“Want to kill me? Hahaha!” Upon hearing Shen Hanbing’s words, Ye Xingchen burst into laughter.
And Ye Xingchen’s lackeys also wore cold smiles on their faces.
After laughing enough, Ye Xingchen coldly said to Shen Hanbing, “Haven’t you realized yet that you’ve been poisoned with Yin-Yang Harmony Powder?”
“Yin-Yang Harmony Powder?” Shen Hanbing’s face turned pale. She had noticed earlier that her body felt weak and limp, and now she understood it was because of the Yin-Yang Harmony Powder.
But she couldn’t figure out when exactly she had been dosed with it.
Seemingly understanding Shen Hanbing’s confusion, Xiahou Ba stepped forward and said, “When I stood behind you earlier, there happened to be a gust of wind. I took advantage of your distraction and sprinkled the powder on you along with the wind.”
“I see.”
Shen Hanbing suddenly remembered that Xiahou Ba had often resorted to such despicable acts in the past, so he must be adept at such things.
“Once poisoned with Yin-Yang Harmony Powder, not only will your body feel weak, but… within an hour, if you don’t engage in sexual intercourse with a man, you’ll die from the poison!” Ye Xingchen shed his usual facade, revealing his true ugly nature.
“You… you are shameless!” Shen Hanbing was so angry her fingers trembled.
She couldn’t believe that in such a perilous situation, Ye Xingchen’s mind was still filled with such thoughts!
Ye Xingchen shrugged indifferently, his face twisted in a smirk. “Shameless or not, I’ll do whatever it takes to get what I want!”
“Go to hell!”
Shen Hanbing’s killing intent was firm. She stopped wasting words and swung her sword directly.
Ye Xingchen immediately stepped back.
On the other hand, Xiahou Ba moved forward and blocked Shen Hanbing’s sword with a slash, and then pushed her back forcefully.
Shen Hanbing retreated several steps, then looked at Xiahou Ba warily.
Xiahou Ba possessed the cultivation of the Peak of True Martial Realm Fourfold, his strength not inferior to the one-eyed zombie from earlier.
If Shen Hanbing were in her prime, dealing with Xiahou Ba would be no problem.
However, the issue was she was currently poisoned with Yin-Yang Harmony Powder, rendering her whole body weak and powerless.
Moreover, earlier, she had been sneak attacked by Xiahou Ba with a palm strike.
It wasn’t just any palm strike, but Xiahou Ba’s renowned martial technique – the Meridian-Sealing Palm!
Being struck by the Meridian-Sealing Palm would temporarily seal seven meridians and eight vessels, rendering one unable to use internal energy.
If one forcefully used internal energy during this period, it would destroy the seven meridians and eight vessels, leaving permanent damage that couldn’t be repaired, and ranging from affecting one’s foundation to complete loss of cultivation.
Being weak and unable to use internal energy, Shen Hanbing couldn’t fully utilize her strength in this state.
And the most crucial point was, Shen Hanbing wasn’t just facing Xiahou Ba alone.
Each lackey around Ye Xingchen had already taken hidden cultivation-enhancing pills. Their cultivation wasn’t just Body Refining level, but experts ranging from eighth to ninth level Qi Condensation Realm!
In addition to Ye Xingchen, who was also a True Martial Realm warrior.
Although his cultivation was achieved through pill accumulation and hadn’t reached the standards of a True Martial Realm, he could at least reach the half-step True Martial Realm!
In other words, at this moment, Shen Hanbing in her weakened state and unable to use internal energy, had to deal with a True Martial Realm expert, a half-step True Martial Realm warrior, and ten Qi Condensation Realm experts.
Meanwhile, ten miles outside of Yuanzhou City
City Lord Ye Gucheng of Zhongzhou, City Lord Zhuge Jin of Yuanzhou, and City Lord Huang Jizhong of Xizhou were all observing the situation quietly.
“Shouldn’t we make a move?” Ye Gucheng was somewhat worried. If they didn’t act soon, more soldiers would be injured or killed.
Zhuge Jin shook his head. “The zombies in the city haven’t been lured away yet. If we rashly charge in, we’ll inevitably consume a lot of energy.”
“By then, we won’t be able to maintain our best condition to deal with the main culprit of this disaster.”
“So we must wait for the vanguard to lure away most of the zombies before we can act.”
Huang Jizhong nodded in agreement. “City Lord Zhuge Jin is right. We must conserve our energy.”
“It’s best that when we lead the troops into action, we try not to engage with ordinary zombies as much as possible. Leave those zombies to the soldiers. Our only target is the source of this disaster—the Blood Curse Demon!”
Just as Huang Jizhong finished speaking, a scout arrived.
The scout knelt on one knee and reported to the three of them, “Reporting to the City Lords, most of the zombies in the city have been lured away by the vanguard.”
“Very good.”
Zhuge Jin nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Ye Gucheng and Huang Jizhong. “Let’s move!”
“Okay.” Both Ye Gucheng and Huang Jizhong nodded.
“All troops, obey orders, move out!”
Under the command of the three city lords, the army rushed into Yuanzhou City with great momentum.
Since most of the zombies had been lured away by the vanguard, there weren’t many left in the city.
The armies led by the three city lords easily advanced into the city, ruthlessly clearing out the zombies on the streets.
The scattered zombies couldn’t resist the onslaught of the army and were quickly scattered and defeated.
The three city lords followed closely behind, never lifting a hand throughout the battle, just quietly watching their soldiers fight.
They all knew their mission was to deal with the ultimate culprit—the Blood Curse Demon. So they didn’t waste their energy and strength on these small fry.
Escorted by a force of twenty thousand soldiers, the three city lords arrived at the center of the city unimpeded.
At the center of the city was a circular stone plaza.
A strange humanoid creature sat cross-legged in the center of the plaza.
It had human limbs and facial features, but its body was shriveled, and its skin was pale white.
In addition, it had two long fangs and a pair of black bat wings.
Without a doubt, this strange humanoid creature was the instigator of this disaster—the Blood Curse Demon.
Surrounding the Blood Curse Demon were a dozen or so corpse beasts and a corpse demon.
They all guarded the Blood Curse Demon, acting as its most loyal protectors.
“Leng Lingfeng…” Seeing the corpse demon wielding dual blades, the Golden Knight’s face was filled with reluctance.
Because the corpse demon was none other than Leng Lingfeng, a member of their Yuanzhou Alliance, known as the “Dual Blade Swordsman.”
Although he had been infected and turned into a zombie, the Golden Knight still hesitated to strike.
Roar!
Seeing a large number of humans approaching, the corpse beasts all lunged forward voluntarily.
“Clear the area first!”
Zhuge Jin ordered, and hundreds of iron cavalrymen charged forward, engaging in battle with the corpse beasts.
The corpse demon wielding dual blades also rushed toward the crowd.
“I’ll handle this.” Ye Gucheng stepped forward.
“No, let me do it!” The Golden Knight stood in front of Ye Gucheng. “You must conserve your strength to deal with the Blood Curse Demon.”
After speaking, the Golden Knight leaped from his horse and engaged in a fierce battle with the dual blade corpse demon.
