Chapter 80: Counterattack (Part 2)
"Run!"
The steel saw-like teeth were about to bite the man's head straight on!
Baihu Ershisan's heart skipped a beat, his years of training instinctively collided in his chest. Just as the huge jaws were about to close, he somersaulted and rolled on the ground.
The teeth missed their target.
The man stared in shock at the row of sharp teeth, cold sweat dripping down.
That was too close.
If he hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been stuck between the teeth!
"What the heck is this!"
In front of them stood a monstrous creature, with six legs, six tails, and a head resembling an alligator. It crawled on the ground, gathering strength, and with a flick of its tail, it broke trees in its path. When its six tails swung together, it created a powerful force similar to the howling wind.
To their surprise, the Lin family had been keeping this creature in Lingering Spring Garden. No one in the Cen mansion knew about it, not even the counterattack team!
...
In the next moment, the ground shook once again.
Xiao Boyang felt his face stiffen. "There's not just one..."
His mother interrupted, "There are more than ten of them!"
Someone shouted, "Run..."
"Quick, run!"
In the blink of an eye, over ten monsters jumped out from the darkness!
"We can't defeat them! Run!"
Another battle for life and death erupted in Lingering Spring Garden.
They had initially thought they could quickly return to Shichun Hall after dealing with Lingering Spring Garden... but now... nobody had anticipated being chased all over by over ten monsters!
"What should we do now?!" Xiao Boyang's forehead veins bulged as he shouted in frustration.
Following closely behind him was a "beautiful serpent." Poor young master from the Xiao family turned pale with fear, stumbling and continuing to run forward.
"These demons must be controlled by someone." Xiao Boyang gasped for breath, grinding his teeth.
But where are the people?! Where are they?!
There must be a solution, as long as we can catch the Lin family members who released these demons, it means we can escape.
Baihu Ershisan regained his spirits, "Find people! Hurry, find people!"
In the chaos, Xiao Boyang quickly scanned the area and finally caught sight of two or three figures on the walls of Lingering Spring Garden. Those figures climbed the wall and disappeared into the darkness.
Those are the Lin family members who released the demons.
"Damn it!" Xiao Boyang wiped his face, his expression turning gloomy.
He was, after all, a young master who often watched activities like beast fights for entertainment. If these people could control the magical beasts, they wouldn't have to exert so much effort playing this game of chase.
Watching those who had just jumped off the wall so cautiously, afraid of getting caught in the fire, it seemed they couldn't control the situation themselves. That's why they hadn't used them in battle and were afraid of losing control!
The entire Lingering Spring Garden was like a beast fighting arena.
No one is in control!
Baihu Ershisan suddenly felt dizzy!
"Seal it off!" Baihu Ershisan shouted, "Seal off Lingering Spring Garden first!"
Now, you definitely can't go to support Shichun Hall. No matter what, you can't release these magical beasts! If they are released, Shichun Hall will be finished.
Was it his imagination?
Xiao Boyang took a moment to glance at the side.
It always seemed like Pei Chunzheng and Qiao Wan were more favored by these magical beasts.
In Lingering Spring Garden, the surprise attack team was chased by monsters, causing chaos and confusion. Each person had a monster biting at their heels. Only Qiao Wan and Pei Chunzheng remained strong, relentlessly running around Lingering Spring Garden as the monsters chased them persistently. The dust they kicked up was almost as tall as a person.
Qiao Wan especially seemed to be the monsters' favorite target, with a string of them following closely behind her.
Xiao Boyang's mouth twitched as he watched the scene unfold. Amidst the anger and fear, he subtly felt a sense of relief.
Just in time, Qiao Wan rolled on the ground to evade a giant claw that came down from above. As she looked up, a tail swept towards her with a gust of wind.
Clang!
A flying sword swiftly inserted itself into the ground, blocking the monster's advance with speed and precision. Qiao Wan raised her head.
Pei Chunzheng sheathed his sword and said, "These monsters have no intelligence and feed on dark energy, just like those demonic beasts."
Qiao Wan glanced at him.
Feed on dark energy...
Among them, only she and Pei Chunzheng were connected to the darkness.
Her worn-out vest was on the verge of falling apart, and now was not the time to think about whether it would fall off.
Qiao Wan exclaimed, "What do we do now?!"
Pei Chunzheng replied, "Let's go to Shichun Hall."
Qiao Wan was stunned.
Through years of mutual understanding, they almost simultaneously understood what the young man in front of them was thinking.
Qiao Wan leaped up from the ground, waving her arms and shouting, "Open up! Open the door! Let's go to Shichun Hall!"
...
In front of Shichun Hall, the battle was intensifying.
No matter how prepared and ambushed they were, the Cen family's descendants suffered heavy casualties.
The sky was dyed a deep red by blood and fire.
Dawn was approaching.
As long as they could make it through this day, as long as they won this battle, the Cen family's predicament would be resolved.
But the promised reinforcements had not arrived yet.
Cen Qingyou's expression grew cold.
The reinforcements hadn't come, so something must have gone wrong along the way.
Lin Fengbin killed a disciple of the Four Spirits with a single shot, then looked up at the faint light in the sky and muttered, "Why haven't the reinforcements arrived?"
Cen Qingyou lowered his gaze and remained silent. Before him lay a sea of blood, like the legendary Blood River.
Just then, a familiar female voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Hear my message!"
Cen Qingyou couldn't help but feel a surge in his spirits.
The woman's voice sounded urgent and breathless, as if being chased by something.
"Hurry! Call for a retreat!"
Cen Qingyou was momentarily stunned. Despite his intelligence, he couldn't grasp the meaning of this message.
"Quick, retreat! Jump up to the rooftop! We have summoned monsters!"
Monsters?
A faint trembling sensation could be felt under his feet.
Cen Qingyou's wrist jingled with prayer beads as he furrowed his brows and said, "Retreat!"
"Retreat!"
The order to retreat echoed throughout the venue.
In the midst of intense fighting, they were being told to retreat?
Retreat?!
The disciples of the Cen family were shocked and dumbfounded.
However, duty-bound, one by one they struggled to disengage from the battle and withdrew from the fray.
"Retreat!"
The Cen family hurriedly retreated, and the children of the Lin family exchanged suspicious glances, feeling that something was not right. They dared not chase after them for the moment.
Qiao Wan spoke urgently, "Have they all retreated?"
Cen Qingyou asked, "Xin Yi?"
Qiao Wan replied, "They have all retreated, right now!"
Before Cen Qingyou could inquire about what was going on, a small pink dot suddenly leaped into the air with great force, landed on the ground, and ran away at full speed.
Behind them, there was a series of loud explosions, and more than a dozen monsters, like rolling dark clouds, descended upon them!
The monsters trampled over everything in their path like war chariots. The Lin family disciples had hardly any time to react before they were trampled upon, unable to even utter a cry of anguish.
It was only then that Cen Qingyou and the Cen family disciples realized why they had to retreat.
What...
What is this?!
The people looked at each other and started to sweat nervously. If they didn't retreat just now, they would have been trampled on the ground!
In the midst of this raging wave of monsters, two figures appeared, moving up and down mysteriously.
Monsters devouring their own kind is their nature. The more they devour, the stronger they become. As the only two powerful demons present, the faint magical aura emitted from them was undoubtedly more delicious compared to others.
After rushing out of Lingering Spring Garden, Qiao Wan and Pei Chunzheng deliberately released a bit of their magical aura, tempting the monsters to follow the scent of this "sweet" aura and kill their way to Shichun Hall.
Qiao Wan and Pei Chunzheng silently glanced at each other for a second, with a string of monsters following closely behind them.
One moved forward, one moved backward, one moved left, one moved right.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, as they passed by, leading the monsters like plowing the ground, the entire battlefield was turned upside down.
In the whole battlefield of Shichun Hall, from a distance, you could only see two blurry figures, like two silver needles, weaving in and out, flying up and down in the sea of blood.
By using themselves as bait, they successfully turned the tide of the battle.
As they watched the situation in the battle turn around, the disciples of the Cen family couldn't help but be amazed!
They won!
Chasing after Qiao Wan and Pei Chunzheng all the way to the front of Shichun Hall, Baihu Ershisan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the situation on the battlefield and couldn't help but shout, "Great!"
Lin Ershier fought her way to Lin Fengbin's side, her face filled with fear. "Big brother!! What are these monsters, these monsters?!"
How could there be so many monsters!
But when her gaze fell upon the expression on Lin Fengbin's face, Lin Ershier froze, the words in her throat completely stuck.
As she watched the Lin family's descendants continuously perish under the hooves of the beasts, Lin Fengbin didn't even raise an eyebrow.
Lin Ershier's eyes clearly reflected Lin Fengbin's face.
Familiar yet unfamiliar.
The young man's one eye was as dark as ink, while the other eye seemed to have a cold and silent figure. With a burden on his back, he gradually emerged.
Two souls in one body. This is soul possession...
That is not my eldest brother...
That is not her eldest brother!
Lin Ershier widened her eyes and let out a sharp scream!
Eclipse Lance immediately pierced into the girl's ample chest.
She understood... this Cen family, this Lin family, they were all pawns on someone else's chessboard.
This is dark magic! The one in front is a demon!
The remaining half of the scream got stuck in her throat. The girl silently widened her eyes, covering her chest, tears rolling down her cheeks. She couldn't understand why her respected eldest brother, after being possessed by a demon, would do such a thing.
The young man pulled out the lance and once again directed his gaze towards the battlefield.
"East." Lin Fengbin said solemnly.
The Eclipse Lance pointed its finger, and three monsters chased after Qiao Wan and Pei Chunzheng . Suddenly, it abruptly stopped and turned its head.
"Go west."
"Go south."
"Go north."
Lin Fengbin jumped onto the roof, seemingly possessed by a young sorcerer. With a cold expression, he silently watched the people running around amidst the wave of beasts.
Following the young man's stern command, over a dozen monsters charged in different directions as directed by the tip of his lance. They went east, west, south, and north.
The command was clear: annihilate both the Lin family and the Cen family completely.
