Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 701: Falling Head Demon

A few days later, the battle in the southern border was at a stalemate.

The person who summons the demon often does not realize that he or she is also part of the sacrifice.

When Luotouba broke out of the seal, it immediately pounced on the surrounding sorcerers - it was a monster over 15 meters long, with a huge and terrifying humanoid head, and a spine connected to bloated internal organs below the neck.

"Send out the ghost!" The sorcerer in command immediately ordered, "Lure it towards Lu State!"

A large number of ghosts were released and manipulated by the Yin magician to block Luotouba, and then turned around and rushed north.

Whether flesh or soul, both were food that Luotouba coveted. Born to devour, this evil creature swam down at an accelerated speed, ignoring gravity and devouring numerous fleeing ghosts from behind.

More ghost armies were released, deliberately guiding Luotouba to continue its march towards the north, with its destination being the area where the war with Lu State was taking place. The Lu State monks, civilians, and sorcerers who were still unaware of the situation and had not yet evacuated would all become Luotouba's blood food.

At this moment, Luotouba did something that the sorcerers did not expect.

He began to spin rapidly in place, his gray, withered hair scattering in all directions. As each hair touched the ground, it transformed into a human-sized Falling Head Demon, which then flew rapidly towards the nearest victim!
Such a sudden change immediately caused the sorcerers on the scene to panic, because there was no record in ancient books that Luotouba had this strange ability to clone itself.

As the small Luotouba flew out in the tens of thousands, the number of Yin ghosts originally used to lure them north was quickly devoured by more than half. The disaster quickly spread to the sorcerers who were not far away from the scene, and the screams of flesh being eaten alive were heard one after another.

The on-site commander who was entrusted with an important task by the Witch King Nanpan, when he found that Luotouba could actually split into many groups, instantly realized that the situation was about to evolve into a critical situation that could not be controlled. He made a prompt decision and ran away without looking back.

Even if the Witch King blamed him later, that would be after the fact. If he didn't flee now, he would be killed on the spot—he had no interest in being buried with the entire South.

Seeing that the people above had run away and lost contact, the other sorcerers at the scene lost all their will to resist Luotouba and soon scattered like birds and beasts.

The Witch King Nanpan's last trump card went out of control the moment it was revealed.

The original body of Luotouba has completely disappeared, and has transformed into millions of small Luotouba, which are spreading in all directions like a black swarm of plague flies.

If you look down from a satellite's bird's-eye view, you can see that on the land of Indochina, some horrific traces of corruption, withering, pollution and toxicity are spreading outward bit by bit.

At the same time, the beheading team, which knew nothing about Luotouba, was still heading towards the Witch King Nanpan.

There were already successful precedents for the tactical plan to deal with the southern border. As long as the Witch King could be successfully assassinated, these sorcerers who seemed to be working together would immediately turn their swords against each other to fight for the newly emerged power vacuum, and this war of aggression would naturally collapse.

The team leader this time is Li Minghu, who once followed Yan Yu to participate in the assassination of the Golden Light Master So Win. Now he is very familiar with repeating the same trick.

Break up, cut, and annihilate small units, and then extract the location information of their superiors from the prisoners, just like upgrading and fighting monsters in traditional RPG games, from weak to strong, step by step.

"Something's wrong." Zhang Huaide suddenly said, "The enemy's reaction speed is too slow."

"Yes." Li Minghu nodded and said, "Let's expand the detection radius."

The worst possibility is that the enemy is using these small forces as bait, releasing false location information to lure us into an encirclement and ambush.

However, if we were to be too cautious about this, we would become timid. The most important thing right now was to ensure that the team's mobility was not restricted in any way.

After receiving the order, Tang Xiaolian shook her hands lightly, and a large number of black beetles fell out of her sleeves.

Among the envoy classes, both ghost and insect envoys tend to assist with reconnaissance, but there are some key differences. Most land-based ghosts possess the ability to become invisible and pass through walls, making them the best at concealing themselves and preserving themselves. However, poisonous insects excel in being cheap, durable, and effective in large numbers. Even if nine-tenths of them are dead, the remaining insects can still perform reconnaissance functions.

After confirming with her that there were no ambushes around, Li Minghu quickly made a decision:
Keep chasing!

A few days later, the group was lucky enough to capture a messenger of the Witch King and got the specific location of the Witch King Nanpan from him.

Unlike the first Sorcerer King, who personally led the army, the current Sorcerer King, Nan Pan, is clearly a more selfish type. He leads his own guards in the southern rear, and constantly issues orders to those Sorcerer Lords who disobey him, forcing them to lead their men north to seek death with the monks of the Lu Kingdom.

Because of this, morale within the wizard coalition had already weakened. Even if the killing squad hadn't been deployed, it was only a matter of time before the front line would turn against them.

"No wonder the sorcerers' attack was surprisingly weak this time," Zhang Huaide analyzed. "Since they're trying to eliminate dissidents, the Sorcerer King's main force will certainly be wary of the frontline troops. It's best for us not to go directly south. It would be more appropriate to take a detour from the west."

"Yeah." Li Minghu thought so too, and pulled up a topographic map on his phone. "From here, we should head west towards the mountains, avoid their left wing, go around to the rear of the Witch King's Guard, and then launch a surprise attack on them. Does anyone have any suggestions?"

No one spoke, Zhou Hongyu spoke directly, impatiently:
"So be it."

The decapitation team continued their flight, flying no higher than the treetops to avoid being spotted by distant enemies. They kept their swords gliding through the sparsest upper layers of the jungle.

"There is a ghost 10 meters away at 800 o'clock." Tang Xiaolian said.

"Detour," Li Minghu ordered immediately, "and keep quiet."

"1 meters in the direction of 900 o'clock, 3 wizards." Tang Xiaolian started reporting the location again.

"Kill him." Li Minghu made a quick decision.

Qin Meng quickly broke out from the decapitation team, using his magic of movement to get faster and faster. The three sorcerers in the distance had just reacted when he rushed in like a tiger!
The power of the dragon and elephant circulated throughout his body, and his muscles swelled like a giant. With just one punch, he smashed the leading tattooist and all the defensive spells he had cast into pieces!

Before the other two could fight back, they were pierced by Li Minghu's combined man and sword, and Zhou Hongyu's Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire, and died on the spot.

Li Minghu released the state of unity between man and sword, left the flying sword and landed on the ground. His breathing became a little rapid, but he heard Zhou Hongyu suddenly say:
"Don't force yourself."

"I know what's going on." Li Minghu responded.

She quietly touched the pills she carried with her, and secretly made up her mind not to take them unless absolutely necessary.

Even if he asked Zhou Hongyu or Tang Xiaolian to inject his true energy into him and neutralize the medicinal effects and side effects, he still felt something was wrong.

The group continued to circle around the mountains, and finally in the evening they successfully bypassed the Witch King's Guards and arrived behind their main camp.

Tang Xiaolian released the Gu insect once more, scouting and confirming the enemy's formation and combat readiness. Since the Witch King Nanpan had successfully seized power, his shamans were naturally highly skilled. Based on the Gu insect's sensory feedback, a rough estimate suggested that approximately one-third of the shamans were at the Huafu level, with over half at the Xisui level.

Even at the Transformation Palace stage, there was still a significant gap between them and the top cultivators. Zhou Hongyu simply stated bluntly that there was no need to formulate any tactics. He simply amplified the Bright Flame to force the Witch King Nanpan out, and then a single Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire would be enough to end it.

Li Minghu smiled and did not refute, and continued to discuss with Zhang Huaide.

The first wave of force that attacks the position cannot be too strong, otherwise once the situation becomes overwhelming and the Witch King Nanpan sees the situation is not good and runs away, all the previous efforts will be wasted.

First, create a stalemate in the battle and deliberately lure them out. Then, the first group will suppress them with all their strength, and the second group will rush straight to the Witch King and behead him.

The plan was roughly set, but its implementation would require improvisation. Li Minghu calmly assigned his troops and generals. Qin Meng, Li Zhaojiang, Meng Qingxi, Tao Xingyuan, and Wang Haoran were assigned to the first group, while Zhang Huaide was in charge of leading the decoy.

Zhou Hongyu, Jiang Hong and Tang Xiaolian will be led by him personally and will penetrate the heart of the enemy like a sharp knife at the critical moment!
The first group left. Li Minghu stood alone among some trees and suddenly began to cough softly.

"You're being too arrogant." Zhou Hongyu's voice came from behind. "Even if you rest for a day and adjust your condition before launching an attack, what's the big deal?"

"Captain Zhou, who is used to all-out assaults, thinks I'm acting too hastily?" Li Minghu asked with a wry smile.

Zhou Hongyu was silent for a moment and said:

"There are also targets I can't capture even with an all-out assault. In the long run, it's wise to proceed step by step."

Li Minghu knew who the "target" she was talking about was. After pondering for a long time, he slowly said:
“Sometimes, you need to give your all to keep pace with others who are moving forward cautiously.”

"So what?" Zhou Hongyu said coldly, "Even if we can win this battle, it doesn't mean we can win elsewhere. If anything happens to you, people will blame me for not helping you."

Li Minghu suddenly smiled and asked:

"How about I send a message to Yan Yu? Tell him that all the decisions I made on this trip were made on my own and had nothing to do with Zhou Hongyu?"

Zhou Hongyu stared into her eyes and said after a while:
"Don't add any unnecessary extravagance."

"I was just joking," Li Minghu said gently. "I know my body well. I'm more afraid of a prolonged war of attrition than a fierce battle. I'm more likely to collapse that way."

Zhou Hongyu thought for a moment, turned his head and looked forward and said:
"I hope we can accomplish this goal in one fell swoop, and we can go back soon."

"Well, I hope so." Li Minghu also looked into the distance.

After a while, Tang Xiaolian, who was still using the insect to investigate, finally spoke:
"The Witch King has appeared!"

"Let's go!" Li Minghu took the lead and flew up on his sword.

The four of them rushed out of the jungle quickly and saw Li Zhaojiang clasping his hands together and sweeping the Yuanci divine light among the sorcerers, disrupting the enemy formation.

Qin Meng was more like a god descending from heaven. Relying on the body defense of the Dragon Elephant Nirvana Divine Art, he charged through the vast army.

Zhang Huaide commanded these two to suppress the entire situation, and asked the other three to cooperate with each other to resist the attack of the Witch King Nanpan. This third Witch King was a tattoo master, and his body was covered with runes with magical ink. At this time, he had already shown the angry appearance of an Arhat, his body turned into indigo, and transformed into a giant Dharma image several stories high. His every move was so powerful that the earth shook.

The Witch King Nan Pan gained the upper hand. While frantically attacking Meng Qingxi and others, he also dispatched troops to encircle Li Zhaojiang and Qin Meng. As a result, he saw four more monks rushing towards him from a distance. He immediately cried out in his heart that he had fallen into a trap and turned around and left.

The surrounding Witch King's guards also reacted. The sorcerers chanted rapidly, unleashing four massive spells: earth, water, fire, and wind. Rocks rained down, steam billowed, flames blazed, and dust blew up. In an instant, the Witch King's back was completely obscured, making it impossible to see clearly.

"Get out of here!" Zhou Hongyu was so angry that he spat out extremely thin and dense golden threads from his mouth. The Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire swept forward six times in a row, instantly killing the Witch King's guards, causing blood to flow and broken limbs to fly everywhere.

"Jiang Hong, protect Captain Zhou, Xiaolian, follow me." Li Minghu ordered, and flew at full speed with Tang Xiaolian on his sword. In an instant, they rushed into the enemy formation and caught up with the Witch King's retreating tail.

The two were greeted by various spells of the sorcerer. Ghosts were hidden, insects were dangerous, and even more deadly, they were so densely packed that if they were not careful, they would lose their combat ability on the spot.

Li Minghu activated the unity of man and sword, controlling the sword light to surround Tang Xiaolian's body, and continuously spun around with the momentum of fighting in all directions at night, unexpectedly blocking all the attacks accurately without missing a single one!

Tang Xiaolian was dumbfounded. She had also prepared many poisonous insects to protect herself from the bullets, but she had never expected that Li Minghu could defend himself so thoroughly and perfectly. So she focused on controlling the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu to charge forward and pursue.

The defense of this golden silkworm Gu was incredibly strong, and it was naturally ferocious. It was immune to water, fire, swords, and guns, and it was not deceived by illusions. It fought its way through the sea of guards and pounced on the Witch King's back!
Two dark arms suddenly stretched out from the Witch King's shoulder blades behind him, quickly grasped the poisonous golden silkworm Gu, and then tried to crush it to pieces. However, the ferocious insect grunted a few times and bit off all his fingers in return.

Another blast of Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire shot from behind, clearing a gap in front. Li Minghu and Tang Xiaolian seized the opportunity to pursue, finally catching up to within 50 meters of the Witch King Nanpan before the remaining Witch King's guards could rejoin them.

Tang Xiaolian unleashed all of her poisonous insects, concentrating on intercepting the pursuers. Using her mind, she once again directed the poisonous golden silkworm Gu towards the head of the Witch King's Dharma image.

The Witch King knew this vicious insect was difficult to deal with, so he didn't dare to take the attack head-on. He could only duck and dodge with lightning speed. But then he saw another flash of sword light. It was Li Minghu, who combined his sword and man to perform the White Rainbow Piercing the Sun. He seized the moment when the Witch King's perspective shifted and instantly pierced his chest.

Kill!

She quickly landed on the ground again, and as soon as she separated from the sword light, she began to cough violently.

Tang Xiaolian also rushed over and fed Li Minghu a Qi-boosting pill. Then, she looked at the body of the Witch King and suddenly imitated Yan Yu, saying with her hands behind her back, "What are you doing?"
"Why is this Witch King so weak? I haven't had enough fun yet."

"It's not that he is too weak, it's that we are too strong." Li Minghu finally recovered his breath and corrected.

"That's true." Tang Xiaolian smiled broadly, watching the Witch King's guards fleeing in all directions. The others also rushed over. Just as she was about to continue boasting about her achievements to her companions, she suddenly heard Li Minghu ask in a lost voice:

"what?"

She quickly looked back and saw a large group of strange black creatures flying towards her under the moonlight in the distance.

"Is that... a human head?"

(End of this chapter)