Chapter 1691: Chapter 1692: Iron Demon Ride
"Indeed, but speaking of which, the testing phase of this game is finally coming to an end. In six months, it can be publicly released, just thinking about it is exciting."
"Hehe, I’ve already prepared. When the time comes, I’ll enjoy myself inside."
"Oh, speaking of it, there’s still a guy in this game, right? This guy is incredible, managing to persist for so long."
"He’s near Bi Gan Mansion, it’s about to end."
Exiting the Star-picking Tower, you head all the way southwest.
Unlike before, without many burdens around, you reveal your true strength!
The chivalrous man and you, one in front, one at the back, sometimes left, sometimes right, sprinting all out across the wilderness.
The reason is simple, only because a few minutes ago, the chivalrous man said to you, "Emperor Xin is awakening, the seal imposed by Jiang Shang back then has shown cracks. Within four hours, three treasures must be gathered to kill Emperor Xin!"
Two hours in the game is not long, because just the distance between the Star-picking Tower and Bi Gan Mansion, if you walk, it takes two hours to go back and forth.
Therefore, you no longer dawdle, swapping the steel knife in your hand to your left, lowering your eyebrows slightly, with sharp glints flickering in your eyes.
"Go!"
A low murmur, you step out swiftly, your body, having charged several meters ahead. This time, the chivalrous man standing beside you hadn’t seen clearly.
The chivalrous man is merely an NPC, all his actions are set according to the program. He doesn’t know why you suddenly became so powerful, and he wouldn’t interrogate it either. His duty is to lead you to Bi Gan Mansion at the fastest speed.
Wen Zhong has deployed all the troops to the front line; the area between the Star-picking Tower and Bi Gan Mansion is a vast plain. Though sometimes demon soldiers pass by, often, when they see you and the chivalrous man, you both have already turned into a black dot in their sight.
While running, you say to the chivalrous man who has been following you closely, "Running like this will greatly drain stamina. It’ll be a hassle dealing with Bi Gan later. Can we find two horses?"
The chivalrous man was just about to speak when a cavalry team of demon soldiers appeared ahead!
These creatures riding horses are not ordinary demons; they are entirely clad in thick armor, revealing only a pair of eyes shining with a sinister glow.
"It’s Emperor Xin’s Iron Demon Ride, they are strong, be careful." Just as he spoke, the chivalrous man turned his head only to find you had already rushed forward, wielding your steel knife!
The chivalrous man doesn’t know that you have been holding back frustration. Throughout this journey, everything you did seemed quite stifling. If not for worrying that showing your true strength would be seen through by Wei Yingyue, how could this journey have been so troublesome, hiding here and there?
Iron Demon Ride, it sounds impressive, yet you dismiss them completely. As you dash forward, your left hand holding the knife slightly tilts back, and you launch towards the dozen Iron Demon Rides ahead like a gust of wind.
When the distance between the two sides is about fifty meters, the Iron Demon Ride spots you, five of them taking out longbows from their backs, nocking arrows, aiming at you, shoot!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Five arrows simultaneously shoot towards you.
While running, you do not dodge at all; amid the sprint, you extend your right hand. When the five arrows come through the air, your right hand merely makes a slight flicker, casting a phantom image in the dim demon eyes of the Iron Demon Ride, making the five arrows return abruptly, shooting back toward the five Iron Demon Rides at an even faster speed!
As the arrows return, you are less than twenty meters away from the Iron Demon Rides. At such a close distance, the five Iron Demon Rides had no time to react, each with an arrow piercing their eyebrows!
"Ping!"
The sound of shattering glass rings continuously, and the five Iron Demon Rides simultaneously turn into black smoke, disappearing into the fierce wind, leaving only their heavy armors scattered on the ground.
Seeing you instantly finding the Iron Demon Ride’s weakness, the chivalrous man also exerts more force, speeding up his attack toward the Iron Demon Ride.
A mere few confrontations, and the dozen Iron Demon Rides are cut down by you two.
Looking at the dozen solitary horses ahead, you smile faintly and say, "Iron Demon Ride, not much at all."
The chivalrous man mounts a horse and is about to leave; you hurriedly stop him: "Hero, don’t rush. Judging by the movement route of these Iron Demon Rides, they should also be going to Bi Gan Mansion, so we might as well make use of these armors."
Saying this, you just start putting on the armor in front of you.
Seeing your actions, the chivalrous man nods, obviously approving of your action.
After donning the armors, you both mount the horses and continue forward.
About ten minutes later, you see a small city.
The small city’s surroundings are still earthen walls, about three meters high. On the city wall stand some demon soldiers, all fully armed, yet looking somewhat lazy.
After all, this is the rear of the main base, with Wen Zhong guarding the frontline, these demon soldiers naturally feel secure.
When you and the chivalrous man ride the demon horses to the city, those wolf demons don’t even lift their heads, just letting you enter the city this way.
The city isn’t big, and as Bi Gan is the lord here, finding his mansion is indeed easy. The chivalrous man is on the left, you on the right, both wrapping yourselves tightly with helmets. Plus, the demon horses are the symbol of the Iron Demon Ride, so when the demon soldiers see you, they deferentially step aside.
Soon, you arrive at the gates of Bi Gan Mansion.
Outside the gate, six wolf demon guards, and a butler-like male fox demon stands in front of the gate. The male fox demon has a long beard, holding a Taoist horsetail whisk in his hand. Seeing there’re only two Iron Demon Rides, he can’t help but step forward and ask, "Why are there only two of you? Where are the others?"
You and the chivalrous man don’t speak; their faces are hidden in helmets, coincidentally now backlit, so the Fox Demon Butler can’t see you clearly.
The Fox Demon Butler seems to know a bit about the temper of the Iron Demon Ride, knowing these evil spirits don’t like to talk; he can only shake his whisk disgustedly and say to the two: "Forget it, it’s all the same no matter how many, you’re just transporting things. Both of you wait here, the master will be out shortly."
Shortly afterward, footsteps come from inside the gate. Listening to the sound, there’re about seven or eight people. As the footsteps get closer and closer, your left hand moves slightly.
The first person you see is a middle-aged man, with a thin face and bright eyes, radiating a distinct and capable aura.
Following the middle-aged man are six swordsmen; these six swordsmen have the appearance of humans but are enveloped with a layer of black deathly aura, looking exceedingly eerie and sinister at first glance.
Seeing these six swordsmen, you clearly feel the chivalrous man beside you slightly move his body. It seems these six swordsmen were acquaintances with the chivalrous man in their lifetime.
The group walks out of the gate, the middle-aged man directly walks to the middle of the two of you. Just as he stands still, the Fox Demon Butler eagerly rushes over, flattering the middle-aged man, saying, "Master, the Iron Demon Ride is standing by."
The middle-aged man also asks the Fox Demon Butler the same question: "Why are there only two?"
"Perhaps others couldn’t make it due to some matters."
"Never mind, it’s just a message delivery." The middle-aged man looks towards your direction, pulls out a bamboo slip from his sleeve, hands it to the Fox Demon Butler, and says to you blandly, "Deliver this bamboo slip to Master Wen. The Great King is about to awaken, Daji’s existence is indeed a bane to the Great King, she must be removed before the Great King wakes up!"