Chapter 1272: High-End Infiltration

Chapter 1272: High-End Infiltration

This is a common tactic of the Handa Alliance.

When encountering a powerful demon, they first attempt to persuade them to surrender verbally. If that fails, they employ devious methods to capture them, then brainwash them with dark techniques, transforming them into their subservients who might even give up their lives for the Alliance.

Lin Nuo finds himself in such a predicament; they won’t kill him until they have exhausted all his value.

The expansion of the Handa Alliance is largely due to such tactics—recruiting various strong fighters for their own use, whether they like it or not. Once they have acquired Lin Nuo, they believe they have gained a significant advantage, feeling that no one in the Demon Realm can oppose them, and the Sacred Realm will also face difficulties.

Of course, Han Lu needs to test whether this young man can truly be controlled. They can’t tolerate any rebellious demon.

“Come, take him for a trial.”

Han Lu ordered his subordinates, who then took Lin Nuo to the testing ground.

“Bring out the demon beasts of all levels and monitor his condition closely.”

Han Lu returned to the viewing area, eager to witness this glorious moment.

Lin Nuo stood at one side of the testing ground, his expression vacant, truly resembling a puppet, obediently following the Handa Alliance’s commands.

Now he was to face various levels of demon beasts, all trained within the Alliance. Starting from the weakest and gradually increasing the challenge, Lin Nuo felt no pressure at all; even the highest-level demon beasts could be easily defeated.

“Good, good, very good.”

Han Lu was extremely satisfied, and the demon master’s real-time monitoring confirmed that Lin Nuo’s condition was remarkably stable—more stable even than that of the demon woman, Ling Meng, with not a hint of rebellion.

“I can’t wait to present him to the Lord. With Lin Nuo, our Handa Alliance is like a tiger with wings, making the Sacred Realm insignificant.”

Han Lu thought, confident with two excellent fighters under his command, they would be unstoppable.

At that moment, Lin Nuo stood in the middle of the testing ground, gazing at the corpses of demon beasts lying on the ground.

His eyes were dull, devoid of emotion; on the surface, it seemed he was indeed under control.

However…

Little did Han Lu know that Lin Nuo’s true consciousness was still present, completely unconfined. The one controlling the body was a different consciousness—the consciousness of a slave—but his true consciousness was merely watching all of this.

In other words, while the actions he was taking were due to the slave consciousness, his true consciousness could reclaim control of the body at any time.

This was the high realm of infiltration; from the outside, he appeared fully controlled, so all actions were genuine, yet reclaiming his body was an ever-possible act.

Thus, he had a complete opportunity to infiltrate the Handa Alliance, without any concern of being discovered. He was a puppet, but indeed one that could bite back at any moment.

“Let’s go, take him away. Tomorrow, I will report to the Lord.”

Han Lu chuckled while stroking his beard, and Lin Nuo seamlessly entered the ranks of the Handa Alliance.

Of course, he hoped they wouldn’t rush him into battle and send him to his death just yet.

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Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue activated the teleportation array and arrived in an unfamiliar place.

This place resembled the human realm in some aspects, but there were noticeable differences. The spiritual energy here was much denser, making every step feel as though they had entered a divine mountain.

“Where is this? Would my senior brother be in a place like this?” Su Kexin asked.

“Not sure,”

Luo Xiaoxue shook her head, scanning the area and noticing people were hurrying by, as if something significant was afoot.

“Let’s ask someone first; at least we need to confirm where we are.”

Luo Xiaoxue and Su Kexin approached a passerby to inquire. Upon seeing them, the person responded cautiously:

“You ladies aren’t locals, are you?”

“We aren’t from here and got lost, stumbling into this place. May I ask what this place is?” Luo Xiaoxue inquired.

“This is Light Spirit Town. Sigh, you’d better leave quickly. The Handa Alliance is about to strike here; this place probably won’t be safe.”

“Handa Alliance? Have we arrived in the Demon Realm?”

Su Kexin became excited, thinking they might find Lin Nuo now that they were in the Demon Realm.

“Demon Realm? Young lady, you aren’t from the Demon Realm, are you?!”

The passerby became immediately cautious, though upon assessing Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue’s aura, they didn’t seem like demons.

“Ah? No, we’re…”

“We aren’t from the Demon Realm! Look, we don’t look like demons at all.”

Luo Xiaoxue quickly intervened before Su Kexin could inadvertently reveal too much, fearful that she’d expose their origins.

She had a hunch; perhaps this place was part of the Sacred Realm.

Yes, because she felt an unparalleled comfort in her body, as if she was meant to be here.

Perhaps they had truly arrived in the Sacred Realm.

“That makes sense. If you were demons, you’d likely be captured by now. Those demons from the Demon Realm have become bold enough to target our Sacred Realm. Sigh, even without the demons, the Handa Alliance has created complete chaos here. You should leave quickly and go to another place; I need to get back and pack before I leave.”

With that, the passerby hurried away. Everyone around was in a rush, while the two girls appeared almost like lost wanderers.

“We’re in the Sacred Realm… How do we find our senior brother? Would he really be in a place like this? How do we go back?”

Su Kexin’s head was spinning; she had come here full of enthusiasm but now had no clue what to do.

“If we are in the Sacred Realm, we might ultimately have to face off against our senior brother. We might end up fighting each other! No, I don’t want to fight my senior brother!”

“Neither do I! But don’t worry; if we can get to the Sacred Realm, there must be a way to get to the Demon Realm. We just need to figure it out.”

Luo Xiaoxue appeared more composed than Su Kexin, but it would be impossible not to feel anxious; they had finally made it through only to end up in the Sacred Realm.

Could they perhaps use their abilities to cross back again?

They attempted it again, but there was no response, unable to return.

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Inside the Handa Alliance, Lin Nuo observed his surroundings, realizing it was filled with traps; even a small cockroach would get crushed.

Yet, he could roam freely, thanks to the Alliance’s misplaced confidence in their dark powers, believing they had total control over him; they were unaware that his true consciousness was still intact.

However, he couldn’t act freely, as it was his puppet consciousness controlling him at the moment, obeying all orders from the Handa Alliance. His true consciousness couldn’t simply reclaim control without raising suspicion.

Thus, his view of the world was limited, and for the past few days, he had been on standby without being sent out to fight. The leaders of the Handa Alliance seemed to be plotting something significant.

They might be planning to sever ties with the Sacred Realm.

He was quite worried about Qin Shili and the others; after all, he had no idea how long his infiltration would take, and they might think he had perished.