At that, Can Yue said nothing more. He merely nodded to the Heavenly Martial Guards, then vanished into the night in a few bounds.
The lean Heavenly Martial Guard spun his saber once more, then looked at the two burly guards and asked,
"That's all well and good, but what do we do?"
One of the burly men said nothing at first. He bent down, pressed his hand against the ground, and said quietly,
"Cover me first!"
The other Heavenly Martial Guards nodded.
Then they formed a loose circle around the burly man.
Their expressions were grave as they watched the fleshy tentacles surge toward them again.
Clang!!!
In an instant, the Heavenly Martial Guards were locked in battle with countless fleshy tendrils.
Boom!!
A Heavenly Martial Guard was slammed into the ground by a fleshy tendril, but his exceptional strength allowed him to survive.
Another Heavenly Martial Guard immediately helped him up and leaped away with him, leaving the area where the attacks were thickest. This was the result of their past training. Jin Yang held the Heavenly Martial Guard to exacting standards, not only in strength, but even more so in teamwork.
Meanwhile, sweat beaded on the forehead of the burly Heavenly Martial Guard with his palm against the ground. His eyes snapped open, and he said grimly,
"The situation is worse than we thought! These evil things are underground throughout an area spanning seven streets, with Jia 17th Street at its center!"
Every Heavenly Martial Guard present looked grim at those words.
The Demon Capital had an enormous Demon Race population. Seven streets? That meant well over a billion demons! If the thing underground went berserk, the consequences would be unimaginable. The repercussions would go far beyond the deaths and injuries of so many demons. This