Chapter 403: A Massacre

Under the pitch-black night sky, Ye Lin sped along, following his map.

Soon, the outline of the next city appeared within Ye Lin's field of vision.

Without a word, Ye Lin simply raised his hand.

"Forbidden Spell: World-Extinguishing Mad Thunder!"

Arcs of lightning and electric light converged, forming a dazzling pillar of world-extinguishing thunder that instantly destroyed the city walls.

Stones crumbled and dust flew, leaving behind only a scene of broken walls and ruined ramparts.

"Forbidden Spell: Undead Return to the Realm!"

After the army of the undead surrounded the city, Ye Lin began to shut the gate to catch the dogs.

With a wave of the Human Emperor Flag, an army of souls appeared in an instant!

The people of the Sang Kingdom clearly had not expected that anyone would dare to commit a city-wide massacre on their turf.

Many class-changers soared into the sky, wanting to stop Ye Lin.

Yet, these class-changers, who were not even level 70, were as fragile as paper before Ye Lin; a single forbidden spell thrown their way could kill a large swath of them.

Some realized something was wrong and turned to flee, but just as they reached the edge of the barrier, a skeleton warrior chopped off their heads with a sword.

This was not a war; it was a one-sided massacre.

Throughout the process, people kept kneeling to beg for mercy, but Ye Lin did not show the slightest bit of softness.

In his eyes, these people were nothing more than a pile of walking experience points.

At this moment, Ye Lin was the most fair-minded person; regardless of whether they were male or female, strong or weak, Ye Lin's attitude remained the same.

Kill!

During the first Great War between Humans and Demons, the Demon race had committed many such city-wide massacres on human territory.

The Demon race did not just massacre cities; they also ate people.

Many people had watched with their own eyes as their wives, sons, parents, brothers, and sisters were chewed up bit by bit and swallowed by the Demon race.

That kind of hatred, never to be forgotten, was enough to reach the heavens!

Since the Sang Kingdom colluded with the Demon race, they were no different from the demons; they were merely devils wearing human skin.

Ye Lin only killed and did not eat, so by that calculation, he was actually quite kind.

At least, that was what he thought himself.

Another half hour passed, and on the territory of the Sang Kingdom, there was one more empty, ghostly city.

Ye Lin carried the Human Emperor Flag on his shoulder and headed toward the next city.

Everything was the same as before.

A bolt of lightning, a barrier, a group of souls, and a city was slaughtered.

As the saying goes, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar, and the third time you slide right through.

Ye Lin had gained experience in slaughtering; upon entering a city, he would first kill all the top-tier class-changers.

This way, the pace of the soul army would not be obstructed.

Soon, the third city was also cleared out by Ye Lin.

This night was, for the entire Sang Kingdom, absolutely an unforgettable night.

By the time dawn broke the next day, Ye Lin had slaughtered nine cities in a row!

One of them was a major city with two Star Realm experts stationed there, but they could not stop Ye Lin at all.

Even Star Realm powerhouses were, before Ye Lin, nothing more than slightly more troublesome, oversized ants.

A Forbidden Spell Master paired with the Eternal Balance—this combination, on the land of the Sang Kingdom, had for the first time fully bloomed with its true radiance!

Just as dawn broke the next day, the entire Sang Kingdom was in a complete uproar!

Someone had slaughtered cities on their Sang Kingdom territory, and had done so for nine cities in a row, with nearly three hundred thousand people neither seen alive nor dead!

This news shocked the entire upper echelon of the Sang Kingdom, and they immediately sent people to investigate!

But when those responsible for the investigation arrived inside the cities Ye Lin had slaughtered the night before, everyone was stunned!

In the entire city, there was not a single living thing!

Ant hills had been poured with molten aluminum, earthworms had been minced into meat paste, and even the grass on the lawns had been pulled out!

The people of the entire city had vanished without a trace, and everywhere there were dilapidated houses and rubble.

Yet, despite how tragic it looked, there was not a single corpse in the entire city, and not even a tiny trace of blood could be seen, as if the people of the entire city had vanished into thin air.

They went to the other cities as well, but without exception, they were all the same scene.

This eerie sight made everyone who came to investigate shiver uncontrollably.

A chill crept up their spines and straight to the tops of their heads.

More importantly, for such a major event as a city-wide massacre, there had been no movement at all last night, and it was only discovered by them the next morning.

What kind of existence was this person who did this?

What kind of strength was required to complete all this silently?

Where did those who were killed go? That was nearly three hundred thousand people!

The corpses of three hundred thousand people could be piled into a mountain, right? How could they vanish into thin air?

The eerie situation of these nine cities was quickly passed to the ears of the high-ranking officials of the Great Sang.

Beside a huge round table sat five elders, each with anger and unease in their eyes.

The white-bearded elder who had once led the army to attack Great Xia was also here, but he could only sit in a side seat; in the main seat sat an old woman who was aged beyond recognition.

The skin on her face had already sagged, covered in age spots.

"Overnight, nine cities turned into dead cities, with nearly three hundred thousand people neither seen alive nor dead. Who can give me a reasonable explanation?"

The old woman's sharp voice echoed in the room, and every word was like a thorn, piercing the heart of everyone present.

"Could it be retaliation from Great Xia against us?" another elder asked.

"Great Xia is still under our surveillance; their top powerhouses have not been dispatched."

The white-bearded elder shook his head and said after a moment of hesitation.

"The only ones capable of doing this... should be the Demon race, right?"

Once these words were spoken, the five people present all fell silent.

Although all five of them were in the Blazing Sun Realm, at the mere thought of the Demon race, a deep sense of powerlessness rose in everyone.

Slaughtering nine cities is not difficult; what is difficult is slaughtering nine cities in one night without being discovered, and taking away all the corpses.

Only the Demon race would need human corpses; after all, there are many demons in the Demon Realm who feed on humans.

"Grandmother Shenshan, as things stand, perhaps... we can only invite the Saintess out," the white-bearded elder said in a deep voice to the old woman.

Unexpectedly, the old woman shook her head upon hearing this, the sagging skin on her face swinging along with the motion.

"The Saintess cannot help us for the time being; her slumber was interrupted halfway. Some time ago, someone broke into her place of slumber, and according to the Saintess, that person was holding an Ancient Origin Artifact!"

"What?!" X4

The other four all let out an exclamation.

"How is this possible? The place where the Saintess slumbers is located in the deepest part of the Sacrificial God Prison; how could anyone get into such a place to disturb her sleep?"

One must know that the Sacrificial God Prison is one of the most important places in the Sang Kingdom, usually guarded by heavy troops, and ordinary people cannot even get close.

"I am not very clear on the specific situation, but the Saintess seems extremely angry, even somewhat mentally unstable. She can only continue to slumber for a short time, so we must rely on ourselves for this matter."

Grandmother Shenshan slowly stood up, her withered fingers tapping lightly on the round table, issuing orders in an orderly fashion.

"Haidou, you take five Bright Moon Realm experts and guard the south."

"Aigen Xin, you take five Bright Moon Realm experts and guard the north."

"Tuodou, Keisuke, you two lead five Bright Moon Realm experts each and guard the upper and lower parts of the central region."

"It does not matter who did the slaughtering; our top priority now is to ensure that this never happens again, otherwise the entire Sang Kingdom will fall into a state of panic!"