The Man’s Decree

“I don't know either, but the people we're after surely know where Ms. Baptiste has gone.”

With that, Barken instantly set off to catch up with Jared and the others.

They were making a hasty escape, moving as fast as their legs could carry them, but the two guardians appeared to be closing in rapidly.

“F*ck! These Demonic Cultivators are so persistent. Why won't they just let us go?” Jared cursed.

Feeling the relentless pursuit of the two Demonic Cultivators behind them, Sunny and the others furrowed their brows.

They were injured and had expended much strength, so they could only go so fast.

At this rate, the two Demonic Cultivators would catch up with them in no time.

“We can't run anymore. We have to prepare for battle. They'll catch up with us eventually. If we don't stop, we won't even have the energy to confront them.”

Jared stopped, knowing that running was an unwise strategy, as their adversaries had already located them through their auras.

Even if they had endless stamina, they would not be able to outrun their pursuers.

“You're right. We can't keep running. They'll eventually catch up with us. We might as well take a break and regain our strength,” Cloud agreed.

Sunny, Konce, and Lofton stopped running as well, knowing that Jared was right.

“Go on, Jared. What do we do now? We'll listen to you,” Sunny said.

Jared activated his spiritual sense to track down the location of the two Demonic Cultivators before surveying his surroundings. Then, he summoned Cloud over and said, “Cloud, I need you to pretend to be grievously injured and to look exhausted. I need you to fool those two Demonic Cultivators.”

“How so?” Cloud asked.

Jared whispered something into Cloud's ears before saying, “This is a little dangerous, so do you dare to do this?”

“Of course. What's there to be scared of?”

Jared spread his palm and allowed a flame to flicker on it. Then, he wrapped this flame with spiritual energy and turned it into an orb.

He gave the orb to Cloud. After saving a few words of advice, he left with Sunny and the rest.

Once they were out of sight, Cloud made himself look disheveled before lying on the ground.

He also made sure to make his aura seem weak.

When the two Demonic Cultivators caught up, they quickly discovered Cloud, who was lying on the ground.

After checking Cloud out with their spiritual sense, they realized that Cloud's aura was weak. Cloud was also a weak cultivator, so they let their guard down.

“This guy's still breathing. I'll interrogate him to uncover their true identities and find out if they have any information about Ms. Baptiste's whereabouts.”

Thinking that Cloud had collapsed from his injuries and could not flee anymore, he took his time ambling to him.