in the edge

Chapter 520: The Cave of Death

Just before going back to his retreat, Du Chengfeng went to the coyote's cave and took a walk around.

In order to show him the difference between life and death, the coyote brought him back to the cave for demonstration. At that time, Du Chengfeng also smelled the familiar scent of grass, trees and soil - although this smell was not very pleasant strictly speaking, and it was very different from the clean and cool air that Du Chengfeng liked, but Du Chengfeng could feel the vitality contained in it.

From this perspective, the coyote is actually also a person who understands life, but his understanding of lifestyle is a little different from that of Du Chengfeng. Du Chengfeng prefers a clean and tidy indoor environment, while the coyote prefers the vibrant outdoors.

Du Chengfeng sometimes even thought about having a picnic in the coyote's cave. After all, this kind of vibrant environment did have its own flavor.

But now...

It's completely lifeless.

The trees were rotting, the weeds were withered and yellow, the earth was a wasteland, and even the little animals that had been peeking out of the jungle had become corpses all over the ground.

There wasn't even any stench coming from the corpses, and not even a trace of maggots could be seen. The corpses just lay there quietly, as if they had been dead for a long time.

“Dead…?”

Du Chengfeng narrowed his eyes.

He was truly a formidable opponent. Even without meeting him, he was already given a warning just by the aftermath in front of the cave gate.

"But if you think this kind of thing can mess with my mentality, then you really underestimate me."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng simply kicked the corpse blocking his way aside and continued to move forward.

He didn't know where the enemy was, but he at least knew that this dense jungle was far from the entire cave.

"Come if you want."

At this moment, Du Chengfeng has completely let go of his senses, and any movement within a three-mile radius cannot escape his perception.

He was never afraid of hand-to-hand combat.

However, it was obvious that the enemy hiding in the dark had no intention of engaging him in close combat, or even of interfering with his progress, which allowed Du Chengfeng to move forward all the way to the edge of the dead jungle.

Du Chengfeng still remembers that this is the place where the coyote showed him the difference between life and death. It was here that the coyote used the distant picture to vividly demonstrate to him the difference between life and death.

But now...

The picture seems to be more than just a picture.

"Actually, is it true?"

The moment Du Chengfeng stepped out of the jungle, he stepped on solid ground.

And the Dajingdu city in the distance is also so clear.

"It's kind of interesting..."

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but touch his chin.

Although he and the coyote had spent quite a while together, if one counted the time when he was a monkey, the two had been living together for several thousand years, but to be honest, their understanding of each other was not that deep - but no matter how shallow this understanding was, he knew that the coyote would never just place this big city in his cave.

Especially at this critical moment.

Just like he, if anything really happened, he would transfer his elder brother Carpenter Li to a safe place as soon as possible. This big city probably has the same weight in Coyote's heart - this is also why Coyote only showed him the picture before, because this is already a dangerous weakness and it is something that must not be put on the table.

But now...

For the coyote, the most important secret appeared directly in the cave.

And, it was also dead silent.

"A strategy to win hearts and minds?"

Du Chengfeng roughly judged the enemy's fighting style.

After all, if it were him, if someone killed his good brother Carpenter Li in front of him, he would probably lose his mind directly - and when he loses his mind, that is when the three turbidities enter his brain, and this is also the time when the desire for death is the strongest.

When the desire to die is strong enough, no matter how much you don't want to die, you will probably die anyway.

"What a trick!"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

It is indeed a good method, but it is of no use to him.

First of all, he is not the coyote. This method of attacking the heart is meaningless to him. Secondly, even if the attack is aimed at him, such as killing Carpenter Li in front of him, he will not be blinded by anger - of course, he must kill, but he will rationally counter the opponent's moves until all his opponent's abilities are broken. After making sure that the opponent has completely lost the ability to resist, he will cut him into pieces, or simply use him as a carrier to let Carpenter Li live again.

"This is the battle between the powerful ones."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng had some vague feelings.

It was not what he had originally imagined, using some higher-level power to carry out abstract light cannon bombardment, but something more sinister, using every possible means - just like now, if he was really affected by the deathly intent in this environment, he would probably die in the next second.

Just like the coyote in front of him.

The coyote, full of death, dragged only half of its skeletal body and pounced on him, opening its bloody mouth.

But Du Chengfeng's answer was just a wave of his hand.

"laugh--"

The blade that slashed through the air cut through the body of the skeleton coyote, and even the bloody mouth that was as tall as two people was easily split in half.

This also made Du Chengfeng shake his head and sigh.

"I just praised you a few words, why are you so anxious?"

Having said this, Du Chengfeng continued to move forward.

Although he had killed the coyote, who was originally his companion but was now filled with deathly intent, with one sword, Du Chengfeng felt more relaxed - only because he knew very well that the most dangerous time was when the enemy did not take action, and the unknown was the most dangerous. He could not guess what means the enemy lurking in the dark would use to deal with him.

But if the enemy takes action...

That was just taking action, he was really not afraid of taking action.

This time, not only did his attack fail to produce any effect, but it also directly exposed the enemy's weakness - this coyote could definitely not be real. If it was a real coyote, or the Star Lord of Greed, even if he was controlled by the will of death, he would definitely not be unable to block even one of his swords.

Of course, there is also a side possibility, that is, Coyote is just too bad, so he is really controlled by the opponent, but in this case... Du Chengfeng can only say that he has no other way, after all, he can't stop the bad guy from dying.

So no matter whether this dead coyote was real or fake, he still stepped over its corpse and continued to move forward.

But immediately, his steps stopped.

"wrong."

Du Chengfeng narrowed his eyes.

He was too happy too early and underestimated this potential opponent.

Regardless of whether it was true or false, the appearance of the coyote corpse was not meaningless. This could be felt from his mental fluctuations just now. He even began to underestimate the enemy because of this.

He would begin to underestimate the enemy because of the coyote's corpse, and would also begin to think that the distant Dajing Imperial City was not dangerous. And when he walked into the Dajing Imperial City with this mentality...

This mousetrap laid out in plain sight will directly take his life.

"Sure! There's also this trick!"

This time, Du Chengfeng praised sincerely.

It was admiration, not sarcasm. At this moment, Du Chengfeng sincerely thanked the enemy lurking in the dark - if the enemy had not shown him this trick, he would never have thought that he could lure his opponent into a trap and kill him by increasing his opponent's confidence.

"amazing!"

Du Chengfeng bowed towards the Dajing Imperial City in the distance.

Although he didn't know whether his opponent was in that direction, he still expressed his gratitude for this generous gift of knowledge - since he had seen it, it was equivalent to learning it. At the very least, he had already noticed this method, and would not fall into the trap when he encountered it again in the future.

Just like now.

Two more corpses of the Greedy Wolf Star Lord flew over, but this attack was meaningless. Du Chengfeng still easily chopped them down from mid-air, and everything went smoothly.

But this time, Du Chengfeng's mood did not fluctuate at all. He did not become complacent about it, nor did he look down on his opponent because of it.

He even began to calmly analyze the purpose of his opponent's actions.

"This should be the continuation of the first attack. If the first attack can kill me, then that's perfect. If it can't kill me, then use more images of Greedy Wolf to make me think that it was the coyote who attacked me... Is it trying to hook the three turbidities in my heart and start an internal conflict on my side?"

Du Chengfeng thought as he walked forward.

"Not necessarily. This may be just one of the purposes of this action. As for the other purpose, it is probably to disrupt my trust in the coyote. So if nothing unexpected happens..."

"What are you doing here!"

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded not far away.

What appeared this time was not a skeleton coyote, but a real coyote - except that the coyote was covered in blood, with wounds so deep that the bones were visible, and it was obvious that it had just experienced a fierce battle.

"Didn't I tell you not to come? You can't help... Go back! This is my own battle!"

"Aren't you just coming over to visit?"

Du Chengfeng smiled, looking quite relaxed.

"I came to have a picnic with you. After all, your place is perfect for camping, so let's have a barbecue or something... What's wrong with you? Why are you covered in blood?"

"Let's go! They're coming!"

The coyote roared at Du Chengfeng.

"They are coming! Run! Go back to your cave! Quick!"

"Ah this."

Du Chengfeng scratched his head.

"You've been beaten like this, and I'm still running away. Isn't that a bad idea?"

Having said this, Du Chengfeng simply drew out his big knife.

"It's okay. No matter who the enemy is, we can just fight him!"

"This is my fight! It has nothing to do with you!"

Seeing that Du Chengfeng insisted on fighting, Coyote could not help but grit his teeth.

"Hurry up! Run! I'll cover you! You can't fight in your current state!"

"You... that's fine too."

Seeing that the coyote was so persistent, Du Chengfeng could only nod and then turn and leave.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of knife light burst out from Du Chengfeng's ribs.

"you……"

The coyote fell to the ground with its bloody mouth wide open, its body neatly cut in half.

But his eyes were still full of disbelief, as if he was still wondering why Du Chengfeng suddenly turned around and swung the knife at him.

"You ask me how I figured that out?"

Du Chengfeng, leaning on a big knife, scratched his head.

"Of course it's because you pretended so badly... You know, it's almost there, right? You know what I mean, right?"

Obviously, the coyote that was chopped down on the ground was no longer able to understand what he meant. Its entire body was cut open and it was already dead.

Stepping over the coyote's corpse, Du Chengfeng continued to move forward.

Obviously, this was also fake. He still remembered the time when he met the real coyote. He didn't feel it at that time, but after returning to his cave and meditating for a while, he could feel more and more the heavy sense of death that permeated the coyote at that time.

But just now, the coyote he killed looked alive and kicking. Even though it was covered with wounds, there was no sign of death on its body.

It's a bit disrespectful to him to expect to deceive him just by relying on this kind of thing.

"Or maybe this is a tactic to sow discord."

Du Chengfeng frowned slightly when he thought of this.

Yes, this is indeed a way. When he kills too many fake coyotes, it will be difficult for him to distinguish the real coyotes. If at this time, a real coyote runs in front of him, he will probably just slash it with a knife and kill his companion directly.

"It's kind of interesting..."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng became more and more interested in the opponent lurking in the dark.

After all, if it were him as before, he might really fall into this trap step by step. When the three turbidities in his body were detonated, he, the original helper, would be transformed into a knife in the hand of that powerful man - he had already achieved this before they even met, which was enough to show the superb means of that powerful man.

But for Du Chengfeng, this is actually a good thing.

"These methods actually reveal your thoughts..."

Du Chengfeng's brows relaxed further.

If that powerful person was really capable, he could have taken down the coyote by himself without setting traps for him or even trying to provoke him to turn against him - in other words, since that powerful person did this, it meant that his opponent did not actually have the strength to take down Greedy Wolf on the spot.

Because he is not confident enough about his own strength, he needs support, he needs help, he needs to mobilize external forces, and he needs to use some tricks on his side.

"Now that you have exposed your weakness..."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng, holding a big knife, walked into the Dajing Imperial City, which was obviously a trap.

Since the opponent has already made a move, he naturally has to fight back with some skills.

(End of this chapter)