I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 92 - 83 Cleaning up the mess, the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 92: Chapter 83 Cleaning up the mess, the mastermind behind the scenes

In Linjiang Square, endless colossal sounds shook all directions.

After slaughtering all the ambushing forces in the slaughterhouse, the City Defense Soldiers were ordered to withdraw to the outskirts.

Meng Lu leaned against the remains of a nearby wall in the street, his body drenched in blood, already drained of strength.

Clutching the wound in his abdomen pierced by a long spear, his complexion shifted unpredictably.

The Outer South Government Office had already dispatched personnel to suppress and calm the residents of the streets and alleys.

Every household lit Willow Branch Night Lamps to ward off evil and pray for blessings.

General Flag Envoy Han Zheng and the Outer South Government Office’s Xu Qing rode in together, followed by nearly a hundred cavalrymen.

Of these, more than thirty were from the Outer South Bureau.

Seventy others were elite troops from the Outer South Government Office.

"Spread out!"

Wang Yuan roared, intimidating all around with his Refining Essence Realm cultivation.

He wielded control over the military might under the Outer South Government Office, including both infantry and cavalry, as well as the City Defense Army.

As he dismounted, he saw the entire slaughterhouse, all buildings utterly destroyed.

The earth arched up like a massive mound.

But this mound was covered in fresh blood, its flesh writhing and studded with broken bones and flesh tumors.

The entire slaughterhouse seemed to be built upon its body.

"What in the world is this thing?"

Wang Yuan’s face drastically changed, his tone grave.

Han Commander took out a Spirit Talisman, recited an incantation, then set it ablaze, the firelight dancing around his eyes.

His eyes hardened as if he saw through the flesh and blood.

"The flesh of the Jiazi Grand Duke!"

"The Willow Venerable Roots have already pierced through it!"

"This Jiazi Grand Duke cannot be saved anymore, disperse everyone, stay away from here, evacuate the nearby residents!"

Han Commander’s voice was icy as he quickly scanned the area, barking out, "Where are the people from the Linjiang Station?"

Two junior flag bearers hurried over; it was Zou Jin and Zheng Liu who had rushed here after hearing the news.

"Are you in charge of this area of the slaughterhouse?"

"Reporting to the commander, it was Feng Hui who was in charge here, but he disappeared tonight."

"Hmm?"

Han Commander’s tone grew even heavier, and he slowly said, "Where is your Flag Commander?"

The two junior flag bearers looked at each other, slightly bewildered.

On the other side, Xu Qing had grabbed the severely injured Meng Lu and demanded, "Where is your Great Commander?"

"Inside..."

Meng Lu’s face was pale as he pointed inside and said, "Master spent the night investigating the slaughterhouse and met the Great Commander there. The three of us discovered a secret passage, and I had my subordinates guard the exit before we were attacked."

"The Great Commander turned back to rescue me, but then twenty or so martial artists from Liyang Commercial Enterprises showed up. The two of us struggled to hold on, fighting and retreating, alarming our brothers from the city defense."

"After killing all the enemies, the entire slaughterhouse seemed to rise up, the ground split open, and below it was all flesh. Those brothers who could not escape were swallowed by the flesh."

"By the time we pulled out, the Great Commander had charged back in."

Upon hearing Meng Lu’s words, Wang Yuan was both shocked and angry.

He saw the aged Xu Qing angrily shout, "What is he doing, an old man diving back in there?"

"He wanted to rescue Master Ji from the Linjiang Station."

Meng Lu opened his mouth, his gaze on that large mass of flesh, his heart filled with sorrow.

Having fought continuously, he was seriously injured, exhausted in both body and spirit, a moment of weakness.

His elder kin had died early, and now he was a lone survivor. He couldn’t help but recall Master Ji’s boundless righteousness, repeatedly saving his life, even bestowing his life-saving Spirit Talisman.

He also remembered how, over the past days, the Great Commander had treated him like his own, causing him to choke up suddenly.

"It’s over!"

Xu Qing looked over.

Han Commander’s face was expressionless, staring straight ahead.

Wang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Even if we two joined forces, we couldn’t escape the Jiazi Grand Duke’s belly. The two strong martial artists inside..."

"I don’t need your reminder!"

Han Commander slowly drew his sword from its sheath and tore off a binding strap, wrapping the handle around his hand, and said gravely, "Alive, I must see the person; dead, I must see the body."

He looked at Meng Lu and asked, "Where did the Great Commander enter?"

"Han Zheng, have you lost your mind?"

Wang Yuan shouted angrily, "The whole of High Willow City knows that you value this outstanding junior, but my sworn brother is trapped in there too, my grief no less than yours! Ahead lies a pit of fire... The Liu Venerate has arrived, the Jiazi Grand Duke will certainly perish, divine light shines brightly, anyone going in will die! Do you want to throw your life away as well?"

"I have my ways to save my life, I won’t die!"

Han Commander stated emotionlessly, "But even if he died in there, Han must personally witness it."

The onlookers exchanged glances, nearby flag commanders also fell silent,

Only the late-arriving secretary Xu Qing, furrowing his brows, felt a sense of unease rising in his heart.

He knew how much the commander valued Wu Chang.

The commander himself admitted that his path ahead was nearly at an end.

The Wu Chang of the Linjiang Station was the continuation of his path, stepping onto the road that Han Commander could not continue.

Especially since Wu Chang had displayed the peak prowess of the strong, Han Commander was even more convinced of this.

At this moment, Han Commander couldn’t believe that Wu Chang had died within, even less could he believe that the future he had hoped for so much had perished inside.

"Utter recklessness!" Wang Yuan exclaimed.

"If Han were the kind to discern circumstances and adapt, capable of bending and stretching, he wouldn’t have been relegated to High Willow City to be just another commander."

The scars on Han Zheng’s face turned sinisterly blood-red.

He looked to the approaching Xu Qing and said, "Gather all intelligence on the Tribulation Ash, leave not a single piece behind, wait for my return!"

As his words fell, he advanced with his sword, following the direction Meng Lu had indicated.

But just then, with a resounding boom!

From beneath that mound of flesh, a figure violently burst forth, nearly tumbling down.

However, with a step forward, he barely managed to maintain his stance.

"Great Commander!"

Among the City Defense Soldiers, someone cried out, hastily rushing forward.

Han Commander and Xu Qing also strode forward to meet him.

Only to see this burly old man, his pupils vacant, both hands cut off at the wrists, his whole body bathed in blood.

But white smoke was gradually emerging behind him, as if he had been roasted until scorched.

With a bang!

The old man let out a breath of relief and toppled forward.

Only at this moment did everyone see a man lying unconscious behind him.

"It’s Master Wu!"

Zou Jin and Zheng Liu exclaimed loudly.

But before Han Commander could approach, they noticed his body suddenly turning ice cold.

A sudden burst of cold air hit their faces!

Cold and hot alternated, like ice and fire!

"They’re all still alive!"

Joy flashed in Han Zheng’s eyes. Ignoring the state of ice and fire, he helped Lin Yan up.

But he found that the Great Commander’s back was already a rotten mess, looking like burn wounds mixed with frostbite.

He quickly reached into his bosom, took out some medicine, and sprinkled it on the Great Commander’s back.

"What in the world happened?"

City Commander Wang Yuan hurried forward, his expression extremely complex, his eyes filled with guilt.

But there was also joy because the Great Commander had returned alive.

But seeing the old man’s hands completely severed, his heart sank again.

"Save him!"

Zhao Zhou, the Great Commander, struggled to lift his head, only managing to utter this tremulous request before slumping down, powerless.

"Rest assured, Great Commander, none of you will die!"

Han Commander reached into his bosom, pulled out a pill, fed it to the Great Commander, then turned his head and shouted, "Xu Qing, order someone to bring my secret medicine!"

"Understood!"

Xu Qing immediately responded and hurried away.

At this moment, Han Commander looked down at Lin Yan, his heart involuntarily sinking.

Lin Yan was completely weak, alternating between icy cold and intense heat.

What sort of anomaly was this, exactly?

This condition was definitely not something that could be treated with medicine!

"His qi is growing weaker and weaker, what kind of injury is this?"

The City Commander’s face turned extremely ugly.

"This is not an injury, it might be related to evil forces, we must call Mr. Lu back!"

Han Commander, carrying Lin Yan afflicted by both ice and fire, looked at the other Flag Commanders and commanded, "Assist the City Commander in handling all the aftermath here!"

He leapt onto a horse and headed straight toward the inner city.

Meanwhile, the City Commander promptly ordered his men to take good care of Zhao Zhou, the Great Commander.

Before they were ready to clean up the aftermath here,

he suddenly looked up, only to see a mountain of flesh in front suddenly extend many tendrils.

The blood-flesh tendrils fluttered in the air, eerily terrifying!

Blood mixed with shattered bone and flesh scattered everywhere.

Even the blood and flesh that hit the ground continued writhing.

"Liu Venerate took action, how has He not obliterated it yet?"

The City Commander’s face showed a look of terror as he shouted, "Bring the oil!"

His trusted aides, clearly prepared,

brought large quantities of sealed clay pots filled with oil from all directions, hurling them towards the flesh mountain.

Then, more than thirty archers stepped forward at once.

Drawing their bows and fitting their arrows, the tips wrapped with cloth soaked in oil, they immediately lit them.

A salvo of flaming arrows shot toward the flesh mountain!

Boom!!!

Flames erupted!

As more flaming arrows were continuously fired, the flames on the flesh mountain blazed brightly!

"The oil from Liu Zun Temple, mixed half-and-half with the oil, indeed worked!"

The City Commander took a deep breath, watching as the tendrils were continuously burned and fell off.

His expression solemn, he watched the gigantic flesh mountain which, amid its writhing, gradually turned into char.

Only then did he seem to put down the heavy stone in his heart, relaxing slightly as he turned and ordered, "Clean up the aftermath, reassure the people, report to Liu Zun Temple!"

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Atop the carriage.

Mr. Lu drove the carriage himself.

Mr. Lu’s expression was gravely serious.

"Have you noticed that in the past two days, I seemed to be led by someone?"

"Hmm?" Mr. Lu was somewhat puzzled.

"All the clues, it seemed that we discovered them, but now that I think about it, they appear to have been fed to us."

Mr. Lu furrowed his brow, saying, "Yesterday, I came to the inner city because Liu Jing was in grave danger."

"But later, worried about Lin Yan, so I returned to Linjiang Square."

"It’s likely that the other party didn’t anticipate that in my eyes, Flag Commander Wu Chang of Linjiang Station held such significance that I would hurriedly return to Linjiang Square the same night, which probably exceeded their expectations."

"Thus this morning, the clues we found made me worry about Liu Venerate’s safety, compelling me to come to the temple."

"This way, I was led by the string to the inner city, far from the huge anomaly that occurred tonight in Linjiang Square."

Mr. Lu said heavily, "I’ve always been discerning about the intelligence from Tribulation Ash, cautious not to trust it easily! But this time, the clue that led me to the inner city wasn’t from Tribulation Ash... The person behind it all isn’t from Tribulation Ash!"

"Mr. Lu!"

Just then, an aide from the Outer South Bureau rode up, shouting, "Flag Commander Wu Chang of Linjiang Station is gravely injured, his life hanging by a thread; the General Flag Envoy is personally bringing him here! Please hasten your journey, meet at Yangyuan Square, and aid together!"

"What?"

Mr. Lu’s complexion changed abruptly.

He knew about the anomaly in Linjiang Square, but had not expected that Wu Chang, of the Refining Essence Realm, would come to be in such critical condition.

Without waiting for Mr. Lu’s command, Mr. Lu shouted, "Hold on tight!"

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