"What do you mean 'coward'? I'm just protecting myself,"
the faceless demon spirit protested loudly.
"Right, right, he's good at protecting himself, so where he hides is usually safer!"
Zhang Chen said again.
Soon, the three reappeared inside the ancient battlefield, this time in the middle section.
Dilapidated skyscrapers and cracked asphalt roads were everywhere around them.
"Is this the middle section of the ancient battlefield? The air itself feels dangerous!"
Zhao Xiyue said nervously.
"The so-called dangerous atmosphere is just the higher concentration of spiritual energy, creating a sense of oppression!"
"Demon spirits are creatures adept at concealing their aura. Unless they want to scare you, it's hard to sense their presence!"
The faceless demon spirit said with a hint of pride.
After all, it was a demon spirit itself, and it had just successfully deceived Zhang Chen.
"It's not that bad, they aren't that well hidden!"
Zhang Chen said, raising his hand and firing a spiritual strike towards the building in front of him.
RUMBLE!
The already precarious building instantly crumbled into dust.
More than a dozen third-tier demon spirits escaped from the ruins, while a few unlucky ones were buried beneath the rubble.
"We seem to be late!"
Zhao Xiyue said, frowning as she looked at the scattered limbs on the ground.
Even blood-stained "corpse scavenger" emblems were still visible on the ground.
This indicated that other corpse scavengers had arrived here earlier but were unfortunately eliminated.
"The demon spirits this time are very strong. There aren't many signs of battle left here. It seems like these people and corpse scavengers were all wiped out in an instant!"
"Also... what exactly is your purpose?"
Following the instructions on the teleportation talisman, Zhang Chen arrived next to a corpse that was only half intact.
It was also a woman, but her appearance was truly unappealing.
Her size was enough to fit three Zhao Xiyues.
"I told you, I'm not interested in women. No, I'm not interested in humans!"
"The humans I contract are not chosen based on their looks, but on their talent. Anyone with strong potential is a target for my contract."
"Those demon spirits will also follow the instructions on my teleportation talismans to specifically seek out these exceptionally talented individuals."
The faceless demon spirit answered truthfully.
"Your conspiracy is to eliminate all human geniuses to cripple humanity's strength?"
Zhao Xiyue asked with a frown.
"Not entirely, actually. This is part of a larger plan called 'Nightfall.' I'm just a small piece of it, and my knowledge is limited."
"But according to the limited information I have, some intelligent demon spirits have formed an organization."
"These organizations want to recruit talented humans to fight against the Spiritual Power Association, to overthrow human rule using human methods, and thus end the endless war between humans and demon spirits that has lasted for thousands of years."
The faceless demon spirit replied.
"How can humans defect to demon spirits? They are not even the same species, let alone the hatred between the two races."
Zhao Xiyue said in disbelief.
"Actually... these things are hard to say!"
"For example, I am a demon spirit, and yet I am fighting alongside you humans now."
"Similarly, humans also tame some low-intelligence demon spirits as pets or modes of transportation."
"So, our two races are already merging with each other. Some humans are also secretly helping demon spirits, even willingly offering their bodies for demon spirits to parasitize. Such things are not uncommon."
The faceless demon spirit spread its hands, appearing to state the obvious.
"So... humans who refuse to join the 'Nightfall' organization are simply killed, is that right?"
Zhang Chen asked, pointing at the mutilated corpse on the ground.
"That's right. And for these geniuses, special demon spirits are dispatched to gnaw away at their spiritual cores, preventing them from ever reviving."
The faceless demon spirit pointed to the void on the corpse.
In reality, human spiritual cores, like those of demon spirits, are located within the body. However, the difference is that when a demon spirit dies, its spiritual core remains in place.
When a human dies, their spiritual core remains within the body and exists in a liquid state, permeating their blood and bones.
As long as the spiritual core remains, the person can be revived.
Only special demon spirits can extract human spiritual cores from corpses.
"There's one last teleportation talisman. I hope the final genius is still alive!"
Zhang Chen didn't dare to delay, quickly activating the talisman and vanishing with the other two.