Chapter 110: Chapter 107, The Jade-eyed Demon Monkey
Translator: 549690339
Gazing into the distance, the land beyond the city walls was a ghastly sight suffused with horrific wounds of war, ruthless scattering of mutilated corpses, and ceaseless streams of blood resembling unending brooks.
Injured soldiers, helping each other, slowly made their way towards the city.
Some had lost their legs, others their arms; all missing a part or two of their bodies, yet their eyes showed no sign of despair.
Only hope and joy from repelling the demon beast horde could be seen.
Surviving amidst the demon horde was, after all, a stroke of luck.
Those who didn’t make it had mostly left dismembered corpses, and even some were nowhere to be found, having made their way into the bellies of the demon beasts.
Fending off the demon horde and surviving once again was, to them, the greatest joy.
Lu Yun quietly observed this scene in silence.
He’d seen such scenes in his memories more than once, some even more brutal.
However, memories remained as memories, and no matter how striking, they couldn’t surpass the impact of personally witnessed events.
“Cough… cough!”
Suddenly, a violent coughing sound interrupted Lu Yun’s thoughts.
Turning around, he saw Liang Shaowen supporting Zhang Kuang, walking towards him.
Liang Shaowen’s gaze was firm, his spirit exuberant, even after a fierce battle, not only was he unscathed, but his aura became even more intimidating and outstanding.
However, the state of Zhang Kuang seemed rather pitiful. With injuries all over his abdomen, right shoulder, and back, even after having been somewhat attended to, one could still perceive their severity. The ominous aura of the demons’ energy was indubitably lingering over them.
Without Liang Shaowen’s assistance, walking would’ve probably become arduous for him.
Nevertheless, Lu Yun noticed a strange look in Zhang Kuang’s eyes when they met his.
It was complicated, shock and admiration were present, as well as some hint of blame.
Even though perplexed, Lu Yun didn’t ponder on it too much, simply asking, “What got you into such a mess?”
Given that Zhang Kuang had the strength of eighth refining level of True Qi, even if not as strong as Liang Shaowen, the difference wouldn’t be much. Furthermore, his strong suit from the Martial Academy would have prevented this gruesome state if he had been the slightest bit careful.
“Wasn’t it because I had killed excessively and was targeted by a fourth rank Demon Beast?” Zhang Kuang composed himself, sighing.
Of course, he wouldn’t share his embarrassing moments, keeping such humiliating things to himself was enough. If the others found out, he would most likely lose face.
“Just a mere fourth-rank demon beast reduced you to this sorry state, quite unbelievable indeed.”
At this point, Liu Wuhen, the Traceless, came out of nowhere, still wielding his folded fan, and with a flamboyant appearance, striking a stark contrast to the others.
At his words, Zhang Kuang blushed in humiliation and being a wild-hearted person, addition to his shaky self-esteem, Liu Wuhen’s words nearly resulted in his facade slipping away.
Luckily, Zhang Kuang was quick to regain his composure, saying, “1 have no clue what those demon beasts were thinking. They kept targeting me exclusively. It would chase me wherever I ran. If it had not been for the intervention from Commander Wang, you probably wouldn’t have seen me standing here in such good shape.”
Hearing about Commander Wang, everyone couldn’t help being slightly startled.
Noticing everyone’s reaction, Lu Yun curiously wondered if his senior brother was a really amazing character.
Having completely immersed himself in slaughtering, Lu Yun hadn’t paid much attention to his senior brother.
“On this final frontline, barring a few assistant generals, Commander Wang was absolutely one of the most powerful. Just in this battle alone, deaths of no fewer than four rank demon beasts by his hands were witnessed, including one that was at peak fourth rank.” Saying this, Liang Shaowen held a look of admiration and astonishment in his eyes.
Opening his folded fan with a flip, Liu Wuhen swayed it twice, lifting up few strands of his fringe, asked curiously, “Commander Wang is said to be one of the students of the Martial Academy. I wonder which Martial Academy he is from and how he possesses such formidable combat capabilities.”
Just as he finished saying this, everyone saw Commander Wang walking towards them with Xiao Chen.
“Haha, gentlemen, please excuse me for being modest. I am an ordinary student from the Flying Spirit Martial Academy.”
Commander Wang was fairly lively, treating everyone with equal respect, and laughed with a fist-palm salute, “Each of you played an indispensable role in repelling the first wave of the demon beast horde today. On behalf of all the military and the residents of East Field Giant City, thank each and every one of you.”
Liang Shaowen and others were moved and respectfully returned the salute, “Commander Wang, you’re too polite. The duty of demon slaying is indubitable.”
Commander Wang nodded, “Everyone, please take some time to recover. The next demonic beast tide will soon be upon us.”
With a wave of a hand, a troop of soldiers behind him carried out a large wooden box.
Upon opening the box, radiant light gleamed brightly, creating a magnificent sight.
“Each of you gets two spirit crystals as a reward for slaying the demons,” said Commander Wang.
As per Commander Wang’s direction, the soldiers began distributing spirit crystals to all the martial artists. Everyone received two spirit crystals.
Naturally, Liang Shaowen and others wouldn’t turn away, taking it willingly without any reservations.
Such an intense battle had caused depletion of everyone’s True Qi to varying degrees. Moreover, the fight was not over yet as this was only the first wave of the demon beasts. If they didn’t recover to peak state, the arrival of the next wave would be even more perilous.
As for Lu Yun, he hadn’t expended much of his aggressive aura, and his recovery speed was extremely quick because of the practice of the Pure Yang Martial Arts Canon; hence, he didn’t have much use for spirit crystals.
However, the two spirit crystals were equal to the resources for two months of cultivation given by the Martial Academy, and he had to accept it without any refusal.
Lu Yun and Xiao Chen walked side by side on the streets of East Field City.
At this moment, the streets were teeming with injured personnel, and the city’s populace was frantically moving about; the scene was one of pressing bustle..