Suppress Demons

Chapter 68: Suppress Demons

The original veteran force of over three hundred men had dwindled to just over two hundred and sixty after last night.

After filling their cups, Huangfu Yun stood before them, wordless. He poured himself a bowl of wine, raised it to the assembled soldiers in a bow, and drank it down in one gulp.

Nie Yangze watched from the side, his expression complex.

Beside Huangfu Yun, several Centurions raised their bowls and drank.

The two hundred and sixty-odd soldiers simultaneously lifted their bowls and drained them.

"Crack—"

A uniform shattering sound echoed as Huangfu Yun, the Centurions, and the soldiers smashed their wine bowls.

Seeing this, Jiang Li narrowed his eyes and murmured, "Shattering bowls before battle, never to return. Succeed or perish..."

Shi Lan listened, momentarily dazed. Suddenly, a chill ran down her spine, and she felt a familiar killing aura. She quickly stood up and looked towards the city.

Above the City Lord's mansion, a massive square platform, hundreds of feet wide and long, floated silently. Ten figures, dozens of feet tall, stood upon it – the same ones that had been in Huangfu Yun's hand earlier.

Compared to before, this platform was now hundreds of times more powerful in both size and aura.

"What is this..."

Shi Lan's heart leaped as she saw the colossal cleaver, about a hundred feet long, being surrounded by the ten figures.

After yesterday's battle, Shi Lan had some guesses about this platform. It seemed to run on human vitality. To reach this state, how much vitality would it require?

Glancing around, Shi Lan suddenly noticed something amiss. At this time yesterday, although the demonic beasts couldn't be seen or heard, the dust clouds in the distance were visible. But now, the dust clouds to the east, north,