I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 248 - 180: The Mysterious Diary

Chapter 248: Chapter 180: The Mysterious Diary

This wild evil spirit, although it possessed intelligence, was clearly not familiar with the detailed situation of the Human Clan.

It didn’t know what Tribulation Ash was, it only knew that a group of quite powerful humans had promised great rewards for it to kill those who came after.

Similarly, there were not a few evil spirits like it.

"Where did everyone go?"

"They hid."

"Hidden in which location?"

"All ahead, right below the full moon."

"What are they doing there?"

"Don’t know."

"What about the others?"

"Don’t know."

"Alright."

Lin Yan used Demon Suppression Divine Power, and with one strike he scattered the essence of the wood.

The Evil Qi increased by one hundred ninety-six.

"Master, I think this thing would be suitable for Second Master to refine with the exorcism method; why did you just split it?"

"It doesn’t qualify!"

Lin Yan withdrew his gaze, then suddenly froze.

He turned his head, only to see the body of the General Flag Envoy suddenly turn into ashes.

Just now it was clearly a living body, but now not even the bones were left behind.

"Master, what is happening?" Little White Ape exclaimed.

"This place is too strange," Lin Yan said softly, "Everything that was original seems as if time has come to a halt! Yet the things that get destroyed seem to have weathered a thousand years in an instant, eroded away?"

He walked forward and flipped open the ledger he had seen earlier.

The writing in this ledger was not the same as the current script of High Willow City, but it held many similarities.

"Mr. Lu once said that during the sinister night, the human civilization order was destroyed, and it has slowly recovered since the city was built."

"But the sources of recovery often come from discoveries of ancient relics."

"Including writing, many of which have carried on the civilization of ancient times."

"It appears this is a remarkably intact ancient relic."

Lin Yan opened the ledger in his hands, his gaze slightly sharp.

——

Darkness persisted for half a month.

Many strange and eerie events happened around me.

The tree at the east of the village turned into a demon, swept up the playing children, and buried them under its roots to serve as fertilizer.

The neighbor’s cow suddenly went mad, overturned the cow pen, and killed many people.

The County Magistrate personally led soldiers, shot it with over twenty arrows, yet it didn’t die; eventually, the cow’s head was chopped off by the County Magistrate.

I distinctly saw the cow’s head roll to the roadside.

But why, the cow still wasn’t dead, it looked at me and wanted to speak, its eyes seemingly filled with pity?

——

The moon came out the day before yesterday, but for several months, the sun has never appeared.

They said the town’s old doctor died more than ten days ago, but I saw him just yesterday.

Aqing said she saw the old doctor yesterday too, so she believes his death was mysterious and is preparing to report to the officials.

At noon, I saw her head hung at the vegetable market entrance, declared a demonic woman bringing calamity to the world.

It’s said that the County Magistrate personally acted as the executioner, and when I was heading home, I saw him wiping the blood off his blade as he walked.

But his eyes, they were completely black, devoid of any whites.

——

My family’s dog suddenly turned into a demon, it began to speak.

It told me there weren’t many living people left in the village, and I had to act normal, just like before.

I must not show any strange signs, or else I would also die, and die horribly.

The next day, the dog died, skinned and stewed in a pot, fairly fragrant.

Yes, I killed it.

As a normal person, isn’t it quite normal to kill a dog that turned into a demon?

I must endure humiliation and remain hidden here, slowly I will kill these things that have plagued my hometown.

First, I must become one of them.

The people on the street seem very satisfied, looking at me with approving eyes.

Good, I will slowly eliminate them, avenge my fellow villagers, kill all these evil spirits and demons...

——

"What the heck did he write about?" Little White Ape leaned in and asked, "Master, do you understand?"

"I kind of understand," Lin Yan pondered and said.

"This place is too sinister, I’m scared just looking at it," said Little White Ape with a complex expression.

"This person has been invaded by evil qi," Lin Yan pondered and said.

"Struck by an evil spirit? Possessed by an evil spirit?" Little White Ape asked.

"No, just purely affected by the evil qi amidst the sinister night, infiltrating his body, influencing his mind."

Lin Yan said, "Going on like this, he might become an evil spirit..."

In this world, the humans exposed in the dark sinister night are usually completely devoured by the dark’s demons and evil spirits.

But according to the records in this ledger, it seems different.

The town plunged into darkness, but rather than demons eating people, it was "people" long exposed in the dark who gradually began to transform.

Lin Yan reached out and took the ledger.

"This must be important, perhaps a chronicle from shortly after the arrival of the sinister night. I’ll hand it over to Mr. Lu later."

"So where do we go now?" Little White Ape asked, "This place is too sinister."

"See that tallest building in the town?" Lin Yan suddenly asked.

"I see it," Little White Ape nodded.

"Go there, to the highest level," Lin Yan said.

"For what?" Little White Ape scratched his head.

"What is my identity now, as your master?" Lin Yan suddenly asked.

"General Flag Envoy and also serving as Inspection Envoy," Little White Ape replied.

"I am the top talent of Qifeng Prefecture," Lin Yan said in a calm tone.

"..." Little White Ape muttered under his breath, there’s no need to show off in front of me, it’s just us here, not Lv Tang.

"Even within the Human Clan, many want to kill me to prevent me from becoming a sword hanging over their heads in the future!"

"As for Tribulation Ash, not to mention, to them, killing me would be an achievement... Looking across Qifeng Prefecture, I presume there are few things weighed more heavily than my head!"

"And those demons, as well as evil spirits, have already developed intelligence. As the most famous youth of Qifeng Prefecture within the Human Clan, to them, I am like a legendary elixir."

Lin Yan slowly said, "Actually, master is also afraid of death, afraid they might ambush me, afraid they might have some sinister plot, so I need to draw them out and then kill them..."

Little White Ape hesitated, "Isn’t that a bit reckless?"

Lin Yan sheathed his sword, saying, "Of course it’s reckless, but a batch of them needs to die, that makes a sacrifice! Only with a sacrifice, can we see what’s deep within the ruins..."

---

The tallest building in the town suddenly lit up.

That was the light of flames!

"..."

Ji Baochang hung his mask on his waist, his eyebrows deeply furrowed, and asked, "Is that Master Wu?"

"Yes."

Lv Tang, behind him, for some reason, showed much disdain.

"The depths of the ruins are not yet open, one should hide everywhere and move opportunistically. Master Wu is so ostentatious, what does he intend to do?"

Ji Baochang showed a puzzled expression.

After thinking for a moment, Lv Tang said, "There’s a junior flag bearer in Linjiang Station called Meng Lu."

Ji Baochang nodded, "I have seen him."

Lv Tang continued, "He used to be a Colonel in charge of city defense, commanding a group of soldiers. Later, during a resistance against evil beings, he was gravely injured."

"So what?"

"Meng Lu was just one step away from promotion, he shouldn’t have been hurt that badly."

"Then what?"

"Meng Lu concealed his own power, making himself prey to attract a large number of evil beings, thus lightening the burden on his soldiers."

Lv Tang said: "That night, his soldiers had the smallest casualties."

Ji Baochang mused, "Does Master Wu plan on using himself as bait to kill the enemy?"

Lv Tang shook his head, apparently unsure himself.

---

At that moment, atop the high building.

Lin Yan had Little White Ape hang lanterns all around.

He sniffed the wine jug in his hand, murmuring, "The brewing technique of this wine is also quite exquisite, much more fragrant than the wine from High Willow City... what a pity."

This wine here is indeed weird, dare not drink it.

He immediately put it back on the table.

"Is it because General Flag Envoy Yuan died, you want to attract more enemies, to lessen the burden on other members of the Human Clan?"

"Tribulation Ash’s people arrived first, and there are also demons among them."

Lin Yan said, "These demons, possessing intelligence, I fear some of them have reached a deal with Tribulation Ash."

"Moreover, Tribulation Ash is not afraid of losing control, so perhaps even higher echelons are involved."

"This revelation of ancient ruins is an event long planned by both Qifeng Prefecture City and High Willow City, perhaps hidden maneuvers are involved."

"But currently, we are still at quite a disadvantage."

He drew his sword, saying, "Killing off a batch should suffice."

---

In a house on the eastern side of the town.

A middle-aged man poked his head out and frowned, "Too reckless."

He waved his hand, saying, "Put on the armor, prepare for battle!"

Behind him was a young man, hesitating, "Leader Yue, I heard this Master Wu messed up your Yue family’s business outside High Willow City..."

"That’s city business."

Leader Yue received the sword, saying, "This is the ancient ruins, now it’s a race conflict."

The young man shook his head and said, "I’m afraid it’s too late, look who is rushing up there?"

"The eldest son of the Wu family from Feng City, at the Refining Essence Realm, wasn’t he trapped by evil spirits and failed to escape?"

"So, what’s inside him should be evil spirits."

"Possessed by an evil spirit, terrifyingly powerful."

Leader Yue furrowed his brow slightly, hesitating.

Just then, from atop the high building, two sections of a body fell.

The evil spirit’s scream of agony abruptly stopped.

"..." Leader Yue fell silent, then asked, "Did you see what happened?"

"I didn’t see clearly," the young man hesitated.

"Damn it! The Black-eyed God King has gone up..."

Leader Yue sharply inhaled, "A great demon nearing the Qi Refining Realm, with extremely strong inherent talent... Legends say that those who just entered the Qi Refining Realm should avoid its edge!"

He hurriedly turned around, pushing the door open, ready to provide assistance.

"He’s dead," the young man said dryly.

"..."

Leader Yue shivered, slowly turning around: "The top talent of Qifeng Prefecture, just died like that?"

Then he saw, from atop the high building, a huge black bear crashing down.

Before it even hit the ground, its head was already split apart!

This was the Black-eyed God King, a ferocious tyrant of a section of the forests within Qifeng Prefecture!