Chapter 1236: Zhao Er's Disappearance
Chapter 1236: Zhao Er's Disappearance
November 10, 2017
In a mysterious land beyond the realm, within a small black house, a young man poured himself a cup of wine, a faint smile playing on his lips as he savored the drink. This individual was none other than Qin Mu, and his mood seemed rather cheerful at the moment.
Although Lu Hai Kong had subdued Cheng Yaogold and his companions, and gained a lot of information about the mysterious realm from them, his understanding of the realm was still not profound enough. In fact, even Cheng Yaogold and his group didn't have an in-depth knowledge of the realm, and they didn't even know the true identity of the person who had helped them open the mysterious gate in Youzhou.
Cheng Yaogold's group only knew of the person's strength and the ambiguous relationship between that individual and the force backing Cheng Yaogold.
What they didn't know was that this person had a wide network of connections in the mysterious realm and was on good terms with many of its forces.
This individual's role in the realm was akin to a mercenary, or more accurately, a merchant who navigated between various powers. And what he traded was none other than the mysterious gates to new worlds.
The reason Cheng Yaogold's group was able to become the exclusive force to enter the Three Kingdoms was because of this man. He had discovered the gate to the Three Kingdoms world and sold it to the force backing Cheng Yaogold.
During that transaction, Qin Mu had gained a considerable profit. Naturally, the force backing Cheng Yaogold should have reaped even greater benefits, but they hadn't anticipated the presence of Lu Hai Kong in the Three Kingdoms. His existence had thwarted their invasion, causing some trouble for Qin Mu.
However, this minor inconvenience was nothing to Qin Mu. His eyes remained fixed on the Three Kingdoms, and after being expelled, he became increasingly active, all for the purpose of selling the coordinates of the Three Kingdoms again. He made numerous moves and set up a grand scheme.
Now, he had positioned all his pieces, and all that was left was to wait for the right time to make his move.
"Three to five years? How could I possibly give you that much time? If I don't open the mysterious gate sooner, what's the point of my game?"
As Qin Mu sipped the fine wine brought from the human world, a cold smile curved his lips, and his blood-red eyes shone with a profound light.
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At the Capital Military Camp in Luoyang City, Lu Hai Kong had been in a foul mood lately.
During the aberrant beast tide, Lu Hai Kong had dispatched two teams to Yunzhong County and Youbeiping County respectively.
The team sent to Yunzhong County had returned early, but an unexpected situation had occurred in Youbeiping County.
Zhao Er was the leader of the team in Youbeiping County, accompanied by Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun. Their mission was to deal with the aberrant beast tide, and they had successfully accomplished it.
These three individuals were highly efficient; within just five days of arriving in Youbeiping County, they had eliminated the aberrant beasts and sent good news back to Lu Hai Kong.
The matter should have ended there, and Zhao Er's team was expected to return to report. However, an unexpected event soon unfolded.
Zhao Er suddenly left the team, only managing to briefly inform Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun to return before he disappeared into the deep forests of Youbeiping County.
In this situation, Zhang Liao and the others were a little taken aback, but they didn't pay it too much mind. They figured Zhao Er had some personal matters to attend to, and with his strength, they weren't overly concerned about any potential mishaps. So, the two of them returned without further ado.
However, what they didn't anticipate was that this would be the last time they saw Zhao Er.
When Lu Hai Kong first received the news, he wasn't alarmed either, assuming Zhao Er had gone on a short trip and would return within a week or two. But even after Lu Hai Kong had dealt with the matters in the Mystic Land and at Dromar's Manor, Zhao Er still hadn't returned.
Lu Hai Kong began to panic.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and based on his understanding of Zhao Er, he was certain something unexpected had happened. Otherwise, Zhao Er would never disappear for such an extended period.
To find Zhao Er, Lu Hai Kong mobilized all the resources at his disposal, even using his One-Glimpse Ten Thousand Miles ability to search in Youbeiping County several times. But despite his efforts, he couldn't locate Zhao Er, as if the man had vanished into thin air.
In the end, Lu Hai Kong had no choice but to instruct his intelligence network to search with all their might and also post the task on the House of Oddities.
Even Lu Hai Kong himself was feeling a bit dejected by this point.
After such a long time and an extensive search, if Zhao Er couldn't be found, it was likely that something unfortunate had befallen him. Based on Lu Hai Kong's understanding of Zhao Er, it was highly unlikely for him to stay away for so long.
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Regarding this matter, Lu Hai Kong was indeed a little pessimistic.
In truth, Zhao Er didn't have any major issues at that moment. It was just that his body had encountered some problems, or rather, a significant problem that prevented him from returning.
Moreover, there was another significant reason why Lu Hai Kong couldn't find Zhao Er. At that very moment, Zhao Er wasn't in Youzhou; he was in a deep mountain in Changshan County, Ji Province.
In a cave in Changshan County, a massive Aberrant Beast lay motionless on the ground, its lifeless state evident from the gaping hole in its heart.
Beside the beast, Zhao Er lay sprawled, his situation peculiar. He was completely naked, and a black aura enveloped his body, flowing across his skin.
This black aura was a dense, dark energy, beneath which an orange flame flickered, attempting to refine the black gas, but with little success.
Zhao Er's eyes were bloodshot, filled with a crazed ferocity. He resembled a wild beast more than a human, but his low, growling words affirmed his remaining sanity: "Survive, I must not lose, I absolutely cannot lose!"
(End of Chapter)
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