Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start
Chapter 166 Divide and Conquer

Chapter 166: Chapter 166 Divide and Conquer

Before long, the four bodyguards caught up to this location.

They abruptly stopped.

"Why are there noises coming from both sides?"

"They must know they can’t escape, so they split up."

"Are you stupid? They are bound by a Life and Death Contract, what’s the point of splitting up?"

"You’re the idiot, they obviously know we won’t kill them. By splitting up, at least one of them won’t get caught. If not caught, there’s still a chance to turn the tables."

"Enough, stop the quarrel!"

The deputy leader silenced the two, "The Commander’s order was to capture both of them, whether they split up or not, we must catch them all."

"Don’t waste time, two people go in each direction, split up and chase!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, the four split into two groups and chased after them.

They would never expect that the ordinary little cat on Xiao Zhan’s shoulder was also a powerful Demon Beast.

After a while, Huang Fei and the others also arrived here.

"Young Master, judging from the traces left by Li Da and others, they have chased in two different directions."

Huang Fei couldn’t help but wonder, "What is Xiao Zhan trying to pull? If they split up, they’ll have less chance."

Huang Fei couldn’t grasp the reason behind Xiao Zhan’s actions.

But he knew that now was not the time to ponder, "To be cautious, we should also split into two teams, you take the left, I’ll take the right with Old Five."

"Yes, Young Master."

Huang Fei knew Xiao Zhan was not simple; he had to be fully prepared.

After all, anyone who survived the battle in the Secret Realm must have significant skills.

The duck that was already cooked had flown once, he did not want the cooked duck to come back to life!

With a cold snort, Huang Fei immediately chased to the right.

The right side, where Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong had run.

...

"Only two people left, they did split up, but these two are still approaching us."

Xiao Zhan continuously changed his form, trying to make as little noise as possible.

Even though there were only two of them, the threat was still significant.

But with so many birds and beasts in the forest, it’s unrealistic to make no sound.

"If it was just one person, we could battle them, but with two, we almost have no chance," said Ye Youlong.

She was confident in her own strength, but facing two Fourth Grades, she was not sure.

"Then let’s split them up, creating a chance for a 1V1," Xiao Zhan suggested.

Running aimlessly like this, they would eventually be caught.

"How do we do that?"

Xiao Zhan paused, then a sly smile formed, "There’s a fork ahead, we each take a direction to lead them away, then you transform into an Artifact Spirit and fly back to me, and we can attack one of them."

Hearing this, Ye Youlong also perceived the fork.

Even though it was a fork, there was a small path in the middle where they could reconvene.

But others definitely wouldn’t know of this path, only their ’God Mode’ perception would clearly find it.

"This plan could work, but we must finish off that person quickly; otherwise, if the other comes in support, we will be at a disadvantage."

Xiao Zhan shook his head, "No, you’re wrong. In this Demon Beast Forest, the impact of one person getting injured is far more significant than that of a death."

With those words, Ye Youlong instantly understood.

They might not be able to instantly kill a Third Grade fighter, but inflicting significant injuries was still feasible.

Given their identities, they certainly wouldn’t choose to abandon a teammate.

"Alright, let’s do it."

Ye Youlong immediately transformed into human form.

The two quickly reached the fork in the road and without hesitation, each took a path.

Shortly after they entered, the two bodyguards followed.

"What’s going on, why are there footprints of two people?" one of them wondered.

Weren’t Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong supposed to have separated?

Deputy leader Li Da crouched down and inspected the footprints, "One large and one small footprint, a man and a woman, it should be Xiao Zhan and the others."

"What about the other one earlier?"

A subordinate asked.

They had detailed profiles of Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong.

Xiao Zhan and company definitely did not possess any skill to create duplicates.

Deputy leader Li Da fell silent for a moment, then quickly noticed the anomaly, that white cat that boarded the plane with Xiao Zhan.

That cat was the only thing not included in their data.

"Alright, stop overthinking, you and I take one path each."

Even if Li Da suspected the cat was the reason, he wouldn’t dare pull the other two back.

He still didn’t know the cat’s abilities, nor could he determine which side was real and which was fake.

They could only proceed based on the current situation.

"Yes."

The two then chased in their respective directions.

Meanwhile, Ye Youlong, running as fast as she could, was approaching the converging path.

Just before reaching it, she transformed into an Artifact Spirit and flew for a distance before entering the path.

By saying she flew, she only hovered about one meter above the ground.

Artifact Spirits cannot fly, nor can Spirit Masters unless they possess Flying Skills.

However, this method had one benefit: it left no footprints, making it hard for anyone chasing to determine the direction.

Still, her rapid flight did leave some faint traces on the ground, it just depended if the pursuers could detect them.

A few minutes later, Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong converged on the small path.

Holding the Death Demon Scythe, Xiao Zhan immediately hid in an obscured position, waiting for the arrival of the fateful one.

Within his perception range, Xiao Zhan clearly felt someone rapidly approaching.

meters, 200 meters, 100 meters...

When there was less than 20 meters left, Xiao Zhan abruptly made his move, the Death Aura surged like a roaring tide, instantly enveloping Li Da.

Following that, the Fish Lamp Soul Summoning was activated, and the Death Demon Scythe, carrying a chilling presence of harvesting everything, aimed straight for Li Da’s neck.

At the same time, darkness struck. Li Da, fully committed to the pursuit, hadn’t expected Xiao Zhan to dare launch a sneak attack.

By the time he reacted, the Death Aura had already shrouded him, his vision lost in an instant.

However, his mental resilience, honed in countless battles of blood and fire, was unyieldingly firm.

So, in just a moment of being dazed, he quickly steadied his mind.

He gripped the Triangular Shuriken in his hand, preparing to counterattack, but just then, a dim fish lamp attracted him.