Chapter 179: Blood Fiend Squad
Chapter 179: Blood Fiend Squad
Lu Hangzhi’s tribulation crossing and ascension had already been very sudden. To make matters worse, during the ascension, the Ascension Platform inexplicably exploded in a bizarre incident. This caused him to become separated from Situ Chuyun and stranded in the Green Maple Continent, a place where he was unfamiliar and knew no one. Oh no, he could not even spot a single person in this strange environment.
While feeling frustrated, Lu Hangzhi thought to himself, it was a good thing he was originally an outsider from another world. Otherwise, he would definitely have become depressed.
However, the most urgent matter at hand was to quickly find a human city, figure out a way to reach the Five Dragons Thirteen Peaks, and reunite with Situ Chuyun’s legion.
The Barbarian Continent could face the next attack from the Demonic God’s Son at any time. Time waited for no one!
Driven by this thought, the Demonic Tiger hurried along the entire journey, speeding forward at full pace.
The material plane density of the Green Maple Continent was much higher than that of the Barbarian Continent. The flow of time was slower here, and the land was even more vast.
After flying for several hours and covering thousands of miles, Lu Hangzhi surprisingly did not come across a single human city along the way. He almost thought he had been tricked by the Demonic Tiger and stranded on some uninhabited planet.
Just then.
The Demonic Tiger finally spotted a target.
Roar.
It let out a low growl:
“Master, I sense a human team ahead.”
“Oh?”
Lu Hangzhi immediately perked up: “After flying for so long, we’ve finally found living people?!”
“But this team is a bit strange.”
“What do you mean?”
“This human team conceals their aura very well, and they are moving quite fast. It’s just that their numbers are a bit… huge!”
“Are you saying it’s an army?”
“Doesn’t seem like it.”
The Demonic Tiger shook its head as it replied: “Flying Tiger once heard the elders in the clan mention that the Human Cultivators of the Green Maple Continent are constantly at war with the Demonic Fiends and are at a disadvantage! Many cities have been destroyed by the Demonic Fiends, and many people have left their homes as refugees. I think… we might have encountered a refugee escape team.”
“…”
Lu Hangzhi was stunned upon hearing this.
A refugee team?
Humans were at a disadvantage in the war against the Demonic Fiends?
Judging by Flying Tiger’s tone, the situation of the human race in the Green Maple Continent seemed even worse than in the Barbarian Continent?
What was going on!
“Tell me about it in detail.”
Lu Hangzhi immediately had the Demonic Tiger slow down temporarily. They trailed behind the human refugee team at a distance, flying low, and listened to its explanation of the Green Maple Continent’s situation.
Flying Tiger was young and did not know the details of the Green Maple Continent very well! But based on its experience living near the Five Dragons Thirteen Peaks, it could roughly tell that the Human Cultivators were being badly worn down by the Blood Demon Legion.
Each legion of Human Cultivators had the task of protecting the safety of the cities under their jurisdiction. They usually only operated in small squads to scout the surroundings. They would only engage in battle when encountering a Demon Horde.
Lu Hangzhi listened as the veins on his forehead twitched. He was beyond irritated.
He originally thought that upon arriving at the Green Maple Continent, he could receive help from the human legions of the Upper Realm. Never did he expect to encounter such a scene.
The Green Maple Continent could barely take care of itself. How could it possibly have the ability to help him counterattack the Five Dragons Thirteen Peaks and end the Demonic Fiend invasion crisis in the Barbarian Continent?
Lu Hangzhi’s chest heaved violently!
“Master…”
Flying Tiger and the Mirror Spirit Cat looked over with concern:
“Are you alright?”
“…”
Lu Hangzhi waved his hand, took a deep, bitter breath, and said, “I’m fine. Even if the human legions of the Green Maple Continent are too busy to help, it won’t stop my determination to go to the Five Dragons Thirteen Peaks. The Spiritual Energy here is abundant, making it an excellent place for cultivation. Cultivating here for one day is equivalent to cultivating in the Barbarian Continent for more than ten days. At worst, I’ll charge up to the Five Dragons Thirteen Peaks alone and meet the legendary Demonic God’s Son. Let’s see if it really has three heads and Six Arms, and is truly invincible.”
“Meow!”
The Mirror Spirit Cat vigorously raised its claw, making a sound to show its presence.
Lu Hangzhi laughed.
“Alright, I’ll count you in.”
Flying Tiger still held a deep fear of the Demonic God’s Son and timidly remained silent, earning a look of utter contempt from the Mirror Spirit Cat.
Just then.
The distinct roar of Blood Fiends suddenly came from ahead.
The Demonic Tiger was startled. It flapped its wings forward, coming to an abrupt halt, while letting out a low beastly roar. It resolutely activated its Bloodline Talent to scout the situation within a hundred-mile radius.
Lu Hangzhi asked in a serious voice:
“What’s the situation? What’s happening?”
“Fifty Blood Fiends, twelve Elite Blood Fiends. A standard hunting squad. There’s a Blood Demon Legion nearby.” Although Flying Tiger was timid, its thinking was very clear when faced with a situation. It concisely presented the situation ahead.
Lu Hangzhi frowned deeply.
The number of Blood Fiends was a bit high!
Back in the Barbarian Continent, he had no problem fighting one against a hundred. But in that situation, the Blood Fiends could only exert part of their combat power, and the advantages of timing, geographical, and human conditions were all on his side.
In a direct confrontation on land.
These were all genuine Life and Death Realm Demonic Fiends, with cunning methods and tenacious vitality.
Moreover, dozens of Blood Fiends and Elite Blood Fiends had appeared simultaneously.
Who knew if more Blood Fiends would arrive later?
In short, the danger level was extremely high!
But as soon as he thought about what Flying Tiger said—that the human team had tens of thousands of refugees—Lu Hangzhi hesitated for only a thousandth of a second before making a decision:
“Let’s go!”
“Let’s take a look.”
…
When Lu Hangzhi arrived nearby, he scanned the area but could not see the massive human refugee team of over ten thousand people that Flying Tiger had sensed.
He only saw dozens of Blood Fiends and Elite Blood Fiends forming a semicircle, surrounding a convoy of no more than a hundred people. Both sides were tense, and a battle was about to break out.
“Flying Tiger!”
Seeing this, Lu Hangzhi was speechless and glared fiercely at his Contract Beast.
“Where is this refugee team of ten thousand people… you mentioned?”
“There.”
Flying Tiger showed no sign of admitting a mistake or repentance. It stretched out its claw and pointed into the distance at two huge Four-legged Horned Dragons in the convoy.
The Four-legged Horned Dragons were only at the Mortal Shedding Realm, but they were as tall as a two-story building. Tied to their backs with ropes made of unknown material were snail shells over five meters high.
What the heck?
“You mean… those refugees are inside those things?”
Lu Hangzhi quickly understood.
Flying Tiger hastily nodded vigorously, tears of relief streaming in its heart: it was finally cleared of suspicion.
Lu Hangzhi felt a bit embarrassed:
A tiny item like that could hold ten thousand people?
Truly a Medium Realm…
Magical Artifacts were so strange.
His gaze returned to the scene. The human Cultivators protecting the Four-legged Horned Dragon and the snail shell were already fighting the Blood Fiends and Elite Blood Fiends.
Most of the accompanying Cultivators were in the early or middle stages of the Life and Death Realm. Only five had reached the late stage, and one was at the Great Consummation of Life and Death Realm. They were evenly matched with the Blood Fiends at first, but the Blood Fiends launched a fearless group attack, savage and unreasonable!
The Elite Blood Fiends, clad in armor, charged at the front!
“Block them!”
“Focus fire!!”
“Don’t let them get close to the Horned Dragon!”
“Hurry up and attack…”
Over a hundred Life and Death Realm Cultivators quickly formed a defensive line, their attacks drawn to the twelve Elite Blood Fiends leading the charge.
The fifty ordinary Blood Fiends behind moved in unison, extending crimson bows from their clenched hands, with rows of arrows automatically nocked…
Twang! Twang, twang…
As the Blood Fiends channeled their Qi and Blood, the bows were drawn to full crescent. Arrows traced shocking crimson trails through the air, shooting through the gaps between the twelve Elite Blood Fiends toward the guards of the convoy.
Witnessing this,
Lu Hangzhi was shocked, his heart leaping to his throat:
Was this…
the Blood Demon Legion he had dealt with before?
Or was it…
that this was the true Blood Demon Legion!!
So terrifying!!
The Elite Blood Fiends’ aggressive charge forced the human Cultivators to engage hastily. Although they wounded the elite main force instantly, it created the perfect attack space for the fifty ordinary Blood Fiends behind.
With their bows and the Laws of Blood, the fifty ordinary Blood Fiends became the most fearsome ranged killers!
Hundreds of crimson arrows shot through the sky!
The sounds of bodies being pierced;
The sounds of Art Techniques being shattered rose one after another.
After three volleys of crimson arrows,
one-third of the human Cultivators near the convoy had their Defensive Barriers broken and were pinned to the ground…
Roar!!
The twelve Elite Blood Fiends pounced on the nearly dead human Cultivators, bared their fangs, and bit down, devouring their Qi and Blood. Their injuries healed instantly.
“Damn it! Form up!!”
A man in the convoy tried to rebuild the defensive line, desperately calling for nearby Cultivators to gather.
But some, seeing the Elite Blood Fiends’ injuries heal, lost all courage to fight the Blood Demon Legion. They fought while retreating, moving farther from the convoy.
“I knew it! These people are trouble. They attracted the Blood Demon Legion, and you wouldn’t listen! Look what you’ve done!!”
“Let’s go!”
“We can’t hold this place. If you don’t want to be dragged down to death, follow me and break out!”
A sudden thunderclap echoed in the convoy. Five consecutive lightning bursts exploded one after another, blazing like small suns. Spiritual Sense seemed to lose direction momentarily, disrupting both sides.
Immediately after, a group broke through the Blood Fiends’ encirclement and quickly fled the convoy!
Only about thirty people remained to guard the convoy. Their faces were pale with rage:
“Lin Xubai, do you realize what you’re doing?!”
“Of course!”
The man who used the Law of Lightning to break through the encirclement didn’t look back. He raised his head coldly and said, “I won’t die pathetically here with a bunch of fools. Liu Feng, if you want to die, go ahead… Let’s go!!”
The group accelerated their departure.
The Blood Fiends didn’t send anyone to chase.
Their target was the snail shell on the Horned Dragon’s back—a necessary item for transporting large numbers of refugees, far more appealing than a dozen fleeing humans.
Betrayed by their companions, the remaining fewer than thirty Cultivators fought desperately like trapped animals. Under the threat of the Elite Blood Fiends and the fifty Blood Fiend archers, they erupted with astonishing combat power.
“Form up!”
“Hold the line!”
“Send a distress signal!”
The man who had scolded Lin Xubai, “Liu Feng,” gritted his teeth. With a decisive order, he slammed his palms on the ground, burning all his Magic Power in a frantic roar. Hundreds of stone tablets rumbled as they rose from the earth, separating the Four-legged Horned Dragon and the group of Cultivators from the Blood Fiends…
Hundreds of crimson arrows were blocked by the massive stone tablets.