The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 1006: Ran into an Old Acquaintance, Bad Luck!

Chapter 1006: Chapter 1006: Ran into an Old Acquaintance, Bad Luck!

Kingston Walters looked at the gleam in Carson Flores’s eyes and immediately guessed what he was thinking.

Kingston Walters said with a wry smile, "You do have quite a few ideas, but they’re useless. The warehouse storing the spirit materials will definitely be guarded by Great Demons. With our little strength, how can we possibly steal the spirit materials right under their noses?"

"Even if by some stroke of luck we manage to steal them successfully, we’re still wearing these shackles. How could we possibly escape?"

"To slip away without making a sound is already quite an achievement, so don’t even think about those spirit materials. They’re not for us to covet."

Carson Flores smiled and nodded, without uttering a word in rebuttal.

As the group dug deeper day by day, the number of spirit materials they found slowly increased, but so did the number of cultivators who died to the black fire.

Fear occupied everyone’s hearts. Like lambs on the chopping block, they had no choice but to hope for better luck, to not encounter the black fire.

Carson Flores stayed like this for half a month. During that time, he had roughly figured out the situation regarding the storage of the spirit materials and the guards stationed there.

Carson Flores was ready to make his move.

However, on this particular day, quite a few Flying Boats suddenly arrived at the camp.

These Flying Boats carried loads of cultivator slaves. After all the cultivator slaves were taken away, a group of men and women disembarked from an inconspicuous Flying Boat.

From afar, Carson Flores’s expression changed. He quickly averted his eyes, daring not to look any longer for fear of being detected.

All of these men and women were Transformative Great Demons, among them were two faces familiar to Carson Flores.

The Demon Race Holy Maiden Lilianna Norman, as well as the Crimson Dragon King who had once pursued Carson Flores.

Carson Flores was quite surprised. Their sudden arrival here—had something big happened?

Soon, the mining team that Carson Flores was part of was gathered and boarded a huge Flying Boat, and even the Crimson Dragon King and Lilianna Norman were aboard. This made Carson Flores even more cautious, afraid to make any moves.

Lilianna Norman was one thing, but the Crimson Dragon King was a millennium-old Great Demon, a super powerful being who could easily slay three Hollow Void big shots alone; Carson Flores couldn’t afford to provoke him.

Moreover, this boat definitely carried not just the Crimson Dragon King. The several Great Demons accompanying him seemed to be just as powerful and high in status as he was.

The Flying Boat didn’t head to the previous mines, but instead moved towards the more central area of the mining field.

The Flying Boat hovered over a huge valley. The Crimson Dragon King and the others were holding a map, discussing softly in comparison with the terrain below.

Eventually, the Flying Boat slowly descended, landing at the bottom of the valley.

"This should be it. Each team picks a spot, stays five hundred meters apart, and then digs straight down," they said.

Carson Flores kept his head down, carefully mining without daring to look up, afraid of being discovered by the Crimson Dragon King and the others floating in mid-air.

This digging lasted for three days.

"Boom!"

The ground exploded, revealing a deep, dark hole beneath.

"There’s a big hole below, and it’s too deep to see clearly..."

The people from the sky, including the Crimson Dragon King, floated down, their faces showing hints of joy.

"It’s indeed here!"

The Crimson Dragon King and the others stood by the hole but didn’t descend rashly.

"Send a team down to explore," they ordered.

A group of mining cultivators was pulled over, flying down into the darkness below in utter horror.

They had no choice.

If they didn’t go down, they would die.

Not long after the cultivators descended, terrified screams echoed from the depths of the hole, which then quickly fell silent.

Lilianna Norman frowned tightly. "What’s down there?"

The Crimson Dragon King’s eyes shone with excitement. "Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers! They must be the Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers guarding this place."

Curious, Lilianna Norman asked, "What are Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers?"

The Crimson Dragon King explained, "They are a special kind of Refinement from ancient times, turning cultivators into Undying Ghosts. Their bodies are constructed from Xuan Yin energy. As long as the Xuan Yin energy doesn’t disperse, they will live forever."

Surprised, Lilianna Norman asked, "Immortal? Doesn’t that mean they’ve become Immortals?"

The Crimson Dragon King shook his head, "Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers, however, have been stripped of most of their consciousness. They mechanically serve as guards, without fear, fighting until death. Ancient powers often created Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers to protect their own or important people’s tombs."

Lilianna Norman nodded, "So they are the guards protecting the tomb of the Demon Ancestor?"

"Yes."

The Crimson Dragon King replied, "Successfully refined Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers are more powerful than they were in life, attacking any living thing that approaches. The Demon Ancestor was a formidable power; the Xuan Yin Ghost Soldiers he created must be extremely strong. Even I might not have it easy if I went myself."

Concerned, Lilianna Norman asked, "Is the Death Spirit Bead for dealing with them?"

"Correct!"

The Crimson Dragon King said, "The Death Spirit Bead emits an aura of death, enveloping a ten-meter radius. The deathly energy can conceal all signs of life. As long as we stay within the Death Spirit Bead’s range and have someone distract them, we can sneak in quietly."

After a pause, the Crimson Dragon King turned and ordered, "Send another team down ahead to scout for us. We’ll follow behind!"

The Supervisor looked around and pointed at Carson Flores and the others. "You, go down and scout the way for our esteemed guests!"