Chapter 409: This Guy Is the King of Hustle
Through this Gao Ming, he seemed to be able to come into contact with more members of the Demon-Slaying Society.
From there, he could identify those Demon Suppressors who had been parasitized by demons.
Or even uncover the true demon of the Zenith Demon Lord Realm who had used the Thousand Faces Morphing Technique to deceive the formation and infiltrate the Demon Suppression Fortress!
It must be known that a demon of the Zenith Demon Lord Realm was equivalent to a Demon Suppressor at the peak of the Zenith Lord Realm or Divine Palace Realm.
Demon Suppressors of this level usually held positions of command within the fortress!
If that true demon were to strike at a critical moment, it would undoubtedly slaughter many Demon Suppressors and cause devastating damage to the fortress from within!
If he could expose that demon, that would be a truly major accomplishment!
Shen Mo's expression lit up.
Time to rack up military merit!
That very night—
Shen Mo began to tail Gao Ming.
The Divine Elephant Suppression Technique he cultivated had, upon reaching the fourth level, granted him a new move.
This move was called "Thousand Faces, Myriad Forms Codex."
He had never used this technique before, as it was rarely useful in combat.
But now, it allowed him to tail Gao Ming with ease.
Shen Mo stretched out his hand, blood energy surged in his palm, and with a light swipe—
His face instantly transformed.
His body also became shorter and a bit chubbier.
Although it was only a minor shift in his facial features and slight bodily changes, in an instant he became a completely different person.
Shen Mo followed behind Gao Ming openly and without reservation.
After walking for a while, he changed his face again.
No matter how vigilant Gao Ming might be, he couldn't possibly detect that someone was tailing him.
After all, Shen Mo's face and body were constantly shifting.
Who could've imagined someone using such a method to follow others?
Before long, Shen Mo saw Gao Ming sitting inside the alchemy camp tent, drinking merrily with a Demon Suppressor.
That Demon Suppressor was named Li Ming.
Shen Mo glanced at this man's life profile. Nothing remarkable stood out.
Born in Xuanwu City, of mediocre talent.
His only gift was in alchemy.
After being conscripted by the Xuanwu Fortress, he went straight to the alchemy unit and had never been to the front lines.
He considered himself superior because he could refine pills and always looked down on Demon Suppressors who fought on the front lines.
Sometimes he even abused his position to withhold blood essence pills from weaker Demon Suppressors.
This man had always resented such monotonous, repetitive work deep down.
Gao Ming had picked up on his feelings during their usual interactions, which led to the idea of recruiting him into the Demon-Slaying Society.
After several meetings, Li Ming showed no resistance, and upon learning he could receive extra blood essence pills, he gladly agreed.
The two chatted for a long while before Gao Ming finally got up and left.
Shen Mo changed his face again and continued the tail.
Not long after, Gao Ming arrived at the barracks of Centurion Lin Yuanxin and found a Demon Suppressor named Song Hua.
When Shen Mo saw this man's life profile, his eyes lit up.
This man had already been parasitized.
It hadn't been long—just within the past few days.
Song Hua feared death and disliked combat, always hoping to pull strings to get himself transferred to a rear-line department like the alchemy unit, formation unit, or spiritual tools unit.
But he had no connections, so naturally such a transfer was hard to achieve.
As luck would have it, Gao Ming's father was a Centurion.
All it took was a word from Gao Ming's father to get Song Hua reassigned to the rear lines and away from the battlefield.
Upon hearing this, Song Hua was so moved he nearly dropped to his knees and called Gao Ming "father."
Shen Mo blinked.
It seemed that those who were parasitized lacked firm willpower to begin with.
After meeting with the two men, Gao Ming returned to his own tent, ate, drank, and slept with his comrades as usual.
Shen Mo also returned to his own tent.
Over the next few days, the fortress remained peaceful.
Each day, Shen Mo used the Thousand Faces, Myriad Forms Codex to shadow Gao Ming.
He discovered that Gao Ming was practically the king of hustle.
On average, he met with five people a day, recruiting at least one of them.
If he hadn't met his quota, he would double down and interact with even more Demon Suppressors.
That work efficiency—damn, it was off the charts.
Still, Gao Ming's high-intensity activity allowed Shen Mo to swiftly establish a vast intelligence network.
Hundreds of names flashed through his mind.
Through these people, the network could continue to expand outward.
As long as Shen Mo wished, he could report their names at any time and gain a large amount of military merit.
However, it was still too early.
The true demon who had cultivated the Thousand Faces Morphing Technique had yet to reveal themselves.
If he reported these names too soon, it would surely alert the enemy.
Shen Mo planned to tail Gao Ming for a few more days.
If the true demon still did not show up, then it would mean they were indeed not hiding within the Xuanwu Fortress.
By that time, submitting the list and earning merit would not be too late.
As it turned out, waiting a few more days proved worthwhile.
Ten days later, Shen Mo saw a new entry appear on Gao Ming's life profile.
[Upcoming Opportunity: In half a month, the demon race will launch a large-scale offensive against the Demon Suppression Fortress, shifting their main assault to the Xuanwu Fortress.
Gao Ming meets with An Zhenxiong, and together with the Demon-Slaying Society, they coordinate an internal-external attack, delivering a devastating blow to the Xuanwu Fortress.
The Demon Suppression General Zhang Longxiang loses an arm to the Sixth Grand Demon, and barely escapes using the fortress's Heaven-rank formation and his own Heaven-rank talismans. More than half of the ten commanding officers in the fortress are killed, and over six thousand Demon Suppressors are either killed or wounded.]
Shen Mo's heart tightened.
Even just reading the fated description of casualties was enough for him to sense the brutality of that battle.
Even Zhang Longxiang, the Demon Suppression General of Xuanwu Fortress, would lose an arm and survive only by relying on the Heaven-rank formation and his own Heaven-rank talismans.
It was clear how devastating the blow to the Xuanwu Fortress would be on that day!
Even with his strength far surpassing the average true demon lord, Shen Mo would not escape the disaster unscathed.
Sure enough.
He looked at his own life profile.
He, too, would be severely wounded.
However, Shi Dingyue, Li Heitan, and the others would fight desperately to cover his retreat to the rear of the fortress.
In the end, reinforcements from the nearby demon beast fortress would arrive and drive the demon forces away.
That was the only reason he would survive.
Shen Mo exhaled a slow, heavy breath.
His gaze turned icy.
Shi Dingyue, Li Heitan, and the others treated him sincerely.
Most of the Demon Suppressors within the fortress were innocent.
Since he had the ability to change this predetermined fate, then he should do everything in his power to reverse the tides.
In truth, as long as he could uncover the hidden Zenith True Demon Lord, the damage to the fortress would be negligible.
The formations wouldn't be rendered inoperative.
The Demon Suppressors would still be able to fight against the demon race.
"It's time—just waiting for Gao Ming to meet with that An Zhenxiong."
Shen Mo finalized his plan.
Time flew by.
During this period, the demon race surprisingly did not launch any large-scale attacks on the Demon Suppression Fortress.
This left the Demon Suppressors at all the fortresses somewhat bewildered.
It had been nearly a month since the last assault.
Had the demons changed their nature and decided to stay put?
Amid this strange atmosphere, Shen Mo continued to shadow Gao Ming.
On a seemingly ordinary night—the very day recorded in the life profile—
Shen Mo gazed into the distance at a certain military camp.
Gao Ming had entered that camp to meet with a tall Demon Suppressor by the fire.
The two spoke at length before Gao Ming left with a face full of satisfaction.
That Demon Suppressor's name was Lin Yuanxin, one of the sixteen Centurions under Zhong Baisheng!
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