Chapter 1636
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Chapter 1636 Army Under Attack
At the same time.
At the middle and rear of the army.
Wu Quan dismounted from his horse, looked around, and while no one was paying attention, rubbed his buttocks which were sore from riding, sighing helplessly.
Although he was a “Klein” level powerhouse, one of the defects of [Emperor’s Dominion] was that the user’s physical body was extremely fragile. If not for this, he wouldn’t have been so severely injured during his time travel.
I wonder how the Champion Marquis solved this problem… Wu Quan thought to himself.
“Kid.”
A voice came from behind. Wu Quan’s gaze sharpened as he turned around to see Gongyang Wan in prison clothes, who had somehow appeared behind him.
Gongyang Wan squinted her eyes, staring directly at Wu Quan, a gaze that made him very uncomfortable.
“What do you want?” he said coldly.
“Is that ability you have the same as Huo Qubing’s?” Gongyang Wan asked softly.
“What if it is?”
Looking at Wu Quan before her, a glint flashed in Gongyang Wan’s eyes. She licked her lips, her expression somewhat malicious.
For some reason, a chill ran down Wu Quan’s spine. He instinctively stepped back, instantly releasing his “Klein” level aura!
“What are you trying to do?” Murderous intent flashed in Wu Quan’s eyes.
“…Nothing, no need to be nervous.” Gongyang Wan’s lips curled slightly upward as she casually brushed her messy hair behind her ear and turned to walk away. “Little brother… big sister is very interested in you.”
As Gongyang Wan’s voice faded into the distance, Wu Quan’s frown deepened. Just then, a hand patted his shoulder.
Wu Quan’s pupils contracted sharply. He whirled around, his entire mental energy mobilized and ready to strike!
“Brother Seven Night?” Seeing who it was, Wu Quan dispersed his gathered mental energy and let out a long breath.
Lin Qiye looked at Gongyang Wan’s retreating figure, his eyes narrowing: “What did she say to you?”
“She just asked if… I had the same ability as Champion Marquis.”
Lin Qiye’s expression darkened.
In terms of power level, currently Gongyang Wan was stronger than Wu Quan, which meant she could use [Longevity Countenance] to devour Wu Quan and obtain his ability… Could it be that she was also after [Emperor’s Dominion]?
If that was the case, Lin Qiye would have to be extremely vigilant in protecting Wu Quan. Gongyang Wan at this stage was far too dangerous!
“Mount up, follow me to the rear wing of the army.”
…
By the time Lin Qiye and Wu Quan reached the rear of the army, torches had already been lit in the night sky ahead.
The two rode their horses following the army. The red stars in the sky connected with the faint glow of torches on the ground, barely carving a path of light in the darkness, advancing bit by bit into the distance.
At the edges of the army, black flags were raised high. There was one near Lin Qiye. He sniffed the air and detected an indescribable strange odor.
“Brother Seven Night, what’s happening?” Wu Quan asked in confusion, seeing supply wagons abandoned along the road.
“I’m not entirely sure, but it probably has something to do with those red stars.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Lin Qiye stopped a soldier walking at the end of the army and asked:
“Let me ask you, have those red stars in the sky always been there?”
The soldier holding a torch was startled, “No, they weren’t there before we marched toward the northwestern frontier. They appeared halfway through our journey.”
“About how long ago?”
“About… ten days ago?” the soldier replied uncertainly. “But at first, they were just tiny dots. We thought it was an illusion at first, but later realized they were red stars.”
They weren’t there ten days ago, and they’re continuously growing larger?
Lin Qiye’s brow furrowed immediately. He looked up at the red stars again, their light increasingly dazzling. Even when occasionally obscured by clouds, an eerie red glow still penetrated through.
From the soldier’s description, Lin Qiye could almost be certain that those red stars were no ordinary stars, and they were approaching Earth at an alarming speed…
“Did those evil spirits also begin to rampage after the red stars appeared?”
“Yes, we rarely heard about evil spirits causing trouble before… but recently they’ve become more and more numerous. People are dying everywhere. I heard even Chang’an has been severely affected!”
What could these red stars be that could cause such a “mysterious” uprising?
Lin Qiye pondered silently.
“What are those flags? Why do they smell strange?” Wu Quan asked, pointing at the black flags in the distance.
“Those are evil-repelling formations taught by the Imperial Advisor. By soaking the black flags in specific substances and arranging them in a formation, they can dispel surrounding evil spirits. We’ve always used them during campaigns, and we hardly ever encountered evil spirits before.”
Lin Qiye glanced at the black flags, his expression grave. He knew something was missing from the evil-repelling formation this time. Combined with the red stars overhead and the rampaging evil spirits, the journey back to Chang’an would likely be far from peaceful…
Boom—!!
An explosive roar erupted from the western side of the army ahead. Raging flames shot into the sky, and even the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly.
This sudden explosion startled some soldiers. They all looked toward the direction of the flames. Vaguely, several huge shadows flew past in the night sky, and exclamations rose from the crowd.
“Sure enough, they’ve come…” Lin Qiye withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the pitch-black land behind them.
In his dual vision, over a dozen monsters of various shapes were lingering behind the army, like a pack of wolves cautiously stalking their prey, waiting in the shadows for the opportunity to strike.
These “mysteries” weren’t high-level, most being at the “River” or “Sea” realm, but Lin Qiye could sense that miles away in the darkness, more and more “mysteries” were continuously arriving.
In this desolate wilderness where evil spirits ran rampant, the army advancing rapidly with torches was like a beacon in the darkness, frantically attracting all nearby “mysteries.”
“Brother Seven Night, leave these to me.”
Wu Quan raised his hand and pressed toward the void behind them. Most of the lower-realm “mysteries” were instantly dominated, smashing directly into the ground!
A deep rumbling sound arose. The remaining few “mysteries” that could still move darted out swiftly, howling as they charged toward the soldiers holding torches. Wu Quan’s pupils contracted slightly. In the next moment, the surrounding air rapidly flowed into a hurricane, sweeping up a torch and transforming it into a massive fireball over a hundred meters in radius, smashing into those “mysteries” head-on!
Surging flames bloomed in the sky. Huo Qubing, commanding from the center of the army, turned to look back, and after a long while, shook his head slightly…
