Mofan's Greed

Chasing what?

Dongfang Chen was a bit puzzled, but the next second, his confusion was resolved.

Bang!

With a dull thud, the fire escape on the other side was suddenly blasted open.

Mofan and Zhao Manyan emerged from the inner side.

"Holy crap! Dongfang! Didn't expect you here, come save us!"

Mofan's face, which had been grim to the extreme, instantly brightened when he saw Dongfang Chen.

He knew Dongfang Chen's true strength. Though the swarm of Scale Skin Demon Soldiers behind them had been chasing him and Zhao Manyan all over the place, Dongfang Chen could handle them with no problem.

"When did you two end up together?"

"Ah, I got called by Old Man Bao to make some quick cash, and I happened to run into Zhao Manyan hitting on some girl. Damn! Stop chatting and give us a hand!"

Mofan spun around and unleashed a Fierce Fist - Sky Buster, blocking the horde of Scale Skin Demon Soldiers inside the fire escape.

If it were one-on-one, these Servant Level Scale Skin Demon Soldiers were no match for him, but too many people had been infected.

Even working together, Mofan and Zhao Manyan could only flee.

Mofan's Fierce Fist packed a decent punch with Mei Yan's boost, but he held back some force, afraid he might kill the innocent people under the scales along with them.

And because of that restraint, the Scale Skin Demon Soldiers in the fire escape kept pouring out.

"Damn! If I weren't worried about hurting people, I'd blast you all to bits!"

Mofan talked tough, but his body honestly shoved Dongfang Chen in front of him as a shield.

Dongfang Chen shot him a glare, but still stepped forward.

The next second, he snapped his fingers.

Snap!

Clusters of milky white flames erupted from the Scale Skin Demon Soldiers, instantly engulfing them.

"Holy crap! Dongfang, don't burn the people inside! I killed one of those soldiers with my Fierce Fist before, and the person under the scales was still alive!"

The milky white flames on the Scale Skin Demon Soldiers startled Mofan.

What kind of fire was this?

Its temperature alone was dozens of times higher than his Mei Yan!

If flames of this power touched the Scale Skin Demon Soldiers, wouldn't they incinerate the parasitized people inside too?

"Relax, I know what I'm doing."

Dongfang Chen was very confident in his Fire Control Technique.

After all, Alchemists specialized in controlling fire.

Though the Exotic Fire was a mighty Heaven and Earth Divine Object, in Dongfang Chen's hands, it was as obedient and well-behaved as Ye Xin Xia.

The Exotic Fire was overwhelmingly powerful. In the blink of an eye, it completely incinerated the Scale Skin Demon Soldiers, leaving only human bodies that still had breath.

"Lingling, are there still red dots nearby?"

After burning the soldiers, Dongfang Chen asked into his earpiece.

"The red dots have decreased by more than half compared to before, but quite a few new ones have appeared in this time. That means the Scale Skin Demon Mother is still infecting new targets.

"Wait! A new red dot just appeared!"

Lingling said.

"It's in the backstage dressing room of the concert. If you head over now, you should make it in time."

The Scale Skin Demon Mother spread new offspring through blood exchange, which wasn't a very fast method.

If Dongfang Chen was quick enough, he should be able to track down the Scale Skin Demon Mother near the newly appeared red dot.

"Don't worry, I've already locked onto it."

Dongfang Chen said.

As soon as Lingling gave the location, he had already pinpointed the Scale Skin Demon Mother's aura with his Soul Power.

"Come on, follow me. I've found the Scale Skin Demon Mother's trail."

Dongfang Chen said to Mofan and Zhao Manyan.

Without waiting to see if they heard him, he dashed straight toward the concert's backstage.

"Hey, wait up!"

Mofan immediately sprinted after him.

Zhao Manyan hesitated for a moment.

Though the Scale Skin Demon Mother was highly dangerous, for the sake of earning a good reputation, Zhao Manyan decided to go all in.

For the Zhao Clan, money wasn't an issue, but a good reputation was something they sorely lacked.

This was also the reason Zhao Manyan was willing to tag along with Mofan.

But the moment Zhao Manyan saw Dongfang Chen, he wanted to back out.

After all, if it were just Mofan alone, he could still use money to win Mofan over and let Mofan hand the credit to him.

But Dongfang Chen wasn't someone money could buy.

Still, Zhao Manyan thought it over—with Dongfang Chen around, at least safety was guaranteed. He could just follow behind, pick up the scraps, and get a little taste of the spoils.

So Zhao Manyan gritted his teeth and followed along.

"Dongfang Chen, just blast the wall. Otherwise, you'll have to take a long detour to get backstage."

Lingling's voice came through the earpiece.

"Alright."

After confirming with Soul Power that no one was behind the wall, Dongfang Chen hurled Mind Control straight at it.

Boom!

The wall burst open with a crash.

Inside the dressing room, Dongfang Chen spotted a pretty girl hanging upside down from the ceiling.

She was wearing a Performance Costume, with a delicate and cute appearance, but her face was deathly pale, and she had completely passed out.

"Dongfang, didn't know you were this violent... Holy shit!"

The moment Mofan stepped into the dressing room, he saw a large pool of blood dripping down from the ceiling.

Startled, he hugged Zhao Manyan beside him.

Zhao Manyan was also spooked, but when he realized Mofan was clinging to him, he shoved him away with a look of disgust.

"So this is the Scale Skin Demon Mother?"

After steadying his nerves, Mofan looked toward the Scale Skin Demon Mother crawling on the wall like a gecko.

"Doesn't look like much. How did it cause such a panic?"

Dongfang Chen let out a cold laugh. "If you think you've got what it takes, go ahead."

"Heh, fine by me. If I beat it, I'm taking the biggest cut of the bounty."

Mofan rolled up his sleeves and charged forward.

Even though he'd just been chased by a swarm of Scale Skin Demon Soldiers, he wasn't afraid of a one-on-one fight.

But the next second, Mofan's startled shout rang out.

"Damn, Commander Level?! Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

The moment he made his move, Mofan realized the Scale Skin Demon Mother was no pushover.

If he hadn't summoned his Sickle Bone Shield and Blood Demon Boots right away, her tongue would've already pierced him clean through.

Dongfang Chen spread his hands. "I didn't get the chance to tell you. You rushed in like a money-grubbing fool."

Mofan's mouth twitched. He had a feeling Dongfang Chen had set him up.

But Commander Level was Commander Level—it wasn't like he couldn't fight it!

Since it was Commander Level, it should be able to take his Lightning Element Magic!

With that, Mofan let out a roar and charged in again.

Seeing Mofan lock into battle with the Scale Skin Demon Mother once more, Dongfang Chen didn't join in. Instead, he walked over to the unconscious girl.

"Hey, wake up."

The girl had only passed out from excessive blood loss.

Dongfang Chen held her and fed her a blood-restoring pill. Soon after, she slowly came to.