HPDBC Chapter 297: Chaos of War
Chapter 297: Chaos of War
Chapter 297: Chaos of War
The vehicle moved at the grueling speed of thirty kilometers per hour.
It took them over four hours to shakily traverse the distance of over a hundred kilometers. And that was only because of the relatively good condition of the vehicle. Had it been any other vehicle, it would've broken down in minutes.
Qiao Yuanshan explained to Li Pin, "Up ahead is Gingko Village, situated right at Xiangye's borders. Another twenty kilometers past Gingko Village, and we'll reach the Ancient Beastfolk Battlefield's borders. This battlefield stretches over three hundred kilometers. This might not seem large, but there is a massive world underneath the surface. We might already be above the underground region of the Ancient Beastfolk Battlefield."
Li Pin nodded, muttering, "An underground world...."
Demonic creatures often liked to burrow underground, deliberately creating vast underground worlds.
Research from the Six Extremities, such as from Tianyuan and Great Shang, showed that when the astral energy released by the Astral God filled the starry sky, Gaia was also exposed to it. Since Gaia itself had a natural cycle, this astral energy would sink into the land, condensing within its core due to cosmic gravitational pull and celestial movements.
Demonic creatures and ferocious beasts would delve deeper underground. They did this not only to avoid humans, but to be closer to this source of astral energy.
Qiao Yuanshan briefed Li Pin on precautions for the Ancient Beastfolk Battlefield, and Li Pin listened attentively.
Although Qiao Yuanshan revealed that the Skeleton Demons in the Ancient Beastfolk Battlefield were only equivalent to mid-tier ferocious beasts—similar to an official Astral Cultivator—Li Pin wouldn't let his guard down even then.
In the wilderness, anything could happen.
Li Pin had been listening and taking in the information Qiao Yuanshan shared when he suddenly noticed something unusual and looked into the distance. "Something seems off."
Qiao Yuanshan also looked up. "Hmmm?"
As the vehicle continued moving forward, the group saw remnants of flames and thick smoke rising slowly into the sky.
"What happened!?" Qiao Yuanshan's heart tightened. "Stop the car!"
He said to Li Pin, "Something must have happened in Gingko Village. I'll go check."
"I'll go with you," Li Pin said.
The two left the driver and assistant behind and made their way over, restraining their energy and moving at a speed nearly matching the vehicle. As they closed in on Gingko Village, charred thatched houses and buildings came into view.
The village was eerily silent.
When they reached the village entrance, Qiao Yuanshan suddenly realized something and quickly followed the scent of blood to a nearly dry river embankment.
When Li Pin arrived, he heard someone's furious roar. "Bastards!!"
He looked toward the embankment.
It was filled with hundreds of corpses—adults, children, elderly, women....
Blood mixed with the nearly dried river water, and a dense stench of blood assaulted their nostrils.
It seemed they hadn't been dead long, and with the Great Moon being in a tropical climate, the high temperatures attracted swarms of mosquitoes to the corpse pile, creating an unbearable stench.
Li Pin crouched down and examined some bullet casings scattered on the embankment.
Clearly, these people had been herded into the embankment and shot down. Perhaps a few had tried to escape, only to be killed and discarded into the dried river.
Qiao Yuanshun was visibly furious. "Kanyun Country! It must be Kanyun Country's Hyena Squad! Half a year ago.... they massacred a village in Xiangshi Territory... And now, six months later, they crossed Xiangshi Territory and attacked our Xiangye Territory!"
"Massacring a village... Won't such an act be condemned internationally?" Li Pin asked.
But before he could finish speaking, Li Pin had already rushed out.
With a burst of force beneath his feet, he quickly reached his peak speed in a few strides.
The closest Skeleton Demon reacted instantly, its mouth opening and closing as it emitted a silent shout. Its blue eyes blazing, it raised its war hammer high.
Then... nothing.
As Li Pin approached the Skeleton Demon, his speed surged, propelled by the Nine Heavens Kunpeng technique. He darted toward the Skeleton Demon holding up its war hammer, thrusting his greatsword fiercely into the blue flame blazing in its chest.
Boom!
Force erupted.
The Skeleton Demon's chest shattered under the Aura Force unleashed by Li Pin's sword.
After landing the hit, Li Pin drew the sword and leaped back.
Finally, the Skeleton Demon's war hammer came crashing down, but it had no target, hitting nothing but air.
The blue flame at the center of the Skeleton Demon's chest extinguished, and the Skeleton Demon began to tremble violently.
Suddenly, a fire erupted and rapidly spread across its entire frame. In just seconds, the demonic creature was reduced to ashes.
Qiao Yuanshan stood in place, paralyzed and stunned. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
A formidable Skeleton Demon, which would typically take two or three Martial Saints working together to defeat, had died just like that?
This was only the beginning.
Li Pin didn't show any signs of retreat after defeating the Skeleton Demon. He dashed ahead once more. This time, he set his sights on a Skeleton Warrior wielding a massive battle axe.
The Skeleton Warrior noticed him too. Standing nearly 2.4 meters tall with a two-meter-long axe, it charged forward like an oncoming tank.
The force of its charge rivaled that of a Crimson-Tooth Tiger or a Beastfolk Warrior.
Li Pin didn't dodge. He charged head-on, facing the towering Skeleton Demon.
The two accelerated before meeting in a direct, unembellished clash.
Boom!
Centered around Li Pin and the Skeleton Warrior, a burst of force whipped up a gust of wind, kicking up dust and scattering bits of debris in all directions.
Qiao Yuanshan's eyes almost popped out from shock. He met a Skeleton Warrior head-on and even pushed it back?!
Li Pin's greatsword struck again, piercing through the layers of bone that protected the blue flame in the Skeleton Warrior's chest and swiftly killing it.
This sight left Qiao Yuanshen appalled. "Th-this can't be. He can't be a martial artist! A Martial Saint can't take on a mid-tier monster in direct combat!"
Directly battling a mid-tier demonic creature! Wasn't that something only Astral Cultivators could do?! Martial Saint Li... he....
"Weak." Li Pin remarked, somewhat disappointed. "They aren't even worthy of me using the Blood-Seething Secret Art."
He shouldn't have expected much from mid-tier demonic creatures, equivalent to a standard Astral Cultivator.
"Well, let's finish off these skeletons quickly and check out the cave overrun by Zombies and Majins."