Chapter 504: The Tragedy of White Crane Town, Black Dragon Guard Baihe Joins the Battle

Commander, White Crane Town has been sealed off, no one is allowed to come out.

Those who left earlier have all been slaughtered cleanly.

Baihe narrowed his eyes and asked: "No trouble left behind?"

"No."

"What about the plague?"

"The plague has not spread yet; it is all under control. Anyone who has been contacted will be arrested, and if found, will be executed on the spot."

The Black Dragon Guard acted swiftly and took control of White Crane Town in one go; most of those who had run out earlier are dead.

The next day the plague broke out; people died on the spot. When their corpses were discovered, the Black Dragon Guard set them on fire. Some who were not dead clung to life, could not hide at all, and were soon found out.

As soon as White Crane Town discovered the plague, the surrounding towns began to seal off, forbidding entry and exit.

Baihe took control of the surroundings, managed White Crane Town, brought in a batch of Black Dragon Guard, temporarily holding the situation, but the plague is not yet resolved; they cannot relax. This plague does have an effect on cultivators, though not very obvious.

But for ordinary people, this plague is a deadly thing, impossible to resist or evade.

Once infected, there is no way out except death.

The higher one's cultivation, the better they can resist the plague. Knowing how the plague forms and its general pattern, they know how to avoid infection, but they have not yet found the source of the plague.

"Inspect quickly, dig three feet deep, we must also find that demon beast."

"Once the plague appears, it must be nearby; we cannot let it escape."

Baihe's mission is very important; this time the Black Dragon Guard attaches great importance to it.

Besides her, the Vice Hall Master has also been sent.

Vice Hall Master Bailang is on the way; he will arrive soon to help Protector plague demon beast.

That plague demon beast escaped last time; we couldn't find its trace. This time we must not let it escape; next time, we don't know when we'll be able to find it.

We cannot let this plague demon beast continue to grow stronger; that is their idea.

"Yes."

The Black Dragon Guard quickly went to make arrangements; they had prepared defenses, entered White Crane Town, and showed no mercy to those people.

For now there is no way to save them; once the plague is inhaled, it is hard to rescue.

The Great Qi Dynasty is researching an antidote, but it won't be quick.

And even if these people were saved, it would be useless.

Inside White Crane Town, a life-and-death struggle unfolded; those people, wanting to live, tried to break through the encirclement.

Helpless, before the Black Dragon Guard they were nothing.

The Black Dragon Guard kills ruthlessly; whoever dares to resist, whoever dares to charge out, will be killed without pardon.

After killing some people, those people dared not act rashly, nor dare to charge out.

They waited on the spot to die.

Inside White Crane Town, a operation to search for the plague demon beast was launched; outside, they were completely surrounded and totally sealed off.

Baihe crossed his arms and stared at this scene.

On White Crane Town, resentment rose to the heavens.

"The people of this town are probably beyond saving."

"So many have died; the plague demon beast deserves to die."

She also had no way; wanting to save, she was helpless.

Without an antidote, letting them out would only cause greater disaster; we cannot let them contaminate others.

Once contagious, it would be a devastating blow to the Great Qi Dynasty.

Last time the plague broke out, how many people died? The people of Baihu Cheng died, those who ran out infected many others, causing the death toll to be several times higher than Baihu Cheng's; the Black Dragon Guard paid a price and barely managed to suppress it.

This time they cannot afford to make a mistake, nor can they be soft-hearted.

"How much longer until the Vice Hall Master arrives?"

When Baihe was thinking, a Black Dragon Guard came forward to report.

"Commander, we have found it."

Upon hearing this, Baihe happily said: "Where is it? Take me there."

"Yes."

Soon, Baihe came to a cave, a huge cave, a cave that had been dug open.

It was gloomy.

Inside, a rotten foul smell emanated.

Terror and eeriness continually came forth.

Occasionally the sound of eating was heard.

"Commander, this is the place; the plague demon beast is inside."

On the ground lay many bones.

On them were traces of having been gnawed.

As they walked inside, Baihe's expression was tense; he proceeded cautiously, while the Black Dragon Guard behind him kept a careful watch on the surroundings.

They passed through the dark passage, bones covering the ground.

At the end of the bones they saw a rat-shaped demon beast, huge in size, like a small hill.

Its swollen body continuously emitted a terrifying aura.

Those emissions are the source of the plague.

Upon its flesh, skulls popped out, each one a human head.

Those heads wanted to burst out of the body, but could not break free.

Bizarre, terrifying.

At first glance, White Crane frowned, and the Black Dragon Guards behind him were all stunned.

They have seen many monsters, but this kind they have never seen.

Disgusting, bizarre, terrifying.

"Squeak squeak."

The gnawing plague beast, having caught their scent, stopped feeding.

It lifted its head; those red eyes were small and blood‑red, yet to them the eyes, disproportionate to its body, were huge—huge, as large as a human head.

"Yum yum, delicious, delicious."

It uttered simple words, staring at White Crane and the others, drooling.

The bone in its hand no longer smelled good, so it tossed it aside.

Its massive body writhed forward; despite being disgusting and cumbersome, its movement was swift, coming straight to them.

One Black Dragon Guard, by accident, was seized by it, torn in half before its eyes, and stuffed into its mouth.

"Tasty, tasty."

"Delicious."

"More."

Simple words, yet they reveal its madness.

Staring at the remaining people, it grew even more mad.

Commander White Crane ordered, "Kill it."

At that moment, regardless of anything, kill it first.

Battle, they fought.

The crowd surrounded the plague beast, and from all directions the fight began.

In the darkness.

Mu Longhao crossed his arms and watched the battle.

"A mere Black Dragon Guard cannot kill it."

"These people are all food for the plague beast."

"However, this little brute has somehow gained intelligence."

Mu Longhao's eyes fixed on the plague beast; this was beyond his expectation.

His scheme was not like that.

Dragon Snake Mountain.

Chen Chuyang looked into the distance.

He sensed an aura that displeased him.

"Lately, things have been really chaotic."

"The Yin Gui Sect has been making small moves, Mu Longhao is also scheming, and the plague beast has resurfaced."

"Is this time White Crane Town?"

Shang Hongxue felt an ominous premonition; every time Chuyang brother acts like this, something happens.

"Chuyang brother, what happened again?"

Chen Chuyang smiled and shook his head, "Nothing."

Shang Hongxue pursed her lips, "Chuyang brother, you never tell me; it's always like this, hmph."

She was angry.

The kind that can't be coaxed.

Chen Chuyang reached out, embraced her, and comforted, "Alright, can't I tell you? The plague has resurfaced again."

"Ah?"

Shang Hongxue worried, "Chuyang brother, what about my father and them?"

And the disciples of the Chen Clan, aren't they?

"Don't be afraid; the plague itself isn't scary, the scary ones are those who spread it."

"And those schemers hiding behind us."