Meanwhile, in the sewers of Baihua City, Plague Envoy Zhang Er, along with several key members, was hiding, looking extremely disheveled and with a terrible expression!
"Those two damned cards again! Damn it!" Zhang Er cursed furiously.
Originally, the plan in Baihua City was progressing smoothly; in fact, the progress had reached 50% within just a few days, which gave Zhang Er and the others the illusion of impending success.
Even though they knew that with Lu Chenxing present, their plan could never succeed, they still held onto a sliver of hope, as things had been going smoothly for several days.
It was only when these two cards appeared that they realized the strength of their pursuers had suddenly increased by a notch, and their efficiency had improved by more than just a notch!
"Envoy, if Lu Chenxing doesn't die, our plan is almost impossible to carry out in the city! Let's activate the backup plan!" one of the key members said.
"Yes, Envoy, let's find a way to get out of the city first; if we can't, we might just end up dying here!" another key member also urged.
How could Zhang Er not know what they were saying, but the problem now was that with the current search intensity, it would be very difficult for all of them to escape!
Although they were unwilling to admit it, they now had to concede that they were like stray dogs, like rats scurrying across the street!
Before Zhang Er could reply, sounds came from the sewers.
"This way! There are footprints here!"
"Search quickly! Don't let them escape!"
Everyone looked over sharply, and an expression of panic involuntarily appeared on their faces. Zhang Er no longer had the mind to curse and began to ponder how to evade the pursuers behind them!
Seeing this, one of the key members remained silent for a moment before saying, "Envoy, I'll go attract their attention; you all find a way to leave first! Remember, you must complete the plan assigned by our God!"
With that, before the others could react, he suddenly rushed out, a third-order aura abruptly appearing. He instantly transformed into a blackish-purple being, his body swelling several times in size, and his black fingernails suddenly elongated, turning him into a monstrous, inhuman appearance.
This was the same ability, Aberration, that their God bestowed upon each of them!
After the rushing monster let out an inhuman howl, sounds of fighting came from outside.
Zhang Er unhesitatingly led everyone away in another direction!
After an unknown amount of time, and several waves of pursuit and interception, they finally found an exit. The sound of rushing water came from outside, seemingly a river, and as Zhang Er expected, there were indeed people guarding this spot.
But since he had anticipated this, he was already prepared. The space ring on his finger shimmered, and he placed dozens of various corpses in the passage. Then, he slammed his hands on the ground, and a purplish-black array suddenly emerged.
At the same time, he chanted, "Master of the Plague, great true God, with my blood as a guide, sacrificing dozens of kindling, summon your divine fire to descend!"
Then he struck his chest with a palm, spitting out a mouthful of vital blood, which made his already injured body even worse, his face as white as paper, and his body already beginning to sway slightly.
Without him needing to say anything, the other key members around him gathered by his side, standing in the center of the array.
As his vital blood spilled, purplish-black flames ignited within the purplish-black array, engulfing the dozens of corpses. In a short while, they were completely burned away, and then the flames enveloped Zhang Er and his group, forming a purplish-black fireball that shot outwards!
"What's that noise... Holy crap! What is that thing!"
"No matter what it is, we must stop them!"
The guards waiting at the exit discovered them and were about to stop them when a person suddenly appeared outside the exit, sneering and saying, "No need, let them out! I can smell this dead rat from a mile away!"
This person was none other than Baihua City Mayor Dan Qiuchan!
At the Mayor's command, the two guards immediately cleared the way, allowing the large purplish-black fireball to rush out unimpeded!
Seeing the two guards quickly move aside, Zhang Er's expression relaxed, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. This move of his had been tried and true; although it wasted some blood, it had always been unstoppable!
It wasn't for any other reason, but simply because these purplish-black flames were genuine sixth-order flames! The mayors of the various cities were only sixth-order, so how could these people below them possibly stop it!
Just as Zhang Er was smiling and rushing out, a power and prestige of rules suddenly unfolded in the sky. He looked up in horror, only to see Dan Qiuchan raising her fair fist with a sneer, striking fiercely towards the fireball!
Zhang Er, inside the fireball, was instantly scared out of his wits. He disregarded everything else, opened his mouth, and spat out another large mouthful of vital blood. The purplish-black array reappeared. He directly sacrificed all the key members without any hesitation! This time, he didn't even need to chant a spell; he directly activated the sacrifice!
Under their terrified gazes, they transformed into a blackish-purple light and vanished! And these key members were quickly swallowed by the purplish-black flames spewing from the array!
The Rule of Strength was clearly visible on that seemingly delicate fist, and the space between the fist and the fireball was distorted!
When the fist landed, the seemingly mighty fireball crumbled instantly! It rapidly disintegrated! Then it suddenly reassembled, seemingly intending to explode!
But Dan Qiuchan directly gripped it and crushed it!
"Damn it! Big rats can escape, and small rats can escape too! How disgusting!" Dan Qiuchan unhappily squeezed her fist, causing the surrounding space to distort again.
She had fought the Plague Lord's main body on the Zhu Tian Battlefield before. He was a big rat, exuding a disgusting aura, spreading disease everywhere. His direct combat power wasn't strong, but his escape ability was first-class.
Every time he was pinned down and beaten by Dan Qiuchan, he would use an endless array of methods: blood escape, clones, sacrifices, teleportation, and so on!
As a body cultivator, Dan Qiuchan didn't have many methods, so she could only strive to overpower everything with sheer force, hoping to kill him with one punch!
But after being beaten a few times, that big rat would directly blood-escape and disappear as soon as he saw her from afar, which was utterly disgusting!
She never expected that this guy, who called himself a Plague Envoy, had truly learned the essence of that big rat; his escape speed was first-rate!
However, the current Zhang Er was not having an easy time either. This sacrificial teleportation method was not that easy to use. Not only did he lose ten years of his lifespan for nothing, but the moment he entered space to escape, he was still affected by Dan Qiuchan.
That punch distorted space, causing his body to distort as well. Now, various parts of his body were twisted and deformed, and almost 80% of his bones were fractured!
A moment later, he fell from space, like a broken sack, landing in a forest.