Chapter 9: Return (10) (Part 4)
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“What are you two doing back here?”
Seeing Cold Little Rain and Si Yan suddenly, Strong Brother couldn’t help but feel both shocked and pleased.
Cold Little Rain, not wanting to restrain her emotions any longer, leaped into Strong Brother’s arms, causing his newly healed noggin to gasp in surprise.
Jing Feng shook her head and said, “If she had come two minutes earlier, with your injuries, she might have knocked you unconscious!”
Cold Little Rain, terrified, quickly apologized, “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry…”
Following closely behind, Si Yan looked around, bewildered. She had searched high and low and still couldn’t find any trace of Li Xiaocong.
“We didn’t leave town for long when we ran smack into the Demon-Slaying Squad on their way to provide support. Little Musashi heard that the Guild was in trouble and rushed over first. Thankfully, thankfully, you’re okay!”
While wiping her tears, Cold Little Rain explained.
Si Yan didn’t say a word, but her restless eyes revealed her overwhelming worry.
She regretted agreeing to leave with Li Xiaocong. The moment she soared away from Sky Void City, she suddenly realized she couldn’t live without him. Had it not been for the child in her belly—his flesh and bl**d—she would have turned right around and faced d*ath with him.
Thank goodness Extermination of Immortals hadn’t forgotten about them and sent the Demon-Slaying Squad led by Little Musashi to reinforce the Guild.
Otherwise, given the enemy’s immense strength, not just the Extermination of Immortals Guild but the whole Sky Void City would likely have been engulfed in chaos, teetering on the edge of destruction.
Strong Brother struggled for a moment; he knew this moment would come sooner or later.
Just as he was about to give Si Yan an explanation, he suddenly remembered something extremely important that he had overlooked.
Spores! d*mn it!
He jumped up and yelled, “Cover your mouths and noses! That giant will spread seeds, turning others into creatures just like him!”
The Demon-Slaying Squad had already encountered those giants before and were puzzled about their origins. But upon hearing Strong Brother’s warning, they quickly tore a piece from their clothing and fashioned makeshift masks over their faces.
Jing Feng immediately cast a light green shield, enveloping those nearby.
Strong Brother’s warning came just in time. On the shield’s surface, people could clearly see floating particles akin to willow fluff colliding with it, only to burn to ashes upon impact.
Sure enough, without Strong Brother’s alert, they could easily have inhaled those spores during the battle with the giants.
Si Yan picked up on the hidden message in Strong Brother’s words.
She glanced over; not far away, the main district of Sky Void City was already ablaze, with giants of all sizes weaving through the chaos, accompanied by occasional screams.
Within the melee of giants fighting the Demon-Slaying Squad, there seemed to be no sign of Li Xiaocong.
Moreover, Strong Brother had been evasive about Li Xiaocong’s whereabouts, which meant…
Si Yan dared not think further.
No! I need to see him alive, or at least his corpse.
Suddenly, Si Yan burst out of the shield, darting toward the burning main district like a shooting star.
Strong Brother realized he couldn’t hide anything from the sharp-minded Si Yan, so he quickly chased after her, shouting back, “Little Rain! Stay with Miss Jing Feng! Don’t come out!”
Cold Little Rain gritted her teeth but didn’t listen.
She didn’t want to wait anxiously any longer. This time she was determined to stick with Strong Brother; even if it meant d*ath, she accepted it willingly.
Jing Feng could only watch as the three of them left her protection, sighing, “Young people are always so impulsive.”
From afar, she called out to Little Musashi, “Hey! You all better hold on until I get back; don’t d*e on me too quickly!”
Little Musashi jumped up and chopped two of the giant’s fingers clean off, grinning, “Got it! You go on ahead; we’ll be fine!”
With her master having broken through level 180, the overall strength of the Demon-Slaying Squad, as summoned by the Princess Witch, had tremendously escalated. Even the lowest-ranked bronze-level member now boasted gold-level power.
Little Musashi had directly reached platinum level, equivalent to a 120-level Golden Core power.
This is why Lin Nan dared to let Extermination members go out on their own for missions.
While she had lost her long-range teleportation capability, to ensure that human cities wouldn’t remain plagued by inner turmoil and could return to normal, she dispatched four teams to Sky Void City, Half Moon City, Deficient Moon Valley, and the Monster-Catching Tribe. With Feng Yalin currently stationed at Deficient Moon Valley, it was said she had reached an equal standing with the Valley Master, so only a few reinforcements were sent.
Sky Void City ranked as the weakest among the Seven Great Immortal Sects, not possessing significant strength.
With Little Musashi already at platinum level, akin to 120-level Golden Core standards, Lin Nan worried about her being too reckless, so she paired her with the steady and reliable Jing Feng to ensure nothing went wrong.
What Lin Nan didn’t expect was how rapidly the Small World was being eroded by the Asking Dao Continent.
Even with three Shiyuan remaining in the Small Thousand World, working together under the command of Good Shiyuan to seal off the connection between the Small World and Asking Dao Continent, many extraordinary creatures still managed to slip through the temporarily established passage to the mainland.
As for Heavenly Sword Sect, it was mostly under Lin Nan’s control.
When Luo Ying met the Witch again, it was an expression of gratitude to her savior.
As a direct participant in the bl**d of All Spirits Formation, she understood that for the Asking Dao Continent to survive the Judgment Day two years away, it must unite under a strong leader to confront the impending enemy.
So far, it seemed only the Cold Moon Witch fit the bill.
Though she didn’t know much about the Demon Race, it was rare for anyone to surpass Frost North Snow. Even if there were, with the Human and Monster Races already allied, it seemed unlikely they would take any chances.
Thus, she almost earnestly joined the Witch’s faction.
She also proposed quickly unifying the Human Race and inviting the leaders of each Immortal Sect to gather in the Small Thousand World.
Only by making them aware of the current serious situation could they avoid internal strife and collectively prepare for the impending extermination war.
Once the Human Race was unified, they could shift focus to the Demon Race—only then would there be even a sliver of hope for a comeback in the Asking Dao Continent.
Luo Ying’s suggestions aligned perfectly with Lin Nan’s thoughts.
And since the Small Thousand World was a newly acquired base for Lin Nan, restoring its original order and appearance was equally vital.
Thus, Luo Ying and the male character were left at Heavenly Sword Sect to tidy up internal affairs and restore order as soon as possible to prepare for the upcoming Human Race leaders’ conference.
Lin Nan then fixed her eyes on Black Stone City.
According to Good Shiyuan, those emotionless Stone Giants were brought out from the Small World; once they had a target set, they wouldn’t change it. Even if he showed up in person, he couldn’t alter their allegiance.
Lin Nan had no choice but to go there herself.
After all, there were still a large number of Monster Race residing in Black Stone City, and she needed their strength and loyalty.
