BXBX NOVEL Chapter 137: 137. Go to the theater
Li Pei\'s side, which outnumbered their opponents by several times and had launched a surprise attack, now held a complete advantage.
"Zhou Daoist has started playing the guzheng again, truly talented and versatile. The sound of his instrument is disrupting the enemy!"
The three of them drank wine and ate meat while enjoying the battle, as a white falcon landed curiously on their shoulders, only to quickly lose interest and start pecking at the roast.
Liao Ya\'s eyes sparkled with excitement, "Junior brother, this thing called a drone can bring things twenty miles away right before our eyes, it\'s truly amazing!"
Liao Qe chimed in, "It looks fun, let me try it sometime~"
"I will definitely teach you, but be patient, let\'s watch the battle first."
Lu Yao was about to take a bite of meat when he realized only the skewer was left, so he flicked the forehead of his spirit pet, Ping An, on his shoulder.
His own spirit pet had a huge appetite, far exceeding that of its wild counterparts.
At that moment, Liao Ya suddenly cried out, "Moonshadow Sword Yu Yanmei! Junior brother, look at her!"
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Priest Miller had just jumped off the vehicle and landed when countless attackers rushed towards him. They clashed with his escort guards, startling countless birds in the forest.
There were also strange sounds of a guzheng playing, and the next second, the world in the priest\'s eyes turned upside down, walking on his head!
"A Spirit Cultivator from Shun Country!"
Priest Miller let out a roar, clutched the Holy Emblem on his chest, and after a wriggling sound, four translucent tentacles emerged from his back and began to wave
These crystal-clear tentacles had a glow circulating within them, as thick as thighs and nearly 10 meters long, and possessed enormous strength, capable of gouging deep trenches in the ground with a single whip.
A martial artist who had undergone marrow cleansing was struck, his steel armor instantly deformed, and he was flung backward, crashing into a large tree and falling to the ground without a sound.
Priest Miller, while swinging his tentacles to deflect bullets, was about to kill Li Pei and Zhou He, the most threatening adversaries when a white-haired swordswoman suddenly appeared before him.
She had a slender figure, wearing loose apricot-colored practice clothes, with a steel sword on her waist.
It was difficult for even high-level warriors of the Shun Country to guess her age; she could be anywhere from 18 to 80 years old.
Priest Miller was not the one to pity the fair sex, his four tentacles crossed and lashed at her fiercely, the wind they whipped up howling.
Facing the onslaught of tentacles, the woman lightly tapped her toes on the ground and in the next instant appeared behind the priest. The steel sword was already in her hand.
Priest Miller stood rooted to the spot, eyes bulging out in confusion as to why his body wouldn\'t respond.
An evening breeze blew by, and countless faint cracks appeared on his body which then turned into chunks of flesh on the ground. The glowing tentacles on his back dispersed into the air and faded away, with a faint roar echoing in the void.
The swordswoman proceeded to walk towards another location. She was the very Moonshadow Sword Yu Yanmei Liao Ya had been thinking of.
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At this moment, Liao Ya excitedly shook Lu Yao\'s arm, screaming like a little girl who had seen her idol, "Wow! Did you see that? Moon Shadow Sword Grandmaster Yu! A female warrior of the Innate Realm!"
"She seems to be Li Pei\'s master?"
"Yes! Only she could have trained such an excellent disciple as Sister Li."
Lu Yao tried to adjust the drone but lost sight of the swordswoman. He had to watch Li Pei unleash her might, firing cannonballs one after another, blasting a vampire to the point of crying for his father and mother.
The two had a long-standing grudge, and Li Pei certainly wasn\'t going to show mercy now that she had the chance.
Lord Asben, with his innate ability akin to teleportation, still had the capacity to dodge the silver-shrapnel-laden cannonballs.
He had just caught sight of the woman firing the shots, the very Commandery Princess of the Shun Dynasty he longed for day and night.
"This noblewoman is genteel and haughty, with an elegant temperament, and she\'s a virgin! Her blood will be an exquisitely delicious treat!"
Lord Asben\'s chest swelled tremendously, and he suddenly let out a piercing scream that covered the entire field, causing many people to cover their heads and stagger in their steps.
Thankfully, a melodious sound of a zither came at just the right moment, dispelling the malevolent influence—it was the multi-talented Zhou He playing.
But Lord Asben had already bought enough time, and with a flash, he was upon Li Pei, then his entire form burst open, transforming into a mass of blood shadow rushing toward her!
Li Pei aimed at the blood shadow and fired a shot, but the cannonball passed through it without effect.
The blood shadow lacked a physical body and was incredibly fast, in the blink of an eye, it had enveloped Li Pei, its maniacal laughter booming: "Beauty! Merge with me!"
Before his words fell silent, Lord Asben\'s laughter changed in pitch, turning into a scream that shot straight into the heavens! The blood shadow emitted plumes of green smoke, accompanied by the grating "sizzling" sound.
Beneath Li Pei\'s shattered collar, a glint of silver shone through! She was wrapped in the silver threads that Lu Yao had given her!
Lord Asben bore the soul-wrenching agony and shot up into the air, heading straight for the military camp.
In the meantime, several people including the Spirit Refining Expert tried to intercept in the air, but they could only disperse the blood shadow, which quickly reformed;
Several silver bullets hit their mark, yet went straight through causing no significant damage—the blood shadow seemed to be immune to physical attacks!
Just as everyone was about to give chase, Li Pei shouted, "No need to chase, our objective has already been achieved!"
By this time, there were casualties among those who had participated in the ambush; they began to attend to their comrades.
Li Pei gave everyone a fist salute and said, "Thank you all for your righteous assistance! The food and pay have arrived, and the Government Forces can launch an attack tomorrow. We absolutely cannot allow the Imperial Court to sign a treaty supplying Demon Beasts with blood meals!"
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Lu Yao and the group were watching with glee when they suddenly noticed that mass of blood shadow flying towards them—it was clearly passing by on its way to the military camp.
"Quick, get ready to receive our guest!"
After downing a swig of wine, the three of them hurriedly took Battle Armor from the carriage and put it on, then each wielded an AA-12 automatic shotgun filled with "vampire\'s delight eggs."
Lu Yao operated a drone, closely trailing the blood shadow, which seemed to be of very high class, but after flying a few kilometers, it suddenly landed, morphing into a wheezing westerner kneeling on the ground.
"Oh, it seems this trick has a time limit and it has already expired!"
Lu Yao immediately understood; this "blood shadow metamorphosis" must be a skill like an ultimate move.
He then called out to the two women, "Follow me, let\'s ambush him mid-way!"
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Although Lord Asben was merely an earl, he possessed strength that came infinitely close to that of an Earl.
At this moment, the annoyance in his heart was swallowing him more than his physical injuries:
"I should have established great merit and been formally ennobled by the queen! Now all of this is ruined! You barbarians, I will surely drain your filthy blood!"
Lord Asben\'s fangs protruded, his eyes turned blood red, an immense exhaustion requiring immediate sustenance.
"I need to search the nearby barbarian villages—I urgently need fresh blood."
He changed direction, heading towards a human village marked on the map in his memory.
Though severely wounded, Lord Asben\'s movements were still incredibly swift, like a cheetah—the agility was a racial gift of vampires.
But just as he turned, his head and chest were penetrated by countless .50 caliber bullets, followed by the loud noise of a jackhammer breaking through a wall.
The assailants showed no signs of stopping, continuing until they had reduced Lord Asben to a pile of minced meat.
Lu Yao was puzzled, "Why did this Demon Beast suddenly change direction?"
While speaking, he tossed a "homemade bomb" and detonated it.