Hunting Begins

Blood Sacrifice Grand Array!

Lin Feng's pupils contracted sharply, instantly understanding the terrifying meaning behind these four words.

This was no longer about sneaking around and playing petty games; this was flipping the table and dragging everyone down with them in a monstrous conspiracy!

Almost at the same moment Huang Fugui transmitted his voice, the entire Qingyang County trembled violently!

"Buzz--"

An invisible wave, like a stone cast into a lake, spread out from the depths of the county dungeon, instantly sweeping across the whole city!

Immediately after, the Ancient Well in the east of the city, the Land God Temple in the west, the Mourning Hall in the south, and the River God Shrine in the north.

These four seemingly unrelated locations simultaneously erupted with four pillars of light, as red as blood!

The four pillars of light shot up into the sky, converging above Qingyang County, rapidly outlining a huge and bizarre runic array.

A blood-red, semi-transparent dome, like a giant bowl, was inverted, completely enveloping the entire Qingyang County!

The originally clear sky was instantly stained with an ominous blood-red hue.

A nauseatingly sweet and fishy smell permeated the air. Countless ordinary citizens felt dizzy and a sense of inexplicable violence and madness surged in their hearts.

"Ahhh! Kill! Kill you!"

"Die! All of you die!"

On the streets, neighbors who were once harmonious suddenly had bloodshot eyes, drool dripping from the corners of their mouths.

As if possessed by demons, they began to bite and attack each other frantically with their teeth, nails, and anything else they could use.

Even more so, some of the weaker individuals, under the erosion of this evil power.

Their bodies shriveled and twisted at a visible speed, as if countless maggots were writhing beneath their skin, eventually turning into dark green keratin.

They let out guttural roars that were not human, their overgrown nails turned black as ink, transforming into the lowest level of Walking Corpses, staggering towards the living around them.

Screams, wails, beast-like roars, mixed with the strange sounds of shattering bones and tearing flesh, instantly echoed throughout the entire county town.

In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, this peaceful little town had transformed into a living hell!

"Not good! It's the Blood Soul Grudge Array!"

Inside the guest room, Chu Mengxi's figure shot out. She looked at the giant blood-red dome in the sky, her beautiful face showing an unprecedentedly solemn expression for the first time.

"These lunatics! They actually want to sacrifice a city's population to cultivate a peerless fierce creature!"

Zhao Tie and Li Rui followed closely behind. Looking at the tragic scene in the city, their eyes were about to split.

"Boss! What do we do? If this array isn't broken, we'll all be trapped and die here, becoming nourishment for that fierce creature!" Zhao Tie shouted urgently.

"Split up!"

Chu Mengxi made a decisive call, her voice clear and resolute. "Zhao Tie, Li Rui, you go and clear out the mutated monsters in the city, protect the citizens as much as possible, and buy us time! I'll go find the array's core and try to break it! Lin Feng!"

She suddenly turned her head and looked at Lin Feng, who had also walked out of the room, and said sternly, "You are powerful and your movement techniques are strange. Come with me to the county office dungeon. That must be the main array core!"

However, to her surprise, Lin Feng shook his head.

"No."

Lin Feng's reply was simple and direct.

"What?"

Chu Mengxi was stunned, a flicker of disbelief in her phoenix eyes. "Lin Feng, do you know what the situation is right now? The lives of all the citizens are hanging by a thread!"

"This kind of large-scale melee combat is not my forte,"

Lin Feng's tone remained calm. "My blade is more suited for reaping in the shadows. You go and hold the front line, I will act in secret, looking for opportunities to break through at the weakest points. This will be more efficient."

After speaking, without waiting for Chu Mengxi to retort, his figure flickered, turning into a ghostly afterimage and disappearing into the chaotic streets.

"He... he ran away?"

Li Rui stared blankly in the direction Lin Feng had disappeared.

"That scoundrel!"

Zhao Tie clenched his fists, veins bulging. "I knew long ago he wasn't a good person! Whenever it comes down to it, he only cares about saving himself! A coward!"

Chu Mengxi's expression also turned as cold as frost, a wave of unspeakable disappointment and anger surging in her heart.

She had thought she had discovered a raw gem, a comrade she could trust with her back.

But unexpectedly, in the face of a real crisis, the other party chose to retreat!

The so-called "acting in secret" and "more efficient."

To her ears, it was just the most ridiculous excuse for cowardice!

"Don't worry about him!"

Chu Mengxi gritted her teeth, suppressing the emotions in her heart. "Let's go! The citizens of Qingyang County are protected by us, the Demon Suppression Division!"

As her voice fell, the three of them turned into three streaks of light and charged headlong into the bloody battlefield.

Meanwhile, on a rooftop out of their sight, Lin Feng's figure quietly appeared.

He looked at the Walking Corpses surging like a tide below and the madmen corrupted by demonic energy. Far from feeling any fear, a flicker of... excitement flashed in his eyes.

"This is truly... wonderful."

He muttered to himself, the corners of his mouth curling into a pleased arc.

"This is practically a feast of Crit Points, tailor-made for me!"

He didn't flee, nor was he afraid of death.

Quite the opposite, the moment Huang Fugui issued his warning, he had formulated the battle plan most suited to him.

The main battlefield was being held by those three "idiots" from the Demon Suppression Division; they were powerful and wouldn't die anytime soon.

What he needed to do was seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to convert all the "experience points" in this city into his own strength!

In this world where human lives were as cheap as grass, only the power held in one's own hands was truly real!

"System, open my status panel."

[Host: Lin Feng]
[Realm: Meridian Opening Realm, Sixth Level]
[Cultivation Technique: Blazing Sun Art (Proficient)]
[Martial Skill: Seven Fiends Saber Technique (Beginner)]
[Movement Technique: Flowing Wind Steps (Mastered)]
[Crit Multiplier: 15x]
[Crit Points: 0]

"The hunt... has begun!"