Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

Chapter 162

There was no way that man could be the leader of the Five Poison Centipede Squad.

At least, that’s what I wanted to believe.

But bad premonitions never fail, and once again, my worst fears were proven correct.

The voices of the two warriors who followed the man into the cave confirmed it beyond doubt.

"Captain! The vice captain has been dead for at least twenty or thirty days! Judging by the dried, red-stained skin around the neck, it looks like she took her own life using Fire Annihilation Poison…"

There was no mistaking it. They were referring to the author of the journal.

Another warrior, who had been scanning the surroundings, suddenly let out a shocked cry.

"The breeding facility—! Huh? Intruders!?"

"Who the hell are they!?"

Their gazes flickered from the wide-open breeding pits to us, their eyes immediately turning sharp and dangerous.

Hwa-eun and I were trapped, like rats in a poison jar.

There were three of them here now, but obviously, the ones who had been outside would return soon—at least three more.

[So-ryong, what do we do?]

Hwa-eun’s tense voice whispered into my ear.

She had sent me a silent transmission, asking what to do, but I couldn’t respond.

My eyes remained locked on the man who appeared to be the leader of the Five Poison Centipede Squad.

If I so much as whispered back to Hwa-eun, it could set them off.

The best thing to do was to stall.

If Cho returned with Lady Seol in time, we could turn this around.

It had taken about half the time of a full incense stick burning to reach this cave from the pit where the breeding facility was located.

Factoring in the time to return, Cho should arrive in about one incense stick's worth of time.

If we got caught before that, things would spiral out of control.

Even if Cho wiped out the enemy once he arrived, it wouldn't mean much if Hwa-eun and I were already in grave danger by then.

This leader… he’s at least at the level of a Blood Cult elder, isn’t he?

Judging by his composed demeanor and the aura he exuded, he seemed no different from the Blood Cult elders we had encountered before.

Neither Hwa-eun nor I could take him on directly.

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