Even hybrid monsters have their day

Geng Miaowan, of course, wasn't idle either. Her innate sense of justice wouldn't allow her to stand idly by at this moment. With a wave of her hand, she unleashed a spell that struck a demon soldier.

When the demon soldier saw that she was the one who hit him, he turned his head away as if no one had hit him at all. Most of the other demon soldiers did the same, which made her feel a moment of disappointment.

In an instant, halos of light erupted across the training ground, the glow of various spells flickering and illuminating almost half the sky. People kept falling, and others kept rushing forward.

As expected of the top cultivation sect, the Green Mountain Sect's disciples, though lacking practical experience in fighting demons, quickly grasped the combat techniques after their initial hesitation. Furthermore, the ordinary demon soldiers weren't particularly powerful, mostly at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stages. Only a few leader-like demon soldiers were stronger, but they were all restrained by Miao Renfeng and Yin Qianze's disciples. Therefore, the Green Mountain Sect disciples didn't fall behind in the battle.

However, they weren't entirely unscathed; after all, even a swarm of ants can kill an elephant. Moreover, they were affected by the demonic energy released by the demon leader, leaving them with a heavy burden as they had to fight off the demon soldiers and the demonic energy they were inhaling.

The demons seemed to have a military production camp, with new demon soldiers constantly pouring in to replace those who were killed. Under this relentless onslaught, many disciples of the Green Mountain Sect fell, and the situation became increasingly dire as time went on.

When Qiu Pi rushed forward, he was stopped by a man who appeared to be a demon soldier leader, and they began to fight. The two were evenly matched, and it was difficult to determine a winner for the time being.

On this training ground that suddenly turned into a battlefield, only three people remained standing there without moving.

One is Geng Miaowan, who was forbidden to be killed by the demon leader. Another is Yin Qianze, whose face is filled with sorrow and resentment as she watches the disciples of the Green Mountain Sect fall. The third is the demon leader, whose gaze never left Geng Miaowan's face from beginning to end.

The way he looked at her was as if he were looking at something he greatly admired and was very familiar with, but his venomous gaze made her feel as if countless ants were crawling on her back.

At that moment, a spell exploded beside the demon leader's head, illuminating half of his face hidden beneath his hat. His skin was deathly pale, devoid of any color, and above his pointed chin were thin lips that were almost the same color as his skin. The tightly pursed lips curved into a beautiful arc at the corners.

Geng Miaowan knew she shouldn't use the word "good-looking" to describe her enemy, but in fact, it was the most ordinary and conservative word she could think of to describe him.

She just didn't know why. That half-smiling, half-serious expression gave her a strange sense of familiarity.

"Find a way to get close to him," Luan Hao suddenly spoke, interrupting her thoughts. She was about to refute his approach, which was tantamount to suicide, when Yin Qianze beside her seemed unable to bear the continuous killing of Green Mountain Sect disciples any longer. His eyes widened, and his usually cloudy eyes turned blood red, so red that they looked as if they could drip blood.

He charged towards the demon leader, shouting, "Haotian, stop! Tell your men to stop!"

The demon leader, called Haotian, glanced at him disdainfully and said with a hint of amusement, "Don't you humans have an old saying? It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away."

"You!" At this moment, a disciple of the Green Mountain Sect was suddenly thrown from the side and landed heavily in front of Yin Qianze. He turned his head and saw Yin Qianze, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

"Grandmaster Uncle, let...let us hold them off...you...you should quickly take...take the uninjured disciples and leave this place. Once we find the sect leader, we'll avenge them!"

After saying that, he struggled to stand up.

The scene was chaotic, so no one noticed the exchange between Yin Qianze and Haotian. However, Geng Miaowan, standing not far from Yin Qianze, heard both sentences clearly. An ordinary person wouldn't have noticed anything amiss, but she had witnessed what happened that night.

Inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult. Haotian's words were clearly directed at Yin Qianze, and it was strange that Yin Qianze knew his name.

She knew the weapon-wielding man she'd seen that night was none other than Haotian, the demon leader standing before her. Now, he'd said those words to Yin Qianze—what did that mean? Could it be…?

He... he's the one who invited me into the mountain?!

The obvious answer made Geng Miaowan's eyes widen, her face filled with disbelief. Although Yin Qianze didn't usually treat her well, she could tell he cared deeply about the affairs of the Green Mountain Sect. She had seen him patiently instructing the new disciples in swordsmanship on the training grounds many times. He knew the name of every disciple on the three peaks of the Green Mountain Sect and often helped Miao Renfeng with sect affairs until the wee hours of the morning without complaint.

His loyalty to the Green Mountain Sect was undeniable. Geng Miaowan had suspected everyone in the sect, but never him. So why him of all people…?

Seeing the Green Mountain Sect disciples being killed, the sorrow in his eyes was genuine, making her wonder if she had misunderstood something.

At this moment, the demon soldier who had thrown the Green Mountain Sect disciple to the ground rushed over with lightning speed and slashed at the person who was struggling to get up.

The disciple collapsed again before he could even cry out, this time unable to move at all.

"Xiao Ren!" Yin Qianze was heartbroken. He waved his hand, and a white light shot from his hand towards the demon soldier. The demon soldier's figure swayed for a moment, and then the white light flashed and disappeared into the air.

He glared at Haotian, his eyes blazing with fury, "I'll fight you to the death!"

A bluish-gray figure flashed and appeared in front of Haotian the next second, charging at him with a sword drawn, its movements seemingly genuine. Geng Miaowan looked at the bluish-gray figure with confusion; she couldn't understand it.

If he really was colluding with Haotian, why would he fight to the death with him now?

However, the current situation didn't allow her to think too much. With the continuous arrival of demon soldiers, the disciples of the Green Mountain Sect were increasingly at a disadvantage. If this continued, the Green Mountain Sect might truly be wiped out by the demons. (To be continued.)