Beishan Hongcheng, Yaoguwai
The tooth-buried centipede suffered a heavy blow to its head and let out a mournful whimper.
Immediately, the long tail swept away the attacking enemies, and then turned around and fled towards the mouth of the medicine valley.
High-level monsters have basically begun to develop intelligence, and the intelligence of fifth-level monsters is roughly equivalent to that of a three- or four-year-old human child.
If you can't beat him or you are injured, you will naturally know how to run away.
"No! This evil beast is going to run away, stop it quickly!"
Seeing the sudden change in situation, Bai Changshan reminded loudly.
At this point, they had paid a high price to severely injure him. If he were allowed to escape, it would be more of a loss than a gain.
If we can kill him in one fell swoop this time, we can completely eliminate the security risks in Beishan Hongcheng.
Moreover, this monster almost never leaves the valley, and is hard to find in the valley, but I don’t know why it escaped this time.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this may never come again.
Without him having to say anything, others instantly understood the cause and effect.
"If you want to run away, there's no way!"
Wu Kun spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, kicked his feet, and chased after him with rapid strides.
Qu Cen swept away with his folding fan and followed closely like the wind.
The other warriors were not slow to respond. They held claw hooks and chased after the tooth-burial centipede.
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On the run
Seeing that the enemy was unwilling to give up, the Tooth-Buried Centipede swarmed around and intercepted him.
It turned its head directly and blew out a stream of thick gray smoke behind it.
"No! It's poisonous smoke, retreat quickly!"
Wu Kun, who was running at the front, jumped away when he saw that he was about to catch up with him when thick smoke hit him.
The poisonous smoke of the fifth-level monster is extremely poisonous and extremely difficult to detoxify.
A small drop of venom can kill a thousand people, of course just ordinary people.
However, even if you are a warrior-level warrior, if you do not take it seriously, you may be in danger of falling if you are not careful.
What's more, the fighting spirit-level elders behind them couldn't bear it at all.
After just a few breaths of pause, the Tooth-Burning Centipede slipped into the dense forest and disappeared...
The poisonous smoke also corroded the vegetation at the mouth of the medicine valley.
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"Damn it! Let this evil beast run away!"
Beiliang Moxiong, who was catching up from behind, gasped and gritted his teeth.
Naturally, he most hopes to eliminate this fifth-level monster, so that the biggest threat to Beishan Hongcheng will be completely eliminated.
From now on, you can run your own city with peace of mind and no longer have to worry about being destroyed by monsters.
But now, I have paid a big price, I have been injured all over, and in the end I still failed.
"Sigh... There's nothing we can do about it. But this time, this evil beast suffered a serious injury and it will probably take a long time to recover.
After suffering this time, I’m afraid it won’t come out easily again in the future…”
Bai Changshan, who followed closely, looked at the medicine valley shrouded in poisonous mist and speculated.
Qu Cen on the side looked at the thick smoke and thought about something in silence for a long time:
Over the years, the Tooth-Burying Centipede has never appeared. Why this time?
"Okay, everyone has worked hard. Send some people to be on guard, and each sect will take stock of the damage..."
Seeing the hunt come to an end
Looking at the sect members who had recovered their breath and were slumped on the ground, with their hands hanging in honor, Bai Changshan quickly ordered.
Within a short while, the casualties of each case were counted:
Excluding the Tomahawk-level monks temporarily recruited by Beiliang Moxiong, there were fifty or sixty casualties.
The three sects and the city lord's palace increased their personnel, but only a small number of people were injured, and no one died.
It can be seen from this that if we ignore the length of combat time and strength of the reinforcement team, we can only look at the combat quality.
The combat skills of the monks selected by the sect are beyond the comparison of ordinary stragglers.
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While the team was resting, Mo Xiong from Beiliang came forward and said:
"General Bai, although the monster has been seriously injured and retreated, there is no guarantee that it will not retaliate afterwards. What do you think we should do?"
Although the monsters were temporarily repelled, it was only temporary and the crisis in Beishan Hongcheng had not been completely resolved.
Seeing that the reinforcements were showing signs of withdrawing and returning to the clan, Beiliang Mo Xiong was secretly anxious and did not bother to look for Bai Changshan.
"Well, Lord Beiliang City, don't worry. We will discuss with the three sects to keep some manpower in case of unexpected events."
Without him having to say anything, Bai Changshan had already considered it.
The revenge of the fifth-level monsters is a disaster that any fifth-level common city, even a fourth-level county town, cannot afford.
If this monster was killed here today, there would be no such subsequent troubles.
Unfortunately……
Now, the monster has been seriously injured and escaped, and its future movements are unknown.
If the manpower just retreats, then...
Alas, that’s all.
To be on the safe side, they had to allocate some manpower to guard the city's security.
Bottom line:
The successful escape of the monster beast was also their failure in the encirclement and suppression. If the monster beast came out again and destroyed the city, it would be their fault.
No matter what, they are responsible to the end.
After all, it is the mission of the three sects and the city lord's mansion to guard the stability of Baiyan City.
"That's great! Thank you so much, General Bai.
The ability to repel the monster this time is all due to your efforts. If you don't mind it, why not go to the city to rest and recuperate, so that Liang can do his part as a landlord.
It won't be too late to return to the sect when you regain your energy. "
After hearing this, Mo Xiong of Beiliang felt reassured and invited him politely.
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Fortunately, with the opening of the Medicine Valley this time, strong men from all over the country gathered, and he could temporarily recruit many people to defend the city.
Although he had to pay a large sum of money for the aftermath of his death, at least the city was saved.
As long as you keep the city, you keep your status.
With status, spiritual stones can be accumulated slowly.
Where there is life, there is hope.
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After that, if these powerful men from the sect retreated and the monsters rushed out without warning, where would he recruit so many people to defend until the reinforcements arrived?
When it comes to his own city status, Beiliang Moxiong has to fight harder.
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"Yeah, that's fine. Since Beiliang Moxiong invites you warmly, I won't bother you anymore."
Bai Changshan nodded slightly and agreed.
Afterwards, everyone simply cleaned up the battlefield and followed Beiliang Moxiong back to the city to rest.
During this period, Bai Changshan negotiated with the leaders of the three sects and left 10 warrior-level warriors in case of any eventuality.
After all, the three of them have important things to do, so naturally they can't spend time here.
It is impossible for others to stay too long.
Every 'war spirit level' strong man basically holds some positions within the sect.
The main purpose of leaving 10 people is to delay the arrival of reinforcements.
Ming Zishan was also among these 10 people. As the elder of the Dan Hall, he was naturally responsible for refining and supplying wound medicine during battle.
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Tianyun Sect
Qiye returned to normal life after returning to the sect:
During the day, I deliver medicine to the alchemy hall and clean the alchemy furnace...
Then go to the outer school to attend classes...
At night, I absorb spiritual energy alone in the back mountain hut and perform a simulation of alchemy...
After visiting the Medicine Valley, Qiye clearly felt:
In the past, the attitude of those Dantong disciples towards themselves had changed greatly.
Except for the senior sisters Yan Wan who took great care of him, the other senior brothers no longer yelled at him like he was a servant, but were very polite to him.
After all, being able to gain the appreciation of the great elder of the Alchemy Hall is enough to gain a foothold in the Alchemy Hall.
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At night, Qiye sealed the doors and windows, took out two beast eggs from the mind space, and placed them on the bedside.
Ever since Beast Egg made a blood contract with himself and sucked his own blood, he could feel:
The connection between myself and the unhatched life in the beast's egg is getting stronger and stronger, and it seems that the little life will hatch out soon.
Qiye was really excited when he thought that he would soon have a fifth-level demon pet that could rival the war spirit level.
A fifth-level monster!
Although he is still a cub, at least he truly belongs to himself. This trip to the Medicine Valley is really worthwhile.
As for Qiye's excitement, the shadow in the black pupil of his right eye just watched silently.
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"But it's just a piece of trash that can't be lowered. Is it worthy of your kid being so excited?"
After a long time, Ying said with disdain that Qiye seemed to be intoxicated in some kind of delusion.
In the eyes of the demons, only ninth-level monsters with strength equivalent to the Holy Spirit level can barely catch the eye, and the rest are just smoke that will be extinguished by blowing.
Of course, ninth-level monsters are almost equivalent to the pinnacle existence for human monks.
In fact, after the ninth-order monsters, there are also tenth-order monsters, eleventh-order monsters, twelfth-order monsters, etc...
It's just that monsters like this don't live in the human continent.
Therefore, humans basically know nothing about them.
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"Maybe it's trash in your eyes, but not in my eyes... You don't understand this feeling, Shadow."
Qiye looked at the egg with joy, imagining how it would break out of its shell and be born.
Along the way, he had already become familiar with the conversation, and there was no longer any barrier and restraint at the beginning.
"Whatever you want... But if the fifth-level monster beast Burial Tooth Centipede cannot break through its shackles, it will only have a lifespan of a few hundred years. It cannot help you achieve revenge..."
Ying didn't bother to care, so he just gave a faint reminder at the end.
After all, his role is just that of an observer. Direct communication with the object of observation like this is strictly speaking not allowed.
However, in order not to let his hopes go to waste, he had to help Qiye grow as much as possible.
"Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to make it grow..."
Qiye responded thoughtfully.
When he talked about revenge, he thought of his parents and clan members who were thrown into the Burning Sky Devil Cauldron and watched helplessly turn into ashes.
The heart-wrenching hatred and the burning hatred filled my heart...
In an instant, the cold murderous aura in Qiye's eyes gradually began to build up.
"calm!!!"
Feeling the abnormal surge of negative emotions in Qiye's body, and the faint signs of losing control, Ying shouted.
"You are still unable to fully control the negative emotions absorbed by the black demon flames. If you are blinded by revenge and trapped in it, you may lose your mind forever and destroy yourself..."
When Ying drank like this, Qiye was shocked and concentrated his consciousness, and the murderous aura in his eyes quickly receded like a tide.
"Thanks for the reminder... I will try my best to control it in the future."
From Ying, he learned the biggest drawback of the black demonic flames:
That is, all negative things will gather together once the host cannot suppress them.
Then these negative things will swallow him up in an instant like a scourge. Let the host become a prisoner demon, slowly exhausting its vitality and destroying itself...
Therefore, the Tiantian clan is also very cautious about swallowing foreign objects.
Although devouring stronger enemies can gain greater power, this is also based on being able to suppress the adverse effects of devouring.
If the result of swallowing is:
If the harm outweighs the benefits, then the Tiantian Clan will decisively give up.
Seven nights ago, he passively devoured three people.
Although part of the negative energy gathered by the three people was released through physical harm, more mental harm has been hidden in the subconscious.
Waiting for an opportunity to invade when one's dominant consciousness relaxes.
Although Yingying slowly eliminates these negative energies, it cannot completely eliminate the mental poison.
Therefore, it is very important to maintain a clear mind at all times.
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