Chapter 0273: Demon Beasts Attacking the City

Chapter 0273: Demon Beasts Attacking the City

Zhuo Chuan gave a nod to Qin Yun and said, "Your strength is quite impressive. It's good that you're coming with us. We might need you to fight the demon beasts."

Soon after, a hundred elite guards assembled in the main hall of the Runes Hall.

They were all equipped with mid-grade treasure armor and mid-to-high-quality weapons. Most of them were middle-aged warriors at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage, divided into ten teams, each led by a warrior from the Martial Path realm.

Qin Yun was starting to grasp the true strength of the Runes Hall headquarters. Just this elite guard was enough to make the various forces on the edge of Jiuhuang feel apprehensive.

"Let's move out!" Zhuo Chuan was only going along for the ride, not personally in command. That responsibility fell to the captain of the guard.

Qin Yun and Zhuo Chuan followed behind, flying through the air towards the city five hundred miles away.

"Grand Elder, have there been cases of demon beast hordes approaching nearby cities before? And for them to defeat the Runes Hall's forces? From what I know about demon beast hordes, they wouldn't take such risks unless they had enough strength," Qin Yun said.

"We've dealt with similar incidents in the past, but they were always resolved swiftly. This is the first time we've encountered such a large-scale attack!" Zhuo Chuan was also puzzled, which was why he decided to come along.

Among the demon beasts, there were extremely powerful ones. But these kinds of demon beasts usually didn't come out, as they would be surrounded and attacked by humans.

The demon beasts attacking the city near the Runes Hall were very likely one of these powerful beings.

Before long, Qin Yun heard a beast roar echoing through the sky.

The elite guards swooped down from the sky.

Below the clouds was a medium-sized city—Qi Feng City.

This city existed independently and didn't belong to any country. It mainly mined spirit iron for the Runes Hall, supplying them with spirit iron and various materials for weapon forging, and thus was protected by the Runes Hall.

From the air, Qin Yun and Zhuo Chuan saw that there were over a thousand demon beasts below, each of different types. Some resembled crocodiles, wolves, wild boars, lions, and more. There were about eight or nine different kinds.

It was clear that multiple demon beast hordes had gathered together!

"Didn't they say there were only a hundred or so demon beasts? There are over a thousand here, and most of them are ninth-level demon beasts!" Zhuo Chuan was also very surprised and spoke gravely.

Qin Yun, looking down at the demon beast horde attacking the city, was also filled with surprise. "I didn't expect the demon beasts to know how to attack in formations! These formations are tactics commonly used by human armies. No wonder they're called cunning."

The elite guards had already charged into the city!

"Who opened the city gates? The guards are a bunch of fools. The gates are intact, so they must have been opened from the inside." Zhuo Chuan cursed angrily and rushed down, turning to Qin Yun, "You go and save those being chased by the demon beasts!"

Qin Yun nodded, flew over the city, and noticed that the protective formation around the city had been taken down. He thought to himself, "There's a traitor! The gates were opened from the inside, and the protective formation was taken down. Are they colluding with the demon beasts? Or is there something else they're plotting?"

Without an insider's help, no demon beast horde could have broken through the city's defenses so swiftly.

Qin Yun landed in the city, took out his Spirit Refined Treasure Blade, and used the Divine Control Technique to control the blade, flying it out to slash and kill wolf-type demon beasts.

The demon beasts chasing humans were mainly smaller wolf-type demon beasts.

The other demon beasts were responsible for destroying the city walls and fighting human warriors.

The division of labor was precise, as though orchestrated by a commander. Especially when the beast horde formed an attacking formation, it was shocking.

"These wolf-type demon beasts are all ninth-level demon beasts. Even ninth-level Martial Body warriors might struggle against them, let alone ordinary people." As Qin Yun flew over, he saw many people being bitten to death.

The wolf-type demon beasts swiftly tore their victims apart and discarded the bodies on the ground, continuing to attack other fleeing people.

They left the human corpses uneaten, clearly intending to store them for later use.

Qin Yun's Spirit Refined Treasure Blade was extremely sharp, infused with a powerful surge of mental energy. Under the control of the Divine Control Technique, even the thick-skinned Demon Beasts struggled to resist.

In just a short while, more than a dozen magic wolves were slain, and their bodies were all collected by Qin Yun.

The group of magic wolves responsible for hunting humans had lost their previous ferocity in attacking humans due to Qin Yun's counterattack.

They focused their attack on Qin Yun and charged forward.

"Come and die, you stupid wolves!" Qin Yun, seeing dozens of grey magic wolves rushing toward him, was not afraid in the slightest. He took out several high-grade Stasis Talismans and threw them at the incoming magic wolves.

The high-grade Stasis Talismans were powerful enough to deal with ninth-rank Demon Beasts.

As the talismans were thrown out, a web-like force enveloped all the magic wolves.

Dozens of magic wolves suddenly became immobile, and at that moment, the Spirit Refined Treasure Blade controlled by Qin Yun flew past, cutting through them with ruthless efficiency.

Qin Yun stepped on the Fire Cloud Steps, like a raging fire lion as he charged into the immobilized pack. He took out the Giant Spirit King Mace and struck the heads of the magic wolves with one hammer after another.

Boom!

Each strike shattered a wolf's head, and in the blink of an eye, he had struck four or five times, killing just as many. At the same time, he was also controlling the Spirit Refined Treasure Blade to kill five more wolves.

In just a few moments, forty magic wolves had fallen.

This left those fleeing warriors at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage shocked and speechless.

They could all sense Qin Yun's aura and knew that he was only a ninth-level Martial Body warrior, but his power was terrifying.

After the immobilizing force of the talismans dissipated, there were still seven or eight magic wolves left alive, but within a few moments, they were also taken care of by Qin Yun using the Spirit Refined Treasure Blade and the Giant Spirit King Mace.

After storing the Demon Beasts' bodies in his spatial ring, Qin Yun rushed toward a battlefield a few hundred meters away, where a group was being besieged by more than a dozen magic wolves.

The people in this group were quite strong, with several warriors at the ninth level of the Martial Body, and the rest in the seventh or eighth level. They were barely able to fend off the attacks of the magic wolves.

As soon as Qin Yun arrived, his Spirit Refined Treasure Blade flew ahead of him, decapitating two magic wolves and killing them instantly.

Then, with his bare hands, he released the Qi Explosion Art from a distance, sending a magic wolf that was attacking a young woman flying more than ten meters away.

The group was astonished by Qin Yun's incredible strength, especially since they could all see that he was quite young and only at the ninth level of the Martial Body.

Many sharp-eyed individuals noticed the flying Spirit Refined Treasure Blade, which was the kind of spiritual weapon that made everyone envious.

Most people had never heard of a Spirit Refined Treasure Blade and didn't know that it required mental energy to control. Mistaking it for a weapon anyone could wield, many were envious and coveted it.

Soon, the remaining dozen or so magic wolves were eliminated by Qin Yun.

"Thank you for your help, young master. If not for you, I would have been seriously injured by the magic wolves. My name is Lin Yin. May I ask what your name is?" The young woman in green clothes who had just been saved by Qin Yun quickly walked over and expressed her gratitude.

The woman had a beautiful appearance and a slender figure. Her slightly crescent-shaped eyebrows framed a pair of slightly seductive eyes. When she smiled, it was incredibly charming.

"Just call me Ah Yun," Qin Yun said with a faint smile. "I am from the Runes Hall, and it is my duty to protect you. No need to be so polite."

"There are still many Demon Beasts outside, and it is still dangerous. Let me escort you to safety!"

Lin Yin nodded slightly, then looked at the several middle-aged men and a few youths before saying, "We are originally members of the Lin Family in this city. Now that the city has been destroyed, our family has been scattered. It's an honor to meet you, Ah Yun. May I ask if you could escort us to the secluded place where the senior members of our family are hiding?"

"No problem, lead the way!" Qin Yun agreed, thinking that since the Lin Family was a martial arts family in the city, they should have a good relationship with the Runes Hall.

Afterward, Qin Yun followed the group out of the city through another gate and headed toward the distant mountain range.

The group from the Lin Family consisted of over thirty people, and their strength was quite decent. However, a few of the middle-aged men had only recently reached the ninth level of the Martial Body stage, so they lacked experience in dealing with ninth-level Demon Beasts and had all sustained some injuries.

Fortunately, it wasn’t anything serious, and they were all still able to run quickly.

Not long after leaving the city, two middle-aged men at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage released a strong aura and ran ahead of the group.

Qin Yun frowned and caught up, whispering, “Brothers, please slow down and conceal your auras to avoid attracting Demon Beasts!”

“With your strength, what do you have to fear from Demon Beasts? We’re running faster because we want to meet the senior martial members of our Lin Family as soon as possible,” said a round-faced middle-aged man dismissively.

“Even if we attract Demon Beasts, it’s not your concern,” sneered the shorter and thinner middle-aged man. “You should focus on staying alert for Demon Beasts instead of worrying about us.”

Qin Yun felt a surge of anger and strongly considered leaving them behind. But he hesitated, concerned about how Zhuochuan would react. Otherwise, he would have turned back immediately.

“Uncle Five, Uncle Six, couldn’t you be a bit more polite?” called out Lin Yin from behind. She was still at the seventh level of the Martial Body stage and couldn’t keep up with them.

Qin Yun let it slide because of Lin Yin’s polite attitude and slowed down to walk beside her.

“Master Yun, please bear with them. They have short tempers,” Lin Yin sighed helplessly.

Qin Yun nodded and didn’t say much more, but he remained extra vigilant, ready to respond to any Demon Beasts that might appear.

Many people had fled the city, but none of them took this path. Only Qin Yun and the Lin Family were walking this way.

Lin Yin had mentioned before that this direction led into a large mountain range, where dangerous Demon Beasts might be hiding, which was why no one else took this route.

However, up ahead, several figures appeared.

“There are people!” Qin Yun called out urgently.

The Lin Family members immediately became alert, preparing for battle as if facing a major enemy. Their reaction surprised Qin Yun.

Given their earlier arrogance, Qin Yun had assumed they were carefree and relaxed.

“Kill!” shouted Fifth Uncle, charging forward with a fierce expression.