Chapter 83: Can You Pin Down the Special Star Demon's Range?

Back when Jiang Changkong was robbing Star Stones, he had still seen them.

He had deliberately held back, only knocking them out, and Xiao Hu was still there at the time.

After finishing his business in the martial market, he had been dragged off by Cheng Huai and the others to drink.

He hadn’t had the chance to ask about the whereabouts of Liu Feng and the other two, having always wanted to treat them to a meal.

He never expected that when they met again, only two of the three remained.

“Nothing major, just helping Commander Zhao find a Star Demon. We ran into an accident, and he died.”

Liu Feng spoke calmly, but the grief on his face was impossible to hide.

They had been close friends and worked together, so Xiao Hu’s death had still hit them hard.

Zhang Mo’s face showed a flicker of anger, but he remained silent, his gaze shifting to the side.

“To die at the hands of a Star Demon… well, sigh.”

Jiang Changkong sighed softly. If it had been a person, he could have helped with revenge or something.

But Star Demons—some of them all look the same. Who knows if killing one would even count as revenge?

“No need for comforting words. The fact that you still remember us is an honor enough.”

Liu Feng grinned. “You probably still have things to do. Go ahead and take care of them. Don’t worry about us.”

“Brother Feng, what are you saying? I owe you all a meal, and I keep my word. I also owe you a phone.”

Jiang Changkong said solemnly, “Now, Brother Hu won’t be able to eat that meal, but forget just one Star Demon—even ten or a hundred, I’ll hunt them down for you.”

They were only First or Second Tier Star Demons. How many had Jiang Changkong killed these past few days? Far more than a thousand.

Even the Star Stones he didn’t want were too many to collect.

“Changkong, since you call me brother, then listen to your brother. Don’t get involved. Go take care of your own business.”

Liu Feng’s expression darkened. “The meal and the phone can wait until we return. There’s no rush.”

Zhang Mo, who had been silent all along, nodded. “We know you’re very strong now, but don’t get involved. Go back.”

“Wait, what kind of Star Demon are you looking for? Could it be a Star Sea Peak?”

Jiang Changkong asked in surprise.

These two knew he was listed in the military. They couldn’t possibly be unaware of his current strength.

The two fell silent for a long while before Liu Feng finally said, “Do you really want to help?”

“Brothers, that’s not a nice thing to say. If I didn’t want to help, I wouldn’t have brought it up.” Jiang Changkong frowned.

The two exchanged a glance, and Liu Feng continued, “Here’s the thing. Either you steal that Star Demon, or you go get Commander Cheng.”

“Is it really a Star Sea Peak? Steal that Star Demon? That doesn’t make sense either. Your strength isn’t enough.”

Jiang Changkong’s expression changed. “That peak stellar qi Special Star Demon?”

“You know about it?” The two were simultaneously shocked.

“That’s exactly why I’m here. A senior of mine gave me the information, but so far, I haven’t found any leads.”

Jiang Changkong explained, “But you just said to steal it?”

Although he was now listed in the military, he wasn’t officially enlisted yet.

Liu Feng and the others, as members of the military, wouldn’t normally let him steal a Special Star Demon.

Moreover, asking him to find Cheng Huai puzzled him. Why look for Cheng Huai out of the blue?

“Since you know about the Special Star Demon and have come here, I assume you won’t give up.”

Liu Feng pondered. “This isn’t our own operation. Commander Zhao brought us here.”

Commander Zhao, Zhao Qianjun, a thousand-man commander in the Jiangcheng army.

He possessed late-stage Star Sea strength and had recently shown signs of breaking through to Star Sea Peak.

Zhao Qianjun received the message and brought them here to capture the Special Star Demon.

Their group had tracked the Star Demon from its initial appearance location all the way to this place.

“That Star Demon isn’t strong, but there’s a Star Sea Peak Star Demon by its side.”

Liu Feng’s expression was grim: “It’s just that Zhao Qianjun, knowing this full well, still ordered Xiao Hu and the others to take action, resulting in Xiao Hu’s death.”

Star Sea Peak?

Jiang Changkong was momentarily stunned—it actually involved a Star Sea Peak Star Demon.

Li Qiuchuan and the others were truly lucky not to have encountered this Star Sea Peak Star Demon.

“You’re saying that Zhao Qianjun, knowing about the Star Sea Peak Star Demon, still sent Brother Hu to his death?”

Jiang Changkong’s face darkened.

“This is what happened…”

The two of them spoke with cold expressions as they recounted the events.

At that time, after locating the Special Star Demon’s position, Zhao Qianjun pretended not to know and ordered the soldiers to take action.

He himself went to capture that Special Star Demon, but unexpectedly, the towering blood aura in the distance drew the Special Star Demon away.

Jiang Changkong: “”

How the hell does this involve me?

The towering blood aura—without a doubt, it was his doing.

Over the past few days, he had killed no small number of Star Demons, piling them up like a mountain to attract them.

So it wasn’t that it wasn’t attractive—it was that Zhao Qianjun and the others had taken it away.

Failing to capture the Special Star Demon, Zhao Qianjun was furious, but then the Star Sea Peak Star Demon erupted.

No matter how angry Zhao Qianjun was, he knew he had to rescue the soldiers first—he couldn’t let them all die here.

And Xiao Hu died in that battle.

Zhao Qianjun’s own strength was insufficient, but he could still manage to delay the Star Sea Peak Star Demon for a while.

That Star Demon was likely guarding the Special Star Demon, and after the Special Star Demon left, it didn’t linger long before departing as well.

“With Zhao Qianjun’s strength, the safest approach would have been for him to delay the Star Sea Star Demon while you captured the others.”

Jiang Changkong frowned.

“But he didn’t do that. Instead, he chose to have us delay the Star Sea Star Demon.

Also, Zhao Qianjun knows this Star Demon very well. No matter how it moves, he can determine a general range.”

Liu Feng and Zhang Mo said angrily. Even with equipment, their strength wouldn’t last long.

Jiang Changkong furrowed his brows in thought. Able to determine the Star Demon’s range?

The two continued their account.

A few of Zhao Qianjun’s close soldiers mentioned during casual conversation that the Star Sea Peak Star Demon had chased them out from the depths.

Chased out from the depths!

Jiang Changkong was slightly startled. A Star Sea Star Demon shouldn’t appear here.

Now there was an explanation—it had been chased out from the depths.

That Special Star Demon was clearly not from the nearby area either—it also came from the depths.

Then things got interesting. For no reason, would a Star Sea Star Demon come out? Was there no movement from the Ten-Thousand Commander’s side?

Plus, being able to determine the Star Demon’s range—could it be that this Special Star Demon had escaped from Zhao Qianjun’s grasp?

He voiced his doubts, and Liu Feng replied, “No one knows about this. Zhao Qianjun used the excuse of returning to the city to rest with his troops—he’s been fighting for a month too.”

Returning to the city to rest—this was truly an excuse that couldn’t be refused. After hunting Star Demons for a month, couldn’t he take a few days off?

Liu Feng and the others naturally wanted to report it, but all their phones and anything that could contact the outside world had been confiscated.

As for the Special Star Demon, Zhao Qianjun definitely wouldn’t mention it.

As for determining the Special Star Demon’s range, it was merely a guess the two had made based on their usual observations of Zhao Qianjun’s actions.

“Changkong, what are your plans?”

Zhang Mo sighed softly.

Jiang Changkong slightly furrowed his brow. “I won’t give up on the Special Star Demon.”

Liu Feng said seriously, “It’s still the same two choices as before. If you want to snatch it, go ahead. If not, contact the commander.”

“By the way, Zhao Qianjun has also hired help, who will arrive tonight.”

Zhang Mo added, “An externally hired consultant, not from Jiangcheng, with unfathomable strength.”

“An externally hired consultant?” Jiang Changkong narrowed his eyes. That was the same position as his own.

Not from Jiangcheng, with unfathomable strength.

He hoped they wouldn’t be too strong; otherwise, snatching the Special Star Demon would become difficult.

He wanted to seize the Special Star Demon, but he couldn’t drag them into trouble either.

After weighing the options, Jiang Changkong said, “Contacting Cheng Huai doesn’t conflict with whether I snatch it or not.”

“No, asking you to contact Commander Cheng is our last resort. As fellow commanders, and with the Special Star Demon involved, Cheng Huai can’t intervene.”

Liu Feng said bitterly, “I only heard that you have connections with the commander, hoping you could get us transferred out to save our lives.”

“My relationship with Cheng Huai isn’t particularly good. I doubt he’d offend Zhao Qianjun for my sake.”

Jiang Changkong replied helplessly.