969: Disguise Success

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Heavy gasps echoed continuously.

The captain of the Soul Hunter Team gripped a massive hammer with both hands, his expression extremely solemn as he watched the Shifting Cloud Leopards surrounding them.

Beside him, the team members formed a circle, facing outwards, protecting the two injured members within the circle.

In the dark forest, their speed was no match for the Shifting Cloud Leopards; they had barely escaped a short distance before being caught by six Shifting Cloud Leopards.

These beasts, under the command of their beast king, fought shamelessly, bypassing the captain of the Soul Hunter Team to specifically ambush his team members. In a short time, two elite Undead Warriors were severely wounded.

Moreover, the Shifting Cloud Leopards injured but did not kill, clearly intending to use these two wounded individuals to burden the entire hunting team.

Both elite Undead Warriors had injuries to their lower limbs, with a wound on their insect tails that was almost xuyên, so severe that they completely lost their ability to move.

“Captain, hurry and leave us, don’t mind us! These beasts want to wipe us all out. If we stay, none of us will escape!”

At this moment, the two injured Undead Warriors cried out loudly with resolute expressions.

They knew very well that they couldn't escape, and they absolutely couldn't let the entire hunting team be annihilated because of saving them.

“Shut up!”

The hunting team captain’s face darkened, and he growled in a low voice:

“I will not abandon you two. I promised your families I would bring you back.”

“Stay put obediently and watch how we deal with these beasts!”

As he spoke, the hunting team captain’s gaze remained fixed on the Shifting Cloud Leopard King directly opposite him.

He knew this beast’s plan, but he would absolutely not let it succeed.

As long as this Shifting Cloud Leopard King was dealt with, the remaining five Shifting Cloud Leopards would not pose much danger to them.

“Brothers, maintain your formation later and resist the attacks of those five adult Shifting Cloud Leopards to buy me time.”

“Once I slay the Shifting Cloud Leopard King, none of these beasts will escape.”

The hunting team captain spoke to his team members, and a trace of blood color stained the magical light shrouding his body.

Burning Blood Secret Technique!

Clearly, the hunting team captain was preparing to fight with his life.

“Roar!”

The Shifting Cloud Leopard King opposite seemed to sense the danger at this moment, letting out a low roar from its mouth, its scarlet giant eyes fixed on the captain of the Soul Hunter Team, a wary expression flashing within them.

“Roar, roar, roar!!!”

After the Shifting Cloud Leopard King’s roar subsided, the five surrounding Shifting Cloud Leopards also roared in unison, simultaneously beginning to move forward slowly, continuously exerting pressure on the Soul Hunter Team.

“Now! You all must hold for thirty breaths of time. Do not let the Shifting Cloud Leopards’ attacks disrupt your formation.”

Seeing the Shifting Cloud Leopards constantly approaching, the hunting team captain let out a low roar. The blood-tinged magical aura covering his body suddenly intensified, and then his body swelled by a third, preparing to charge towards the Shifting Cloud Leopard King.

Bang!

However, at this moment, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, landing between the Shifting Cloud Leopard King and the captain of the Soul Hunter Team, creating a deep crater in the ground.

“Which settlement are you from? Openly defying the ban, are you trying to rebel?”

Before the dust on the ground had settled, a cold voice emerged from within.

But upon hearing this voice, the captain of the Soul Hunter Team and many team members all showed excited expressions.

Scolding them for violating the ban?

Could it be Lord Sosis from Canglan City?

As they pondered this, the dust dispersed, and a burly, tall figure appeared before them.

This figure had a human head and an insect body, an ordinary appearance, wearing light armor, and exuded an aura of authority without being angry.

Upon seeing this figure reveal its true appearance, the ordinary members of the Soul Hunter Team were all excited, while the captain’s eyes flashed with shock and disbelief.

“So… Lord Sosis?”

The hunting team captain exclaimed in disbelief.

He had once had the fortune to follow the town’s commander to Canglan City and had seen Sosis’s appearance from afar.

So at this moment, he never expected that the one who suddenly appeared was Sosis, this Rank Nine Lord from Canglan City!

“You know me?”

Sosis frowned in confusion upon hearing this, a hint of inexplicable emotion flashing in his eyes.

This Sosis was precisely Wang Chen disguised with the Thousand Illusions Mask.

Although the powerful effect of the Thousand Illusions Mask made it virtually impossible for anyone below Rank Nine to see through it, if he encountered an acquaintance, it would be easy to detect something amiss through unusual behavior.

“No way, this is the first time I’ve transformed into Sosis, and I’ve already run into an acquaintance of his?”

Wang Chen felt a bit speechless. If he had known, he would have appeared a little later.

However…

Soon, he realized he had worried for nothing.

“Last year, I visited Canglan City once and had the honor of seeing your esteemed appearance from afar in the City Lord’s Mansion square. Since then, I have always kept it firmly in my heart.”

The captain of the Soul Hunter Team said with a face full of admiration:

“Your Lordship’s power is known to everyone in the area around Canglan City. It is a great fortune for me to have even seen your esteemed appearance; how could I have the honor of knowing you personally?”

As if sensing the subtle change in Wang Chen’s tone, the captain of the Soul Hunter Team’s words were quite flattering. He didn’t care that his subordinates were present and immediately started buttering him up.

However, he couldn't be blamed. Leaving the town to hunt had already violated the ban issued by Canglan City, and now he had been caught red-handed by a Rank Nine Lord from Canglan City.

If this couldn't be resolved properly, the entire town would be punished for it.

At this moment, the surrounding Shifting Cloud Leopards were completely forgotten by the hunting team captain, but it was normal. With Lord Sosis, who had reached Rank Nine in strength, present, the Shifting Cloud Leopards, which could pose a threat to them, were no different from ants.

“You scared me!”

“I thought I had run into Sosis’s acquaintance, and my newly started infiltration plan was about to fall through.”

Wang Chen felt relieved upon hearing this, dispersing the magic that had already condensed in his hand. He had just been planning to create an accident for this Peak Rank Six Undead, but now it seemed to be a false alarm.

“So that’s how it is.”

“I don’t have any impression of you, though. Which settlement’s clansman are you? Why did you violate the ban and go out hunting at night?”

Looking at the fawning captain of the Soul Hunter Team, Wang Chen asked indifferently.

“Lord Sosis, we are from Fanhua Town settlement…”

“Lord, it’s not that we wanted to violate the ban, but there isn’t much food in the town. If we don’t go out hunting, our clansmen will all starve.”

“I was the one who secretly brought people out. Please, Lord, do not blame the other clansmen.”

The hunting team captain’s face was full of flattery, and his tone became resolute at the end.

Clearly, he intended to take sole responsibility for defying the ban.

“This fellow is quite interesting.”

Wang Chen looked at the hunting team captain with a half-smile, and snorted lightly.

“Whether that is true or not, this Lord still needs to investigate.”

“Your word alone is not enough.”

“Take me to Fanhua Town.”