Published: March 2, 2025
The number of demonic creatures that crawled out of the sewer was not many.
Perhaps only around a thousand?
Arthur did not have the time to count the exact number, but judging by the sounds, it wouldn't exceed 2000.
Although the quantity was small, the destructive power of these demonic creatures was undeniably high.
This was because the lowest level among the attacking demonic creatures was fourth-tier!
When Arthur's great sword swiftly cleaved the first fourth-tier demonic creature, chaos erupted instantly.
...
There were quite a few people at the market, but among them, there were really not many who could fight.
True experts would not come to such a low-end market to buy things.
Arthur's combat power ensured that he had an absolute advantage when facing the demonic creatures, but what about the other people facing the demonic creatures? Did they not also find themselves at an absolute disadvantage?
The originally lively market instantly turned into a hell on earth.
Within Arthur's line of sight, nearly ten demonic creatures launched a fierce slaughter against any living being that moved nearby, while from further away, almost all the sounds were the roars of demonic creatures killing and the cries of humans in despair.
“Rush out!”
Even in such a sudden situation, Arthur's judgment was not disturbed.
In this attack, his personal safety was not threatened. Given Arthur's combat power, with thousands of demonic creatures and without any demonic entities among them, it was almost impossible for any of the demonic creatures to breach his defenses.
However, Qin Shiyuan did not have his level of resilience.
The soldiers responsible for protecting several “noble ladies” were also elite personnel from the military; even if their strength was lacking, they were not overwhelmed by the significant gap in power and decisively executed Arthur's orders.
More than a dozen soldiers drew their war blades or loaded their bullets and launched a counterattack.
...
In an instant, the entire market was filled with screams and shouts of battle, and the military's response was not slow. When the first demonic creature emerged from the sewer, the nearby stationed troops immediately reacted. On one hand, the defending forces fully armed themselves to enter the market, attempting to clear out the demonic creatures inside. On the other hand, the news of the market being attacked was quickly reported up the chain and rapidly reached Lin Haifeng's ears.
Looking at the sudden situation report on the table, Lin Haifeng pondered for a moment and decisively provided a solution.
“Gather nearby experts and deploy three sequence-level experts to clean out all the demonic creatures inside, then send people to carefully examine the layout of the sewer to identify the cause of this incident.”
“Yes, Commander.”
The soldiers received Lin Haifeng's orders and immediately left to arrange the execution of the commands.
After the soldiers left, Fang Bai, sitting nearby, immediately spoke up.
“Isn't this a bit too hasty? Those demonic creatures won't cause any major upheaval; if the military acts a bit faster, it will all be over within half an hour.”
“So what?”
While pouring himself a cup of tea, Lin Haifeng asked softly.
“I think we can afford to slow down a bit, wait for news from Shadow before taking action.”
Hearing Fang Bai's words, Lin Haifeng shook his head with a smile, then raised his teacup and walked to the office window, pointing in the direction of the market, softly asking,
“Can you tell me, whose plan is this?”
“This isn't our plan...”
Fang Bai spoke with a low tone, then realized and sat on the couch without saying another word.
“This is not our plan; this market attack is merely a spontaneous act by the demonic creatures. Some of them, who value honor more than their own lives, infiltrated the sewer region of Beijing after the war ended, launching a desperate attack on the gathering place, and that is the cause and effect of the entire incident.”