Demonization

The group left Dongsheng Town, worried that Mister Li would send people to hunt them down. They didn't stop anywhere and headed straight for the county town.

After about half an hour, the outline of Yunlu County town appeared in their sight.

Seeing the county town not far away, they took a breath of relief, preparing to rest once they entered.

Just then, the sound of horse hooves, "thump," "thump," "thump," came from behind.

A strong sense of crisis arose in their hearts. Wang Meng and Luo Yi exchanged glances and quickly pulled the other three into the woods beside the official road.

As soon as they hid in the woods beside the official road, three fast horses galloped down the road from behind and stopped where Luo Yi and the others had just been.

Looking at the clothes the three on horseback were wearing.

Wang Meng walked to Luo Yi's side.

"Xiao Yi, these three are the guard captains from Mister Li's mansion."

"The two in front are named Zhang Xu and Niu Jun. Both are martial artists at the Minor Accomplishment stage of Skin Refining."

"The one behind is named Yang Jie, who has only recently entered the Skin Refining realm."

"It's strange! I've fought these three a few times. With their strength, it would be difficult for them to defeat me, let alone both of us together."

After hearing Wang Meng describe their strength, Luo Yi was also very confused.

However, since they dared to chase and kill him, they had to be prepared to be killed in return. He motioned for the others to hide deeper in the forest.

He took the Three Shi Hunting Bow off his back, drew the bowstring, and aimed at Yang Jie, who was running at the rear.

"Whoosh!" The arrow's piercing shriek tore through the air.

Yang Jie, who was riding a horse, felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. Just as he was about to bend down to dodge, the arrow pierced his chest, and he fell off his horse.

The two accompanying guard captains, seeing their companion fall, did not rush to rescue him. They looked in the direction the arrow came from and found it was Wang Meng and another young man who had been chasing them today.

With just the two of them, they couldn't even handle Wang Meng, let alone another young man.

The two took the pills bestowed by "Lady" from their embrace and swallowed them in one gulp.

"Demonification Pill," the pharmacy shopkeeper muttered, looking at the pills they swallowed.

These people are actually colluding with demons. I must report this to the superior.

With a few flashes, the person disappeared into the forest.

After swallowing the Demonification Pill, the pupils of the two guard captains contracted into thin lines. Their fingers began to twist and deform, their nails grew long and black, sharp as hooks. A low whimper came from their throats, a mix of pain and excitement. Their bones creaked, their arm and thigh muscles swelled, tearing their clothes, and their skin was covered in gray-black hair.

Besides the physical changes, their heads also underwent drastic transformations. Their cheekbones protruded, their snouts extended, revealing white fangs.

With a final, piercing howl that tore through the night sky, the two fell to the ground.

Hiding in the forest and witnessing the transformation of the two, Luo Yi thought of a monster he had seen on TV in his previous life: a "Wolf" person.

"Uncle Wang, do you know what's going on with these two?"

Wang Meng shook his head. Just as they were about to continue communicating.

The two guard captains, who had completed their transformation into "Wolf" people, charged towards the tree where they were hiding.

Seeing that they had been discovered, Luo Yi drew the saber at his waist.

"Uncle Wang, let's each take one." After speaking, he brandished the saber and slashed at one of the "Wolf" people.

The saber, like a silver streak, cut through the air, aiming for the Wolf person's head.

"Clang!" The blade collided with the Wolf person's claw, sending out dazzling sparks.

Luo Yi, holding the saber, was pushed back nearly ten meters by the immense force from the Wolf person's claw before he could recover.

He looked at the saber in his hand. The sharp blade had a gap of about one centimeter where it had collided with the Wolf person's claw.

What did they eat? It actually increased their strength so much. Luo Yi's mind raced, trying to figure out a countermeasure.

The "Wolf" person beside him didn't give Luo Yi time to react. "Awooo," it let out a wolf's howl and swung its sharp claws, carrying a foul stench, straight at Luo Yi's face.

The stench jolted Luo Yi back to reality. He quickly dodged behind a large tree beside him.

"Crack!" The large tree that had been blocking Luo Yi was swept away by the Wolf person's sharp claws, breaking in half at the trunk.

So fierce? Seeing the "Wolf" person smash a tree with one blow, Luo Yi knew he couldn't match the "Wolf" person head-on and dared not confront it directly.

He took out the "poison powder" he had prepared and hidden at his waist, intending to test its effectiveness on non-human creatures like "Wolf" people when he had the chance.

"Crack," "Crack." The tree Luo Yi was hiding behind was continuously broken by the Wolf person's sharp claws.

On the other side, Wang Meng, who was fighting another "Wolf" person alone, was covered in wounds from the Wolf person's claws, with large amounts of blood staining the ground in the forest.

No, if this continues, both he and Uncle Wang will die here today.

Luo Yi was extremely anxious. He seized the moment when the Wolf person's claws swept past a tree, held his breath, and fiercely sprinkled the poison powder towards the Wolf person's face.

The scattered poison powder instantly filled the air around the Wolf person. The already irrational Wolf person had no idea that the mist in front of it contained potent poison. It continued to breathe in the air carrying the poison powder.

After inhaling a large amount of air containing the poison powder, the Wolf person first froze, then let out a pained howl and fell to the ground, its body convulsing uncontrollably. Red foam spewed from its mouth, and black smoke rose from its gray-black fur, emitting a pungent odor.

Seeing the Wolf person's miserable state, Luo Yi knew the poison powder had worked.

"Good opportunity!" Gripping the saber in his hand, Luo Yi lunged forward to the Wolf person's body.

Raising the Dao in his hand, he swung with all his might towards the Wolfman's neck.

"Puchi!" A sound echoed. The Wolfman, twitching on the ground, had its massive head severed from its neck, rolling to the side. Blood gushed from the severed neck like a fountain.

The decapitated Wolfman's body emitted a large amount of black smoke that surged towards Luo Yi.

Congratulations to the host for killing a demons minion, gaining 8 Energy Points.

Seeing the prompt pop up on the panel, the crisis was not yet over, and Luo Yi had no time to study it closely.

He hurriedly looked towards Wang Meng.

At this moment, Wang Meng, who had been fighting the Wolfman for a long time, was gradually losing strength. The wounds from the Wolfman's sharp claws on his body were increasing.

"Uncle Wang, I'm going to use poison. You step back and hold your breath."

With that, Luo Yi quickly ran in front of the Wolfman and scattered the remaining poison powder towards the Wolfman attacking Wang Meng.

The unprepared Wolfman inhaled a large amount of poison powder and writhed on the ground in pain.

Luo Yi seized the opportunity while the Wolfman was convulsing on the ground, swinging the Dao in his hand and slashing towards the Wolfman's chest.

"Crack!" The sharp Dao cut the Wolfman in half at the waist.

A large amount of black smoke emerged from the dead Wolfman's corpse and flowed into Luo Yi's body.

Congratulations to the host for killing a demons minion, gaining 8 Energy Points.

Watching the black smoke surge into his body, Luo Yi quickly looked at Wang Meng beside him and found that Wang Meng seemed completely oblivious to the black smoke.

Before Luo Yi could figure out how to explain the black smoke, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Having dealt with the two Wolfmen, Wang Meng and Luo Yi, both exhausted and spent, collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily.