People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 507 Lin Feng: As long as Da Huang takes a few hits from Wuxiang's blade, the Thunder God's Authority will naturally...

"—Ah! What are they doing?"

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She instinctively gasped, then immediately covered her mouth.
Although I felt it was rude of these stupid villagers to drive me away, I only intended to make them apologize properly.

Upon witnessing the devastating sight of the entire village frozen in ice, Paimon stood frozen in place, never expecting such an end for the place.

"So many monsters, everyone."

The hiding distance was too great to perceive the specific situation within the ice blocks in the center of the village.

But after discovering that the entire village seemed to be deserted, Paimon was momentarily stunned, unable to understand why such a situation had occurred.

"I'm late."

"It seems they had already destroyed the entire village before we arrived. Now, apart from the power of the abyss, we can't sense any other presence."

He grabbed Paimon, who was about to rush forward, and quickly hid behind the cliff face used to conceal their movement.
Knowing that the resistance fighters behind him were no match for such a large number of enemies, going to Hishiki Village now would only cause further destruction during the battle.

Discovering that the enemies seemed to have begun to retreat, she decided to hide and gather as much intelligence as possible about them.

"Are we just going to let them go like this? If we do, other people could potentially get hurt."

Her tone was somewhat angry; she had never encountered an enemy that caused so many casualties during her travels, and she wanted to wipe them all out.

"Deputy Chief, please calm down. Something is clearly wrong."

"The objective of this mission is not combat. In order not to escalate the conflict between us and the villagers, only a small number of people came."

"The enemy before us is very powerful, far exceeding our capabilities, and their leader also seems exceptionally strong."

As if it really had nothing to do with those Abyss Apostles, the valley was making a very objective analysis, trying to dissuade its deputy leader from making a rash move now.

Even if they managed to rush in, the intrusion team would only launch a token attack before using teleportation to leave.

But clearing out a village is just an appetizer; it's too early to confront his colleagues head-on.

"Let's gather intelligence first. We don't have the means to control these guys. Rushing in will only alert them."

"The man in black named Dain told us that these monsters, known as 'Abyssal Apostles,' have teleportation abilities, making them difficult to eliminate in the current situation."

They could detect that all these Abyss Apostles obeyed the commands of the two slender figures in the center, and even from this distance, they could feel a strong threat emanating from them.

Don't rush in recklessly if there are other people around.

Ying tried her best to enhance her perception, hoping to remember the other person's characteristics and obtain more information from her mind later.

"Is someone watching us? Is it that 'traveler'?"

"Let's pretend we don't know, just like we've planned. Our intelligence needs someone to help spread it."

At the center of the Abyss Apostles, two masked figures stood side by side, and beside them stood a towering sword demon who bore the authority of the "King of the North Wind" and the power of the Abyss.

The power of mortals is ultimately too limited. With the immense power of a demon god, the entire village was frozen into unmelting ice and snow in an instant.
The villagers, who were originally infected by the evil spirit, entered a state of suspended animation caused by being frozen, where their consciousness and life ceased to exist.

Due to the unique nature of the ice elemental authority, it neither causes living beings to truly enter a state of complete death, nor does it make it easy for them to take everyone away.

After all, it's not time for large-scale destruction yet. If given a choice, the Order would like to reduce the workload of the final resurrection process.

"I thought it would be more difficult to persuade you, but you don't seem very resistant to what we're doing now?"

"Attacking villages, taking away residents, and then launching indiscriminate attacks on the shogunate army and the resistance army—at present moment, we are undoubtedly villains."

A figure with white hair, prominent ears and a tail, wearing a red and white fox mask, turned to look at Chiyo beside him.

Although the red mask concealed the other person's expression, she could sense that Chiyo's current state did not seem to be forced.

"Because I thought what you said about Inazuma was just an exaggeration, and that Aying's governance wasn't that bad."

"But the army is the most direct reflection of the state of the nation. On the way here, we have already seen the resistance army and the shogunate army."
Although I have relaxed my requirements as much as possible, the fighting strength of both sides is far, far weaker than it was five hundred years ago.

While in Inazuma Castle, I was allowed to go out and explore, and even went to the Heavenly Territory Magistrate with the help of magic.
Just as the fox beside her said, she was initially skeptical, but it didn't take long for her to witness firsthand the numerous officials who, with the tacit approval of the head of the household, were using conscription as a pretext to amass wealth.

Soldiers were forcibly conscripted to the front lines, while exorbitant taxes were levied on the people.
But not only were large sums of money that should have been used for military equipment embezzled, the soldiers sent to the battlefield received almost no training at all.
Having once commanded an army, he placed great emphasis on the training of his soldiers.
Upon witnessing such an absurd scene, Chiyo almost couldn't resist the urge to chop those officials up on the spot, had it not been for Hana Sanri, who had accompanied her, repeatedly dissuading her.

But doing this during peacetime is one thing, but officials who haven't experienced war for a long time are bound to become unaware of the crisis, as long as they can muster their fighting spirit in battle.
The excuses they managed to come up with only lasted a moment.
When she heard that Inazuma was now almost half occupied by a "resistance army" formed by refugees, and that the Inazuma magistrate's office was deliberately prolonging the war under orders from outsiders,
Never before had she so clearly realized that Inazuma was utterly beyond saving, from top to bottom, and that killing a few people wouldn't improve the situation. Her target for killing then became Aying.
"Aying delegated too much of her own power, and she was too trusting of the people around her. This is an absolute taboo in leading troops into battle, let alone for the ruler of a country."

"Since the battle report is being embellished so heavily, let's use the situation to personally remind A-Ying. Although this might be a bit much for her, the situation is already this bad. If we remain hesitant, we probably won't be able to bring her to her senses."

After being pulled back from the remnant soul state, it felt like Inazuma himself almost didn't recognize her.
Even when facing a dark calamity and fighting to the last few survivors five hundred years ago, the Shogunate samurai still had the resolve to confront powerful enemies and send the gods to more important battlefields.

But after five hundred years, the army, under the control of the current Heavenly Ruler, has become an empty shell, merely for show, devoid of any fighting spirit or courage.

"Inazuma is probably very lucky to have such a turning point."

"Since no one will actually die, this will be a live-fire exercise that any army would dream of." "Although I shouldn't be the one to execute those officers, at least I will make the current commanders understand, in fear, why the army needs to maintain sufficient combat power."

Before setting off, Oni-horn on the right deliberately reverted to the appearance he had been when he was slashed by A-ying, and he also carried a long sword as cold as the moon.

She's done plenty of things like charging into battle and beheading, and now that she's been controlled by the "Abyss" and has gained immense dark power, she's confident that her next actions will be enough to lure out Ah Ying.

"As expected, you're still quite stubborn in places like this, even though it's not really my place to say it."

"As long as you can bring yourself to do it, you don't even know if the current army will still have the courage to fight back when faced with your charge."

Both of them were allocated an extremely large amount of abyssal power, and their consciousness was temporarily maintained by another power of authority.
Chiyo's appearance during battle is vastly different from her actual appearance, and this power itself also evokes a primal fear in living beings.

Hana-san was certain that Chiyo at that time would probably be just like when she cut open the monster that devoured her—a single glance would be enough to make ordinary soldiers collapse to the ground.

A moment later, Hikimura.

The conversation didn't last long; the apostles were already on their way back when Ying and Paimon arrived.

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Silence reigned; apart from the slightly dark ice, nothing remained of the former Hikimura Village.
Although they had expected it from the beginning, Ying and Paimon still felt somewhat heavy-hearted after discovering that there were really no survivors.

"Why did they kill all the residents of Hiki Village, and even take their bodies with them?"

"Judging from the current situation, these guys are completely different from those mindless monsters. Not only are they unaffected by my aura, but they even left tunnels for retreat from the very beginning."

Despite having just tried his best to avoid looking directly at the other person, instead gathering information from the elements,
Ying still felt that the other party seemed to have discovered her, but just didn't come over to check during the evacuation.

"Hmm, a fox mask and a red oni mask... Could the leader of the opposing side be a monster from Inazuma?"

"But if it's an Inazuma-type yokai, who is so powerful, and why would they follow these Abyss Apostles to invade the village?"

From Ying's retelling, we learned about the distinct features such as the fox's tail and the broken demon horn, but their historical knowledge was practically nonexistent, so we couldn't glean any useful information.

After searching the area for a while, they ultimately found nothing.
It was certain that this was not the full strength of the Abyss forces, and might even have been just an advance team.
Ying's mood, which had improved slightly due to the increased assistance from the mysterious benefactor, became depressed again.

"You mean things have been a bit unsettled lately, so you're telling me to go out less?"

"Yeah, don't worry. Although I don't look very strong, I actually have some ability to protect myself."

Below Inazuma Castle, on Hanamizaka, is the Naganohara Fireworks Shop.

After sending all his employees to the right places and using his power to almost completely cover the ley lines of Inazuma, he was finally able to rest for a couple of days.

But perhaps because he had been "out on business trips" a lot during this period, it was often difficult to find anyone at Yuanshang Dessert Shop in the city.
After having a long-awaited meal with him, Xiaogong avoided her father and spoke mysteriously.

"No! This time, we can't just relax after defeating a few Hilichurls. Everyone in the village has been stockpiling all sorts of food lately."

"I've heard that many strange and bizarre monsters have appeared over the desolate sea, and there's even a giant golden dog flying in the sky. In just the last few days, the Shogunate army has suffered heavy losses, and even the Fools stationed there have been wiped out."

"Ahem, well, just trust me and don't ask about the source of the information. I don't want the city to lose such a popular dessert shop!"

"No matter what, you're just a scholar. You're definitely not good at fighting and killing."

"I heard from Sister Beidou that the scholars on the outlying islands are always selling fertilizers and such. You mentioned before that you wanted to study the Divine Cherry Blossom, so what you're studying should be similar."

In a very unique way, Yoshimiya deduced that the young man in front of him was a scholar who researched fertilizers and plant growth promoters. Yoshimiya had no desire for anything to happen to his friend, whom he had only known for a short time but who he got along very well with.

Having helped many holders of the Eye of God escape, she has a good relationship with Ms. Kamisato from the magistrate's office.
After confirming with the liaison of the company that it was safe to remind his friends, Yoshimiya also shared the information he had obtained from those "ninjas".

"But the city should be safe, right? The Heavenly Territory has a large number of soldiers; even demons couldn't possibly break through."

If a large number of monsters appear, they can always request assistance from the Grand Master.

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"Sigh, if only they would ask for help. Anyway, from what I know, it's been several days already, and there's still no movement from the castle tower."

She responded instinctively, then immediately covered her mouth with her hand.

After realizing that his friend had no intention of asking any further questions, Xiaogong breathed a sigh of relief.

Before she could continue emphasizing the dangers of the outside world, or prove her strength through arm wrestling, she knew she wasn't just talking nonsense.

Xiao Gong heard the young man from Yuan Shang pause for a moment before replying:

"Don't worry, I'll make sure I'm safe. I've finished dealing with what I was doing, and I probably won't be going too far away for a while."

"Furthermore, Hanamizaka and Inazuma Castle are the closest places to the Great Palace."

If the monsters really attack, then regardless of whether anyone calls for help, the gods will surely notice.

Having obtained the water elemental authority symbolizing life, they had already strengthened the Golden King Beast in the Wuxiang Blade Abyss once more, maximizing its survivability.

It doesn't matter what boasts the magistrate made to the general, or how unwilling he was to report the truth.
Once the monsters approach the edge of Inazuma Castle, all we need to do is let Big Yellow take a few hits from Wuxiang's blade, and the Thunder God's authority will naturally be ours.
(End of this chapter)