The rain had stopped, but there was still fog floating around. The entire forest was hazy and faintly discernible. Groups of people were patrolling the area and were closing in.
"Quick, search ahead. The fog is rising. Everyone, be careful. Don't get ambushed if you are too far away." The ten-man squad leader looked around cautiously. The forest was damp, and there were dew droplets on the ground. He did not know why the fog would appear whenever it was mentioned. It was truly worrisome.
"Yes!" The soldiers' expressions were solemn as they responded loudly. They were cautious and cautious. The swords on their waists were drawn and pushed aside the bushes.
"One step."
"Two steps."
They continued to move forward. At this moment, a pair of eyes could be seen piercing through the fog and staring at the soldier coldly.
The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and the voices were getting blurry. The ten-man squad leader felt that something was amiss, but he did not know why. The fog seemed to have a bewildering aura, causing one to feel a little confused.
A soldier was cautiously scouting and following behind. He could see the silhouette of the person in front. The silhouette of the person in front could still be seen, but it was getting blurry.
The soldier felt uneasy and shouted at the person in front, "Hey, Da Ping, don't you feel that something is amiss? This fog is too strange."
The soldier shouted, but the person in front was walking silently like a puppet. The soldier felt that something was amiss and chased after the person.
He stretched out his hand and was about to slap the person in front of him. Suddenly, there was a flash of a blade, and the person appeared in the fog with a cold glint. This soldier was an elite soldier who had been through hundreds of battles. His expression changed, and he slashed at the person. Halfway through, he felt a pain in his neck. Before he could even scream, his head fell off.
"Pu!" The headless corpse was splattered with fresh blood. The person in front of him felt that something was amiss. He turned around and saw a headless figure. His hair stood on end. "Ghost!"
As he shouted, he slashed at the headless corpse. He felt that something was amiss. Although the head was gone, why did the figure look like Zhang Laowu?
"Pu!" This person felt a pain in his chest. He lowered his head and saw the tip of the blade dripping with blood. The blade pierced through his back. When he turned around, he saw a pair of red eyes staring at him.
"Monster." The soldier wanted to shout, but his vision turned black and he lost consciousness.
The sound of a neck being slit could be heard in the fog. The corpse fell to the ground, and the two figures pounced on it. They were like harvesting chickens, killing them one by one.
The ten-man squad leader walked a few steps and felt that something was amiss. It was getting quieter. The sound of voices, footsteps, and breathing were all gone. The ten-man squad leader's expression changed, and he shouted, "Chen Da Ping, Li Laowu, Zhu Tou?"
Not a single person in the thick fog answered. The fog seemed to have become a beast that devoured life and flesh. Anyone who was separated from it disappeared.
"Demon. "Demon? Or a traitor? " There was, and.. and..................................... of......................
Along with the shout, a sword light flashed in the mist. Sergeant Ten, who had been prepared, blocked it with his sword.
Only to hear a "Dang" sound before he managed to block the attack. A flash of light flashed behind him as it pierced through his waist. Blood gushed out and the Blind Daoist's face appeared in front of Ten Inch Squad Leader. Another slash landed and Ten Inch Squad Leader's blood splattered everywhere.
The ten-man squad leader felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. He could feel a suction force coming from the underworld. At this moment, the Blind Daoist opened his mouth. His mouth was filled with malevolent and dense teeth. It was a frightening sight.
He sucked hard and sucked Ten Man's soul into his mouth.
The dense fog dissipated. Not only was the Blind Daoist's clothes torn, there were also traces of blood on his body. It was obvious that he had been injured during the chase and was now completely healed.
At this moment, someone shouted from afar, "Over here!"
"Let's go." Hearing the voice coming from afar, the Blind Daoist's face sank. He stepped onto the rocks and ran off into the distance. Just then, someone shouted, "Who's there?!"
Following that, the sound of a gong was heard, as well as an iron whistle, "The thief is here, quickly intercept him!"
Following that, a reply could be heard, "The thief is running towards the north, quickly intercept him!"
The group of people surrounded them once again. The two of them took huge strides as they ran. The trees in the forest provided shade for them. After running for a long time, the Blind Daoist finally stopped. His face was gloomy as he said, "We've tried twice and managed to escape. However, we were quickly caught up to each time."
"It's obvious that Pei Zi Yun has grasped hold of some of the secrets of our Demon race. If word of this were to spread, our Demon race would be doomed."
"Your Majesty is right. This is a huge calamity." The scholar's face was ashen as he bowed down, "I implore the Demon King to make a decision and get rid of this person!"
Hearing the scholar's words, the Blind Daoist waved his hand and had a serious expression on his face, "Don't worry. I am the Demon King, and the Demon race has always been on my side. Now, I have to be on the side of the Demon race. As long as I can kill Pei Zi Yun and prevent the secrets of the Demon race from being leaked, I am willing to pay any price."
When the scholar heard this, he calmed himself down and asked, "But how do we kill Pei Zi Yun? Do we transform him into a demon? "
As he spoke, he pointed at the gathering of wild beasts. These were the beasts that he had summoned earlier to break through the blockade. However, he didn't expect that Pei Zi Yun would continue to order the soldiers and Dao Officials to search for them. He didn't seem to care about the consumption of energy!
"These are all ordinary beasts. They alone won't be enough." The Blind Daoist watched on as he spoke out coldly, "If we want to kill him in one fell swoop, we have to activate the Thousand Demons Array. This time, I shall do it."
"What?" Hearing the Blind Daoist's words, the scholar's expression changed. He hurriedly replied, "Your majesty, we are under the pressure of this world. We don't have enough power and we can't use it."
"Hm, under normal circumstances, that wouldn't work." The Blind Daoist cleared his throat, "But I have another way. That is to use blood sacrifices and borrow strength."
"Blood sacrifice?" The scholar listened and pondered for a moment. He immediately understood. "All the animals within a hundred miles? This is barely enough, but who can we borrow strength from? "
The number of people who had contributed to this wasn't small. In fact, there were only a few of them. He paused, "Could it be King Lu? It's just that if we weren't forced by the Draconic Qi, how could we have ended up like this? "
"Besides, if we retract our demonic energy, it would ruin the entire situation. It would be hard to reconcile with him."
The Blind Daoist laughed, "Times have changed. Although we're surrounded and unable to leave this mountainous region, we don't have much contact with the outside world."
"But we've been under King Lu's control for a long time. Hence, we can see the general situation now."
"King Lu's uprising has been going on for less than a year now. His foundations were weak and he needed time to solidify them. He relied on the support of the army. After the last battle, King Lu lost his main force. His army was like a landslide. All the prefectures sent their troops out, and all the counties surrendered to the Imperial Court."
"That's not all. King Lu is surrounded by black Qi. I'm afraid some of the generals have noticed that things aren't going well and are trying to capture him."
"At this point, King Lu has no other choice. He will agree to our conditions. Because apart from this, he has no other choice."
When the scholar heard this, he paused before speaking out, "Your majesty, your plan should work. However, we don't have the eye of the array. The last time we were in the underworld, we used the Imperial Qi to activate the reincarnation platform. But now …"
"Haha!" When the Blind Daoist heard this, he laughed out. He then continued, "As for the eye of the array, I can activate it myself."
"What?" The scholar's face turned pale, "Your majesty, you can't. If you become the eye of the array, you have to bear the brunt of the backlash. If you're not careful, you'll fall to the brink of death!"
"There's no need to persuade me. I've presided over the evolution of the Demon race. Now that we've suffered such heavy losses, I have to take responsibility. Besides, this is for the sake of the Demon race. The Demon Emperor has thirty-six Primordial Spirits. Even if I fall, when the Demon race takes over this world, I will be revived. You don't have to be sad."
"Your majesty." When the scholar heard the Demon Emperor speak this way, tears rolled down his face. The Blind Daoist was calm and collected. He looked at the beasts gathering around him and said, "Let the beasts resist for a while. Their sacrifice will become a blood sacrifice, and we can accumulate resources!"
The Blind Daoist sat down, his aura changed drastically. His entire person seemed to have transformed into a three-faced giant. His body was glowing with a metallic glow. His demonic shadow flickered, and the demonic energy in the air gathered around him. His body emitted a thick aura. The demonic energy permeated the air, and the beasts around him grew in size. Their eyes were red.
"We've discovered the traitors over here." At this point, a loud voice shouted out. Looking over, one could see two people sitting there. Around them were countless beasts. Wolves, tigers, leopards, lions, snakes, and even monkeys were present. Seeing this, one couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end. His face changed, "There are so many beasts gathered here. These Demons can indeed control these beasts."
"Quick, send out the signal."
"Whoosh" Following the command, a firework was shot up into the sky, exploding in mid air. When the people in the distance saw the firework, they shouted out, "We've found the traitors. Let's kill them!"
The first to arrive was a squad of soldiers. The captain glanced at them, "It's a demon. Shoot!"
Without hesitation, the soldiers shouted out, and tens of arrows were shot out. However, this was a forest, and there were all sorts of trees blocking the way. Only a few arrows managed to hit the beasts.
From the side, several wolves and lions dashed out. What was even more terrifying was that the snakes that had just woken up in spring were crawling out of the ground.
"Demon, it's a demon." Truthfully speaking, although there were legends of demons in this world, no one had ever seen a real demon. At this point, the snakes and wolves were organized like humans, and were charging towards them without fear of death. Seeing this for the first time, everyone's face changed. One of the bailiffs screamed out. Without thinking, he turned around and tried to escape.
However, he had only taken a few steps when he saw the flash of a blade.
"Pu!" The bailiffs fell to the ground, his body twitching uncontrollably as blood spurted out from his wounds.
The captain's face was gloomy as he raised his blood-stained blade, "Deserters, die!"
"Supervise the battle. Whoever dares to destroy the morale of the troops, whoever dares to escape shall be killed without mercy. This is just a demonic technique used by the traitors. No matter how strong these demons are, they should be killed with a single slash."
After raising the morale of the troops, Zheng Zhengyuan came up as well. He looked at the situation and spoke to the captain, "I'm a Daoist, and I've always thought that demons were strange. But now, even if they're not, they're not far from it."
"What do we do? Is this the work of a sorcerer? " The captain had shouted out earlier to supervise the battle. At this point, his eyes were fixed on the beasts and snakes, and his face was pale as he asked softly.
"It's a demonic technique, but I've made arrangements." Li Zhengyuan turned around and ordered, "Quick, order the people behind to bring oil and crossbows here."
He then laughed coldly, "Even if it's a demon, so what? If it wasn't for the fact that it's raining in spring, and the trees are moist, we would've burned them all down."
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