Chapter 32

**Chapter 32: Carnage**

About half an hour later, Lin Hai and his group finally caught up and entered the cave.

"Hmph! Those two guys are nearby, search carefully!"

At the place where Shen Chen and Wang Yue had briefly stopped, Lin Hai's face was dark. He lightly touched the sword marks on the rock wall, and the nails on his slender fingers scraped against the marks, making a creaking sound. His eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Those sword marks were left by Shen Chen in a hurry, and this tiny clue had already made him completely certain that Shen Chen and Wang Yue were hiding in this cave.

Behind him, a group of inner disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect all had unpleasant expressions. They were actually unwilling to follow deep into the cave, as caves were often the favorite dwelling places of powerful spirit beasts. They suspected that the previous commotion might have been caused by a fierce beast, and they were afraid of kicking a hornet's nest.

However, now that it was confirmed that Shen Chen and the others were indeed in the cave, and there were no signs of fierce beasts, the inner disciples naturally felt relieved. At this moment, they only wanted to find the two guys and quietly kill them. Since they had already joined Lin Hai's team, there was no turning back, and no one wanted to bear the sin of persecuting fellow disciples!

Unfortunately, although Lin Hai and his group were desperately trying to find Shen Chen and Wang Yue to vent their anger, the more anxious they became, the less they found.

Soon, Lin Hai and the group of inner disciples discovered that the cave was like a maze. They were so angry that they didn't think to leave marks along the way like Shen Chen and Wang Yue did. After several rounds of searching, they were dizzy and had not seen a single person!

"Bang!"

Just as Lin Hai and his group were out of breath, the sound of a giant axe chopping the rock wall came from the east.

Hearing the sound, all the inner disciples cursed in their hearts. They were very unwilling to run around like headless flies again. They had already figured out that the two guys were clearly playing with them.

"There! Follow me!"

However, the leader, Lin Hai, was already red-eyed and didn't care about the feelings of the inner disciples.

Hearing the sound, he was like a startled bird, his face already extremely dark. He was the first to roar and rush toward the direction of the loud noise, full of murderous intent.

"We should go too!" The inner disciples felt helpless and had no choice but to hurry after him. To be honest, after a night of折腾 (tossing and turning), they were already exhausted, but it seemed there was no other choice. If Shen Chen and Wang Yue didn't die, they would not be able to sleep or eat in peace!

"Hehe, they are starting to panic..." While Lin Hai and the group of inner disciples were angrily searching everywhere, Shen Chen was secretly laughing in a dark corner of the cave.

He moved like a ghost, silently choosing to hide in the gaps of the rock walls. At this moment, he was completely pressed against the gap, and if one was not careful, they would not notice his presence.

Shen Chen was always looking for the best opportunity. During the constant changes in position, he often heard the rather狼狈 (embarrassed) breathing of Lin Hai and his group nearby. He knew the opportunity was about to appear.

Sure enough, just as Wang Yue created the last loud noise, the opportunity really appeared. Shen Chen had been secretly lurking near Lin Hai's group and noticed that the footsteps of the inner disciples had become intermittent, no longer forming a continuous line.

It seemed... someone had fallen behind! This was exactly what Shen Chen had been hoping for.

"The silver bell sound came from a few dozen feet to the left, while the other footsteps were in the right passage. It seems the ones who fell behind are over there..."

At a crossroads, using the idea that Wang Yue had come up with, Shen Chen instantly determined the position of the inner disciples who had fallen behind. It seemed that Wang Yue's method was indeed effective and had multiple benefits!

Without hesitation, Shen Chen quickly rushed into the right passage, sword in hand, moving as fast as a whirlwind, his Fox Steps technique at its peak.

He didn't want to miss this opportunity and planned to first cut off Lin Hai's left and right arms before dealing with this major enemy!

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The footsteps gradually approached, and soon, three figures appeared in Shen Chen's line of sight. Although the cave passage was dark, due to his already unblocked head meridians, his hearing and vision were far superior to those of ordinary people.

However, the three inner disciples in front did not have such abilities. They had just separated from Lin Hai and his group and were now anxiously turning around. When the sound came from behind, they suddenly turned, but could not see clearly, only vaguely seeing a black figure holding a three-foot sword approaching quickly.

"Is it you, Senior Brother Lin Hai?"

The three inner disciples thought it was their Senior Brother Lin Hai and immediately called out, their voices somewhat excited. One of them even rushed forward, as if he had found a lifeline in the darkness.

"Whoosh!"

Unfortunately, the response was a cold, merciless sword!

Shen Chen's attack was ruthless and merciless. The sword tip pierced through the throat of the person who rushed forward.

"Bad, it's that kid Shen Chen, retreat quickly!"

The remaining two were shocked and pale. Their companion was slowly falling backward right in front of them, and the sound of blood spurting could be heard.

However, it was too late. Shen Chen was prepared and would not let them escape.

Killing one inner disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect, Shen Chen did not even blink, and continued to raise his sword to kill.

"Ah!"

"Ah—"

In an instant, two shrill screams echoed throughout the cave. Although the two inner disciples were not weak, they were already terrified and only thought of fleeing. In the narrow, winding mountain path, where could they run?

Shen Chen's sword easily pierced through their backs. If it were in an open space, killing two Blood Fusion Realm martial artists would not be so easy.

"Bad, some of our brothers have been killed by that kid Shen Chen!"

In the adjacent passage, Lin Hai and his group naturally heard the two screams, which made their hearts sink. One of the inner disciples was even panicked and shouted.

"Don't panic, blame those three idiots for being stupid and losing us!"

Lin Hai scolded the follower who had lost his composure, furious. In fact, even he could not remain calm.

Now they were short of three people, and from the previous screams, Lin Hai knew that those three were likely already dead.

"Shen Chen, you coward, have the guts to come out and fight me to the death!"

The next moment, Lin Hai, with an unpredictable expression, suddenly roared. After chasing for a long time without finding the two guys, and losing three people, he was in a very frustrating situation. He could only vent his anger this way.

Just as Lin Hai's voice fell, before he could continue roaring, a black shadow suddenly appeared behind their group.

"Hehe, you were looking for me, right? I'm here..."

The black shadow was Shen Chen, who appeared like a ghost and lightly patted an inner disciple on the shoulder.

"You..."

Lin Hai and the six or seven inner disciples' pupils suddenly contracted. They did not expect this guy to be so bold and come to them.

However, before they could react, a cold light flashed in the darkness, and with a "puh" sound, another inner disciple died under Shen Chen's iron sword, the one he had just patted on the shoulder.

"Kill! Kill! Kill him!"

Lin Hai was furious, almost spitting blood. Shen Chen had killed in front of him, right under his nose, which was a ruthless and merciless act.

However, unfortunately, Shen Chen came and went quickly. By the time Lin Hai and the inner disciples had recovered and prepared to surround him, Shen Chen was already gone, leaving behind a cold, dead inner disciple.

This time, Lin Hai and the inner disciples were completely driven mad!

Lin Hai never expected that this originally one-sided hunt would suddenly turn around.

Around him, the remaining six or seven inner disciples were clearly thinking of retreating, silent. If it weren't for Senior Brother Lin Hai, they would have fled long ago. This cave was not a place for humans.

What made them even more frustrated was that after Shen Chen safely retreated, a loud noise came from not far ahead.

"Boom!"

The sound was clearly from Wang Yue swinging his axe against the rock wall.

Because the cave passage had already been marked, Wang Yue had been very calm throughout. Hearing the screams earlier, he was delighted and even hummed a tune, deeply admiring Shen Chen's arrangements.

However, this moment of distraction brought him a great disaster. Because of Shen Chen's previous successful attacks, he had become complacent and did not immediately retreat after making the noise. At this point, Lin Hai, who was almost driven mad, had no more patience to deal with him.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yue underestimated this venomous snake. He never thought that just as he believed the venomous snake had collapsed, it was secretly watching him.

"Ha ha... You're quite good at running, aren't you? After playing with us for so long, I wonder if you still have the ability to continue helping Shen Chen after losing your head..."

The next moment, a cold, sharp sword was placed on Wang Yue's neck, and Lin Hai's extremely resentful and triumphant laugh echoed in his ears.

"Damn! Brother Chen warned me repeatedly not to tangle with this guy, but I was careless and forgot," feeling the coldness on his neck, Wang Yue's heart sank, knowing he had made a big mistake.

"Damn!"

In the adjacent cave, hearing Lin Hai's laugh, Shen Chen quickly guessed what had happened. He cursed in his heart, hating Wang Yue's lack of resolve. Why did he have to mess up at this critical moment?

Just a moment ago, when Wang Yue was off guard, Lin Hai quietly rushed up and caught him off guard.