Chapter 68: Too Late
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The next morning.
At the crack of dawn, Lu Yu led Qin Yong and the rest to continue with their mission.
Before they had gone very far, they arrived at the mountain containing the last Dark Gold Mineral Ore vein.
Lu Yu took another look at his smart bracelet before looking ahead, then said, “Based on the location indicated, the person to be rescued should be inside that huge cave up ahead.”
Qin Yong and the rest took a look, then surveyed the surroundings.
After scrutinizing the whole area, Qin Yong said with a grim expression, “Captain Lu, there doesn’t seem to be any sign of Fearsome Beasts nearby. In fact, since we started moving today, we have not encountered a single Fearsome Beast. By the looks of things, there must be a very powerful Fearsome Beast lurking nearby.”
Lu Yu nodded his head in full agreement.
Fearsome Beasts were different from humans. Humans generally liked to stay together.
Fearsome Beasts, on the other hand, were territorial creatures. Even if they were of the same species, they would still fight each other. Under normal circumstances, they would usually live separately.
The stronger the Fearsome Beast, the larger the territory it would take up, and there would be fewer Fearsome Beasts lurking in the vicinity.
Ever since Lu Yu and the others arrived at the Dark Gold Mountain Range, they had not encountered a single Fearsome Beast. Clearly, there was an extremely powerful Fearsome Beast here, exerting its overpowering bloodline aura to oppress the rest. This made the other lesser Fearsome Beasts too fearful to come near.
Even the B-class and A-class Fearsome Beasts that Lu Yu had encountered before did not dare to come near this place. It was therefore evident that the extremely powerful Fearsome Beast here was more powerful than them.
Lu Yu looked around and said, “But from the looks of it, there is no sign of that super powerful Fearsome Beast yet. If we really encounter it, we may not be its match anyway. We must take the chance now and quickly launch our rescue operation. After saving that person, we should retreat rapidly. We can’t waste time here.”
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Qin Yong and the others agreed. They were only here to rescue people. Once that person was rescued, they could run for their lives. There was no need to engage that super powerful Fearsome Beast in battle.
With that, they carefully moved forward and came to the entrance of the huge cave. After a quick investigation, they sneaked into the cave.
Not long after they entered, they saw a figure lying on the ground.
“There’s someone there,” Qin Yong exclaimed in a low voice.
Lu Yu checked the location on his bracelet. The two red dots were now very close to each other, practically overlapping each other.
“That’s her. Hurry up and carry her out of here. Be careful, there may be danger in the inner depths of the cave,” Lu Yu instructed.
Lu Yu glanced at the inner depths of the cave apprehensively. He could vaguely sense an extremely powerful aura inside.
However, that aura seemed to be resting and did not notice the existence of Lu Yu and the others.
Lu Yu and the others had to take advantage of this opportunity to rescue the person and make their getaway.
They crept forward and helped the person up from the ground. It was a woman, wearing a military uniform. She was extremely attractive, in fact she could be said to be devastatingly beautiful.
However, at this moment, that woman was extremely weak and there were many wounds on her body.
Lu Yu briefly checked her condition. She had suffered many injuries, but thankfully they were not fatal. She was only extremely weak because of her injuries and because she had not eaten for many days.
“Leave quickly.”
Lu Yu took the woman in his arms and ran out of the cave.
The group had just stepped out of the huge cave and arrived at an empty space in the middle of the mine when Lu Yu suddenly stopped in his tracks.
“What’s wrong, Captain Lu?”
“What’s the matter, Captain Lu?”
Qin Yong and the others were puzzled when they saw his reaction.
Lu Yu smiled bitterly and said, “We’re in trouble. Get ready to fight.”
As they emerged from the cave, Lu Yu sensed eight powerful auras around him. The weakest of them was a Martial Master at his peak, while the rest were mostly Great Martial Masters. He sensed that they were extremely powerful.
However, these eight auras were scattered all over the various exits, blocking Lu Yu and his team members’ path out of the mine.
This setup was definitely not a coincidence. The other party clearly did not want Lu Yu and the others to leave.
At this moment, Lu Yu was a little confused. These eight auras were smart enough to block all the escape routes. From the looks of it, they seemed to belong to humans.
However, they were deep in the midst of the blood-sucking wasteland. Why would eight human powerful experts suddenly come here and appear to target them?
At this time, when Qin Yong and the others heard this, although they didn’t know what was going on around them, they naturally trusted Lu Yu’s words without reservation. They hurriedly prepared for battle, their faces filled with caution.
At this moment, three figures appeared in the distance. It was Song Yu with her two teammates.
When she saw that Lu Yu was still safe and sound, Song Yu immediately heaved a sigh of relief. She hurriedly came to Lu Yu. She was panting heavily. After a whole night of traveling and running away from the many Fearsome Beasts they encountered, she was extremely tired from the effort.
“Captain Song, why are you guys here?”
“This blood-sucking wasteland is so dangerous. Captain Song, why have you guys come here?”
“…”
Qin Yong and the others looked at them with puzzled expressions.
Song Yu took two deep breaths then looked at Lu Yu. She hurriedly said, “Lu Yu, the City Lord’s Office and the four dojos are targeting you. They have sent the dojo masters and deputy dojo masters to hunt you down. The eight experts have come to look for you with ill intentions. Hurry up and leave with me. You must not bump into them. We are not their match!”
As Song Yu spoke, she kept pulling at Lu Yu to run away.
However, Lu Yu was unmoved. With a strange expression, he said, “Song Yu, we’re already too late. We can’t leave anymore.”
“What do you mean?” Song Yu was puzzled.
At this moment, some figures gradually appeared around them. There were exactly eight of them. They were the eight powerful experts of the four dojos.
“Song Yu, it seems that you’re quite well-informed. We’re so careful, yet you can still find out our whereabouts.”
“Unfortunately, you’re too late. If you’d come a bit earlier, we might have missed you guys.”
“…”
They walked forward in a disdainful manner, gradually spreading out and surrounding Lu Yu and the others.
When Song Yu saw the eight powerful experts of the four dojos coming forward, her heart sank. It seemed that she was still a step too late. She hadn’t successfully informed Lu Yu in advance and she did not manage to save him.
“Lu Yu, we’re finished,” Song Yu said helplessly.
At this moment, behind Lu Yu and the others were the mine and the huge cave. In front of them were the eight powerful experts of the four dojos. There was no way out for them.
Lu Yu had been a little puzzled just now, but after learning about the situation from Song Yu and seeing the dojo masters and deputy dojo masters of the four dojos show up, he immediately understood everything.
Lu Yu had already felt that something was wrong earlier. He felt that the people from the City Lord’s Office and the guys from the four dojos might target him.
What Lu Yu did not expect was that their reprisal would come so quickly and so vehemently. They did not hesitate to send out all eight powerful experts from the four dojos to pursue him all the way to the depths of the blood-sucking wasteland. It could be seen that their actions were very ruthless.
Lu Yu laughed scornfully at the eight powerful experts of the four dojos, then said indifferently, “Fellow dojo masters and deputy dojo masters, you gentlemen have really put in a lot of effort this time. You guys actually sent out all eight powerful experts just to deal with a mere newly minted Great Martial Master like me and even chased me all the way to the inner depths of the blood-sucking wasteland. I, Lu Yu, am really honored to be targeted by you guys like this.”