World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 263 - 161: See Yan Nai’er again! The situation!

Chapter 263: 161: See Yan Nai’er again! The situation!

Suo Lun rode his horse, galloping wildly through the deep desert.

Huangquan Ancient City, 700 li away from Tianye City, was situated in the southwest of the desert. It was almost at the edge of the desert, with soil, water, and vegetation.

A long time ago, it wasn’t called Huangquan City, but Huangshui City.

There was a lake here, and due to the sand, the water appeared yellowish. The lake was not small, and since it was on the edge of the desert, although the land was still relatively barren, it had certain conditions for cultivation.

For hundreds of years, a defeated tribe of Xiliang wandered here, valued the geographical conditions, and chose to settle down and build a city, naming it Huangshui City.

After that, the tribe thrived in Huangshui City, mainly relying on growing grapes and brewing wine for a living. The tribe grew larger and larger, from a few thousand people to twenty or thirty thousand.

But a hundred years ago, for some unknown reason, everyone in Huangshui City died cleanly overnight.

There was no attack, no natural disaster, but the entire tribe of tens of thousands died out without a trace.

Strangely, there were no wounds on their bodies, and they all died peacefully, as if they were in their sleep.

Since then, this city became a dead city. Some tribes also took a fancy to its conditions, attempting to settle here, but without exception, they all died unnatural deaths, their conditions of death exactly the same as the previous tribe.

Not only that, many Sand Bandits, disbelieving the superstitions, chose Huangquan Ancient City as their lair, capitalizing on the fear of the surrounding populace.

But without exception, all these Sand Bandits met their doom. Likewise, no cause of death could be found.

Thus, the city was renamed from Huangshui City to Huangquan City, signifying it was a cursed city where anyone who entered met an unexplained death.

Now, Yan Nai’er’s Silver Wolf Daredevil Team, in order to evade pursuit and killing by the Tianye Allied Forces, actually hid in Huangquan Ancient City, which showed how dire the situation was.

Everyone knew that entering Huangquan Ancient City meant death, and it was a city cursed by the past.

However, if they did not flee into Huangquan Ancient City, being surrounded by an army of tens of thousands would result in their complete annihilation within hours.

Although it was a dead end either way, being able to live a few more days also represented hope.

Therefore, after Nai’er was wounded, she ordered the entire army into Huangquan Ancient City. Because of that, driven by fear, Tianye Allied Forces would definitely not dare launch an attack, and the Silver Wolf Legion would still have a few days of life.

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Suo Lun bought three horses, constantly switching mounts as he sped towards Huangquan Ancient City in the southwest.

Along the way, he continuously encountered wandering Samurai, all of whom were going to join in the final encirclement battle.

Although Huangquan Ancient City was terrifying, as long as one didn’t enter, surrounding it from the outside wouldn’t incur the curse.

The Tianye City Allied Forces did not dare to invade and kill off the Silver Wolf Legion, yet they feared their escape, so they surrounded Huangquan Ancient City tightly. As a result, even an army of thirty or forty thousand seemed insufficient in number, hence a large sum of Gold Coins were spent to gather wandering Samurai.

After all, there was no need for real fighting, just completely encircle Huangquan Ancient City to prevent the Silver Wolf Legion from breaking through was enough.

In at most ten days to half a month, the Silver Wolf Legion inside Huangquan Ancient City would die cleanly. Then the battle would end in a great victory.

Moreover, with food and drink, earning two or three Gold Coins over the course of ten or so days was indeed a generous reward.

Thus, many bold wandering Samurai rushed there. Suo Lun mingled among them without standing out.

He pushed his horse to its limits, surpassing other wandering Samurai on the road. Suo Lun wished he could fly to Huangquan Ancient City; each minute for Yan Nai’er was dangerous.

After rushing 300 li, Suo Lun took a small detour to the Venomous Sand Thieves’ lair, Dark Oasis, and left several letters. The content of the letters was simple: Tianye City was unguarded, an opportunity not to be missed, the time would not come again!

Then, without caring whether these letters would be received by the bandit gangs, Suo Lun continued his mad dash toward Huangquan Ancient City in the southwest.

Because of Suo Lun’s swift pace, he was almost alone in the desert, occasionally encountering messengers heading towards Tianye City to deliver news.

Suddenly, Suo Lun heard the rapid sound of horse hooves from behind, incredibly fast, the horse sounded truly splendid.

Suo Lun turned to look and instantly saw a black-robed Samurai rushing desperately, also heading in the direction of Huangquan Ancient City.

When the black-robed Samurai saw Suo Lun looking over, his gaze immediately became very alert, with a killing intent flashing forth.

This was not a Samurai from Tianye City, but likely one from Rage Wave Kingdom’s secret department, possibly a subordinate of Turing Duo. His mad rush indicated that he had important orders to deliver.

Suo Lun immediately nocked his bow and took aim with spiritual power, drawing upon his dragon’s might for a critical hit.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..." Three Chain Arrows.

The black-robed Samurai from Rage Wave Kingdom, seeing Suo Lun not hesitating to shoot to kill, was taken aback and tried to dodge with all his speed.

However, Suo Lun’s arrows were not something a mere mid-tier Samurai could evade.

"Thump, thump, thump..." All three arrows hit their mark, two in the eyes and one in the forehead.

Without even a scream, the black-robed Samurai was killed on the spot, crashing to the ground heavily.

Suo Lun dismounted, secured the other’s splendid horse, and then approached the corpse of the black-robed Samurai.

Indeed, he found a sealed letter on him, stamped with candle wax.