Chapter 200

Chapter 200: Passing By

Willow River Fort was an ordinary village fort in Wu State and had over 6000 villagers living in it . The fort was squarish in shape, with many dwellings inside . It was like an extremely large ant nest with many mechanisms and tunnels hidden down below! It would be very difficult for ordinary demons to attack it . Even if they breached the fort, it would be equally difficult to breach the individual tunnels .

“Lord Qian . ”

“Lord Qian, good morning . ”

“Greetings, Lord Qian . ”

Qian Mo came to the market in the middle of the fort . He could see the sky here; the sun shone brightly . Therefore, the villagers were usually happy to come to the market . Merchants and hawkers in the fort gathered here .

The villagers addressed him respectfully as “Lord Qian” because the villagers knew that the Imperial Court had arranged for soldiers to be stationed at the fort . Lord Qian was the leader of those soldiers, so even the village chief had to be extremely respectful towards him .

“Lord Qian . ” Barefoot children stopped laughing and running to greet him .

“Hong, here are some meat buns for you . ” Qian Mo handed three meat buns wrapped in lotus leaves to him . He had already eaten two meat buns .

The child was gluttonous, but he was somewhat embarrassed to receive the meat buns .

“Have some . ” Qian Mo placed the meat buns in the child’s arms . He had given pointers to youths after living in the fort for a while now . He liked the very outstanding ones .

“Thank you, Lord Qian . ” Hong thanked him happily .

“Move along . ” Qian Mo waved his hand and continued to window shop .

Earth Net was everywhere across the world . Many conscripted soldiers patrolled several areas, and many village forts had become intelligence nodes . Qian Mo was an Indestructible Godfiend . He managed the intelligence network of several county cities and lived in Willow River Fort .

“Oh?” Qian Mo suddenly sensed a surge of demonic energy outside the fort . Furthermore, the demonic aura was heading straight for Willow River Fort . This caused his expression to change as he quickly rushed to the top of the fort .

Clang! Clang! Clang! Several bells sounded hurriedly .

In the fort, the relaxed villagers’ faces changed . They quickly rushed towards a nearby tunnel with their children .

Boom!

With a loud bang, a 20-foot-tall cyan-robed demon monarch appeared above the fort . A terrifying demonic aura emanated from it . His trotter suddenly descended, causing a roof to collapse with a loud thud as he stared down at the fort .

Whoosh . Whoosh .

Another two figures appeared above the fort . One a 50-foot-tall bear demon monarch, and the other a rat demon monarch—roughly the size of a human child .

Demon Monarch Bear’s body was covered with thick gray fur . He was nearly half the height of the entire fort . He dropped down to the fort . After it landed, he struck out in all directions . The huge fort trembled, and many places turned to rubble .

After destroying the buildings above, the demon monarchs could slaughter the mortals hidden in the tunnels below .

Demon Monarchs . Qian Mo restrained his aura and approached the top of the fort . He didn’t care about the collapse of many buildings around him . He easily withstood the collapse with his body without releasing his Quintessential Essence .

I’ll kill one with a sneak attack first . I’ll then have the confidence to kill the other two demon monarchs single-handedly . Qian Mo stared at the rat demon monarch . The cyan-robed demon monarch had hints of being the leader . The bear demon monarch had coarse skin and thick flesh, so it was clear that he would not be easily killed . The rat demon monarch’s body looked the weakest .

Swoosh .

When Demon Monarch Bear destroyed the massive fort, Qian Mo took the opportunity to charge out .

Oh? Demon Monarch Rat immediately turned his head and saw two saber beams flying at him . Demon Monarch Rat didn’t dare take the attack head-on . With swift movements, he dodged the saber beams like a ghost .

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft…

After more than ten consecutive strikes, Qian Mo cast a forbidden Godfiend spell and continued to execute his killer moves . However, Demon Monarch Rat only focused on escaping and was only hit by one strike . A demon monarch’s body was ultimately resilient—no matter the race—and the strike only left a wound on its back . It didn’t injure the demon monarch much .

“There’s a Godfiend!” shouted Demon Monarch Rat .

“A Godfiend?” Alarmed, the cyan-robed demon monarch and the bear demon monarch rushed over .

This rat demon monarch’s movement technique is too exquisite . I managed to injure it, but I failed to kill it . Qian Mo immediately knew that something was amiss, but the cyan-robed demon monarch and bear demon monarch had already surrounded him .

“Die Godfiend!” Demon Monarch Bear’s voice boomed like thunder . He struck out with his gigantic bear paw, producing a wind that distorted the surrounding area .

Qian Mo’s figure flashed as he dodged the terrifying bear paw . However, the cyan-robed demon monarch and the rat demon monarch had already reached him . The cyan-robed demon monarch’s sharp claws swiped at Qian Mo’s head .

Qian Mo used his two sabers to fight three demon monarchs alone . After struggling in battle for a while, Qian Mo felt that something was still amiss . He wasn’t afraid of the three second Firmament demon monarchs in a one-on-one fight . However, when the three of them worked together, it became difficult for him to fight them .

The rat demon monarch moved like a ghost . The bear demon monarch was domineering as he savagely attacked . The cyan-robed demon monarch’s attacks were sinister and difficult to deal with . When the three demon monarchs worked together, he could no longer fend them off with his two sabers . He felt like he was dancing on the edge of a blade . A single mistake would lead to him being torn apart by the three demon monarchs .

Run! Qian Mo leaped away .

Mmm? The three demon monarchs wanted to stop Qian Mo, but they realized that he was extremely fast .

“This Godfiend is quite fast . ” Demon Monarch Bear was the clumsiest . Although Demon Monarch Rat was agile, its speed was incomparable to Qian Mo . Only the cyan-robed demon monarch could catch up to him . However, Qian Mo could fight a one-on-one battle while fleeing . The cyan-robed demon monarch was unable to stop him .

“Let’s kill the mortals!” The cyan-robed demon monarch roared angrily . “Since the Godfiend has fled, kill all the mortals here . ”

“Kill the mortals and force him out,” shouted Demon Monarch Rat .

Boom!

Demon Monarch Bear had already taken action . He destroyed the ground in no time . With his surging demonic energy, he easily discovered a nearby tunnel . His paws peeled the ceiling to the tunnel open and revealed the dozens of terrified villagers inside .

“Die . ” Demon Monarch Bear immediately grabbed the dozen-plus villagers with his paws and jumped up . He then tore through a roof and flung the villagers away with a mighty swing . This killed all the villagers he had been holding . Blood splattered everywhere .

“Kill all the mortals here . ” The cyan-robed demon monarch’s roar echoed throughout the fort .

About half a kilometer away, Qian Mo silently watched the villagers being thrown into the air by Demon Monarch Bear . He watched the three demon monarchs continue their destruction of the fort .

“I really can’t bear to see this any longer,” Qian Mo muttered to himself softly . He laughed self-deprecatingly and transformed into a blur as he headed for the village fort .

Humans were only humans because their emotions influenced them . Godfiends were also humans! Demon monarchs often slaughtered mortals to force Godfiends to appear . Some Godfiends knew that they couldn’t defeat the enemy, so they would sacrifice a large number of mortals to escape .

However, some Godfiends were willing to risk their lives for mortals!

“He’s here . ” The three demon monarchs at Willow River Fort revealed ugly smiles .

Qian Mo’s eyes were filled with madness . Since he had decided to return to Willow River Fort, he wanted the 6000 villagers in Willow River Fort to survive . I’ve already requested for help from Archean Mountain . I hope that reinforcements will come in time!

“Continue slaughtering the mortals . ” The cyan-robed demon monarch remained extremely calm as he sent a voice transmission . “Let this Godfiend go crazy and lose his calm . We’ll be able to kill him faster once he’s lost his calm . ”

“Alright . ” Demon Monarch Bear destroyed the resilient fort castle with his immense strength . With a wave of his paws, he stirred up demonic winds that tore huge rifts in the ground . These reached the deep tunnels directly .

Qian Mo—who had transformed into a blur—had already rushed into the fort . The three demon monarchs immediately surrounded him .

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At this moment, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were traveling at lightning speed .