Demonic Creature Spy

Late at night, At the four city gates of Qingyang County, teams of well-equipped and disciplined soldiers replaced the guards.

The Demon Suppression Division was brightly lit, and all Demon Suppressing Guards were awakened from their sleep and assembled in full armor at the training grounds.

In the main hall of the Demon Suppression Division, experts above the rank of General Banner Officer gathered once more.

Except for Sun Wude, who sat quietly in his seat resting with his eyes closed, everyone else was whispering and speculating about what had happened, as they didn't know why they had been summoned.

"Deputy Commander Sun, may I ask what has happened that has caused us to be summoned at this hour?"

A General Banner Officer approached Sun Wude from behind and asked in a low voice.

The noisy hall instantly fell silent, and all eyes turned to Sun Wude.

"I don't know."

Sun Wude shook his head with his eyes closed. He had only issued the notice to summon everyone after receiving the County Magistrate's orders.

He truly didn't know the specific reason.

The hall erupted in discussion again.

Just then, the County Magistrate walked in slowly from the door, carrying two unconscious people.

When everyone saw the faces of the two clearly, their hearts trembled, and they looked at the County Magistrate with disbelief.

They wanted to know why.

Sun Wude's expression remained unchanged, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

Xiao Qiaofeng and Ye Xiaofan!

"It seems I have a chance to get rid of the 'Deputy' title."

The County Magistrate's sinister face was filled with frost. He casually threw the two people in his hands onto the ground and directly sat on the main seat.

A pair of cold eyes swept across the hall, and everyone lowered their heads, not daring to make eye contact.

"Everyone, I didn't expect that while I was in seclusion, Qingyang County would become riddled with holes, and even a Commander of the Demon Suppression Division would turn out to be a spy for demonic creatures."

"What?"

"Impossible!"

Everyone couldn't believe it. Some of Xiao Qiaofeng's staunch supporters even stood up to refute.

Although Commander Xiao had not been involved in the affairs of the Demon Suppression Division for the past two years, it was impossible for him to betray humanity and defect to demonic creatures.

"Hmph!"

The County Magistrate snorted coldly, and a terrifying aura instantly erupted, enveloping the entire hall. The people who had stood up turned pale, spat out blood, and collapsed on the ground.

The expressions of those still seated were also not good, and they looked at the County Magistrate in fear.

Although the County Magistrate was not targeting them, they were still slightly injured under this pressure.

"Imprison these people and guard them strictly."

"Yes!"

Sun Wude quickly stood up and responded, while also signaling to those who supported him with his eyes.

Immediately, eight people who had stood up arrested Xiao Qiaofeng and his supporters, who no longer had the strength to resist.

After a moment, Sun Wude and the others returned to the hall.

The County Magistrate spoke again.

"Now, there are demonic creatures hidden in the city. I want you to find and kill them as soon as possible."

After speaking, the County Magistrate ignored the reactions and discussions of the crowd, picked up Xiao Qiaofeng and Ye Xiaofan, and left.

"Everyone, I also didn't expect Commander Xiao and Ye Xiaofan to be spies for demonic creatures. However, now is not the time to discuss this. The County Magistrate said there are demonic creatures in the city, so we should act immediately to find them and prevent heavy civilian casualties."

After the County Magistrate's figure completely disappeared, Sun Wude sat on the main seat with a grim expression, speaking in a low tone.

The County Magistrate, carrying the fake 'Xiao Qiaofeng' and 'Ye Xiaofan', returned to the county yamen courtyard silently, and then entered a secret passage from his secluded cultivation chamber.

Not long after, Moans, curses, and cries could be faintly heard from ahead.

As the County Magistrate continued to advance in the secret passage, the passage gradually widened, and at the same time, ferocious-looking demonic creatures appeared.

After walking for a while longer, The front lit up, revealing a vast underground hall filled with gray mist, spanning the size of three football fields and thirty zhang high.

Through the gray mist, one could see that the ground was covered with white bones, and the stone walls were densely packed with cave openings.

Countless humans were imprisoned in these cave openings, suffering endless torture from the demonic creatures.

Moans, curses, and cries continuously emanated from these cave openings.

It was like the most venomous music from the depths of hell.

The County Magistrate stood at the entrance of the underground hall, his eyes narrowed as he slowly took a deep breath, his face filled with intoxication.

"Brilliant! It's just not enough."

After greedily sucking in several mouthfuls of gray mist, he walked into a stone chamber with a floor paved with human skin and a lamp stand made of skulls, still wanting more.

At this moment, three humanoid demonic creatures and one bird-like demonic creature were kneeling inside the stone chamber.

"Arrange for twenty demonic creatures to slaughter wantonly in the city every day, and send demons out of the city to search for these two people. Within two days, I want to know where they are."

The County Magistrate threw the fake 'Xiao Qiaofeng' and 'Ye Xiaofan' onto the ground and sat on the main seat, saying.

"Yes! Venerable One!"

The four demonic creatures responded solemnly.

The silent darkness was broken by a piercing scream.

People who were sound asleep were startled awake from their dreams. Terrifying demonic creatures crawled out from dark corners, roaring and wantonly devouring ordinary people.

Endless fear, despair, and wails began to gather in the sky over Qingyang County at this moment.

A flock of bird-like demonic creatures, using the cover of night, flew out from a small mountain outside the city and spread out in all directions.

On the tallest building of the county yamen, the County Magistrate stood with his hands behind his back, a slight smile on his lips as he looked towards the west of the city.

"Swallow Ye Xiaofan, and transform Xiao Qiaofeng into a demonic creature. It's time to leave Qingyang."

The County Magistrate murmured, narrowing his eyes.

The fear, despair, and wails in the air continuously increased, and the smile on his face grew brighter and brighter.

The assembly hall of the Demon Suppression Division.

"Report! Deputy Commander Sun, demonic creatures have suddenly appeared in the west of the city and are currently slaughtering indiscriminately."

A pale-faced Demon Suppressing Guard, drenched in cold sweat and in a state of panic, suddenly rushed in and interrupted everyone who was discussing how to find the demonic creatures hidden in Qingyang County.

"What?"

Many high-ranking officials of the Demon Suppression Division suddenly stood up. Just moments ago, they had found it hard to believe that Xiao Qiaofeng had defected to the demonic creatures and that there were hidden demonic creatures within the city.

Now, they had no choice but to believe and no longer question the County Magistrate.

"Twenty demonic creatures have suddenly appeared in the west of the city, and ordinary citizens have suffered heavy casualties."

The Demon Suppressing Guard repeated.

Everyone snapped back to their senses and looked at Sun Wude.

"Everyone, there's no time to delay. General Banner Officer Liu, General Banner Officer Wang, I order you two to each lead twenty men to kill the demonic creatures. Furthermore, General Banner Officer Sun, lead the logistics personnel to resettle the civilians in the west of the city to a safe place and treat the injured."

Sun Wude stood up from his seat, his expression stern, and looked at everyone with a tone that seemed to carry boundless anger.

"Yes!"

The three General Banner Officers who were named took their orders and left.

As dawn broke, the first rays of the morning sun brought infinite vitality and hope.

The demonic creatures that attacked the west of the city were not strong and were quickly surrounded and eliminated.

The Demon Suppressing Guards, weary, helped transport the massive demonic corpses to the west city square for centralized destruction.

The demonic energy emanating from the demonic corpses was nothing to cultivators, but for ordinary people, it was a fatal chronic poison.

In mild cases, it could cause personality changes, and in severe cases, it could lead to a loss of reason and transformation into a bloodthirsty, humanoid beast.

The former headquarters of the Black Tiger Gang, which had oppressed the west of the city for years, had now become a temporary settlement camp for civilians who had narrowly escaped the demonic creature attack.

Everyone sat blankly in the square with pale faces and hollow eyes, awaiting arrangements.

Gradually, this group of people began to whisper.

The voices grew louder and louder, and no one knew who started it: The reason why the demonic creatures could sneak into the city silently was because the Demon Suppression Division's Commander Xiao Qiaofeng had defected to the demonic creatures.

It was unknown how many demonic creatures were currently hidden in the city.

Despair, fear, and resentment spread rapidly among the crowd.

Qingyang County lost its usual liveliness. Everyone knew that the Demon Suppression Division's Commander Xiao Qiaofeng was a demonic spy and that an unknown number of demonic creatures were hidden within the city.

Families closed their doors and hid in places they considered safe.

Only the patrolling Demon Suppressing Guards and city guards were on the streets.