Moonless City on the Brink of Chaos
The quiet night in Moonless City was shattered by a sharp, agonizing scream.
Although the curfew rules have been in place for many years, in recent years fewer people have been using the night to drive corpse puppets through the city, and the nights in Moonless City are no longer the deadly period that people used to talk about.
The rule continues simply because everyone is used to it, but they also know that there is no danger at all on the streets outside.
Therefore, this scream immediately alerted everyone in the city.
But this seemed to be just an appetizer; after that scream, shrill cries echoed from other parts of the city.
More and more people couldn't sit still any longer. They put on their clothes, sat up, and opened the windows to see what was happening outside.
But as soon as these people flung open the windows or doors, what they saw first was not the commotion outside, but a gaping, blood-red maw aimed right at them!
Then, another scream rang out.
"What is that thing?!" Some lucky ones hiding inside the house caught a glimpse of the slow-moving humanoid monster outside and asked in a low voice, filled with panic.
His wife immediately covered his mouth. "Keep your voice down, don't disturb him!"
But it was too late to cover her mouth now, because the monster outside the door had already heard the commotion the moment it heard the husband speak.
Almost as soon as his wife finished speaking, their bedroom door was smashed open with a "bang," and a monster covered in red markings shrieked as it pounced on the two of them.
This scene was playing out in countless homes throughout the city. If there were cultivators present, they could at least put up a Zhou Xuan against the monster. It was only then that everyone realized that the monster not only craved human flesh and blood, but was also incredibly fast and possessed extraordinary strength!
What's even more frightening is that ordinary Spiritual Power has no effect on them at all, and the Law Artifact brought by the otherworldly cultivators can't even harm them in the slightest.
The otherworldly cultivator had no choice but to protect himself and try to trap the monsters inside the house so they could escape.
The cultivators of the Hidden Nether Realm would find it even easier to escape. As long as they were willing to abandon their corpse puppets and use them to block the monster, they could quickly get away.
However, the corpse puppet is the most important thing for a cultivator, equivalent to a sword cultivator's natal sword. If it could be easily discarded, the corpse puppets Hidden Nether Realm would not be so rare.
As the situation escalated, the commotion in the city quickly reached Liu Duanyue's ears.
At that time, Liu Duanyue was still handling affairs in the city lord's mansion and had no time to rest.
The noise outside was making him irritable, and he was forced to stop writing after only a few words. Frustrated, he looked towards the door and asked, "What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"
The City Guard at the gate were also unaware of what had happened and could only rush out to investigate. Not long after, one City Guard returned, his face contorted with panic, shouting as he ran, "It's terrible! It's terrible, Lord! Many monsters have suddenly appeared in the city, biting anyone they see, especially their necks! Even cultivators can't subdue them!"
That last sentence really startled Liu Duanyue. He almost immediately jumped up from his chair and hurriedly led his men out of the city lord's mansion.
The outside world was already in complete chaos. The two of them had only been standing there for a short while when a shadow suddenly darted in front of them and opened its mouth straight for Liu Duanyue's neck.
Liu Duanyue has cultivated for so many years; how could this little monster possibly harm her?
Almost as soon as the monster appeared in front of Liu Duanyue, he slapped it away.
"What are these things? Where are the City Guard?!" Liu Duanyue's face darkened. Shouldn't the City Guard have appeared much sooner to start rescuing people at a time like this?
The young man beside him was also a little confused when asked the question. He stammered, "Captain Li said that things have been relatively peaceful inside the city these days, but it seems a bit chaotic outside, so he took some men to patrol the city."
Liu Duanyue almost laughed in anger, "You City Guard are supposed to protect the safety of the people inside the city. Shouldn't you be training yourselves properly and improving your corpse puppets when there's nothing going on inside?! Besides, how did Li Jie manage to call away all the City Guard?!"
Liu Duanyue simply couldn't believe that the City Guard she had carefully selected could do such a thing. She knew Li Jie Liu Duanyue, who usually didn't seem like such an unreliable person. How could he have done something so stupid?!
Besides, the City Guard originally consisted of four teams. How could Li Jie alone have caused the other three teams to make such foolish mistakes?!
The more the young man listened, the more uneasy he felt. In truth, if he hadn't been chosen to guard the city lord's gate today, he would have wanted to go along and take a look.
Over the years, Moonless City had become increasingly peaceful and stable, leaving the City Guard with nothing to do most of the time. Finally, Li Jie suggested going for a stroll outside the city, and everyone thought it was only for one night; Moonless City had been peaceful for so many years, so surely nothing bad would happen...
Hearing the young man's words, Liu Duanyue's expression grew increasingly grim. "This matter isn't so simple. Tonight's events were clearly a deliberate scheme, yet the City Guard left tonight. Something's not right."
He frowned and said to the young man, "Come on, let's go out and take a look!"
This mysterious monster seemed to be everywhere, intruding wherever there was a sign of life.
The prison in the city lord's mansion was no exception.
At that time, Sang Ying and the others were still planning to knock out the jailer and escape when the night grew deeper. Unexpectedly, just as the group was resting with their eyes closed, sharp screams rang out from outside.
The jailer, who had been dozing off, was instantly startled awake by the shout. He hurriedly straightened his hat and peered out of the prison gate towards the city lord's mansion. However, due to the high walls of the mansion, he couldn't see anything.
He was just thinking about whether to walk towards the gate of the mansion when he heard screams coming from the prison cell.
The jailer thought to himself, "This is bad," and quickly drew his long sword from his waist, striding into the cell.
What he saw terrified him. A man with red markings, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, was dressed in a madman. His clothes were filthy and stained with blood!
He was currently staring at the person next to him with his mouth wide open, covered in blood, as if he wanted to bite off their neck!
Upon seeing this, the jailer didn't care how the man had broken into the cell and hurriedly raised his long knife to strike.
Seeing this, Duan Hanyi was imprisoned nearby, hurriedly warned, "This monster's skin is incredibly tough. He pried open the iron bars of the cell with his bare hands. You must be very careful!"
But by the time the jailer heard these words, it was too late; his blade had already struck the monster. Instead of harming the monster, the blade shattered on the spot!
The jailer was astonished, while the monster was enraged by his actions. The monster threw aside the man it hadn't yet bitten and turned to pounce on the jailer again.
Fortunately, the jailer was quite capable. He bit his finger to summon his own corpse puppet while leading the monster Zhou Xuan the cell.
The monster possessed immense strength, and in just a few moves, it completely destroyed several cells, including the one where Sang Ying and the others were located.
Seeing this, Duan Hanyi couldn't resist teasing, "Alright, now we have no choice but to try and escape!"
"Alright, enough nonsense, come out and help!" Sang Ying drew her long sword and flashed forward.
Not far away, the monster's black fingernails were almost touching the jailer's face!
A note from the author:
Plans can't keep up with changes (facepalm). I'm busy again. Sorry, only two updates today.
See you tomorrow! Hope I can update well tomorrow~