23: Chapter 23 Chaotic Situation

Leaving Yuyang Town, the group headed straight for Tong Town.

Among the many towns within Wuyang County, Tong Town was unremarkable.

Whether in terms of overall strength, economy, or population, it was far inferior to Yuyang Town.

But it did have its own advantages: it was located far from the center of the Demon disaster.

At the same time, the Demons in the vicinity of Tong Town had also been cleared out once during these past three days.

With the lesson learned from Yuyang Town, Pei Qingyun thought it over carefully and decided against heading to towns in areas that hadn't been cleared yet.

If another town were to fall, they might not have such good luck again.

Although the journey was a bit longer, everyone was in full agreement.

Before long, the group arrived at the border of Tong Town.

"Finally here. At last, I can sleep soundly; the tide of Zombie Entities in Yuyang Town was truly terrifying." In the group, a Martial Artist's tense expression suddenly relaxed.

"Stop talking, let's go in quickly. Everyone else has already walked far ahead." A person behind urged.

Just like that, the group entered Tong Town.

After giving instructions on the time and location for gathering, everyone separated to handle their own affairs.

Pei Qingyun took the ten members of the Pei Family and found a decent inn nearby.

"I will be staying here today. If you have any private matters to attend to, do not worry about me. If there is nothing else, I will be resting." Pei Qingyun said to the other Family members.

After speaking, he went straight into his room, no longer paying attention to his clansmen's thoughts.

Over these three days, this Old Ancestor hadn't made many moves, so his body wasn't particularly tired. However, the mental exhaustion was quite significant.

Lying on the bed, Pei Qingyun did not fall asleep immediately; instead, his mind was racing with thoughts.

Yuyang Town had fallen, and tens of thousands of people had been turned into Zombie Entities.

This brought him a powerful sense of shock, and it was the first time he felt that the strength of the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm was still not enough.

After the shock, he felt more sober.

Perhaps he could single-handedly annihilate a group of hundreds in one go. But he absolutely could not single-handedly annihilate hundreds of Demons in one go.

Humans get tired, feel fear, and have many flaws when coordinating.

But Demons are different; they do not get tired, and they certainly do not feel fear. Facing Demons, a Martial Artist must constantly consume Qi and blood to defend.

This means that every single Demon will inevitably consume a portion of a Martial Artist's Qi and blood.

Once this consumption adds up, even a Five-Viscera Martial Artist like him couldn't handle it.

Of course, Pei Qingyun had never thought about taking on a tide of Zombie Entities head-on; that would be the behavior of a brute.

He was more inclined to use his own strength as a benchmark to analyze and compare against the tide of Zombie Entities, thereby finding a way to break it.

Although the tide of Zombie Entities in Yuyang Town was powerful, Pei Qingyun was confident he could resolve it.

Dealing with tens of thousands of Zombie Entities at once was naturally impossible, but he could divide and conquer them. If once wasn't enough, he could do it multiple times.

However, Pei Qingyun was not considering this for now; it would take too long.

The Pei Family promised to cooperate with the Evil Suppression Bureau, but that was only for clearing out Demons in the assigned area. A major event like a whole town falling into Zombie Entities was not within his scope of handling.

That kind of matter was for the Evil Suppression Bureau to worry about.

He could ignore the fall of Yuyang Town. But the cause of its fall was something Pei Qingyun had to ponder.

For a corpse to transform into a Zombie Entity, a certain amount of time is required. Three days at the shortest, seven days at the longest.

Based on the timeline, it was impossible for an entire large town of tens of thousands of people to mutate into Zombie Entities on the same day.

This meant it was a process. From a few to many, until tens of thousands of people died, the time experienced during this period must have been at least half a month, if not longer.

Looking at Wuyang County, Yuyang Town's ranking was not low; it had a population of over thirty thousand, nearly ten Divine Strength Martial Artists, and at least over a hundred Martial Artists below the Divine Strength Realm.

With so many Martial Artists guarding it, even if they faced multiple Tier 2 Demons at once, it would be impossible to fall to such a state.

Yet Yuyang Town had fallen, and for over half a month, not even a message had gotten out. Otherwise, the Evil Suppression Bureau would not have failed to make such important intelligence public.

What kind of power was at work here?

A Tier 3 Demon might be able to make a town completely fall and turn into a dead zone.

But a Tier 3 Demon could never make the Divine Strength Martial Artists of Yuyang Town unable to even send out a message.

As for a Tier 4 Demon, it was never within the scope of Pei Qingyun's considerations.

Once a Tier 4 Demon runs rampant, never mind Yuyang Town, even Wuyang County would be destroyed.

Ruling out this possibility, Pei Qingyun thought of more, but these results made him feel a chill.

From the fall of Yuyang Town, he sensed a thick malice.

To ensure that the joint operation in four days would not be interfered with by other factors, Pei Qingyun remained silent for a long time before deciding to convey the news of Yuyang Town's fall to Director Chen.

Soon, Pei Qingyun wrote the content in a letter. To prevent any accidents on the road leading to failure of delivery, he wrote three letters.

"Tianlin, here are three identical letters. Remember to arrange for three different people to deliver them. You must ensure that at least one letter safely reaches Director Chen."

"Old Ancestor, please rest assured, these three letters will definitely be safely delivered to Director Chen."

Taking the letters, Pei Tianlin vowed with certainty.

Walking out of the room, Pei Tianlin's expression also became serious. Although he had not seen the content, he had some guesses in his heart.

Just looking at the Old Ancestor's appearance, he realized that the matter was far more serious than he had imagined.

"Another troubled autumn." After Pei Tianlin left, Pei Qingyun couldn't help but sigh.

He had originally intended to properly develop his Family, step by step, pursuing his path of longevity.

Who would have thought that bad news would follow one after another, from the mine to the clearing of Demons, and now the fall of Yuyang Town; it simply wouldn't stop.

Damn heavens, why is it so hard to develop in peace?

Instead of giving him a Family System, it would be better to just let him add points; at least that would have been carefree.

North of Wuyang County.

This area was exactly where the Evil Suppression Bureau was responsible. As the largest force in Wuyang County, the Martial Artists of the Evil Suppression Bureau were superior to the three families in both quality and quantity.

In just three days, under the leadership of Chen Yuanba, over ninety percent of the area fifty miles north of Wuyang County had been cleared by the Evil Suppression Bureau, with only the finishing work remaining.

In at most one day, the Evil Suppression Bureau would be able to complete the finishing work in this area.

"The clearing is almost finished. I wonder how the three families are doing." Chen Yuanba stretched his muscles and was about to enter his tent to rest.

However, just at this moment, a small leader of the Evil Suppression Bureau guards rushed in, panicked.

"Report... Director, there is an urgent matter."