Martial research master - Chapter 363: The small distractions-2

Li Meng made his escape immediately and rushed towards the city. He knew that once he was near the city, the Qi Emperor wouldn’t dare step in. He needed to prepare multiple attacks tonight, and he needed some time to plan them. He decided to rush towards the next location from the city borders.

Moments after Li Meng left, a figure suddenly tore through the sky and landed in this location. It was a tall man with distinct features. If Li Meng had been here, he would have recognized the figure as being that of the eldest emperor in Mad-lions. His eyes were filled with rage, yet he decides to calm down and inspected the surrounding.

The Bandits who were alive and had managed to escape saw the man and immediately rushed towards him.

“We greet the leader.” The bandits spoke together.

“What happened here?” The leader was angry but he decided to hold his irritation.

“There was a sudden attack on us, sir.” We were all going through our jobs when explosions suddenly took place and the whole base caught fire. We ran out of there due to panic, but a man was waiting for us. He massacred us with relative ease. I had never  expected us to escape, but luck was on our side.” The men gave a detailed report to the leader.

“Di anyone sees his face?” The leader asked.

“Someone might have, but the situation was too chaotic and we were extremely panicked to stay at one position and get a view of his face. I am sorry sir.” The man apologized.

The leader already understood from the situation that they were allowed to remain alive by the attacker so that he gets the news about the sudden attack. Just who was it?

“Could it be that bastard?” A face suddenly came into the leader’s mind when he heard the word explosion from the man’s mouth. But he decided to keep him at the back of his mind as the situation was not clear.

“Rush back to the base immediately and report this attack. Ask them to dispatch a man to a nearby area and find any suspicious group or person. Also, send a message to all the bandit groups alerting them about this attack. I will be sweeping the area to see if I can find any clues.”

Li Meng had a temporary advantage because of the large and uneven terrain of the whole area. He couldn’t finish sweeping through the regions, and Mad-lions were kind enough to set multiple bases. The first idea was to eliminate most of the bases in the border areas themselves.

Once Li Meng reached the city borders he took out the map and made his way towards the next one. He began to randomly choose bases so that a pattern was not formed. He later began the next attack around an incense stick. The second base had no survivors as the initial message had been sent already.

Li Meng decided to rush to the next one and the one after that.  He kept changing the regions where he was eliminating the bases. There were never more than two in the same region. It not only gave him enough time to widen his attack scope but also didn’t allow the attacks to be known quickly.

In the same night, Li meng managed to destroy ten bases of the Mad-lions. He decided to stop there because the news would have become widespread by now, and the bases would be alerted. The top-echelon must have been dispatched too, which meant his ability to control the situation was affected.

“How do we frame the fractions for these attacks?” Li Meng got their attention, but the diversion wouldn’t be a success unless he could perfectly frame them.

“We could get one of the men from the city forces and plant his body in the site of the attacks.”

“A single body won’t do. We need to make it look like a massive expedition.”

Li Meng said.

“Then we are going to need a lot more bodies.”

“I guess we are going on hunting within the city. Pick random people from various city forces who still hold their badges. We will be destroying more areas and leaving bodies there. The attacks should look consecutive. Do you have any idea where to attack, now that they are alerted about us?”

“We simply need to use the avatars to make it look like a group attack. We will leave the bodies there to look like they were involved in the battle.”

“But before that, I need to take care of something else.”

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“The report came in, sir. He went on to kill bandits and destroy multiple outposts of Mad-lions. The tail followed him to ten different locations and he took care of all of them by himself.” The man said.

“What is he planning to do?”

“We don’t know sir. But the tail reported that no one within the outpost was left alive. Everything was burned to the ground by him.”

“That is interesting. Did the tail manage to find any more details?” The old man asked.

“May I come in?” Li Meng’s voice suddenly sounded outside the door. The old man signaled to the man to hide.

“Come in.” The old man said. Li Meng was seen carrying a bag with him. ” How may I help you?”

“You may start by explaining this.” Li Meng threw the bag on the table, which opened up to reveal the head of the man who was tailing Li Meng. Both the old man and the man within the shadows were shaken by the revelation. They didn’t expect him to find out.

“Who is this?” The old man asked.

“No need to act aloof. I tortured him before killing him off. I know you sent him to tail me. I would love your explanation of this situation. I would also like to remind you that I am technically your fucking superior, yet I am the one being tailed. Go on.” Li Meng said while sitting down on the chair.

The old man decided to stay silent.”I will be reporting this to the academy. Also, the next head on the table will be the man who hides behind the shadows. After that, I am coming for yours.” Li Meng continued with a smile. The old man’s expression once again changed when he heard this. He never expected li Men to even detect the man within the shadows. Just how sensitive he was.

“I would like to apologize for this inconvenience. The situation in this region has been chaotic leading me to take certain measures to ensure the survival of the base. I hope you will not take it as a serious offense as we had no such intentions. The man was someone who was brought in to assist you in times of need.”

“The man’s head is lying in front of you. What assistance could a weakling like him give to me.” Li Meng said. He got up. ” I hope you will end your fucking stunts right here. I would also like a proper answer tomorrow morning.”

The old man decided to take out a piece of paper as well as a small ring. He then passed it on to Li Meng. Li Meng lifted it and verified its content. To his surprise, they were filled with herbs that he had mentioned within the list.

“These are all the herbs which we could find within the treasury. As an apology to you, I hope you accept this as a gift from me. I assure you that no such inconvenience will occur in the future. I also assure you that I will help you get your hands on the rest of eth herbs.”

“The list contains the details of all the missing herbs and the possible locations to find them. It also holds information regarding any news, rumors, and possible possessor of the herbs in the whole region.”

The old man took out another jade plate and handed it to LI meng. ” This contains all the information regarding the situation within the city, the bandit forces, and possible areas to keep your eyes on for ambush attacks. IT has also marked the location of their bases for you to avoid them during your possible expeditions into the mountains.”

“Thank you.” Li Meng took the gifts and left the room.

The old man sat down on his chair relieved. He never expected the situation to take this turn.

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“The old man is quite articulate with his actions. He managed to turn the whole situation over.” The Keeper was impressed by the old man’s actions.

“he is quite a cunning person. You should expect this from a senior cultivator like him. He managed to plan ahead and even prepare for a situation like this.”

“Should we go hunting now?” Li Meng asked.

“We should. They wouldn’t be foolish enough to immediately send a tail behind you. This is the best opportunity to carry out the objective.