"Now I understand." Fang Zhen somewhat understood why the Great Demon had not been killed.
That was right. If ten thousand crossbows fired in unison, no matter how strong it was, it would have to die.
But if it died, the trail would be cut off as well.
If there truly was some way for a Great Demon to enter the Capital City so easily, then killing this one would only mean a second and third would come later... And after this manhunt, the next Great Demon to arrive would likely go into hiding, making it even harder to investigate.
Everything might seem under control now because they had found clues and surrounded it. But if they had failed to notice it, and the Great Demon truly did something, who could possibly defend against it?
This was also why, though Fang Zhen disdained Luo Jiang, the court both wooed and suppressed martial artists.
When an ordinary man erupted in fury, blood splashed five paces away. That truly was the foremost priority!
Having understood all this, Fang Zhen no longer resisted. Instead, he stood beside Eunuch Zhao and looked toward the figure within the encirclement.
The armored soldiers were currently employing a tactic of "layer upon layer of encirclement and slaughter," constantly wearing down the Great Demon's Demonic Power. Even if this demon could unleash demonfire, human strength had its limits, and so did Demonic Power.
They would use the sea-of-men tactic to wear it down until it was exhausted. Then they could capture it alive.
As for how many casualties there would be—hmph, the sacrifices of those below were their glory!
"Eunuch, what if this demon breaks through..." Watching the figure inside fight without pause even now, while the ring of Daoist spells trapping it had dimmed, Fang Zhen's heart