"And then what happened?"
Violet asked anxiously.
"We suffered heavy casualties after fighting several gruesome battles.
Chapman was way too powerful.
Even our chief couldn't stop him. He was injured by Chapman.
At last, the chief decided to retreat.
Since he knew we were going to be hunted down by the demon snake race and their allies, the chief
divided us into dozens of teams and each group split up into different paths.
Our chief and senior members wanted to save as many members as possible.
They didn't want all of our members to be killed off.
Alisa and I were in the same team.
However the masters of the demon snake race immediately found us and hunted us down.
After trying so hard to escape them, in the end, most of the people from our team died.
We had no choice but to run away.
So Alisa and I disguised ourselves and went here.
I was gravely injured from our opponents' relentless attacks. In order to avoid being spotted, Alisa
erased her aura. As a result, she lost nearly all of her strength.
Ever since then, the two of us lived together and made a meagre living from singing in the tavern."
The old man retold his experiences to Violet.
"I see."
Violet couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
'This doesn't help me find the rest of my people, ' she thought to herself.
"Princess Violet, don't worry too much.
I heard that many groups have survived the attacks.
Our team was careless. We ran in a panic and took the wrong path, so we were easily exposed.
Otherwise, we would not have lost so many members,"
Alisa comforted the young woman.
"I hope the others are still alive,"
Violet said glumly.
"Master, it looks like that we still have a long journey ahead of us."
Violet turned and said to Austin.
"Okay.
Violet, don't worry. We still have much time left. We can still find them,"
Austin said in a comforting tone.
"Tell me everything you know about the nine-tailed demon fox race,"
Austin ordered the slave he had recently controlled.
The slave was a premium-grade divine god from the demon snake race.
His name was Merle.
"Yes, master!
I have a few men at my disposal.
Back then, I was one of the people who hunted down the nine-tailed demon fox race.
As far as I know, a considerable number of foxes have successfully escaped.
But many were found and killed during their attempted escape.
Some had also been caught alive and were taken prisoners,"
Merle promptly answered Austin.
"What about our chief? !"
the old man and Alisa asked in shock of what they had heard.
"Yeah, what happened to him?"
Violet was also curious about their chef's well-being.
"Rumors had it that the chief of the nine-tailed demon race had sustained serious injuries.
I once overheard the discussion of our superiors and they said that he might have got away.
But no one knows if he is still alive.
I don't have a high status in our race, so I don't have access to any confidential information,"
Merle replied.
"Noted,"
Austin responded.
Since he made Merle his slave, it was virtually impossible for him to lie to Austin.
"So some foxes have been caught and become prisoners?"
Austin asked.
"Yes, master.
While some of them were forced to serve the members of the demon snake race, some of them have
also been imprisoned,"
Merle replied.
Violet's face twisted in anger as she heard Merle's story.
"Humph! The demon snake race really knows no shame.
Master, can you help me get my people out?"
she asked Austin.
"I'll be glad to.
The only one in the Heaven Beast Valley who could pose as a danger to me is Chapman.
As for the others, I'll make quick work of them.
Come on. Let's go get your brethren!"
Austin replied with a confident smile.
Since he had come here with Violet, he would not leave until she was done with her mission.
They immediately set off with a horde of members of the thunder sheep race to save the members of
the nine-tailed demon fox race who had been locked up.
They would use Merle in order to sneak their way inside the enemy's stronghold.
Austin simply asked Merle to pretend to be the leader of the team and let him lead the way.
That way, no one would suspect them.
Of course, Austin still kept a watchful eye over his surroundings using the spiritual sense.
He knew that Chapman was secretly watching the entire Heaven Beast Valley.
Besides, he was wary that Chapman had ordered his men to be on high alert.
He guessed that countless masters in the Heaven Beast Valley were scouring every inch of the place in
order to look for anyone who might be suspicious.
'We have Elmer on our side.
He is a semi-governing god and he knows all kinds of omnipotent skills that would help him escape.
Even if we were to fall in danger, he could keep himself safe.
On the other hand, no one would suspect these people from the thunder sheep race.
The old man is a genuine divine god. But since he is yet to recover from his wounds, he only has one-
tenth of his original strength.
Besides, he is not a member of the nine-tailed demon fox race, so no one would suspect him.
Alisa has erased her aura, so it's almost impossible for the members of the demon snake race to sense
her.
Violet is the one that is the most likely to be exposed.
She is from the nine-tailed demon fox race, and she emits the same aura as that of her race.'
Austin was bombarded with thoughts one after another.
As he came back to his senses, he turned to look at Violet. To his surprise, a layer of law of illusion
emerged from her body and hid her aura well.
'It's the power of the Hallucination Bead!!
The queen in the Hallucination Bead is helping us!'
Austin was overjoyed at the sight of this.
With the help of the Hallucination Bead and the queen, it was now impossible to sense Violet's aura as
a nine-tailed demon fox.
Austin assumed that even a governing god wouldn't see through her disguise.
As for himself, he wasn't worried even one bit.
Since he had so many tricks up his sleeves, he could perceive Chapman and teleport himself away
before Chapman could even sense him.
Being recognized was the least of his worries.
"Master, the Genuine Snake World is right over there.
There are many genuine divine gods of the demon snake race stationed there.
Many of these genuine divine gods' maids and slaves are the members of the nine-tailed demon fox
race,"
Merle told Austin.
"Well, let's start from there."
Austin said.
"Let's go."
He made his way towards the Genuine Snake World as he gestured the others to follow him.
"Stop right there!
This is the territory of the demon snake race. We need to verify your identities before letting you in!"
one of the ordinary divine gods who stood guard at the entrance shouted at Austin.
A dozen ordinary divine gods were posted up at the entrance of the world. As Austin suspected, they
were on high alert and thoroughly questioned every creature who got in or out.
'Well, it looks like that the Heaven Beast Valley has bolstered its defenses.
Its leader got suspicious, '
Austin thought to himself.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Without saying a word, Austin performed the Puppet Strings in only a blink of an eye.
The red strings came at the divine gods of the demon snake race.
These ordinary divine gods were too weak to resist the attack.
The red strings barged into their Soul Seas and tied up their spiritual souls before they could defend
themselves.
It took Austin less than a second to turn them into his slaves.
All the ordinary divine gods from the demon snake race bowed to Austin obediently.
"Master," they greeted him in chorus.
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