Chapter 214 (Part 2): Is It Wrong to Kill Bad People?

The map was small, with many teams. The resources that could be searched on the battlefield would all be cleaned out shortly after the start.

At that moment, a marker that everyone was interested in suddenly appeared, so everyone would gather there.

Just like when a gunshot sounds somewhere, soon everyone on the map runs there to mediate the fight.

“Hmm, let’s go then.” Linglong nodded without forcing Hua Jian to give a clear answer.

Since they didn’t plan to get involved in the great battle, Hua Jian and Linglong didn’t fly too fast.

They only arrived near the Path in the Mist around noon the next day.

Unlike the other demonic cultivators, Hua Jian could move freely within the Array of Bewilderment.

What was a forbidden zone for demonic cultivators was nothing to her.

With the seed eyes spread throughout the Secret Realm, Hua Jian could now be said to know everything happening in the world while sitting in her cottage.

No one knew of her existence, yet she had already learned everything going on around here.

“No, that’s not right.”

As soon as she arrived at this place, Hua Jian frowned and muttered, seemingly dissatisfied with something.

Linglong sat on the grass, watching Hua Jian hold a token and wave it through the air.

Based on her guess, Hua Jian was adjusting the settings of some Array of Bewilderment.

And Hua Jian kept at it, busy all the way until nightfall before she finally finished.

After working hard for most of the day, Hua Jian returned to Linglong’s side, exhausted, and unceremoniously hung herself on Linglong.

“Ah, so tired. Let me hug you.”

Although she didn’t understand the connection between “tired” and “hugging me,” Linglong didn’t mind Hua Jian’s initiative.

She wrapped her tail around Hua Jian’s body, looped her arms around Hua Jian, and proactively pulled Hua Jian into her embrace.

“Wow, you’re so forward.” Caught off guard by Linglong’s hug, Hua Jian’s face flushed slightly in the darkness.

She had expected Linglong to shyly push her away, but instead, Linglong easily accepted her advance and countered with a surprise move.

“But… it’s not a loss. Linglong’s arms are pretty comfortable anyway. The Little Dragon Girl isn’t like her—she doesn’t have many soft spots.”

After all, Linglong was a normally developed girl, and pressing against those soft places felt wonderful.

“What? Don’t you like it?”

“I do.” Hua Jian rested her head on Linglong’s shoulder. “Aren’t you going to ask what I was just doing?”

“It definitely wasn’t anything good, so I don’t want to ask.”

This made Hua Jian a little annoyed. What did she mean by “definitely wasn’t anything good”?

Was she only capable of doing bad things? That was bias, a misunderstanding!

She lightly tapped Linglong’s back with her hand as a protest, then spoke in a soft voice, saying she was creating a more comfortable battlefield for the Demonic Cultivators.

The original path was too narrow, impossible for the Demonic Cultivators to make use of their skills, so she had just adjusted the range of the Array of Bewilderment, opening up a large area near the path.

That way, the big shots of the Magic Path could fight here freely, without worrying about the space being too small.

“There were still some small issues with the original plan. I didn’t expect so many Demonic Cultivators to rush over all at once, making the original path insufficient.”

Hua Jian didn’t deny that she had made some overconfident mistakes while planning, but luckily she could fix them in time.

At the start, she hadn’t imagined that over a dozen teams would gather here, and more were still arriving from outside.

If they followed the original plan, that small path wouldn’t be able to hold so many Ling Kings.

On the front line, fewer than ten Ling Kings would be able to fight at full strength.

In other words, the defensive side would have a huge advantage.

Now that the battle area had expanded, the Ling Kings who were blocked could use their numbers to overwhelm the bad guys holding the bridge.

It was a very reasonable map balance adjustment.

“Some people have already occupied the checkpoint I set up. It looks like they intend to block this place and let no one pass.”

The first team of Demonic Cultivators that Hua Jian sensed had indeed chosen to take the bridge and secure the advantageous position.

They were also generous enough to set up a large number of mechanisms and Array Formations at the checkpoint overnight, as if trying to turn it into a true gate of death.

Such initiative was beyond ordinary Demonic Cultivators. They were definitely a team from a true Demonic Sect.

After showing Linglong the images of those cultivators, Hua Jian got a positive answer from Linglong.

“These three cultivators are indeed from a Demonic Sect, but Linglong can’t figure out which Demonic Sect they belong to for now.”

After all, they didn’t have any features that could prove their identity, and the methods they used were fairly conventional for the Magic Path.

If she had to say, their physiques resembled those of the Magic Path from the Western Region, sturdier than those from the Northern Region.

“Once they start fighting, we’ll know their Sect.” Linglong added softly.

Unable to identify their background at a glance made her a little disappointed, feeling she hadn’t helped Hua Jian properly.

Driven by guilt, she hugged Hua Jian even tighter, nearly making Hua Jian think Linglong wanted to suffocate her in her arms.

But Hua Jian couldn’t be suffocated, so she enjoyed it.

This was the embrace of the Saintess—others couldn’t enjoy such treatment.

If a certain fan Miss saw this scene, she would definitely be so jealous she’d grind her teeth to dust.

“Next, I just have to quietly wait for them to make a move. I hope they don’t turtle up too much and force me to step in.”

“What do you want to do again? Wasn’t the previous setup enough?”

“The previous stuff didn’t need me to do it personally. I can just let the little guys here act on their own.” Hua Jian shook her head, indicating this was different.

For the harassment plan, she could just leave it to the plant turrets—shoot a couple arrows at the Demonic Cultivators’ positions from time to time, not letting them rest properly.

But that was still indirect control. If this method didn’t work well, she would have to go down there herself and try to stir up trouble.

“I’m a bit worried they won’t do anything. A bunch of people gathered here without moving, so… I need to find a team—a team that desperately wants to leave this Secret Realm—and make them fire the first shot of this battle.”

If the attacking teams didn’t want to fight, she would trick the Demonic Cultivators who wanted to run into escaping through the smoke.

As long as she forced the team blocking the bridge to intercept, then she could secretly cause some trouble and completely ignite the war.

This battle couldn’t be compared to the small skirmishes at the previous Resource Points.

Most of the cultivators in the Secret Realm would participate, scrambling to become the final victors.

And Hua Jian would also exaggerate matters a bit, like telling the Demonic Cultivators here that if they didn’t evacuate soon, they’d never have another chance to leave.

No, actually it wasn’t an exaggeration. Hua Jian was just telling the truth.

If they wanted to leave, now was the best time.

Otherwise, what would block them later wouldn’t be just three Magic Path cultivators, but a super coalition from Tianmomen.

Was it easier to break through three people, or more than a dozen after a great war? That wasn’t a hard question.

So, Hua Jian was confident that some Demonic Cultivators who couldn’t wait to leave would become pawns in her hands.

……

“Damn it, I told you we shouldn’t have come here. They’re all devils, madmen!”

“What’s the use of complaining? Da Hei is already dead. Do you want to go to the underworld and demand an explanation?”

At the edge of the Array of Bewilderment, in a cave no one would notice, two Magic Path cultivators were whispering to each other.

One man and one woman. The man had a head full of gloom, and though the woman said not to complain, her face was equally troubled.

They were a very ordinary Demonic Cultivator team.

After hearing Wanhuagu’s propaganda that this Secret Realm was full of treasures everywhere, they were tempted and entered the Secret Realm.

As soon as they came in, they realized this Secret Realm wasn’t what they imagined.

What “treasures everywhere”? It was all lies!

There were few treasures, but the enemies were stronger one after another.

Could it be that Wanhuagu’s “treasures everywhere” referred to these living, breathing Demonic Cultivators who would kill people?

They admitted that eating a cultivator was a bit more profitable than eating a Spirit Item of the same level, but that assumed you could defeat the opponent.

Ling Wang Realm Spirit Items rarely fought back, but cultivators not only fought back—they were also strong.

If things went wrong, the roles of hunter and prey would reverse, and their team had become the prey.

The companion who entered the Secret Realm with them died heroically in the first battle on the first day, sacrificing himself to cover their retreat.

And these two, who sensed something was wrong halfway through and abandoned their comrades without hesitation to flee, were like beaten dogs, not daring to approach any place where cultivators were.

Their original ambitions were completely shattered. They had realized that they were at the bottom of the food chain in this whole Secret Realm.

Now they didn’t want anything else, only to escape this hell as soon as possible.

So, as soon as they saw that Heaven-piercing Light Pillar, they hurried over, hoping to find a chance to slip away.

Maybe, maybe the powerful Demonic Cultivators didn’t even want to leave through this Transmission Array?

But once they got here, they realized how naive they were.

No one coming? Ha, this place had become as lively as a market.

With every two steps, they could sense the presence of someone formidable lurking nearby.

Yes, those powerful Demonic Cultivators didn’t want to leave through this Transmission Array, but they could lie in wait here.

As long as they guarded this spot, no one could escape from under their hands.

No mouse would be let go!

The atmosphere of despair fermented in the dark cave. The two Demonic Cultivators didn’t know how they could survive.

Maybe the moment they chose to enter this hell, their lives were no longer in their hands.

“Damn it, I shouldn’t have become a Demonic Cultivator back then. If I had stayed put in my hometown, maybe I’d have a wife and kids by now!” The male Demonic Cultivator slammed his fist into the ground, roaring in regret.

“Now you regret it? Too late.” The female Demonic Cultivator rolled her eyes.

“Back in the day, this guy killed people the most joyfully. Now that death is near, you know you shouldn’t be a Demonic Cultivator?

What a coward.

“I regret it too—regret not listening to my good sister back then. She’s living a very comfortable life in Wanhuagu now.”

The sister who used to do bad things with her decided to go to Wanhuagu, but she thought being a consumable in a Demonic Sect was worse than staying outside and having freedom.

Thinking back, she had been really stupid back then.

If she had followed her good sister to Wanhuagu, why would she have ended up in this situation now?

“What’s the use of saying all this? We’re all going to die, there’s no way we’ll survive…”

Before the male Demonic Cultivator finished his dejected words, a faint sound of footsteps came from outside the cave where they were hiding.

The sound stopped abruptly. The two Demonic Cultivators instantly entered combat mode. Whatever came in, it was definitely their enemy.

In this Secret Realm, there were no friends, only enemies!

“Ahem, ahem. You two don’t need to be so alert. I just want to find some like-minded companions.”

As if sensing the caution of the two deep in the cave, the being that had suddenly entered stopped outside their field of view and spoke to them in a weak voice.

At the same time, a faint smell of blood drifted in from the cave entrance, hinting that the newcomer might be seriously injured.

The Demonic Cultivators exchanged glances. After a rapid exchange of looks, they decided maybe they could take a gamble.

Bet that the newcomer really could bring them a turning point.

After all, things couldn’t get any worse than this. At worst, they’d die anyway.

“Then come in. Don’t try anything funny!”

The male Demonic Cultivator mustered his courage and shouted, pretending to be imposing.

He didn’t know that his voice carried no confidence at all, sounding like a sick cat that had lost its teeth.

Under their wary gazes, a black-clad girl with one arm came in from the cave entrance.

Her black clothes were stained with blood. There seemed to be a severe wound on her chest, a large hollow hole.

Although the clothes had been temporarily stitched up, the size of the damage was obvious at a glance.

It was a miracle she even survived, and no wonder her voice was so weak and feeble.

“As you can see, I’m already half-dead.” The black-clad girl leaned on a withered wooden staff, her words filled with grief.

One arm lost, severe injuries—she didn’t need to describe it in detail. The two Demonic Cultivators could roughly guess what happened to her.

Probably the same as them—they ran into some powerful Demonic Cultivator, and both companions didn’t make it out.

“Haha, seems like we’re in the same boat, little sister. Aren’t you afraid we’ll kill you?” The female Demonic Cultivator sneered and asked abruptly.

The plain-looking black-clad girl shook her head very calmly, radiating a dead aura in every movement.

As if she was already dead, moving only with the last bit of vitality.

“Kill me? You can’t leave this place either. You have no idea what’s really going on in this Secret Realm.”

“Oh? How could we not know what’s going on? Isn’t it just…”

“There’s a team of Demonic Sect cultivators made up of over a dozen people. Their goal is to kill everyone in the Secret Realm—including you and me, and those people over there. They’ve already occupied several other mechanism points. Our only chance to survive is to leave through this Transmission Array.”