Cang Xiezi threw the sand ghost he had just captured in front of Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others. As soon as the monster that was so arrogant just left the sand and came under the sun, it became timid and as timid as a mouse. The majestic energy of the waves.
"I especially want to remove their copper ring armor to see what they look like."
As he spoke, Mochizuki flew down from the sand camel beast, summoned one of the moon shadow swords, and gently lifted it from bottom to top along the sand ghost's body. The copper ring armor was instantly opened with a big hole. The slug-like gelatinous translucent object inside the copper ring armor was exposed little by little. No one expected that the true face of the sand ghost turned out to be like this. What was even more unexpected was that it began to melt as soon as it encountered sunlight, and finally turned into a stream of water vapor and disappeared without a trace.
Mochizuki lowered her head and saw that some of that gelatinous substance was stuck to her knife and was melting and smoking, so she cursed: "Damn, this thing is really disgusting!"
Several other warriors of the scorpion demon clan also dragged over the sand ghosts they had captured, and removed all the copper ring armor on them like Mochizuki, causing these slugs to turn into water vapor. . Then they continued to sneak into the sand sea with Cang Xiezi to deal with the remaining sand ghosts. After a few back and forth, these monsters lurking in the sand were all eliminated.
The victorious Cang Xiezi came to Ouyang Xiaoleng and Ouyang Hongye and said: "Report, the mission has been completed!"
"Well done!" Ouyang Hongye said approvingly to Cang Xiezi and other Scorpion warriors.
"It's a pity that one soldier was sacrificed due to lack of experience in dealing with them at the beginning!" Cang Xiezi shook his head with some shame, feeling that it was his improper command that caused unnecessary sacrifices.
He originally returned to the clan with full confidence, but who knew that in order to say all the good words, he only gathered twenty-one people, and one of them left halfway. He had originally made up his mind to let all the warriors of the same clan who were willing to follow him return to their clan safely, but he did not expect that he still failed to achieve his wish.
While he was feeling annoyed, Ouyang Xiaoleng asked, "What is his name? Does he have any family members?"
Cang Xiezi answered truthfully: "His name is Huangjiao. He is the oldest in the team. We all call him Lao Huang. His wife and children are all in the clan."
"When we return to the royal city, in addition to your rewards, there will be a larger reward for the sacrificed Scorpion warrior Lao Huang, and you will personally deliver it to his family!" Ouyang Xiaoleng looked at Ouyang after he finished speaking. Hong Ye, seeing the affirmative look from him, knew that her handling was quite appropriate.
"Thank you, my king!"
After listening to Ouyang Xiaoleng's words, Cang Xiezi and other Scorpion warriors knelt on one knee and said in unison. They all sincerely appreciated the grace from the Demon King Fox on behalf of their sacrificed compatriots. There was a rumor among the scorpion demon clan that the royal city had long since declined, and the treasury in the Chenji Palace was also depleted. Even joining the army and dying on the battlefield would be a life in vain, so everyone was extremely resistant to joining the army. The person who instructed the tribe to spread these rumors was none other than Cang Xiezi's brother Huang Xiezi. This time, seeing the generosity of the Demon King Fox, the rumors were self-defeating.
After some twists and turns, the first obstacle was finally eliminated, and the Royal City army was able to successfully enter the Chilamir Desert. You Cang Xiezi continued to lead the remaining warriors of the same clan to escort the army to prevent the emergence of sand ghosts that slipped through the net. In less than half a day, they arrived at the entrance of the underground city.
At night, the huge platform connected to the entrance was dazzled by the moonlight like a mirror. Although there was not a breath of wind passing by, everyone felt a chill down their spines due to nervousness. Li Gui, the leader of the demon horse cavalry regiment who was leading the way, felt that as the only way to enter the dungeon, it could also be called a fortress, and it was a bit unreasonable to be quiet here.
He winked at Zongli beside him, slowed down the speed of the sand camel beast under him and carefully observed the movement around him. But nothing strange happened until the stormtroopers he led entered the sunken entrance of the underground city. Everything seemed too smooth, but the light here was extremely dark, so Li Gui had to let everyone light torches.
The five hundred stormtroopers soon entered the passage connecting the underground city. It was still very quiet everywhere. Just when he had just relaxed his vigilance, there were suddenly screams from above their heads, followed by overwhelming blood sucking. Bats flapped their wings toward them.
Their attack was so sudden that many soldiers of the cavalry regiment were bitten before they could even react. They soon discovered that these vampire bats should be specially trained. They could accurately find the gaps or exposed places in the armor worn by the warriors and hit them with one strike.
After being bitten by them, it becomes extremely difficult to get rid of them. Many soldiers have found that their teeth are still firmly embedded in their skin after pulling off or directly killing the bats that have begun to suck their blood. Looking by the light of the torch, the surroundings of those teeth will turn blue, purple, or even black.
"These bats are poisonous!" A soldier who was bitten couldn't help shouting.
The other warriors who were bitten also panicked upon hearing this. Everyone was busy dealing with the vampire bats that kept attacking, and the situation gradually fell into chaos.
Due to the demon power cyclone protecting their bodies, Hegui and Zongli were not bitten by vampire bats. He suddenly remembered that bats are most afraid of light and flames because their eyesight is very weak, so they cannot stand the stimulation of too bright light.
So he shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Don't panic! Calm down! Bats are afraid of fire. Use the torches in your hands to scare them first, and then kill them!"
As a green bull demon, his voice was really loud and resonant, and his words echoed throughout the passage. It also pointed the way for the soldiers who had lost their judgment due to fear. They all used the shaking of torches to frighten the attacking vampire bats, and then used the weapons in their hands to fight back. Soon the group of vampire monsters were killed by them, and they fled into the underground city in a hurry.
Li Gui quickly reported the sneak attack to Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others who were behind the cavalry regiment. After Ouyang Hongye and Ouyang Xiaoleng discussed it, they decided to immediately ask the accompanying military doctor to provide emergency treatment to the wounded in the cavalry regiment.
For some reason, although this second obstacle was successfully lifted, Ouyang Hongye felt vaguely that something was wrong. Ouyang Xiaoleng had the same idea as him. At first glance, the sand ghosts and vampire bats caused certain obstacles to the army's progress and delayed them for some time. However, with Qingyun's strength, this level of ambush was more like A bluff display.
An ominous premonition enveloped their hearts. Qingyun must have prepared some kind of gift waiting for them in the underground city. Rather than opening the door to welcome them, these small ambushes may just be a cover to conceal the truth, allowing them to escape. Unknowingly, I fell into the trap of the devil.
"It seems like there must be a big guy waiting for us inside!" Ouyang Hongye saw that Ouyang Xiaoleng had something in mind with him, so she said to him.
"Yeah! But since he's here, I have to go in and meet him for a while!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said, looking deeply into the dark passage.
"Everyone, please be vigilant! No matter what happens, you must maintain the prearranged formation. No one is allowed to leave the team without permission, let alone panic!" Ouyang Hongye ordered to the others.
Xia Qiu followed everyone into the dungeon, but the vampire bat did not appear again. Compared with the last time I came here, the lights in the underground city seemed to be much dimmed, and the ground looked very messy. At a glance, the city looked like it had been looted. There was no pedestrian on the street, not even one of Qingyun's men appeared, and all the buildings had their doors and windows closed. The surroundings were too quiet, and I couldn't feel any life at all. It was as if the whole city was asleep.
Although Ouyang Hongye had already given the order, when they passed Fengqing Street, Lingyu still jumped off the back of the Sand Camel Beast at the gate of Paradise Paradise.
"Lingyu, don't act alone..."
Before Ouyang Hongye finished her words, Ling Yu had already lightly flown up to the eaves of the Paradise building in front of her, and then flipped into the courtyard from there. He casually pushed a door in front of him, and it was pushed open easily. Thick dust fell in the room, but the owner had long since disappeared. He tried several more stores in succession, and then confirmed that the entire Paradise was completely empty. He couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. Could it be that as he thought in advance, everyone in the store would suffer because of his involvement? Got the seedlings
Next, he went to check out several Fengyue stores nearby. Unexpectedly, the situation of those stores was the same as that of Paradise. Judging from the dust in the house, they had been empty for a long time. He returned to Ouyang Xiaoleng and the others and told everyone what he saw. When they passed the shopping street and hotel street, Ouyang Xiaoleng sent someone to check carefully, and found that the buildings here were also empty.
"Have all the people in the underground city disappeared?" Mochizuki asked in disbelief.
"Did Qingyun run away after knowing we were coming?" Qianqi was also startled by the depressed dungeon in front of him. Compared with the bustling city before, the changes here were too huge.
"So many people were driven away? This is unlikely..." Lingyu said to himself. Roughly speaking, the permanent population of the underground city is several thousand, not counting the gold diggers who come and go. Were all these people kicked out or killed by the ruthless Qingyun? Thinking like this, he became even more worried about the safety of Leng Ai and other people in Paradise.
"Let's go to the east hotel and the palace of the city lord Salamander!" Ouyang Xiaoleng suggested.
"Okay!" Ouyang Hongye agreed.