Four Ferocious Beasts
The woman in white's words clearly revealed her intention to protect him.
Green Conch sneered, sheathed her longsword, and stood up, saying, "Whether it's human or demon, it just tried to eat us. Are we guilty of acting in self-defense? Besides, this has nothing to do with you, and it's none of your business to interfere!"
The woman in white's expression turned cold at Green Conch's words, and she pointed a finger, unleashing a surge of energy like a raging sea. This move was extremely skillful; generally speaking, even a B-level reincarnator would suffer from this attack. However, Green Conch was clearly no ordinary person.
Green Conch also struck out with a palm, creating a surge of air. A collision erupted between Green Conch and the woman in white before the air dissipated. This time, the two were evenly matched.
Green Conch knew that her opponent was using only one finger, while she was using her entire palm. Just from this point of view, she was already at a disadvantage.
The woman in white seemed somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting her opponent to be able to block her attack.
Staring at the Green Conch, the woman in white chuckled, "No wonder you were able to block my 'Falling Goose Finger,' so you're a cultivator, and you've already condensed a sword body. Not bad, someone with this ability is enough for me to go all out against!"
As she spoke, the woman in white suddenly became more imposing, her aura growing stronger by more than one degree. She coldly said, "I don't care about your origins. Leave Chishui Town now, and I'll spare your lives. Otherwise, you'll stay here forever!"
Green Conch was also a proud person, and she would never agree to what the other party said. Instead, she said angrily, "Fine, fine, then I'll experience your superior immortal techniques!"
The two women looked at each other with icy eyes, one white and one green, creating a unique scene in this ghost town-like place.
"Blood Wolf, Amakusa, fire the signal flare. Green Conch is no match for that man!" An Hei said in a low voice, his face grave.
Blood Wolf and Amakusa knew perfectly well that under the aura of the woman in white, they hadn't been able to muster the slightest intention to resist. If Green Conch hadn't been there to resist most of the aura, they probably would have collapsed to the ground long ago.
It should be noted that Green Conch is an S1-level powerhouse, yet she was at a disadvantage in front of her opponent. It's not hard to guess that the white-clad woman's strength is definitely above S1.
Only by luring Li Wei here, and having two S1-level experts fight together, can they possibly defeat this woman in white.
Soon, Amakusa and Blood ignited the signal flares in their hands. With a long blast, the signal flares soared into the sky and exploded violently, like a blooming spark.
Li Wei stared at the fireworks in the distance, his heart skipped a beat, but he said to Zheng Yutong behind him, "Someone fired a signal flare, they must be in danger. I'll go check it out first, you three hurry up and follow me, be careful!"
Upon seeing Cheng Yu-tung nod, Li Wei summoned the Beast Soul Sword, made a sword incantation, and flew away on his sword, arriving at the scene of the incident in just a moment. At this time, Green Conch had already exchanged several blows with the woman in white.
Li Wei glanced at her from afar and saw that it was the same woman in white from before. At this moment, she was surrounded by a swirling mist, which was extremely domineering. Every move she made was incredibly powerful. Even though Green Conch had cultivated the body of a sword immortal, she was completely at a disadvantage in front of her.
The woman in white formed a hand seal, and a palm made of earth, stones, and sand rose from the ground and reached out to grab the Green Conch.
"Let's see if you can withstand this move!" the woman in white shouted, and her yellow sand hand suddenly grew larger, striking towards Green Conch with the force of thunder.
Seeing this, Li Wei quickly threw a punch, shattering the air between the Green Conch and the woman in white.
Under the powerful shock, the sandy hand turned into a pile of sand and gravel. Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief, then stood on his sword and blocked the white-clad woman.
"It's... you!" Upon seeing Li Wei, the white-clad woman's overwhelming killing intent vanished instantly, like a receding tide.
Li Wei didn't answer. If the other party made any move, he would immediately retaliate with swift and decisive action. Of course, with his Eye of Perception, Li Wei knew that this woman was definitely more than a cut above him, so he didn't provoke a fight.
"Since you're willing to stand up for these people, then let's let today's matter drop. However, it's been a hundred years since we last met, Lian'er has many things to say to you." The woman in white relaxed, and from her words, she seemed to know Li Wei.
This left Li Wei somewhat puzzled.
Lian'er? Is that her name?
"You... uh, this young lady must have mistaken me for someone else? I don't know you." Li Wei remembered that this was an ancient world, and he knew that in this era, young women were addressed as "young lady," so he simply followed the local custom.
Unexpectedly, the woman in white was stunned when she heard Li Wei's words, and then she showed a sad expression. Coupled with her heavenly beauty, she was sure to have the effect of captivating all the men in the world.
Li Wei was also a man, and he too was somewhat aroused by her appearance. However, as a reincarnator, Li Wei couldn't distinguish between friend and foe in this mission world. He was afraid of capsizing in a ditch if he wasn't careful, so he suppressed the ripples in his heart and stared intently at her.
"Why pretend you don't know me? If it weren't for you, I would have frozen to death on the mountain long ago. Since you have no intention of acknowledging me, I won't force you." After saying this, she gave Li Wei a deep look, then flicked her long sleeves and disappeared in a streak of light.
Li Wei became increasingly puzzled.
In short, the temporary departure of this powerful woman has relieved the immediate crisis.
At this moment, another group, Xue Yan and Nina, also arrived, only to find the woman in white had transformed and left, and they were all shocked.
"Who is that woman? She seems... to know you!" Zheng Yutong's expression was strange. After all, anyone would feel uncomfortable watching a beautiful woman who was more attractive than herself pouring out her feelings to the man she loved.
Li Wei chuckled dryly and said truthfully, "I really don't know her. You must have mistaken her for someone else!"
Zheng Yutong pouted and then fell silent.
No one could explain it clearly, so it was left unresolved. The group of 12 began discussing their recent discovery; basically, every group had encountered a monster.
"Those monsters were all townspeople, but for some reason, they turned into monsters, and after turning into monsters, they were incredibly powerful. It took us a lot of effort to kill just one!" Nina said, recounting what she had discovered.
The situation was similar for the other two teams. Li Wei paused for a moment, then said, "We've basically figured out the situation. This Chishui Town has been invaded by demonic energy. Ordinary demonic energy can only corrode the body, but the demonic energy here corrodes the soul. It should be the demonic energy emitted by an ancient demonic beast. The man-eating monster we encountered had the word 'Taotie' in its attributes, and its insatiable gluttony also fits the characteristics of Taotie demonic beast."
"Yes, the one we encountered is 'Qi Qiong,' one of the Four Fiends!" Green Conch added.
"Um, what are the Four Fiends?" Nina asked.
Green Conch had no choice but to introduce the four ferocious beasts to everyone, "You've all heard of the Four Sacred Beasts, right? They are the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise —these are auspicious beasts. Correspondingly, there are also ferocious beasts. The four ferocious beasts of ancient times are the Taotie, the Hundun, the Qiongqi, and the Taowu. Today, we have already encountered people infected by the demonic energy of the Taotie and the Qiongqi, so I imagine the other two ferocious beasts will be no exception!"
This is normal reasoning. Although they hadn't actually encountered it, Green Conch's deduction was accepted by everyone.
"So, the townspeople here are all infected by the demonic energy of the four ferocious beasts, and they could turn into man-eating monsters at any time. For this reason, Grand Tutor Yu Tuo will come here to quell the demons and eliminate the chaos. Our task is to ensure the survival of the townspeople within 7 days, whether they are human or demon, and we must also stop Yu Tuo, who claims to be the number one person in the world, after 7 days. You can imagine how difficult it is. Therefore, we need a plan, a plan that can help us complete this S-level difficulty!" Li Wei said in a deep voice.
"Alright, let's summarize the intelligence we have so far. First, our enemies include the demonized villagers, the 'Four Fiends' who may appear, the woman in white, and Yu Tuo. Of these, the demonized villagers are probably the easiest to deal with. We've had contact with the woman in white, and her combat power definitely surpasses S2. And that Yu Tuo, who's supposedly the strongest in the world, shouldn't be any less formidable."
"As for us, there are 12 of us. The highest combat strength is S1, but the lowest is only B1. It can be said that in terms of combat strength, we are completely no match for the woman in white or Yu Tuo. This is our weakness... In addition, our biggest problem is those townspeople. We cannot let more than half of them die, otherwise the mission will be judged as a failure, and we will all be wiped out. Therefore, our fundamental purpose is to protect these townspeople."
At this point in Li Wei's speech, An Hei suddenly interjected, "Wait a minute, I think that woman in white isn't an enemy. In fact, she's very likely our ally."
Only An Hei, Amakusa, Green Conch, and Blood Wolf understood what this meant.
The woman in white appeared to protect the townsman who had been corrupted by the demonic energy of the "Strange Poverty." Upon learning this detail, Li Wei nodded in agreement.
"I think this woman in white is our breakthrough point, and that's probably why she was included in the mission. If we can get her help, that would be the best outcome!"
As Li Wei spoke to himself, he noticed that the surrounding sounds had stopped. Looking up, he saw that everyone was staring at him. Some had a half-smile, while others looked knowing. Only Zheng Yutong gave a cold snort.
The fat man, who had been listening to Li Wei's analysis, laughed and said, "Boss, that woman has clearly mistaken you for someone she knows. Why don't you take this opportunity to get on her good side and get her to help us out? Wouldn't that make the mission much easier?"