Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

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A week later, Bai Ri Men, which had been guarded for countless years, was completely cut off from communication.

The last piece of news was that the sealing formation was still in operation, protecting the last survivors in the city, but no one could enter or leave.

No one knew how long the city's food supply would last.

That city was like a pebble swallowed into the darkness, never to be heard from again.

Overnight, the cities of the Marfa Empire were either evacuated, surrounded by monsters, or divided into separate territories. The Marfa Empire, which originally possessed four cities—Bai Ri Men, Feng Mo Gu, Bich City, and Meng Zhong Tu City—now only had Bich City left.

Even if you include that tiny border town and border village, there are only two.

With pressure coming from three sides—Bai Ri Men, Feng Mo Gu, and Woma Forest—the Empress had no time to even think about the situation in Meng Zhong, let alone deal with it.

The Empress could only concentrate all her remaining forces in the narrow valley between Bich and Woma Forest. The Imperial Guards patrolled day and night, and gathered many ships at the mouth of the Bich River to transport supplies and medicines to the front lines and treat the wounded who were being evacuated from the front.

Chapter 269 Heading to Bai Ri Men

The wilderness of Beech was quiet. The Imperial Guards patrolled the area every day but found nothing unusual.

But the silence did not bring any relief to anyone; instead, it felt like the calm before the storm.

It's like the wind has stopped, and everything is quiet, but everyone knows that's only temporary.

The fields outside the city were a grayish-white under the moonlight, and even the chirping of insects seemed much sparser than before, as if even the insects knew that a great calamity was coming.

Just as the city of Beech was shrouded in a dull silence, news finally came from the Royal Workshop.

The first batch of aircraft has finally rolled off the production line.

Unlike the skeleton that Lin Mu had pieced together single-handedly, this batch of aircraft was more like the drones of his previous life, with four propellers fixed to the four corners of the fuselage, making them much more agile than his single-propeller prototype.

It must be said that people with Awakened abilities and craftsmanship are exceptionally efficient at building aircraft.

The gear precision, transmission stability, and overall structure are all significantly better than the one he built by hand. The fuselage is also fitted with a polished crystal as a windshield, providing good visibility and protection against wind and sand.

Power is provided by four black maggots, one for each propeller, and a modified steel belt is used as the transmission belt, making the power transmission more stable than the original version.

Furthermore, each aircraft has a large payload capacity, with each designed to carry dozens of people. It can fly higher and faster, and is expected to be able to fly over the high mountains near Dragon City.

But in the end, they were unable to go to Dragon City.

The day after Bai Ri Men disappeared, the aircraft completed their final adjustments in an open area west of the city.

There were seven aircraft in total. Their silver-gray shells gleamed coldly in the morning light, their propellers unfolded, and their folding wings neatly folded into the sides of the fuselage.

The Empress stood on the open ground, her gaze sweeping over the seven aircraft and dozens of crew members one by one, and said in a loud voice: "I bestow upon you the name Flying Eagle Guard, and Lin Mu shall be the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard. I command you to go to Bai Ri Men and bring back the Heavenly Venerable."

Lin Mu stood at the forefront of the Flying Eagle Guards, straightened his robes, and led the team in a salute to the Empress: "We guarantee to complete the mission."

Dozens of people behind him followed suit and saluted, the sound of armor and clothing rubbing together in the morning breeze before quickly falling back down.

The Empress did not speak again, but simply nodded slightly.

Lin Mu turned around and waved to the crew behind him: "Boarding."

The sky was not yet fully bright, and the eastern horizon was tinged with a pale gray light.

The Flying Eagle Guards boarded the plane one after another, their boots making a steady sound as they stepped on the metal footrests. Some bent down and crawled into the cabin, while others stood at the doorway, glanced back in the direction of Beach City, and then turned back and crawled inside.

Each aircraft carries ten people. The pilot sits at the front holding the control stick, the observer sits in the co-pilot's seat, and the combat personnel are crammed into the rear compartment, clutching their weapons. Some are checking their harnesses, while others lean against the bulkhead with their eyes closed, as if they are gathering their energy for the upcoming landing.

Lin Mu sat in the pilot's seat of the first aircraft, finished his preparations, and then turned to look at the observer behind him. The observer's face still showed excitement and trepidation, and he was holding a monocular copper telescope that Lin Mu had developed in the past few days.

Lin Mu reminded him, "Hurry up."

Then Lin Mu stirred the maggots, and the paddle began to turn. The buzzing sound gradually rose from low to high, suppressing the sounds of those who were not yet fully awake in the morning light.

Seven aircraft took off one after another, lined up in the morning light. Lin Mu sat in the pilot's seat of the first aircraft, looking at the horizon ahead through the crystal windshield. Without saying anything more, he led the group of aircraft northward.

Several guards on the city wall looked up curiously at the scene, wondering what was flying in the sky.

After the aircraft flew over the walls of Beach City, the landscape on the ground began to change.

First, there were fields on the outskirts of Beech, where there were few monsters, but the grass in the fields was green and tall, as if no one had taken care of it; then there was the official road leading to the Woma Forest, which was deserted, with no caravans or pedestrians, only a few overturned carriages lying on the side of the road, their wheels up, covered in dust, as if they had been abandoned for a long time.

The wilderness of Beech was desolate and in ruins.

Apart from boats coming and going on the Beech River, there are no living people to be seen in the wild.

Lin Mu continued flying forward, with the Woma Forest beneath his feet, the once familiar landscape now difficult to recognize.

The dense canopy was covered with new cracks and charred marks, as if it had been burned by a fire or torn apart by some violent energy.

He looked down through the crystal windshield with binoculars. The forest was teeming with orcs, orc warriors, and orc heroes, along with hordes of Woma monsters, all densely packed together.

They were concentrated on the narrow valley between Beach and Woma Forest, keeping their distance from Beach. They did not advance, but they did not disperse either. They were locked in a stalemate with Beach's defenses. Although there were occasional clashes, both sides were very restrained.

Lin Mu also spotted several armored orcs in this monster alliance. They looked very similar to orc warriors, but their status was clearly different.

They stood at the back of the line, occasionally raising their hands to point in a certain direction, and the orcs around them would move accordingly, as if the commanders were adjusting the position of the formation.

He guessed that it was a half-orc leader, but he didn't know if they had escaped from Bai Ri Men.

Lin Mu also saw several Woma Guardians and Dark Warriors mixed in at the back of the group.

At the ruins of the Tree Root Market, a group of orcs were gathered around several piles of human bones, heads bowed, as if performing some kind of ritual, their movements slow and orderly.

Lin Mu's gaze lingered on the piles of bones for a moment, then moved away.

He did not change course or lower altitude; he simply maintained his original speed and continued flying north.

After crossing the northern edge of the Woma Forest, the direction of Fengmo Valley came into view.

The demonic energy in Fengmo Valley was already heavier than in other places, and now it was even more concentrated. From a high vantage point, the entire valley looked like a slowly opening gray-purple eye, with its center subtly rotating.

The scene in the valley was worse than he had anticipated.

The original Demon Sealing City has been occupied by monsters. The streets of the city are crowded with zombies, black maggots and wild boars. A corner of the roof of the Demon Sealing Castle has collapsed, and only half of the wall of the small courtyard where Chunxing used to live remains.

At the entrance to the valley leading to the Woma Forest, dozens of white wild boars were slowly ramming against the barrier. With each ramming, the thin membrane of light trembled, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before it shattered completely.

On the other side of the Woma Forest, the orcs were also chiseling at the barrier.

At this rate, the monsters that sealed the demons will soon flood into the Woma Forest, advance along that narrow valley, and even defeat the Bichon Alliance composed of the Golden Guard and civilian organizations, reaching the gates of Bichon City.

Chapter 270 Arrival at Bai Ri Men

Lin Mu took out his telepathic communication device and brought it to his lips: "Your Majesty, Fengmo Valley has completely fallen. The city is occupied by zombies and black maggots, and Fengmo Fortress has collapsed. The barrier at the valley entrance is being destroyed by white boars and orcs at the same time, and it is estimated that it will not last more than three to five days. Once the monsters pour out of Fengmo Valley, they will move eastward along the Woma Forest and then southward. At that time, the defense line of Bichon will be under great pressure."

He paused for a moment, then added, "I'm currently circling around the edge of Fengmo Valley, continuing my journey to Bai Ri Men."

After saying this, he put away the horn and continued flying towards Bai Ri Men.

There were no traces of roads along the way. The ground was littered with fallen trees and debris of unknown origin. Occasionally, a few orc leaders could be seen standing in small open areas, looking up at the direction of the flying vehicle for a while before looking down again.

Lin Mu ignored it and continued flying until a thin gray line finally appeared on the distant horizon, resembling the outline of a broken city wall.

That's Bai Ri Men.

The aircraft slowly flew towards the dilapidated outline.

As the hum of the oars echoed across the empty horizon, Bai Ri Men drew ever closer.

However, the moment the aircraft entered the Bai Ri Men area, the sky suddenly darkened.

The sun seemed to have been suddenly wiped off the sky, and the entire sky turned from gray to dark red in just a few breaths.

The dark red color hung overhead like an inverted blood-red dome, with the crimson moon hanging in the center of the sky, casting an unnatural red glow over the entire land.

The Flying Eagle Guards inside the aircraft fell silent at the same time, involuntarily gripping the edges of their seats.

Lin Mu also felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were crossing an invisible boundary and entering a place that should not belong to the living.

At the same time, the rolling speed of the black maggots slowed down significantly, and the aircraft began to descend slowly, its power waning, as if the maggots themselves were also terrified of the sky.

Without hesitation, he quickly reached out and pulled the folding wing cord. A clicking sound came from both sides of the fuselage as the wings unfolded in the dark red light of the sky, stabilizing the aircraft's descent.

The other six aircraft followed suit, unfolding their wings one after another against the blood-red sky, resembling a flock of birds gliding.

The aircraft continued to descend until it reached a height of about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), at which point the rotation of the black maggots stabilized again, as if they had finally adapted to some kind of atmosphere in this area.

Lin Mu folded up the wings, reconnected the power, maintained the aircraft's current altitude, and began to observe the area ahead.

The outline of Bai Ri Men City became increasingly clear under the blood.

Lin Mu first saw the light that enveloped the entire city.

That was a barrier set up by the Celestial Venerable, but it wasn't shaped like an inverted bowl; it was more like a demon-binding spell magnified countless times.

Countless beams of light, extending from the base of the city wall to a height of about seven zhang (approximately 13 meters), circled the city wall, framing the buildings and streets within it.

The sky above the city wall is empty. As long as you can fly seven zhang high, you can jump over it. Fortunately, most of the monsters around Bai Ri Men cannot fly, otherwise this restriction would have been broken long ago.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the ground. In the open area outside the city walls, the scene on the ground became even more shocking.

The open area outside the city walls, which used to be a mix of farmland and outposts, has now been transformed into a giant gray-white net.

The Sirius spiders were densely packed on the ground, as if someone had turned an entire snowfield upside down onto the ground. They lay there, their eight legs slightly curled up, their bodies rising and falling with their breath, as if the entire earth was slowly panting.

Flower-kissing spiders are scattered along the edge of the forest. They are larger than wolf spiders, and the patterns on their backs glow with a dark red light in the morning sun.

Further away, several blood zombies stood beside the ruins of a collapsed watchtower, their bodies half the height of the city wall, their skin dark red, their hands clenched into fists and hanging at their sides.

The phantom spiders lay in the shadows at the base of the city wall, their bodies almost blending into the stone bricks. If it weren't for their occasional breaths, it would be almost impossible to tell that they were alive.

……

The aircraft flew over the heads of these monsters.

Lin Mu also turned his gaze from the ground to the page on the map encyclopedia that showed Bai Ri Men.

The words written above are in neat regular script:

"Bai Ri Men is the key to the southeast of Mafa. Backed by the Red Moon Valley and facing the Woma Forest, the city is high and the moat is deep. The generals who guard it have been known for their bravery and determination throughout the ages. Many seals are set up in the city to suppress the evil spirits of the Red Moon and protect the western corner of Bich. It is garrisoned all year round, with more than 10,000 households, blacksmiths and pharmacies everywhere, and merchants coming and going in an endless stream. It is known as the first mighty city in the western region."

The handwriting is neat and the ink is deep and steady, as if it has been copied many times and no longer needs to be modified.

He looked down and read the supplementary paragraph: "The city is divided into inner and outer sections. The outer city is garrisoned by troops, while the inner city is for civilians. The city walls are built of black stone and filled with molten iron, and have withstood ten thousand years of beast tides without collapsing. There are seventy-three large and small seals in the city, which are managed and reinforced by successive Heavenly Venerables. There are three watchtowers outside the city, which are manned day and night."

He closed the map and looked out the cabin window. The silent spiders and giants outside the city made the text seem like a story from somewhere else.

As the aircraft approached the city wall, the number of people on the city wall noticeably increased.