Chapter 584 Heading to Zhancheng (3k)
With the formation no longer restricting them, those ordinary civil servants returned to normal. They almost collectively collapsed on the ground. In the westernmost city, an unprecedented secret slaughter was erupting.
The wind and snow blew fiercely, rustling the chandeliers of the city. The lights shone especially brightly as dusk approached. As they swayed, the light revealed corpses lying in the corners of the walls.
From the Snow Guard barracks to the pedestrians on the road, assassinations and beheadings were taking place. Because the arrangements were coordinated and precise, the levels of execution were overwhelming, and no mistakes were made.
The beheading incidents proceeded in an orderly manner from the moment the gunshots rang out. The dim yellow light illuminated the frightened faces of the people. Except for the bold few who rushed to spread the word, almost everyone else hurried home to hide.
Today, a force beyond imagination seemed to have fully intervened in this city. The entire city was filled with the smell of blood, and these ordinary people could only pray in vain for the dawn to arrive again.
“Bang!”
As the Ferryman’s body smashed onto the floor with a loud noise, Evelyn’s petite figure descended. She walked towards Su Jiu and asked softly.
“What should we do next? I just interrogated him, and I have a rough idea of where the Snow Demons and those humans are gathered.”
“They should be within these thirteen cities. This city definitely has them. Our people will investigate. What we should do now is unite with the city on the other side…”
With a soft sigh, Su Jiu tilted his head slightly. Looking at the ice crystal corpses, he snapped his fingers crisply, forming small whirlwinds that shattered them. The ice crystals drifted down the building with the evening breeze…
It was a pity that these Ancient God Sect members didn’t wear storage rings. Otherwise, they could have at least made some “loot.”
“Forming a pincer attack? However, I still think it’s better to let the Snow Guard army firmly re-establish its presence in this city before advancing.”
Nami also seemed to have a thought, exhaled, and rubbed her palms. Her gaze fell upon the city that had returned to peace below, and she couldn’t help but feel that everything she had done today was exceptionally meaningful.
“Yes, a pincer attack… As for resting.”
Su Jiu adjusted the scarf with the small gray figures embroidered on it. He turned his head to look at the distant mountain range, which was almost invisible, and sighed softly again.
“There’s no time to rest now. We’ve taken this city down today. Even if these residents keep their mouths shut tightly, the information will eventually be transmitted through alchemical communication or the internet.”
She knew the original text well. If the formations of more than eight cities were combined, the barrier formed would be difficult for even a War God Level expert to break through easily.
Although many shallow believers had been recovered, Su Jiu dared not gamble that those people had successfully gathered enough energy through other means.
Back then, Bai Ming, with the combat power brought from the Snow Demon Clan, had managed to break through the barrier after the believers’ energy was exhausted, by joining forces with the strong individuals from Bear Country. Finally, in the seventh city at the center, he had fought the Singer and severely wounded and repelled him.
However, this had caused a large number of civilians to die from the forced sacrifices of the Ancient God Sect. For a time, the southeastern part of Bear Country was filled with suffering, and blood had almost completely dyed the snow red.
“This cannot happen…”
Exhaling, Su Jiu took out his phone again. His gaze swept over the WeChat chat box and the avatar of “Brother-in-law,” which had never received a reply, showing some helplessness.
But now, he didn’t know which city that guy had gone to. To implement the “city reduction” policy, he could only contact Ren, to see if he could carry out a encirclement plan on his end.
“So, what does the National Master mean? I can feel that there are no Snow Demons in this city. Those followers might be in a deeper location.”
Evelyn also clapped her hands and approached Su Jiu casually. She also looked into the distance through the darkness, her small fists clenched and then relaxed. She turned to look at Su Jiu, as if waiting for his next words.
“The three of us, plus Aman, must take down another city before those people react. However, this time, we need to go around.”
Hearing Evelyn say that this city “had no Snow Demons,” Su Jiu realized that this city was likely a hub for transmitting shallow believers, which was why there were two Ferrymen of such combat strength.
This undoubtedly conveyed a piece of fortunate news: the personnel in the thirteen cities had not yet reached their maximum capacity.
It was like pouring water from both sides into a container with thirteen compartments. Su Jiu didn’t know which compartment the other party could water.
But time did not allow her to attack city by city, so she could only gamble!
Gamble that the next adjacent city had no shallow believers, thus skipping it and dealing with places that did.
Of course, this gamble was not made without any basis.
“Go around?”
Evelyn tilted her head and looked at this National Master. She always seemed to get some strange ideas from him.
“Yes, when we pass through a city, you go and sense if there are any Snow Demons. If not, skip it directly.”
Su Jiu smiled and added. Evelyn’s perceptive ability towards the Snow Demon Clan should be similar to that of the Frost Ghosts, so she could act as a reconnaissance radar.
This way, they could detect which compartment the water had reached, making it easier for Su Jiu to make effective counterattacks.
Upon hearing that Su Jiu was going to find Snow Demons, regardless of his purpose, Evelyn felt a sense of goodwill. She then nodded slightly: “Okay.”
After Evelyn agreed, Su Jiu turned his head slightly and gave specific instructions to Nami beside him.
“Nami, you will be responsible for completely destroying the alchemical artifacts of the Ancient God Sect. Once the alchemical artifacts are destroyed, the Ancient God Sect will basically have no other thoughts about this city.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely handle it. You know, this is the country where I was born.”
Nami replied softly, then looked down at the street where the bloody corpses were already being dealt with. After a moment of silence, she exerted force with her feet and disappeared into the night as a stream of light.
“We should also set off.”
Watching the other person disappear, Su Jiu waved his hand and contacted Ren via text message. He knew that Ren was stationed in the direction of Dragon Country’s military forces, so they shouldn’t be lacking in manpower.
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The ninth city from the west, Gunazha City.
Two figures moved through a place similar to train tracks. The slimmer figure, wearing a white shirt with darkened sleeves, looked up at the more graceful figure beside him and said.
“The alchemical circuits have been handled. We just need to detonate the [Dream Flower] in our hands to attract those people’s attention, and then use these old alchemical circuits to accumulate energy for a large-scale explosion. At that time, the formations in the two adjacent cities will inevitably be affected.”
From this statement, it was understood that this person was Su Jiu’s top informant—Mr. Ziwei Li.
“Heh, if Miss Su knew what you were doing, she would definitely be surprised.”
With a light laugh, Lin Mei took out a handkerchief from her pocket and handed it over. Her gaze fell on the young man in front of her, and her face was not as cold as the first time she came here.
“Phew… Whether she’s surprised or not, I don’t care at all.”
Taking the handkerchief, Mr. Ziwei Li wiped the sweat from his face, sat down on the tracks, raised a hand, looked at the dark sky, and chuckled with a grin, panting.
“I want my father to know that his son is not bad. I want to be an Elder of the main hall. I want to gain glory and make everyone who sees me as second-generation finally convinced.”
“The position of Elder in the Law Enforcement Hall, when everyone thought I would miss it forever, I just wanted to fight for this breath and turn those who made fun of me into a joke!”
Listening quietly to his words, Lin Mei replied softly, “A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. Being here already makes you stronger than ninety percent of the second-generation. There’s no need to prove anything.”
But in her heart, she felt a strange sense of unease. She had worked with this young master for more than two months and naturally knew that he was very different from ordinary rich playboys.
Of course, the main point was that he was quite handsome.
She pursed her lips, looked at his somewhat thin profile, clenched her fist, and finally relaxed it, not saying what she wanted to say. She then turned her face and spoke.
“Besides, are you really just doing it for fame and fortune? I know you secretly spend money to transfer those wanderers and orphans from orphanages to other places.”
“Heh, it’s just a few things within my ability. It’s just the pity of the strong for the weak,” Mr. Ziwei Li said somewhat dismissively when he heard this, waving his hand with a rather cold demeanor.
Lin Mei listened to his words, was silent for a moment, and then asked, “Are you confident this time that you can successfully activate those old formations under the watchful eyes of that Ferryman?”
“Anyway, you don’t need to follow. When the formation is about to be activated, you should leave immediately.”
Mr. Ziwei Li glanced at her, seemingly unwilling to discuss these matters. He closed his eyes slightly. After working for so long, he had no inclination to flirt with the woman in front of him.
People change.
The fame and fortune he sought could be obtained in this life or the next.
“Sigh… Don’t think too much. It’s important to conserve energy with the formation about to activate.”
He spread himself out like a starfish, wanting to lean back, but unexpectedly, green silk brushed against his face. In an instant, he found himself back-to-back with another figure, leaning against each other.
In the biting spring wind, a rare gentle female voice spoke with a hint of hope. Under the spring breeze, it seemed to carry a bit of warmth.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to date me? If the mission is successful this time, I’ll agree to you.”
“You…”
Hearing the voice that drifted into his ears, the slender figure was slightly stunned, then let out a chuckle. He opened his eyes again, and his dark eyes appeared somewhat deep.
The female voice behind him was a little low: “Can’t I?”
He looked up at the sky. At that moment, a meteor streaked across the sky. He fumbled for a cigarette in his pocket, lit it with one hand, and looked at the halo of the cigarette. Slowly, he got up and patted the woman’s head.
“I’ll try my best.”
