Chapter 150: Trapping and Killing Demons!
Chapter 150: Trapping and Killing Demons!
The most challenging aspect of dealing with demons is their exceptional ability to hide and escape.
They often prefer to move under the cover of darkness, using the night to conceal themselves.
This can make it extremely frustrating for a powerhouse to deal with these creatures.
But at this moment, all of the demons' advantages had been suppressed.
Trapped in a deep pit, they faced an enemy stronger than themselves.
Several demons had already perished when they tried to escape, and the rest had learned their lesson.
They remained hidden in the pit, biding their time, no longer recklessly exposing themselves.
However, staying hidden didn't guarantee their survival.
A long blade slashed through the air, and the blade's energy surged forward.
With the blessing of the Qi Gatherer and Blade Walker's Heavenly Destiny, the blade's power easily eliminated these minor demons.
Throughout this, Qian Jie stood like a wooden statue, staring blankly from the sidelines.
The sentries within the defensive line also heard the demons' piercing screams.
They were all tense, but none dared to cross the line to investigate.
Before long, all the demons in the pit had perished.
It was almost time for the Hour of the Rabbit, and Su Chen instructed Qian Jie to help rearrange some of the scattered obstacles.
Having witnessed Su Chen's abilities earlier, Qian Jie no longer had any doubts about him.
Furthermore, he had just seen Su Chen's power in action.
Su Chen's Seventh Stage Heart Valley Intermediate was no weaker than their squad leader, Sheng Da Yuan.
Previously, Wang Yao and Xu Rou Rou had been speaking nonsense, mocking and belittling Su Chen.
Qian Jie now realized that it wasn't that Su Chen lacked the ability to deal with them; it was that he didn't bother with them.
Su Chen's indifference was evident.
As Qian Jie followed Su Chen's instructions to rearrange the obstacles, he became much more serious in his presence.
Every word of instruction seemed to be etched into his heart.
Earlier, when Su Chen taught him some techniques, Qian Jie had been careless, letting the lessons go in one ear and out the other.
But now, he was a changed man, learning with utmost dedication.
The sky gradually brightened.
Throughout the night, many areas along the Yunyang Sect's defensive line had been attacked by demons.
The reconnaissance team of over thirty members provided information with only about 70% accuracy.
The unguarded areas, if not adequately prepared, would have struggled against these surprise attacks.
Two hours past dawn, the sky was fully illuminated.
Only then did the people on the defensive line dare to leap over the line.
The night before, everyone had heard numerous sounds.
The demons' agonizing screams were piercing, carrying far in the quiet night, and everyone heard them clearly.
Following Sheng Da Yuan, two Yunyang Sect disciples also went to investigate.
They hadn't gone far when they saw Su Chen and Qian Jie at the source of the previous night's commotion.
An inkling of what had happened seemed to dawn on everyone.
Not far away, they could see a deep pit.
The pit's edge was stained with blood, indicating a recent battle.
"Qian Jie, were you here last night?" Sheng Da Yuan's voice rang out.
Qian Jie paused and nodded, putting down his task.
"Last night, the demons tried to sneak an attack on our defensive line, but Chen Su discovered their plot in advance.
The deep pit traps we prepared came in handy.
Those demons are now dead in this pit."
Qian Jie spoke, his tone filled with newfound respect for Su Chen.
Hearing this, everyone hurried towards the deep pit.
Wang Yao and Xu Rou Rou, who had been skeptical of Su Chen, were stunned.
The day before, news from Yunyang Sect had also reached them, stating that their two-li-long defensive line had not been attacked by demons.
But the bloodstains near the pit and the strange occurrences from the previous night told a different story.
Their doubts and criticisms were swallowed, unable to be voiced.
As they approached the pit, the sight within left the Flying Eagle Sect members in awe.
At the bottom of the pit lay the corpses of several dozen demons.
Blood from the demons had pooled at the bottom, forming a thick layer.
Su Chen's earlier judgment now seemed entirely accurate.
It was the Yunyang Sect's information that had been wrong.
They had claimed there would be no demon assault, but the demon corpses before them proved otherwise.
Surely, these demons hadn't come to celebrate a birthday or pay a social call the night before.
Qian Jie, standing nearby, didn't wait for others to ask and continued describing the night's events.
Upon learning of the effectiveness of this deep pit trap, everyone was even more astonished.
Wang Yao and Xu Rou Rou's faces were filled with embarrassment.
Previously, they had belittled Su Chen, saying that digging the trap was a waste of time.
If it were truly useful, the Yunyang Sect would have done it long ago.
Now, the facts were laid bare before them—it was the Yunyang Sect that lacked understanding.
In the pit, there seemed to be over forty demon corpses, including several powerful demons.
In Yunyang Sect, slaying so many demons at once was already considered rare.
The Yunyang Sect had only successfully ambushed demons a couple of times, and even those instances were repeatedly brought up as examples.
Yet, in just two days of taking over the frontline defense, the Flying Eagle Sect had successfully eliminated this group of demons.
After a while, Squad Leader Sheng Dayuan finally snapped out of his daze.
His mind was filled with a single thought: if Su Chen hadn't dealt with these demons last night...
With so many demons attacking in the middle of the night, who knows how many lives would have been lost in the Flying Eagle Sect.
Even if the sentry disciples on guard duty had discovered them, the situation would have been extremely dangerous.
With only a dozen or so members, how could the Flying Eagle Sect possibly hold them off?
Furthermore, everyone knew that the demons on the Yunyang Sect's frontline were several times more ferocious than those in other areas.
Sometimes, these demons would rather die than let go of a piece of flesh from their victims.
If forty or fifty demons had infiltrated and attacked in the middle of the night, many lives would have undoubtedly been lost.
A heavy silence fell upon the Flying Eagle Sect members.
Wang Yao and Xu Rou Rou's minds raced with thoughts.
Could there be another possible explanation?
But with so many demon corpses before them, it couldn't be that Su Chen had stolen them from somewhere, could it?
"Disciple Chen, these..." Sheng Dayuan hesitated but couldn't resist asking Su Chen.
He wanted to hear Su Chen's account of the previous night's events.
Relying on Su Chen and Qian Jie, they had swiftly eliminated several dozen demons.
Yet, in his heart, he still found it hard to believe.
"These demons are accustomed to living in the wild, so they're skilled at using dried branches and leaves for camouflage, reducing their vigilance.
The Yunyang Sect's reconnaissance team needs to improve their understanding of demon traces.
If they can't discern the traces left by demons here, working together with the traps will make things much easier."
Su Chen spoke calmly, but the Flying Eagle Sect disciples present could sense the underlying difficulty.
If even the Yunyang Sect's reconnaissance disciples couldn't detect these traces, how could they possibly identify the marks left by these demons?
(End of Chapter)
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