Mountain Patrol Military Officer
Chapter 188 - 170: 2000 Li to Demon Country (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 188: Chapter 170: 2000 Li to Demon Country (Request for Monthly Ticket)

The night was desolate, the wind howled furiously, and cold light shone on the iron armor amidst the mottled tree shadows.

After the troops from the Ten Thousand Mountains set out from Jingguan City, they marched towards three different directions.

The Seventh Mountain was advancing towards Dingshan Pass, directly facing Youmen Pass,

The Eighth Mountain was advancing towards Muchuan Prefecture, on the west side of Youmen Pass,

There, two Deputy Commanders and several divisions of the Mountain-cutting Army held their positions, organizing the defense line to resist the frontal attack of the Devil Race.

Meanwhile, the Third Mountain and the Ninth Mountain, from the southeast, respectively passed through Guang’an Prefecture and Chishui Prefecture, heading towards Weiyuan Prefecture which had been breached and lost to the Devil Race, aiming to form a pincer attack.

The orders given by Pei Yanhu before setting out were to let the two mountains of troops rely on the backing of Guang’an Prefecture and Chishui Prefecture to hold this gap, to prevent the Devil Race from pouring out from the southeast direction, opening their offensive, and then launching a pincer attack on the other frontlines engaged in combat.

After three days and nights of relentless marching, the Ninth Mountain troops reached Guang’an Prefecture by daylight. However, the very moment Chen Yuan arrived, he coordinated a cover-up with the local Colonel, leaving most of the troops to set up camp in Guang’an Prefecture. He then took advantage of the vast night and quietly led a hundred elite troops out of the border.

They were not far from the Ten Thousand Mountains now!

Chen Yuan believed that there must be demon spies in the vast Guang’an Prefecture. The movement of several thousand soldiers entering the city could not be concealed at all, so it was not suitable to make a big move.

The first thing to do was to gather as much information as possible. However, after the local Colonel’s scouts went out and none returned, he shifted to a defensive stance. Chen Yuan did not get much useful information from him, so he personally led a small team of troops out of the city under the cover of darkness, dispatching forces to scout the area!

At this moment, below their feet, was the edge of the territory of Weiyuan Prefecture!

A hundred miles ahead was Jiang’an County under the jurisdiction of Weiyuan Prefecture!

Just after the three Leading Military Officers under his command were dispatched for reconnaissance, they soon brought back three people!

One claimed to be a Leading Military Officer from the Tenth Mountain, and there were also a brother and sister, both skinny as if they had been malnourished for a long time.

Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered with specks of golden light, sweeping over the three people with a pale golden Divine Light, filled with authority.

The siblings kneeling at the back trembled, their bodies hunched over, feeling the air around them thickening and struggling to breathe. They felt like fish out of water, their heavy breathing filled with unease, their hearts racing uncontrollably.

They felt as if the General before them was like a mountain; just standing there made it difficult for them to breathe.

At this moment, Chen Yuan raised his hand towards Xie Tianhao, and saw an object flying out from his embrace, landing in Chen Yuan’s hand.

It was a black Token!

He recognized the Token all too well. After confirming its authenticity, Chen Yuan threw the Token back, withdrew his Dharma Eye, and seeing nothing unusual about the three, he spoke, "Rise and speak."

"Clank clank clank"

The sound of iron armor crashing echoed.

The brother and sister felt their bodies lighten, the tightness in their hearts dissolving suddenly, they couldn’t help but take two deep breaths, their pale faces finally regaining a touch of color, yet, they dared not lift their heads.

At this time, Chen Yuan stepped forward, the three people in front, led by Liu Qing, automatically parted, and then stood to the sides.

Chen Yuan approached Xie Tianhao, looking at the man in front of him who had suffered severe injuries and whose expression revealed a sense of defeat. His eyes shone with brilliance as he inquired:

"The Overseers received news that Weiyuan Pass had fallen three days ago, the troops from the two mountains were ambushed and almost entirely wiped out by the Devil Race. How did you escape?"

Listening to these words, Xie Tianhao’s body trembled violently, seemingly falling into painful memories. His expression turned somewhat fierce, "At that time, the Devil Race came furiously, with six Demon Mountains, ten Demon Generals leading a massive wave of beasts assaulting Weiyuan Prefecture from three directions. The Tenth Mountain, Eleventh Mountain and the Colonel of Weiyuan held their ground with the Mountain-cutting Banner and the city’s defensive formation against the enemy. The formation was broken through, the General and the other two Colonels, as well as a local expert from the Fourth Heavenly Barrier, fought to the death against five Demon Generals. In the end, all were killed in action... the rest of us kept fighting while retreating, got scattered, and I was severely injured, escaping to Jiang’an County where I fell unconscious. Then, I was rescued by this brother and sister."

"...It turns out the entire county city had already been secretly controlled by demons. They corralled the city’s civilians like livestock. I escaped with these siblings, only to be exposed by the Prohibition set by the city’s demons, and then we were chased by the demons..."

Facing Chen Yuan’s interrogation, Xie Tianhao narrated the experiences he endured, but this Leading Military Officer from the Tenth Mountain was reluctant to delve too deeply into the details of the battle for Weiyuan City.

"The entire county’s populace corralled?"

Chen Yuan furrowed his brows upon hearing this, glancing in the direction of Jiang’an County.

Xie Tianhao’s expression tensed,

"Yes!"

"The Nine Colonels might not have seen it, but within these two thousand miles, it has turned into a Demon Country."

"A few days ago, under orders, the General led us to reinforce Weiyuan Prefecture. As soon as we arrived, we dispatched people to explore the fallen territories of Youmen Pass. We discovered that each county there presented different scenes, some turned into hell on earth, the entire county shrouded in Demon Cloud, with a pitch-black giant tree reaching into the clouds at its center, our forces couldn’t investigate the situation inside. Others were as normal, civilians oblivious to the Demon disaster, living as usual, only that our people who went inside disappeared, and some counties lived in mixed populations where the demons exercised superiority and humans were enslaved..."

"Demons from different mountains have divided these counties, and the Devil Race occupying each county is distinct."

Xie Yunhao conveyed the investigation report about the Demon-invaded areas of Tenth Mountain.

Between the lines, the absurd and bizarre landscapes of the fallen lands were vividly depicted.

Some were like a forest of ghosts and evil spirits, others tranquilly hid horrors beneath the surface...

The conquered cities had become the private domains of various Devil Races, each bizarre and filled with evil spirits of all forms.

Over two thousand li away, it had all turned into a Demon Country!

Chen Yuan listened intently, with tumultuous waves in the depths of his eyes.

Through the Taoist Office, he learned that within the Ten Thousand Mountains, it was strange and dazzling, home to hundreds of Devil Races. Each mountain housed one or several tribes, with many of the infamous Evil Demons residing within—like the Feiyi, Gu Diao, and Zheng that Chen Yuan had slain before—which usually lived deep in the mountains, seldom seen by the outside world.

Legend has it that one thousand five hundred years ago, when the previous Dynasty perished, these Evil Demons brought disaster to all around. After Daqian was newly established, these Evil Demons were sealed by the Human Clan’s Great Divine Ability Users at this Heavenly Barrier. Powerful prohibitions were then set up around Ten Thousand Mountains, cutting off the Dragon Veins and Luck, and thus Youmen Pass was established to guard the area.

Nowadays, it seems to be a cycle repeating itself. With the fading Luck of Daqian, the magical restrictions loosened, and these Demons resurged with overwhelming might, threatening to inundate the land like rivers.

After so many years of breeding and multiplying, no one knows what kind of Demons are hidden inside!

With so many people dead, Chen Yuan knew that with his current power, he was vastly inferior in the face of this trend; an individual’s power seemed minute.

The order from above was merely for him to be stationed at Guang’an Prefecture, along with the local Colonel, and in conjunction with the Government soldiers from the neighboring Chishui Prefecture, to jointly defend and respond to each other, blocking this breach.

However!

Sitting around waiting for others to attack was never his style. Under the current circumstances, this was akin to a slow suicide. Taking the initiative was the key to adapt to changes.

Leading the troops out was definitely not an option; the Ninth Mountain would then become a sitting duck, potentially triggering a domino effect where the Demons of the mountains join forces, only putting himself and his soldiers in jeopardy.

Such stupidity was not his doing.

Ideas flew through his mind, and a spark of insight flashed through his spirit platform, barely forming an idea.

You Demons from the Ten Thousand Mountains are seizing territory, but did you ask the locals? This was a path he was more familiar with.

This matter, though, required careful planning and consideration of many details.

His gaze lingered on Jiang’an County before he issued an order.

"Back to Guang’an Prefecture!"

...

Deep into the night, in Guang’an Prefecture, at the residence of the Sky Patrol Department, in the back room of the Colonel Palace, candlelight flickered. A shadow paced back and forth under the candlelight, stretching long at one moment and short the next, quite irregular.

Just then, footsteps approached from outside.

Followed by a voice.

"My lord, the troops dispatched by the Nine Colonels have returned!"

"Crack"

The door to the back room was hurriedly opened, and a short figure walked out.

Dressed in green regular attire with a Tiger head embroidered on the chest, ferocious with bared fangs, but his height was merely five feet, rendering him out of proportion.

With red lips and white teeth, yet his chin was covered with stubble, and a small braid tied from his hairline to the back of his head.

This man was the Colonel of this place.

"Go, go, go, I want to see him."

His voice was sharp and thin; if not for the mustache, he might indeed resemble a seven or eight-year-old child.

One of his subordinates bowed and asked softly:

"General, shall we deal with that thing?"

But the man jumped up, smacked the subordinate’s head, and said irritably: "Don’t bring that up again, I did not say anything."

Then, he hurriedly strode toward the hall outside.

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