44: Chapter 44 A Murderous Act from Behind

Bang!

The Ape Demon swung the long staff in its hand fiercely, smashing it heavily against the wooden door in front of it.

The entire wooden door exploded with a loud bang, shattering into pieces!

"Ah!"

Soon, screams echoed from inside the house.

The crying of children could also be heard.

The Ape Demon's crimson eyes scanned the room, finding a woman in her twenties within the simple house, trembling as she held two children who were only five or six years old!

These two children appeared to be twins, a boy and a girl!

One male and one female, they looked very much alike.

Though they were thin and pale, their skin was very fair and tender.

Seeing these two young children, a monstrous red light of greed burst from the Ape Demon's eyes.

Saliva flowed from its wide-open mouth like a waterfall.

It loved eating human children the most.

They were white, tender, and nourishing.

"Roar!" The Ape Demon let out a skyward howl, venting the joy in its heart, and suddenly leaped forward toward the three people.

"Ah! No..." The woman screamed, quickly shielding the two children behind her.

"Waaah..." The twins also began to wail in terror.

Seeing that the Ape Demon was about to reach them and tear the mother and children to shreds—

"Vile beast, stop!"

At this critical moment of life and death, a loud shout came from behind!

Immediately after, a terrifying blade light, carrying the power of destruction, slashed fiercely toward the Ape Demon's head.

It was the Thunder Frenzy Saber's Mountain Breaker.

Once cultivated to the extreme, even a mountaintop could be smashed to pieces.

Sensing the ill wind behind its head, the Ape Demon was scared until its Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

It hurriedly dodged to the right!

However.

It was too late!

The moment it moved to dodge, the blade light suddenly accelerated.

With Thunderous Force, it slashed down heavily upon its body.

"Awooo..." The Ape Demon's body shook violently, and it opened its mouth to let out a shrill scream.

Immediately after, its massive body was split in two, exploding with a bang!

It turned into a rain of blood, flying back in all directions.

"The Ape Demon is dead, you're safe now!" Lin Feng said loudly, looking at the terrified mother and children!

Hearing this, the woman quickly fell to her knees and kowtowed frantically to Lin Feng. "Thank you for saving us, thank you!"

"There's no need for that, get up quickly!" Lin Feng hurriedly reached out to help her up!

Then, Lin Feng scanned the room and found a cellar in the corner.

This was a place commoners used to store grain.

When he lived in the outer city Slums, his family had one too.

So he said to her, "Quickly take the two children and hide in the cellar. Remember, do not come out for any reason!"

"O-okay, I'll take the children and hide right now!" The woman nodded heavily and quickly led the two children into the cellar!

Lin Feng picked up a nearby wooden board and covered the cellar.

After doing all this, Lin Feng took a jade plaque from his pocket and lightly pressed it against the Ape Demon's corpse.

Shua...

A faint red light immediately seeped out from the Ape Demon's body and merged into the jade plaque.

Through this jade plaque, it could record how many demons Lin Feng had killed.

The Demon Suppression Bureau could then give him corresponding points to exchange for treasures.

As for the Yao Beasts he killed outside the village earlier, Lin Feng hadn't had time to collect the points yet!

However, there was no rush!

Because it wouldn't be too late to collect them once all the demons were dealt with.

After all, everyone had a rough idea of how many demons they killed in this operation.

Cases of claiming credit for others' work were rare.

Having saved this family, Lin Feng's body flickered as he quickly rushed out!

Roar...

Just as he appeared, a wolf demon about the height of a man pounced at him with bared fangs and claws!

Before it even arrived, a thick, fishy wind blew against his face.

"Die!" Lin Feng swung the thunder blade in his hand, executing a Throat Slitter!

"Awooo..." The wolf demon's body, which had leaped into mid-air, suddenly stiffened.

Following that, a shocking arrow of blood appeared at its throat, blood spurting dozens of feet away.

Bang!

The massive wolf corpse hit the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Lin Feng took out the jade plaque and lightly pressed it against the wolf corpse.

A wisp of red light fled into the jade plaque and disappeared.

Once again, the merit for slaying the wolf demon was recorded.

...

"Ah! Help! Don't kill my grandfather!"

Just then, a shrill scream came from a nearby residence.

Lin Feng's expression changed, and he immediately headed toward the source at full speed.

This household had a simple courtyard!

The wooden courtyard gate had long since collapsed.

The courtyard was a mess, with blood everywhere.

A Leopard Demon was frantically biting at the people fleeing within the courtyard.

This was a family of six!

Two elderly people, a middle-aged couple, and two children about ten years old.

The two elderly people had already been killed, their necks bitten through by the Leopard Demon, and they lay on the ground, dying!

Now, it was relentlessly pursuing the middle-aged couple and the two children.

Roar!

Just as Lin Feng arrived at the courtyard gate, the Leopard Demon roared to the sky and suddenly accelerated, pouncing the middle-aged man to the ground.

Opening its bloody maw and revealing its sharp fangs, it was about to bite down on the man's neck!

"Vile beast, you're looking for death!" Lin Feng was furious. With a fierce flick of his right hand, the large saber in his hand shot out like a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the Leopard Demon.

Perhaps sensing the danger behind it, the Leopard Demon quickly abandoned the man and performed a sudden roll, dodging to the side.

Crack!

The thunder blade's strike missed and pierced heavily into the adobe wall ahead.

It sank deep inside, with only the hilt showing on the outside.

"Vile beast, you dodge quite fast!" Lin Feng roared and charged at the Leopard Demon like lightning.

"Roar!" The Leopard Demon bared its teeth, its crimson eyes flashing as it pounced frantically at Lin Feng.

"Die for me!" Lin Feng clenched his right fist and threw a heavy punch, hitting the Leopard Demon right in the head!

With a bang!

The Leopard Demon was sent flying by the punch.

Lin Feng also uncontrollably retreated several steps.

This was a Rank One Middle Stage Leopard Demon, its strength comparable to a human in the Middle Stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

But its skin was thick and its flesh tough, with amazing defense!

Moreover, its speed was incredibly fast, and under its violent impact, Lin Feng also suffered a slight setback.

As he stabilized his stance, the Qi and blood within Lin Feng's body couldn't help but surge.

He felt a faint pain in the web of his thumb and forefinger.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and was about to rush out to finish off the heavily injured Leopard Demon.

But just then, a terrifying sword light, like a flash of light, came straight for Lin Feng's back.

"Not good!" Lin Feng's face changed.

At the moment of crisis, relying on his instincts as a Martial Artist, he subconsciously dodged to the right.

Although he avoided his vital areas, his waist was still struck by the sword light, leaving a shocking bloody gash.

Lin Feng turned around abruptly, his eyes nearly splitting from rage. "You dog, it's you?"

A familiar figure was rushing into the courtyard, holding a long sword and looking at him with cold eyes.

Who else could it be but Du Xing?

"Kid, I didn't expect you to be so lucky to actually avoid my killing blow!" Du Xing's lips curled into a cold smile.

"You animal, demons are invading and about to slaughter the entire village, yet you're stabbing me in the back?" Lin Feng was so angry that smoke was practically coming out of his ears, and the killing intent in his eyes surged frantically!

At a time like this, they should be united against the outside threat, slaying demons to protect the land and the people!

He never expected Du Xing to take the opportunity to sneak attack him.

It was simply insane.

"Haha, they're just a bunch of commoners I don't know. If they die, they die. What does it have to do with me?

What I need to do now is take your dog life." After Du Xing finished speaking, he raised his long sword high and attacked Lin Feng again.

"You're looking for death!" Lin Feng waved his right hand, grabbed the hilt, and fiercely pulled the thunder blade out from deep within the wall!

Then his body flickered as he charged toward Du Xing.

Instant Kill, Throat Slitter, Mountain Breaker, Heart Crusher, Thunderous Force...

The Five Thunder Moves turned into terrifying blade lights, attacking Du Xing and blotting out the sky.

At this moment, Lin Feng held nothing back!

He fully erupted with the strength of the Spirit Gathering Realm Middle Stage.

"Damn it, didn't they say you were just a piece of trash who had just reached the Early Stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm? How could you be so strong?" Du Xing retreated step by step, unable to help but cry out in shock.

Although he was also in the Middle Stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm, his total strength was at most no more than two thousand two hundred jin!

Compared to Lin Feng, the difference was vast!

Even in a head-on clash, he was absolutely no match for Lin Feng!

What's more, Lin Feng had also displayed the sharp Moves of the Thunder Frenzy Saber.

Although the Moves of this Thunder Frenzy Saber were simple, they were extremely fast, accurate, and ruthless.

Every strike was a fatal trump card.

After dozens of Moves, Du Xing let out a shrill scream, and the long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang!

He suddenly raised his hand to cover his neck.

The sounds of "wuh wuh" came from his throat.

But blood still flowed uncontrollably from between his fingers.

A single Throat Slitter sent him to the afterlife!

After killing Du Xing, Lin Feng began to search the body!

Finally, from Du Xing's waist, he found a Storage Pouch!

He forcibly erased the imprint Du Xing had left on the Storage Pouch!

Opening it to look, Lin Feng couldn't help but be overjoyed.