Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

Chapter 230 Ch 230 - What Nonsense Are You Spouting?

Sorry for not updating the past few days. i was writing the new book Emperor's trap and coudln't update this one.

Starting today, we will go back to our daily chapter.

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"Honored Elders, it's here! Right here! This is where the ancient tree demon went berserk from the demonic array!" Xumo's voice grew frantic as they approached the ancient hall beneath the thousand-year tree. The place held too many painful memories he'd rather forget.

Once the chosen one, he'd had his most treasured talent shattered by Yino in single combat. Then there was that humiliating moment when his master's tender farewell turned into him wetting himself at the sight of the tree demon, forcing him to sprint three hundred miles through the night to escape the Azure Forest's sacred grounds.

Now back at the ancient hall, Xumo talked big but kept himself safely behind the powerful righteous elders. No way would he dare push open those doors himself – he'd probably get obliterated the moment he stepped inside.

The elderly masters exchanged glances before one raised his hand, sending a shockwave that forced open the silent hall with a thunderous BOOM!

Xumo stumbled backward, face draining of color. But instead of the battlefield chaos he remembered, they found an orderly ancient hall with two dormant beast statues. No rampaging tree demon, no Yino or Liuli, and no sign of the white fox master he'd abandoned to face the enemy alone.

"Strange..."

"Honored Elders, this is impossible!" Xumo mustered his courage to step forward, but the hall remained eerily empty. Everyone stood stunned – the righteous path elders sucking in sharp breaths as they realized what the missing ancient tree demon meant.

When they'd originally set up the array to contain the ancient tree demon, the Immortal Alliance had led the effort, with Wuji Sect's senior elders doing the actual work. Over the past hundred years, control over the Azure Forest's array core had been split between both sects. Last night, when Wuji Sect elders heard the alarm, they'd contacted the Immortal Alliance cultivators stationed nearby. With no reported anomalies from the Azure Forest, they'd dismissed it as a false alarm.

But as time passed, the Immortal Alliance also reported hearing alarms. The Wuji Sect elders, sensing something wrong, had rushed out in the middle of the night toward the Azure Forest.

After a century without incident and conflicting reports from all sides, their response hadn't been particularly swift. Now they'd arrived to find the array broken and the ancient tree demon vanished – with no one able to explain what happened or take responsibility.

"Xumo, think carefully. What exactly happened last night?" The lead Wuji Sect elder turned hopefully to their only witness. The others pressed anxiously: "Didn't you mention not just the Western Region's evil cult maiden, but also someone called He Yino...?"

"Ah! Right! Yino! Yes, yes, yes!" Xumo's eyes widened as if finally remembering something through his tree demon-induced terror. "Honored Elders, what I'm about to tell you is extremely bizarre – but you must believe me!"

Xumo swallowed hard, gesturing dramatically as he prepared his tale. The white-haired elder nodded, signaling the others to