Chapter 375: Chapter 375

Xi Qianxue wouldn’t allow these beastmen to get away so easily; she secretly tugged on Daniu’s clothing.

Daniu nodded, indicating he understood. Then, without anyone knowing what he did, the atmosphere inside the entire cave suddenly changed. On the walls, magic arrays appeared out of nowhere, entrapping everyone within.

"Damn humans, you are untrustworthy!" The Black Tiger completely covered itself in a grey-black defensive force, Dou Qi. The human nobles and others present were dumbfounded, as they had no idea what was going on.

Unfortunately, things happened too quickly; they didn’t even have time to react.

The next moment, sharp wind blades sprung from the magic arrays, constantly slicing back and forth within the space. The pitiful human nobles and their cohorts, who were not adept fighters, stood no chance against this surprising turn of events. Their lack of experience was painfully evident, and their fate was a grim one.

Almost instantly, most of the people were cut into pieces. By the time the magic arrays ceased operating, only the Black Tiger was left alive, while everyone else lost their lives.

Even the Black Tiger was left with several wounds, making it look much more ferocious. Its bright red blood wasn’t very noticeable against its black clothing, but the smell of blood permeated the air.

"So, it’s you people from Border City again. How did you find this place?"

After seeing the humans from Wood Shield City die, the Black Tiger immediately knew that the attack hadn’t come from them. He knew too well how much the human nobles feared death to risk their lives doing such a thing.

Not to mention that, in order to show sincerity, the son of Wood Shield City’s city lord was brought along. Human nobles valued their offspring far more than beastmen did, treating them as priceless treasures. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

Du You and others stepped forward; no one bothered to exchange words with him.

With Cold Ice Block, Xi Qianxue initiated combat with a binding spell. At almost the same time, Du You launched the Fire Snake Curse.

Welcome to the crossfire of ice and fire—chilled from the bottom and heated at the top. Even the Black Tiger could not endure, unleashing its Dou Qi to its max. As it tried to wield the large blade it pulled out from somewhere, it was immediately entangled and immobilized.

The explosion of Dou Qi shattered the ice crystals and fire snake, but was promptly followed by Du You’s Disintegration spell. After a series of crackling sounds, countless objects on the Black Tiger’s body shattered, deflecting the Disintegration spell’s attack.

As the general of the beastman city, with a rank possibly equal to a marshal, he wouldn’t have managed to survive so far without some life-saving tricks on hand.

The Black Tiger turned to run, but he was met with a sudden realization: the cave entrance was blocked by an earth elemental. There was no way he could break free in a short period of time. He was in trouble.

"Damned humans!" the Black Tiger cursed. Just then, several ice crystals beneath his feet exploded, binding him once more.

Xi Qianxue was impressed by Du You’s rapid casting speed, but as a spellcaster, fast casting was expected. As they were in the midst of battle, there wasn’t a moment to spare for discussion.

While Xi Qianxue had only released two spells, Du You had already calmly cast his third one. Taking advantage of the Black Tiger being bound by ice, Du You’s Dissolution Spell instantly penetrated the Black Tiger’s belly.

The initial cold sensation instantly escalated into bone-piercing frost, feeling as if his Dou Qi was being frozen solid.

The Black Tiger clenched his teeth, desperately holding back screams, and pulled out a bottle from somewhere. But before he could use it, Du You’s Holy Light Arrow Array activated again. A volley of Holy Light Arrows completely obliterated the lower half of his body.

The bottle too was shattered, falling to the ground.

"Impressive," Xi Qianxue couldn’t help but commend. She walked over to pick up the bag from the Black Tiger, discovering it was a piece of spatial equipment. There were many items inside, but none of them useful to them.

Du You also flew over, collecting the Record Crystal, which had recorded everything.

"Let’s go. Let’s head back. Now that we’ve got evidence, we can finally fight properly," he said.

"Let’s not forget their heads," Daniu said, while severing the heads of the corpses. The heads of some significant figures weren’t something to be taken lightly.

The ones shattered beyond recognition would just have to be pieced together as best as possible. As long as they could identify whose head it was, it wouldn’t matter.

After placing the heads in a box, they left the area and headed toward Border City. From then on, the cave held no value. It didn’t matter if someone found it.

They also had no intention of cleaning up the bodies left behind. Upon returning to Border City, the atmosphere had decidedly changed. Everyone was discussing the upcoming negotiations between the two cities.

The previously tense atmosphere was completely eased. Even the faces of the city lords were filled with more smiles. Seeing the residents of Wood Shield City wandering around Border City was a rare sight.

However, with the return of Du You and others, the situation changed again. Du You and Xi Qianxue reported they had an urgent matter, so the secret chamber of the City Lord’s Mansion opened once again. Other than the city lord and the four generals, only a few other people were entitled to attend. Xi Qianxue brought out the Record Crystal and handed it to the mages for inspection.

"Yes, this is a Record Crystal. There aren’t any issues; we can proceed."

The mage activated the Record Crystal and the recorded scenes started playing back. As they watched the images, their faces turned grim.

"Damn Wood Shield City, they dare to dream about ruling the North and reestablishing a kingdom. They deserve to die."

The nobles couldn’t stand such a situation as it would attack their interests.

"Wood Shield City must not be let off. I’ll report this to His Majesty through the fastest channel immediately. You’ve done a great job, but why did you have to kill them? Aren’t you afraid of alerting the enemy?"

Daniu immediately responded, "Few are privy to such covert information. With these people gone and leaving no trace behind, they’ll surely live in fear and suspicion. Especially the beastmen. Wood Shield City will ultimately become the main suspect."

Stirring up internal strife? That was a good idea. Beastmen weren’t as cunning as humans. If their Black Tiger general didn’t return from a meeting with Wood Shield City, who else could they blame?

In this way, they would temporarily have one less enemy to deal with. By the time the beastmen figured out what had happened, the issue with Wood Shield City would have long been resolved.

"You were reckless this time. Don’t act so impulsively next time. If we leak information, with the Black Tiger’s status, Beast City might even send troops against us immediately."