Chapter 84: Beasts Invade the Shanty Town

The night was deep and still.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a shrill, miserable scream rang out, tearing through the silence of the night.

In a corner of the shanty town outside the city, a demonic beast had suddenly broken in; it had been terrified and fleeing, but upon arriving here and looking behind it, it found no sign of that terrifying pursuer, and looking around, it saw only low, brand-new wooden shanties.

Sniffing the scent of fresh prey permeating the air, it immediately knew that it had stumbled by accident into this originally designated hunting ground.

Already famished and with its wits just settled, it did not hesitate at all; seeing a person who had come out in the dark, it instinctively lunged to tear and bite.

It was a golden eagle with sharp, angular features, its feathers appearing as if cast from steel; it had been perched atop a house, pecking at a freshly made corpse, feeling the satisfaction of a full belly and the replenishment of demonic power, appearing exceptionally content.

It was also because they subconsciously wanted to guard their remaining wealth that they missed the chance to escape, and now they could only be forced to cower in their homes, hoping their luck was good and they wouldn't be eaten by some demonic beast.

Such terrified shouting was like a horn sounding the opening act; one by one, the demonic beasts that had fled over—though a small proportion of the total, still numbering in the double digits—ran into this originally designated hunting ground from the darkness in different directions.

The woman immediately sensed a sharp gaze locking onto her, and demonic power was already surging in the night, faintly reaching toward her, making her unable to stop herself from screaming.

In other words, the people living here were his neighbors.

But still, no one wanted to open their doors to help her.

Having just experienced a bitter cold and heavy snow yesterday morning, and then having to labor for a whole day, they had only just reached a moment of rest and relief when they were woken by this scream; people were first enraged, then instinctively got up to open their doors.

"Quick, quick, quick, run to where the foremen live, or at the very least, there are those bullies!"

Not giving her any more room to call to Du En for help, a deep shadow swooped down, causing her to close her eyes in despair.

Under the light of swaying torches, blood was splattered everywhere, and screams rang out.

Some were impatient, having cast aside their fear for the moment, and were already gorging themselves, wanting only to fill their bellies.

Seeing someone walk over, the woman immediately rushed out, intending to grab the person's leg, but was dodged by his timely pause; she fell to the ground, and looking up, she discovered it was an acquaintance.

Others felt anger rise from their hearts and malice grow from their courage; they felt that they should have been the predators, yet they had been chased by a piece of prey until they were terrified, which was truly hateful to the extreme, and now that they encountered these soft targets, they couldn't help but start a massacre.

In the chaotic mess, people only wanted to flee for their lives; almost no one wanted to fight back.

It was just like when he fought the Great Owl before; there were always fools who would throw themselves into the net.

"Screw you! Get lost!"

The golden eagle was suspicious and uncertain, so it first took to the air to circle, bringing thick despair to people in the night.

"A-a demonic beast is here!"

During the great cold snap of last night and this morning, not many of them had died, because this area belonged to Du En's direct sphere of influence, and they had suffered almost no oppression or extortion from the bully gangs recently, so they had saved up some remaining strength and wealth.

The opponent had already dropped the meat from its beak and wanted to flap its wings and take flight to escape, but just as its wings spread, it discovered that this terrifying fellow in its eyes was in a situation clearly very different from before.

It was Du En.

Just as it thought it was about enough and it could enjoy the deliciousness of fear, its feathers suddenly bristled; with a jolt, it looked up sharply, only to see a person walking slowly out from the firelight not far away.

The woman felt her soul flee in terror, stumbling and running, throwing herself at the doors of several nearby households, pounding on them frantically.

"Get lost, get lost, get lost! Don't believe me, or I'll slaughter you first!"

In the bright firelight, it was a scene of devastation, with blood and severed limbs scattered all over the ground.

"Damn it, you bitch, get lost for me right now!"

"Get away, you stinking woman!"

The golden eagle shrieked, its momentum disordered, and then it crashed into the hand Du En had raised.

Seeing this screaming prey appear, it was immediately tempted and wanted to change its flavor.

No earth-shell armor, no black-steel long blade, and the aura was only at the middle stage of Qi Refining, appearing on par with its own... What was this situation? Was he exhausted?

Clearly, the demonic beasts that had attacked, due to being hunted down at fixed points by Du En, had already had their late-stage first-rankers slaughtered, and most of the middle-stage first-rankers killed, leaving only a bunch of weak ones, mostly early-stage, scattering and fleeing; only a few had come here.

Thus, it decided to be bold and try!

For a time, nearly half of the shanty town became lively.

"Ahhh! Someone save me, save me!"

This was actually quite normal, because standing here and looking into the distance, one could see the courtyard of the corpse-burier, which stood out from the crowd.

Du En did not pay attention to them, only silently watching that middle-stage first-rank golden eagle.

After all, they were all a group of upright, two-legged demonic beasts; it was actually quite face-blind, and because of the Dark Shadow Cloak, it hadn't smelled a familiar scent; now, being full and having its courage bolstered, it had been staring at the woman for quite a while and didn't want to give up this prey.

Anyway, there was plenty of prey here; there was no need to fear waste.

Screams rang out; the woman who had originally been hiding in her home was now forced to leave her hiding place and entered the field of vision of a nearby demonic beast.

Sand-Raising Technique!

Amidst the fluctuation of mana, a handful of yellow sand scattered and rose high, directly hitting the golden eagle in the face.

"Help! Save me! Someone save me!"

At this moment, most of them were hiding in their homes, looking outside nervously through cracks in the walls.

At the final moment when her vision was blocked, she seemed to see Du En raise his hand.

"Ah!"

"Don't run! Don't run! We must join forces, only then..."

"Ahhh! Help! Help!"

"Skree—"

With sharp eyes fixed on Du En, it was shocked to find that this person seemed unable to keep up with its speed?

"Du En, it's Du En, right? Save me, save me!"

Unfortunately, most people in the shanty town were busy fleeing and didn't dare to fight these demonic beasts of comparable cultivation.

Originally watching the development of the outside world nervously through door cracks, seeing that they were about to be implicated, they immediately became furious and couldn't help but curse loudly.

The small portion of people who had the heart to resist were also swept along, unable to push through the narrow and crowded environment, and could only curse incessantly, watching helplessly as their newly rebuilt houses were destroyed again, and torches fell, beginning to burn fiercely.

Bang!

Another house collapsed.

Some were still fleeing, their souls shaken, and seeing the noisy people before them, they simply gave vent to their ferocity, sweeping their claws to swat them away.

So, amidst a crack, Du En wrapped his arms around it, twisted its neck directly, and then calmly delivered a headbutt, smashing half of its skull.

Inside these shacks, people were hiding at this very moment.

Those claws, harder and sharper than steel, easily sliced open necks, causing fresh blood to fall like raindrops as it sprayed, chilling the people to the bone; the angry words that were just about to burst forth were directly replaced by terror that filled their throats.

Fighting was absolutely impossible, absolutely not to be done; they could only hope others would go and fill their bellies, allowing themselves to survive with their lives!

Pfft, pfft, pfft~

The sound of sand grains embedding into flesh was dense, chilling one to the heart.

A cry rang out, full of excitement; they, who had opened the doors in a rage, only saw a black shadow streak rapidly through the air, and then one person was snatched up and flown away.

"Screech!"

Facing this group of heartless neighbors, the woman wept bitterly, her tears and snot streaming down.

Could it be that I recognized the wrong person?

The commotion on their side was heard and seen by that mid-stage Rank 1 Golden Eagle, and a hint of human-like amusement immediately appeared in its eyes.

"The most troublesome type has been dealt with."

Thinking this, Du En tossed the Golden Eagle, which would never fly again, to the side, then moved with extreme speed to continue hunting down other demonic beasts.

(End of chapter)