CH 99

Chapter 99: “Mon- monster!”

Edited by: Mochiusagi 

Crossing the street, Wu Er came to the East part of the city, still announcing the reminder. 

“The weather is dry, be careful of fire—” 

While shouting, he tapped the bamboo clapper and looked around.

As usual, the surrounding dwellings were dark. It was currently the time for sleeping. Except for a very small number of people due to professional reasons, most people did not have the habit of staying up late.

However, despite it all being the same, Wu Er didn’t know why, but he always felt that something was wrong. It was just that he couldn’t explain exactly what was wrong.

Turning out from an alley, Wu Er came to a more open place.

“Uh, hello?”

He suddenly got startled, as he looked towards the front, with a strange expression on his face.

There was an ancient well there. Currently, a figure was fetching water in the well. However, his actions seemed very laborious.

Wu Er couldn’t help, but walk closer.

“Brother, why are you still going out to fetch water? It’s the curfew time. Go home quickly, otherwise you will be in trouble if an Official sees you.” 

The curfew was a very strict matter.

Without a special identity, if one goes out without authorization during the curfew time, and was found by an Official, one would be fined in a light offense or go to the prison for a serious case.

If it wasn’t for his special status and duty, Wu Er wouldn’t have dared to come out in the middle of the night.

However, no matter what he said, the figure simply continued fetching water. His movements did not stop at all.

Seeing him, Wu Er felt even more strange.

At this time, he had already walked in front of the figure.

With the light of the torch, he could see the face of the figure clearly.

But it was at that moment that Wu Er stopped breathing. His hand that was holding the torch was shaking and his feet seemed to be deeply rooted on the ground. He couldn’t move, no matter how much he tried.

The figure had no facial features, just skin!

At this time, Wu Er also clearly saw what the other party was pulling in his hands.

It wasn’t a rope at all, it was a blood-stained intestine!

“Mon- monster!”

Wu Er’s lips trembled. He wanted to leave, but the huge fear in his heart made him unable to move.

At this time, the faceless man turned his head to look at Wu Er.

“Ah—”

Waking up, Shen Changqing felt renewed. All that consumption of energy from yesterday was completely recovered.

Normally, Shen Changqing seldom sleeps. He usually just meditated to recover his energy and nourish his spirit at the same time.

But yesterday was different, the battle with Hongyi cost him a lot.

Although the [Heavenly Inspection Guard] made a breakthrough, supplementing him, the mental fatigue could not be compensated by a breakthrough in Martial Arts.

“Nothing happened last night!”

Sitting on the stool, Shen Changqing took a sip of the water from the night before. When he found that it was a little cold, he used True Qi to warm it a bit, before resuming drinking.

In the battle yesterday, the Eternal Life Alliance had suffered a lot. They would definitely not cause trouble for the time being.

If there were monsters last night, it was very likely that it was not from the Eternal Life Alliance, but rather from another force.

From Hongyi’s mouth, Shen Changqing already knew that there was more than one demonic force in Jin City.

But these things had little to do with him for the time being.

His mission was just to confirm whether the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion was the stronghold of the Eternal Life Alliance.

Now that it had been confirmed, and this stronghold of the Eternal Life Alliance was also destroyed by himself, it could be considered over fulfilling the mission.

Shen Changqing could now go back to the Demon Suppression Division, without having any worry of punishment for abandoning the mission of sorts. 

His only regret was that Xu Yi and others seemed to have really died. With this, his two merits were also lost.

As for the situation in Jin City, after the Heavenly Inspection Guard reported the news back, the Demon Suppression Division would definitely ask other powerful Slayers to deal with it in the form of a mission.

Shen Changqing also had no plans of going back just yet.

The reason was simple.

The more complicated the situation in Jin City, the more Killing Value he could obtain.

If it was before, he definitely wouldn’t intervene. After all, his strength was limited. Even if there were monsters, it wouldn’t be easy dealing with them.

At worst, he could even become the food for the monsters instead.

But it’s different now.

Although he had not broken through the Grandmaster Realm, Shen Changqing was confident that no one under the Grandmaster could kill him.

After yesterday’s breakthrough, monsters below the Fury Level were not a big problem.

Also, if there was a Fury Level monster, then the Guardian in charge of the Great Wilderness Province would definitely not stand by.

Thus, Shen Changqing felt that this was the right time to gain some Killing Value.

“The Great Qin Emperor is old, and looking at the meaning of the words of the monster of the Eternal Life Alliance, it seems that the current Evil Calamity has something to do with this.”

“That is to say, the Emperor is actually a powerhouse. So strong, to the point that demons are quite afraid of him.”

“If the Emperor really dies, the situation of the Great Qin will spiral out of control——”

Shen Changqing fell into deep contemplation.

Although he was just an insignificant Slayer in the grand scheme of things, Shen Changqing was very clear that if Great Qin descended into chaos, he might not be able to survive.

“If I want to protect myself and survive, gaining strength is a must. Whether it is the Great Qin or the Demon Suppression Division, they aren’t always reliable.”

“The only one who you can truly rely on is yourself.”

Shen Changqing’s eyes flashed.

The current situation in Jin City was an opportunity. An opportunity for him to harvest enough Killing Value.

As long as there was a Killing Value, Shen Changqing was sure to break through to the Grandmaster Realm, or even to a higher realm.

By then, even if the Emperor dies, he would still have enough strength to face the world.

“That’s why– Killing Value is the most important thing right now!”

Shen Changqing sighed secretly.

He got up and asked a steward to bring him a basin of water. After washing his face, he went out.

He didn’t ask Zhong Chi if anything happened yesterday.

After all, if something really had happened in Jin City, the other party would definitely notify him in advance.

Since he didn’t get notified, then things were still under control.

Before going out, Shen Changqing ate two satiety pills to fill his hunger.

There were fewer pedestrians on the streets, and everyone had different expressions on their faces.

“The matter about the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion has already spread.”

Just seeing the faces of pedestrians, Shen Changqing already knew that the evil background of the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion had spread.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused a panic.

Walking on the street, he saw soldiers in black armor patrolling the street.

All the people who saw the black armored soldiers stepped aside and moved away, while the panic on their faces dissipated significantly.

“Now that Black Tiger Army has entered the city, those monsters will be gone!”

“That’s natural, the Black Tiger Army is a well-known army in the Great Wilderness Province. God knows how many monsters and barbarians have been killed in their hands. No matter how rampant the monsters in Jin City are, they won’t dare to be presumptuous in front of the Black Tiger Army!”

“I hope so…”

“It’s a pity that the Black Tiger Army has only entered the city now. If they had entered the city two days earlier, there would not have been so many deaths in the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion!”

The people who stopped, shook their heads and sighed.

They expressed both reverence for the Black Tiger Army and resentment for the monsters.

One person couldn’t help, but scold: “These monsters deserve to die! Almost a thousand people in the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Building were killed by the monsters!! When the Government Office burned the corpses last night, I heard that the fire was so bright that it was as bright as day.”

“They do—”

Someone sighed and said in agreement.

Standing on the side, Shen Changqing listened to the chatter and gained some understanding of what had happened last night.

As predicted, the people near the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion were unable to escape. After listening to what the people around were talking about, those people should all be dead.

At the same time, the Black Tiger Army also entered the city last night to maintain order.

Looking at the Black Tiger Army passing by, Shen Changqing couldn’t help, but give a nod of approval in secret.

“The Black Tiger Army is worthy of being a well-known and powerful army in the Great Qin. With their killing intent, it would bring some restraint against the monsters!” 

Killing Intent.

Like the monster’s illusions, Killing Intent was intangible. It could only be fostered through a lot of killing.

Shen Changqing guessed that it should be equivalent to an attack that could affect at the spiritual level.

The Black Tiger Army had a good reputation. Although they did not kill as many monsters as the Demon Suppression Division, the number was certainly not small.

Further, when the Black Tiger Army soldiers passed by, Shen Changqing could feel the surging Qi and blood behind the black armors, proving that each of the soldiers had entered the Body Forging Realm.

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But then again, it’s normal.

As an army tasked in protecting the Great Qin, strong physical fitness was a must.

Body Forging Realm was the most basic requirement.

After taking a deep look at the Black Tiger Army, Shen Changqing walked in the direction of the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion.

He was seriously injured last night and did not dare to stay too long.

But now that his injury had significantly recovered, he had to check out the situation there.

[T/N: I have an event to attend to, idk if I’m able to tl for the next release. Just a heads up]