Infiltrating the Demon Camp

"Why has it gone quiet?"

North of Blood River Forest, Chen Quanwu's expression was grave as he looked at the lieutenant beside him.

The lieutenant was equally bewildered. He glanced at the messenger. "Go at once and see whether Ding Chen and the others are still alive."

Having received the order, the messenger swiftly departed.

A moment later, the messenger came galloping back. "Reporting to Captain, Ding Chen and the others are still alive. The demons have not moved out; they are waiting by the Blood River."

"The demons haven't moved out?" Chen Quanwu frowned.

He had received word that there were three thousand demons across the Blood River, led by a Demon Lord with more than ten Demon Men under his command. Even if they knew Chen Quanwu's men were north of the forest, Ding Chen had only a little over a hundred men to the west.

They could casually send five hundred demons and wipe out Ding Chen's group.

Chen Quanwu snorted coldly. "Pass down this captain's order. Command Ding Chen to lead his men across the Blood River and attack the Demon Camp. This captain will lead the Demon Slayer Soldiers behind them."

"Yes, Captain!" The messenger left once more.

On the western side of Blood River Forest, Ding Chen and the others practiced Blood Moving while waiting for dawn.

With Chen Xian in the forest, after he had slain one Demon Man,

the demons had become fearful and did not dare come over. The men were happy to enjoy the peace and quiet.

After hearing the messenger's words, Ding Chen, Qin Fei, and the others' expressions darkened.

"Cross the Blood River and attack the Demon Camp?" Ding Chen frowned as he stared at the messenger. The messenger offered no further explanation. After telling Ding Chen to act swiftly, he turned and left.

Ding Chen clenched his fists. What crossing the Blood River to attack the Demon Camp? This was clearly sending them to their deaths.

Qin Fei snorted. "Brother Ding, Chen Quanwu clearly wants us dead. We can't go!"

Ding Chen remained silent, his brow furrowed. They had failed to lure the Demon Army toward Black Abyss, which could be said to mean the demons had not taken the bait.

But crossing the Blood River to attack the Demon Camp was a frontal assault, and it was an order from the Demon Suppression Captain. Refusing to go would be defying orders.

Ding Chen looked up at the sky. It was only the third quarter of the hour of the Ox, with more than two hours until dawn.

Chen Quanwu would certainly send someone over again during that time.

"Wait here!" Ding Chen said to Qin Fei before riding into the forest.

Chen Xian and twenty-seven others were still guarding the forest, lest the demons cross the Blood River and launch a surprise attack.

Seeing Ding Chen ride over, Chen Xian opened his eyes and looked at him. "Brother Ding, why are you here?"

Ding Chen explained Chen Quanwu's Order.

Chen Xian's expression remained blank after hearing it. "Setting aside how powerful the leader of the Demon Camp across the Blood River is, just those three thousand demons fighting us to the death would make it uncertain whether even I could survive."

Chen Xian could naturally survive. He said it only to make Ding Chen understand that Chen Quanwu's Order was sending them to their deaths. Put nicely, they would die fighting to defend Great Ning, glorious martyrs. In truth, Chen Quanwu was deliberately setting them up to be killed.

Ding Chen said, "What do you think we should do?"

Chen Xian said, "Did Chen Quanwu mention the cultivation level of the leader in their camp?"

Ding Chen shook his head.

Chen Xian continued, "Could Li Sheng have said something to Chen Quanwu, and Chen Quanwu deliberately wants to kill us?"

"Not sure!"

Ding Chen shook his head. Logically speaking, Chen Quanwu was the Demon Suppression Captain of the vanguard, his rank higher than Li Sheng's. Moreover, the vanguard looked down on the Head Chef Army more than anyone else, so there should not have been any connection between him and Li Sheng.

Unless Li Sheng had bribed Chen Quanwu. That was possible too.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Xian said, "How about this? You lead the men to stand by the Blood River. I'll cross it alone and put on a show. That counts as crossing the river. If Chen Quanwu still comes looking for trouble, then he'll have to ask the spear in my hand!"

Chen Quanwu had only reached Minor Success in Jade Sea. At most, he was a little stronger than that Demon Man, and likely could not even take one strike from his spear. Yet he hid in the rear and kept putting on airs.

If he had brought a thousand Demon Slayer Soldiers, he would have crossed the Blood River long ago, driven straight into the Demon Camp, and slaughtered all three thousand demons.

Unfortunately, with only Ding Chen and the others behind him, killing three thousand demons was simply unrealistic.

Ding Chen frowned. "He's a captain. You mustn't act rashly!"

Chen Xian smiled. "Don't worry."

He had never been rash by nature. But if people kept shitting and pissing on his head, and he did not resist, that would not be his nature either.

Though his soul was thirty years old, this body was only eighteen—a hot-blooded youth. In his previous life, he had never had the chance to act on impulse even once. Now that he had the chance, what was wrong with being impulsive once?

Besides, in a place like the military camp, in any world, ability was what spoke.

Ability meant fists plus brains.

His fists were stronger than Chen Quanwu's, and there was even less need to mention his brains. The crystallized wisdom of five thousand years of Chinese history—Chen Xian could not claim to have memorized it all, but he had at least read through it, and had some understanding of military strategy.

Therefore, when facing someone like Chen Quanwu, Chen Xian felt no fear at all.

A moment later, Ding Chen brought his men to meet up with Chen Xian, and everyone arrived at the edge of the Blood River.

The Blood River was thirty zhang wide. The old horses beneath them could not possibly leap across it.

Chen Xian directly sprang across, heading alone toward the Demon Camp.

"Xian, be careful!" Ding Chen was deeply worried. The last thing he wanted was for anything to happen to Chen Xian.

Chen Xian turned back and gave Ding Chen and the others a reassuring look, then quickly departed, vanishing from their sight in the blink of an eye.

Once he was out of everyone's sight, Chen Xian poured Origin Qi into his legs and suddenly accelerated. Each leap carried him a hundred meters, and in mere moments, he appeared five kilometers away.

Dense blood qi rolled through the sky above the forest. He had drawn close to the Demon Camp, and the demons' foul stench had grown especially heavy.

Chen Xian suddenly slowed down. His Spiritual Sense Eye swept past, and he discovered a sentry demon pacing back and forth through the trees.

After drawing closer, Chen Xian suddenly accelerated and charged a hundred meters. With one thrust, he pierced the wolf demon's head. The wolf demon did not even have time to scream before its head burst apart like a watermelon.

Sacrificed the soul of one monster, gained 93 experience points

A panel prompt appeared before his eyes. Chen Xian gave it a brief glance, propped the demon's corpse against a tree trunk, and continued deeper in.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Chen Xian killed three sentry demons in succession. The strongest had the strength of a lesser demon.

That lesser demon had been sleeping against a tree root when Chen Xian sliced off its head with one stroke.

After killing the last sentry demon, Chen Xian arrived three hundred meters outside the Demon Camp. He hid in a large tree and looked into the camp.

Demons patrolled the camp. It was difficult to calculate their exact number, but judging from the size of the camp, there should not have been more than five thousand demons.

After pondering briefly, Chen Xian quietly infiltrated the Demon Camp and crept toward the tent at the center, where lights still shone.

"Chen Quanwu is one of Pei Menglong's fierce generals among the nine armies and nine camps of the human race. He has reached Minor Success in Jade Sea. Even this lord has no certain chance of defeating him.

"As for that Head Chef Army youth in the west, his strength is likely no weaker than Chen Quanwu's. Hiding among the Cook Soldiers must have been Chen Quanwu's Arrangement, deliberately luring our race over to gradually wear down our soldiers."

Within the main camp, a Bizarre Blood-Haired Man with an enchanting appearance sat upright above. Eleven Demon Men sat cross-legged at dining tables on either side below, drinking wine and eating meat in great mouthfuls, no different from humans.

Chen Xian hid in the darkness. His Spiritual Sense Eye could see the situation inside the tent, and he could also hear the Bizarre Blood-Haired Man speaking.

This lord?

Could he be a Demon Lord?

Above spirit demons were Demon Lords, whose strength was comparable to Minor Success in Jade Sea through the Awareness Realm.

He had discovered the Demon Lord, yet the Demon Lord had not discovered him. That meant the latter had not reached Awareness.

Of course, it was also possible that the Demon Lord had never expected someone to infiltrate the camp, so his mind had relaxed and he had failed to notice him.

Chen Xian did not move too close. Even if the Demon Lord had not reached Awareness, demons possessed exceptionally sharp senses of smell and hearing.

"Can't defeat Chen Quanwu?"

He muttered inwardly, wondering whether he should rush over and overturn the Demon Central Tent.

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