They saw the limbs in the pot, the blood stains in the cage;
They saw seven little heads arranged in the shape of the Beidou constellation on the ground by a Lotus Mother, lying idly.
Some of them even had their eyes wide open, a residue of madness and chaos, as if they had endured unimaginable pain and despair before death.
"...Heh!"
Yin Hu’s gaze froze slightly at the sight, his lips curled, revealing a rather cruel smile.
The hooded old man did not notice anything unusual about this strong murderous intent.
After all, everyone was already accustomed to the intense malice and murderous aura emanating from Yin Hu as an executioner of the Annihilation Association.
For the old man, he was too lazy to think about why only two of the originally four came from the Annihilation Association. He only minded that they should have brought back a Lotus Mother, yet why were their hands empty?
The Lotus Mother?
With the command token, all Lotus Mothers should have complied unconditionally!
Why was the Lotus Mother not brought along?
Detecting an ill omen, the hooded old man’s crimson eyes flickered beneath his hood, ready to inquire, but the red-haired woman had already approached the locust tree to report the situation to Yan Hui.
"What?!"
In an instant, Yan Hui growled lowly, his figure flashing like a ghost, swiftly moving in front of everyone, looking down at the two.
However, before he could speak, Yin Hu suddenly sneered, speaking in a tone mixed with anger: "Commander Yan Hui, why didn’t you inform us that damned guy is also here?"
"?"
Yan Hui, about to raise an issue, was momentarily stunned by Yin Hu’s attitude, swallowing the words back forcefully.
His gaze flickered, as if he suddenly realized something, he turned back to look above the locust tree, at a corner of the canopy that seemingly held nothing.
Moments later, a humanoid silhouette suddenly appeared in the empty space.
A man wearing a bronze beast pattern mask, dressed in a researcher’s uniform, seemingly posed no threat at first glance.
He stepped forward, a sinister voice emerged from behind the mask: "You... encountered Yu Mingluan?"
"Success! It seems that although I squashed his puppet in Liu Yuan’s Tomb, part of the message still reached the main body, thank goodness for my quick reaction..."
"Yin Hu" Xu Shu sighed inwardly.
He subtly swept his gaze over the man, naturally recognizing him.
Voodoo!
Yet, he couldn’t be sure if this was Voodoo’s main body or just his puppet used within the ruins.
Because this guy before him, whether in demeanor or stature, completely resembled the Voodoo puppets he had encountered before.
"Mechanical expert" is truly troublesome, simply nauseating; if this were the real body of Voodoo, I might as well hop up and deal with him, then leave...
Xu Shu thought this inwardly, but showed no indication outwardly.
He controlled his emotions, hoarsely saying: "If not him, who else! Voodoo, did you know all along? Why didn’t you say it earlier, damn it! Had you informed me earlier about the enemy’s identity, at least three more of us could have survived."
As he spoke, Yin Hu’s eyes radiated murder intent, showing no concealment of malice against the other.
A turn of the tables!
Upon hearing this, the other members of the Red Emperor Army were thoroughly shocked.
What? They encountered Yu Mingluan?
And Mao Tu beside was also dumbfounded.
What? We encountered Yu Mingluan?
After this double shock, everyone began to feel confused.
This doesn’t make sense... wasn’t Yu Mingluan being hunted by the Living Repair Organization, and isn’t he the executioner Yin Hu of the Annihilation Association?
Aren’t you Yin Hu?
What exactly are you talking about?
For a moment, everyone’s gaze fixated on Yin Hu, scanning back and forth, revealing deep confusion, with a big question mark overshadowing everyone’s head.
However, even more perplexing was.
After Yin Hu spoke these words.
The Red Emperor Army’s Great Commander, Yan Hui, who ought to hold him accountable, fell silent.
The Lifeless Lotus Mother, code-named "Scepter One", Mr. Witchcraft, also fell silent.
So, the Red Emperor Army fell silent too.
It seemed these two had already accepted Yin Hu’s statement!
What on earth was going on?
The scene plunged into a prolonged dead silence.
Finally, a even raspier voice intervened forcefully, breaking the silent stalemate.
"Where’s the item? Did it get stolen by him?" The hooded old man asked rapidly.
Yin Hu snorted coldly, saying: "What do you think? That Red Archbishop, powerful and extremely troublesome, killed the Lotus Mother, even I, had it not been for quick reflexes, would have faced death right there!"
"Damn it! Damn it! Just fell short!" The hooded old man paid no heed to the deaths, instead mortified and furious.
But in the next moment, Yin Hu continued: "However, we managed to retrieve this."
As he spoke, Yin Hu pulled out a Bronze Lotus Lamp nearly two meters tall from his pocket.
Embedded in the lamp’s wick were lotus platforms of different colors and inscriptions, exuding a special aura throughout.
As soon as it appeared, it attracted the slight attention of the "Lifeless Lotus Mother" nearby.
But they only glanced for a moment, then averted their gaze.
Only the hooded old man’s eyes brightened beneath his hood, grabbing the lamp, muttering: "Lotus Mother Fragment... it seems the God Summoning Array was interrupted? Yu Mingluan’s methods are so unique... Never mind, never mind, although this is not complete, the effect is at least two or three-fold, enough, enough hahaha!"