Great Demon Sun Wukong-Chapter 288 - 277 Wan Jun’s Decision

The situation before my eyes was simply unfathomable. While fighting with two people who looked exactly like myself, Wan Jun was rapidly contemplating. Although the scene was difficult to understand, there was undoubtedly a special reason for it. Otherwise, these people wouldn’t have appeared out of nowhere, looking exactly like us.

As both sides engaged in tentative combat, they had almost figured each other out. In fact, there wasn’t much to discern, except that during the initial encounter, two people even deliberately allowed their opponent’s attacks to hit them in order to confirm whether what they were seeing was real or illusionary.

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After this probing, everyone was taken aback. By then, they were able to feel that the other side was also probing! But before Wan Jun could open his mouth to inquire, one of the doppelgangers of Wan Jun suddenly asked, "Who exactly are you? Why have you taken on our appearance?" Find exclusive stories on novelbuddy

Upon hearing this, Wan Jun nearly choked. What was this situation? Why were they asking him who he was and why he had taken on their appearance? It was ridiculous—clearly, it was those ten inexplicably appearing individuals who had changed to look like themselves!

However, Wan Jun still didn’t get a chance to speak, because after the look-alike asked the question, he suddenly shouted, "Engage!" and then Wan Jun saw one of the ten people on the opposite side throw a pitch-black object. Before he could see what it was, the object had already landed on the ground and exploded. Following the object’s explosion, a large cloud of black smoke started to rise and rapidly spread out.

Wan Jun and the others barely had time to react before they were enveloped by the smoke. Initially, they thought it might be some kind of a poison or evil mist, but Wan Jun quickly realized it was just an ordinary Smoke Bomb. Then, with a swirl of Demonic Qi, Wan Jun dissipated the black smoke. However, as the smoke cleared and Wan Jun could see his surroundings, he was instantly stunned.

Originally, Wan Jun and the other four true selves had been standing together, with the ten suddenly appearing individuals opposite them. But as the smoke from the Smoke Bomb cleared, Wan Jun realized he was no longer in his original position, and the ten individuals before him had also changed into five people standing in a row, confronting each other to his left and right.

Suddenly, fifteen people had become five people per row, forming a triangle in a standoff. Looking at the scene before him, Wan Jun was at first puzzled about the purpose of the Smoke Bomb, but as he took a step forward, a flash of insight suddenly crossed his mind, and the step he had started to take was slowly retracted.

Because in that instant, he had suddenly thought of a very frightening possibility. However, he dared not confirm it, as it was only his speculation! Slowly turning his head, Wan Jun tried to act as nonchalant as possible and then began to scrutinize the four individuals on either side of him as if he had never seen them before.

"Number Two, Number Three? Are you alright? Not hurt, are you?" Wan Jun said, turning to the two on his left after not detecting anything unusual. The two of them clearly hadn’t thought as much as Wan Jun and were just watchfully staring at the two groups in front of them. When they heard Wan Jun’s question, one of them replied, "We’re fine. Really don’t know what they were trying to do with that Smoke Bomb!"

Wan Jun didn’t answer their question but instead turned to look at the two on the right, continuing to ask, "Number Four, Number Five, are you two alright? Any injuries?"

The two didn’t speak but shook their heads, signaling they were fine. After receiving their responses, Wan Jun’s eyebrows knotted together. It seemed like there were no abnormalities, but his instincts were telling him something was wrong. Leaving everything else aside, that Smoke Bomb couldn’t possibly have been thrown just to scare them.

Back when Wan Jun was still apprenticed to someone to learn swordsmanship, his master had told him that everything must have its own special reason, that nothing happens without cause, nor does it end without reason. He always remembered his master’s teachings. It was just unfortunate that his master had passed away.

So Wan Jun knew, even though he didn’t understand the method or means the other party had used to take on their appearances, they surely had some sort of purpose. Likewise, the Smoke Bomb just now definitely had a purpose, and his guess was likely the closest to that purpose.

Beyond this, Wan Jun’s innate sharp intuition also told him that something was definitely off! "Listen to me, I feel that something is not right. Let’s retreat for now, the enemy is too enigmatic. We’ll plan further actions later. Moreover, listen well, we five must retreat separately—don’t ask why. I have my plans. In any case, we’ll talk about it after we return to the Annihilation Palace!"

"Wan Jun, boss, why do we need to retreat? This isn’t like you at all. Since when does Wan Jun, the Demon Sword of the Annihilation Demon Nation, run away from an enemy?" The speaker was the one known as number three. And his words seemed to resonate, gaining the approval of the other three individuals.

The five of them had been teamed up for quite some time, and since forming their squad, they had been through countless battles, big and small. Whether against demonic beasts, opposing forces, or even internal strife within the Annihilation Demon Nation, Wan Jun had never once shown cowardice before a battle, no matter how powerful the enemy, or overwhelming their numbers. In his world, there seemed to be only fighting.

This was also one of the reasons why he had made a name for himself as the Demon Sword Wan Jun; he was the sharpest blade in the hands of the Domain Lord Mo Mietian of the Annihilation Demon Nation. But now, faced with a mere ten foes, and with five on his side, Wan Jun was actually planning to flee, and what’s more, he was ordering everyone to scatter and run separately!

How could such an order come from Wan Jun’s mouth? "Boss Wan Jun? What’s gotten into you? They are just ten people, what’s there to fear?"

"Yeah, boss Wan Jun, although they do seem a bit strange, there are only ten of them. If we charge together, wouldn’t it be like slicing through melons and vegetables? And, boss, think about it, if we can’t eliminate these ten now and they track us down to the Annihilation Palace, it could lead to big trouble later!"

The speaker was the always meticulous number five. Clearly, although number five hadn’t anticipated Wan Jun’s concerns, he had considered another possibility. Hearing number five’s words, Wan Jun felt a startle in his heart—yes, he had only felt there was a problem, but if they really ran away, it would not only raise suspicion among his own people but also, if things went as number five said, it would indeed be troublesome. A minor impact would be causing chaos in the Annihilation Palace, making it difficult for Lord Mo Wu to distinguish friend from foe, and more seriously, if someone took advantage of the chaos to infiltrate the Annihilation Palace and then sabotage the World Suppressing Stele, the consequences would be too much for Wan Jun alone to bear.

Although the rules of the Patrolling Celestial World trial stated that any force that breached the World Suppressing Stele would be eliminated, Wan Jun didn’t dare guarantee that the Stele was as indestructible as a true Heavenly Stele. If it were really shattered by someone, the outcome would likely be no different from being breached.

All of a sudden, Wan Jun’s mind was in turmoil, with various conjectures and thoughts causing him to waver. It seemed he was damned if he chose to fight, and damned if he chose to flee. If they fought, and his suspicions turned out to be true, they would suffer heavy casualties unprepared, or even face total annihilation. But if they fled...

However, reality did not allow Wan Jun any additional time to contemplate. While Wan Jun was still hesitating, two groups of the enemy suddenly charged together toward his side. Seeing their opponents directly engaging in attack, Wan Jun’s people immediately drew their weapons, ready to fight. When the two groups realized they shared the same goal, they were somewhat surprised.

But despite the surprise, at the call of the false Wan Jun leading them, they still charged straight toward the real Wan Jun’s location. "Boss Wan Jun, let’s fight, or it will be too late. Once the two enemy groups merge, they will flank us front and back, and it’ll be even worse then!"

Looking at the four brothers who had been through life and death with him, and then at the "friendlies" charging from both directions, Wan Jun clenched his teeth and shouted, "Attack!"

In that moment, Wan Jun had made a certain decision; it was a difficult one, but for the sake of the Annihilation Demon Nation, he had to do it. Anything that posed even the slightest threat to the Annihilation Demon Nation was something Wan Jun needed to eliminate. That was his mission, and now his only drive to survive.

Even if the cost might be great, Wan Jun knew his choice was the right one.

As the two forces charged, the three teams of fifteen were now embroiled in a chaotic battle!