Shane Freak
patreon
Chapter 428: Rescuing Lives
🕑 Added 2024-03-10 10:18:52 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
XXX-----XXX-----XXX-----XXX
On this particular day, Wang Hong was riding on Little Peng's back, flying forward through the skies, passing by a Mortal City nearby.
At this moment, the city's residents had formed long queues, heading towards a northwestern direction outside the city. The human procession stretched for miles, seemingly endless.
On both sides of the crowd, some Demonic Beasts were escorting them, keeping a vigilant eye on the people.
These low-tier Demonic Beasts were not highly intelligent. Whenever they spotted someone lagging behind, they would approach and bite or swipe at them, paying no heed to whether these ordinary Mortals could endure the pain.
Among the crowd, there was a woman with a furrowed brow. Her face was ashen, and she carried a sizable belly. She also held the hand of a four or five-year-old girl, struggling to keep pace with the procession.
The little girl curiously examined the Demonic Beasts nearby. At her tender age, she was unaware of the fearsomeness of these creatures.
At that moment, the little girl felt her mother's hand turning icy cold and trembling. She turned to see her mother's face contorted in pain.
"Mom! Are you hungry? I still have half a piece of cake for you to eat. It's really delicious!" The little girl offered with a hopeful smile.
The woman managed to force a stiff smile and said, "Mom's not hungry, dear. Keep the cake for yourself."
As she spoke, the pain on the woman's face grew more pronounced, and some translucent liquid began to trickle down her legs.
The woman endured the intense pain in her abdomen and continued to move forward. After a few steps, she finally couldn't hold on any longer, and her legs gave way, causing her to collapse to the ground.
"Mom! What's wrong with you?" The little girl saw her mother fall and tried to pull her up, but her young age made her efforts futile.
Passersby who witnessed the scene considered stepping in to help, but a glance at the Demonic Beasts nearby made them hesitate, and they quickly moved away.
"Mom! What's happening to you? Please get up!" The little girl was now crying in distress.
Just then, a massive claw covered in scales reached out and grabbed the pregnant woman with incredible strength, lifting her away.
The anxious little girl was left behind and fell to the ground. She turned to witness a horrifying scene that would haunt her forever.
Her mother's upper body had been devoured by one of the Demonic Beasts, leaving only her waist and legs wriggling outside.
"Mom! Let go of my mom!" The little girl let out a piercing scream and ran towards the Demonic Beast, but her tender age left her unable to outrun even one of the Demonic Beast's legs.
"Ah! Let go of my mom!" The little girl could only desperately pound the Demonic Beast's leg with her fists. Her small hands struck the tough scales, causing her hands to bleed profusely.
The Demonic Beast, irritated by the interruption during its meal, impatiently extended a claw toward the girl on the ground.
A shadow loomed overhead, and it seemed the girl was about to meet her end under the beast's claw.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow shot from a distance, carrying formidable force, pierced through the Demonic Beast's head. The creature's body was propelled backward by the arrow's force.
The sudden attack on the Demonic Beast caused a commotion, alerting nearby Demonic Beasts. They began roaring in anger.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
In response, numerous arrows flew from the sky, fast and accurate. These arrows struck down countless Demonic Beasts.
Soon, a large number of the escorting Demonic Beasts lay dead.
Finally, they spotted their adversary. In the distant sky, a greyish-yellow eagle soared, carrying a person on its back. The individual wielded a bow and arrow, continuously firing towards the direction of the battle.Upon witnessing this scene, the Demonic Beasts no longer paid any attention to the Mortals and swiftly turned to flee. It wasn't that they were afraid of Wang Hong; the leading Demonic Beast was also a mere second-tier creature. However, Wang Hong's mount, Little Peng, seemed to unsettle them.
Wang Hong landed on the ground while many had already knelt down in gratitude.
"Thank you, Immortal Master, for saving our lives!"
"Thank you, Immortal Master!"
Wang Hong approached the first Demonic Beast that had been shot down earlier.
Meanwhile, the little girl continued to cry and tried to reach into the Demonic Beast's mouth to find her mother.
"Let me help you." Wang Hong approached and gently patted the girl's back.
"Please, save my mom!" The little girl wiped her tears and snot with her sleeve and obediently stepped aside.
With a Flying Sword, Wang Hong carefully cut open the abdomen of the Demonic Beast, and the body of a woman rolled out.
"Mom!" The little girl was about to rush towards the lifeless body when Wang Hong restrained her. The woman's body was covered in the viscous fluid from inside the Demonic Beast, which was highly toxic to Mortals.
With a flick of his wrist, Wang Hong used a Water Element Magical Art to wash away the fluid from the woman's body before releasing the girl.
"I am Kou Shiqi, representing the people of Jingnan City. We are deeply grateful for Immortal Master's great kindness!"
A middle-aged man hurried forward and performed three kowtows and nine kowtows, expressing his gratitude for Wang Hong's life-saving grace.
"Are you the city lord of this city? Where are you all being taken?" Wang Hong inquired.
"I have failed to maintain peace in this region as the city lord, and as for our destination, I suspect it's the Yunxia Mountain, about two hundred miles northwest from here. We have sent soldiers to investigate before, and these Demonic Beasts have been occupying Yunxia Mountain. They frequently descend to capture Mortals, and the nearby villages have all been deserted. We've organized armies to resist them, but it's proven futile. Just a few dozen of these Demonic Beasts can rout tens of thousands of soldiers."
Kou Shiqi briefly recounted this information.
"Well, you should all return for now. I will investigate, and if possible, I will help you deal with them. However, I can't guarantee anything, so you must rely on your own fortune."
Wang Hong turned around, stood on Little Peng's back again, and flew toward the northwest.
In truth, he knew that even if he helped them deal with these Demonic Beasts this time, another group would likely emerge shortly. The current situation in East Zhou was beyond his personal capabilities to change. Such incidents happened all the time, and it was simply a stroke of luck that the residents of Jingnan City encountered him this time, leading to their rescue.
Wang Hong and Little Peng soon arrived near Yunxia Mountain and descended from the sky to continue on foot. They scouted the area around Yunxia Mountain to assess the enemy's strength.
After capturing several Demonic Beasts for interrogation, they found that these creatures had very low intelligence and were difficult to communicate with. Little Peng also didn't understand their language, so they didn't yield much information.
Just as they were considering other options, a semi-humanoid Demonic Beast descended from the mountain. They immediately began following it since such human-shaped Demonic Beasts usually had higher intelligence and sometimes even understood the Human Clan's language.
Eventually, they obtained valuable information from this Demonic Beast.
On the mountain, there was only one third-tier Demonic Beast, with a cultivation level roughly in the middle of the third tier. Additionally, there were over ten second-tier Demonic Beasts and several hundred first-tier Demonic Beasts.
[Read at www.patreon.com/shanefreak, and heartfelt thankyou for your support!]
XXX-----XXX-----XXX-----XXX
Next Chapter >>Chapter 429: Slaying the Enemy
