Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 178 Die generously
After hearing what Xiang Tao said, ordinary people might have been very panicked, but who among those present was not a strong man who had experienced great things?
Even a pervert like Gong Tianwu is not experienced enough in front of these old monsters who have lived for hundreds of years.

Hua Manlou immediately pondered and calculated:

"It should have been morning when we entered. Even though we have been in there for so long, it is still about an hour or two before sunset."

Fu Zhong also continued:
"I have seen what Ze Shen said before, but it was in a book about the unity of Buddha and devil. Those Kālaans and bodhisattvas who failed to survive the calamity fell into the state of the Devil."

"The demons in the sky are divided into Yang demons and Yin demons. The Axun corpse demon you mentioned is a type of Yang demon, which is correct. But because it is a corpse demon, the saying that a solitary Yang demon cannot survive may not be accurate."

After listening to them, Xiang Tao obviously had some opinions on what they said, so the two sides started arguing.

At this time, Gong Tianwu could not interrupt. Of course, the main reason was that he didn't want to interrupt, and his purpose was to avoid disturbing the normal historical process.

After a fierce and brief debate, the command center quickly came to a conclusion, which was to continue sending personnel to rescue people in the direction mentioned by Ze Shen Xiang Tao.

This conclusion is beyond reproach. After all, there is strength in numbers. Now is the time to stick together for warmth. It would be best to have more people to work together to overcome difficulties.

About 20 minutes later, someone came to ask Gong Tianwu to come back. He said that the person had been found, but the terrain there was very bad and the entrance was very narrow. It was impossible to deploy troops at all, and the vanguard troops who entered would be besieged.

What’s more crucial is that a new type of enemy has now appeared. If we attack head-on, the casualties will be too great, so we have to ask Master Xu to take action.

Gong Tianwu did not refuse and followed the group there. After arriving at the place, he found that it was indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it was completely like a funnel-shaped mouth.

Those who rushed in had to endure the siege of more than ten times the number of enemies, and now there was a new kind of monster, which looked a bit like a bee, and its most threatening move was to spray out its stinger! It was extremely disgusting.

This kind of attack that concentrates power at one point is extremely difficult to defend against, not to mention that the monster's attack speed is extremely fast.

Fortunately, this kind of bee monster is also afraid of the cold. At least after being hit by Gong Tianwu's ice magic, although it will not suffer direct harm, its whole body will be frozen into ice blue, and its speed will be reduced by at least half.

The most terrifying thing about this thing is its speed. Once this aspect is completely curbed, the threat will be greatly reduced.

Of course, after Gong Tianwu took action, it only reduced the difficulty of breaking the impasse, but it was definitely not a smooth journey.

Under his leadership, the difficulty of breaking through here has been changed from "impossible" to "extremely difficult".

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After breaking through four similar barriers in succession, Gong Tianwu gasped for breath, wiped his face, and found his hands were covered in blood.

Both your own and others'.

In fact, in this battle array filled with swords and attacks everywhere, and with Gong Tianwu not yet fully unleashing his full strength, he almost capsized in the ditch.

If it weren't for a dog demon warrior who rushed forward without hesitation at the critical moment and blocked the terrible blow for him, it is estimated that Gong Tianwu would have lost at least his left eye.

The worst consequence is that the enemy's blow breaks the eye and penetrates directly into the brain, which is a heavy blow that even a monk cannot withstand.

After breaking through this checkpoint, the demon army poured in like a tide.

After maintaining their formation, the army, which had undergone rigorous training and had clear military discipline, clearly had the upper hand against the monsters in front of them, who were fighting on their own and attacking based on instinct.

Gong Tianwu took a deep breath, tried his best to drain all his energy, used the last ice fog spell to cover the battlefield in front of him, and then he didn't care about the filth of blood and body fluids everywhere, he just grabbed a spirit stone, crossed his legs and started to meditate.

As for Gong Tianwu’s current condition, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that “not a drop left”, but he is indeed trying his best.

Fortunately, Gong Tianwu was protected by the seventh sister's clone, and there were also a dozen dog demon confidants sent by Hua Manlou, so he was not worried about any emergencies.

This time, regulating the breathing in Palace Tianwu also took a long time. Although there were spirit stones to absorb spiritual energy, this place was inside the belly of the Axun corpse demon. If one was not careful, the demonic energy would enter the body and cause possession.

After he felt that he had recovered 80% of his strength, he slowly opened his eyes. At this time, he had returned to the tent in the camp, carried back by his seventh sister's clone.

When Gong Tianwu left the tent and walked not far, he suddenly found Zeshen Xiangtao coming towards him. When the big monster saw Gong Tianwu, he suddenly grinned and said:

"I just told them that I felt a little sorry for not seeing you when I left, but now it can be considered fate."

Gong Tianwu was surprised and said:

"Go? Where?"

Xiang Tao smiled without saying anything and threw something over.

Gong Tianwu took it and looked at it, and it turned out to be a bone chain.

Xiang Tao smiled and said:
"I have lived my life recklessly and taking revenge with pleasure, but now when I think back, I actually miss being locked in the deep pool, and the anticipation and surprise you felt when you occasionally sent me something."

"I never thought that those things that are readily available could actually make people reminisce endlessly at certain times."

"Consider this a souvenir I leave for you."

Having said this, Xiang Tao laughed and left. Gong Tianwu looked at his back as he left, and he actually felt a bit of loneliness and tragedy in it, like the whistling wind and the cold Yishui River. For a moment, he became suspicious.

At this time, Gong Tianwu suddenly heard loud noises and shouting coming from about a hundred meters to the west. He was startled and immediately rushed over, gasping for breath.

Because a gap had been made in the temporary camp wall, a large number of parasitic monsters like a tide had rushed in.

At this time, it can be seen that in addition to the Isopa and bee demons that Gong Tianwu had seen before, there is also a kind of monster that looks like a heavy beetle and can charge and attack.

What’s even more terrible is that their number is so terrifying that it is staggering.

Needless to say, Gong Tianwu immediately helped. At this time, his large-scale ice spell was really useful. With such a dense number of monsters, a magical power like a blizzard could kill a large number of them directly.

The corpses of dead monsters will also block the path of their subsequent attacking companions, and if they want to attack Gong Tianwu, they must break through the interception of the demon army in front.

What was even more unexpected for Gong Tianwu was that he actually had an unexpected gain from this attack. He unexpectedly killed a beetle demon that looked like the leader. It killed more than a dozen demon soldiers before it died, and he also got three cause and effect points by killing it.

After its death, the morale of the surrounding monsters immediately dropped, and they retreated like the tide.

At this time, Gong Tianwu finally slowed down and asked the troops in the front to start cleaning and reorganizing, while he went to the central military tent, where he met Ao Lin.

When the chief of the Jiao monster clan saw Gong Tianwu, he immediately strode over and bowed deeply to him, saying:
"Master Xu, you also have the blood of my dragon, and you are the one who inherited the Heavenly Dragon Pearl. If there is anything wrong with the Ao family in the future, I will ask you to take care of it."

"If I have ever offended you in any way before, I now formally apologize to you."

Seeing Ao Lin's behavior, Gong Tianwu was also surprised and asked: "Why are you all talking so strangely? Did something big happen when I was recovering from my injury?"

At this time, Hua Manlou also came out and said with a serious face:

"Yes. Ze Shen's warning was correct. As time goes by and night approaches, the defensive pressure we face is becoming greater and greater."

"More and more monsters are attacking, their attacks are getting more intense, and their attacks are becoming more frequent."

"What's even more terrifying is that more types of monsters have joined in, and some monsters with command abilities have begun to appear."

Gong Tianwu said:

"When I came here just now, I killed one of them. They were really tough."

Hua Manlou nodded and said:
"As things stand, once night falls outside, our only outcome will be total annihilation."

Gong Tianwu said:

"If there are no accidents, then it should be like this."

The corridor is full of flowers:

"In this situation, Qi of the Golden Crow Barbarian came forward and said that he had a secret technique that could directly burn the soul and transform it into a ball of Golden Crow flame, which was extremely powerful."

"But this Axun corpse demon is also extremely powerful, so even if he sacrifices himself, it will be of no use."

“Unless a large number of people are willing to turn into firewood and merge into the Golden Crow’s flame, then it will be possible to completely break the Avici Hell barrier that traps us and deal a fatal blow to the Axun Corpse Demon.”

Gong Tianwu was shocked after hearing this:

"Golden Crow Man, Qi? The Qi who likes to drink Ice Valley wine? Was he rescued later?"

The corridor is full of flowers:

"That's right. The Jinwu Barbarians were badly tricked this time. Eight people from the entire tribe were killed, and now only three are left after we rescued them."

"I think that the seriously injured Qi Ken performed such a sacrifice to give the other two tribesmen a chance of survival?"

Gong Tianwu suddenly understood after hearing this:
"So, Zeshen Xiangtao and Chief Ao are both going to be turned into firewood?"

Hua Manlou said solemnly:
"According to Qi, it is estimated that ninety-nine demon generals are needed to break the barrier."

Gong Tianwu was shocked and said:

"Ninety-nine demon generals? Even if we add up all of us here, it's not enough?"

The corridor is full of flowers:

"If the quality is not enough, we can make up for it with quantity. Ten elite demons can equal one demon general."

As soon as Hua Manlou finished speaking, he saw several figures suddenly rushing out from inside, kneeling down in front of Ao Lin and crying:

"Chief, Chief, this world can live without me, Ao Guang, but it cannot live without you, Chief!"

"After this battle, our Ao clan will be severely damaged. If you, clan leader, die here again, and there is no one in the clan to support the overall situation, then the Ao clan will really be attacked by everyone and die without a burial place."

The person who spoke was called Ao Guang, the nephew of Ao Lin.

Strictly speaking, his words made sense. The Ao family had always been proud of their noble bloodline and had always been a bit arrogant in front of the city lords. When they interacted with other people/monsters, they must have offended many people and forces.

More importantly, every part of the dragon is said to be a treasure. The dragon's blood, dragon's gallbladder, dragon's horns, and dragon's tendons are all priceless treasures.

For example, if Jiaobian and Hubian are put together, even if they have the same therapeutic effect, if there is a choice, I am afraid that 99% of people will choose Jiaobian.
This is the brand effect!
Of course, this brand effect is not good news for the Jiaolong clan.

Before, with the big tree of Mujiang City, the Ao family could scoff at these threats, but now they can feel a strong sense of crisis approaching.

Ao Lin shouted angrily at this time:
"That's enough. I'll give you ten lives in exchange for my life. This is a good deal. Don't argue anymore."

But at this time Gong Tianwu suddenly said:

"If our enemy is only this Axun corpse demon, then Chief Ao's choice is correct."

"But it's obviously not the case. If you, the great demon general, sacrifice yourself now, then it's possible that the entire Ao tribe will be wiped out here."

Gong Tianwu's words were like a needle piercing Ao Lin's heart.

"Yes, after killing this Axun corpse demon, are the enemies completely eliminated? Can these young people handle the remaining complex situation?"

Seeing that he was silent, Gong Tianwu bowed deeply to Ao Guang beside him:
"You are willing to die bravely today, putting justice before your own life. Your death is valuable and can be said to be more important than Mount Tai!"

"In a small way, you died for the future of your people and for the survival of your family. In a big way, you died for the millions of people who are suffering and struggling in this severe drought!"

"Whether they are human or demon, as long as they are living beings in this world, they will be grateful for your kindness."

"You have sacrificed your own lives today to help the whole clan. When I get out, I will carve a stone tablet to record it, and then build a mountain and water temple, so that the creatures of this land will always be grateful for your kindness."

"I also hope that you can become gods through this and continue to bless and give back to the living beings here!!"

After hearing this, Ao Guang and his companions' eyes suddenly lit up. A strong sense of pride, an indescribable sense of sacrifice, and redemption filled their whole bodies.

Then Ao Guang's blood boiled, and he shouted:
"Okay! We will become water gods in the future and protect all living things in this land!"

The group of people bowed three times to Gong Tianwu and Ao Lin, then turned around and walked away with their heads held high and their chests puffed out.

Gong Tianwu followed with five big steps, intending to send them off again.

Following the footsteps of these ten people, Gong Tianwu soon arrived at the center of the camp, where there was a fist-sized golden flame shining brightly.

(End of this chapter)