A Demon's Path Chapter 83

The white of the moonlight was stained with a tinge of red tonight. An ominous feeling permeated the air. Accompanied by this scene, Liu Yue hurried toward the city gates. He stood high on the walls, observing the situation on the plains in front of him.

Liu Yue observed everything in front of him for what seemed like forever, but there wasn't a single soul in sight on the plains that stretched out as far as the eye could see. He couldn't help but doubt his father's speculations. "Since these are father's orders, it's best to keep still until we receive his next orders." Liu Yue didn't dare to leave as he continued guarding the city gates.

Li Yuanchong stood on the other side of the plains, where the street of the dead lay. He was in charge of the newcomers from the Sunken Wind Valley. They were vigilantly guarding the entrance to the city, but similar to the other side they hadn't spotted a single soul since arriving here.

Crows were raucously cawing deep into the night, troubling the hearts of those present. A few bats would occasionally bump into each other in a disorderly manner. They treated Li Yuanchong and the rest as still objects, sometimes even landing on their shoulders.

"There's no response from the city gates. What's going on?" A seed of suspicion grew in Li Yuanchong's heart. Were Liu Xintang's arrangements wrong?

On the other side of the city gates, Liu Xintang and Shen Xuan were leading 5,000 Celestial Soul Masters in total. They were on high alert and ready for combat. Not a single one of them dared to slack off in the slightest. But their surroundings were silent as the dead. On the contrary, it gave rise to an eerie feeling.

…

Far off, somewhere in the middle of the sea stood Qin and Elder Qing atop the water. It seemed as though they were enjoying the strange colour the moon adorned. "How come I don't see anything happening?" Qin asked impatiently. "Do you Demonic Soul Masters always dilly-dally?"

Elder Qing smiled. "If we're going to play, it's only natural we do it a little more seriously. With my understanding of Liu Xintang, he definitely has his defences set up in the right places. It's bound to be an exciting night. Hahahaha…"

Qin couldn't stand Elder Qing's unpleasant laughter. "Don't lose it over there. The Demon Lord isn't as patient as you are."

Elder Qing suddenly fell silent as he looked over the rolling waves at Seadragon City. A long while later, he said, "Fine, since you're so demanding, let's get this show on the road a little earlier than planned!"

…

Above the plains outside Seadragon City a striking signal suddenly lit up the night sky. When Liu Yue saw it, his expression changed. "Something has happened over on Li Yuanchong's end! I want 1,000 men to go over and assist them!"

On the other side, Li Yuanchong saw this signal too and frowned. "Something happened over at the city walls? I want 50 people to assist them!"

From the city walls came a large group running towards the other side of town, and from there a group ran toward the city walls. Only when both groups met in the middle did they realize that neither party had fired the signal! "Shit!" Zheng Hao yelled. "Everyone, return to your original post!"

It was already too late. Thousands of Celestial Soul Masters emerged from beneath the ground and moved to surround them. Those who had revealed themselves had eyes that shone with a strange, red demonic light.

"They are…" Zheng Hao and the others were shocked seeing the familiar faces. These were their comrades! All of them were Celestial Soul Masters they had battled alongside with earlier in the day!

"Charge!" Yue Mingming shouted. He took the lead and brandished his sword, charging at the pack of walking corpses.

Zheng Hao gritted his teeth. "Charge!"

With the 50 newcomers of the Sunken Wind Valley pioneering the battle, the other 1,000 Celestial Soul Masters followed closely behind. They charged at the enemy closing in from all sides, trying to break out of this barricade.

There still were 4,000 Celestial Soul Masters under Liu Yue protecting the city gates. It was plenty to guard against any potential attack. But on the other side of things, Li Yuanchong only had 50 newcomers remaining. He needed assistance!

Zheng Hao and the rest quickly realised how difficult it was to break out of this siege. The corpses didn't feel any pain, nor did they possess any kind of elaborate attacking style. Without a care in the world, they threw themselves at the Celestial Soul Masters and sunk their teeth in them.

Pfft! Pchttt!

Bang, bang, bang!

Zheng Hao and Yue Mingming didn't know how many corpses they killed, but there were ever more flocking towards them. The duo's arms were going numb, yet all they saw was blood and more corpses. There simply was no sign of opening a path. The Celestial Soul Masters at their sides were even more pitiful. They knew the dead, some of them even good friends before death, causing them to hesitate when attacking. And with every hint of hesitation, the walking corpses would sink their teeth deeper into their throats.

"Aaahhhhhh!" Screams of pain and torture rang throughout the dark night sky. Zheng Hao and Yue Mingming couldn't handle the situation any longer. They worked together, clearing out a bloodstained path wide enough for only the two of them. "We must escape this ambush and inform those in the city of the situation!" Zheng Hao shouted as he threw Yue Mingming out of the pile of Undead swarming around them.

"Hao!" Yue Mingming broke through the mob. He turned around and realised that Zheng Hao was submerged within a large number of Undead.

"Break!" At this time, a white silhouette appeared behind Yue Mingming. Countless spear shadows flew out from the tip of their long spear. It impaled tens of Undead in a matter of seconds.

"Yuanchong!" Zheng Hao's eyes were devoid of hope a moment ago, but now they lit up. He angrily roared and sent the Undead trying to chew on his flesh flying.

"Hurry, go!" Li Yuanchong said before raising his spear and charging into the sea of Undead. By his aid, many more Celestial Soul Masters broke free from the Undead swarming them. But even more had already died to the vicious onslaught, and had stood back up after, joining the ranks of the Undead. More and more Undead stood up as the fight went on!

"Retreat!" Li Yuanchong charged out and fiercely looked at Yue Mingming and the rest. They were all trying to rescue their comrades. "Every single person who escapes counts!" With that he took the lead and fled. Understanding his choice was the best, Yue Mingming and Zheng Hao followed closely after him. Heart wrenching wails and howls sounded out from behind them.

When they opened up a distance between themselves and the Undead, Li Yuanchong took a headcount. There were only 20 newcomers left out of the 50, and only a little more than 200 Celestial Soul Masters from the 1,000 Liu Yue had sent over. It didn't take a genius to realize the rest of them had joined the ranks of the Undead.

Li Yuanchong wiped off the blood from his face and hatefully spitted out, "Send someone over to Liu Yue and explain the situation to him. Mingming, quickly carry Hao back to the Castellan's Mansion to Ling Xiao."

Zheng Hao was in critical condition. Blood kept on flowing out of his wounds and he'd already lost consciousness.

Li Yuanchong was afraid Zheng Hao would turn into an Undead, like so many others already had. His first reaction was to think of Ling Xiao who was hiding in the Castellan's Mansion.

Without saying another word, Yue Mingming carried Zheng Hao on his shoulders and ran off toward the Castellan's Mansion.

Li Yuanchong's bloody face was exceptionally malevolent under the red tinted moonlight. He glanced at the remaining 70 brothers and only said one thing, "Let us not humiliate ourselves!"

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Yue Mingming found Ling Xiao not much later. He didn't need to say a word. Ling Xiao understood what was going on the moment his eyes fell on Zheng Hao.

"Demonic Heroic Soul, Summoning the Dead and Deceased Souls," Ling Xiao soliloquised. "How ruthless! They actually injected demonic beast souls into the bodies of Celestial Soul Masters. They're neither human nor demon!" He helplessly shook his head in Yue Mingming's direction. "These demonic souls are very special. It seems like an infectious disease. It can cause variations to the soul of a person who has been bitten. I can't cure this disease."

"Don't tell me we can only look on helplessly as Hao dies?" Yue Mingming anxiously asked.

"For the time being, he won't die. But I want to make him an idiot."

"No!" Yue Mingming immediately objected.

"Don't tell me you want to see him turn into an Undead, his only goal in life to chew on human flesh? Considering I didn't kill him on sight, I'd say I'm being merciful!"

Yue Mingming fell silent for a long time. He knew what Ling Xiao said was true. "Is there any hope for him to recover after becoming an idiot?" He looked at Ling Xiao with earnest hope brimming in his eyes.

"Maybe there is, maybe there isn't. It all depends on his willpower." Ling Xiao poured a bottle of medicinal liquid down Zheng Hao's throat as he spoke.

Aooooo! Zheng Hao bared his fangs and brandished his claws. He waved them at Ling Xiao and Yue Mingming before he fell straight onto the bed with his hollow eyes pointed at the ceiling.

An aching pang seized Yue Mingming's heart. Hao, I hope a miracle happens.

Ling Xiao didn't spare a second glance at the bedridden Zheng Hao. He walked out of the room, his voice floating over, "I still have a few things to attend to. I should be done in 10 minutes. Tell Liu Yue and Li Yuanchong not to force themselves. If the enemy is too much for them, they should just return to the Castellan's Mansion."

This was the second time Ling Xiao said this. He said it to Liu Xintang first, but he reckoned Liu Xintang didn't pass this message on to his men. So, he repeated these words once more. Looking up at the blood red moon, he muttered, "What a large battle array… I can't destroy this blue ranked Demonic Heavenly Soul technique. Blood Moon Array… Alas, all I can do is save as many people as possible."

Chapter end