Chapter 327: Clickbait Masters

Chapter 327: Clickbait Masters

So, when there might be Demon Sword Cultist “comrades” hidden around them, such targeted united action was very passive. It was hard to counter through normal means. The Sanctuary Church was also confusing. Usually, they spared no effort in purging cults, but at this time, it seemed like they were turning a blind eye. With the eye that was open, they saw something being done; in places where the closed eye couldn’t see, they really pretended not to see!?

Damn, was this Church starting to become corrupt…

But soon, those puzzled forces understood what move the Sanctuary Church was making. The Dark Forces found it difficult to directly target the Demon Sword Sect, but those normal cults, when they went crazy, were completely unreasonable. Especially those cultists who had been brainwashed into idiots. Even though other cults often had friction among themselves, now there was a bigger point of conflict. Almost all “normal” cultists refused to acknowledge the Demon Sword Sect as a cult.

The Demon Sword Sect and the cultists fought fiercely. Not only that, when they came to blows, it was even more intense… The cultists discovered that the Demon Sword Cultists generally had robust physiques. Every Demon Sword Cultist with some strength was a rare sacrificial offering—one could top ten ordinary people. As long as they encountered a Demon Sword Cultist, such a high-quality sacrificial offering was guaranteed. Plus, they were actually the “clean stream” among cults. Could they tolerate that? Of course, they had to fight first and capture them.

And the Demon Sword Cultists didn’t just sit back and take the beating. Half of the cultists looked skinny and weak, as if their bodies were hollowed out. Some didn’t even look human. Chopping them to death usually wouldn’t allow them to suck back blood, but their bodies contained the power of the Evil God. Using the Blood Qi Blade forged with the power of the Demonic Sword Evil God to kill them meant the Evil God’s power within their bodies would be devoured by the power of the Demonic Sword Evil God. For the Demon Sword Cultists, this was equivalent to a tiny hunting ritual.

It was normal for Evil Gods to devour each other, but wasn’t the Demonic Sword Evil God quite decent?

Since both sides benefited from defeating the other, what was there to chatter about? They just hacked away upon meeting…

Upon learning the truth, the major forces superficially went along with the Sanctuary Church’s actions, but in their hearts, they were already cursing like crazy. In summary, the Demon Sword Sect’s “comrades” were everywhere: those working the land, those cleaning out dung, those collecting scrap, even what seemed like extremely harmless rural old teachers, or smiling bar bunny girls could potentially be among them.

“Whew…” After gulping down several bottles of magic potion to replenish blood, this young Demon Sword Cultist’s complexion improved somewhat. Looking at the scattered black blood nearby, he still felt lingering fear. That stuff was too darn troublesome. Taking a sip was like drinking half a bottle of pesticide. If he hadn’t vomited it out quickly, he would have been completely “polluted.” Maybe by then, he would have turned into something similar to this monster.

After learning from his lesson, the other Demon Sword Cultists directly isolated the blood-sucking ability of the Blood Qi Blade. With extremely fast speed, they chopped down this strange beast. This creature’s size was only a bit larger than a lion on Earth, but several times more dangerous… Except for its special recovery ability, it wasn’t much. As long as they didn’t extract its blood, it posed no threat at all.

The Demon Sword Cultists who chopped down this strange beast completely failed to notice that in the shadows, an Infiltrator had expressionlessly posted a thread…

—Shocking! Demon Sword Cultists and Beast Engage in Fierce Hand-to-Hand Combat in XX Forest! Multiple Big Men Team Up to Subdue It, the Scene Getting Out of Control! One Fights Until Exhausted!

“Pfft! Cough, cough, cough!” Carlin looked at the thread his older sister posted, his eyes widening extremely large. If he were in control of the body at that moment, he felt his eyes might pop out!

“Huh… this, this probably has nothing to do with me…” As a covert observer, Zheng Yichen’s mouth twitched slightly as he looked at this latest post in the Magic Weapon Forum. About clickbait masters and such, he thought about it, and it seemed… perhaps… when he was bored before, he had indeed created a few such posts. But recently, he didn’t have much time and couldn’t spend time on the forum, so he hadn’t made such attention-grabbing posts.

It must be said, the post Karin posted was indeed very eye-catching. Many people clicked in because of that special title. It was a recorded video. What they thought was a joke turned serious as those with discerning eyes kept watching. Magic Weapon Summoners in Kaja knew this forest was not far from there.

Those who ran fast could arrive quickly. As for the Demon Sword Cultists… they were already used to them. The main focus was that abnormal beast. The blood-sucking ability of Demon Sword Cultists was evident to all. Whatever the species, as long as it had blood, they would suck if they could, accepting all comers. Of course, if it was the dead blood of Necromantic Creatures, the blood-sucking ability wouldn’t react. Even if someone poisoned the blood beforehand to target Demon Sword Cultists.

But the Blood Essence produced by Demon Sword Cultists burning blood possessed strong properties, making it hard for poison to take effect. Plus, when Demon Sword Cultists burned blood, they could also use it in an auxiliary form. The massive Life Force squeezed out by completely burning blood could briefly restore bodily injuries and, because the Life Force contained within themselves became too abundant in a short time, other resistances would greatly increase, including to poison. Therefore, poisoning blood ahead of time—unless it was exceptional poison, it was better not to embarrass oneself.

It was useless and would only bring suffering upon oneself.

But this not-so-strong beast nearly poisoned a Demon Sword Cultist to death with one mouthful of black blood… Although it wasn’t clear if it was poisoning, the Demon Sword Cultist’s agony at the time, even without burning blood to stimulate Life Force, using the self-harm method of spewing blood from his whole body to expel the black blood and clear the abnormality, all indicated the special nature of the beast’s black blood. Was this a monster specifically created by someone to target Demon Sword Cultists?

But it was too weak. When they turned off blood-sucking, they easily chopped it down. They didn’t even need to gang up on it; any Demon Sword Cultist in normal condition could cut it down… While some paid attention to this, others focused on different aspects, like a figure that flashed by in the video. Someone recognized that figure—wasn’t that a student from their own Academy taking practical combat courses?

And this forest—yep, it completely matched. Magic Weapon Summoners who discovered this immediately reported it to the Academy. The Academy took it very seriously because mishandling it could bring some impact to the Academy. So, while discussing countermeasures, two strong individuals had already quickly left the Academy. They could both fly directly, so their speed getting there was faster, but there was still a time difference.

“Really troublesome. Where were these monsters hiding before?” Sharing hearing, Carlin heard some commotion in the distance. Many were the footsteps of multiple creatures, not human footsteps. The number was no less than… twenty!

“That bait…” Karin muttered softly. The next moment, she disappeared from her spot. When she reappeared, she was in front of Lily. The instant she appeared, Lily had already raised her hand holding the short sword.

Good reaction. Karin reached out and pinched between Lily’s fingers, preventing her from touching the dangerous activation button on the short sword. She casually snatched away the bait Lily carried. This bait was directly shattered into pieces, and the attractant effect disappeared. But those beasts still converged. Their strengths varied. The Demon Sword Cultists frowned slightly. One of them quickly glanced at Lily, his expression showing some regret before focusing more attention on Karin.

Karin could tell he was wary of her sudden appearance. Carlin also noticed: “That expression… I say, sis, could this little girl have been snatched by Boss from some force or special family?”

“Don’t speak out of turn,” Karin said. Although these people’s target was Lily, their purpose wasn’t to harm. The glance he shot at Lily changed quickly, but Karin still caught it. There was an additional sense of concern—did she hold some extra status among the Demon Sword Cultists?

These were all guesses. As for the specifics, Zheng Yichen probably knew. But they couldn’t directly ask. Speaking out of turn and overstepping wasn’t the behavior of a good subordinate.

“Deal with those beasts. Retreat first.”

Several Demon Sword Cultists nodded and actively engaged the strange beasts. These beasts weren’t strong. Without being affected by blood-sucking, one person could handle several. None of the over twenty beasts got close to Lily. Then, several Demon Sword Cultists quickly left the area. Was Lily’s status special? To them, she indeed was. But they weren’t truly insane like real cultists. When things weren’t feasible, giving up was the best choice. Even though the opportunity was rare, if they failed and truly exposed something, there would be no second chance.

Saying they retreated, these few Demon Sword Cultists didn’t go far. Instead, they hid nearby, keeping an eye on Karin.

“Tsk, what exactly do these people want to do?” Although they still maintained enough rationality, they were ultimately affected by unknown factors in the forest. They hadn’t noticed her before; now they were hiding to monitor Karin? Couldn’t they figure it out?!

Afterward, Karin flashed away from there. Other places also showed some activity. The scattered practical combat squads and their leading teachers had all rushed back. Those leading teachers, seeing the ground covered with beast corpses, looked rather embarrassed. They had encountered such beasts before but didn’t expect so many to appear here.

“Lily, what exactly happened?”

“…” This scene made Carlin, eavesdropping with Karin, twitch his mouth involuntarily. What exactly happened? You are the teachers. Shouldn’t the current situation be to leave here immediately and ask questions later?

Were they overly confident in their own strength?

“Um… just now, a group of big men suddenly appeared, bleeding all over, and fought with these strange beasts.” Lily really wanted to leave, but everyone’s state seemed a bit off. She could only answer simply… and embellish her answer.