215: Chapter 215 Transport, Self-Destruction

Chen Ran led Squad Leader Zhao Feng and his men, walking down the dim, damp stone stairs.

The environment in the depths of the dungeon was notoriously harsh.

The group proceeded along the dim passageway, continuing their descent.

"The Formation in the depths of this dungeon seems stronger than before," Squad Leader Zhao Feng remarked casually. He could feel a subtle, oppressive Qi circulating in the surrounding air.

"It was just renovated a while ago and reinforced a bit," Chen Ran replied in a flat tone, offering no further explanation.

As they spoke, the group arrived in front of the cell holding the Scorching Fiend Wolf and the Jade-Scaled Snake Yao Beast.

Two massive shadows were hidden in the darkness, and they showed no reaction upon seeing the group arrive.

"Jailer Chen has impressive methods," Squad Leader Zhao Feng looked at Chen Ran deeply and praised him sincerely.

To be able to tame naturally ferocious Yao Beasts into such a state was no simple feat.

Chen Ran smiled noncommittally. "Squad Leader Zhao Feng, you flatter me. It is nothing more than starving them for a few meals and teaching them some rules to make them obedient. The rest is up to you."

Squad Leader Zhao Feng did not waste any words. With a wave of his hand, the squad members immediately stepped forward, took out the keys, and opened the cell door.

Accompanied by the sound of rushing air, several chains engraved with runes bound both Yao Beasts simultaneously.

Although the Scorching Fiend Wolf and the Jade-Scaled Snake Yao Beast were filled with unwillingness and fear in their eyes, under Chen Ran's calm gaze, they dared not move and allowed the Demon-Slaying Squad to lock them into the heavy refined iron cages.

The entire process was unexpectedly smooth, without even a ripple of resistance.

Even these members of the Demon-Slaying Squad were baffled, so they had to pull the Yao Beasts to the dungeon entrance first.

Chen Ran stood to the side, watching. His gaze swept outside, and he raised an eyebrow slightly.

His keen perception detected that there seemed to be too many people from the Demon-Slaying Squad this time.

Besides Squad Leader Zhao Feng and the few members responsible for the transport, there were many powerful auras lurking outside.

A rough count revealed at least twenty or thirty people, all of whom had abundant Qi and blood, with not-so-weak cultivation.

Even further out, there were two Third Grade Return to Truth Realm auras secretly holding the line.

It was just the transport of two Fourth Grade Yao Beasts with their cultivation sealed; was such a grand display necessary?

"Squad Leader Zhao Feng," Chen Ran could not help but ask, "It is just two Fourth Grade Yao Beasts; why go to the trouble of mobilizing so many men from the Demon-Slaying Squad?"

Hearing this, Squad Leader Zhao Feng sighed, a helpless, bitter smile appearing on his resolute face.

"Jailer Chen, you do not know," Squad Leader Zhao Feng shook his head, lowering his voice, his tone carrying a touch of bad luck. "Lately, things have been very strange."

"Oh? How so?" Chen Ran was somewhat curious.

"Previously, our Demon-Slaying Squad transported Yao Beasts out several times. Everything was fine initially; the Yao Beasts' cultivation was sealed tightly, and they couldn't even move while locked in the cages."

As Squad Leader Zhao Feng spoke, a hint of lingering fear flashed in his eyes:

"But who would have known, halfway through the journey, those Yao Beasts would suddenly become manic for some reason, and then, without any warning, explode and die!"

"Explode and die?" Chen Ran raised an eyebrow.

"Exactly! It has happened several times in a row! They died such a miserable death, flesh and blood flying everywhere, not even leaving a complete corpse behind."

Squad Leader Zhao Feng said through gritted teeth, "The higher-ups were furious because of this, thinking some evil cultists were playing tricks behind the scenes, but after investigating for a long time, nothing was found."

"So now, whenever we transport Yao Beasts, the higher-ups require us to add more manpower and guard them strictly, fearing that something else might go wrong."

After listening, the expression on Chen Ran's face suddenly became somewhat strange.

"Explode and die? Several times in a row?"

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall how he had previously integrated Blood Seeds into the bodies of the Yao Beasts to extract their talents.

It turned out it was because of the good deed he had done previously.

These Yao Beasts would self-detonate and die halfway there before being taken to their destination.

As a result, the Demon-Slaying Squad thought someone was pulling strings behind the scenes, causing them to be so jittery and suspicious that they had to mobilize a large number of troops just to transport a Fourth Grade Yao Beast.

Chen Ran rubbed his nose and coughed dryly, hiding the embarrassment in his eyes.

"I see... Then it is indeed necessary to be careful." He nodded solemnly.

"Sigh, who is to say otherwise?" Squad Leader Zhao Feng sighed. "I hope this time it goes smoothly."

"Rest assured, these two look quite sturdy to me; they shouldn't explode." Chen Ran comforted him casually.

After all, he had already farmed the participation points for these two Yao Beasts. As long as the people from the Demon-Slaying Squad didn't mess around, there shouldn't be any problem safely transporting them to their destination.

Squad Leader Zhao Feng just assumed Chen Ran was being polite and cupped his hands. "I will take your kind words, Jailer Chen."

The Yao Beasts were loaded, and the members of the Demon-Slaying Squad pushed the heavy cages, preparing to leave.

However, Chen Ran suddenly saw a Jailer walking over from a distance, holding a document in his hand.

"Brother Chen, there is a new document from above."

The Jailer stood respectfully by Chen Ran's side and whispered, "It was sent by Lord Lin."

"Lin Sheng... sent it?"