970: sneak into

Fanhua Town, an Undead gathering place, was located on the eastern side of the forest, close to its edge.

Wang Chen followed the Soul Hunter Team, and it took them nearly half an hour to reach it.

When they saw the town protected by the Guardian Array, all the Undead in the Hunting Team showed a hint of excitement.

They were just a hair's breadth away, just a hair's breadth from being completely wiped out and never returning.

However, after the initial excitement, the expressions on the faces of these Undead Warriors once again became solemn.

Their hunting harvest this time was quite abundant; not only did they return successfully, but they also brought back fresh blood food like a small mountain. Such a harvest was enough to equal two or three of their previous hunts.

But…

They had violated the ban issued by the Lord of Canglan City, and they had been caught red-handed.

They wondered what kind of punishment awaited them.

With uneasy, fearful, and panicked gazes, they occasionally glanced stealthily at the tall and mighty figure at the back of the team.

“Lord Sosis, we have arrived.”

Upon reaching the outside of the Guardian Array barrier, the Soul Hunter Team Leader respectfully walked up to Wang Chen.

“Hmm.”

Wang Chen nodded indifferently, maintaining a cold demeanor, but his gaze subtly swept across the entire Fanhua Town.

The scale of this Undead gathering place was not large; it seemed that the number of Undead living here was only around three to four thousand, completely incomparable to Sand Dune Town, the Undead gathering place they encountered last night.

However, Wang Chen was not too disappointed by this; this Fanhua Town could be said to be an unexpected surprise delivered right to his doorstep.

After all, the Guardian Arrays of all Undead gathering places under Canglan City were active. If he launched an attack, he couldn't avoid the Undead in the gathering place calling for help from Canglan City.

At that time, even if he annihilated the targeted Undead gathering place, he would then have to evade the pursuit of Canglan City's strong cultivators.

But now, being able to easily infiltrate an Undead gathering place was almost like picking up a super experience gift package for free.

“Open the barrier and let me in. Then, have your Magistrate and the Hunting Team Leader come to see me.”

Wang Chen spoke with an indifferent expression, his head held arrogantly high.

“Yes.”

Facing this “Lord Sosis,” the Soul Hunter Team Leader dared not refuse. After nodding in agreement, he took out an ancient token and infused it with magic power.

As the magic power was injected, the token immediately glowed brightly, and then a stream of light flew out and underwent Fusion with the Guardian Array barrier.

The next second, a five-meter-high, three-meter-wide portal appeared on the Guardian Array's defensive barrier.

“Lord Sosis, please.”

When the portal on the barrier appeared, the Soul Hunter Team Leader bowed respectfully, and the other Undead Warriors beside him immediately spread out, standing on both sides to respectfully clear a path.

“Hmm.”

Wang Chen nodded indifferently, a smile playing on his lips as he looked at the completely undefended Fanhua Town.

He slowly walked into Fanhua Town under the respectful gazes of numerous Undead Warriors.

Even the patrolling Undead Warriors dared not stop him. Instead, like the members of the Hunting Team, they stood obediently in place, watching Wang Chen with curious, respectful, and astonished gazes.

“Lord Sosis, I will immediately send someone to inform the Magistrate and the Leader, so they can prepare to welcome you.”

The Hunting Team Leader winked at one of his subordinates, then spoke respectfully, about to lead the way.

However, after entering Fanhua Town, Wang Chen stopped, his gaze feigning displeasure as he looked at the Hunting Team Leader.

“I remember I just told you to have your Magistrate and Leader come here to see me.”

Of course, it was impossible for him to go see Fanhua Town's Magistrate and Leader. Based on the situation of the many Undead gathering places he had destroyed, Wang Chen had already confirmed that the core of every Undead gathering place's Guardian Array was located at the center of the gathering place.

With his current identity as Sosis, these Undead would certainly receive him in the center of the town. If he were to suddenly act then, and these Undead seized the opportunity to send out a distress signal, it would be bad. To be safe, it was better to call them out.

“This…”

Upon hearing Wang Chen's words, the Hunting Team Leader's body trembled involuntarily.

He thought that this was probably Lord Sosis about to make trouble and hold Fanhua Town accountable for violating the ban.

But facing Wang Chen's demand, he dared not refuse.

“Then please wait, my Lord. I will immediately go and bring the Magistrate and the Leader here to see you.”

The Hunting Team Leader respectfully lowered his head, then turned and quickly ran towards the center of the town, moving as if his backside was on fire.

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At the same time.

Magistrate's Hall.

The Floral Town Magistrate and the Hunting Team Leader were sitting in chairs, the atmosphere between them somewhat heavy.

“Old man, will our violation of Canglan City's ban by going out to hunt really not cause disaster?”

The Hunting Team Leader looked at the Magistrate with a solemn expression and asked in a deep voice.

“Ian, this is the sixth time you've asked.”

The Floral Town Magistrate, with somewhat graying hair, shook his head, leaning back in his chair and saying:

“We have no choice. As one of the weakest gathering places in the surrounding area, the amount of food we can obtain is limited. If we don't hunt, our people won't last long at all.”

“Furthermore, the Mother Goddess Great Ceremony is approaching, and we must prepare enough sacrifices to please the Mother Goddess and pray for more blessings from her, so that we may have more Warriors next year.”

“But…”

The Hunting Team Leader lowered his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the ground as he said:

“Once the Lords of Canglan City find out about this, we will likely face punishment.”

“You know Ogre City Lord's methods; he won't show us mercy for any reason. Anyone who dares to offend his prestige will face his thunderous wrath.”

The Hunting Team Leader's tone was very low, even carrying a hint of fear. When he mentioned Ogre, his voice unconsciously softened.

“There's no other way.”

The Floral Town Magistrate gave a bitter smile and said:

“We have no choice.”

However, he then seemed to find the topic too heavy, and with a slight lift in his spirits, he added:

“Besides, you don't think only our Fanhua Town is violating the ban, do you?”

“In my estimation, not many of the surrounding gathering places will obediently follow the ban. No one wants to fall behind in the upcoming Mother Goddess Great Ceremony, after all, the number of Warriors is the fundamental factor in whether we can be strong.”

“The law doesn't punish the masses. As long as we're not caught directly, even if Ogre City Lord knows about this, he probably won't impose too severe a punishment, considering that many gathering places are doing the same.”

“Is that so? I hope so!”

The Hunting Team Leader breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this. Although he was still worried, he was no longer as dejected as before.

However, just as he relaxed, a hurried voice suddenly rang out from outside.

“Magistrate, Leader, Lord Sosis of Canglan City is waiting for both of you in the square.”