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Chapter 1601: Chapter 486 The True Reason Behind Lanlingster’s Demise_3 Chapter 1601: Chapter 486 The True Reason Behind Lanlingster’s Demise_3 He was also the best person in the team to deal with this problem.

Saying this, he took the cloth bag, turned around, and plunged into the dense forest.

…

In order not to arouse suspicion, Leonard Churchill was to follow the route taken by Tea-bearded in his escape, continuing on for a while to lay down that logical trail.

He was exceptionally good at disguising himself, even imitating some of Tea-bearded’s body movements in detail, like the slight limp from an injury on the left leg, leaving a lighter footprint on the left and a heavier one on the right in the tracks on the ground.

Just like that, he ran for dozens of kilometers, making a large loop before jumping into a Dark River he had previously scouted.

Then he had Ivan swallow the Divine Fragment.

No storage space could be as safe as this girl’s stomach.

A few Spatial Teleportations completely erased any trace of their movement, and a perfect tracking trace was established.

Not long after, Leonard Churchill caught up with Sophia Jones and company, changing locations to set up camp for the night.

As expected, no pursuers came, and they had a peaceful night.

That night, without anyone noticing, with Leonard Churchill’s tricks, it became even more impossible for the Holy Tribunal’s people to trouble them again.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was half a month later.

Leonard Churchill and the members of the Great Sword Group continued to hunt High Tier Demon Beasts in the Magical Beast Forest, venturing deeper in.

The hunt was very fruitful.

As they went deeper, the High Tier Demon Beasts became more numerous. With their sufficient strength, they successfully hunted a large number of Demon Beasts.

Among them were two Seventh Rank Demon Beasts with Mythical Bloodlines, the Dragon Claw Fire Raven and the Golden Plume Vulture.

This excited everyone in the Revolutionary Army.

Because these were the precious materials needed for advancing from Sixth Tier to Seventh Tier, perfectly matching the advancement needs of Blaster Rosin and the group’s chief assassin, Sick Tiger Dan Dong.

Adding up the materials they had hunted previously, the group realized they had almost completed the objectives of their trip to the Southern Continent.

The team members were very excited, but Leonard Churchill and Sophia Jones were not as surprised.

This was because it was part of the hunting plan they had drawn up before departure.

Adventure Groups capable of hunting Seventh Rank monsters were few, and the Lord Demon Beasts usually did not leave their territory.

Leonard Churchill had access to the latest intelligence.

And with good luck, their successful hunt was within expectation.

However, there were also the unexpected.

On their journey, they once again encountered Hellish Creatures that almost reduced the team’s number–the Phantom Mantises.

These Hellish Creatures were natural assassins, perfectly capable of hiding in the air.

Moreover, they moved in groups.

Previously, no one had seen such legendary creatures.

Yet, the Great Sword Group encountered an ambush by a group of these mantis during a camp.

Luckily, the Great Sword Group’s members were strong and well-coordinated.

Although they ended up with two seriously injured and more than a dozen lightly wounded, they ultimately managed to deal with the group of mantis and obtained a bunch of regular Hell materials.

But this was also a wake-up call.

The closer they got to the “Death Domain,” the more and stronger Hellish Creatures that escaped from the Mysterious Realm they would encounter.

And the more unknowns there were.

If they continued to explore alone in this way, they could not guarantee they wouldn’t face a crisis that could wipe out their entire group.

However, they did not want to miss out on the Big Chance and secrets of the Death Domain.

Most importantly, the incident with the Sun Temple and the later encounter with the Mithril Serpent’s captain had left some directional clues.

Ordinary people would choose to hide in more remote areas.

But Leonard Churchill did not.

He felt that they instead needed a complex environment with more people to blur such directionality.

After discussing with Sophia Jones, they decided to merge with a larger force from the Mercenary Guild.

Gather some intelligence, mitigate some risks, and look for opportunities.

…

A half-month’s journey from the Death Domain was an Underground Cave where the Mercenary Guild’s personnel had already established a temporary camp.

It had a name that sounded like a call, “Firefly Camp.”

Because the cave where the camp was located contained a large number of spore plants, and when the wind blew through the forest, the sky was filled with spore particles that floated like fireflies.

Leonard Churchill and the others had been following their own planned route and hadn’t encountered other groups.

Now switching to the main route, they soon followed the Mercenary Guild’s signboards and found the camp.

From a distance, the group saw the lively camp.

“Heh, they actually managed to set up such a big camp, even fixing up a Magic Tower, the Mercenary Guild guys really can get stuff done.”

“Developing the Death Domain takes time, and so many mercenaries need a supply station; it’s not surprising that there’s a camp here.”

“Yeah, it’s easy to come, but leaving is hard.”

“Who cares? I can smell the wine already. Come on, let’s go have a drink!”

“…”

The members of the Great Sword Group made no attempt to conceal their approach, walking boldly toward the camp.

There were guards at the entrance, and showing their mercenary badges, they easily got in.

In the team, Leonard Churchill kept a quiet watch on his surroundings. He glanced at the towering Magic Tower in the camp and realized that those stones were also fragments of ancient architecture.

Moreover, looking at the carvings on the stones, they were almost identical to the style of the Sun Temple in the Blackwater Swamp he had seen before.

Sophia Jones looked over at him and asked, “What’s up?”

Leonard Churchill chuckled and said, “The Holy Tribunal has repurposed someone else’s Radiance Sect temple into a Magic Tower…”

“Huh.”

Sophia Jones glanced over, understanding what he meant.

This camp was probably also a Divine Temple in the past.

They had previously speculated that the temple was a corner of a Sealing Array, meaning it was a key location.

The area of the camp was not large, but it was crowded, like a bustling small town.