Chapter 123: The Barbarous Female Ba

"Little Lu Ran?" Deng Deng Yuxiang, seeing Lu Ran lost in thought, couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Ah," Lu Ran replied offhandedly.

His mind was entirely on the Evil Dog's Demonic Statue; he very much wanted to see just how magnificent this demonic statue would become.

Yet Deng Deng Yuxiang had already arrived before him, saying softly, "Why do you look like a Straw Demon?"

Lu Ran: "."

This big girl,

she really holds a grudge, doesn't she?

Deng Deng Yuxiang frowned lightly: "It seems that classmate of yours did indeed have some effect on you."

After all, she rarely saw Lu Ran lose focus on the battlefield.

"Just a jumping clown; why mention him?" Lu Ran shook his head. "I was just startled by the Evil Dog's Xie Fa."

"If this Evil Shadow Flash were applied to the Lady Lady Yanzhi Dolls or Yin Hua Dan, wouldn't that be disastrous?"

Deng Deng Yuxiang observed Lu Ran's expression carefully, mentally noted the matter, and then stopped pressing the issue.

She nodded gently and sighed softly, "In this world, at least they haven't driven us to complete extinction."

Human-shaped fiends like the Lady Lady Yanzhi Dolls and Yin Hua Dan were already powerful enough on their own.

They possessed considerable intelligence and were mostly cunning and treacherous; if they were also equipped with the Shun Yi Ji Fa, how would the human race survive?

And to a certain extent:

Lu Ran himself seemed capable of filling this void, transforming into such a "human-shaped fiend"?

He considered his own intellect to be higher than that of these scrawny dogs~

"River Realm third stage, River Realm third stage."

Lu Ran murmured, fantasizing about a beautiful future life.

"Let's go," Deng Deng Yuxiang, having misunderstood again, comforted him. "Generally, River Realm evil dogs find it very difficult to comprehend the Evil Shadow Flash."

"This particular evil dog is quite exceptional."

"Mm, let's move on," Lu Ran nodded.

The five-member squad bid farewell to the Moon-Watching Team stationed there, leaving behind a lakeside pier in complete disarray, and walked out of Hexi Park.

Along the way, everyone fought and killed as they advanced.

Occasionally, Lu Ran would hear orders from headquarters coming through his invisible earpiece.

Unfortunately, the support locations mentioned by superiors were all quite far from the squad, mostly outside the sectors under their jurisdiction.

Led by the Great Da Da Mengyan, Lu Ran patrolled continuously along the streets, making round after round.

He had already passed the old overpass outside the park gate two or three times.

He had even passed the entrance of his own residential compound twice.

Each time they passed, the interior of the Rain Alley Home Compound appeared quiet from the outside, which reassured him considerably.

If only it could always be like this, then Little Li Hua wouldn't need to scream and run around in panic.

Overall, the fiends invading the world were primarily of the Mist Realm and Stream Realm, so Lu Ran often had opportunities to demonstrate his prowess.

The word "Quiet" had also become Lu Ran's catchphrase during combat.

Before swinging his blade, he would always whisper it softly to the Zhan Ye Dao.

To cultivate a divine weapon, one naturally must show the proper attitude.

Lu Ran had indeed achieved this; wherever he passed, all fell into dead silence!

At the very least, he achieved it with the help of the patrol team.

As midnight drew ever closer, everyone's hearts gradually tightened.

The period after 11 PM was the most difficult to endure.

The pace of fiends invading the world would accelerate, and their overall strength would also increase to a certain degree.

"Quiet!"

Under the streetlamp by the roadside, Lu Ran's figure moved like a ghost; thick immortal mist gushed from beneath his feet as he flashed behind a Mist Shadow Person.

The Zhan Ye Dao struck straight for the enemy's head, yet due to the Mist Shadow Person's special bodily structure, head and body did not separate.

It resembled a deflated ball, leaking thick gray mist from its neck.

"Hiss!!"

The Mist Shadow Person roared angrily.

In its mist-shrouded sharp claws, it picked up a clump of mist and, relying purely on sensation, hurled it violently in Lu Ran's direction.

Not far away, Deng Deng Yuxiang approached step by step.

Always one to take the lead, she walked right down the center of the road, not even glancing at that Mist Shadow Person.

Several squad members followed behind, patrolling in an orderly fashion, while only Lu Ran darted back and forth at high speed, killing enemies.

A dozen seconds later, just as Lu Ran finally slew the Mist Shadow Person, the Great Da Da Mengyan happened to walk past him.

"Move on," Deng Deng Yuxiang said offhandedly, her pace unceasing.

"Oh!" Lu Ran tilted his head slightly; the Divine Power Bead hanging around his neck absorbed the mist formed from the shattered Mist Shadow Person.

Naturally, the wool comes from the sheep.

Having used the Immortal Hoof so many times, the energy naturally had to be replenished by the Mist Shadow Person.

"Whoosh~"

The Immortal Hoof activated again beneath Lu Ran's feet, his wide yellow raincoat fluttering loudly in the wind.

In an instant, he had caught up to Deng Deng Yuxiang's side.

Unknowingly, Lu Ran had already acquired the bearing of a powerful martial artist.

It seemed he had not yet noticed, while the rest of the squad had long grown accustomed to it.

Deng Deng Yuxiang glanced at the youth beside her: "You were told to follow the squad, to stay near Wei Long and Wei Hu, not to follow me."

"Is that so?" Lu Ran muttered. "I thought we were grouped by color."

Deng Deng Yuxiang laughed and shot Lu Ran a glare.

Her leather boots struck the wet, muddy asphalt with a clatter-clatter sound, yet her pace never slowed.

Indeed, within the squad, only she and Lu Ran wore yellow raincoats; everyone else wore proper black ones.

Lu Ran stood where he was, waiting for the rear of the squad, while gazing at the solitary figure of the Great Da Da Mengyan moving ahead.

Suddenly, for an instant, he seemed to see himself.

Within Lu Ran's own squad, he too was the one drifting alone on the outskirts.

"Jinxi Road, Jinxi Bun Shop!" A man's voice suddenly crackled through the earpiece.

"Squad 008 is nearby."

"At the shop entrance, a Barbarian Female! Conservative estimate: River Realm, third stage. Changzhi Street, outside the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital parking lot!"

"Squad 021 is en route."

"Go! West of the Third Primary School, east of the Children's Palace, the central plaza of the Deng Yuxiang Home Community, Wu Lie Building..."

The man's voice in the earpiece grew increasingly urgent, actually rattling off a string of location names?!

Hearing this made everyone's hearts pound wildly, their expressions growing ever more Grim.

Suddenly, the voice in the earpiece cut off abruptly!

This sudden silence was utterly chilling, leaving everyone on edge and filled with dread.

Lu Ran opened his mouth, but before he could speak, a massive sound shattered the deathly quiet.

"Woo~ Woo~~~"

An alarm!

The low-pitched alarm blared unexpectedly, echoing through this small city battered by wind and rain.

Lu Ran finally understood why the voice in the earpiece had stopped.

The heart-shaking alarm sounded one long, one short; one long, one short...

Long and short alternating—the night march of myriad ghosts!

So, were battle groups forming everywhere?

"The Barbarian Tribe, the night march of myriad ghosts," the man's voice finally returned through the earpiece.

"All patrol squads, increase your speed and patrol within your designated sectors."

"The following areas are currently observed as heavy invasion zones for demonic beasts; all squads proceed immediately: Third Primary School, Children's Palace..."

"The Barbarian Tribe, the Barbarian Female Ba." Sun Sun Zhengfang's face looked extremely grim as he rapidly scanned the surroundings.

"Whoosh~"

A gust of wind surged forth; Lu Ran, already on high alert, immediately held his blade before him.

He saw clearly who had arrived: the Great Da Da Mengyan easily brushed aside his blade and, in one fluid motion, wrapped her arms around Lu Ran's body.

The next instant, Deng Deng Yuxiang had already tossed him over to Wei Long.

"Deng Yuxiang Home Community!" Sun Sun Zhengfang suddenly shouted.

At the same time, everyone heard that location name listed among the heavy invasion zones.

That was Lu Ran's residence, and it also lay within the patrol squad's sector!

"Move!"

"Faster, faster!" The squad members immediately turned around, flying toward the Deng Yuxiang Home Community.

"The Barbarian Female Ba is indeed powerful, but this race lacks mental strength and their intellect is somewhat deficient; you can make good use of that."

Wei Long, carrying Lu Ran while flying at high speed, reminded him in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Lu Ran responded immediately, yet inwardly he let out a heavy sigh.

As expected, what was bound to happen had finally arrived.

Those truly powerful believers were indeed nine out of ten times accurate in their divinations.

Since human experts had arrived in Deng Yuxiang City ahead of time, tonight this city would inevitably endure wind and rain.

The Barbarian Female Ba, the Barbarian Female Ba...

Lu Ran had never seen one with his own eyes, yet he had heard of this race's reputation long ago.

They were a type of humanoid demonic beast, clad in armor and wielding axes, resembling terrifying gods of slaughter.

Wherever the Barbarian Tribe passed, the earth cracked dry, stained with vast stretches of red blood and yellow sand.

Generally, humanoid demonic beasts possessed relatively high intelligence; while fierce and vicious, their style was also rather insidious.

The Barbarian Female Ba, however, was an exception.

As the saying goes: "One who carries a sharp weapon naturally harbors thoughts of killing."

The Barbarian Tribe possessed terrifyingly immense power, furthermore wielding potent Xie Fa, granting them extreme destructive capability.

This race seemed to have no need whatsoever to scheme against any living being.

Upon seeing an enemy, they simply crushed them flat...

"Halt!"

Deng Deng Yuxiang, flying ahead, suddenly let out a sharp shout.

The squad's forward momentum decreased abruptly.

Lu Ran strained his vision to the limit; right beside the streetlamp where he had just slain the Mist Shadow Person, he spotted an unusually tall figure!

Her appearance resembled that of a human woman, yet she possessed a head of messy, crimson-red long hair.

Those scarlet pupils seemed untouched by humanity, radiating an intense bloodthirsty aura.

She wore armor composed of fine gravel and sand, while yellow dust faintly swirled around her feet.

Majestic and imposing, her presence was overwhelming!

"Hiss—"

The Barbarian Female Dryad lifted her head slightly and took a deep breath.

Her towering body trembled violently; excitement overflowed on her face, bordering on grotesque!

Had she, amidst this gloomy rainy day, smelled the scent of human blood and tender flesh?

"Whoosh!!"

Deng Deng Yuxiang wasted no words, simply raising her palm.

In an instant, a tornado of formidable scale engulfed the Barbarian Female Dryad.

Amidst the raging winds, the Barbarian Female Dryad's crimson long hair whipped about chaotically.

Yet she herself stood firmly within the fierce storm.

Not moving an inch?!

Lu Ran's expression changed slightly; he knew all too well how powerful Deng Deng Yuxiang's storms were!

Every time Great Da Mengyan unleashed a storm against an enemy, it gained some advantage.

It could disrupt the enemy's formation, or even keep them trapped until death.

Lu Ran had once witnessed with his own eyes how Yin Hua Dan, despite her great strength, was blown dizzy and disoriented by this ravaging storm.

Yet this Barbarian Female Dryad...

She was like a mountain, standing steadfast and unmoving.

Those scarlet pupils emitted two eerie glints, seeming to pierce through layers of storm and stab straight into everyone's hearts!

"Hahahahaha!"

From within the storm, the Barbarian Female Dryad suddenly burst into loud laughter!

Utterly unrestrained!

She seemed either unable to feel the pain of the wind's assault, or else her intense desire for slaughter had been ignited.

In her hand, she now gripped a massive battle-axe that had materialized into form.

(End of Chapter)