Dashing Student-Chapter 1266: Cat and Mouse

Deng Yunhe gave Chen Nan a thumbs-up. Although they had been hiding in the sea all along, and had concealed themselves within the array, they could still see what was happening on the sea surface.

From when Chen Nan made his move against Wu Haotian to the swift and decisive subduing of the enemy, everything seemed as smooth as running water, and quite skillful, as if he often did such things.

One must know that stealth attacks and ambushes are the assassins’ forte, so Deng Yunhe couldn’t help but feel that Chen Nan was really professional.

Chen Nan shrugged, explaining nothing, after all, in this field, he really was professional. Even now, he had not yet shed his identity as an assassin from Yama Hall.

Not long after, Wu Haotian added a few Demon Sect camps to the map and detailed the numbers and cultivation of the cultivators within.

"You betrayed so readily, aren’t you afraid of punishment?" Deng Yunhe sneered disdainfully.

Wu Haotian chuckled, his face a bit pale: "If I don’t speak, I would be dead now. I have to recognize what the situation calls for."

"Since I’ve done as you asked, you should let me go now, right?"

However, Chen Nan suddenly asked in return, "When did I say I would let you go?"

"Didn’t you say to say everything I know if I want to live? I’ve said it now." Wu Haotian’s eyes widened in panic as he argued anxiously.

"But I never said saying it would let you live. Anyway, just go to your death peacefully."

Chen Nan sneered. There’s no need to speak of credibility when dealing with demon cultivators, especially since they’re now on the Demon Sect’s turf. If exposed, they would surely invite pursuit by powerful enemies.

Thus, Wu Haotian fell with a heart full of grievances and unwillingness.

Deng Yunhe stored the corpse into his storage bag, sighing, "Sigh, this just killed one Third Layer of Golden Core Realm demon cultivator, if all demon cultivators were of this realm, we still need to kill seventy-nine more to meet the quota."

Zheng Yunzhou, holding the map, said slowly, "According to that demon cultivator, the camp not far from us has at most a Fifth Layer of Golden Core Realm cultivator, and the rest are no more than a dozen, we can totally make a strike!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go quickly!" Deng Yunhe urged impatiently once again.

But Chen Nan shook his head at everyone, "Do you really believe that demon cultivator’s words?"

One sentence awakened them from their dreams, Deng Yunhe’s group suddenly changed their expressions. Yes, they were facing cunning and treacherous demon cultivators, how could they believe their one-sided words?

So they all turned to Chen Nan, their eyes asking what to do next.

"Next, we still need to continue our ambush, quickly, hide away."

With the order, Chen Nan concealed himself again, and Zheng Yunzhou and the others re-entered the array in the seawater.

For the next half month, Chen Nan and his group acted like patient anglers, waiting for fish to take the bait. Besides Wu Haotian, they indeed killed several more demon cultivators.

However, the highest among them was only at the Fourth Layer of Golden Core Realm, so they were easily dealt with by Chen Nan.

Every time, Chen Nan would leave someone alive to inquire about the demon cultivator camps, but every time he got entirely different answers except for the location of the camps. Other details, like the cultivators’ cultivation levels and numbers, did not match at all.

Someone even claimed that their camp had a Nascent Soul cultivator stationed there. After several interceptions, they obtained several completely different statements, leaving everyone utterly puzzled.

"How many tricks do these demon cultivators have, everyone says something different, which one should we believe?" Deng Yunhe spread out those statements, looking a bit exasperated.

Ning Yu snorted coldly, "These demon cultivators are indeed a bunch of cunning bastards, even when caught by us, they’re still trying to screw us over."

He also felt a lingering fear, thankful that they didn’t rashly go to the demon cultivator’s camp the first time, otherwise, they would have fallen into a trap.

"Even if their statements are wrong, there are common points within them that must be true. After all, only by mixing truth with lies can it be more convincing." Chen Nan said with a bitter smile.

Zheng Yunzhou, after recalling several statements, said slowly, "There are indeed common points in what they said, such as the position of the demon cultivator camp, and there are indeed demon cultivator sentinels outside the camp."

"But the range and number of sentry patrols, as well as the number and cultivation levels of cultivators in the camp, are all unreliable. We need to assume the worst-case scenario. Shouldn’t we try more times?"

Chen Nan quickly shook his head, "No, the news of the demon cultivators’ disappearance must have spread, so we have to leave this place. Continuing to ambush is no longer appropriate."

"Since we know the location of their camp, we can just take a look. If there are powerhouses in the camp, we can target isolated demon cultivators."

After deciding, Chen Nan took off all valuable spiritual materials from the Wave-breaking Whale and then left with Ning Yu and the others.

Shortly after they left, a group of demon cultivators arrived. They were only five, but each was filled with overwhelming demonic qi, exuding a strong and fierce aura.

The leader, with long hair covering his face, crossed his arms, seemingly looking through the gaps in his hair.

"Just left not long ago, the scent of blood hasn’t even dissipated, it seems this Righteous Alliance squad is quite sharp."

Another demon cultivator flew up, flattering, "That doesn’t match up to you, boss. You’re like the cat, and these Righteous Alliance squads are just mice. You’ve killed so many of them."

The long-haired man smiled smugly, "Of course, these Righteous Alliance squads assigned for assassination missions are suicide squads. Killing such people is way more interesting."

"Let’s go, we’re going to catch mice!"

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On the other side, Chen Nan and his group headed straight for the demon cultivator camp, stopping just thirty miles away from it.

"You guys use the array to hide here, I’ll go scout a bit, and if there’s danger, we’ll pick another target." Chen Nan said.

"No!" Ning Yu stepped forward first, "It’s too dangerous for you to go alone. How about I go with you?"

"Can you completely conceal your presence like I can? Don’t worry, I’m just going to reconnoiter this time, I won’t act impulsively." Chen Nan gave them a reassuring smile.

After they hid once again, Chen Nan completely concealed his form and headed straight for the demon cultivator camp. Covering just thirty miles was only a short time.

As he approached the camp, Chen Nan found several sentinels wandering outside the camp, but their patrol positions did not match any of the statements he’d received before.

This indicated that every demon cultivator he had killed previously tried to deceive him.

Chen Nan found it laughably infuriating, these demon cultivators really couldn’t change their deceitful nature.

"They’re simply beasts, not a word of truth even at death."