape!”
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