Slaying Four Demons in Succession!

Slaying Four Demons in Succession! "Thank you, sir! Thank you for saving my child!"

Mu Yang carried the child, whose crying had finally subsided, over to the legless woman. She clutched her child tightly, her voice choked with sobs as she thanked him again and again.

Mu Yang said nothing more. He merely took a bottle of Golden Wound Medicine from his robes and placed it before her.

"Apply it to the wound. It will stop the bleeding."

With that, Mu Yang did not linger. With a tap of his toe, he shot toward the center of the village like an arrow loosed from a bowstring.

Clutching her child, the woman watched his receding back vanish from sight. Forcing herself upright, she kowtowed heavily three times.

The center of Li Village.

This had originally been the village chief's residence, the largest and most luxurious house in the village.

But now, it was utterly unrecognizable.

The roof beams had snapped, and the courtyard walls had collapsed. A massive Rat Demon, even burlier than Hui Er by a full measure, sat atop the remaining half of the tallest roof.

Its body was covered in dark yellow coarse fur, its muscles knotted as though forged from steel. In its hand, it held a bloody human leg and gnawed on it in great mouthfuls.

He was Hui Da, eldest son of Yellow Wind King of Yellow Wind Mountain.

He was also the leader of this raid on Li Village.

Not far in front of him stood several slightly smaller Rat Demons.

"Big Brother, do you think that kid will really come? We've almost killed everyone already."

Hui Liu licked the blood still staining his fingertips, then kicked the corpse of a villager before him away with boredom.

After eating for more than an hour, he could no longer stuff down another bite.

Hui San, who was leaning against a broken wall and piecing together a puzzle from mangled corpses, flashed forward and caught the villager Hui Liu had kicked away. Comparing the sizes of the corpse's limbs, he spoke indifferently. "What does it matter whether he comes or not?"

"If he comes, we'll butcher him to avenge Second Brother and Ninth Brother. If he doesn't, we'll eat and drink our fill, pack up this bloody food, and return to report. Father only wanted to teach the county a lesson and give that old fool Wang Rudong a warning."

Having said that, Hui San seemed to settle on his target. His claws flashed, attaching a bloody severed arm to the place where the puzzle lacked one.

A human-shaped puzzle pieced together from mismatched limbs was abruptly complete.

"Third Brother is right!"

Hui Qi and Hui Ba chimed in.

Hui Da did not speak. After finishing the last piece of meat, he silently wiped the corner of his mouth, contemplation flashing through his eyes.

Last night, they had received an urgent letter delivered by Wang Rudong. They learned that Hui Wu and Hui Jiu had died at the hands of a constable named Mu Yang, while Hui Er had also been ambushed to death after Mu Yang found someone to plot against him. Their father had flown into a rage on the spot and ordered them down the mountain to massacre the village.

The purpose was simple, just as Hui San had said. First, to avenge their second brother and vent their fury; second, to intimidate Wang Rudong.

Hui Er had been a genius Rat Demon who possessed a Demon Blood Spell. With his bizarre and unpredictable Shadow Stealth, how could he possibly have been so easily ambushed to death? Hui Da suspected there was something fishy about it.

Unfortunately, their father had already made up his mind, while his younger brothers had been rubbing their fists and itching for a fight, clamoring to descend the mountain and eat people. Though uneasy, he could only lead them here.

"Enough. Stop playing around."

Hui Da's deep voice rang out with unquestionable authority. "Wait another hour. If Mu Yang does not come, pack up all the remaining meat and take it back to Yellow Wind Mountain."

Whether there was a scheme or not, this batch of meat would be enough for them to eat for a long time. At worst, they could hide deep in the mountains for a while. With human methods, there was no way anyone could find them.

"Understood, Big Brother!"

The Rat Demons all answered.

"Since Big Brother has spoken, then you can die now!"

Hui Ba, who had been toying with a farmer, curled his lips into a savage grin. His thick, long foot covered in sharp claws stomped fiercely down on the farmer's neck.

With a crack, the farmer fell silent.

"Lao Tian!"

Not far from the farmer, a dark-skinned middle-aged man with one arm broken glared so hard his eyes nearly split apart, his gaze toward Hui Ba filled with fury.

If Li Chuang had been here, he would certainly have recognized the one-armed man as his Seventh Uncle.

He had thought that after Mu Yang killed the Rat Demons entrenched in the village and Li Shoucai, Li Village would finally know peace.

Yet who could have expected that early this morning, the village would turn into hell itself?

His wife, son, daughter-in-law, neighbors—almost everyone he knew had died at the hands of the Rat Demons.

He had picked up a hoe and desperately tried to avenge them, only for Hui Ba to snap his arm with a single claw strike.

If Constable Mu were here...

Despair swallowed Seventh Uncle's heart like a rising tide.

Just then, a familiar figure clad in dark black entered his field of vision.

"C-Constable Mu?"

Seventh Uncle Li's clouded eyes abruptly lit up, as if he had seized the last straw that could save his life.

But then his gaze swept over the five Rat Demons in the village, especially Hui Da, who sat on the roof like a small mountain. The hope that had just ignited was instantly doused.

There were five Rat Demons! No matter how formidable Constable Mu was, he could not possibly defeat so many demons!

"Constable Mu, y-you run!"

Seventh Uncle Li screamed with all the strength in his body.

"Run?"

Hui San had clearly noticed Mu Yang's arrival as well. His green eyes locked onto him, and a cruel smile spread across his mouth. "Where do you think you're running? I never expected you brat to really dare come. Saves us the trouble of looking for you!"

At a glance, he recognized him as the constable depicted in Wang Rudong's letter.

He looked even younger than he had in the portrait.

So tender-skinned and soft-fleshed—this was the one who had killed Lao Wu and Hui Jiu?

Forget it. No need to think. Just kill him!

"Brat, hand over your life!"

With an angry roar, Hui San launched himself like a cannonball. His sharp claws carried a foul demon wind as they lunged straight for Mu Yang's face.

With his Second Rank: Late Stage strength, killing this brat would be no more than the flick of a hand.

"Constable Mu!"

Watching Mu Yang get attacked without moving, Seventh Uncle Li's heart sank into despair.

Just as the light in Seventh Uncle Li's eyes began to dim, a streak of silver suddenly pierced his vision.

Shing—!!

The long saber hanging at Mu Yang's waist had somehow already left its sheath.

It was so fast that Hui San did not even have time to react.

Everyone only saw a blur before their eyes, followed by a dull thud.

It was the sound of Hui San's head rolling onto the ground, its face still frozen in the vicious grin it had worn before death.

The entire center of the village fell into dead silence.

Hui Ba's raised foot froze.

The mocking expressions on Hui Qi and Hui Liu's faces stiffened.

Even Hui Da, who had remained calm and unruffled throughout, abruptly rose to his feet atop the roof, his pupils contracting sharply.

Hui San, at Second Rank: Late Stage, had just died like that?

One slash?

Just one slash!?

Hadn't the letter said that Mu Yang was merely a talented constable with some skill?

This was merely some skill!?

Hui Da's heart abruptly sank, and a thought that had never once crossed his mind surged up without warning.

Second Brother might not have died in any ambush, nor had he been killed by Wang Rudong's scheme.

The one who had killed him was this young constable standing before them!

The Rat Demons were all stunned by Mu Yang's overwhelming attack, but Mu Yang had no intention of stopping because of that.

Three-Breath Lightness activated!

Third Breath: Fullness!!

Mu Yang's figure became blurred in an instant, like a ghost.

"Not good! Lao Ba, watch out!"

Hui Da roared and tried to intervene, but he was already too late.

A flash of saber light.

Hui Ba, who had just been about to stomp Seventh Uncle Li to death, had his head sent flying into the sky, blood spraying across the ground.

Hui Ba, dead!

Without pausing, Mu Yang turned and shot toward Hui Qi.

Before Hui Qi could even raise his claws to block, the saber light had already swept across his neck.

Hui Qi, dead!

After witnessing two brothers die in succession, Hui Liu was frightened out of his wits. Turning around, he tried to flee.

But compared to Mu Yang, his speed was as slow as a snail's crawl.

Mu Yang's figure merely flickered, and he appeared behind him.

His hand rose, and the saber fell.

Head severed, blood flowing.

Hui Liu, dead!

From Mu Yang's appearance until now, only three breaths had passed, yet four Rat Demons had all been beheaded.

In the entire village, only Hui Da remained standing atop the roof.

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