Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 257: The Hundred Thousand Mountain Demon Lord

"what?"

"Encountered a demon wave?"

Li Rui was a little surprised when he heard the news from the front line.

According to the military report, the garrisons of Anning Guard and Yunzhou Guard were attacked by a tide of beasts a few days ago, and one garrison officer was even killed in the battle.

There are many monsters in southern Xinjiang, and encountering monster tides is common.

However, the State of Yu had made preparations for this expedition long ago, and the army was equipped with meteorologists who could observe the movements of monsters.

This kind of thing shouldn't happen.

The casualties exceeded 20%, which was the heaviest since entering the Wu Kingdom.

This matter has attracted the attention of Governor Yuan.

I guess Cao Wei and Lei Yong are under great pressure now.

In this comparison, it was Jiang Linxian who stayed in Anningwei who avoided an unexpected disaster. I heard that Cao Wei had used a lot of connections to lead the troops in this expedition. I wonder what he is thinking now.

A wave of demons wiped out all his previous achievements.

Tan Hu was also quite surprised: "Why did we encounter a monster tide out of nowhere?"

While Li Rui and Tan Hu were pondering, a young man from Hua Qingzong hurried to the office of An Ningwei of the Municipal Trade Bureau.

"Master Li, Elder Jiang wants to see you."

Li Rui looked at the familiar Huaqing Sect disciples outside the door and raised his brows slightly.

It's really what you say.

Don't think about it.

Jiang Linxian must have come to him because of the beast tide.

"it is good."

Li Rui gave a few instructions to Tan Hu, and then followed the Huaqing Sect disciples on horseback and galloped back to Anningwei.

When he walked into the lobby of the Military Office.

Guan Xinrong and Lu Jun were already seated. Li Rui bowed to Jiang Linxian, who was sitting at the top, and said, "Master Jiang, I am late."

Jiang Linxian waved her hand: "Sit down first."

After Li Rui sat down, Jiang Linxian slowly spoke: "I believe you have all heard about the monster tide."

The three of them nodded in unison.

really.

Jiang Linxian gathered the three of them together because of the demon tide.

"The demonic tide has caused the demonic beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to move abnormally. According to the urgent report, the demonic beasts of the Wu Kingdom are very likely to cross the Hundred Thousand Mountains and enter the territory of Yunzhou."

Li Rui's eyes narrowed.

The impact of this demon wave seemed to be greater than he had imagined.

"Master Li, Master Guan, you two will each lead 100 soldiers and immediately follow me to the border to suppress the demonic rebellion to prevent the demonic beasts from causing trouble to our dynasty."

"Yes!"

Li Rui and Guan Xinrong stood up together.

When Lu Jun saw this scene, he sighed softly in his heart.

Logically speaking, he was the garrison commander and Li Rui was the captain of the Ministry of Commerce. It should be him who should go and suppress the rebellion, but Jiang Linxian chose Li Rui.

Why?

It’s because Li Rui is both good at fighting and good at getting things done.

It was even more appreciated by Jiang Linxian.

As for Guan Xinrong, he certainly didn't want to leave An Ning Guard to an outsider.

Normally, Jiang Linxian might consider Lu Jun's feelings, but now the matter is urgent. If it is not handled properly, Jiang Linxian himself may be punished. At that time, he wanted to choose someone he thought could do the job.

Lu Jun suddenly felt lonely.

'Old.'

Then he felt something was wrong. In terms of age, Li Rui could be his uncle.

'Don't underestimate yourself!'

"Since Jiang Touer asked me to stay, I should do my best to do the job. Even if I don't get any credit, I have worked hard."

Think about Li Rui. He also did his best to get things done one by one, which is why he was valued by Jiang Linxian.

Not long after.

Two teams of one hundred men were assembled.

There are only a thousand people in An Ningwei.

Cao Wei took away seven hundred people in one breath, and the current two hundred people almost include all those who can participate in the battle.

Most of the two hundred people looked excited.

It's like taking a shot of chicken blood.

Many of these people had heard about the meritorious service of their brothers on the front lines and had been very upset about it. Now that they finally got the chance, how could they not be excited?

Of course, there are also many timid people.

The An Ning Guards are not a frontier army, and even if we take every one of them, not even 10% of them have actually been on the battlefield.

Li Rui glanced at the young people behind him who were full of high morale.

My heart moved slightly.

"You are still too young."

They are going to suppress the demon rebellion and face the monsters head-on. If they are not careful they might feed them. Otherwise they would earn military merit but not live to spend it.

He doesn't want to go.

But since it had happened, and he was already a captain of some rank in the An Ning Guard.

It's not a good idea to just hide.

If you can avoid it, avoid it. If you can't avoid it, of course just accept it calmly.

Li Rui took this very easy.

Of course, the main reason is that he is strong enough and has something to rely on.

Moreover, although Jiang Linxian was of the fifth grade in the eyes of outsiders, he had actually broken through to the fourth grade long ago. Unless an earthly immortal took action, it would not be so easy for him to die.

Jiang Linxian glanced at everyone and shouted:
"set off!"

Wubei City welcomed an army of a thousand men, many of whom were injured and had low morale.

The mayor of Wubei City, who received the news, arranged for the doctors in the city to send the wounded into the house one by one and start treating them.

Ning Zhongtian walked in the team and glanced at the young general beside him.

"Master Duan, you need at least a month to recover from this injury. I have some healing medicine here that may be of use."

Duan Yu's face was pale, and there was a big bloody hole on his right shoulder, which was still bleeding. It would take time for the wound from the monster to heal so quickly.

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Ning. I still have some medicine."

Duan Yu politely declined.

Ning Zhongtian nodded and stopped asking questions, glancing at the embarrassed army.

In this wave of monsters, the army composed of Anning Guard and Yunzhou Guard suffered the most casualties.

Two or three hundred people died in one go, almost reaching 20%.

This was undoubtedly a huge blow to morale. Once the army lost its morale, it was defeated very quickly.

Without any choice.

Cao Wei and Lei Yong had no choice but to abandon the camp and choose to retreat to Wubei City to recuperate.

In their current state, once the army of Mangu City leaves the city, they will undoubtedly be defeated.

Think back to that night.

Ning Zhongtian couldn't help but shudder.

What they saw were monsters that were endless and almost overwhelmed the army.

That is to say, the camp’s defense was strong enough and there were two masters in charge, otherwise the death toll would have been more than just two hundred.

Even the knowledgeable Ning Zhongtian had to admit that compared with the monster tide in southern Xinjiang, the monster tide in Yu State was too trivial.

It's not even a stream, let alone a tide.

All in all, this young Lord Duan was unlucky. He was originally a grain transport officer, and he encountered this incident after staying for three days.

When he returns home, I'm afraid his father, the minister, and his father-in-law, the general, will be heartbroken for a long time.

Mr. Duan, who used to be talkative, is now silent.

Duan Yu walked into Wubei City in silence.

The scene of that night emerged in my mind.

This is a big mess!
He came to An Ning Wei to gild his reputation, which was the intention of his father and father-in-law, but his ambition did not stop there.

It is one's duty to be well-educated, but it is a real skill to be able to do something that will surprise both of your grandfathers.

So he went to find Li Rui and Zhao Bo who had already entered the monster's stomach, all in order to catch the feather-winged white-scaled dragon.

The white-scaled dragon with feathered wings has noble bloodline.

The Lord of the Dragon Court claims to be a real dragon. If he is presented as a tribute to the emperor, he will definitely be rewarded.

But he never expected it.

The white-scaled dragon with feathered wings has a very powerful background and is actually the descendant of a demon lord.

Demon Lord.

That was a demon beast that was on par with the immortals on earth. The overlord among demons!

This wave of demons was caused by the demon lord.

Fortunately, Zhao Bo blocked the knife for him, otherwise he would be the fifth-rank official who died, and all the monster hunters hired from the Witch Kingdom at a large price would have been eaten by the monster.

'Miserable, miserable'

Duan Yu knew that he was in big trouble.

The only thing to be thankful for is that all the people who knew about it are dead, and the monsters can't talk, so there's no need to worry about the news leaking out.

Otherwise, Cao Wei and Lei Yong would be the first to skin him alive.

'Leave this troubled place immediately.'

"Master Jiang, you are finally here."

The castle checkpoint on the border between Yu and Wu was particularly lively.

General Wang, who was guarding the pass, saw Jiang Linxian and trotted over to meet her.

As a sixth-rank official, he had to serve Jiang Linxian, his fifth-rank superior, well.

"Ah."

Jiang Linxian nodded.

He didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with General Wang, and went straight to the point: "Tell me, what is the current situation of the monsters?"

Seeing this, General Wang's face became serious: "The scouts I sent out reported that the monster has appeared ten miles outside the pass."

Ten miles.

Hearing this number, Jiang Linxian and Li Rui both frowned.

The distance of ten miles is not far for mortals, and it takes less than half an hour for monsters. In other words, the monsters have already arrived under their noses.

Jiang Linxian: "Do you have any countermeasures?"

General Wang was a little embarrassed. "Master Jiang, you know that the checkpoints are just for early warning. Shiwan Mountain is so big, and we have less than a hundred people. We can't stop them at all."

In just a few words, he had already picked himself out.

Jiang Linxian had no intention of saying more to General Wang, but turned to look at the two people behind her.

"What do you think?"

Guan Xinrong chose to remain silent.

Just as General Wang said, the Ten Thousand Mountains are too big. Even if 300 people were thrown in, let alone 100, they wouldn't be able to make any waves.

The imperial court is omnipotent because it is willing to invest money.

Want to make a small investment for a big gain?
It's difficult for anyone to come.

Li Rui also shook his head: "Master Jiang, do your best."

Jiang Linxian nodded. He was just asking and didn't expect that he could really stop the monsters from all directions of the Shiwan Mountains with only 300 people.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t do it, the key is to do it seriously.

Immediately.

He asked Li Rui and Guan Xinrong to lead fifty soldiers each and enter Shiwan Mountain to wipe out the monsters first.

Got the order.

Li Rui took Tan Hu and five others and headed straight for the forest.

In the dark primeval forest, a group of people were chopping through thorns with great difficulty.

"Didn't they say the monster was coming? Why can't I see any trace of it after searching for so long?"

Tan Hu lowered his voice and spoke.

They had been searching for an hour, but had only seen some wild beasts, not a single monster.

Li Rui: "Huzi, be patient."

The number of monsters compared to other animals is just like the number of warriors compared to humans, they cannot be too many.

If placed in the vast mountains, the density would be even lower.

If monsters can be seen everywhere, it will not only be Li Rui who will have a headache. I'm afraid Governor Yuan will also have to worry about it.

Li Rui divided five people into teams.

There are ten teams in total.

Each team is ten feet apart, which ensures efficiency. If anything happens, he and Tan Hu will be able to provide support in time.

Tan Hu: "Brother Li, the more I think about this demon wave, the more I feel like it's not right."

Li Rui looked at Tan Hu in surprise:

"Huzi, you've made progress!"

Tan Hu scratched his head happily: "I think so too. Ever since I followed Brother Li, my brain has been getting better and better."

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Li Rui had no choice but to continue the previous topic and said: "I think so too."

"right."

Tan Hu was even more proud when he saw that Li Rui agreed with his idea. He quickly asked, "Brother Li, do you know what's going on?"

Li Rui rolled his eyes:
"I'm not the Star Lord of Destiny, how can I know everything?"

"Oh."

Tan Hu nodded.

Li Rui stopped talking and carefully scanned the mountains and forests in front of him.

Of course there is something strange about the demon tide.

Others may not know, but he chats with the Wu Kingdom delegation every day, so he naturally understands that such a large-scale tide of monsters is rare in the Wu Kingdom every ten years.

People are afraid of monsters, and monsters are also afraid of people.

To say that demons are not very intelligent is an arrogant statement made by humans. All things have spirits, they just think in different ways.

But there is one thing that everyone in the world has in common: no matter whether it is human or monster, no one wants to die.

The monsters have nothing to do after eating, so they play Monster Tide every day?

There must be a reason behind it.

It's just that there is too little information to know for sure.

If my guess is correct, a demon wave of this magnitude should be driven by a demon lord.

at this time.

There was a commotion not far to the left, and the soldiers' exclamations.

"There is a situation!"

Tan Hu suddenly became energized and rushed towards the forest like a bull.

Li Rui took a step and followed closely behind.

soon.

The two saw five soldiers holding swords and guns confronting a half-human-tall white-haired ape with a fire pattern between its eyebrows.

"Fire-browed White Ape?"

Li Rui recognized the monster at a glance.

"Bah!"

Tan Hu stretched out his big hand and grabbed the Fire-browed White Ape's head.

The domineering nature of the born King Kong is revealed.

Although the Fire-browed White Ape was of the same seventh rank as Tan Hu, he was suppressed to death.

at the same time.

A burst of chirping and hissing sounds were heard all around.

Li Rui's body was like a hawk. He rolled over and jumped onto the tree branch. After just a few breaths, he saw seven or eight fire-browed white apes falling from the tree, each of them was dead.

Seeing this scene, all the soldiers present were full of admiration.

Lord Li is so domineering!
By the time Li Rui put away his sword and returned, the battle on Tan Hu's side was almost over.

At this time, Tan Hu heard Li Rui's voice: "Huzi, leave him alive."

Hear the words.

Although Tan Hu didn't understand why Li Rui wanted to capture the monkey alive, he still held his strength and grabbed the collar of the already exhausted Fire-browed White Ape and lifted it up.

At this time, other soldiers who heard the noise also gathered around.

Li Rui looked at the squeaking Fire-browed White Ape and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You shameless humans, how dare you plot against the demon lord's son? You all deserve to be killed!"

"The demon master will punish you."

'Kill, kill!'

The demon lord’s son?

Li Rui captured the key words.

From just a few sentences, we can infer that someone must have attacked the demon lord's son, angering the demon lord, which led to the demon wave.

The Demon Lord did not choose any other place, but chose the camps of Anningwei and Yunzhouwei.

This is very intriguing.

There may be only one truth. The person who attacked the demon lord's son was a soldier from the State of Yu!

(End of this chapter)