Home Robbed!

After a fierce battle, Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng finally defeated all six Dou Ling.

Yang Shan deliberately didn't help, wanting to gauge the two men's current situation.

Da Dou Shi challenging Dou Ling is much more difficult than Dou Master dealing with Da Dou Shi.

Yang Shan was indeed very satisfied with their performance.

Although it's not as good as I was back then, it's not too far off.

After all, he had received all the Global Announcement so far.

When he was Eight Star Great Fighter, apart from his slightly weak cultivation technique, he was basically at the top in all other aspects.

However, Dou Ling is still Dou Ling, and it has Blue Word Seal.

In order to break through the Dou Qi Armor of the six NPCs and prevent them from escaping, Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng almost exhausted all their Dou Qi.

Yang Shan had also obtained the information he wanted from Gou Wenyi.

Third Leader at the Dou Wang level!

He also has three council members under his command: Dou Ling Peak, Nine Star Dou Ling, and an Eight Star Dou Ling.

The entire branch has over five hundred people, and even the cooks and janitors are all Dou Master!

Da Dou Shi are just low-level minions; only low- Dou Ling with blue or Green Word Seal are deacon-level members.

Hearing about such a massive lineup, Chao Bafang was extremely excited. "Great God, shall we pull off a heist?"

Before Yang Shan could even answer, Zhu Tianpeng had already launched into a tirade:

"Are you fucking crazy? Do you even know what Dou Wang) is? Azure Cloud Association is the main villain in this version, with Third Leader! If the three of us had Yang Ge's strength, then there would definitely be no problem, but what are we anyway?"

As expected of an outstanding employee, he subtly praised his boss by mocking himself.

Yang Shan considered giving him a raise in a few months!

Yang Shan: "Lao Zhu is right. We can't just go and try to take advantage of the Dou Wang Fighters right now. The Third Leader of the Azure Cloud Association are probably no weaker than the heads of the three major families."

As far as Yang Shan knew, although the Soul Hall's Protector Wu had sent down a Dou Emperor and three Dou Wang level Soul Envoy, Yun Shan had also made great contributions to the establishment of the Azure Cloud Association.

The First Leader of the Azure Cloud Association was indeed that Dou Emperor Soul Envoy, but below him, there were not only three Dou Wang.

There are nearly ten! However, one of them had already died at Yang Shan's hands.

Although it was a lucky break, the Azure Cloud Association still possesses considerable power, comparable to, or even stronger than, the Misty Cloud Sect without Yun Shan's support! If players were to destroy the Azure Cloud Association on their own, the top-tier players would probably need to reach the threshold of the Dou Ling.

Of course, in this version, players will have the help of NPCs.

The Imperial Family Old Ancestor was at least Eight Star Dou Huang, Misty Cloud Sect Master Yun Yun, also had Three Star Dou Huang cultivation.

Therefore, the final outcome of the Azure Cloud Association was already predetermined.

This faction is meant to bring warmth and support to the players!

Of course, this warmth conceals a knife.

The number of players attacked by the Azure Cloud Association is bound to increase until the players collectively become enraged and frantically accept missions related to the Azure Cloud Association from the top forces, thus pushing the plot towards a major war between the two sides.

What Yang Shan needs to consider is how to get a bigger slice of the pie in this version of the confrontation between the two sides.

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng were still discussing.

Listening to Zhu Tianpeng's analysis, even the usually fearless Chao Bafang began to back down. "Forget it, Great God, let's make a quick getaway."

Zhu Tianpeng: "Oh, General Chao, aren't you going to charge into battle this time?"

Chao Bafang felt awkward. "Courage is not recklessness, and recklessness is not stupidity. I won't do something that will obviously cost me a star."

Yang Shan suddenly blurted out, "Have you ever thought about how many good things a branch with Third Leader in charge must have?"

These words startled both Zhu Tianpeng and Chao Bafang.

Yang Shan continued, "Although Storage Ring exist, whether it's the Azure Cloud Association, the Imperial Family of the Jia Ma Empire, the Misty Cloud Sect, or the three major families, most of what's stored in the Storage Ring are their own private belongings."

"The power itself should be stored in a public treasury to ensure its normal operation."

Chao Bafang jumped to his feet and slammed his fist into his chest:

"I understand, Great God! I'll go with Lao Zhu to distract that Third Leader, and you use your agility to steal everything from the branch's communal warehouse!"

Zhu Tianpeng also laughed and said, "That's alright. We're just Da Dou Shi anyway, so it's easy to gain experience. Losing a star is just losing a star."

"There's no need for that."

Yang Shan glanced at Gou Wenyi, who had been drugged and was lying unconscious on the ground, and analyzed:

"There are four council members in this branch. Although Gou Wenyi is the weakest among them, he came out this time specifically to investigate the patrolling NPCs that we captured alive before. With his general missing, do you think the Dou Wang is anxious?"

Zhu Tianpeng wholeheartedly agreed, "Brother Yang is right. That Dou Wang is very likely to send his men to investigate again. Shall we play the 'encircle and attack reinforcements' game?"

"Gou Wenyi can be killed, then Eight Star Dou Ling and Nine Star Dou Ling are also at risk of being killed!"

Yang Shan lifted the unconscious Gou Wenyi up. "Let's go, let's put these captured NPCs in a secluded place first, and then go check out that branch!"

According to Yang Shan's idea.

Gou Wenyi hasn't returned for a long time, the Third Leader at the Dou Wang level will definitely make their next move.

Azure Cloud Association well aware that their strength is no match for all the forces in the Jia Ma Empire.

The only source of joy right now is the mutual restraint among the top powers.

Therefore, even Dou Wang would be extremely cautious in such a situation.

The likely outcome, as a precaution, is that the Third Leader will personally lead the team! Although it's only a possibility.

But considering the considerable profits, Yang Shan decided to take the gamble! To this end, Yang Shan did not hesitate to use his precious Aura Concealing Pill.

Moreover, it's three at a time! Even the Mittel Family doesn't keep many of the fourth-grade Aura Concealing Pill in their storerooms.

The three carried Gou Wenyi, along with the other six Dou Ling NPCs with Blue Word Seal, to a pit they had dug beforehand at the edge of the Poison Barrier Forest.

There are already nine Dou Ling here, all of whom were previously "captured" by Yang Shan and his group.

The main requirement is that the task only requires prisoners of the Dou Ling or above.

Da Dou Shi don't count.

So we should send those Da Dou Shi NPCs to refresh as soon as possible.

Yang Shan then sprinkled a large amount of sleeping potion to ensure that the NPCs would not wake up for five hours before leading Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng toward the Poison Barrier Forest branch.

After approaching the branch headquarters.

Yang Shan, Chao Bafang, and Zhu Tianpeng each found a tree deeply rooted in the swamp.

After tying the rope to the tree trunk, the three men concealed the rope with bushes.

Finally, he took the Aura Concealing Pill and sank his body into the swamp.

Even if they were to breathe through their noses and mouths, they would still cover them with leaves! With such concealment, even if the Third Leader flew over them in his Dou Qi Light Wings, he would not be able to detect anything unusual! Yang Shan and the others could pull on the ropes at any time to use the momentum to get up from the swamp.

Meanwhile, inside the branch stronghold, the Third Leader had already gathered their three capable subordinates together once again.

"Brother Gou still hasn't returned; something must have happened to him!"

"Damn it, what's going on? Gou Wenyi may not be very capable, but he's smart enough. If he encounters an invincible opponent, he will definitely come back to report immediately."

"If it was a manhunt, he should at least have sent one of his subordinates back to report!"

The three board members discussed the matter animatedly.

The Third Leader calmly tapped the table.

The main village fell silent instantly.

"It shouldn't be a magical beast. If Gou Wenyi was attacked by a magical beast and couldn't even escape, then the magical beast must be at least a sixth-level beast. Such magical beasts have their own territory and rarely step into other territories. Even if they do, once they make a move, their power will definitely spread far and wide."

The Third Leader said calmly:

"It seems we have guests visiting this Poison Barrier Forest!"

"Gather your men and come with me to take a look!"

The three board members finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gou Wenyi's long absence has put them under considerable pressure.

With the help of Third Leader, even if the opponent is Dou Wang expert, they will inevitably have no choice but to flee.

Just as Yang Shan had predicted.

The Third Leader were indeed very cautious.

When they left the branch, not only the three directors, but also a large group of deacons at the Dou Ling level followed behind them! All of this was clearly seen by Yang Shan, who was submerged in the swamp but had left the lens of his telescope on the surface of the swamp! Yang Shan did not make any rash moves.

Instead, he was sending messages to Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng in the group chat.

We must wait until they are far away before we can make a move.

Yang Shan waited a full twenty minutes! Not for any other reason than that the Third Leader were Dou Wang.

Once I use my Dou Qi Transformation Wings, I can probably cover that twenty-minute journey in five minutes.

Time was of the essence, and they had to hurry! The three of them emerged from the swamp and rushed to the branch headquarters without stopping.

The group of Da Dou Shi guarding the branch's main gate didn't sense anything amiss; they were even mocking the three of them.

"Hey, which squad are you from? What's wrong, out of Dou Qi, stuck in the mud?"

Yang Shan's response was simple.

With a wave of his left hand, the Azure Jade Python Flame spread.

He then snapped his fingers with his right hand.

The Ape King Violet Lightning leaped out and plunged headfirst into the Azure Jade Python Flame.

Overload triggered!

Four minutes! Perhaps the Third Leader haven't even started returning yet, but Yang Shan has only given this operation four minutes!

It doesn't matter how much noise or disturbance there is.

Everything should be planned with the worst-case scenario in mind.

Therefore, Yang Shan did not intend to sneak in.

Once we've infiltrated, we'll find the people and then the warehouse.

Even if those Third Leader had diarrhea, they should have grabbed a handful of leaves from the side to wipe their bottoms and then flown back!

Starting with Overload, the goal is to finish quickly!

Chao Bafang had just raised his long halberd and shouted "Kill!"

The continuous explosions ahead nearly shattered eardrums in Chao Bafang.

"Holy crap, what's going on?"

Zhu Tianpeng: "What kind of Dou Technique is this? It's both lightning and fire!"

Yang Shan: "I'll explain the science to you later, let's get started!"

"Make a move?"

Chao Bafang looked at the corpses scattered on the ground after the explosion, which turned into white light. "Brother, you wiped them all out, why did you even need to lift a finger?"

Yang Shan: "Split into two groups, and make sure you time it right!"

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng's task was to find out the location of the warehouse by identifying a strong individual within the branch headquarters.

Yang Shan, on the other hand, Overload his vehicle to clear the way, killing everything in his path, and blowing up the entrances of every suspected warehouse.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

With so many elites taken away by the Third Leader, there might not be any experts left in this branch.

If you don't have the ability, you might not be able to get any information out of them.

Moreover, interrogation also takes time.

Therefore, splitting the troops into two groups is the most appropriate approach.

Yang Shan conducted a thorough search, while Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng went to interrogate powerful NPCs as usual.

Yang Shan only regretted that he hadn't visited this branch in his previous life.

Now I'm completely in the dark.

The only way is to fight your way through!

Those who remained in the branch were mostly low-level thugs.

I didn't even encounter many of the Dou Ling NPCs with Green Word Seal.

Yang Shan didn't expect to take these Dou Ling NPCs with Green Word Seal with them.

Otherwise, if you run too slowly, the Third Leader might come back and take you away.

However, there are quite a few Da Dou Shi NPCs in this branch.

One wave after another launched attacks on Yang Shan.

These NPCs must have misunderstood the definition of "death charge".

So they charged first, then died.

After all, it was Overload reaction from Fifth-Order Beast Lightning and fourth-tier Beast Flame, so the damage was not low, and it could explode in large areas.

Yang Shan had no intention of conserving the essence of the Magic Core.

After a relentless bombardment, they unknowingly arrived at the residence of the Third Leader!

This place looks very luxurious.

It's not a warehouse, but its owner must be of high status; perhaps we can get some good stuff there!

Yang Shan flung open the door and went inside.

Yes, it is indeed a luxurious residence.

The decor looks sophisticated, but it's mostly just furniture and decorative items.

Yang Shan putting it in his Storage Ring felt like it was taking up too much space! Yang Shan had originally planned to leave.

But from the window at the back, I could see a glimmer of light.

What is glowing in broad daylight?

Baby!

Yang Shan kicked the window open.

Looking at the magic array in the backyard covered with strange patterns.

The seemingly random, yet seemingly patterned, jet-black Soul Gathering Pearl appeared to be much lighter in color than Yang Shan remembered.

They're starting to turn gray!

And that white bead in the center of the magic array—that's what emitted the white light earlier! If it wasn't a treasure, Yang Shan would have chopped off his own bird! But Yang Shan didn't rashly go up and take it directly.

Instead, they first used the Ape King Violet Lightning to destroy the magic array.

Some magic circles can automatically trigger a counterattack when attacked.

However, even after Yang Shan unleashed seven or eight bolts of purple lightning, which destroyed most of the formation, there was still no reaction.

It doesn't seem to be an offensive or defensive magic circle.

Yang Shan activated the Thunder Spirit Flash.

After two breaths, return to the original position.

He was already holding the milky white beads in his hand.

This guy is incredibly cautious; even at a time like this, he's still using Thunder Spirit Flash! [Ding! Player, please note: You have obtained a special item: Soul Accumulation Pearl!]

Just then, Chao Bafang started tagging Yang Shan frantically in the group chat.

"Great God!"

"Great God! Time's almost up!"

"Damn it, we still haven't found the warehouse. These NPCs know absolutely nothing about it!"

Yang Shan replied, "It's alright, the warehouse and stuff aren't important, we've made a fortune, let's get out of here!"

Meanwhile, the Third Leader who were searching outside felt uneasy.

The Poison Barrier Forest was eerily quiet.

If a powerful expert at the Dou Wang level had truly arrived in the Poison Barrier Forest, he would have dispatched so many people to conduct a large-scale search.

There shouldn't be no sound at all!

The detection abilities of Dou Wang expert are no joke! Unless the opponent's strength is much higher than his, he can usually find out something.

But if the other party really has that kind of strength, then why bother with hiding it? If they are targeting the branch, why not just force our way in? The Third Leader activated their Dou Qi Light Wings and began to rush back to the branch.

On his way back, he also saw a man who was seriously injured and stumbling forward in the woods.

The Third Leader thought this person was one of the previous patrolmen who had been ambushed in the shadows and had luckily escaped.

But when the Third Leader landed on the ground, the other party immediately knelt down and cried out:

"My lord, our home is gone!"