Yun Chan came to her senses and roared as she tried to give chase.
But the moment she moved, several more tentacles broke through the wall of stench and lunged at her and Zhou Kui, who lay on the ground.
She had no choice but to turn back and swing her scythe to fend them off, watching helplessly as Lu Yuan disappeared around the bend in the passage.
"Arghhh!"
Yun Chan let out an unwilling roar. Her voice echoed through the chaotic cavern, brimming with boundless frustration and fury.
Everything she had painstakingly guarded had been thrown into chaos by some stranger who had appeared out of nowhere.
And she hadn't even gotten a clear look at what he looked like!
Meanwhile, Lu Yuan raced through the passage.
The alarm continued to shriek. Rubble kept falling from overhead, and the entire headquarters was crumbling apart.
As he ran, he thought rapidly.
Tonight's operation had gone completely beyond his expectations.
He had failed to kill Zhou Kui, his target for revenge, and had instead unleashed some unknown, terrifying monster.
But... the gains had been just as significant!
Not only had he learned of the branch's hidden secret of "suppressing demons," he had also unexpectedly forced Zhou Kui to reveal his escape route.
More importantly, from his brief clash with Yun Chan and Zhou Kui's behavior, he could now roughly gauge the strength of this branch.
Zhou Kui was no weakling, but he had poor character and could be exploited as a weak point.
Yun Chan was extremely powerful and unwavering in her resolve. She was a tremendous threat, but her weakness was Zhou Kui.
And the "thing" they had released, though terrifying, had also created the perfect chaos, giving him an excellent opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
A crisis was