103: Zhang Jinzhou

Xu Le was like a fierce tiger descending the mountain—no, he was far fiercer than a tiger, at least the level of a steamroller.

In just one second, dozens of halberd shadows blasted out, leaving behind a ground covered in shattered corpses and debris.

All the Demonic Corpses, regardless of Rank, were like paper, shattering with a light touch.

Xu Le also used "True and False Clones." The man and his Clone charged into the Demonic Corpse horde, looking exactly like a harvester moving through a field, with Demonic Corpses falling down row after row.

Time slowly passed.

An hour went by.

Thanks to the efforts of the contracted beast and the crowd, the number of Demonic Corpses was reduced by over a million.

It must be said that even the Little Demon Monkey, having fought fiercely until now, was still a level slower than Nine Phoenix when it came to clearing monsters.

After two hours of intense fighting, Xu Le was also somewhat exhausted and returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

He found that most people kept their distance from him.

Among the participants, only Zhu Yuyao and Lü Yixiu approached him.

Among the NPCs, only the Spirit of the Shaman and Xing Manshan walked over.

"Everyone believes you are Household Head Xu. With the strength you showed killing those monsters just now, if you were a Parasitic Demon Spirit, no one would be able to stop you. This is the best proof."

Xing Manshan smiled, though his tone was somewhat bitter. "Rest well. After you've rested, there will be another big battle."

Xu Le waved his hand dismissively. With his current strength, he no longer needed to desperately approach others for warmth; he himself was glowing and radiating heat.

Zhu Yuyao's gaze toward Xu Le was complicated. The feeling of being rejected was unpleasant, especially having happened twice.

"Do you two have something else to do? If not, go fight; don't slack off," the Spirit of the Shaman said unceremoniously to them.

"Heh, you only talk about us, what about yourself?"

Zhu Yuyao didn't care if the other party was the Vice City Lord; she immediately retorted.

The Spirit of the Shaman was shocked: "Are you even human?"

"Why am I not human?" Zhu Yuyao raged.

"Then compare me to you?" The Spirit of the Shaman pointed to his transparent body with a look of disdain. "From a certain perspective, I am the same kind as them."

Zhu Yuyao: "..."

The two left sheepishly, and the Spirit of the Shaman finally grinned broadly.

"Something wrong?"

Xu Le didn't think the other party had dismissed the two just for fun.

"Yes, and no."

"..."

"I don't like owing favors."

Xu Le shook his head. "You don't owe me. I failed to save you before, and you just helped out. Let's call it even!"

"It can't be canceled out! No, I mean, it hasn't been canceled out."

The Spirit of the Shaman grew anxious. He had finally found a reason to come over; wouldn't it be a waste of effort if the favor was canceled out just like that?

Previously, he had thought about canceling the debt and being free, but after witnessing Xu Le's invincible presence, how could he bear to leave?

"Ahem, I mean, you helped me get revenge again, so I owe you a favor. I've decided to follow you for ten years to repay you for ten years."

Xu Le suddenly jumped up. "You want to freeload off me?"

Spirit of the Shaman: "..."

I'm a Rank 93 SSS Class! Do I need to freeload? If I just say one word, tons of flattery will come my way!

However, thinking of the Abyss and Xing Manshan's subtle exclusion of him, he took a deep breath.

"I don't eat or drink, nor do I ask you for a salary. What am I freeloading off you?"

"I am proficient in spirit body knowledge and can help you fight. You're making a huge profit, okay?"

Xu Le: "Is it free?"

"Free!"

The Spirit of the Shaman felt a headache coming on, yelling loudly.

Xu Le looked disgusted: "Fine then."

Spirit of the Shaman: "..."

...Time slowly passed.

After Xu Le rested for half an hour and felt his strength fully recovered, he rejoined the battle.

[Points +10]

[Points +10]

...Boom!

The City Lord's Mansion's Defensive Formation was smashed.

Even though six million Demonic Corpses had been killed, the remaining seven million Demonic Corpses were still very powerful.

Demon Bats were also attacking from the air, causing everyone to retreat steadily!

Xing Manshan commanded the retreat, and fortunately, after this period of combat training, everyone began to strictly obey orders.

Fighting and retreating all the way, everyone hid inside the City Lord's Mansion Treasury.

This was the final Protective Formation, a Formation temporarily set up using Formation Flags, and it couldn't even hold out for a minute.

It wasn't that Yang Yin's Formation mastery was too low, but that there were too many Demonic Corpses, and they were too strong.

Along the way, countless people were surrounded and killed by Demonic Corpses during the retreat.

In particular, the leading Demonic Corpses, who had once been Company Commanders or Trial Baihus, fought with extreme ferocity.

Mental Shock!

[Points +10]

The frenzied spirit blast killed a Company Commander Demonic Corpse. Xu Le then threw out an Earth Spike, slaughtering a patch of Demonic Corpses.

But those Demonic Corpses had no fear of life or death, charging forward right through the skills.

Once the last person entered the Treasury, Yang Yin activated the Formation.

Xu Le glanced at the number of people; they had barely broken one thousand.

More critically, the fallen comrades would soon stand up and become new Demonic Corpses.

And they would all be Rank 80 or 90 Demonic Corpses.

Xu Le looked at Xing Manshan beside him, who retrieved a box from the deepest part of the Treasury, his face solemn.

Inside were three yellow Talismans.

"Household Head Xu, come here for a moment."

Xu Le walked over and received a Talisman. The patterns on it were dense, making it impossible to distinguish where it began or ended.

This was a Forbidden Curse: "Punishment of Thunder"!

He had seen its power before in Dinosaur World; its might was enough to destroy heaven and earth.

However, using it to kill Demonic Corpses could only destroy ten or twenty thousand at most, which was merely a drop in the ocean compared to the vast sea of Demonic Corpses.

"Keep it safe. I only have these few scrolls. Use them only at the critical moment."

Xu Le knew that the critical moment meant finding the divine statue here.

They were blocked by the Divine Domain; if they couldn't escape, they would eventually be trapped and killed.

Boom, boom, boom!

Outside the Treasury, the vast majority of Demonic Corpses were attacking the Treasury Formation, with only a few hundred attacking the divine statue.

Of all the contracted beasts, only the divine statue was still fighting outside.

The cramped space was suitable for it, despite its low agility, to fight.

Uh... more accurately, it was suitable for it to take a beating.

Damage below 100,000 points could not harm it at all; not even the mandatory 1 point of damage.

Many Demonic Corpses were surrounding it, but it mostly just defended, occasionally throwing out a "Great Earthquake" skill, which heavily wounded a batch of low-Rank Demonic Corpses.

After two or three jumps, even Advanced Demonic Corpses couldn't withstand it.

[Points +10]

[Points +10]

...After half an hour passed.

With the help of the Little Peach Tree, everyone was fully healed and restored to full mana.

Xing Manshan clapped his hands. "Brothers, this Formation can only last for half an hour at most. We can't hide forever."

"When facing powerful monsters, we must kill! Kill until they are terrified, kill until they..."

After a round of morale boosting, everyone's low spirits lifted again.

"We'll charge out in ten minutes. Everyone, prepare for another ten minutes."

After Xing Manshan finished speaking, his lips moved slightly, and he raised an eyebrow toward Xu Le.

Xu Le immediately understood and activated "Mind Link."

After Xing Manshan accepted, he mentally brought up a map and said, "Old Yang and I just carefully studied the map. The divine statue is most likely in one of these three locations. Come over and take a look, see which spot has the highest probability."

Xu Le walked over, looked at the locations marked on the map, used Mind Link to sense them, and then pointed to one spot, saying, "Here."