So it turns out I'm the demon!

As the city gates collapsed, the excited demon army surged into the city.

But before the demon at the forefront could even roar in celebration, a series of explosions came from beneath its feet.

It turns out that a large number of bombs had been buried under the city gate's floor tiles long ago.

The monsters that rushed in were blown to pieces.

Limbs and severed arms rained down on the heads of the following demon horde.

The monsters behind couldn't stop in time and were pushed and shoved into stepping on new thunderbolts, exploding into a string of them.

But there were just too many monsters.

Even though the area in front was blown up into a carnage, the monsters behind still stepped over the remains of their companions to fill the gap.

Jiang Mu stood on the city wall, preparing to leap down and block the gap in the city gate.

Suddenly his gaze sharpened as he looked toward the rear of the demon army.

A considerable disturbance broke out in the rear of the demon army, and shouts of battle could be faintly heard.

Has reinforcement arrived?

Jiang Mu was surprised.

Others had clearly also noticed the commotion in the distance.

The defenders, who had been on the verge of despair, were suddenly invigorated, shouting, "Brothers, it must be our reinforcements arriving! Hold on, everyone, don't give up!"

Shui Miaozheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Mu examined it carefully, but her brows furrowed involuntarily.

Not right.

They don't seem like reinforcements from the Demon Slayer Division.

"Little Jiang!"

Seeing that Jiang Mu was about to leave the city wall, Shui Miaozheng quickly spoke up.

Jiang Mu turned back and gave her a reassuring look, then whispered:

"I'm going over there to check the situation. I'll be right back. Aunt Shui, remember what I said: if we really can't hold out any longer, you must leave immediately. Don't worry about me; we've done our best."

After saying that, Jiang Mu's figure blurred, and he sped off towards the direction of the commotion outside the city.

The area outside the battlefield was now in chaos.

Jiang Mu immediately activated his teleportation ability, flashing continuously through the gaps in the demon horde.

In no time at all, he broke through the outer defenses and arrived at the location that had caused the riot.

What came into view was a human army of about a thousand people.

The soldiers, clad in heavy armor, were forming a tight square formation.

The outermost line consisted of heavily armored soldiers wielding large shields, while the inner line was made up of three rows of crossbowmen, each carrying a demon-slaying crossbow about half a person's height. Jiang Mu did not see the demon-slaying expert he had expected.

Instead, only a few generals, covered in blood, stood at the forefront, fiercely slashing at the monsters that were rushing towards them.

Jiang Mu immediately recognized the burly general who was fighting at the forefront.

It turned out to be Chang Dawei.

"Fire another volley! Aim the ballistae at that pack of hyenas to the left front, don't let them flank us!"

Chang Dawei roared as he killed.

Jiang Mu flashed forward, unleashing dozens of sword energies.

The dozens of lesser demons that rushed at them were instantly cut in two, their remains falling to the ground with a crackling sound, clearing a vacuum in the dense demon tide.

Jiang Mu rushed to Chang Dawei's side and asked in a deep voice:

"General Chang, what brings you here?"

Chang Dawei was engrossed in his hacking when suddenly a burst of light erupted in front of him. Looking closer, he saw it was Jiang Mu, and he was completely dumbfounded.

"Brother Jiang, what brings you here?"

He glanced at the corpses of the demons who had been instantly killed around him, and then, feeling the immense pressure emanating from Jiang Mu, he gritted his teeth and cursed:

"No, Brother Jiang, are you even human? I remember when I saw you in Yancheng last time, you were only at the fifth realm, right?"

Jiang Mu didn't have time to catch up with him and quickly asked:

"Have you seen any reinforcements from the Demon Slayer Division?"

Upon hearing this, Chang Dawei's face darkened, and he couldn't help but curse:

"Don't even mention it. Those cowards from the Yuancheng Demon Slaying Division arrived a long time ago, but when they saw the city had fallen, they cowered like turtles and refused to bring anyone with them."

I was furious, so I brought my brothers who were willing to come with me and came to fight them off.

"You're too scared to come?"

Jiang Mu was speechless for a moment.

He had dealt with Lin Anchang before in Yancheng and knew that the man was shrewd and calculating, but he never expected him to be so cowardly.

Chang Dawei, panting heavily, grabbed Jiang Mu's arm and said urgently:

"Brother Jiang, I've come to support Tanzhou City on orders from the imperial court. Now that you're here, could you perhaps find a few more brothers from the Demon Slayer Division to help us protect the front lines a little?"

We have specialized weaponry to counter demons. As long as our frontal formation doesn't collapse, ranged suppression can hold back low- to mid-level demons.

Hearing Chang Dawei's words, Jiang Mu glanced at the soldiers standing guard behind him and shook his head, saying:

"The rest of you are trapped inside the city and can't get out. It's just me. I'll protect you from the front. Go ahead and unleash all your firepower!" "Just you alone?"

Chang Dawei's eyes widened, thinking Jiang Mu was joking.

Even if you're a tough guy now, the opponent is a thousand monsters.

"Stop talking nonsense and get ready."

Jiang Mu saw that another wave of demons had noticed the commotion and was roaring as they charged forward.

He leaped forward and stood at the very front of the army formation.

Rub your hands together in front of your body.

A crimson blade of light, several meters long, swept out and cut a row of wolf demons charging towards the formation in half.

He then spun around and unleashed a whirlwind slash.

The blade's energy swept out, completely wiping out all the demons within a ten-zhang radius.

"This guy is really amazing."

Chang Dawei watched Jiang Mu display his incredible power, feeling both shocked and envious.

Last time, the two of them could eat at the same table, but now he's under the table while the other has already ascended to heaven.

He gritted his teeth and roared at the soldiers:

"Hurry up, fire the arrows!"

The bowstring hummed intensely, like a torrential downpour.

Rows of demon-slaying arrows, engraved with runes, soared into the sky and swarmed into the demon army like locusts.

After the demon was hit, the arrow exploded into a burst of runic light.

Meanwhile, several makeshift crossbow carts were positioned behind the army. Soldiers turned the winches, loading copper balls into the firing slots.

As the sledgehammer struck.

The copper ball shot out with a whoosh and landed where the demons were most concentrated.

With each explosion of the copper spheres, the orange-red orbs tore the surrounding monsters, armor and all, to shreds, leaving a ring of scorched craters on the ground. Jiang Mu caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye and was astonished.

He thought that regular troops could only be cannon fodder against demons, but he never expected that there would be such weapons specifically designed to counter demons.

But then I thought about it again, and it made sense.

After all, with demons running rampant, the imperial court couldn't simply place the heavy responsibility of slaying demons entirely on the shoulders of a small number of demon-slaying envoys. Mortal armies naturally needed to develop some weapons that could effectively suppress demons on a large scale.

The commotion created by Chang Dawei quickly attracted the attention of more demon soldiers.

"What's going on? Have reinforcements from the Demon Slayer Divisions of other prefectures arrived?"

The demon army leaders who were stationed at the rear were startled.

Nan Zhi stood on a high place, carefully examined the scene for a moment, and said calmly:

"Don't panic, it's the Daqing army. Judging from their banners, they should be the same force that quelled the rebellion in Yancheng before."

Upon hearing that it was merely a mortal army of humans, the demon kings breathed a sigh of relief.

For ordinary armies, as long as they can withstand one or two waves of attrition, once the enemy gets close, it will be a one-sided massacre.

"Huh? That's... "

Nan Zhi's gaze suddenly pierced through the flames and landed on the familiar figure who was wreaking havoc among the demons.

She immediately exclaimed sharply, "It's Jiang Mu! He's actually come here again!"

Upon hearing the names "Jiang Mu" and "Jiang Mu," the demons perked up.

Previously, these leaders had been thoroughly frustrated by Jiang Mu's elusive "Old Six" tactics.

Hearing that the culprit had actually shown up on his own initiative, how could he possibly hold back?

"Damn it, chop him up and feed him to the dogs!"

"Kill him! Whoever cuts off his head, I'll reward him with three thousand lives!"

Several demon leaders, their eyes bloodshot, roared wildly.

In an instant, a torrent of demonic troops broke off their attack, abandoning the siege and turning their spears to surge towards Jiang Mu and Chang Dawei's army. Chang Dawei, watching the demonic army rolling in like a tsunami at the horizon, felt a chill run down his spine and hurriedly shouted:

"Load!"

"Reload the rune arrows quickly! Keep firing!"

Although Jiang Mu has the [Magic Gauge] as a source of confidence, he doesn't need to worry about running out of star power.

But he was, after all, just a person.

Faced with the ferocious monsters surging from all directions, no matter how fast he killed them, some would inevitably slip through his net and break through his defensive line. If these monsters were to break into the soldiers' formation, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chang Dawei looked at Jiang Mu, who was struggling to hold on and was almost submerged by the sea of ​​demons. He was both angry and anxious, his eyes reddening. He couldn't help but curse inwardly:

"That son of a bitch Chen Xuan, and that old bastard Lin Anchang! If they had come to help support our flanks right now, my formation would definitely be stable, instead of being in this passive state!"

Just as the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable.

Chang Dawei and the others suddenly saw Jiang Mu, who had been frantically slashing at the forefront, suddenly run to the other side.

Upon seeing this, Chang Dawei and the soldiers behind him were all stunned.

A guard standing nearby said in despair:

"General... Lord Jiang... did he give up and abandon us?"

"Bullshit!"

Chang Dawei slapped the guard's helmet, his eyes red as he roared, "If Jiang Mu wanted to run, he would have run already! Why wait until now? All of you, hold on tight and keep firing!"

However, as Jiang Mu's figure receded further and further away, gradually disappearing completely, the surrounding demons drew ever closer.

For a time, the army was filled with panic and morale plummeted.

Everyone subconsciously assumed that the number one prodigy of Daqing had finally succumbed to the siege of so many demons and had fled for his life.

Many people are no longer able to draw their bows as smoothly.

The light in Chang Dawei's eyes dimmed slightly.

He gave a bitter laugh, then looked up at the sky and sighed:

"That's enough. He protected us all by himself for so long, he's already done more than enough."

Brothers, draw your swords and fight these beasts!

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Mu's figure suddenly soared into the sky from the demon horde in the distance.

Then, it hurtled towards the formation.

After a few teleports, Jiang Mu landed in front of Chang Dawei.

Everyone was stunned.

Chang Dawei rubbed his eyes, looked at Jiang Mu who had returned, and asked with curiosity and surprise, "Brother Jiang, what were you doing just now? I thought you..."

Jiang Mu didn't even have time to explain.

He turned and roared at Chang Dawei and the soldiers behind him:

"Cover your ears, everyone, and get down! Now!"

Although Chang Dawei didn't understand why, he instinctively covered his ears because he trusted Jiang Muli.

The soldiers behind them also covered their ears and lay down on the ground.

next moment.

"BOOM!!!"

A deafening explosion erupted in the heart of the densest concentration of the demon army!

The "self-destructing demon shadow" that Jiang Mu had just placed deep behind enemy lines using teleportation has been activated.

Almost at the same moment the loud noise was heard.

A ball of blazing white light expanded in the center of the demon horde, followed by a small mushroom cloud that slowly rose, and a violent shockwave spread outwards from the point of explosion.

It should be noted that Jiang Mu is now a top-tier cultivator who has entered the eighth realm.

The power of the Shadow Demon's self-destruction is equivalent to that of an eighth-level expert's self-destruction.

The demons within a radius of the explosion's epicenter, along with their weapons, were instantly vaporized by the terrifying heat, leaving not even a trace of ashes. Meanwhile, Chang Dawei and his group were further away.

Even with my ears covered, the sound still made my head buzz.

The shockwave swept across the formation, sending several shield-bearers in the front ranks flying, and even pushing the ballistae at the rear several feet backward. Many people suffered from blood streaming from their ears.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this thing?!"

Chang Dawei spat out a mouthful of dirt that had been in his mouth and got up from the ground, covered in dust.

He stared at the huge crater that had been blasted out in front of him, his face turning pale with fright, and his legs felt weak.

The way he looked at Jiang Mu was as if he were looking at a devil.

Meanwhile, Nan Zhi and the demon leaders in the distance were also dumbfounded.

"This...which major repairman self-destructed?!"

"A demon said in a trembling voice."

Nan Zhi clenched her fists, gritting her teeth, and said, "It must be Jiang Mu! What kind of sorcery did that little beast use?"

The demon leaders looked at each other, their expressions showing apprehension and fear.

terrible!

Who can handle this madman?

However, before everyone could recover from the shock of the explosion...

The changes in the world have escalated once again.

In the sky, the full moon that had been devoured by the celestial dog had completely lost its radiance and turned into a scarlet blood moon.

And the phantom of the celestial dog also disappeared.

From afar, the crimson moon no longer resembled a star, but rather a gigantic eye coldly surveying all living beings. Its chilling gaze carried an overwhelming malice.

Just as everyone was astonished, the blood-red eye suddenly closed.

In an instant, all the light around them was taken away.

The world was plunged into darkness.

The beacon fires atop the city walls, the campfires in the camp, the demonic aura emanating from the spontaneously combusting surface of the monster, the eerie glow of the magical artifact in its hand.

All light sources went out at the same instant.

It's as if someone pulled the main switch over this entire world.

"What happened?"

"I can't see anything! It's all black!"

"Ouch! Who stepped on my butt?!"

Both soldiers and monsters were gripped by panic.

Especially since Jiang Mu's demonic shadow self-destructed just now, which terrified most of the demons, the darkness amplified their fear, and the chaos intensified.

Only cultivators and demons at the fifth realm or above can barely perceive their surroundings with their divine or demonic senses.

But it was only barely acceptable.

Even the world they see is a hazy silhouette.

It's like looking through a thick veil of ink.

Jiang Mu spread his divine sense and keenly sensed a blazing fluctuation of law emanating from the direction of the underground palace in Fazhou City.

"Tian Wenyuan is about to begin."

Jiang Mu's expression turned grim; she had already made up her mind.

He turned to Chang Dawei, whose silhouette he could only vaguely see beside him, and said in a deep voice:

"General Chang, the demons dare not attack now. You stay here and guard the area; I'll be right back!"

After saying that, he suddenly sprang up and rushed towards the underground palace.

The battle for survival begins now!