Tiger River Town
From afar, the town could be seen. Green tiles, mud bricks, and cobblestone roads snaked into the town. The houses were so densely packed that it was almost airtight. The shops were all closed and nobody knew if there was anyone inside.
"Go!" The ground suddenly shook. A group of demon soldiers rode horses towards the town. These horses were all stained with demonic energy. Their eyes were bloodshot and their teeth were sharp. Scales grew on their bodies and they were extremely violent.
"There's a town in front. Kill your way in. There's food inside." One of the demon soldiers spoke as he whipped his horse. The horse galloped and turned into a gust of wind as it charged into the town.
"Roar, there's no one here."
"There's no one here either."
"There's one in this courtyard." The demon soldier was extremely sensitive to humans. His eyes were bloodshot as he pulled an old man out of the courtyard. His body was trembling as he resisted the urge to tear the old man apart. He then shouted, "Where are all of you?"
"They're all gone. The Imperial Court has ordered everyone to evacuate. The mansion is too big and there are some things that we can't bring with us. Master ordered me to stay behind." The old man's expression was calm, "But if I were to die, Master said that he would give my son twenty acres of land. I thought about it and decided to risk my life."
Looking at the old man's calm expression, the demon soldier was enraged. He used his claws and pierced through the old man's chest. He then dug out his heart and ate it, "Damn it, there's no food again."
"Roar, roar, roar!" The demon soldier managed to eat it. However, not many of the demons were satisfied. The town was empty. Only a few demons refused to listen to the government's orders and refused to move.
The demon soldiers and demon horses were hungry. They gathered together and roared in a low voice, filled with impatience and anger.
"Dong, dong, dong!"
The ground started shaking. The demon soldier raised his head and looked around cautiously. At this point, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from outside the town.
"Kill, kill your way in." The sound of hooves was as fast as thunder. It came from afar and kicked up a cloud of dust, revealing thousands of cavalrymen. They were all dressed in armor. With the help of Dao techniques, their bodies were glowing.
They charged into the long street and did not slow down. Instead, they sped up and shot an arrow towards the demon soldiers.
"Pu pu pu!" Under the rain of arrows, several demon soldiers were nailed to the ground.
"Roar!" The Demon Soldiers were fearless. They followed the Demon General's orders and charged forward.
"Kill!" In an instant, the sounds of killing rang out everywhere. The cavalry and the demon soldiers began to fight fiercely. Strictly speaking, the demon soldiers were more tenacious, but as the cavalry charged forward, they killed their way through.
There were another five hundred of them. Pei Zi Yun's expression was calm and collected as he observed the situation. He then said, "There's only five hundred demon soldiers left, and they're about to be wiped out."
A moment later, someone reported, "Most of them have been annihilated. Only a few are resisting at the stronghold!"
"Where are you trapped?"
"They're trapped at the end of the town. There's a Daemon General inside. Over a hundred Daemon Soldiers have occupied the terrain and are resisting stubbornly. However, we just need to wait for a moment. After we lose some people, we can attack."
Pei Zi Yun frowned, "Lead the way."
"Yes!"
Pei Zi Yun sprinted over and saw a fortress. Inside, there was a Demon General leading over a hundred Demon soldiers defending the fortress. Cavalry soldiers were not good at attacking fortresses, and were repelled every time they got close.
"Let me!" Pei Zi Yun pulled out his halberd.
"True Sovereign, how could I dare you to make a move?" A soldier stopped him. Pei Zi Yun laughed, "Speed is the most important thing in war. Someone has taken the bait. I have to eat him up as soon as possible."
As he said this, he leapt forward.
There were two Daemon Soldiers blocking the entrance of the fortress. The moment Pei Zi Yun leapt forward, several Daemon Soldiers attacked him from all angles.
"Pu!" The long halberd pierced forward, and a cold light shone from it. The Daemon Soldiers had sharp senses, and could sense that something was amiss. They immediately retreated. However, Pei Zi Yun's halberd flashed once, and in an instant, fresh blood spurted out. The two Daemon Soldiers fell to the ground, and were almost sliced in half. Even if they were Daemon Soldiers, they would not be able to survive such a blow.
"Kill!" In the next second, the Daemon Soldiers did not retreat. Instead, they charged forward, flanking Pei Zi Yun from the left and right.
"Hm! You're courting death! " With a wave of his halberd, blood splattered everywhere. The Daemon Soldiers who were charging towards him did not even have time to react. Their eyes widened in disbelief as they fell to the ground.
Following this, Pei Zi Yun charged forward. As he did so, the tip of his halberd pierced through the throat of a Daemon Soldier. Blood splattered everywhere, and a wound was left on the Daemon Soldier's neck.
"Kill!" Three Daemon Soldiers surrounded him, and their spears pierced forward and backward. Pei Zi Yun only had to point his spear slightly, and a weak yet terrifying force flowed through the spear.
"Hua" The two Daemon Soldiers were stunned, and spat out a mouthful of blood before falling to the ground.
Pei Zi Yun knew that their internal organs had been destroyed. Without hesitation, he charged into the enemy's formation.
Thousands of Daemon Soldiers looked on in disbelief as Pei Zi Yun charged into the enemy's formation. He and his halberd did not cover the entire area. Instead, every movement he made, every shadow of his halberd was accompanied by a spray of fresh blood, and a life. Wherever he passed, the Daemon Soldiers were reduced in numbers.
"Is this the True Sovereign's martial arts?"
"His skills are as good as the Dao." Pei Zi Yun was not in a hurry, and the Daemon Soldiers fell to the ground one by one. Every three steps he took, he killed a Daemon Soldier. Tens of Daemon Soldiers were wiped out in no time at all.
As he stepped into the inner area of the stronghold, Pei Zi Yun's eyes lit up.
"You're here, True Sovereign Pei. I've long heard of your name. Tens of Daemon Soldiers couldn't even touch a single trace of you, and were wiped out by you."
Pei Zi Yun swept his gaze across the area. There wasn't just one Daemon Soldier, but three of them. They stared at Pei Zi Yun and shouted, "Demon Transformation!"
Following their angry roars, the Daemon Soldier became twice his size. Just as Pei Zi Yun was about to make his move, the Daemon Soldier turned around and slammed into the walls of the stronghold.
"Dong!" The stronghold was made of bluestone. When the Daemon Soldier slammed into the wall, it started to shake, as though it was about to collapse.
"Pei Zi Yun, although we're not your match even if we join forces, we can still injure you."
The stronghold shook, and the bluestone crumbled. Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly, "Dao Arts are not something you Daemon Soldiers can comprehend."
Pei Zi Yun pressed himself against the stone wall, "Sand Transformation!"
The stone wall instantly turned into sand, and a hole appeared. The Daemon Soldiers were shocked as they looked at each other. They then shouted out loud and pounced forward like beasts.
"All of you, die!" Pei Zi Yun laughed as he slashed down with his halberd.
"Keng, keng, keng!"
The halberd collided with the halberd three times, and the three Daemon Soldiers spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Their weapons were knocked away, revealing their weaknesses.
"No …."
The Daemon Soldier's halberd slashed across the ground, and a cold light flashed. In an instant, two of the Daemon Soldiers were sliced in half, as fresh blood spurted out.
One of the Daemon Soldiers had the highest level of martial arts, and was the fastest to react. Although he was struck, he didn't die immediately. He fell to the ground and laughed, "You've fallen into our trap. Pei Zi Yun, as long as we can hold you back, we can kill you."
As he spoke, a dull thud could be heard from afar.
The sky started to darken. Pei Zi Yun wiped the blood off the corpse and said, "Is that so? As for who fell into our trap, there's no need for you to know. "
When the Daemon Soldier heard this, his eyes widened in disbelief. He then pointed a finger at Pei Zi Yun.
"Pu!" Fresh blood spurted out from his forehead, and a hole appeared on his forehead. His demonic spirit appeared and was about to escape when it disappeared.
"True Sovereign, it's not good. Our scouts have reported that there are four groups of demon soldiers surrounding us. They're less than fifty kilometers away from us. There are at least a few thousand of them. Once we're surrounded, we'll be in grave danger. It'll be hard for us to escape." The moment Pei Zi Yun stepped out of the fortress, the Lieutenant reported.
Pei Zi Yun noticed that there were no traces of blood on his body, and was shocked. The Daemon Soldiers were extremely ferocious. For a True Sovereign to kill more than ten of them, and yet not a single drop of blood was on his body.
"The Daemon Soldiers have quick reflexes." Pei Zi Yun heard this and cleared his throat, "Listen to my command, we're to move west towards Calm Lake Mountain."
"Yes." The officer acknowledged. At this point, Pei Zi Yun raised his head and looked into the distance. The Demonic Qi was extremely dense and dense. It shot up into the sky and caused the skies to change. Dark clouds covered the sky and covered the entire sky.
Pei Zi Yun could clearly feel the killing intent directed at him. He then laughed, "Let's go!"
Following his command, a thousand cavalrymen rushed out. Although it was drizzling, they moved like the wind towards Calm Lake Mountain. Calm Lake Mountain wasn't far, and was only about ten kilometers away.
When they arrived, they saw that the mountain had already been fortified with fences and stone walls. Inside, there were many armored soldiers. One look and one could tell that there were at least five to six thousand of them.
A military officer stepped forward. He was a middle-aged man, and had a cold demeanor. He bowed to Pei Zi Yun, "General Luo Yin Tai pays his respects to the True Sovereign. The things you've asked for have already been prepared."
"Very good!" Pei Zi Yun acknowledged. The Lieutenant's eyes lit up, "True Sovereign, the Daemon Soldiers are attacking. You've already set up a trap?"
"It's better to be safe than sorry."
Pei Zi Yun replied plainly, "It's better to join forces than to split up. The biggest problem with the Daemon Soldiers is that the Daemon Soldiers are attacking from all directions. It's too damaging to the citizens."
"If there's no ambush, we'll just take out a small group of Daemon Soldiers. If there's an ambush, we'll have seven thousand Daemon Soldiers. We've also prepared all sorts of weapons. Not only can we defend against the main force of the Daemon Soldiers, we can also use this as bait to lure the Daemon Soldiers to surround us."
"We only need to hold on for three days to annihilate the Demon Army. However, I have accumulated seven days' worth of food and water here, as well as the city walls. I have even made gunpowder and kerosene."
"Look at this mountain. Although it's not very tall, isn't it easy to defend and hard to attack?" Pei Zi Yun pointed as he spoke. Under the pitter-patter of rain, the mountain wasn't very tall, but it was extremely steep and dangerous. The officer smiled and said, "So True Sovereign had planned this all along. The enemy wanted to lure us out of our lair and kill us all. We'll enter this mountain and delay them. When the time comes, they'll surround us and kill all the demons."
As he spoke, someone passed down the order. As soon as the order was passed down, the soldiers' morale was boosted. They were all smiles, "Once we win this battle, we can annihilate the Daemon Soldiers and restore peace."
"Quick, maintain communication with the Daemon Soldiers."
"If there's any interference, send out pigeons immediately."
Communication using Dao Arts would be affected by the Qi of the Daemon Soldiers. Hence, even if the Daemon Soldiers wanted to communicate with each other, they had to be located ten miles away from the Daemon Soldiers. Hence, they had to prepare pigeons as well.
The Dao Officer's spirits were lifted as he continued to communicate with the Daemon Soldiers, preventing them from being isolated. The rest of the soldiers were mobilized as well. Although there were already stone walls in place, they dug trenches and laid traps. There were even some who were adjusting their stone throwers.
Pei Zi Yun could see that the Daemon Soldiers were getting closer and closer. Similarly, the Daemon Soldiers were moving nearer and nearer to the Daemon Soldiers. The Daemon Soldiers were also moving nearer and nearer to the Daemon Soldiers.
Pei Zi Yun could feel a strong killing intent emanating from the Daemon Soldiers. Although the Daemon Soldiers realized that Pei Zi Yun had retreated to the Daemon Soldiers' base, and that there were seven thousand of them instead of one thousand five hundred, they still pressed forward.
"Is the final battle about to begin? That's right. Even if they don't kill me, they'll still be dragged down by me. They might as well fight me now. "
"My original plan was that with the Daemon Soldiers' support, I would definitely win. However, will the Daemon Soldiers really come?" Pei Zi Yun thought to this point and did not speak. He then sighed.
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