Chapter 308 – Escaping the Age of Turmoil, Comprehending the Blade Amid Mortal Dust - Part 1
Beneath the lonely cliff, several figures in lotus-embroidered robes darted back and forth, rummaging through the lush undergrowth, yet found nothing.
After a long search, one of them suddenly cried, “Come look!”
The others rushed over.
“Any sign of the missing fearless soldiers or Xu Sheng?”
“None. But look here.”
The Lotus Cult disciple pointed at a patch of bare earth. Ground like this was common at the base of a cliff—damp, smelling of rotted plants and faint mildew—yet something was wrong.
Crusts of blood spotted the soil. Bits of flesh, shredded cloth, and bean-sized splinters of bone lay scattered.
The Lotus Cult disciples, sent to recover the Green Lotus weapons and Xu Sheng’s body, fell silent as a grim thought formed.
“Were they killed...and then chopped to pieces?”
“But this is our own territory. Who would take the trouble to carve up the bodies afterward?”
“True. unless a single blow was so strong the fearless soldiers disintegrated into blood-mist on impact.”
A chill rippled through them. They scanned the gloomy forest as if some unseen monster lurked within.