Chapter 429
Chapter 429 National General
There were at least several thousand demons in the entire square, yet this place was eerily silent, with only the heavy breathing of the demons breaking the stillness.
Xia Xinyan’s mood was quite serious at this moment.
What she was witnessing wasn’t just the strength of these demons but also their discipline.
Indeed, such a peaceful and unified gathering could not happen without some form of discipline; whether it was a mutual understanding or simply the result of the woman on the rooftop’s overwhelming power, it implied that these demons had the potential for organized action, meaning they could form an army.
It now seemed… the time left for them was much shorter than Xia Xinyan had imagined.
As she pondered this, the woman on the rooftop finally spoke, “We were born of chaos, we survive in chaos, and this is our home.”
After a pause, she suddenly raised her hand and shouted, “But! Our home is now tainted! Those lowly, trashy beings that do not belong to our clan dare to appear in our home! What shall we do?!”
As her words fell, a deafening response erupted from the square nearly simultaneously: “Kill them all… kill them all…”
Even the monstrous fish that Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo were riding joined in with a deep echo, “Kill them all… kill them all!”
Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo exchanged a glance, bracing themselves for a possible escape.
They had an unsettling feeling this might be a trap.
The woman continued, “That’s right! We must kill them all! Wipe out every existence that doesn’t belong in our home!”
After a brief pause, her tone turned ominous: “But… while we should be united and help each other in our home, there are useless ones trying to usurp my power! What do you all think I should do about those fools?!”
Once again, a deafening response echoed, “Kill them!! Kill them!!”
At this point, Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo were completely on edge.
They felt they had definitely fallen into a trap.
Perhaps their identities had already been discovered when they entered the city, and these creatures had deliberately lured them here only to kill them.
Everything the woman said painted a clear picture; this was an obvious war mobilization, and with the conversation taken this far, the next step might lead to making an example out of them…
“The ones over there!!” The woman on the rooftop suddenly pointed at them, and the bone spikes behind her throne flared out, giving the impression she was about to strike—
“Since you’ve said so, then prove it to me—kill this useless fool trying to take my power!!”
As her words fell, a giant arm appeared behind her, the thickness of a normal person’s waist, grasping a bloodied demon. Then, the arm tossed the demon towards Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo.
All the demons in the vicinity shifted aside, allowing the nearly dead demon to crash in front of the monstrous fish.
—Ling Mo almost took the chance to escape with Xia Xinyan.
It turned out the chicken to be killed wasn’t them…
“Kill this fool!” The woman said with even more malice when they failed to move.
Xia Xinyan took a glance at the nearly dead demon; its strength was surely formidable, likely capable of causing significant damage in the human world, but it still paled compared to that woman… Looks like it lost in a normal beast king’s duel?
She considered healing this fellow and inciting it to deal with the woman, but witnessing the woman’s reaction, it was clear if they didn’t act now, they would also find themselves at risk. After a moment of consideration, she signaled Ling Mo to prepare for action.
However, the monstrous fish was even quicker; it puffed up its cheeks and suddenly sprayed a copious amount of corrosive liquid at the demon, instantly drowning it and splattering nearby spectators among the demons, resulting in a chorus of screams.
In the chaos, the demon that was meant to be the target was completely dissolved by the corrosive liquid in front of Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo—leaving no skeleton behind.
Ling Mo frowned.
This thing was way more powerful than he had expected.
He needed to think of a way to get rid of it when the chance arose.
The woman on the rooftop paid no mind to the chaos below. Upon seeing the demon dealt with, she nodded at them: “Well done; you’ve proven your loyalty.”
At her words, the monstrous fish seemed quite pleased, “Mommy… I did… great!”
The woman subtly showed a hint of disdain, then answered, “Yes, very good.”
Next, she turned back to all the demons: “Remember, your only leader is me. Any useless ones trying to replace me are your enemies, understand?! Only I! Only I can lead you!”
Once again, a wave of cheers echoed below: “Kill them! Kill them! Kill them!”
The woman nodded in satisfaction, “Not bad.”
Then she raised her hand and waved lightly, “Alright, you can leave now.”
She then pointed at Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo, “You few over there, come here.”
Before Ling Mo and the others could react, the monstrous fish instantly perked up, “Mommy… wants… to see us!”
And before they could blink, they’d already flown right to the woman.
The monstrous fish was quite excited, “Mommy… I…”
But before it could finish, the woman interrupted, “You can go now.”
Monstrous fish: “…”
The woman then cast a glance at the canned meat: “You can go too.”
The canned meat wasted no time and jumped off the rooftop.
The monstrous fish hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something, but the woman’s expression grew stern: “Are you trying to defy my orders? Want to turn against me?”
“No! Mommy… I… I’m leaving!” The monstrous fish hurriedly retorted, then quickly vacated the scene.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Xia Xinyan had been sizing up this woman.
She was certain this woman was not human but merely resembled one, somewhat like Xiao Bai; this might be a type of demon… a branch?
Perhaps mimicking the native Earthlings?
At least, it wasn’t like those living dead; the overall impression was much better.
But that’s not the point.
The critical question was: what did this woman want with them?
Did she see through their identities?
“You look like me.” The woman began, “You shouldn’t belong here.”
Ling Mo immediately became alert: “We indeed do not; we came from outside.”
“Oh?” The woman seemed curious, “Were you cast out?”
“No,” Xia Xinyan shook her head, “We just wanted to see the outside world.”
“Interesting,” the woman smiled, “What I need right now are subordinates like you who aren’t too stupid. Would you like to stay here as my subordinates? I shall title you… National General.”
Xia Xinyan: “?”
