Chapter 287: Chapter 287: Traces of the Demons

Time flew by, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Lin Ye also stopped in his tracks, with a face full of confusion.

“Strange…”

The situation was somewhat unexpected for Lin Ye, as he hadn’t found any trace of the Demons despite the long hours of searching.

This made Lin Ye feel somewhat perplexed.

Without a doubt, three hours of continuous search should have yielded some trace of these Demons, no matter how cautious they were.

The current situation indeed left Lin Ye feeling utterly baffled.

“Could it be that they truly have a way to pinpoint my location and avoid me in advance?”

Lin Ye had long had this suspicion.

But he couldn’t find anything wrong with himself or any signs of being surveilled.

In short, he couldn’t find any channel through which these Demons could monitor him.

So initially, he wondered if he simply hadn’t searched in the right direction…

But after changing directions several times, Lin Ye was finally convinced that the Demons absolutely had a way to avoid his track!

Otherwise, it was hard to explain how they could completely evade him.

However, this led Lin Ye to another thought…

“In that case, I won’t look for you anymore…”

Lin Ye revealed a slight smile, realizing that if they hide from him, trying to find them would be a pure waste of time.

Once he realized this, there was no way Lin Ye would continue the tiresome search.

“Try to find everyone and have them gather at the Divine Hall Ruins!”

Lin Ye initially had a dual approach: one was having Zong Muxue and Kong Feiliu lead the group to unite and resist the Demons, and the other was acting secretly on his own to see if he could eliminate these Demons directly.

But now, seeing how the Demons were avoiding him, the idea of Lin Ye secretly removing them was obviously shattered.

In such a case, why shouldn’t Lin Ye use his mobility to warn the other competitors and have them rush to the Divine Hall Ruins?

“Luckily, along my way, I left a cluster of Undying Holy Fire with those I met…”

Lin Ye’s map was filled with many white dots.

Some were fixed in one position, while others were slowly moving towards the center of the map.

The purpose of the Undying Holy Fire was to notify Lin Ye immediately in case of danger.

In this way, Lin Ye could rush over directly.

It’s precisely because of the existence of the Undying Holy Fire that Lin Ye could be certain that the Demons somehow sensed the fire and avoided it…

Because those carrying the Holy Fire had nearly no encounters with the Demons!

Such a situation was obviously unreasonable!

The only conclusion could be that the Demons sensed the aura of the Holy Flame and avoided Lin Ye.

This gave Lin Ye yet another idea.

“My Holy Fire is endless and eternal; how long can you hide?”

Since you want to hide, I will leave you nowhere to hide!

Lin Ye glanced at the map’s light spots; these were the drop points of his Undying Holy Fire, and he could teleport to them anytime he wished.

In fact, the movement method of the Flame of Life was more convenient than the space movement and flashing of the Space System.

The only trouble was pre-arranging the positions for the Undying Holy Fire.

Essentially, it involved using the Holy Fire to mark a teleportation point and then teleporting over using the skill of the Flame of Life.

In addition, albeit faint, the Undying Holy Fire could still sense the aura of the Abyss within a certain range around it.

This meant that if Demons passed by, Lin Ye would definitely be able to detect them.

This range wasn’t too large or too small, roughly around a hundred meters.

Beyond a hundred meters, the Holy Fire’s perception ability towards the Abyssal aura was almost nonexistent.

“That means every two hundred meters or so, a cluster of Holy Fire needs to be placed…”

The scale of this task, to be honest, was quite large.

But if it could effectively limit the Demons, the effort would be worthwhile.

Once he decided, Lin Ye immediately started taking action, frantically moving through the dense forest, continually placing the Undying Holy Fire according to the distance.

As he continued his actions, his map began to flicker with a large number of light spots.

These spots were distributed very evenly and with a definite pattern.

Gradually, they covered toward the central region of the dense forest, with a tendency to fill it completely.

Apart from these fixed light spots, there were also many moving toward the center of the forest.

Over time, the gathering of light spots increased in number.

They became so dense they merged into one.

However, it seemed deliberately operated, as no light spots appeared in the area approaching the center of the Divine Hall Ruins.

It appeared to be a corner forgotten by the light of the Holy Flame.

“That should do it…”

Lin Ye looked at the map, with a slight arc on his lips.

All he did was simply tell the others that everything was under his control.

The deliberately left region without the Holy Flame was meant as an open invitation, carrying a strong sense of provocation!

Because Lin Ye was taunting these hidden ones.

Since you don’t dare appear where the Holy Flame exists, now I’ve specifically left such a place for you.

So, will you come?

The Demons likely never expected such a situation from the very start.

…

“This guy is provoking us…”

In the group of Demons, Zhang Zihao’s brow lifted, though he wasn’t angry, he couldn’t help feeling serious.

Initially, they avoided Lin Ye to gather offerings as possible to deal with Lin Ye.

But they didn’t expect their collected offerings, as Lin Ye’s series of maneuvers, to fall short of even half of the expected amount.

This put their actions in a very disadvantageous position.

And they didn’t even know how their whereabouts were leaked.

Clearly, all the competitors and staff they encountered were either dead or controlled by them.

In principle, exposure shouldn’t have been possible.

Yet here they were, detected by Lin Ye in advance.

“What now?” Niu Zhen looked at Zhang Zihao.

“What do you say?” Tao Jun also asked.

Though none of them conceded to another, Zhang Zihao was undoubtedly the core leader of this operation, thus the decision rested on him.

Zhang Zihao looked at a specific area on the map, with a flash of ruthless intent in his eyes.

“Wait! Wait until they all gather, and then we’ll force a breakthrough to perform the sacrifice!”

“That’s impossible…” Tao Jun shook his head.

Niu Zhen rolled his eyes, thinking Zhang Zihao was being foolish.

“I have five portions of Origin Power on me; holding Lin Ye back for a while isn’t a big problem. All you need to do is perform the sacrifice quickly!”

Zhang Zihao gritted his teeth and said at last.

Upon hearing this, Tao Jun and Niu Zhen both looked at Zhang Zihao, with a hint of greed flashing in their eyes…

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