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Chapter 495 - 474 Second Update

Chapter 495: Chapter 474 Second Update

General Ling immediately dismounted and was about to rush towards Bao Xing’s location when his trusted aide quickly held him back.

"General, look overhead—" General Ling focused his gaze and indeed, numerous black creatures were approaching from all directions.

The man’s eyes were cold, unafraid, but somewhat puzzled at how these strange beings had suddenly appeared. In his memory, such creatures did not exist on the Northern Border, and this was his first encounter with them.

Although General Ling knew that the arrival of the disciples from Qiandao Temple at the Northern Border signified no small matter, these monsters were largely linked to them.

Seeing so many of his brothers dead, General Ling naturally did not have a favorable impression of Qiandao Temple, but now was not the time to pursue these issues—his priority was to get his people out.

"Form up—" With no experience fighting such creatures but seeing that Bao Xing’s method seemed effective, General Ling quickly glanced at the monsters and immediately ran towards Bao Xing.

"What’s the situation?" General Ling rushed straight to Bao Xing’s side.

"General, I received a distress signal from Master Ling Yi and brought men over to support, only to find that these creatures are formidable."

"How many of them are left?" General Ling glanced around, noting the few figures mingled among the soldiers. Without asking, he knew the situation was dire.

"I do not know," Bao Xing replied, as the final monster above them was already taken care of by Qin Liang.

General Ling looked at Qin Liang. He recognized Master Ling Yi, and the man before him was not Master Ling Yi, yet he held Master Ling Yi’s whip. Without asking, General Ling already surmised Master Ling Yi’s fate was likely grim.

"What do we do next?" General Ling did not dwell on these details; what was crucial was figuring out how to escape, as these beings had caused such heavy casualties at Qiandao Temple and were evidently difficult to deal with.

"These creatures fear water—" Bao Xing was taken aback; he hadn’t thought about what to do next but was simply taking things one step at a time.

"Ho Qing, organize an orderly retreat with the soldiers," General Ling said with a headache, knowing Bao Xing’s tactics were not sufficiently thought through, only now realizing how inadequate they were.

"Yes—" The trusted aide by the man’s side immediately spoke, and with a loud shout accompanied by numerous monsters swarming from all directions, the soldiers swiftly gathered together.

"Earth Fox Camp take point, everyone else quickly follow the mountains, Flying Tiger Camp cover the rear—" Ho Qing ordered, and the soldiers immediately left in an orderly fashion as trained. The injured were placed in the center, and even those with severe injuries were being carried or supported as they rapidly retreated."

Master Qin Liang and other surviving mages were now leaving with the soldiers, but Qin Liang suddenly stepped forward.

"What are you doing?" Bao Xing, who saw some sense in the mage, could not bear to let him throw his life away at such a time and immediately pulled on Qin Liang.

However, Qin Liang shook his head. Although he was a mage of very low status, and in the presence of any proper mage from Qiandao Temple he would have to humble himself, he knew as a mage revered by the people, it was wrong for him to leave now.

"No, we can’t just leave like this. If these monsters invade Nanzheng, they will bring endless catastrophe." Qin Liang said loudly, and Bao Xing was momentarily stunned; he hadn’t considered that.

General Ling glanced at Qin Liang and also stopped, looking at Qin Liang who did not seem to be lying.

"These monsters must be eradicated?" General Ling asked directly, without time for idle talk.

"Yes, a great disaster will ensue," Master Qin Liang said, not to be alarmist, but the number of monsters was increasing, and he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the mages and soldiers who had died were slowly turning into these creatures.

General Ling did not know whether what the other party said was true or false, but suddenly he heard Bao Xing’s voice, filled with horror.

"Is, is that a person?" Bao Xing stammered, pointing at the monster rushing toward them, the one in front even wearing a soldier’s uniform, though tattered, but recognizable at a glance by everyone.

General Ling turned around, his sword held horizontally in front of him.

"All soldiers are to heed my order, the first and second units are to take the mages and the wounded brothers and leave, the rest stay."

The soldiers’ movements stopped for a moment, and in the next instant, they lined up neatly on the ground, standing behind General Ling. Nearly a hundred men, all elite troops from the Northwest Border, now faced a veritable mountain of swords and sea of flames without faltering.

"Do you have any good ideas?" General Ling asked in a deep voice, looking at the monsters that were already very close.

Master Qin Liang looked behind him where only a few mages remained; he had no plan, and he didn’t even know what these monsters really were.

"Water—" Master Qin Liang said hurriedly, the only method he knew of for now, the only one that had worked.

"Good—" General Ling swiftly relayed the order; the monsters had already launched their attack. The soldiers quickly raised their shields to form a high wall, extending the line all the way to the riverbank. The soldiers scooped up water from the river and threw it directly at the monsters. Indeed, the creatures, with the flames on their bodies, instantly flared up several times more furiously. Master Qin Liang and the other mages who had stayed began to pull the monsters into the water with haste.

"Splash—"

"Splash—" The soldiers, poking their spears out from behind their shields from time to time, slowed down the monsters’ attack, but only slightly. The entire troop slowly retreated towards the surface of the lake, with the number of soldiers gradually decreasing. The monsters seemed to have realized the danger of this area of the lake and were clearly frightened, daring only to charge at the front but not to leap over it.

General Ling immediately noticed this scene and saw the monsters being lured step by step onto the lake surface. Fewer and fewer monsters were rushing to the lake shore, especially those that were clearly recently deceased soldiers and mages, who were too frightened to come onto the lake.

...

Elsewhere, Elder Can and the others had waited long enough. Seeing that the camp had been vacated, it was a good time for them to leave. Moreover, having eliminated so many mages of Qiandao Temple should please the Young Master.

"Young Master, now is our chance while they’re in disarray, let’s hurry..." Elder Can hadn’t finished speaking when he consciously shut his mouth. Not leaving? With only these annoying soldiers left, there wasn’t much to see.

Yin He indeed intended to completely replace Qiandao Temple’s position. In which case, these monsters could not die at the border. Only if they became a threat within Nanzheng State would others believe in them. Hadn’t Qiandao Temple also employed the same tactics before?

The young man suddenly emerged from Cat Ear Cave, staring blankly at the soldiers who were still resisting stubbornly. He snorted coldly, not knowing the extent of their fate, and with a wave of his hand, a dark red smoke swept out like a violent wind.

A moment before, General Ling and his men had been prepared to exploit the monsters’ fear of water, but suddenly, the creatures that had been afraid just now charged at them like mad, heedless of their own lives.

Bao Xing’s eyes widened; why weren’t these things afraid of fire anymore?

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