A Failure's hopeful Journey

Chapter 245: Begin.

The people in the cave all woke up as the sun in the sky rose on the horizon. You Xi Wang stood up and stretched his waist lazily. Then he spoke, "Let's just pop a food pill when you feel hungry. Let's go. Also, remember the strategy, stay in the line of sight, be prepared to help each other. Don't try to be cocky, teleport outside as soon as you think you can not handle the pressure. I don't want to carry you out of there in a coffin. Clear? Advance and move as a team don't slack of for even a bit."

His tone was firm, a cold radiated from his voice. Everyone was just lying down but as cultivators how can they not be awake as soon as the sun comes up? So, they all heard what You Xi Wang said. They replied in unison, "Yes, Sir."

You Xi Wang has become their leader as soon as he killed the five demons alone in a single time. This was what he earned with his own strength and last night the boy even changed the strategy that Isaac came up with. His strategy was to link all the teams and let everyone stay support each other. The way he allocated them by the elemental affinity, that increased the output very much. 

He focused on dealing with damage while using the lowest effort. This way the people will last longer and they will be much more effective against the demons. The crowd agreed to it without any problems. After all the maestro, always backed things with facts. Klaus stretched up and suddenly he asked, "Yo, why do you give off a little different vibe now?"

You Xi Wang replied, "Maybe coz I woke up the spirit in my brawling gloves." his casual words made everyone wide awake. They were all busy last night with the planning and relaxing, when did this guy awaken a spirit weapon? Shrugging of the deeds the monster did they all freshened up and moved to the clearing together.

After reaching the clearing they were all handed a jade teleportation token. Bind with a drop of blood, crushing it will send you out of the array in a blink. You Xi Wang placed the demon summoning boxes inside the spirit stone circle. The boxes looked a bit different than before. Last night the boy had attached some mini time bombs on the array rune. The timers had a gap of four minutes. 

In the past two days, under repeated training, they all had killed 159 demons out of the 659. The timer on the bombs was set in a manner that every four minutes five demons will spawn. Four teams were created by You Xi Wang to counter them. They were all a balanced team. 

Team One;

Klaus, Mace, and Issac. They will be aided by Mace's spirit beast.

Team Two; 

Zen Shoto, Jack, and Chen Yuping. They will have Zen's spirit beast to help them.

Team Three;

Gena, Emerald, and Maya. The wolf was playing second damage dealer. 

The fourth one was actually solo, You Xi Wang. He did not have any team. He will be moving freely un the siege as an aid, while he fights. After all, he was that good. You Xi Wang took a deep breath and gave out a low shout, "ARRAY, UP."

A dome of spiritual energy materialized in front of everyone. This dome was the virtual dimension. Everyone took a step inside the dome and they vanished. The scenery inside was not very different from the outside world. Green lush grass and clear blue sky, as far as the eyes could see you will only find the endless grass field. You Xi Wang did not spare much effort with the scene set.

The team moved around and got familiar with the atmosphere. Only those who had the jade token were able to go in and out of the array. You Xi Wang, however, was wondering about the reason why the shadow council spares so much effort to plant so many demons here. Gena, who was standing beside him sensed his worries and asked, "Are you also thinking about why the dark side would spare so much effort to plant these things here?"

You Xi Wang nodded without hiding anything. They were all smart enough. Gena replied, "Two years ago, I was reading about the lost sector. It was mentioned there that these minor demons were all summoned to reap the souls of the people and then summon the Demon God of darkness. This dark god only accepts the sacrifice slain by his minions and not humans. In return, he would transform a world into a pitiful dark place. Then someone in the council declared that the book was too much for the civilians to learn so they sealed it."

You Xi Wang frowned, "The traitor?"

Gena nodded. She said, "I talked to my master when you were arranging the array. He told me that the traitor's identity has been discovered. They will nab him after the trial is done. Be careful, this time the sacrifice is us. The wish is probably not as big as the transformation of the world but just a raise in strength."

You Xi Wang nodded and shared the information with everyone else. His words had just finished when four clouds of black mist appeared in front of them. You Xi Wang raised his hands and spoke, "This is your first battle by my side. Let's have a good time."

The glove in his hand glowed slightly. You Xi Wang smiled and said, "GO!"

The teams charged at the demons. You Xi Wang started with an uppercut to the buffalo's chin. The others also attack the vitals of the demons. They all killed the five demons efficiently in three minutes. While You Xi Wang dealt with two of his demons in three minutes. The rest of the time he was looking at the teams were performance. 

Then he said, "Klaus, What is lightning?"

Klaus was confused at his question then he suddenly realized that the boy was talking about the thunder sword move he used. He nodded with a sense of awe in his eyes. You Xi Wang was obviously talking about the last attack he used. It was supposed to be like lightning, swift and destructive. Yet he was in doubt and the attack did not have a strong impact. The boy in the black battle suit just corrected his fault.

...

The Council Headquarters, Elder meeting hall. The nine elders sat around a table. Alester Book said, "According to Master, You Xi Wang and the others have already entered the virtual space array. If the bait you guys used is correct, then the traitor must be on the move."

The others nodded. Achilles had a darker expression on his face because he was the one sheltering the traitor unknowingly. The other elders did not say anything because it was something that could have happen to anyone.

...

Inside Imperial City, a man was walking through the streets with his head down. He muttered, "This twitch won't go away. What is it that could go wrong now?" this man was Heath Ashton. At this moment he was heading for a stronghold of the dark side. 

This stronghold was extremely hidden and not every dark dweller knew about it. In the market of the city, a shop called, 'Eternal tea shop' was the place where he was headed. Heath Ashton entered inside and a beautiful waitress greeted him. She asked, "Sir, do you have a reservation?"

She was a normal person, not a dark insect. Heath Ashton smiled and said, "Yes, I am here to Mister Barn. My name is Heath Ashton."

The girl nodded and gestured for him to follow her. Since people knew Mr. Barn, the owner then they are anything but ordinary. She led him to the top floor. Knocked on the door and said, "President, Mr. Ashton is here for you."

A deep voice sounded, "Bring him in."

The girl pushed open the door and let Heath Ashton enter. The deep voice spoke, "Clara, you can go back to work, dear."

Clara bowed with a smile and walked down. Heath Ashton's face turned cold. He spoke, "Can you not tell your staff who I am? This bitch asked me if I had a reservation."

Mr. Barn spoke, "Oh, that annoyed! Heath, I warn you. If anything is even slightly wrong and Master is unable to get stronger then, do not blame me but this time you will die miserably."

Heath Ashton sneered, "You talk as if it was not you who dug this pit for me. How many times have we failed in the summoning? I have lost count. But Master..." Heath sighs and continues, "He is still adamant about the fact that only the demon god can solve his problem of dark decay. He doesn't realize that only comprehending the law of darkness can save him."

Mr. Barn spoke, "True, I was the one who gave him this solution but this is still not an impossible one. Anyway, your airship is ready. Master will meet you on the way."

These two people were upper echelons of the Death Sect. Today they were departing to meet their master and then after ten days, they will arrive at the island. They could not move in a beeline because of the council's monitoring so roundabout is the only way they can follow. But they were unaware that someone was always watching them.