Chapter 696: The Riot Begins
Chapter 696: Chapter 696: The Riot Begins
“It’s starting, the real uprising.” Fang Lin and his companions looked towards the direction of the demon beast movement, all frowning.
That direction, without a doubt, was towards the Demon Suppressing City.
“Could it be that these demon beasts in Hundred Beast Mountain really intend to attack Demon Suppressing City?” Mei Yingxue said, her face somewhat pale.
Fang Lin said resolutely, “At least judging by now, that Silver Fox seems to tend this way.”
Everyone fell silent. Even though they thought it was mad, judging from the current situation, the Silver Fox had gathered almost all the demon beasts from Hundred Beast Mountain. Such a force, which had not been noticed in normal days, was incredibly terrifying when gathered together. Indeed, it was possible to break out of the array and shake the thousand-year-old Demon Suppressing City.
This was not a minor matter. Even for the whole Xuan Country, it was a big deal.
Everyone knew clearly that once all the demon beasts in Hundred Beast Mountain rushed out and breached the Demon Suppressing City, the only barrier, then the flat Xuan Country hinterland lay behind Demon Suppressing City. At that time, with the invasion of demon beasts, the entire Xuan Country would fall into a huge crisis.
If things continued to escalate to more serious levels, even Ling Country, which bordered Xuan Country, might be implicated.
“Can we only hide here, unable to do anything?” Steward Shen said a bit bitterly. He was a native of Xuan Country and did not want to see the suffering of Xuan Country’s people.
Fang Lin sighed, “We indeed can’t do anything. If it weren’t for the presence of the Giant Turtle Demon King, we might all be dead.”
Listening to this, the others looked at Fang Lin. By now, they did not understand why this Giant Turtle Demon King would allow them to hide here.
Obviously, it was related to Fang Lin, otherwise, Fang Lin wouldn’t have proposed that everyone come here for refuge.
Despite their curiosity, everyone surprisingly refrained from asking.
Even Wang Erdan, who was exceptionally curious and liked to ask questions, refrained from inquiring more subtly.
After all, everyone has secrets. Even if they asked, they were not necessarily going to hear the truth from Fang Lin.
No matter what, they were safe for now. That’s enough.
“I wonder how Zhou Yishui and that masked guy are doing now. I’m afraid they’re dead by now.” Wang Erdan murmured.
“Maybe they’re still alive because they know more than we do,” Mei Yingxue grimly speculated.
Fang Lin shared the same view with Mei Yingxue. Even though Zhou Yishui and Gu Hanshan were contemptible, they did have some abilities. They knew earlier than he did what was going to happen in Hundred Beast Mountain. They should have secret methods of avoiding this disaster.
“Senior, will the Turtle Demon King participate in this uprising?” Fang Lin asked Old Dried Corpse in his mind.
Old Dried Corpse replied, “Most likely not. But who knows. Anyway? Even if that so-called Demon Suppressing City is breached, it won’t affect you much, will it?”
Fang Lin smiled bitterly in his mind, “Indeed it doesn’t affect me much, but if Xuan Country falls into chaos, I’m afraid it will be hard to resolve.”
Old Dried Corpse casually replied, “No matter how things evolve, someone important will come to solve the problem in the end. Even if Xuan country falls into chaos, it will just be a small mess, unless this little turtle goes out.”
Fang Lin nodded. He indeed saw things clearly, and Old Dried Corpse was also right.
If Demon Suppressing City could be defended, the situation would be much simpler. Eventually, the demon beasts would still be blocked outside Demon Suppressing City and wouldn’t affect the hinterland of Xuan Country.
If Demon Suppressing City was breached, then important figures would certainly appear to drive the demon beasts back to Hundred Beast Mountain.
Of course, if the Giant Turtle Demon King also participated, it would be a real disaster. Even those important figures might have to respond.
After all, a Six Transformations realm Giant Demon King was too powerful, even more terrifying than all the demon beasts in the Ferocious Mountain put together.
“Why does this Silver Fox want to lead the demon beasts to attack Demon Suppressing City? What good does it gain from this?” Fang Lin asked again, having a lot of doubts.
Old Dried Corpse faintly smiled, “No matter what it does, it’s only about obtaining the Demon Saint rank.”
Fang Lin was silent, wasn’t this obvious?
But after thinking, it also made sense. Regardless of whatever the Silver Fox did, it was just to become a Demon Saint.
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At this moment, people inside Demon Suppressing City were like facing a great enemy, their faces heavily solemn.
Inside Hundred Beast Mountain, demon beasts were continuously rushing to attack the array, trying to break out from Hundred Beast Mountain.
The martial artists who had long lived in Demon Suppressing City were horrified. Although incidents of demon beasts attacking the array had happened before, they were all just minor cases.
Today’s scale was unprecedently large with countless demon beasts attacking together including several Demon Kings all hitting the array together.
With loud rumbling sounds, the array light film was still stable, but now, it began to flicker.
“This is bad! It seems that there is indeed a problem with the array. Our decision to open Hundred Beast Mountain this time was a grave mistake!” said an elder from a sect with regret.
Not just him, but many of the people present were high-ranking members of various forces. Witnessing such a drastic change in Demon Suppressing City, all of them regretted opening Hundred Beast Mountain.
If they hadn’t opened Hundred Beast Mountain, the array wouldn’t have gone wrong and would remain steady. Those demon beasts could turn the sky upside down and they wouldn’t be able to break out.
The Silver Fox flew behind the crowd of beasts, watching the direction of Demon Suppressing City with cold and mocking eyes that shone like gemstones.
The Demon Suppressing King also saw that Silver Fox and immediately had a bad feeling.
He had been guarding this place for many years and was very familiar with the demon beasts within Hundred Beast Mountain, but he had never seen this Silver Fox before.
“Activate the City Protecting Array! Don’t save, directly activate ten layers!” The Demon Suppressing King immediately shouted.
Suddenly, ten array formations rose from all directions, completely enclosing the whole Demon Suppressing City.
Everyone was surprised. They started with ten array formations. They were really going all out.
But it was no wonder since the demon beasts in Hundred Beast Mountain were so crazily aggressive that even these ten array formations might have difficulty resisting.
“All soldiers ready! Prepare to slay beasts and fend off enemies at any time!” the Demon Suppressing King issued orders again.
All the Beast-killing Guards in the city unsheathed their swords and jumped onto the castle walls. They were brimming with murderous spirit. Clearly, they were experienced from many battles.
The powerhouses who came from all over looked amazed at the Beast-killing Guards. Even though these Slaying Guards weren’t of high cultivation, they were well-trained and had been dealing with demon beasts for many years, meaning they were familiar with killing beasts and were good at it.
In addition, the weapons in the hands of these Beast-killing Guards and the combat armor they were wearing were extremely sophisticated, which greatly enhanced their respective strengths.
However, at this moment, all these Beast-killing Guards also had grim faces. Although they had been through hundreds of battles and often fought with demon beasts, they had never seen the scene like today’s.
“Whether Demon Suppressing City can continue to stand will be determined by today’s battle! I, the king, swear here. As long as Demon Suppressing City exists, I exist. If Demon Suppressing City is broken, I will fight to the death!” The Demon Suppressing King unsheathed his longsword and roared to the sky.