The Sect Leader's Bizarre Recruitment Chapter 266: Annihilating An Jia! The Group Quest and the Mushroom Cloud (Part 2) - Novel Cool

Chapter 266: Annihilating An Jia! The Group Quest and the Mushroom Cloud (Part 2)

Chapter 266: Annihilating An Jia! The Group Quest and the Mushroom Cloud (Part 2)

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Xin You Dao let out a bitter laugh, "Although I don't know who made the move, the battle earlier caused a huge disturbance, and we've been here for a long time. If we don't leave now, we're bound to run into the locals."

"At that time, it'll be a bit troublesome."

Song Ru quickly said, "Thank you, Senior, for the information. We'll leave now."

"Mm."

Xin You Dao nodded and then swiftly tore through space and disappeared.

Lin Fan's group also quickly concealed their tracks and left the place.

Both sides were extremely tacit, not choosing to 'team up' or 'form a party'.

Mutual distrust!

After all, in the previous battle, Xin You Dao and the others had merely been spectators, watching the excitement.

Moreover, there was still a 'mysterious person' who had never shown himself, causing unease in Xin You Dao and the others' hearts, so they naturally dared not trust others easily.

If it weren't for the fact that they were already familiar with each other and had completed more than one task together, they wouldn't have 'teamed up'.

"Do you have a task panel?"

On their way out, Lin Fan asked curiously.

Having a task panel would undoubtedly make things much easier.

If not...

Who knows what this once-in-a-millennium group quest is, and the difficulty of completing it would be extremely high.

"Yes."

"The task is... to suppress the An Family, assisting the Jiang Family."

"After completing the task, rewards will be distributed based on the completion degree and individual contributions. If the task fails..."

"Agh."

"Or, to put it another way, if the task fails, we'll all be killed by the An Family."

"No specific details?" Gou Sheng frowned and asked.

Details were the most crucial part.

With details, they could prepare in advance.

Without details, it would be a death sentence.

"No." Su Yan let out a bitter laugh, "This task is truly fucked up."

"Indeed, it's fucked up." Gou Sheng agreed wholeheartedly.

"This task isn't simple at all."

Lin Fan sighed, "Eighth Stage is fine, but there are even two Ninth Stage powerhouses, and they have external cheats. With this, the failure rate is still not too low."

"That's enough to show its difficulty."

"This An Family..."

"Definitely not to be messed with!"

"Let's find a place to gather some intelligence first. Knowing oneself and the enemy is the key to victory."

Su Yan nodded, "Master's words are very true!"

"I also think we should do that. Directly going to the Jiang Family and expressing our intention to help suppress the An Family, or joining forces with the An Family, in my opinion, is the stupidest move." Song Ru looked at them, although they weren't strong, he still gave them enough face, "What do you think?"

"That's the way it should be."

They were very understanding and naturally had no 'objections'.

"Listen to the big shots."

"The big shots are always right. If the big shots tell me to go east, I'll never go west. If the big shots tell me to take off my pants, I'll never fart. Whatever the big shots command, as long as it's within my ability, I'll never refuse."

"..."

"Let me navigate."

Lin Fan used the Eightfold Mirror Technique.

In this completely unfamiliar world, he didn't know where to go.

He could only use the Eightfold Mirror Technique to scan, and fortunately, he soon discovered a small cultivation city.

"Let's go there and take a look. We should be able to gather some information there."

And to prevent being 'discovered', Lin Fan specifically had everyone use the Transformation Technique to change their clothing and appearance to match the style of this world, and then they proceeded forward.

"Speaking of which, this world seems to have some differences from ours, right?"

Si Wu Ya analyzed, "I can sense that the 'energy' in this world is not the same as what we cultivators commonly use. Although it can be utilized, there are some distinctions."

The magician nodded, "It's not the energy from our magic system either."

The Saintess Knight also indicated that it wasn't 'Dou Qi' either.

Oddly enough, although this energy was different from what everyone was familiar with and from the energy in their world, everyone could still 'use' it, and it wasn't completely useless.

Half a shichen later.

Maple Leaf City.

Lin Fan and the others disguised themselves as passing-by 'Escorts' and checked into an inn within the city.

They gathered information in the main hall.

Si Wu Ya expressed his experience and took the initiative.

He drank heavily, his face turning red, before he started yelling, "Hmph, you country bumpkins..."

"..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the expressions on Lin Fan and the others' faces were extremely interesting.

Wow, he's not afraid of getting beaten up.

What a brave one!

As expected, as soon as he spoke, those who were originally drinking, eating, and chatting turned their heads, glared angrily, and some even drew their swords.

Bang! Si Wu Ya ignored it all and even went further, slamming the table in front of him until it trembled incessantly.

His drunken appearance caused everyone to frown.

"This old me has traveled far and wide, what haven't I seen?"

"The news I've heard and the secrets I know, even when combined with Bill's, are still more numerous!"

"For example, do you know about the conflict between the An Family and the Jiang Family?"

"Heh!"

He sneered contemptuously, his lips curling with ridicule, "How could you possibly know?"

"Your mother's dog fart!"

A young cultivator couldn't help but stand up and angrily retort, "You're all talk and no substance. You think you can just brag here? Do you really think we in Maple Leaf City don't know about the affairs of the An Family and the Jiang Family? It's laughable!"

"Exactly!"

The others chimed in agreement.

"Maple Leaf City may not be big, but it has also created 'Myths'!"

"I thought you were going to reveal some secret, but it turns out it's just the conflict between the An Family and the Jiang Family?"

"Pfft, this is already common knowledge in Maple Leaf City, and you dare to boast and discuss it as if it's some sort of capital? What a joke!"

"Bullshit!"

Si Wu Ya glared, his drunken eyes filled with contempt, "Who can't brag? How could you possibly know? I don't believe it!"

"You guys are just fooling yourselves."

"We're fooling ourselves?"

"What a joke!"

The crowd grew agitated.

"What's the big deal?"

"It's just that the An Family wants to form an alliance with the Jiang Family through marriage to become the top power in this era."

"But the Jiang Shenwang refused, not wanting to let his beloved daughter marry into a tiger's den, and also unwilling to let the Jiang Family become a vassal of the An Family. This made the An Family very dissatisfied, and the two sides eventually broke out into a war, right?"

"And you call this a secret?"

"Can you even boast about this?"

Si Wu Ya scoffed, "Bullshit! These are just surface-level matters. How could I possibly boast about them?"

"This is already common knowledge, and you still want us to tell you?"

"Since you think you know, then let me ask you, how many powerful cultivators does the An Family have? And the Jiang Family?"

"How many are at the Ninth Stage? How many at the Eighth Stage? And how many are at the peak of the Eighth Stage?"

"How much damage has been done in the war so far?"

"Which side has the advantage?"

"When, where, and how will the next battle unfold?"

"Don't you guys know?"

"Speak up!"

"Why don't you speak? Are you all mute?!"

"..."

Si Wu Ya engaged in a verbal battle with the crowd, chasing after everyone to argue.

Lin Fan and the others watched, and they couldn't help but marvel at his information-gathering method.

"Don't say anything, but his way of gathering intelligence is indeed impressive!"

"He's really putting himself out there," Gou Sheng nodded, adding, "But isn't he afraid of getting beaten to death?"

"It seems like he's not afraid at all." The Saintess Knight couldn't help but laugh wryly.

At the same time, everyone perked up their ears to listen.

......

"What's so great about that?!"

A local angrily said, "The An Family openly has five cultivators at the Ninth Stage, while the Jiang Family only has three!"

"As for the Eighth Stage, there's a huge gap between the two families. The An Family has over two hundred, while the Jiang Family has only about one hundred and thirty."

"As for the peak of the Eighth Stage, who knows about that?"

"Which side has the advantage in the war so far? That's the most ridiculous question of all. Without even hearing from others, anyone with common sense would know that the An Family has the advantage, a huge advantage at that.

"How will the next battle unfold? Hmph! The Jiang Family is in a precarious situation, and the Jiang Shenwang is no match for the head of the An Family. The two princesses of the Jiang Family are likely in grave danger and will eventually fall into the hands of the An Family. In the end, the bloodline of the Jiang Family will be used by the An Family."

"Hmph!"

"Is that all?"

Si Wu Ya remembered everything but still showed disdain, scoffing, "That's nothing."

"Who do you think you are to brag?"

The crowd grew agitated, "Then why don't you tell us some information that we don't know?"

"You're just a dead duck quacking. I think you only have your mouth left!"

"You're nothing!"

"You guys don't know shit!" Si Wu Ya scoffed, "You don't even know that the Jiang Family has already found a secret helper and will launch a counterattack soon, yet you dare to talk so recklessly here?"

"I even know the color of the An Family head's concubine's underwear. Can you guys know that?"

The crowd: "???"

The scene suddenly fell silent, followed by mocking laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"A jumping jack!"

"You don't know anything, yet you dare to talk big here?"

"A secret helper? In this world, who dares to stand against the An Family and help the Jiang Family?"

"Nonsense!"

"Even if they had the courage, they don't have the strength!"

"As for the undergarments of the mistress of the An family, pfft... Do you really think we'd believe you?"

"What do you know? You know nothing!"

"With your strength, how much stronger can you be than us?"

"Nonsense, you're nothing. Get lost!"

"..."

They ganged up on him, and although they didn't truly take action, they easily drove away this 'petty clown' from the inn.

But Si Wu Ya still didn't give up, shouting, "You bunch of country bumpkins!"

"Country bumpkins, that's what you are."

"What I said is the truth! What do you know about it?"

"If you don't believe me, just wait, and before long, news of the Jiang family's counterattack and their overwhelming victory will reach us! But the prerequisite is that you country bumpkins can actually receive the news!"

"Hahaha..."

"Yeah, yeah, you're right."

However, at this moment, no matter what Si Wu Ya said, no one believed him.

He only invited ridicule from the group.

Si Wu Ya was so angry that his entire body was trembling, and in the end, he could only leave in embarrassment, muttering some incomprehensible words like 'zhi huo zhe ye'.

"..."

...

Outside the city.

"It seems like it's even more challenging than we imagined."

"The master of the An family seems very powerful, and the head of the Jiang family, known as Jiang Shen, is no match for him."

"There are five Ninth Stage cultivators... But fortunately, when we add up the members of our group, both sides have five Ninth Stage cultivators. It'll depend on which side performs better."

"The gap in Eighth Stage cultivators is also huge, nearly a hundred. This..."

"What should we do?"

Lin Fan and the others also found it challenging.

The gap in Eighth Stage cultivators was just too vast!

Even without considering the numbers and strength of Ninth and Seventh Stage cultivators, the sheer number of Eighth Stage cultivators was enough to give them a headache.

With such a huge gap in numbers, even if Lin Fan himself were here, he wouldn't have the qualifications to mess around.

After all, with so many powerful cultivators, including five Ninth Stage cultivators, how could they all be 'incompetent'?

"Direct confrontation is definitely out of the question."

Si Wu Ya sighed, "Especially for the three of us, we don't even have the qualifications to participate in the battle. We're just here to make up the numbers. Of course, it would be best if we had some small tasks to do."

The Holy Daughter Knight rubbed her nose and said, "The three of us definitely can't fight, not even as cannon fodder. So, it's better not to think about engaging in battle. In my opinion, we should play to our strengths..."

The Little Mage: "How do we play to our strengths?"

The Holy Daughter Knight scratched her head, "I don't know what your strengths are, but I know mine very well. For example... finding out where the beauties are, especially those with exceptional talents."

"Then see if there's a way to bring them over to boost the morale of the big shots."

The Little Mage was shocked, "You?!"

"Damn, what a talent!"

He was both surprised and impressed.

What could he do? The Little Mage thought hard but realized he truly didn't have any special talents.

Magic?

Sorry, he didn't have 'bloodline power', and his magic was no match for the various immortal techniques. It couldn't be considered a talent.

He pondered left and right...

"Why don't I join you? I've been researching this recently too. Since I'm not familiar with this place, it's better to have someone to watch my back, right?"

The Holy Daughter Knight smiled in understanding, "No problem!"

"Then..."

"In that case, I'll join you too," Si Wu Ya also felt helpless.

Although he was stronger, he had his limits, and engaging in battle was out of the question. It was better to go along and try to earn some other 'merits'.

"At least I'm a cultivator, and with me as an 'inside man', it'll be easier for you. Moreover, if we stay away from Su Yan and the others, we won't cause them trouble."

"Otherwise, if a fight breaks out, the big shots will have to split their attention to take care of us."

"That makes sense."

"Sigh, this is so frustrating."

"Then let's go together."

Although they wanted to latch onto the big shots, they also had self-awareness and knew their limitations.

They were well aware that it was fine to latch onto someone as long as it didn't cause them trouble, but if the big shots were also in a difficult situation, it was best to stay as far away as possible.

To avoid becoming a nuisance.

"So, fellow big shots, we'll take our leave first?"

"..."

...

Lin Fan and the others wouldn't refuse, and after reminding them to be careful, they gathered again to discuss countermeasures.

"Only the four of us are left."

Song Ru took a deep breath, "My strength is just so-so, and with the help of two Imperial Armaments, I can hold my own against a few Eighth Stage cultivators. If they are weak, I can even kill some of them."

"But if there are too many, or if their strength is too great, I can only protect myself at most."

"What about the three of you?"

Su Yan spread her hands, "I'm not even as good as you. But with the help of my master, I've been earning a lot recently, so I have more points. Therefore, I can exchange them for some one-time treasures and such."

"Including battle puppets."

"But I can only exchange for a few puppets at the Eighth Stage Apex or other treasures, the points for Ninth Stage are far from enough."

Then, both of them looked at Lin Fan and Fan Jian.

"Don't look at me."

Lin Fan sighed, "My true self has other matters to attend to, so I can't leave. The one who came here is only a projection, and even with all my strength, I can only reach the Sixth or Seventh Stage."

"Relying on the Barrett, I can threaten Eighth Stage cultivators up to the sixth or seventh level?"

"Beyond that, it's almost impossible to kill, only causing injuries."

(End of Chapter)

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