Chapter 1303 – Dry Corpses
The area of Little Shura City wasn’t very large, and it could be considered the vanguard outpost of the Devil Realm. Ever since the Second Great Immortal War, in order to protect the safety of the demon realm, a total of 108 border cities like the small Shura City were constructed, and once in awhile, they would be replaced with armies to defend the border.
The Little Shura City was one of the most prominent cities amongst them. Initially, the troops stationed here were the elite border guards of the Devil Sect. It had already been so many years since Fringe City was swallowed up by the desert. As for the border troops, they had either left already, or the dry corpses buried deep within the desert.
“I came to Little Asura City once a long time ago. Back then, it was very busy here. Although the city wasn’t big, it was particularly lively. “I remember that this place should be the main street, and all the shops on both sides of the street have everything.”
Da Tianlie reminisced as he walked, his eyes filled with grief.
He hadn’t returned to the demon realm in a long time, and seeing such a barren world upon his return, how could he feel good in his heart?
“When I saw that mummy, I was still wondering if I knew him when he was alive. It was too small, only five hundred and sixty-six soldiers, a general and two lieutenants. I’ve only been here once, but I can call out the names of each of them. ”
Da Tianlie stopped and pointed to his feet, “If I’m not too wrong, we should be at the General’s Estate in Little Asura City, the warehouse is right at the General’s Estate, and it’s not easy to find the exact location, we need to dig for a while first.”
Du Shoushou said: “I can handle this kind of work. Da Tianlie, you go slowly to the side first, it doesn’t feel good for you.”
Da Tianlie was quiet for a moment, “You guys dig first, I need to go back and bury the dried corpse that we dug up earlier by using the teleportation array. “He’s sleeping well, and we’ve disturbed him. I have to go back and apologize to him.”
“I’ll accompany you.”
Chen Shaobai could tell that Da Tianlie was in a bad mood, so he nodded and followed along.
An Zheng and the others started to clean up the sand in this place. Although it sounded easy, it was not an easy task to do. The sand was flowing, and the sand was so thick. If he were to dig here, the sand in the surroundings would flow over like water.
An Zheng dispersed his Reverse Scale Armor out and formed one hundred and eight separate layers, deeply inserting them into the sand layer. Then, he used a few people to clear the sand in the area that they had surrounded. To them, it was not that complicated. If it was an ordinary person, it would be difficult to accomplish their task.
In about 6 or 7 minutes, the roof of the General’s Residence was exposed. Fortunately, there were no more dried corpses present, otherwise, Da Tianlie would be in a bad mood when he returned later to see them. Even though Chen Shaobai was the reincarnation of the Demon Master, he no longer had the memories of that era, and he didn’t have such deep feelings for the Demon Realm either.
Just at this moment, Da Tianlie and Chen Shaobai returned, both of their expressions strange.
“An Zheng, it’s not so good.”
“What’s wrong?”
“There’s nothing else.”
“What’s gone?”
“The dried corpse that we dug out is gone …” Originally, we thought that it would be swallowed by the flowing sand. Da Tianlie was worried, and after digging for a while, there was still nothing. Then we saw footprints behind the dunes. They were heavy, and they weren’t the usual ones. “About ten meters away from me, there are still footprints. My feet are side by side, which is to say, I jumped while walking …”
As soon as Chen Shaobai finished speaking, his face turned pale white. Although he was famous for his courage, he was still sensitive to such things.
“No …” “No way.”
Du Shoushou was shocked: “Did you see wrongly? Those are the footprints left behind when we came.”
“Are you walking while skipping?”
Chen Shaobai asked in return, and then said: “We didn’t go far at all earlier, and directly came over here after leaving the teleportation formation. Furthermore, with our cultivation level, it is impossible for us to leave such deep footprints. ”
“Everyone, be careful.”
An Zheng pondered for a while, then said: “We need to find magic crystals in order to restart the teleportation circle, so we must dig out the treasury. Before this, no one was allowed to leave. They absolutely could not be left alone. This way, Du Shoushou and I will continue to dig. The Divisions Monk and the Monkey duo, stay on guard on the left. Xiao Bai, stay on guard on the right side with Da Tianlie. No matter what happens, don’t leave the people around you. “It’s not like we’ve never encountered such strange things before. As long as we don’t panic, there shouldn’t be any big problems.”
Everyone nodded and split into two groups to be on guard. The two of them stood next to each other, afraid that any mishaps would happen.
“I found the door.”
Du Shoushou straightened his waist and let out a sigh of relief. Because the era was too old, the two of them did not dare to use too many Cultivation Power s. The house here might not be as strong as it was now, and a little carelessness would destroy it.
“Strange, why is the room empty.”
“What’s so strange about the room being empty?”
“I mean, why is there not a speck of sand in the house?”
Du Shoushou glanced at the room from his position, then quickly retreated, his face instantly turning pale white. “There’s someone inside!”
An Zheng immediately rushed forward and blocked in front of Du Shoushou, while the Eight-Fold Black Heavy Ruler had already been summoned to block the way. But after waiting for a while, there was no reaction. He placed the Eight-Fold Black Heavy Ruler horizontally in front of him and carefully leaned forward.
“An Zheng, be careful. I saw a chair in the room just now, and a person was sitting on the chair. He was still smiling at me darkly.”
An Zheng made a sound. When he reached the door, he looked inside with alert, and then said: “Nothing, it’s a dried up corpse. It’s obvious that it’s been dead for a long time. Fatty, are you scared silly … ”
Du Shoushou moved closer to take a look, and wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead: “But I clearly saw him smile at me.”
An Zheng patted his shoulder, and turned to shout at Chen Shaobai and the others. Chen Shaobai and Da Tianlie were the first to come down, followed by Monkeys and Divisions Monk. This was the main entrance of the General’s Estate. That room could be considered a gatekeeper, so he had yet to enter the courtyard. An Zheng pushed the door open and entered. The Eight-Fold Black Heavy Ruler was blocking in front to prevent any accidents.
After entering the concierge, he found that it was a corpse sitting upright on a chair. It was also wearing the special armor worn by the demon clan soldiers. From its posture, one could tell that it was a qualified soldier.
With both hands on the blade, the tip of the blade was pointed at the ground. He died just like that. Obviously, at the moment of his death, he probably didn’t know that something dangerous had happened. If the desert had suddenly swallowed him, he could not have stayed still.
“Something is not right, An Zheng, you might have guessed it right, the people here were ambushed.”
Chen Shaobai looked carefully: “There are no wounds, and this person didn’t even react when he died, it’s clear that he was ambushed.”
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the monkey behind him shout out, “Who is it!”
He turned around and saw that the monkey had already chased after him. An Zheng called out, but Monkey seemed not to have heard him, as he had already gone far away. An Zheng told them to stay in the hut to not move, and rushed out together with the Divisions Monk.
He had originally thought that Monkey would charge far away, but when he arrived outside the door, he saw Monkey already back, and his face was filled with astonishment.
“I clearly saw someone.”
Monkey frowned. “But when I came out, I didn’t see anything.”
“Someone has come …”
An Zheng pointed at the ground behind the monkey. There was still a layer of sand on the ground, so the footprints were very clear … His two feet were placed side by side, and there were still others more than ten meters away. Therefore, someone had indeed come by and was skipping around.
“Damn, this is strange.”
Even the monkey felt that it was a little scary and subconsciously looked at the Divisions monk.
“I’ll cover the rear.”
The Divisions monk put his hands together and chanted. After a while, a white lotus appeared above his head, emitting a gentle light like a lantern. The white lotus flew higher and higher, then hung high up in the sky above the general’s manor, illuminating it. In the area covered in white light, there was a warm and auspicious atmosphere.
“If anyone comes closer, I will be able to detect them.”
The Divisions Monk walked into the courtyard and sat down cross-legged, “You guys go and search, try to be faster. My cultivation has not completely recovered yet, the area of protection is not as large as it was before.”
Monkey said, “I’ll accompany you. You two should go and find him as soon as possible.”
An Zheng made a sound of acknowledgement as he followed Chen Shaobai and the others back to the General’s Estate to prepare to look for magic crystals. After walking through the door, An Zheng suddenly stopped, and his expression became even more unsightly. Chen Shaobai pulled An Zheng and realized that he was not moving at all as he looked to his side. Chen Shaobai took a step back and followed An Zheng’s line of sight: “What’s wrong?”
After that, Chen Shaobai knew what had happened … His expression instantly became unsightly as well. An Zheng was standing at the entrance, and beside him was the gatekeeper, the place where he had just found a dried corpse sitting on a chair. They didn’t close the door when they rushed out, so they could see everything clearly … There was only one chair left in the room, and the desiccated corpse was gone.
Du Shoushou said in fear, “I don’t want to stay here for even a second longer.”
Chen Shaobai said: What are you afraid of, with our cultivations, we will be scared by a few dried corpses!
He snorted. “It’s fine if you don’t want to come out, but I want to see what I can do.”
Then, he suddenly reacted and looked towards An Zheng: “Did you see Da Tianlie?”
Everyone was stunned at the same time. Then, their scalps simultaneously exploded. Da Tianlie was just beside them a moment ago, so he didn’t pay attention to his after he chased her out. When he looked again, he couldn’t see Da Tianlie’s figure anymore. An Zheng looked around, and discovered that there were more footprints on the ground. There were some footprints that did not separate, and a string of normal footprints that led into the distance.
“Chase!”
Chen Shaobai was the first to rush out. After all, he was once the most loyal servant of Da Tianlie. And just at that moment, An Zheng realised something that made his scalp tingle even more.
In the center of the courtyard, Divisions Monk sat cross-legged while maintaining the array formation. Monkey was standing beside him and protecting him. Behind the Divisions Monk, there was a desiccated corpse that was looking at him with a bent body … So close, so close.
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