From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 287 - 233 Bloodline Demoness

The Bloodline Demon perched atop the city gate turned out to be a Bloodline Commander.

From the robust roar, Lu Heng could approximate that the level of this Bloodline Commander was above Level 30.

With a bellow, the Bloodline Commander drew the attention of all the low-rank Bloodline Demons, then leapt from atop the gate, landing to the left of Lu Heng.

Lu Heng immediately turned left, continuing to bow his head.

This was the way of submission for low-rank Bloodline Demons towards high-rank Bloodline Commanders, always facing them with their heads bowed.

Had he not understood the ways of Bloodline Demons and failed to turn towards him just now, he would have certainly aroused the suspicions of the Bloodline Commander.

The Bloodline Commander strode across the drawbridge, uttered a phrase in the Bloodline Clan’s language, and quickly rushed down the mountain.

The surrounding Bloodline Demons promptly followed suit, forming a simple formation and sprinting down the mountain alongside him.

Lu Heng understood the command of the Bloodline Commander.

Superpower Users were slaughtering Bloodline Demons near the Black Stone Mine, so the Bloodline Commander was leading the team out to intercept these Superpower Users.

After comprehending the situation in the Abyss Battlefield, Lu Heng guessed that the scale of this conscription was probably around 30 people.

Half of them were likely teams, and with so many Superpower Users transported over, they were bound to hunt Bloodline Demons according to their mission requirements.

At night, it was the time Bloodline Demons left Black Stone City to roam, so the occurrence of Superpower Users slaughtering Bloodline Demons was nothing out of the ordinary.

However, those Superpower Users would best fire a shot and change locations; otherwise, if caught by the Bloodline Commander, a bloody battle would be inevitable.

This Bloodline Commander’s level was over 30; Lu Heng couldn’t guarantee a victory in a confrontation, and other Superpower Users would likely have no choice but to flee.

Lu Heng lagged at the very end of the Bloodline Demon troop, and once the other Bloodline Demons had walked far enough, he directly turned and headed into Black Stone City.

Such was the poor discipline of Bloodline Demons: respectful and bowing while high-rank Bloodline were present, but acting as if nothing had happened once they were gone.

The Bloodline Demons by the gate did not express any objections to Lu Heng’s actions, as their reactions were the same.

Lu Heng walked into Black Stone City and began observing the Stony City, comparing it with the sand table.

Although the sand table was exquisitely crafted, the size was not the same. Upon really entering Black Stone City, Lu Heng felt it was even more magnificent than expected.

Since it was night, the surroundings were dark. Only the light that seeped through the Magma River could outline the Stony City.

Lu Heng tried to walk in the area illuminated by the Magma River, as if walking in the light.

By common reasoning, infiltrating a Stony City filled with Demons surely demanded hiding in the shadows, sneaking about slowly.

But this was a misconception.

Hiding in the shadows was useless.

Because Bloodline Demons were nocturnal creatures, they had excellent night vision.

Sticking to the shadows not only wouldn’t avoid their sight, but one would also be seen clearly.

Moving in the areas illuminated by the Magma River, due to the higher brightness, would actually avoid the scrutiny of the Bloodline Demons.

For nocturnal creatures, overly bright light is irritating.

Lu Heng walked alongside Black Stone Square and soon spotted the column mentioned by Dakville III,—the very one used to hang his father.

At the moment, a Black Iron Dwarf’s skeleton was hanging from the pillar, but it was clearly not that of Darkville II.

This Black Iron Dwarf’s skeleton was relatively fresh, likely killed not long ago, drained of blood and then displayed here as a form of humiliation.

Dakville III’s father had been hung like this for over a year before his remains were burned into ashes.

Lu Heng’s purpose here was to find the ashes of Dakville II.

After looking around the square, he did not find anything resembling an urn for the ashes.

Presumably, the Bloodline Demons weren’t so considerate as to specifically keep Dakville II’s ashes in an urn.

So, what he had to find might be a clay jar or any sort of container.

This was the most troublesome part.

Continuing the search within Black Stone City, Lu Heng encountered several Bloodline Demons but simply walked past them with aloofness.

After circling halfway around the inner area of Black Stone City, Lu Heng saw a tower that stood out from the surrounding architecture.

With just one glance, Lu Heng recognized it as a Blood Sacrifice Tower in the style of the Bloodline Demons.

Clearly, this Blood Sacrifice Tower was constructed by Bloodline Demons after they had taken over Black Stone City, hence it was completely different in architectural style than the surroundings.

Lu Heng attempted to approach the Blood Sacrifice Tower, but when he got within five meters, he heard voices from inside the tower and promptly stood still on the spot, starting to space out while licking his teeth and lips.

This was a habitual movement of Bloodline Demons—licking their teeth and lips to savor the taste of blood they had enjoyed recently.

Since leveling to 29, Lu Heng’s Perception had reached 67 points.

Among the Five-dimensional attributes, the Perception Attribute was a comprehensive reflection of the capabilities of perceptual abilities such as insight, vision, hearing, and intuition.

Therefore, the higher the Perception, the better the sight and hearing.

Lu Heng, with his 67 points of Perception, had very strong hearing, six times that of a normal person.

Consequently, he could clearly hear the voices inside the Blood Sacrifice Tower.

The voices spoke the common language of this world, rather than the Bloodline’s own language.

First was a voice of a commanding female Bloodline, "Why have there been so many strange outsiders recently? They have been frequently killing my servants."

Then, a rough, deep voice responded, "They are ones who have been conscripted. They call themselves Humans, who are now the enemies of the Black Iron Dwarves. The Black Iron Dwarves are scouring the world, hunting that group of Humans."

Hearing this brief exchange, Lu Heng couldn’t help but furrow his brow in thought.

The voice giving the answer was deep and rough.

Judging by the voice, it seemed very much like a Black Iron Dwarf, but without seeing the speaker’s face, he couldn’t be one hundred percent certain.

Besides that, this deep voice was aware of humans’ existence, knew they were summoned, and recognized that the Black Iron Dwarves had become enemies with humans.

However, there was a key detail here.

This deep voice spoke of Black Iron Dwarves hunting humans all over the world.

That is to say, his information wasn’t up to date.

After Lu Heng and Darkville reached an agreement, the Black Iron Dwarves had already temporarily ceased their pursuit of humans.

Which means that this deep voice was not aware of this news.

If this deep voice was indeed a Black Iron Dwarf, it would mean there were traitors among the Black Iron Dwarves, colluding with the Bloodline Demons.

If there were traitors within the Black Iron Dwarves, then the fall of Black Stone City made sense.

It was exceedingly difficult to sneak into such a formidable Stone City, let alone imagine a frontal assault prevailing.

That such a stronghold could fall to Bloodline Demons was quite unthinkable.

This unbelievable event, once linked with the presence of traitorous Black Iron Dwarves, started to seem plausible.

…

The conversation inside the Blood Sacrifice Tower concluded, and Lu Heng was about to turn and leave to avoid detection.

Just as he was about to turn, he saw a Bloodline Demon walk out.

This Bloodline Demon was quite unique, lithe and graceful despite the sheep-head-on-human-body appearance; there was something inexplicably handsome in her features to behold.

She was unmistakably a Bloodline Demoness, a special entity within the Bloodline Clan.

Lu Heng was about to turn and leave, but upon spotting the Bloodline Demoness, he stopped in his tracks, staring at her as if mesmerized.

Used to such attention, the Bloodline Demoness showed a look of anger on her face and scolded, "Scram!"

Lu Heng quickly bowed his head and turned away.

If he had turned and walked away directly before, it would have been suspicious.

Because the Bloodline Demoness had a very special ability. To put it simply, for Bloodline Demons, the Bloodline Demoness possessed an unparalleled "beauty."

This "beauty" was filled with magical allure.

She may look like a goat-headed monster, but to Lu Heng, she appeared as a beautiful creature of the sort.

Such was the strength of her magic that even humans could feel the "beauty" radiating from her.

Other Bloodline Demons would find her allure even harder to resist.

Therefore, staring blankly at her, showing an enchanted expression, was the most appropriate reaction.

Holding a high rank within the Bloodline Clan, it was natural for the Bloodline Demoness to elicit bowed heads in her wake.

Lu Heng truly wanted to look back to see who that deep voice in the Blood Sacrifice Tower belonged to, whether it was a Black Iron Dwarf or not.

However, when he reached the end of the road, he glanced quickly with the corner of his eye. The source of the deep voice had still not left the Blood Sacrifice Tower.

He could not return now, as that would risk exposure by the Bloodline Demoness.

Actually, just now, being less than five meters away was incredibly risky.

Because the Bloodline Demoness, a spiritual system individual within the Bloodline Clan, had high spiritual power and was one of the most likely to detect the position of an Illusion Pearl.

If he had been any closer, she might have noticed something amiss.

After leaving the vicinity of the Blood Sacrifice Tower, Lu Heng thought it over and still felt that it was most likely for the ashes to be kept inside the Blood Sacrifice Tower.

So he hid at the end of the passageway, waiting for the Bloodline Demoness and that deep voice to leave.

A while later, a figure shrouded in a black cloak emerged from within the Blood Sacrifice Tower and left together with the Bloodline Demoness.

In that instant, Lu Heng dismissed his previous speculation.

This shadow’s height matched that of the Bloodline Demoness, not the stature of a Black Iron Dwarf.

That is to say, the person who spoke earlier was not a Black Iron Dwarf.

But the voice really sounded like that of a Black Iron Dwarf.

Moreover, the existence of a traitor among the Black Iron Dwarves would make many things plausible.

And this shadow knew that humans had been summoned and that Black Iron Dwarves were pursuing humans.

Many details that seemed exclusive to the knowledge of Black Iron Dwarves.

What exactly was going wrong here?

While he pondered, the Bloodline Demoness and the shadow had already walked far away.

Lu Heng emerged from his hiding spot and walked towards the Blood Sacrifice Tower, stepping into it.

Inside the Blood Sacrifice Tower stood a statue of the Bloodline Ancestor, a fearsome goat-head figure.

On the ground below the statue of the Bloodline Ancestor sat a clay jar, marked with symbols of the Black Iron Tribe.

Lu Heng approached, opened the jar to look inside, and indeed, it was full of ashes.

Having found what he was looking for, Lu Heng took the jar and began searching for a way to leave Black Stone City.