Before long, Li Xuancang arrived at the streets and alleys west of the city.
The sight before him was too horrible to bear.
Several soldiers lay on the ground, covered in wounds and barely breathing.
At the center of the street, black mist churned, within it crouching a sinister demonic shadow.
The patrol had surrounded the black mist, while three unconscious children lay on the ground nearby.
The black mist shifted, gradually condensing into a more than three-meter-tall monster with a blue-green face, fangs, and sharp claws.
The Demon's claws were still stained with fresh blood. Its exposed fangs gave off a pungent stench as it charged toward the patrol.
"Don't... don't... come closer..."
Some constables' legs went weak with fright. They collapsed to the ground and kept crawling backward.
"Kill!"
Though the Battle Soldiers were afraid as well, they weren't too terrified to strike. They rushed forward together, charging at the monster.
"Bang!"
With a casual blow, the monster sent a Battle Soldier flying. He smashed into a wall, collapsing it, blood spraying from his mouth as he couldn't even crawl back up.
The leading Squad Leader slashed out with his saber. The monster extended a hand covered in blue-green scales and caught the blade.
"Crack!"
The monster clenched down, snapping the saber in two, then struck the Squad Leader with its palm.
"Pfft!"
As if struck by lightning, the Squad Leader was knocked to the ground, unable to move.
The others trembled all over in terror, not daring to step forward.
Even the Squad Leader at the Body Tempering Realm had been beaten into an uncertain state between life and death with one palm strike. Charging in would only be seeking death.
As the monster closed in step by step, everyone's souls seemed to freeze. Their pupils dilated,