Chapter 8: The Grand Prelude Gently Unfolds
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The blue mountains looked like a sea, and the setting sun was as red as bl**d.
Those two little loli girls bouncing on the city wall were outlined in golden light by the soon-to-fall sunset, their loose hair shimmering a pale gold.
Their voices rang out like a choir in a church, ethereal and distant.
No matter how far they were, their notes could be felt echoing in everyone’s minds.
“Li Ying Tian, your time of d*ath has come, haven’t you realized?”
Everyone present froze in disbelief.
Could it be that the Extermination of Immortals had some hidden trump card?
Were higher-ranking Extermination members about to make an appearance, beyond the Demon-Slaying Squad?
Apart from the main act, Cold Moon Witch, there were the four legendary Law Kings and the eight mighty Vajra supposedly affiliated with the Extermination headquarters.
Especially the four Law Kings,
They were said to be second only to the Cold Moon Witch.
After all, Li Ying Tian was a top figure among the seven great sects—probably only after Heavenly Sword Sect’s Sect Leader, Ling Xiaozu.
If it weren’t for the Cold Moon Witch personally showing up, at least a Law King would’ve been needed to contend with him.
Excitement buzzed among the crowd.
“My time is almost up? Ha! What a joke!”
Li Ying Tian merely waved his red sword lightly, yet the sword energy carved a deep chasm into the ground.
Players from White Feather City and Cold Wind City gasped in shock.
No one dared to say another word at this moment.
For a time, except for the twin loli girls who were still happily ignoring Li Ying Tian, the walls were utterly silent.
Even the Great Demon charging with the Evil Merman at the front was glancing left and right, waiting for the Sect Leader’s latest command.
In Li Ying Tian’s eyes, the only ones capable of challenging him, the Demon-Slaying Squad, had completely lost their edge.
Especially after their leader, Wei Wenxuan, had fallen, the remaining members of the squad froze in place.
That girl with dual knives who had bared her teeth at him was dragged away by her teammates—if it weren’t for that, he wouldn’t have minded adding another life to his score.
His sole purpose in coming to Cold Wind City was to deal with the Cold Moon Witch.
Now, she hadn’t even shown up.
Could it be that he hadn’t pressured her enough?
Only by completely taking over Cold Wind City and using the remaining members of the Demon-Slaying Squad as hostages might he force that cowardly demoness hiding behind the scenes to reveal herself.
As the leader of the righteous sect, he normally wouldn’t stoop to such tactics, but for the safety of Thousand Bird City, he had to act decisively, wanting nothing more than to uphold his family’s honor.
So, let’s wrap this up quickly!
“k*ll all the monsters, and eliminate any human rebels!”
“Understood!”
The players from White Feather City echoed in unison.
Meanwhile, the players watched the two little girls with some hesitation.
Where’s the backup from Extermination? Hurry up and show yourselves!
We need to weigh whether we should keep participating in the assault.
What if you unleash the four Law Kings and conduct some large-scale indiscriminate attack? Wouldn’t we just be sending ourselves to our deaths?
Amid the crowd’s anticipation,
The two little girls doubled over with laughter, clutching their stomachs.
Their bell-like giggles echoed across the hills,
That enchanting sound suddenly froze everyone in their tracks.
Li Ying Tian’s face hardened, and the red sword energy hovering before him swelled even more.
Now, no one could protect them; instead of leaving the girls to incite chaos, it was better to strike them down and prevent future trouble.
With this thought in mind, Li Ying Tian spared no more time.
His whole being shot towards the wall like a shooting star, sword energy tearing through the air with terrifying force.
From the earlier display by the Demon-Slaying Squad, it was clear that Cold Moon knew these girls were crucial to Extermination.
Yet Li Ying Tian was just too fast.
Just as Cold Moon took a few steps forward, that red sword energy had already appeared above the girls’ heads.
As he swung down, aiming to take the lives of those two adorable little loli girls,
Cold Moon screamed, “No…”
But at that moment, the red sword energy actually froze above them, Li Ying Tian’s veins bulging as he struggled to bring it down.
Both sides were stunned,
No one knew what was happening.
It was as if an impenetrable barrier had appeared before the girls, even Li Ying Tian’s sword energy couldn’t break through.
But oddly, if these girls had such a life-saving measure, why had the Demon-Slaying Squad sacrificed themselves to save them before?
At that moment, only Li Ying Tian realized what was happening.
Just as he was about to swing down, a vivid image suddenly emerged in his mind.
The Floating City and Ground City of Thousand Bird City were enveloped in a completely black mist from top to bottom.
From the outside, one couldn’t see anything inside.
When the focus zoomed in, it found that only a certain area of Ground City hadn’t been fully consumed by the black mist.
In this spot, a large number of demons were vigilantly guarding it, surrounded by heaps of human corpses.
bl**d flowed like rivers, corpses scattered everywhere.
Among them were infants only one or two years old, held in the claws of demons, their heads bitten off, crunching loudly as they chewed, then laughing uncontrollably with glee.
Li Ying Tian’s eyes bulged, filled with a rage that made him want to strike down every single one of those demons with his sword right away.
A voice echoed in his mind,
“This gap could close at any moment. Once the black mist solidifies completely, Thousand Bird City will become a true ghost town.
Are you really going to ignore the lives of countless people in Thousand Bird City and waste time here?”
The image suddenly vanished.
The two smiling little loli girls appeared before Li Ying Tian once more.
In the face of the imminent red sword energy, the little lolis continued to smile brightly.
After hundreds of years, the once imposing figure who loomed like a god over his disciples now looked like a ravenous beast, his eyes bloodshot.
“No! This is all a lie! You conjured this image!
You’re good at casting illusions to mess with our hearts! Isn’t that right?!”
Li Ying Tian bellowed,
His hoarse voice sounded like an old, worn-out accordion, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.
The little lolis chirped back, “Don’t believe us? Then go ahead and k*ll us. By the time you get back, Thousand Bird City will probably have long since fallen into others’ hands.”
Li Ying Tian froze momentarily.
At that instant, the players nearby who had been curiously eavesdropping on Li Ying Tian and the little lolis suddenly gasped in unison.
“Not good! Something’s happening in Thousand Bird City!”
Just moments ago, a flood of posts from players in Thousand Bird City surged into the forum.
They reported that while they were watching the live stream of the battle in Chaos Forest, they suddenly felt dizzy and fell unconscious.
When they woke up, they were automatically logged out of the game.
Such a thing had never happened since the server opened.
Many tried to log in again but were told, “You are in a faint state; you cannot log in.”
As a result, the game’s customer service was instantly overwhelmed.
Programmers quickly sprang into action, adding a function that allowed players to browse the forums and live streams even if they were offline, temporarily soothing the anxious hearts of the players.
Thousand Bird City has fallen?
No way, is this for real?!
Players on the battlefield echoed this disbelief.
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ps: I guess everyone’s tickets are spent, so for this chapter, I don’t ask for votes, just for likes. Haha!
