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Chapter 149: The Demons' Arrival
Chapter 149: The Demons' Arrival
At dusk.
News arrived from the Yunyang Sect.
Currently, on the Yunyang Sect's frontline, there is a team of over thirty Scout Disciples conducting reconnaissance.
Every day, they carry out reconnaissance along the entire defensive line.
After the reconnaissance, the relevant information is passed on to each section of the defensive line.
Like today, the message was only conveyed at dusk.
It's highly likely that there are no major issues, perhaps just some minor harassment.
Most of the potentially dangerous areas along the defensive line will have their messages sent by noon.
Then they begin preparations, planning how to respond during the night.
As night falls, Su Chen is also stationed on the frontline, ready for action.
This night is relatively calm and stable, with no demon harassment.
To others, it's a peaceful night.
But after activating his Demon Hunter skill, Su Chen had long noticed the demons preparing outside the defensive line.
The calmness of this night is merely the tranquility before the impending disaster.
As the sky gradually brightens, dawn has arrived.
Wang Yao holds the message sent by the Yunyang Sect last night.
Early in the morning, he speaks loudly to Qian Jie.
"Qian Shidi, you said that the trap would be put to use either tonight or tomorrow night.
'Tonight' has already passed, so we can only wait until tomorrow night.
Some people doubted the Yunyang Sect before, but the facts are right before our eyes, and everyone can see it."
Wang Yao's intention is to belittle and embarrass Su Chen.
Throughout the process, Su Chen merely glances at him and doesn't argue.
Su Chen is well aware of his own reconnaissance abilities.
Even if the Yunyang Sect has many Scout Disciples, as long as the information they gather differs from his,
Su Chen still believes he is right, and the others are wrong.
The Yunyang Sect has already allowed those beasts to succeed several times in their surprise attacks.
It's impossible for this frontline to be stable.
The two-li defensive line is already short, and although the Flying Eagle Sect's squad is small, they can still manage the situation.
When Su Chen is on the frontline, the Flying Eagle Sect disciples behind him whisper and point.
In the afternoon, at noon, the messenger from the Yunyang Sect arrives again.
According to the Scout Disciples' information, several places might encounter demon attacks tonight.
However, the Flying Eagle Sect's defensive line is not at risk.
The message from the Yunyang Sect instructs them to conduct regular defense.
Looking at the message, Wang Yao and the others smile even more.
They don't approach Su Chen but instead target Qian Jie.
Their words comfort or tease him, but the underlying meaning is clear to everyone—they are ridiculing Su Chen.
"You're rearranging obstacles and digging traps.
With such free time, you might as well take over someone else's shift for a while.
That way, you can give the sentries more rest.
You could provide much more help."
Xu Rourou, like Wang Yao, is also making these remarks to ridicule Su Chen.
Now, the Yunyang Sect has also provided their reconnaissance results.
They believe tonight will be calm, with no demon attacks.
Su Chen said that the trap would be effective either tonight or tomorrow night.
Obviously, he is talking nonsense.
It's only after Sheng Dayuan intervenes that these taunts stop.
After dusk, the sky gradually darkens.
Su Chen calls Qian Jie to join him in ambushing the attacking demons tonight.
Qian Jie doesn't fully trust Su Chen, but in the end, he follows Su Chen to the ambush site.
Since they've come this far, they will see how things unfold tonight.
On a summer night, the moonlight occasionally illuminated the surroundings.
With a bit more focus, the scene before him became clearer.
Su Chen patiently waited, certain that the demons would arrive tonight.
They had been planning for several days, and the Yunyang Sect's frontline had failed to organize any significant counterattacks.
There was no reason for these demons to be scared off by the Yunyang Sect.
At midnight, 1 AM, and 3 AM, Qian Jie hid nearby, having lost all hope.
But just then, at 3 AM, under the moonlit night, dozens of dark shadows emerged from the wilderness, one by one.
Many of the shadows stood upright like humans.
They were at least Great Beasts.
The information from the Yunyang Sect clearly stated that no demons would assault them tonight.
Qian Jie had trusted the Yunyang Sect, but now, he believed what he saw before him.
If these dozens of demons infiltrated their defenses, he wondered if this Flying Eagle Sect squad would be annihilated.
The next moment, Qian Jie watched as the shadows headed towards the traps set up by Su Chen.
There were so many other paths they could have taken, yet these beasts chose to walk right into Su Chen's trap.
As the demons reached their designated position, Su Chen didn't hesitate; a stone was already in his hand.
He threw the stone to test the path.
A small demon screamed as it was hit by the stone, and the surrounding demons instantly became alert.
At that moment, Su Chen had already taken out two torches and threw them forward.
Qian Jie, who was nearby, was supposed to be there to help.
But when he saw so many demons, he froze in his spot.
The flickering torchlight seemed to accentuate the demons' ferocity.
In the past, such a move would have scared the demons away.
But the demons on the Yunyang Sect's side were far more aggressive than before.
Harassment had turned into a full-scale assault, and these demons wouldn't be easily driven away.
Su Chen had accurately predicted the actions of these invading demons.
These beasts thought Su Chen wanted to drive them away, so they directly charged towards him.
The demons in the front, rushing forward, stepped into the pitfall trap and fell in.
The demons behind seemed to want to stop, but the fast-moving demons collided with those in front.
A group of demons fell into the deep pitfall trap they had dug earlier.
Even some Great Beasts fell into the trap.
Qian Jie, watching from a distance, was even more astonished.
When he had dug these traps earlier, he had many doubts.
He thought the traps were too simple and unlikely to catch the demons.
In his imagination, the trap mechanisms were intricate, crafted by skilled artisans.
But in reality, the more complex and elaborate the traps were, the more prone they were to malfunction.
A simple deep pit, concealed with foliage, proved far more effective than meticulously crafted traps.
The demons were less cautious of the common dried branches and leaves in the wilderness.
This deep pitfall trap wouldn't hold the demons forever, even the smaller ones might have a chance to escape.
But with a sword in hand, Su Chen leaped forward.
[Blade Walker] Heavenly Destiny activated, [Qi Gatherer] Heavenly Destiny activated.
Swinging his long blade, Su Chen slashed the demons that hadn't fallen into the trap.
Most of the demons in the trap began to devise ways to escape the deep pit.
Those with claws tried to climb up the walls.
Those with strong jumping abilities attempted to leap out.
Some demons without these abilities started to climb over each other, trying to escape.
Unfortunately for them, Su Chen stood above them, his long blade glinting with silver light.
One by one, he eliminated the demons.
(End of Chapter)
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