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Chapter 140 Demon Uprising

The quirky horse charged through the defense line, its hooves leaving a long trail on the ground before it came to a stop.

The Taoist priest tumbled off his horse and was quickly helped up by the disciples of the Dragon Tiger Sect. Covered in wounds, he had no time to consider them, shouting, "Inside! The demons inside have rampaged!"

What?

Everyone was stunned. Before they could recover from this shocking news, the Taoist priest continued, "It was Yang Boling and his group that caused this. They wanted to kill someone!"

Yang Boling was the middle-aged man among the four folk supernatural beings.

"Mr. Shen can testify to this!"

The middle-aged Taoist priest shook off his disciples' support and slapped the ghost horse. "This ghost horse is the token. Layman Shen asked me to deliver the message."

He himself—stayed behind to cover the retreat.

At this point, the middle-aged Taoist priest fell silent for a moment.

He recalled the rapidly approaching movements and presence before he left; there were more than a dozen Rank 8 beings that he could sense.

There were also three or four more that were uncertain and had an even more terrifying aura; they were probably all at the seventh rank.

Faced with such a large number of demons, even that layman Shen probably wouldn't dare to voice his guess.

He trembled as he recounted the number of demons, but it was only one wave of demons.

"So—that distress signal was sent by Shen Qing?"

Liu Lin and his group, who had rushed over upon hearing the news of the demon riot, paused upon hearing the other party's explanation and subconsciously took a step back.

This terrified them even more than the demonic disturbances.

Sending out a distress signal usually means that one has reached a dead end, as it is a last resort.

But the terrain inside is complex, and even if support has been sent out, the time spent in between could be enough to kill someone ten or eight times over.

It's called a rescue, but it's very likely just a collection of households.

But that's Shen Qing!

The Xia Kingdom is currently growing the fastest, and the supernatural being will surely be able to support a part of the Xia Kingdom in the future.

Even now, he is already considered the number one fighter in the Xia Kingdom on the surface. If he were to sacrifice himself, it would be an unbearable loss for the Xia Kingdom.

"You bastard surnamed Sun! You better give me an explanation!"

Military representative Liu Lin stared wide-eyed, then suddenly turned around, waved his hand, and with a whoosh, the surrounding guards immediately surrounded the representatives of the civilian forces.

With bullets loaded and safety off, they looked ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

"Leader, Representative Liu, I, I really don't know."

Director Sun's face turned pale instantly.

Even though he is a director of a sizable company, he is usually considered a big shot.

Faced with so many gun barrels, and the threat of shooting at the slightest provocation, he was terrified and frantically tried to clarify his situation.

Liu Lin, however, remained cold and unconcerned. With a wave of his hand, he ordered, "Take them all away and keep them in separate custody. I will personally interrogate them after this is over!"

Whether the other party knows it or not, as one of the representatives of the civilian group, he certainly cannot escape responsibility.

If no one is hurt, that's fine; but if something happens...

Several soldiers stepped forward and unceremoniously pushed Director Sun and his group down. Some of the men, including the hook-nosed man, felt uncomfortable and tried to break free and leave on their own.

He simply smashed it with the butt of his rifle. Since he had already made a move, one more blow wouldn't make a difference.

Liu Lin shifted his gaze to the other side.

Seeing that the representatives of those major sects and religious groups were still standing there with blank expressions, he frowned slightly.

The legal factions and those capitalists can be taken down directly, since they are directly related to the matter, but these people are a bit more troublesome.

After all, it was the Dragon Tiger Sect members who ran out to deliver the message.

Although the truth of the matter is still uncertain, the distress signal that just came out proves that something has indeed happened in the Jue Ling Grassland.

But I'm not sure if the other party, with so many people involved, is related to these matters.

Before Liu Lin could figure out what to do, the middle-aged Taoist priest spoke up, "Help me go down with these warriors."

Before the matter is fully investigated, no one from the Dragon Tiger Sect is allowed to leave or act without authorization.

This attitude was very proper, avoiding conflict with the authorities. Seeing this, the representatives of the other sects also expressed their willingness to cooperate with the investigation.

The matter here was temporarily resolved, but everyone's hearts were still hanging in suspense, and their eyes subconsciously turned to the bushes.

Support teams have been dispatched.

Five seventh-rank supernatural beings and ten eighth-rank supernatural beings would normally be enough to complete the rescue, but at this moment, no one felt that this configuration was sufficient.

If what the middle-aged Taoist priest said is true.

But this was already most of their fighting force, and there was no other way.

A massive army is pressing in? No way.

When firearms enter, their power and trajectory will be severely affected. Even tanks will be treated like toys when facing those physically strong demons.

Once they lose their firearms, ordinary soldiers are powerless against demons.

Sending troops into the area would weaken one's own advantage.

Therefore, the official strategy has always been clear: send out elite teams to rescue people, not to eliminate demons; as long as the people are rescued, it is considered a success.

If those demons dare to pursue them, they will be met with the power of truly modern weapons.

The question is, can Shen Qing, or even the others, hold out until then?

Meanwhile, Shen Qing, who was mistakenly believed to be in danger, was not idle either.

Relying on his extraordinary hearing and eyesight, he searched the surroundings for signs of Wang Beishan and his group, waiting to reunite, but he wasn't sure if they would show up.

They are likely already surrounded by demons.

that's the truth.

Huo Xiu and Chen Ting were surrounded by a group of demons, and by the time Shen Qing found them, they already had some wounds on their bodies.

They were surrounded by four seventh-rank and more than twenty eighth-rank demons.

Even under these circumstances, Chen Ting's sword case was still not fully opened.

Fortunately, Shen Qing appeared in time.

The two looked at the seventh-grade demon's head that had been casually smashed, and felt that Shen Qing's strength seemed to have increased again, but now was not the time to be surprised.

Shen Qing, disregarding the need to hunt demons, led the two to temporarily escape the encirclement, where they happened to run into Xu Ya.

Xu Ya realized something was wrong and took the initiative to find them. As expected of the former number one, he had no injuries at all.

There wasn't even a trace of blood on it.

Now only Wang Beishan remains, and he is still unaware of the situation.

While searching for the person, Shen Qing explained the situation to them. About ten minutes later, they found Wang Beishan not far from where the distress signal had been sent.

It wasn't just Wang Beishan; the three men with purple hair were also there.

It turned out that the signal was sent by Shen Qing, and not only Wang Beishan could see it, but Yang Boling and the others could also see it.

In their view, sending a signal meant that they had reached a dead end and were surrounded by demons, so they naturally had to come and join in the fun.

But they ran right into Wang Beishan.

"Shen Qing!"

Wang Beishan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Qing and the others. "You've come at the right time. Something's wrong in the grass forest. We need to..."

But before he could finish speaking, Shen Qing's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

The next second, the purple-haired youth was sent flying, his body twisting as he crashed into a patch of giant grass.

He stared wide-eyed, about to say something, when he was blasted apart by an energy arrow that followed, the splattered blood corroding the surrounding area into a charred mess.

"It really is highly poisonous."

Having already learned from the middle-aged Taoist priest that this purple-haired creature was highly poisonous, Shen Qing naturally wouldn't give it the chance to commit evil.

This action, however, startled Wang Beishan and Yang Boling.