Mian Yang front line, at the military camp.
Under the soldiers’ guidance, the group arrived before Jia Sha’s corpse.
Xu closed his eyes, respectfully lifting the white cloth.
Looking at the silent Jia Sha and the dissipated death aura around him, he said, “He really did fall in battle… This is indeed him…”
Yao Xing’s face showed an extremely, even incredibly incredulous expression as she stared blankly at Jia Sha.
‘How is this possible? He only said he’d come to support last night, and now he’s dead today…’
Miao Miao was also shocked, but there was more fear in her heart.
After all, if even Jia Sha could die, then if it were her turn, she would surely die even faster.
Mao noticed Miao Miao’s expression and quickly asked the soldier leading them, “How did Jia Sha die?”
The soldier hemmed and hawed for a long time before finally saying, “Earlier, a demon man poisoned someone, and Lord Jia Sha caught him on the spot. The demon man was once suppressed.”
“But for some reason, Jia Sha was struck into the jungle by a tall shadow—perhaps a demon man—with a single palm strike. Lord Jia Sha then fought those two demon men in the jungle.”
“But just when we caught up, Lord Jia Sha’s internal organs had already been ruptured and bleeding. He fell into a coma, and there was no saving him…”
“In the end, he lost too much blood, and rescue efforts failed.”
Upon hearing this, the atmosphere instantly fell silent.
This so-called second demon man was probably stronger than Jia Sha.
Otherwise, why would a demon man who should have been suppressed be able to inflict such a miserable state on Jia Sha?
The situation was now becoming increasingly desperate.
There were only three heroes to begin with, and now Jia Sha was gone.
For any major battle, this was undoubtedly a fatal gap.
‘The whistle is useless too…’
Yao Xing looked down at the whistle in her hand.
It had now lost its function as a life-saving charm.
‘What do we do now? The front line is nearly collapsing, and there are demon men lurking inside Mian Yang.’
‘If we ignore the front line, the monsters will invade. But if we don’t deal with the situation inside Mian Yang, the citizens will also be in danger.’
‘But if Miao Miao and I, two heroes, split up, it might cause even greater losses…’
For a moment, the situation was caught in a deadlock with no way forward or backward.
When the sense of security that Jia Sha had brought became completely absent, the remaining pressure all fell on the group.
‘What should I do…’
Just then, Mao looked helplessly at her lady Miao Miao: “Lady Miao Miao, the King of Mian Yang is not receiving us. It’s too dangerous here. How about we retreat and return to Luyuan?”
Hearing this, everyone looked at Miao Miao.
Facing everyone’s direct gaze, Miao Miao, who had stage fright, was clearly panicked, but she couldn’t just ignore the fear in her heart: “I… maybe if we return to Luyuan… we can get the Great Hero of Luyuan to help…”
Mao scratched her head, then nodded in agreement.
Although Yao Xing felt unwilling, she respected Miao Miao’s decision.
After all, heroes were just transmigrators; they had no obligation to save others.
Moreover, the King of Mian Yang had been rude and dismissive.
‘If I hadn’t met Huan, if I had never heard of Huan’s ideals, then I wouldn’t have risked my life for the people of another world…’
Thinking this, Yao Xing raised her head and met Xu’s gaze.
In such a dangerous situation, although Xu didn’t want to flee, after seeing Yao Xing’s expression, he suppressed his feelings and helplessly nodded, signaling his agreement to retreat.
Yao Xing paused, then lowered her head helplessly.
‘Although I shouldn’t abandon this precarious Mian Yang…’
Forget it….
Faced with a situation where both options were wrong, it was better to just bow out!
“Then we’ll return to Lin Qi and see if Huan has any ideas!”
Hearing this, Miao Miao and Mao exchanged glances, then walked toward a nearby carriage.
[Affection ++++++++++++]
Suddenly, the affection system blared like an alarm.
‘What’s going on?!’
‘Is the affection system afraid?!’
The long-dormant affection system kept prompting, showing increases in affection, but the name of the other party was not appearing.
[Affection ++++++++++++]
This was undoubtedly an alarm!!
“No good, Xu, run!”
CRASH….
Flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Miao Miao and Mao, who had just walked out of the military camp, instantly turned into liquid.
‘!!!’
Yao Xing stared in shock, unable to utter another word.
She couldn’t even think.
CRASH….
The next ones to have their flesh and blood splattered were them.
[Bad End]
Darkness descended abruptly.
The feeling of her body breaking apart pierced her bones with pain.
But then…
…..
“!!!”
Yao Xing opened her eyes in panic.
Inside the carriage.
Anuo beside her was looking around with some worry.
Although Xu didn’t speak, his expression clearly showed concern.
Still unable to recover from the previous scene, Yao Xing’s body grew cold, and her limbs trembled uncontrollably.
She shook so much that she couldn’t even pick up the tea.
‘What just happened?!’
‘Why did I rewind?!’
‘And why did Miao Miao and Mao suddenly explode?!’
‘There wasn’t any demon man around at that time, was there?!’
Clop—clop clop—clop—
The sound of horse hooves echoed rhythmically in her ears.
Soon, they slowed down.
The coachman turned his head and asked, “It’s getting dark now, and there are more monsters. Can we stay here for the night?”
‘Last time… I chose to stay here for the night…’
‘But the result was that by the time we arrived, the Brave Xin had already sacrificed himself, leaving Jia Sha as the only hero left in Mian Yang.’
‘Even the minister’s council hall had already been destroyed before we arrived…’
‘If it weren’t for that previous lesson, perhaps the King of Mian Yang wouldn’t have closed the gates…’
‘I have to take a gamble!’
Facing everyone’s gaze.
Although Yao Xing felt it was difficult, she still fabricated a lie: “I’m sorry, can we keep going? The front line at Mian Yang is in imminent danger; I’m afraid it can’t hold out much longer.”
Upon hearing this, the coachman, though troubled, still nodded understandingly.
After letting the horse rest, they continued on their way.
Clop clop—clop clop—clop—
Yao Xing sat in her seat with a heavy expression.
‘No matter how I think about it, I can’t understand what caused everyone to explode like that.’
‘Oh, right, that clerk minister in the council hall also died by exploding!’
‘Could there be some powerful demon man? If so, how can I avoid him? How can I defeat him?’
‘That feeling of instant death… It’s not magic, nor is it death energy…’
‘It must be some kind of rule-based ability…’
Seeing Yao Xing lost in thought like this,
Xu asked softly, “Hero, are you planning something?”
‘Xu…’
Yao Xing looked helplessly at Xu.
“In your memory… is there any ability… that can cause a living being to instantly die?”
“Not magic, but an ability where you can’t even see the person’s shadow, yet you’re already dead…”
Although her words were a bit confusing,
Xu still understood.
“What you’re talking about is the ability of the Demon King’s Army’s Seven Demon Generals called [Shogi]. It’s a rule-based ability.”
“Compared to the heroes’ death energy, this ability of the demon generals is something that countless heroes cannot overcome. Because death energy is mostly growth-type, but shogi, from the very beginning, is that kind of disgusting ability.”
“Therefore, for anyone, a demon general is something you die upon seeing.”
After hearing this, Yao Xing remained silent, then turned back with a lingering fear.
‘One of the Seven Demon Generals.’
‘Could it really have appeared in Mian Yang?’
‘Or rather…’
‘That so-called tall shadow that killed Jia Sha…’
‘Is that one of the Seven Demon Generals?’