Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 77 - 72 Lord Baihu, I want to fight alongside you!

Chapter 77: Chapter 72 Lord Baihu, I want to fight alongside you!

"Eastern Barbarian raiders are coming!

"Quick, go and notify County Magistrate Tang!"

The small county town was in chaos.

Eastern Barbarian raiders had already entered the town, and as planned, they encountered almost no resistance upon entering.

The scholar, with a proud face, boasted in ancient Eastern Barbarian language, "General, was my advice not correct? This Households Commander Xu is certainly useful. With the City Defense Map, entering this county town will be as easy as flipping over our hands!

"General, seeing the great merit I’ve established, my previous small request..."

The Eastern Barbarian General, riding his horse, nodded dismissively, "As you wish."

The scholar was delighted, "Thank you, General! Thank you, General! Rest assured, this Su Xianjun is a famed actor renowned throughout Jiangnan Road, and you too will be able to enjoy the pleasure!"

The Eastern Barbarian General said nothing further, because at that moment, both he and the Wandering Warrior were in a very peculiar state.

Possessed by demons!

History slices can be seen as special worlds existing within the chaotic flows of space-time. It is difficult for the Reclaimers to reverse the tampered history slices, and equally challenging for demons to alter them.

They must follow certain rules.

Demons cannot directly appear in reality nor directly change the history slices; they must possess someone within the history slice.

The two demons trying to alter the history slices this time had possessed the bodies of the Eastern Barbarian General and the Wandering Warrior.

Because these two had the highest status and strongest combat power, they could command all the raiders.

Demons do not possess the power of Reclaimers; each time they enter a history slice, all memories are erased, remembering only their purpose and the unique powers of demons.

Meaning, they cannot repeatedly strategize a "Trial Illusion" like Reclaimers do.

However, demons’ special power lies in their ability to twist and corrupt specific individuals, influencing their minds and thereby greatly affecting the ultimate outcome of the entire history slice.

Though they cannot retain memories each time they enter, if enough demons try repeatedly, they can eventually succeed in tampering.

Once successful, demons can transform that history slice into their stronghold, continuously breeding and expanding.

Hence, even though the demon possessing the General had no memories, it still remembered its mission and abilities, anticipating the moment to transform this pristine history slice into a demon lair.

It was also scouting for suitable candidates to corrupt.

A demon’s corrupting abilities are not omnipotent, for they cannot directly turn a person as righteous as County Magistrate Tang into a treacherous, dishonorable traitor.

Typically, only powerful demons possess that capability, and such powerful demons cannot enter these smaller history slices.

Moreover, the ability to corrupt cannot be used without limits; there is only one chance.

Thus, selecting a candidate for corruption must be carefully considered, taking into account the identity, role, and original personality traits of the individual.

Additionally, there is another factor—deceptiveness should be maximized, as the stronger it is, the lower the likelihood that those detestable Reclaimers will be able to correct it.

Just then, the sound of horse hooves and urgent footsteps approached.

County Magistrate Tang arrived, leading his personal troops and local militia!

"Kill! Leave no survivors!"

The demon controlling the Eastern Barbarian General issued the command.

It was well aware of the combat strength of this troop; although the enemy had a considerable number in appearance, many were merely local militia and laborers, and with Households Commander Xu as an insider, the battle was clearly predictable.

At most, twenty or thirty casualties would suffice to completely crush the enemy before them!

With a clang, the Eastern Barbarian General’s cross spear clashed against County Magistrate Tang’s longsword.

The Eastern Barbarian General gave a signal to the Wandering Warrior.

Immediately understanding, the Wandering Warrior charged with his Barbarian blade towards Xu!

Households Commander Xu was a key figure here, strictly speaking, he was the official military officer of this small county town, and local warfare was not really the responsibility of County Magistrate Tang.

But Xu had already colluded with the raiders, agreeing to split the spoils on the day the town fell.

Thus, clashing with Xu now was merely a formality, to avoid future retributions against him and keep this insider for more opportunities in the future.

Should Xu fall, the troops he led would naturally disband, significantly reducing the raiders’ casualties.

The Wandering Warrior was chosen to act because he had the strongest abilities and most exquisite swordsmanship, making it hard to detect any flaws.

Seeing the Wandering Warrior approaching, Households Commander Xu immediately understood, loudly scolding the soldiers for their cowardice while putting on a brave front and continuing to fight.

He seemed completely unaware that the Wandering Warrior was approaching him.

A flash of cold light streaked by!

The Wandering Warrior’s strike was both precise and steady, aimed directly at Households Commander Xu’s armor, ensuring the cut would injure but not kill him.

With the cooperation of Households Commander Xu, this scene should have been seamless.

However, just as Households Commander Xu was about to naturally fall to the ground and feign death, he realized something was amiss.

Instead of the expected pain, there was a crisp "clang."

Households Commander Xu, puzzled, turned around and discovered that Gao Ze had unexpectedly appeared by his side, using his longsword to block this "fatal" blow!

"Households Commander, are you alright?" Gao Ze asked with concern.

The corner of Households Commander Xu’s mouth twitched, "No, no problems."

"Watch out!" Gao Ze cried out again, blocking another strike for Households Commander Xu.

Households Commander Xu was utterly frustrated. This Gao Ze, what was he doing, being so bothersome!

You can’t even take care of yourself, and yet you’re here helping me?

If there were no others here, Households Commander Xu would wish he could stab Gao Ze in the back right away, but the problem was that there were too many witnesses.

As an undercover traitor, his identity could not be exposed.

These bandits will plunder; when the official army arrives to clear them out, they could simply escape to the sea, but where could Households Commander Xu flee? Surely he couldn’t truly run off to a deserted island and join these rogues?

He needed to continue holding an official position in the Great Sheng Dynasty, colluding with the bandits to maximize his own gains.

Thus, he could not expose himself.

Thinking this, Households Commander Xu quickly pushed Gao Ze away, "Brother Gao, go assist County Magistrate Tang, don’t worry about me!"

He faced the Barbarian’s sword again.

The Wandering Warrior was annoyed by this interruption, clearly impatient, but for the sake of the bigger picture, he restrained himself, adjusting the force and angle of the strike to a feigned cut once more.

However, before his sword could reach Households Commander Xu, Gao Ze had again stepped in from who knows where and parried the Barbarian’s sword with a thrust.

"Don’t worry, Households Commander, I shall fight side-by-side with you!"

Gao Ze spoke righteously, exuding an aura of integrity.

The Wandering Warrior was truly agitated now; he realized that without killing Gao Ze, they’d be stuck in a loop. He held the sword with both hands and swung it down fiercely!

Even if Gao Ze could block this strike, the relentless offensive that would follow would still put him at a disadvantage.

However, to the Wandering Warrior’s surprise, Gao Ze didn’t intend to block at all; he agilely dodged to Households Commander Xu’s side, inadvertently pushing him beneath the sword.

"Households Commander, watch out behind you!"

Indeed, there was a bandit attacking behind Households Commander Xu, but this strike was not aimed at Households Commander Xu; nevertheless, Gao Ze volunteered to block it for him, completely ignoring the more imminent threat directly in front.

"You..."

Households Commander Xu was almost mad enough to curse, but seeing the cold blade slashing down, he could only try to parry while urgently signaling the Eastern Barbarian Wandering Warrior with his eyes.

The face of the Eastern Barbarian Wandering Warrior also darkened, as his strike was intended to be deadly; if it truly hit, Households Commander Xu would be a dead man.

He had no choice but to pull back, pretending to be parried by Households Commander Xu.

But this pulling back was very hasty, and even with the Wandering Warrior’s exquisite swordsmanship, he felt somewhat out of breath.

Households Commander Xu’s expression towards the Wandering Warrior grew eager, as if saying, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

He couldn’t wait to be struck and lie down on the ground.

The Wandering Warrior reluctantly adjusted his stance again, delivering another well-measured strike.

Yet Gao Ze, who had seemingly left earlier, had rushed back again and once more blocked this strike for Households Commander Xu.

"Households Commander, be careful! This is a fight to the death; I can’t always cover for you!"

Gao Ze struck and retreated, keeping his distance from the Wandering Warrior behind Households Commander Xu.

Households Commander Xu was at his breaking point, his lips quivering with rage, as if the words were on the tip of his tongue but he couldn’t spit them out.

Could you possibly be insane?

Are you truly insane!

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