Time rewound to a little less than a quarter of an hour earlier.
After Wu Tao and his companions succeeded, they immediately retreated with Fang Yue.
He was not afraid of the local powerful aristocratic clans. Had he been afraid, he would never have struck inside the city, much less destroyed an entire building and several streets, wantonly slaughtering civilians and innocent passersby.
But this time, he had come to abduct Fang Yue on the orders of a senior expert within the Demon Alliance.
As long as he completed the mission, he would receive from that expert the origin needed to advance a virulent poison dharma lineage he had long dreamed of obtaining.
It was a tremendous opportunity to advance his cultivation and join the ranks of renowned masters, so naturally he valued it above everything else.
Now that he had succeeded, even the most bloodthirsty butcher would rein in his nature to avoid complications.
At this point, the black-clad men who had accompanied him also began to withdraw. Wu Tao paid them no attention.
They were not his subordinates, but men dispatched by another expert within the Demon Alliance, temporarily placed under his command.
Wu Tao ignored them and simply stood atop the Demon Spider's head, watching as it raced onward, its long, jointed legs striding among the towering trees.
Lush treetops flashed beneath the spider's body like green waves as it crossed mountains and ridges as easily as walking on level ground.
"Heh, what are you looking at? Little girl, don't bother hoping someone will rescue you. Several experts in the Alliance specifically demanded your abduction this time. I have no idea who you are or where you came from to attract so much attention!"
"But I, Wu Tao, have no interest in playing your little game of