20demayo Chapter 10 The Emerald Green Desperate Situation, Death's Substitute Appears Online
Chapter 10 The Emerald Green Desperate Situation, Death's Substitute Appears Online
After a full hour of intense fighting, when the somber bugle call signaling the change of guard sounded over Exorcism Pass, the soldiers of the First Battalion collapsed onto the city wall as if they had been pulled out of a pool of blood.
Cherrie Ying's first battle has come to a perfect end.
Her petite figure followed Zhang Hairong down the city wall, her black outfit completely unstained by the enemy's blood.
The veterans of the surrounding battalion spontaneously made way for her, their eyes no longer showing any contempt, but only pure awe.
Above the city wall, in a shadow that ordinary people could not detect, Saint Moon stood quietly.
Looking at his great-granddaughter's slender yet upright back, the master of the Assassin's Temple finally revealed an extremely satisfied smile on his perpetually cold old face.
"As expected of the hope of our Assassin's Temple, this keen sense of killing shows he was born for this job," Saint Moon murmured to herself.
In truth, how could he possibly trust the future hope of the alliance to face the demon army alone?
From the moment Cai'er stepped onto the city wall, his mental energy was locked onto her. If any potentially fatal danger appeared, this ninth-level hero would definitely step in to save her without hesitation.
……
Back in the cramped barracks, Cai'er had just sat cross-legged on the hard wooden bed when her consciousness was gently pulled by a warm force.
In the hazy sea of consciousness, Bai Ye was watching her with a smile.
"Well done, little girl." Bai Ye didn't hold back his praise and reached out to pat her head.
As Bai Ye snapped his fingers, a 3D image of Cai'er fighting on the city wall appeared in mid-air.
Every movement, every trajectory of the dagger swing, was slowed down several times over.
"To achieve zero mistakes on your first real battlefield, you've already surpassed most so-called geniuses," Bai Ye gently instructed, pointing to the scene on the screen where Cai'er killed the invisible member of the Earthly Demon Clan. "However, you could have restrained your power a bit more here. While the Overlord's Thrust is undeniably powerful, you're an assassin, not a berserker. Against a fourth-tier enemy, severing their nerves is more energy-efficient than a direct headshot. On the battlefield, every drop of spiritual energy is your bargaining chip for survival."
Cai'er nodded obediently, her eyes, which were usually so cold to the outside world, now sparkled, like those of a diligent student listening attentively in class.
"I'll remember that, Brother Baiye."
"Alright, let's hurry up and meditate to recover our spiritual power. The demons' offensive won't stop here, so be prepared to attack the city again at any time."
With the white night as her companion, Cai'er closed her eyes and began to greedily absorb the spiritual energy elements in the air.
……
Blood and slaughter are the best nourishment to ripen a thorny rose.
For the next six months, Cai'er spent almost every day on the city wall.
She was like a tireless ghost, dancing gracefully in the ocean of dual-wielding demons.
Her cultivation level advanced rapidly during this hellish ordeal, and her total spiritual power steadily broke through the 1,000-point mark.
Until this day, dark clouds covered the sky above Exorcism Pass, and the demons' offensive was as fierce as a mad dog.
"Hold on! Where's the priest? Quickly drag the wounded away!"
Zhang Hairong roared, his body covered in blood.
Today, the pressure on the First Battalion's defense line is suffocating, with soldiers constantly falling in pools of blood.
The demons who died by Cai'er's dark gold dagger had already piled up into a small mountain.
Suddenly, a chilling, ghastly green color abruptly appeared amidst the countless black twin-bladed demons covering the mountainside, like a green lightning bolt, and abruptly climbed up the wall!
"The Emerald Twin-Blade Demon! It's the Emerald Twin-Blade Demon! Brothers, be careful, scatter!"
The moment Zhang Hairong saw the monster clearly, he was terrified, and his voice even changed due to extreme fear.
That was a terrifying behemoth, a whole size larger than an ordinary dual-wielding demon!
He is the king of the Zelin tribe, with strength comparable to a fifth-tier human warrior!
Its entire body was covered in an indestructible, emerald-green carapace, emitting a pungent, poisonous fumes.
What's most terrifying are its two enormous forelimbs, which resemble two 1.5-meter-long scythes of death, gleaming with a chilling, eerie light.
"Sizzle—"
The emerald-green twin-bladed demon leaped onto the city wall without pausing for a moment, and swung its massive scythe-like forelimbs fiercely.
The two soldiers from the battalion closest to it were cut in half at the waist by that devastating force before they could even raise their shields! Blood rained down from the sky.
A sense of despair instantly enveloped the entire battalion.
The entire infantry battalion, except for Battalion Commander Zhang Hairong who was a fourth-rank soldier, consisted mostly of ordinary soldiers who were only second or third-rank soldiers.
Facing a fifth-tier demon powerhouse, this was a complete one-sided massacre!
With no other option but to face the challenge head-on, Cai'er had no choice but to retreat.
She took a deep breath, her small mouth slightly open, and her figure transformed into a black afterimage, heading straight for the rampaging emerald green behemoth.
Taking on a challenge beyond one's level is incredibly stressful.
Cai'er's spiritual power has just broken through 1,000 points, while the fifth-tier Emerald Twin Blade Demon has at least 2,000 points of spiritual power!
However, Cai'er's fighting skills are impeccable.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The dark gold dagger and the huge green scythe collided wildly in mid-air, sparks flying everywhere.
With her unparalleled explosive power and agility as an assassin, Cai'er, like a butterfly flitting among flowers, narrowly avoided fatal waist-cutting attacks time and time again, leaving deep, bone-revealing wounds at her opponent's joints.
However, this not only failed to repel the Emerald Twin Blade Demon, but also completely aroused its ferocity!
"roar--!"
The Emerald Twin Blade Demon let out a deafening roar, and its emerald green armor suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, doubling its speed!
Two enormous scythes transformed into a green storm of death, completely sealing off all of Cai'er's escape routes!
"Bang!"
The immense force caused Cai'er's hand to split open, and the dark gold dagger nearly flew out of her grasp.
Her petite body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the crenellations of the city wall, her face instantly turning ashen.
The emerald-green twin-bladed demon clearly had no intention of letting go of the human insect that had injured it. Its enormous body leaped high into the air, and its terrifying scythe, 1.5 meters long, slashed down at Cai'er's head with a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air!
There's no escaping it!
Zhang Hairong, watching from afar, was filled with rage, but there was no time to offer any assistance.
Saint Moon, who was observing from the shadows, felt his heart clench suddenly. His terrifying ninth-level spiritual power instantly condensed in his palm, and he could no longer hold back and was ready to make a move!
Just as the enormous green scythe was less than half a foot away from Cai'er's brow—
Cai'er's body, which had been trembling slightly from the pain and exhaustion, suddenly froze in a strange way.
Her eyes, which were originally cool but revealed a hint of panic, closed in an instant, and then suddenly opened in a fraction of a second.
An indescribable, absolute coldness, as if from the depths of the deepest hell, suddenly erupted from the frail body of that eleven-year-old girl without warning!
The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted to freezing point, and even the berserk emerald-green twin-bladed demon instinctively froze for a moment.
Death, log in.