A Two-Pronged Approach

Second Young Master Hu offered three sticks of incense and bowed, then placed them into the incense burner.

A few wisps of smoke drifted and dissipated.

Seeing this, it breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Lu Bai: "All done."

"Is that all?"

As Lu Bai asked the question, he used the Great Serpent Phantom to press it back to the ground.

That's exactly right.

Second Young Master Hu had probably gradually gotten used to being forced to speak on the ground and was too lazy to resist.

Instead, he proactively explained, "My decree has already been issued; if any problems arise, I will handle them personally."

It paused, then added, "I still hold some position in the Hu Clan, and the Guardian Immortal below dare not disobey me. True Person Chang the Third should be aware of this."

This is not boasting. In fact, there is no such person as Master Hu in the Incense Sect system. Second Young Master Hu is already the number two person in the Hu family.

Above the Hu family in status is only one Great Immortal Lord.

Those four immortals are outsiders and generally don't participate.

Lu Bai nodded in satisfaction. "So, how long do you think it will take?"

"I can't guarantee that unless the Reincarnated Demon is particularly well hidden, we will definitely be able to find him."

Second Young Master Hu spoke with great conviction, seemingly afraid that Lu Bai might suddenly have a fit and kill him.

"Why do you keep spouting correct but useless nonsense?"

Lu Bai tried to lighten the mood with a chuckle, but instead, it frightened Second Young Master Hu so much that his face turned pale.

Helpless, he could only turn his gaze to Chang Shengtian beside him and call out, "True Person Chang the Third?"

"No, no, those are just empty titles. Just call me Xiao Chang."

Chang Shengtian wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Lu Bai did not dwell on the issue of address and readily complied.

"Alright, Xiao Chang, could you please use your senses to see if any strangers have entered the mountains recently?"

After saying that, he glanced at the data on the System Panel.

To put it bluntly, asking the spirits to help you find a death match is like shooting in the dark; it might have some effect, but you can't place all your hopes on these spirits.

After all, many deathmatch fighters may not have family members.

He was clearly not the only one who had respawned in the forest as a lone fighter.

In his case, don't expect to find even the most basic Guardian Immortal.

This is also why Second Young Master Hu only managed to capture a little over a hundred, failing to wipe out the hundreds of fighters in one fell swoop.

In short, a two-pronged approach is needed to address the issue of finding death row inhabitants.

On the other hand, it depends on whether the "Node" are attractive enough.

After obtaining the Four Immortal Lotuses stick, you need to keep it for twenty-four hours to receive the double points reward.

There are still about ten hours until we receive this reward.

Logically speaking, there will be more or less fighters trying to seize the "Node".

At the very least, those fiercely competitive individuals vying for rankings will definitely come.

Unfortunately, it's unclear how large the Deathmatch Arena is this time, and whether the time allotted is enough for the gladiators to arrive.

Therefore, Lu Bai decided to continue waiting on this Yanghu Zi Mountain.

If you wait a little longer, you might get a few more points.

Half an hour later, Chang Shengtian gradually withdrew the small Mana snakes he had released while keeping them close to the ground.

"There really are people going into the mountains."

After closing its eyes and processing the information gathered by the little snakes, it turned to look at Lu Bai with a slightly surprised expression.

Lu Bai didn't explain how he knew about this, and directly asked, "How many people were there in total?"

After Second Young Master Hu stopped his ritual, the forest still looked normal, except for the absence of insect chirps and bird calls, which made people feel a little uneasy.

The nest of Yellow Weasel in the small mound seemed to sense something and looked around.

Click!

A tree branch was broken.

The fighter at the front turned around and whispered a warning, "Be careful."

The high school-aged deathmatch fighter nodded and cautiously inquired, "Is there really a problem? 'Node' running off to this desolate wilderness..."

Don't talk nonsense.

The girl wearing a straw hat beside him spat out, "No matter what kind of demons or monsters they are, let's get the 'Node' and leave as soon as possible."

As they were speaking, a gust of cold wind blew by.

The three fighters felt a chill run down their spines.

Soon, rustling sounds came from all around, like the sounds of some invertebrates rubbing against the ground.

Don't be nervous.

The girl in the straw hat grabbed the high school student's arm, warily observing the surrounding weeds.

"Don't worry, I'm not nervous. Can you let go of my hand first?"

Lu Bai spoke in a very gentle tone.

To the girl in the straw hat, the sound was like a ghost knocking on the door in the middle of the night, sending shivers down her spine.

She hesitated to turn around, afraid that she might see something unbearable.

However, many things are beyond human control.

Seeing that she was still holding on tightly, Lu Bai did not hesitate at all and decisively threw out a sharp spike, piercing her through.

[Bite!]

[Points +3, Current Points: 191, Current Rank: 1/227]

In the blink of an eye, the three fighters lay dead on the spot.

Chang Shengtian emerged from the bushes, a slight struggle running through his mind.

Are you planning to kill them all?

In a sense, this True Person Chang the Third can be considered lawful evil.

Even with its inherent nature, it felt that Lu Bai's killing spree was somewhat extreme.

"I'm just saving them time."

Lu Bai gave an honest answer, then asked, "Are there any other people in the mountains?"

Chang Shengtian, but still answered, "... Yes."

At Lu Bai's insistence, it left Mana snakes at various entrances to the mountain to serve as surveillance devices.

Besides the first group of people found in the mountains, more and more people continued to enter the mountains during this period.

It was baffled, completely unable to understand why these people were rushing into the mountains like madmen.

Do you have a death wish?!

"Then let's continue."

Lu Bai twisted his neck. "Or do you want to rest for a while?"

His tone was smiling, radiating an innocent and harmless aura.

Yet, despite his kind appearance, Chang Shengtian was hesitant to meet his gaze.

Its vertical pupils unconsciously shifted their gaze, and it silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Not tired, let's go find the next one."

Snap!

A young man crashed sideways onto a tree trunk, rolled down, and curled up in pain, like a steamed shrimp.

I'm giving you one last chance.

Fei Xiao strode towards the young man. "Will you join me, or will this end your Deathmatch Showdown here?"

"Cough... cough cough..."

The young man struggled to get up, but unfortunately, the blow he had taken earlier left him unable to stand for the time being.

Left with no other choice, he had to give in. "Fine, I can follow you."

Upon hearing this, Fei Xiao's face revealed a playful expression.

"You won't even call me Brother Fei."