Finally, it was Yao Chen who broke the heavy silence first, speaking up: “City Lord, just say what you need to. If it’s about gathering Spirit Stones from the various clans, there’s no need to feel embarrassed.”
“This is a matter of life and death for the entire city. I doubt anyone would be stingy in such a situation. There are no fools here.”
Yan Pojun, seated at the head of the conference table, glanced at him and responded, “You’re mistaken. I didn’t call this meeting to gather Spirit Stones. For now, the Spirit Stones from the Outer City Gu Kings will suffice. There’s no urgent need.”
“The reason I’ve summoned everyone here today is because I’ve come up with another strategy to repel the enemy, and I’d like to discuss it with you all,” Yan Pomu said calmly.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Gu Kings present straightened up, their eyes lighting up with excitement.
“If the City Lord has any brilliant ideas, please don’t keep us in suspense,” someone below couldn’t help but say eagerly.
“It’s not exactly a brilliant plan,” Yan Pojun paused for a moment before slowly continuing, “As we all know, Shi Haojun’s descent into madness is entirely due to the matter with Shi Rui. His return is solely for revenge.”
“He intends to kill every single person from Black Moon City, leaving no one alive. But this auction has attracted a large number of people from Black Moon City into our city, and they’ve all become his targets for slaughter. We, Black Stone City, are simply caught in the crossfire.”
“I’ve been thinking—what if we kill every single person from Black Moon City in the city? If we throw all their heads in front of him, he has the ability to hear our thoughts. He would sense that there are truly no remnants of Black Moon City left within the city.”
“After all, Black Stone City is his birthplace. His mother’s clan and relatives are here.”
“Perhaps, if he’s convinced that all his enemies are dead, he might retreat and spare the city of his mother’s clan.”
These words sent a shudder through everyone’s hearts—they hadn’t expected this to be Yan Pojun’s plan.
Killing all the people from Black Moon City in the city... there were tens of thousands of them. There were over twenty Gu Kings from Black Moon City alone, though only a little more than ten remained alive now. But even that wasn’t a small number.
If such an order were given, the city would be awash in rivers of blood.
However, everyone now wore thoughtful expressions, considering whether this plan was feasible.
Yan Pojun wasn’t wrong. Black Stone City was Shi Haojun’s birthplace, his hometown, where he’d grown up, full of his memories.
If he truly believed that all his enemies were dead, he might just spare Black Stone City and retreat.
With that thought, everyone became more receptive.
After all, it was Black Moon City’s people who had caused all this. Why not use their heads to put an end to it?
At this point, the Shi Clan Patriarch sighed heavily and spoke in a grave tone: “We’ve already thoroughly offended Shi Haojun with our past decisions. He might not be willing to show our Shi Clan any mercy.”
“My estimation is fifty-fifty. Killing all the Black Moon City people in the city might give him reason to leave, but it might not.”
“You seem to have forgotten what kind of Gu he’s refining. It’s none other than the infamous Forbidden Gu. The growth of a Forbidden Gu requires continuous slaughter, constant massacres, and at its final stage, it even requires wiping out an entire region.”
“He’s completely lost his mind now. Even without revenge, he’d still need to keep killing. Do you really think he’d spare Black Stone City?”
At these words, everyone fell silent.
Indeed, Shi Haojun’s descent into madness might not be just about revenge anymore.
Even if he killed all his enemies, he might continue his slaughter. If he stopped, the growth of his Forbidden Gu would halt. Having already tasted that heaven-defying power, would he really be willing to pause its growth?
Everyone instinctively shook their heads. There wasn’t a single naive person among them.
They all understood that killing all the Black Moon City people might only make Shi Haojun retreat out of consideration for his mother’s clan. But the chances of that happening were slim.
Yet, even with a slight possibility, they were willing to try.
After all, it wasn’t their lives on the line—it was others’. What harm was there in trading other people’s lives for their own slim chance of survival?
And that Plague Demon Gu was ridiculously strong, capable of slaughtering its way through crowds of Gu Kings.
What made it even more terrifying was that the Plague Demon Gu could control any living being smaller than itself, including viruses—something that this world's people barely understood.
To think that in the previous life, a virus capable of creating zombies had now mutated under this Gu, and it could even control hordes of Gu King-level zombies.
How could anyone fight against that?
The moment that thing appeared, it was already the end of the world.
Long Xuan hurriedly thought to escape. This world was far too dangerous; he wanted to return to Earth.
Suddenly, as Long Xuan anxiously waited for the clan head’s call, chaos erupted outside, followed by the sounds of battle and countless screams.
His expression changed drastically.
What was going on? Could Shi Haojun have broken through the city already?
That couldn't be right! Wasn’t there supposed to be a Spirit Vein under the city acting as the core of a formation? Shi Haojun shouldn't have been able to break through so soon!
Long Xuan quickly opened the door and used the Eye of Heavenly to scan the surroundings.
Good heavens, the entire city was in complete chaos, thick smoke rising everywhere as if a riot had broken out. Battles raged all around, accompanied by endless screams.
Corpses littered the streets, and blood stained the ground everywhere.
“What’s happening? Why is everyone killing each other? Have they turned into zombies? Has the bio-virus already infected the entire city?” Long Xuan was stunned.
He hurried to the top of a spire and looked out, seeing fierce battles all over the city. One group of people was madly slaughtering another, leaving corpses strewn across the streets, rivers of blood flowing.
He witnessed firsthand a large number of Gu Kings chasing down a dozen other Gu Kings.
The dozen Gu Kings were being relentlessly pursued, leaving death and destruction wherever they ran.
The aftershocks of the Gu Kings’ battles were immense. Allowing them to run wild through the city meant countless deaths!
The city’s residential areas were primarily inhabited by defenseless mortals, whom the Gu Kings could kill with just a breath.
Having the Gu Kings fight in the residential district was an absolute disaster for the mortals.
The mortal areas were already filled with corpses, the air echoing with cries and screams. Countless houses had collapsed, others were burning in a sea of flames, and thick smoke billowed upward.
The scene was horrific, beyond imagination.
“It looks like the Gu Kings from Blackstone City are slaughtering the Gu Kings of Black Moon City. Blackstone is trying to kill everyone from Black Moon City to earn Shi Haojun’s forgiveness.”
Long Ziyan approached, frowning as she spoke.
Long Xuan nodded, hesitating, "The Gu Kings are definitely from Black Moon City, but isn’t there a bit too many people below the Gu King level from Black Moon City?"
“A single auction could have brought a large number of Black Moon City residents into the city, but this many is just too much, isn’t it?”
“If this killing continues, the number of dead will be countless.”
“Surely this massacre includes more than just Black Moon City’s people. If this chaos keeps up, half the population of Blackstone City might be wiped out...”
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