Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start
Chapter 172: Surprise Attack

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Surprise Attack

After everything was set up,

the two hid themselves in a hidden spot.

After waiting for a while, Huang Fei and his group finally arrived, which made Xiao Zhan somewhat impatient.

If he had known they were so slow, he wouldn’t have waited.

However, dealing with them sooner or later was inevitable; now knowing the significant speed difference between himself and them, Xiao Zhan felt quite relieved.

Compared to Xiao Zhan, Huang Fei and his group looked much more disheveled; not only were their faces worn and hair messy, but their bodyguards even carried bloodstains of demon beasts.

Clearly, they lacked Xiao Zhan’s ability to sense danger and had to rely solely on their formidable fighting capabilities.

"Look, what is that?"

Among them, a sharp-eyed subordinate spotted a trace left by Xiao Zhan.

A piece of tattered clothing.

The group immediately stopped moving, and coincidentally, they halted right above a cluster of Earthback Hook Worms.

The moment they stopped, the Earthback Hook Worms became active; their hook-like barbs interlocked, forming a mass.

Then, without any warning, they started climbing towards Huang Fei and his group.

They didn’t realize anything was amiss. One of them, vigilant, walked up to the piece of clothing and after scrutinizing it without finding anything peculiar,

was about to bring it back to show Huang Fei, but then he realized something was sticking his feet, making them impossible to lift.

Thinking it was just a typical sticky situation, he didn’t take it seriously and applied more force, but still couldn’t lift his feet.

He tried again with no success.

At that moment, he realized something was wrong.

Meanwhile, Huang Fei showed impatience, "What are you doing standing there?"

"Master, something is wrong with my feet!"

"What could be wrong?"

Huang Fei looked towards the ground but saw nothing unusual.

It wasn’t that he genuinely failed to notice; rather, the ground was covered with a thin layer of Death Aura released by Xiao Zhan, making it difficult for him to see clearly.

However, it only took a second before he sensed something was wrong.

Because the marshy sensation from the ground emerged.

"Not good, it’s a swamp!"

One of the bodyguards immediately exclaimed. They, like Xiao Zhan, initially thought they had encountered a swamp!

"Retreat immediately, and keep your movements gentle!"

Being experienced, they knew exactly what to do when encountering a swamp.

However, they soon realized they had underestimated the ’swamp’s’ power, unable to lift their feet even with all their strength!

"Use a fulcrum!"

Another voice called out.

Someone immediately tried to do as Xiao Zhan had done earlier; using nearby trees to pull themselves out.

But just then, a black flower suddenly flew towards them from the darkness. Due to the dim environment and the flower being the same black color as its surroundings, they only noticed it when it was very close.

"Protect the master!"

They immediately recognized the black flower as a Spirit Manipulation Technique executed by Xiao Zhan, his information clearly etched in their minds.

They were about to make defensive moves,

but they forgot their feet were still bound, making it impossible to effectively defend themselves. Even if they could deploy a powerful Spirit Manipulation Technique, it was already too late.

They were all focused on Huang Fei, but Xiao Zhan didn’t attack Huang Fei; instead, he directed the Death Other Shore Flower slightly off course, targeting the isolated Fourth Grade Spirit Master.

The solo Fourth Grade Spirit Master clearly did not expect Xiao Zhan to suddenly change direction and attack him; much of his attention was concentrated on Huang Fei.

Therefore, faced with this sudden danger, he could only hastily utilize his Spirit Manipulation Energy Power to defend.

One was a meticulously prepared attack, the other was the panic of being ambushed, and even their feet were bound; it was clear at a glance who was stronger and who was weaker.

Boom!

A massive explosion of energy burst forth, the Death Blossom unfurled, and black petals drifted down.

This Spirit Master was directly smashed apart, utterly unable to withstand Xiao Zhan’s overwhelming power, letting out a painful scream as blood spurted from his mouth, his body continuously falling backward.

After falling, as soon as his body touched the ground, the Earthback Hook Worms swarmed over him, fiercely latching onto him!

Xiao Zhan struck successfully and didn’t linger even a bit; a dense Death Aura was released for cover as he retreated, disappearing from everyone’s sight in the blink of an eye.

"Hurry and retreat!"

A bodyguard shouted!

Xiao Zhan ran off, but they could not afford to chase him as the peril at their feet grew deeper; any further hesitation, and they likely would have all died right there.

"Battle Spirit Form!"

In a critical moment, a roar came, as a bodyguard beside activated the Battle Spirit Form.

With an explosive increase in power, he violently shook, loosening the mud under his feet.

And it burst out with a burnt smell.

These were the smells of the insects’ bodies being scorched by the Spirit Manipulation Energy.

He immediately jumped to a safe area, chopped down a large tree with one strike, and the tree fell in front of Huang Fei and the others.

Seizing the opportunity, he chopped at the insects under Huang Fei’s feet, creating a fault line, and then took the chance to pull Huang Fei up.

The same method was applied to pull the others up.

By then, the large tree was also sinking continuously.

After saving the last person, he prepared to rescue the man who had just been ambushed by Xiao Zhan, but looking back, it was already too late; that man’s body was completely enveloped by the insects, leaving only a dark red wet stain there.

With a heavy expression, he could only grit his teeth, turn his head, and jump to a safe spot.

"That Xiao Zhan is too cunning, after catching up to him don’t hold back, just kill him!" Huang Fei said viciously.

He was still shaken, having thought he really was going to die there a moment ago.

"Young master, the Commander ordered us to capture Xiao Zhan alive."

"Capture alive? If we keep trying to capture alive, we’re all going to die!"

Huang Fei exclaimed angrily.

Compared to the bullshit power his father spoke of, whether he could even live to walk out of here was a question.

And still capture alive?

Capture alive my ass!

"Chase!"

Huang Fei ordered.

But this time, he learned to be smart, "The three of you, one person take the lead, chase him down at the fastest speed, if you can kill him, kill him; if not, keep him engaged until our backup arrives."

"Yes!"

Huang Fei was still afraid of dying.

Otherwise, he would have let two people take the lead, not just one.

And he wouldn’t have had all four people protect him at the beginning.

He was still deeply fearful of the Twisted Jungle.

On the other side.

Xiao Zhan, sensing a faster figure catching up behind him, was a bit surprised but also showed a hint of a smile, as if he had expected this.