The young man leading the group immediately sensed that something was wrong. He did not know what exactly they had encountered this time, but his entire group had clearly been poisoned by an exceedingly insidious toxin. Before it took effect, not one of them had noticed.
That was what made it so terrifying.
His first reaction was to leave at once. Yet the moment that thought arose, he felt the Spiritual Power throughout his body scatter. Instinctively, he reached for Hua Ci beside him. "Save..."
His eyes suddenly widened. In his vision, more than a dozen points of red light flew in from every direction and landed on the medical cultivator's hand.
He knew this sight all too well. It was the sign of gaining Merit after killing enemies.
The dozen or so people who had died from the poison had all been killed by this medical cultivator!
Disbelief flooded the young man's eyes as he stared at Hua Ci in horror. "You..."
He abruptly lowered his head and looked at his hand. In his panic just now, he had grabbed this female medical cultivator's arm, but that hand had now gone completely numb.
He suddenly remembered what this female medical cultivator had said before they entered... Now they really had handed their lives over to her.
"Why?" the young man demanded through gritted teeth. He truly could not understand it. They had no grievance or enmity between them, so why had this female medical cultivator ruthlessly slaughtered their entire group?
Hua Ci gave a gentle smile. "I forgot to introduce myself. I am a Crimson Blood Sect disciple!"
The young man's pupils shrank sharply. His expression twisted, and it was impossible to tell whether he wanted to cry or laugh.
A Crimson Blood Sect disciple...
He had actually brought