As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 347 Battle in the Cold Night
"I can't go on..."

The blind man held Song Hu tightly, repeating the same words over and over again.

“It’s okay…it’s okay!”

"Sixth Brother, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

If he doesn't use magic, it's fine, but once he's casting a spell, Lao Liu's entire mind will merge with the flying insect.

Killing one or two insects has no impact on him.

However, if he hears a rooster crowing at this time, it will shatter his spirits, make him feel anxious and uneasy, and he will need a long time to rest and recuperate.

Yueyang City is a metropolis, not a rural area. There might be chickens, but not many.

Moreover, at this time, there wouldn't be any roosters crowing, and even if there were, they wouldn't be so loud and so far-reaching.

Behind them, the four brothers had different expressions.

"Humph!"

One of the tall men had a furrowed brow and a terribly gloomy expression, and he let out a cold snort.

With a flick of his sleeve, he walked straight out of the tent.

"Second brother!"

His brothers called to him, but he didn't turn around.

Song Hu was busy calming Lao Liu's tense emotions and treating his injuries, and for a moment he had no time to care about the other brothers.

"Second brother... what are you doing?!"

Another person chased after the second brother outside the tent, asking him with concern.

The six brothers have different personalities. The eldest and sixth brothers are calm and cautious, but the second brother is hot-tempered, reckless, ruthless, and straightforward.

"Humph!"

Tang Guang, the second brother, trembled all over and snorted coldly: "Big brother is just too cautious!"

"What is there to fear in a mere isolated city?"

With a casual wave of his hand, his arms transformed into two nine-ringed broadswords.

At the same time, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his ferocious aura grew stronger and stronger.

The two large swords gleamed with a chilling light under the crescent moon in the cold night, and a gentle breeze seemed to cut through the dust and smoke.

"With these two broadswords of mine, I can easily shatter the city gate. Tomorrow, the general can lead the army to storm in!"

Why go through all that trouble?

"And Lao Liu even caused a mess!"

There's a reason why some information about the second son was discovered by others.

"Second brother..."

The fourth brother, who had chased after him, grabbed his arm and said in a consoling tone, "That Mingchen is also a cultivator, and there are cultivators on Qian Yuan's side as well. He even discovered the sixth brother's 'eye worm'."

"Now that they've even discovered our weaknesses, they're no ordinary people either."

"The intelligence is not yet complete, we need to proceed with caution."

Tang Guang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Be cautious?!"

He swung his arms, brandishing two large swords with great force: "I am invulnerable to swords and spears, impervious to water and fire. With these two swords, what is there to be cautious about?!"

"I, your second brother, have never lost!"

"I'll smash the city gates and leave; who can stop me?!"

"Second brother..."

The fourth brother wanted to say something more, but Tang Guang interrupted him directly: "Don't say anything more! You and the eldest brother go and take care of the sixth brother!"

Having said that, he strode forward, his figure disappearing into the night.

In the time it took for the two to exchange a few words, everything in the military tent returned to calm.

Old Liu's face was still deathly pale, and he was completely disoriented, but he gradually calmed down under Song Hu's reassurance.

The fourth brother returned, glanced at the sixth brother, and then said to Song Hu, "Big brother, second brother is going to Zhancheng Gate..."

"Slay the city gate?"

Before Song Hu could reply, Tian Hong, who was standing to the side, was taken aback.

After all, he was not a cultivator, and the fixed ideas of the secular world limited his thinking.

He couldn't imagine what it meant for one person to sever that massive city gate.

However, he knew one thing: if the gates of Yueyang City were breached, his Northern Fierce Army would undoubtedly conquer Yueyang City with unstoppable momentum.

All the people, soldiers, and civil and military officials of the Qian Yuan dynasty will become his prisoners.

He kept turning to Song Hu and asked, "Mr. Tang, can you cut down the city gate?"

Tell me earlier!
If Tang Guang could break down the city gate, why would they be wasting so much time here?

Song Hu lowered his eyes slightly and said only, "The city gate is an inanimate object. If there is no obstruction, it can be cut down."

What about the majestic city gate? What about its weight exceeding a thousand pounds?
Ultimately, it's just an inanimate object.

Tang Guang breaking through the city gate was indeed not difficult.

Inanimate objects can be killed, but living people are full of complex emotions and are not easy to deal with.

"it is good!"

"If this succeeds, I, Tian, ​​will surely be able to take Yueyang. Take me back to the capital and I will personally petition His Majesty for credit on behalf of all of you gentlemen."

These cultivators cherish their lives and are superstitious about this and that.

They usually keep things hidden and are unwilling to take risks or go all out.

The more powerful a person is, the less they are bound by rules.

These people all had their own agendas and weren't like soldiers who wholeheartedly obeyed Tian Hong's commands.

You can only ask or coax, not command.

When the fourth brother returned, he clearly wanted Song Hu to persuade Tang Guang not to rush into action.

However, from Tian Hong's perspective, time is of the essence. If Tang Guang has the ability to break through the city gate, then he might as well let him try.

Even if he suffered a loss, it was only the uncontrolled vicious dog that was in trouble, and he didn't lose much.

It would be good if they could contribute more.

Therefore, his words effectively shut down Song Hu's attempt to persuade his second brother to return.

Upon hearing this, Song Hu lowered his eyes and said to Tian Hong, "We brothers thank the general for his high regard."

Song Hu also knew that Tang Guang had left in a rage.

The six brothers have supported each other for many years and naturally understand each other's temperaments.

He knew his second brother was a rough and reckless person, and figured he was up to something.

Hearing that the fourth brother would come to deliver a message, he gently reassured the sixth brother, not being too anxious.

Forcibly restraining the second child will only make him more irritable.

The relationship between brothers is not one of superior and subordinate, and the second brother doesn't always listen to him.

If you hold him back, he might get carried away and sneak off.

Why not let him try this time?

If it succeeds, that would be the best outcome, and the mission of the six brothers would be considered complete.

Even if it fails and obstacles are encountered, with the second brother's skills and abilities, presumably saving his life shouldn't be a problem.

He glanced to the side and said to a short man, "Third brother, you go too."

"Just hold your second brother back and smash the city gate; don't let him do anything more barbaric."

The third brother cupped his hands in greeting and replied, "Yes!"

Then they walked out of the tent.

After stepping outside, he made a hand gesture, and in a flash, he disappeared.

……

Even though Yueyang City was ravaged by war during the day, it was still brightly lit at night.

The war has begun; we must be cautious and make all necessary preparations.

Yueyang City is heavily guarded, with soldiers on patrol at all times.

"Cuckoo~"

A loud rooster crowed in the night, startling everyone.

"Qingsong has done a great job today."

In front of the city gate, two men with a demeanor different from ordinary soldiers stood facing each other.

Hearing the loud rooster crow, he couldn't help but sigh.

After learning that the enemy camp also had cultivators, Mingchen made some adjustments to the allocation of his own forces.

At night, he also ordered several cultivators to take turns guarding the city gates, water sources, and food supplies, in order to prevent the enemy from using any strange or bizarre unorthodox techniques to cause trouble.

They were already at a disadvantage in terms of troop strength, and if the fortified cities they relied on for defense also fell into trouble, then they would be in big trouble.

It may not be useful, but it's better than nothing.

These two are the people on duty tonight.

The "Green Pine" they mentioned, also known as the Green Pine Daoist, was the cultivator who had revealed to Mingchen during the day that he could solve the Thousand-Eyed Demon.

The other party must have summoned a demon from somewhere, which caused this commotion in the night.

The rooster's crow could be heard throughout the city; it had successfully completed the task assigned by Mingchen and must have made a great contribution.

This made others somewhat envious.

After all, Mingchen rarely assigns them tasks, so doing a good job with Mingchen's tasks will undoubtedly earn them a lot of points in the eyes of this Duke.

The other man shook his head and sighed, “Those six brothers from Kuxing are no ordinary people. They know those secrets and how to defeat the enemy. They deserve it.”

The two were chatting when suddenly, as if sensing something, they shuddered and looked towards the outside of the city.

"hiss~"

The land, which had been irrigated by the blood of warriors during the day, was now slashed with two long furrows by a broadsword. As night fell, a figure walked unhurriedly toward the city gate.

"Who are you?!"

The two men gracefully descended from the city gate, looking solemnly at the newcomers and questioning them sternly.

Before he could finish speaking, an invisible blade flashed past.

One of them shuddered, and the world before his eyes spun around him.

He stared blankly as his headless body gushed blood and fell to the ground.

He hadn't even had a chance to perform the hand seals or unleash his supernatural powers yet!

This is the most brutal life-or-death struggle.

Perhaps you've mastered powerful magic, or perhaps you still have some unused trump cards up your sleeve.

But if you die, you'll never have the chance to use it again.

The other person reacted extremely quickly, his eyes flashing, and narrowly dodged to the side.

"Forehead……"

But he still let out a muffled groan as a small section of his arm was severed and fell to the ground, gushing blood.

He gritted his teeth and formed a hand seal. Immediately afterward, countless snowflakes gathered into icicles, which pierced the body of the approaching person.

At the same time, he flicked his sleeve and threw out a bronze bell.

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding~"

However, when the icicles pierced the person's body, it was as if they had hit steel, making a series of clanging sounds, without even leaving a trace of blood.

"Lingling~"

The bronze bell floated in mid-air, emitting a series of crisp sounds.

Tang Guanggang was about to swing his knife when he suddenly shuddered and stood frozen in place.

Although there was nothing around him, he had a vague feeling that he was in a bottomless glacier, with the cold piercing his bones under his feet, as if he would be frozen into an icicle if he moved even slightly.

The top of his head, however, was the complete opposite, as scorching as the sun, making him feel as if he were about to be burned to a crisp, even with his steel-like body.

He gritted his teeth, suddenly raised his hand to swing the knife, and forcefully stepped on the ice to break through the icicles.

With a flash of light, the blade sliced ​​through the bell that was suspended in the sky.

The cultivator who cast the spell was also shaken and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The next instant, the scorching heat above my head and the bitter cold beneath my feet seemed to vanish.

Before the gates of Yueyang City, everything seemed unchanged.

Tang Guang's eyes widened, and he roared, "Those who block my way shall die!"

Seeing the enemy approaching menacingly, the two large swords gleamed with a chilling light under the moonlight.

The severely injured cultivator could only close his eyes and cry out, "Duke Anguo, save me!!!"

He only bought a little time, but that little time was enough to accomplish many things.

"Wow!"

The clear crowing sounded in the night, more sacred and magnificent than the loud crowing of a rooster not long ago.

The next instant, an incredibly fast red light streaked across the sky.

An immeasurable aura rippled outwards in waves, and magical power poured out like a flood.

【Fire and Raging Waves】

"Boom boom boom!"

On a cold winter night, suddenly a surge of heat appeared.

The raging flames, like ocean waves, surged one after another, relentlessly crashing towards Tang Guang.

The birds have now moved beyond the stage of learning from old trees.

She had already learned all the spells of [Withered Leaves], and she had picked out some general-purpose spells of [Green Branches]. [Blooming Flowers] was not compatible with her, so there was nothing for her to learn.

She is now a phoenix, a divine bird blessed with extraordinary talents, and she is advancing at an incredible speed every day.

No one could teach her how to walk her path; she had to explore and develop it step by step on her own.

The spells she uses now are all things she figured out and researched on her own.

The sea of ​​fire before her was a spell she hastily cast; with a gentle flap of her wings, a fiery hell was unleashed.

The endless flames stretched like a raging sea.

This was the inspiration I gave her when I was watching the sea with Mingchen in Bailing City.

"Cough cough~"

The heat wave hit, and all the snowmelt evaporated.

The blazing flames illuminated the cold night, as if to burn everything to ashes.

Surrounded by raging flames, even Tang Guang, with his steely body and impervious to water and fire, felt unbearably hot.

His eyes flashed, and his hands swept across like a whirlwind, clearing away all the surrounding flames.

He swung the large knife in his hand sharply towards the bird.

The little bird was very sharp; it dodged the attack in a flash.

The enemy's reinforcements arrived incredibly quickly.

There are many rumors about Mingchen's bird.

Now it seems truly extraordinary; a faint pressure emanates from the other party, carrying a vague sense of deadly danger.

After mastering his supernatural powers, he rampaged through the crowd, and this was the first time Tang Guang had ever felt his life threatened.

Even with his volatile temper, Tang Guang knew at this moment that he couldn't stay here any longer.

He carried a large sword, his eyes fixed on Fuyao, and charged forward without regard for anything else.

It's rare to see someone like Fuyao who can bathe in their own flames.

He couldn't help but take another look at the swordsman.

It's somewhat interesting, but... it's only somewhat interesting.

Little brother, don't get too cocky.

This was just a hastily thrown, low-level fire.

Her eyes flashed, and with a flap of her wings, a crimson flame lotus suddenly bloomed beneath Tang Guang's feet as she sped forward.

【Hooked Lotus】

Tang Guang was immediately shocked, realizing that he had lost all feeling in his feet.

He glanced down blankly and saw that the crimson fire lotus was spreading upwards from his feet.

Towards his chest, towards his heart.

His feet looked perfectly fine, but he had lost all feeling in them.

The Heart-Hooking Lotus burns the spirit but not the body; it hooks the soul and pursues the heart; burning the heart leads to death.

Tang Guang relied on his supernatural powers of steel-like body and his pair of invincible broadswords to get to where he is today.

They are invincible in every attack and every battle.

But now, it seems he's gone wrong.

He gritted his teeth and slashed fiercely with his broadsword.

"Puch!"

The light of the knife flashed.

"Forehead……"

He let out a muffled groan and severed both of his feet, causing green blood to gush out.

Having shrunk in height, Tang Guang formed a hand seal and stood suspended in mid-air, continuing to approach Fuyao.

The little bird squinted its eyes and continued casting the spell.

But just then,

"Whoosh!"

The swift, sharp blade flashed like a streak of light, cutting through the darkness; the speed of the blade was incredible.

Flying from behind the little bird, the long sword that she had just thrown out and dodged actually flew back.

Tang Guang's magic technique was not for levitation or healing, but for controlling the blade.

"Boom boom boom!"

Intense flames exploded in mid-air, generating a huge heat wave.

A red feather drifted down in the wind.

Fuyao was engulfed in flames, glaring fiercely at the people below, her eyes surging with anger.

I almost suffered a small loss because I wasn't paying attention.

"Phoenix... Hahaha... It really is a phoenix!"

The raging flames clung to his body like a persistent, incurable disease.

Unrestrained divine power surged in from all directions.

In a daze, Tang Guang seemed to see through the palm-sized bird a god with divine fire filling the sky and magnificent wings that blotted out the sun.

With a flap of its wings, Fuyao unleashed a massive fireball that hurtled toward Tang Guang.

The scorching heat and pure flames distorted the very space around it.

Despite his body being made of steel, Tang Guang could feel the intense heat within the flames, enough to melt anything.

A fierce demonic aura suddenly erupted, magical power surged, his body rapidly expanded, and his arms transformed into scythes.

His eyes widened, and he grinned maliciously.

His legs swayed up and down, and then another pair of legs grew out from his crotch. His whole body swelled several times its original size, transforming into a giant praying mantis.

He was engulfed in flames, wildly waving his scythe like a madman.

"I'll chop off your bird's head!"

His face was fierce as he stared intently at the birds in the sky.

The enemy was stronger than expected, and he had revealed his trump card; it seemed he wouldn't be able to return.

However, the next moment, after making those harsh remarks...

Instead of attacking Fuyao or defending against the fireball, he flashed and charged towards the city gate.

With unstoppable force, the enormous scythe in his hand slashed down without hesitation at the majestic city wall that had stood for hundreds of years.

"Second brother!!!"

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching cry of alarm came from behind.

The fireball touched the giant mantis's rear end, and its indestructible, steel-like body couldn't withstand it for even a moment before being burned to ashes by the divine fire.

"Forehead……"

"Big brother, brother..."

"Feel sorry……"

He was too reckless this time.

The flames were too fierce, too ruthless.

The moment it touched a spot, it spread rapidly upwards, and in the blink of an eye, it had eroded most of Tang Guang's body.

"when!"

The incomparably sharp scythe stopped right in front of the city gate, its sharp blade embedded in the gate. If it had advanced just a little further, it could have destroyed the centuries-old city gate.

only……

It seems to be just a little bit off.

The blade was stuck there, unable to move forward any further.

Tang Guang looked down and realized that he only had half a neck left.

"Dangdang!"

The two sickles transformed into two large swords and fell to the ground.

The flames that eroded and burned everything consumed Tang Guang's possessions, yet they did not damage the city gate in the slightest.

The small head fell to the ground, bringing this battle to a hasty end.

(End of this chapter)