Even with the Flying Thunder God, Fang Ping was unable to catch up to the old man and Lu Yu. Instead, the distance between them grew.
There was a limit to the Flying Thunder God's teleportation. He could only teleport to a place with the Flying Thunder God technique. Hence, the speed of his teleportation depended on the 'movement speed' of his flying daggers.
Hence, even with the Flying Thunder God technique, Fang Ping was getting further and further away from the 'duo'.
However, Fang Ping did not lose them. The 'duo' fought as they chased and fled, leaving behind many traces of their battle. As long as he followed these traces, it would be impossible to lose them.
… …
More than a hundred miles away from Hean Base City.
"Old man, are you really going to fight me to the death?"
The demonized Lu Yu's voice was filled with fear. After chasing for more than a hundred miles, he still could not escape the old man's pursuit.
"Today, either you or I will die."
The old man's face was filled with determination as he quickly pounced on Lu Yu.
A humanoid demon had been lurking in Hean Base City for many years, hunting the awakened ones in Hean Base City to reach the Morning Star rank. This was a serious dereliction of duty on his part as the director of the Demon Countermeasure Division.
In order to make up for his dereliction of duty, in order to prevent Hean Base City from being targeted by a Morning Star demon after his death, he had to kill the other party no matter what, even if he had to sacrifice his own life.
Since he did not have many years left to live, he might as well use the remaining years of his life to get rid of this huge threat.
"Old man, it's not certain who will die."
Knowing that he could not shake off the old man even if he continued to flee, Lu Yu stopped running and pounced on the old man as well.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A terrifying battle erupted more than a hundred miles away from Hean Base City. The area that was originally densely vegetated was quickly destroyed by the terrifying destructive power of both parties.
Not only that, but the surrounding terrain also underwent drastic changes due to the battle between the two.
Canyons and deep pits appeared on the originally flat terrain.
Both sides were locked in a battle of life and death. The injuries on both sides kept increasing, from light injuries to serious injuries, from serious injuries to dying.
Even though he was seriously injured and on the verge of death, the old man did not retreat. He frantically attacked the demonized Lu Yu, wanting to kill the demonized Lu Yu before he died.
Poof!
The lightning that had turned into a spear pierced the heart of Lu Yu, who had turned into a demon, and left a huge hole in his chest.
Clang!
With its heart pierced, the huge body of Lu Yu, who had turned into a monster, fell down heavily. Blood flowed out from the wounds all over its body and from its heart, dying the ground under its body red.
Clang!
After Lu Yu, who had transformed into a monster, fell, the old man also fell. His body, which had been enlarged due to his ability, shrank to a normal size, and there was no trace of movement.
"Perish together?"
Following the traces of the battle, Fang Ping finally arrived. What appeared in front of him was a person and a monster lying on the ground, motionless.
"No, he's still alive!"
Fang Ping quickly rushed towards the old man.
The old man's body was still breathing, which meant that he was not dead. Of course, he was not far from death.
"Please don't die!"
Using his ability, please don't die, a white light enveloped the old man. The old man's injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He did not hesitate to save the old man. No matter how he thought about it, he should save the old man.
The other party had killed Lu Yu, which obviously removed a huge hidden danger for him. After all, there was no doubt that he had been targeted by Lu Yu.
Previously, when Lu Yu had displayed the strength of a Morning Star, his heart had been heavy. Being targeted by a Morning Star, it was hard not to feel heavy. Now that the danger had been resolved, he was undoubtedly very happy.
Moreover, the value of a favour from a Morning Star powerhouse was obviously very high.
"Cough cough!"
After a few minutes, the old man woke up. He stood up and checked his body, then looked around. His gaze fell on Fang Ping.
"I didn't expect to be able to survive. You should be Fang Ping, right?
Thank you. "
"You're too polite, Elder Gu. In fact, I should be the one thanking you. This is not the first time I've been targeted by this demon. You've also removed the danger for me by killing this demon."
Fang Ping said modestly.
According to the information he had found on the internet, the director's surname should be Gu. As for his specific name, he did not know. There was too little information about him on the internet, and there were no pictures leaked. Fang Ping did not recognize him at first.
"No need to be humble. You did save me. I'll remember this favour."
The old man shook his head, then looked at the corpse of the demon.
"This demon probably targeted you because it felt that your talent was too high, and that you were a threat to it and the entire demon race."
"Speaking of which, it's my dereliction of duty. Such a demon was hiding in the base city, and the Demon Countermeasure Department did not discover it."
"This can't be blamed on the Demon Countermeasure Department. Who would have thought that a demon could take human form?"
Fang Ping said objectively.
A demon that could take human form could be said to have broken the conventional wisdom. It was pardonable that the Demon Countermeasure Department did not discover it.
After some hesitation, Fang Ping asked the question in his heart.
"Elder Gu, I noticed that the patterns on the demon's chest formed a number. What does this number mean?"
"I don't know either. I'll report it to the higher-ups, but I don't know if I'll be able to find out anything."
The old man frowned as he pondered. He really did not know anything about this. If he did, he would have taken precautions, and would not have let a demon hide in Hean Base City for so long.
The two conversed for a while, and the old man, Xiang Fangping, nodded slightly and turned to leave. However, he did not take the demon's corpse with him, as if he had forgotten about it.
"Elder Gu, this demon's corpse?"
Fang Ping hurriedly called out. The corpse of a Morning Star demon was indeed tempting, but to covet the spoils of war of a Morning Star powerhouse, one would have to have a screw loose to do so.
"I'll give it to you!"
The old man did not turn back. Instead, he left quickly, disappearing in a few blinks of an eye. Only his voice could be heard from afar.
Fang Ping looked at the demon's corpse in surprise. The corpse of a Morning Star demon was really a pleasant surprise.
Although it could not be used as a sacrifice to obtain innate gifts or abilities, it could be used to obtain sacrifice points.
His sacrifice points would definitely skyrocket, and he would definitely be able to exchange for Sage Mode. Not only that, he would definitely have a lot of points left over.
Just as Fang Ping was staring at the demon's corpse in excitement, something suddenly happened.
The demon's corpse, which was lying motionless like a corpse, began to undergo a strange change.
The hideous wounds on the demon's corpse, especially the huge hole in its chest, were strangely disappearing. At the same time, the demon's body shrunk, and finally shrank to about three metres.
Thump, thump, thump!
The demon's corpse trembled, as if it was about to come to life.