The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289 - A Fortuitous Change of Host

Xiao Huo roared in desperation, "Impossible! Stop talking nonsense! Put Yan'er down, he's just a child!"

Lie Yong laughed uproariously, "A child? 'The fault of the son is the teaching of the father!' I will kill him, and then I will kill you!"

With that, his knife swept across swiftly.

In an instant, fresh blood spurted from Xiao Yan's neck as he collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Huo frantically tried to piece together his grandson's head and body. But the two Fire Ants had already charged, one from each side.

With a crunching sound, Xiao Huo was killed on the spot. Lie Hei and Shi Wu stepped forward, laughing heartily.

"Well done! Now, the Fire Ant Tribe will be ours!"

Lie Yong managed a strained smile, turned around, and said with a complex expression, "Father, you never told me about your dealings with the Rock Ant Tribe."

Lie Hei sighed deeply, "Such matters couldn't be shared with you—I feared you might leak them. Now, with Lie Xiu dead, we can easily pin everything on Xiao Huo. Just say that he, unable to become patriarch for so long, harbored thoughts of assassinating Lie Xiu. You, Lie Yong, discovered this and heroically struck down Xiao Huo, alas, too late to save the patriarch."

Shi Wu smirked slightly, "A clever plan indeed!"

Lie Yong nodded, then suddenly said, "I think adding another corpse might make the story even more believable."

No sooner had he spoken than his two Fire Ants unexpectedly lunged at the unguarded Shi Wu!

Shi Wu, shocked and furious, desperately tried to summon his own Rock Ants.

But it was too late.

The sharp forelegs of the Fire Ants had already pierced his chest. The searing flames engulfed his body.

Shi Wu screamed in agony. Soon, there was no more sound from him.

The two Rock Ants, linked to his psyche, also screamed and fell motionless.

Lie Hei's eyes widened in shock, "Son! What... what have you done?!"

Lie Yong calmly replied, "Killed him, can't you see?"

Lie Hei, stomping in anger, exclaimed, "Of course, I know you killed Shi Wu, but why?!"

Lie Yong scoffed, "You didn't actually believe Shi Wu's nonsense, did you? The ambitions of the Rock Ant Tribe are clear to all the neighboring tribes. Now, with two Silver Insect Masters from our tribe dead, our strength is greatly diminished. It's likely that the Rock Ant Tribe might seize this opportunity to attack. Killing Shi Wu now weakens them a bit."

Lie Hei was startled, then enlightened.

"Son, you are the smarter one." He gave a thumbs up. "Let's clean up the battlefield and leave."

Lie Yong spoke evenly, "After we return, we'll say that Xiao Huo conspired with Shi Wu to assassinate Lie Xiu."

Lie Hei was effusive in his praise, "Very good! We'll do as you suggest."

While searching through Xiao Huo's clothes, Lie Yong suddenly felt something hard at his chest. He struggled to pull it out from between the layers of clothing. It was a shard of a mirror.

"Huh, what's this?"

Lie Yong couldn't help but be surprised.

What could be so important that Xiao Huo carried it on his person? Instinct told him this was no ordinary item. He immediately pocketed it.

He reclined on the bed, examining the shard closely, but could see nothing unusual about it. "Is it just my imagination? Is this merely an ordinary piece of mirror..." _{frёeωebɳovel.com}