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Chapter 1097: Siege at the City Gates
Chapter 1097: Siege at the City Gates
September 25, 2017
After Lu Hai Kong took over Lingzhi City, he essentially evacuated all the commoners, turning it into a military fortress primarily occupied by soldiers. Aside from the troops, there were only a few lone cultivators who had also accepted the Beyond Domain missions at this time.
Lu Hai Kong had always been cautious of these lone cultivators. Not only did he have his people infiltrate their ranks, but he also never allowed them access to the inner city.
Even with the most unpredictable element of lone cultivators under control, it was only logical that Lingzhi City should be the safest place at this time. However, despite the high level of security in this military fortress, an incident still occurred.
On the second night after Liaodong Prefecture fell, two people in Lingzhi City were simultaneously targeted for assassination.
One was Xun You, who had just assumed his position recently, and the other was Zhang Yan, who was researching the Reanimation Virus.
Both encountered assassination attempts by lone cultivators at almost the same time. Xun You, however, seemed more composed when faced with the assassins. Before the attempt, he had accurately predicted the possibility of an assassination and set up traps in advance. Not only did he avoid the assassination attempt, but he also calmly captured the assassin.
Although Xun You's side had gone smoothly, the situation on Zhang Yan's side was grim.
The assassins seemed to be solely targeting Zhang Yan, even appearing perfunctory in their attempt to assassinate Xun You, as if their primary purpose was to divert Lu Hai Kong's attention.
Once Lu Hai Kong's focus shifted to Xun You, Zhang Yan immediately faced a deadly attack.
Two lone cultivators with strength over 90 and ten others with strength over 89 simultaneously launched their assault. Even Zhang Yan, who possessed the Tranquil Heavenly Scripture, was severely injured in the initial onslaught. If not for Princess San's timely arrival, Zhang Yan might have been in mortal danger.
Upon Princess San's appearance, the assassins seemed to realize that killing Zhang Yan was impossible. They immediately ceased their attack and turned to destroying Zhang Yan's research materials related to the Reanimation Virus.
Within minutes, they had nearly destroyed all of Zhang Yan's research. After completing their task, the dozen or so lone cultivators prepared to withdraw.
However, they underestimated Lu Hai Kong. Having invaded Lu Hai Kong's territory and caused such chaos, how could he possibly let them leave?
As they attempted to escape, Lu Hai Kong's reinforcements arrived. Nearly all of his top generals were present, forming an impressive lineup. The dozen lone cultivators had no chance of escape and were captured by Lu Hai Kong.
The strange thing was that after being captured, these lone cultivators' strengths began to decline to varying degrees. Even more bizarre was their complete lack of awareness of their actions, as if they had been controlled by someone else.
Xun You confirmed that these lone cultivators indeed had no recollection of their actions, causing Lu Hai Kong's brows to furrow deeply.
Undoubtedly, this incident was the work of the foreign demons from Beyond Domain. Lu Hai Kong had encountered most of the Blood Demon Generals from Beyond Domain, and neither Hou Jun Ji nor Qin Shu Bao possessed such capabilities.
Through Xun You's interrogation of Cheng Yaojin and a scholar they had previously captured, Lu Hai Kong learned that, aside from Hou Jun Ji and Qin Shu Bao, there were two other individuals from Beyond Domain who had not revealed themselves. However, neither of them possessed the abilities displayed in this incident.
This complicated the situation. Even without much thought, Lu Hai Kong could deduce that after taking over Liaodong Prefecture, the enemy had likely located the Mysterious Gateway and reopened it, summoning the Blood Demon General once again.
This was not good news for Lu Hai Kong. Moreover, the Reanimation Virus that Zhang Yan had been working on...
The research on the Reanimation Virus was nearly complete, but with the assassination attempt and Zhang Yan's severe injury, the task of finding an antidote to the Necromancer Toxin would take a considerable amount of time.
Lu HaiKong was reluctant to see this delay, as the research on the Necromancer Toxin was crucial to his battle against the Demon Legion.
Without a solution to counteract the reanimation, Lu HaiKong's upcoming battles would be extremely challenging.
However, Lu HaiKong wasn't overly anxious. Zhang Yan had survived, albeit severely injured, and her research on the Necromancer Toxin was almost complete. Even with the destruction of some research results and equipment, given time, she could still achieve success.
What Lu HaiKong didn't anticipate was the impatience of the Beyond Demon Legion. In their eyes, Lu HaiKong was now a hindrance, and after easily taking over Liaodong Prefecture, they wasted no time in turning their attention towards him.
Soon, more unwelcome news reached Lu HaiKong.
After the fall of Liaodong Prefecture, the Blood Domain in the skies above Liaoxi Prefecture began to expand rapidly, and it seemed the Beyond Demon Legion could control its direction. Despite the fall of Liaodong, the Blood Domain expanded towards Youbeiping Prefecture.
In just one day, the Blood Domain had reached the outskirts of Lingzhi City.
Although the expansion seemed to halt at the city's edge, Lu HaiKong couldn't find joy in the sight of the crimson Blood Domain so close by.
This meant that Lingzhi City would be exposed to the full might of the Demon Legion, and the next battle would be far more than just against the Undead Army.
Lu HaiKong would have to face the formidable Demon Legion and the Blood Demon General in his prime.
(End of Chapter)
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