So it turns out I'm the demon!

Jiang Mu retrieved his flying sword and continued leading his legion in battle.

Because it was night, the battlefield was already chaotic, and communication between the various demon armies was poor. In addition, the demon kings were all on the front lines attacking the city, and their attention was focused on the great array's light shield.

Therefore, the anomalies in this peripheral battlefield are difficult to detect.

And so, relying on these five hundred bronze-armored corpses, Jiang Mu peeled away the demons like an onion on the edge of the demon army.

Its main characteristic is its insidious nature.

However, although Jiang Mu's method of exploiting the few remaining members of the demon army was covert, as the number of demons on the outskirts of the city decreased rapidly, some alert demons eventually noticed something was wrong.

"What are these corpse demons doing? They're attacking our own people!"

"Beware of the Corpse Demon!"

"What on earth is going on? Have they gone mad?"

A seventh-tier rhinoceros demon leader with two horns charged into the horde of corpses with a livid face and a roar. He swung his battle axe and smashed several bronze-armored corpses blocking his way with a few "bangs".

Seeing the carcasses of its kind scattered on the ground, the rhinoceros demon leader's eyes turned bloodshot with rage, and it roared at the surrounding zombies:

"What's wrong with you corpse demons of the Fallen Soul Swamp? Why are you attacking your own allies?! Where's your leader? Tell that blind bastard to get out here!"

However, only the silent claws of the zombies responded to it.

￥H””

Even though the rhinoceros demon leader was used to the treachery and deceit on the battlefield, he would never have imagined that these zombies were being secretly manipulated by the Demon Slayer Division. After all, these were real demons.

The other monsters in the surrounding area, witnessing their companions being backstabbed and devoured by these corpse demons, were consumed by rage, their eyes turning red with fury. They immediately turned their attacks on the zombie army, cursing and swearing.

An internal conflict and chaos ensued.

At the same time, several sharp demonic energies withdrew from the battlefield ahead and were rapidly approaching this side.

Clearly, a powerful demon had also noticed the commotion behind them and came to investigate.

Seeing this, Jiang Mu knew that his tactics had come to an end.

He simply relinquished all control over the zombie army, letting the remaining four hundred or so bronze-armored zombies engage in a bloody battle.

While absorbing demonic energy, he lowered his voice and growled in a low voice:

"That's how we, the Fallen Soul Corpse Demons, do things. We don't allow anyone to steal our credit. So get out of here! You're not happy about it? You'd better keep quiet!"

After yelling that, Jiang Mu made a hasty escape.

This arrogant provocation undoubtedly added fuel to the fire of these already enraged monsters.

The demons, already blinded by fratricide from their own side, were enraged to the point of losing their minds, especially the rhinoceros demon leader, who raised his battle axe and roared angrily:

"All of you, get up here!"

"Slaughter all these traitors, leave no one alive! Leave not a single one alive!"

"Kill all these treacherous beasts!"

Just as the monsters and the zombie army in this area were locked in a fierce battle.

On the other side.

A demon race force of over a thousand people is heading towards the city.

This team was none other than the Fallen Soul Corpse Demon Clan, who had come to reinforce them.

Their faces were all gaunt and emaciated.

His body reeked of corpse stench and malevolent energy.

The leader of the corpse demons was over three meters tall, wearing a black iron helmet covered with spikes, and dragging a spiked club backwards in his hand.

Two eerie green flames burned within the sunken eye sockets.

Looking at the battlefield of Fazhou City ahead, where flames soared into the sky and shouts of battle deafened everyone, the leader of the corpse demons let out a cold laugh:

"Hmph, I thought those good-for-nothings had already broken through the great formation. No wonder the Red Umbrella Sect invited us here. It seems that without our support, this rabble won't amount to much."

A henchman of a corpse demon stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, judging from the situation ahead, it seems that several great demon kings have personally led the charge. The great formation will probably break soon. I've also heard that two more of our reinforcements are arriving shortly. Why don't we set up camp and rest for a while, and then launch a full-scale attack together once they arrive?"

"No need!"

The corpse demon leader slammed his spiked club into the ground and shook his head arrogantly.

"Now that we're here, why wait around? Let's charge in and show them what we're capable of."

"To prevent some fools from gossiping behind our backs when it comes to dividing the spoils later, saying that our Fallen Soul Corpse Demon clan only knows how to follow others around and pick up the pieces."

It turned to its underling and gave the order:

"Go to the central army camp and report to the Red Umbrella Sect's protector and commander that our Fallen Soul Clan has arrived. Tell them to take note: this city belongs to our Corpse Demon Clan."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The underling obeyed the order and ran towards the central army camp.

The leader of the corpse demons turned around, raised his spiked club high, and roared as he pointed it at the battlefield ahead:

"My children, charge with me!!"

"roar"

Thousands of fallen corpse demons roared excitedly and charged wildly toward the battlefield ahead.

Meanwhile, the chaotic fighting on the battlefield continued.

The monsters were fighting to the death with the remaining bronze-armored zombies, their eyes bloodshot.

Although several powerful demons joined later, the bronze-armored corpses that Ji Hongyuan gave to Jiang Mu were all at the peak of the fourth rank, with thick skin and tough flesh, making them somewhat difficult to kill.

After suffering some casualties, they finally managed to slowly hack the zombies to pieces.

Before the group of monsters could even breathe a sigh of relief...

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a series of earth-shaking footsteps came from afar, carrying the stench of corpses, and howled in with the night wind.

The demons turned their heads in astonishment.

Good guy!

Using the firelight from the battlefield, an even larger army of corpse demons was charging menacingly toward their position, brandishing their weapons.

Upon seeing this, the rhinoceros demon leader's already ashen face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Damn it, not again?"

The rhinoceros demon leader was so angry he almost vomited blood.

"What on earth has driven these damned, soulless corpse demons mad?! Have they already been recruited by the imperial court?!" The rhinoceros demon leader roared savagely as the corpse demons drew closer.

"These beasts have gone too far! Kill them! Chop these bastards to pieces and avenge our fallen brothers!"

"Damn it, you Fallen Soul Corpse Demon Clan, today it's either you die or we die!"

"kill!"

"Chop up these dead bodies!"

Those monsters, who had just fought their way out of a bloody battle with the zombies, were now bloodthirsty.

Reason had long been swept away by anger and bloodshed.

It charged forward with a howl.

Meanwhile, the leader of the corpse demons, who was leading his men to "steal kills" with great enthusiasm, was completely bewildered as he watched the demons charging towards them like mad dogs.

"What's wrong?"

The leader of the corpse demons was very puzzled.

Could it be that something terrible has happened at the front, and the imperial reinforcements have arrived and pushed the battle lines back?

Are these guys fleeing in disarray?

Out of concern for its ally, it stepped forward a few paces and asked loudly:

"Hey, brothers up ahead, what's going on? Have reinforcements from the imperial court arrived in the city? Don't panic, my Fallen Soul Corpse Demon clan has come to your aid!" "Reinforcements my ass!"

The first few demons, their eyes bloodshot, raised their large cleavers and cleaved them down at the head of the corpse demon leader.

The leader of the corpse demons was startled and quickly dodged.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, rebuking them sternly:

"Are you all insane? Are you blind? Take a good look at who we are! We are the Fallen Soul Corpse Demon Clan!"

"Bah! Today I'm going to kill you bunch of beasts from the Fallen Soul Corpse Demon Clan!"

"Go to hell!"

The rhinoceros demon leader leaped out from the demon horde, his face fierce.

With his axe, he cleaved two corpse demon minions beside him, who were still confused about what was happening, in two.

As the leader of the corpse demons watched his subordinates fall one by one into pools of blood, his rage exploded.

It traveled thousands of miles, leading its brothers day and night, to come and provide reinforcements.

Before they could even have a sip of water, before they had even stepped onto the battlefield, before their tea had even gone cold, these beasts had already turned on their own people!

Could it be that they see the city is about to fall and want to eliminate dissidents in advance to steal the credit?

The leader of the corpse demons immediately imagined a dramatic scene of "internal strife over credit," and was furious.

He was already short-tempered, so he couldn't stand being wronged like this.

"This is outrageous!"

The corpse demon leader roared, his massive wolf-tooth club spinning half a circle above his head, smashing the rhinoceros demon leader back more than ten steps. He then roared at the thousands of corpse demons behind him.

"Kids, these beasts want to eat it all by themselves! Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

And so, a massive melee began.

Both sides were incredibly ruthless and merciless, each strike drawing blood and each move potentially fatal.

Initially, only a few small units on the periphery were drawn in.

But the battle, like a plague, spread rapidly through the chaotic darkness.

Several demon armies that had just arrived from other directions were unaware of the cause and effect. They only saw the two sides fighting each other, so they joined their friend's battle without hesitation and helped kill the enemy.

As a result, more and more monsters were drawn into this inexplicable internal strife.

No one understood what had happened, and no one knew anyone else.

If all you know is that someone around you is attacking your own people, then start by attacking all the strangers first.

The entire battlefield was turned into a boiling pot of porridge.

Jiang Mu, the instigator of all this, had already slipped back to the city wall of Fazhou under the cover of night and in the chaos.

He lay prone on the crenellations of the city wall, looking at the chaotic demon army's position in the distance, equally astonished.

"I never expected it to escalate this much. As expected of a demon, it has no brains."

Jiang Mu was overjoyed to watch a free show.

Meanwhile, on the front lines, the few great demon kings who were charging forward with all their might, enduring the backlash of the city's protective formation, finally realized that something was wrong behind them.

At first, someone came down and reported that their own people were fighting each other.

They didn't take it seriously at first.

They assumed it was just a minor skirmish between two tribes over spoils; such things were perfectly normal for a siege to escalate to this point.

But not long after, another messenger arrived.

It's said that the Fallen Soul Corpse Demon Clan has betrayed them and is now fighting with other demon clans.

"The Fallen Corpse Demon has betrayed us?"

Upon hearing this news, the demon kings were completely dumbfounded.

Just when the city's defensive formation was about to collapse under their combined attack, a fire broke out in the backyard at this critical juncture.

"Damn it, what the hell are these rotten bones up to!"

Upon hearing that his forces had suffered the most devastating casualties, a demon king flew into a rage, shouting, "Retreat! Cease the siege!"

It wanted to see for itself what these idiots were up to.

Left with no other choice, the other demon kings had to reluctantly abandon their siege and hastily retreat with their elite forces to quell this absurd internal strife.

"Xiao Jiang, this... did you make this again?"

On the city wall, Shui Miaozheng's beautiful eyes were wide open, and her full red lips were slightly parted.

She had already prepared herself to fight the Demon King of the Broken City, but the enemy Demon King withdrew.

The demon army's rear camp in the distance was in complete chaos.

"Just doing it on a whim."

Jiang Mu said in a relaxed tone, "I originally just planned to set a fire in their backyard to create some chaos and buy some time. I didn't expect these monsters to be so stupid; the moment a spark ignited, they exploded on their own."

Hearing the man's words, Shui Miaozheng's heart was stirred.

The way she looked at Jiang Mu was melting; her eyes were filled with adoration and infatuation.

If they weren't on the city wall in full view of everyone, she would definitely have thrown herself into the man's arms and given him a passionate kiss.

This man is truly a peerless hero.

She knew he was capable.

But every time, he always manages to make her realize what "powerful" truly means.

Tell me, what woman in this world could resist a man who can always turn the tide in the face of adversity?

Shui Miaozheng's heart raced, as if a warm, tingling sensation flowed through her entire body.

She couldn't help but rub her legs together, suppressing the pounding emotions that were about to burst from her chest. She leaned forward and whispered, "Little Jiang, after this storm has passed, Auntie wants to have your baby."

Jiang Mu was taken aback by her words. Meeting her pair of bright, watery phoenix eyes, he teased her deliberately, "One child isn't enough. You need at least a whole litter."

"OK!"

Shui Miaozheng stared intently at the man with her phoenix eyes.

"As long as you like it, Xiao Jiang, I'll have as many as you want. I've decided on you for the rest of my life."

Jiang Mu was so moved by her words that he almost lost his composure on the spot.

His gaze swept over the chaotic demon army camp in the distance, and he said in a low voice:

"Judging by how they're fighting over there, they definitely won't be attacking the city again anytime soon. Perhaps..."

The unspoken meaning behind a man's words is self-evident.

The woman was slightly taken aback, and then a faint blush rose on her bright and pretty face.

She quickly glanced left and right to make sure no one was watching, then gave him a reproachful look with her watery eyes, before biting her red lips and responding in a barely audible whisper:

"Whatever you say."

So Shui Miaozheng pretended to instruct her subordinates to hurry up and repair the damaged parts of the formation, and then, with a stern face, she gave the two hall masters some military instructions, saying that she wanted to discuss the next military situation with Hall Master Jiang.

Amidst the admiring gazes of his subordinates, he and Jiang Mu descended from the city wall...

I went to their home for an in-depth exchange.

The turmoil in the demon army camp lasted for nearly an hour before it finally subsided.

Inside the commander's tent in the central army camp.

The leader of the corpse demons stood in a corner of the tent, his face bruised and swollen, with several wounds on his body, glaring at the demons opposite him.

I wish I could cut a few pieces of flesh off them.

Similarly, the demon king leaders on the other side were also covered in dust and dirt.

They stared with bloodshot eyes, panting heavily. If they weren't afraid of their commander, they would have pounced on each other and bitten each other right now.

"Heh, that's quite interesting."

After listening to the report from his subordinate wolf demon, Xu Chen let out a soft chuckle.

Standing to the side, Nan Zhi was furious, glaring at the brainless demons with exasperation.

What was supposed to be a sure-fire siege was ruined by these idiots.

Not only was the siege forced to a halt, but the most troublesome thing was that both sides had already killed so many of their men in real battle, forging a deep-seated hatred. Trying to reunite them and get them to cooperate was harder than climbing to the sky.

If we're not careful, the camp might be in chaos again.

"Commander, please give me an explanation!"

The corpse demon leader, unable to swallow his anger, retorted...

"Our Fallen Soul Clan traveled thousands of miles to provide reinforcements, but before we could even have a sip of hot soup, we were hacked to pieces by this pack of mad dogs."

"If these bastards are not severely punished today, my Fallen Soul Corpse Demon clan will never let this go!"

The rhinoceros demon leader on the other side flew into a rage, pointing at its nose and cursing:

"Bullshit! You dare demand an explanation? Who exactly are you reinforcing?!"

"I just saw with my own eyes that it was one of your Fallen Soul Clan's corpse demons who infiltrated the ranks and ambushed and killed my brother. You bunch of ungrateful wretches, are you trying to support those two-legged sheep in the city?"

"Bullshit! You attacked us first!"

"You bunch of dead bones know best who struck first!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to start fighting again, Nan Zhi, whose head was throbbing from the noise, shouted to stop them:

"That's enough!"

She forcefully suppressed her anger and said coldly:

"Although I don't know where those five hundred zombies came from, I can guess with my toes that it was Jiang Mu's doing. You've fallen for his divisive scheme!"

"Jiang Mu?"

The demons all looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing that Xu Chen was sitting there watching the show without saying a word, Nan Zhi had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to act as a peacemaker:

"Things have come to this point, arguing is pointless. How about this: the Red Umbrella Church will compensate you double the resources for the brothers you lost this time. Once the city falls, the Red Umbrella Church promises you not to lose a single penny..."

Nan Zhi made a whole bunch of promises.

The concessions were all made regarding the elixirs, resources, and the share of spoils after the war.

Only after Nan Zhi offered substantial rewards and earnestly persuaded them did the demons manage to suppress their anger.

They glared at each other before leaving the tent one after another.

However, Nan Zhi knew in her heart that if she let these two disloyal beasts attack the city again, they would definitely not go all out.

After all, the benefits have already been promised, and no one wants to be cannon fodder for someone else.

After the demons left, the command tent returned to silence.

Nan Zhi gritted her teeth and cursed:

"Those two good-for-nothing bastards from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect swore they could kill Jiang Mu once they entered the city. And what happened? Not only is Jiang Mu still alive and kicking, he even sneaked out of the city and caused such a huge mess."

And those demon kings are useless too, they can't even keep an eye on one person like this!

The wolf demon beside him sighed:

"Guardian, although you have temporarily appeased those demon kings with a generous reward, they are now resentful and will definitely not put in their best effort. A mere Jiang Mu, with his underhanded and shady methods, has completely destroyed the morale of our army..."

The army's morale is low now; this city probably won't fall anytime soon.

Nan Zhi pursed her lips into a thin line, about to say something, when Xu Chen, who had been silent all along, finally spoke, his voice calm and gentle:

"Judging by their journey, the reinforcements from the Daqing Demon Slayer Division will be arriving soon. Since they want to play games, let's just have a head-on battle. There's nothing wrong with a fair and square fight."

He looked at Nan Zhi: "How many reinforcements has your Red Umbrella Sect invited?"

Nan Zhi suppressed her agitation and reported the truthfully to her supervisor:

"We invited them from the Fallen Soul Swamp. Apart from the Corpse Demon Clan that have already arrived, there are two more groups on their way, but the number will not be large, totaling just over a thousand."

but……"

A hint of confidence flashed in Nan Zhi's eyes.

"The higher-ups have specially invited a tenth-tier demon king to come and support us. This person is quite influential; if he is willing to take action, he should be able to relieve a lot of pressure for us."

"Oh? A tenth-tier demon king?"

Curiosity finally surfaced on Xu Chen's face. "Who is it?"

Nan Zhi slowly uttered two words:

"King of Ginseng!"