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As everyone is in a state of befuddlement and shock, Shin Jiao is looking at the hand of the female demonized high elf. And what made him interested in her appearance is the change in her hand. As someone who is proficient in artifacts, Shin Jiao could sense something strange in the woman and the rest of the demons around him.
He could feel that something is wrong with the state of those demons at one glance and knew that it was not normal.
As he thinks and observes further he could feel and sense the complexity of the demon aura that the enemy is producing.
"There is something wrong here…" Shin Jiao thought as he takes a few steps back.
In this group, although he is one of the targets, most demons did not focus on him. Only one demon is actually targeting him among the group.
"My lady… I would like to make a request…" the man who betrayed the human race said with a grin on his face.
When Shin Jiao saw his grin, he knew that he would be the target of this man. This is because the two of them have an enmity. In fact, it was the whole Mills family that this man belongs to have enmity with him.
This man is the very same lord from the Mills family, Geland Mills.
Because of the humiliation the Mills family has fallen into, the family decided to transfer him to the fort. And as a response to the decision of the Mills, the Vine clan sent Joanne Vine as a substitute.
But who would have thought that Geland Mills would take this as an insult to his status and decide to betray the very race he belongs to?
In fact, it was a few decades back when Geland Mills has an encounter within the borders of the Osmond Clan. At that time, he and a few other lords were exploring a part of the forest where there is said to be a ruin.
However, what the group found in that place is an ambush set up by demonic creatures with four arms. Out of the group only Geland Mills was spared. And in that incident, he was abducted by the demons. No one knew what happened next, and the contact between those demons and him did not happen again until the war between the three races began.
This same female inside a demonic suit which this group of high elves called the Demon Mask, is the same female that captured Geland Mills. And at this moment, she was the one who commanded him to set up this trap.
Geland Mills deliberately set things up as he provided the information of the supposed loophole in the defenses of the enemy.
Their purpose is to capture the array of experts and then leave the same area open. This would cause a mysterious disappearance in the area, and the humans would send another batch to investigate. Not long later, the barrier would surely be finished and the humans would be trap inside without any way to fight back.
With the array experts gone, the High Elves and Zith'ra races would surely win this battle.
Upon hearing the request of the human, the high elven woman inside the demonic suit frowns, but still, she nodded her head to listen to the request.
"I want to capture that weak human…" Geland Mills said while pointing at Shin Jiao.
Everyone on the human side was a bit taken aback, but understanding dawned upon them. Some of them knew of the enmity between the two, so they were a bit expectant of such a matter.
With a wave of her hand, she stood proudly and looks at the humans.
"Do as you please. The rest will be taken captive." She commanded in a hoarse demonic voice.
Hearing her command, the four-armed demons laughed derisively as they brandish their arms in the air and slowly encircle the humans.
Shin Jiao did not hesitate and upon seeing an opening, he suddenly rushes out of the crowd.
His action made everyone dumbfounded.
"Damn it! Chase after him!" shouted the woman commanding the group.
With her words, a demon and Geland Mills rush towards Shin Jiao's direction.
Not long after that, a fierce battle occurs.
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Meanwhile, the decoy armies were in a mess as they receive countless bombardment attacks from the enemy. Their number slowly whittle down as the death toll rises among them.
"Sir, we cannot hold on any longer… how is the progress in the plan?"
"No signal yet. We have to try and hold on. Everyone our fate relies on each and every one of us. We must persevere!" shouted the group commander.
Within the forest, three figures could be seen rushing forth. One ahead of the two as the two chases after the figure in front frantically.
But what they discover is that, no matter how hard they try, they could not reach the person ahead of them.
"What is happening?" Geland Mills asked with a frown.
The two of them who are chasing after Shin Jiao has used their domain to try and stop the young man in front of them; however, it seems that it was useless. They thought they got hold of him, but then they discovered that their prey could still move.
It was as if their domain caught something else, and this truly baffled the two.
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Shin Jiao, on the other hand, is a bit perplexed. He did not expect the ambush and did not expect to land in this situation. He is currently thinking deep in his mind about what to do next. Luckily for him, he is able to sense the domain of the two and was able to use his psychokinesis to block their hold on him.
And by using a small flying blade, he is able to fly through the trees quicker than the two. As the distance between them increases, a smile appears on Shin Jiao's mouth.
He quickly takes out a few things in his ring and then scatters them on the path when his figure was about 100 meters away from the two.
After scattering a few of those things on the trees, he suddenly stops running away.
Taking out his black katana and then equipping his handgun on the side, and a long rifle on his back, he prepares to face the two who suddenly appear about 50 meters away from him.
"Hahaha… are you tired of running little mouse?" the demon said with a loud chuckle.
"A lowly elf is pretending to be a demon? Nice suit…" Shin Jiao mocked.
Upon hearing his words, the expression on the face of the demon change. Even Geland Mills was a bit taken aback.
"How could he knew about the suit?" both thought as they look at each other.
Shin Jiao did not wait for them to prepare as he suddenly rushed towards the two holding his katana with both hands.
His action gained a smirk on the expression of the two in front of him.
How could they not despise him? The High Elf wearing the demon suit and Geland Mills has the power level of a lord. How could a mere silver armor protector level human defeat them?
With a smirk on their face, Geland Mills stop the High Elf from taking an action.
Then he suddenly moves and sent a punch towards Shin Jiao.
As Shin Jiao saw the incoming punch that looks simple but carries the Dao of wind, his expression change.
He is familiar with the Dao but his affinity with them is just average. So upon seeing this attack from the enemy he could immediately deduce that it would cause him to harm if he faces it head-on. As a lord, Geland Mills is far more powerful than Shin Jiao, hence he needs to use everything he has to fight against the two.
Shin Jiao did not hesitate to use shadow steps to dodge the attack and appear beside Geland Mills. But the latter is able to see Shin Jiao's movement and suddenly sent a palm attack to the side.
Wham!
The air around them suddenly became turbulent as the razor-sharp wind began to envelop Geland's hand. Then before Shin Jiao could react, he was suddenly enveloped with a strong force. Geland suddenly uses his domain to block Shin Jiao's movement.
Though he was prepared for such an attack, Shin Jiao was a second too late to raise his protection. As soon as he freed himself from the domain, the palm strike landed on his left arm.
Bam!
His figure was sent flying like a cannonball towards the trees.
A few trees were toppled to the ground as his figure continuously flew through them.
A smirk appears on Geland Mills' face as he saw the figure of Shin Jiao flying by his strike. However, it did not take long for him to realize what just happened as his expression changes.
"Damn it! We were tricked by that bastard!" he shouted as his figure dashed towards the direction of Shin Jiao.
They soon found that he is already gone. Then suddenly, the high elf in a demon suit shifted his gaze to the direction where Shin Jiao is running to.
"He went back!" shouted the high elf and then chases after Shin Jiao.
Geland Mills was a bit suspicious of Shin Jiao's action as he did not know why the weakling would return to his comrades? There are plenty more enemies on that side, why would he return?
With confusion in his mind, Geland Mills still followed to chase after Shin Jiao. Even though that weak human has a plan, he knew that with his power level and the high elven demon suits, his schemes would be useless.
As the two chases after Shin Jiao, they could soon see him running frantically with his clothes torn into pieces.
When they saw his expression of fear and anxiety, the worry and suspicion in Geland Mills' mind vanished.
"This guy is scared shitless that he did not know where he is going… Hahaha…" he chuckled as he runs beside the high elf in a demon suit.
Hearing his words, the high elf also laughed as they chase after the figure ahead.
Soon the distance between them decreases until there are only 20 meters.
Geland Mills suddenly lifted his hand and began to pour his energy on them to send a fire spear at the back of his fleeing prey.
However, what happened next made him and the high elf dumbfounded.