Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 177: See Ze Shen Again
Gong Tianwu sneered:

"Do I look like the kind of person who would rather sacrifice his life than his wealth?"

So Ming went up and stood up again and said:

"My fellow brothers, it's actually a good thing that we're locked up here. When I was wandering around here before, I luckily found a treasure that's inexhaustible."

After these words were spoken, the people below immediately started talking.

After all, as long as they are male intelligent creatures, there are two major points that they will focus on throughout their lives and they will never change until they die:

One point is to get rich quickly.
One point is beauty.

Then, the large group of demon soldiers in the audience immediately showed an expression of "If you TM say this, I won't be sleepy anymore", who wouldn't be tempted by the treasure!
Afterwards, Mingqu didn't waste any time and went straight to the point. He had someone bring out an extra-large wooden basin, which turned out to be the feeding trough for the accompanying war rhinoceros.

The war rhino has a docile personality and great strength. It can pull dozens of tons of cargo and can be described as a herbivorous version of a heavy cargo truck. Its trough can be used to hold water that can easily drown a person.

Then Ming went and took out the Shura marrow that he had received before and poured it in with a clang. The two brothers Gong Tianwu and the Leopard Demon also had no choice but to pour out the Shura marrow that they had received. It could be said that the tank was full.

Then Mingqu pointed at it and started introducing it, talking about its uses.

Of course, the Shura Marrow does not look good, so in order to be more persuasive, he simply asked the people below to carry the wounded over.

After entering this place, this group of demon soldiers were also attacked by those damn demon insects Isopa. At least fifty or sixty people were injured, and their wounds were infected by demonic energy, causing them to be tortured in great pain.

However, the demon army’s physical fitness is very strong. As long as the injuries are not fatal, they can continue to hold on, but they cannot escape the punishment alive.

When the wounded soldiers in front saw that they were going to drink the "Ashura Marrow", they were definitely still reluctant, and they all expressed their humility, thinking that their brothers could drink first.

After all, the first impression of this thing does make people feel that it is a little unreliable.

But it doesn’t matter. I’m too lazy to talk nonsense at this moment. I’ll just give it to those who can’t move easily and those with more serious injuries first.

Needless to say, the results were immediate:

Near death turns into serious injury, serious injury turns into minor injury, and minor injury is cured directly.

By the time they got to the end, there was no need for anyone to urge them. All the wounded soldiers swallowed in big gulps, fearing that they would suffer if they drank too little.

After these dozens of wounded soldiers have finished drinking, they will naturally come forward to share their own experiences about the efficacy of Shura Marrow. Moreover, even if the people above say ten thousand words, it is not as convincing as one sentence from the people below who ask their acquaintances.

Ming Qu first revealed that this Shura marrow would only be produced in the body of this Axun corpse demon. Once it appeared, it would be a large pool and everyone would have a share.

Gong Tianwu announced at this time that once the demon army discovered this thing, they could keep it for themselves or choose to sell it to him.

You can buy one bowl of tea with five spirit stones, or exchange it for something of equivalent value.

After this matter was announced, the demon army cheered and their morale was greatly boosted.

To put it in a numerical way, the morale was originally over 20, and suddenly it increased by 60 points, soaring to over 80 points.

It turns out that empty promises are not welcomed anywhere. Only solid content can win people's hearts.

Of course, Gong Tianwu did not take out all of them, but left a lot, and he guessed that others did the same.

Seeing the morale of the entire demon army visibly rising, Gong Tianwu breathed a sigh of relief, then came to Ao Lin and whispered sincerely:

"Fellow Daoist Ao, please forgive me if I have offended you before. I am a descendant of the Great Snow Mountain and I have no intention of interfering with the Ao family."

"The purpose of what I said just now was to quickly restore everyone's morale and to calm you down. I have received great kindness from the ancestor, and I absolutely do not wish to see the entire Ao family buried here."

Ao Lin was not a mediocre person. He calmed down at this time. After listening to Gong Tianwu's words, he said in a deep voice:
"I was obsessed with it before. You did the right thing."

Gong Tianwu smiled, then said to Hua Manlou next to him:
"Okay, what do we do next?"

Hua Manlou's expression suddenly became very interesting:
"Ah? You're asking me, but aren't you the one giving the orders?"

Gong Tianwu thought to himself, of course I'll leave it to you to lead us to escape. You bastard shouldn't die here. After all, the possibility of the two great elders of Qingcheng appearing here is extremely small.

But of course I couldn't say this reason out loud, so I said:

"I am from the Snow Mountain after all. What does it mean for me to come here and give orders?"

"Besides, I am almost completely unfamiliar with these demon soldiers. I have no idea about everyone's preferences and specialties. If I were to assign tasks, wouldn't it be like asking a blind man for advice? What can I do?"

After hearing what Gong Tianwu said, Hua Manlou suddenly felt that there was some truth in it.

Gong Tianwu then continued to strike while the iron was hot:
"In my opinion, we should discuss things together. We can set up a temporary command center, and the next steps and arrangements will be decided by this command center."

"I suggest that the three of you demon generals form the core group of the headquarters, and you can discuss and choose the rest."

What Gong Tianwu said were all pertinent, and even Ao Lin thought there was some truth in them. So after some discussion, they brought three more people into the command center in addition to Gong Tianwu.

One of them is the deputy patriarch of a large family in Mujiang City, named Fu Zhong, but he is a bat spirit. There are only more than 20 people in his tribe, but he is a good scout in this environment.

Not only that, Fu Zhong is a very cunning man, knowledgeable, and has excellent physical skills. It is said that he was a direct disciple who offended the Green Robe Patriarch, but he was still able to escape from the famous Golden Silkworm Gu.

The other person is similar to Fu Zhong, and is the leader of the Iron-Armored Rhino tribe. His tribe is small in number but elite, and they are good at charging into the front. Once the rhino monsters start charging in groups, the enemies ahead will be in big trouble.

The last person to be pulled into the command center was Elder Tu of Xiongman. He was rescued after being seriously injured, and his condition improved greatly after drinking the Shura Marrow.

This Elder Tu has always been known for his wisdom and strategies, and he has many acquaintances among the five great monsters. In addition, there are also many bear barbarians who have come this time. It is most appropriate for him to be responsible for negotiating and communicating with the rescued people from the five great monsters.

Needless to say, everyone was in the same boat, so no one was hiding anything and a heated discussion broke out.

***
Compared with the enthusiasm of the others, Gong Tianwu behaved very low-key and was almost just listening.

At this time, he felt that there was no need for him to show off, after all, the others were obviously experts in this area, and secondly, he was afraid that he would interfere with the original historical process by talking nonsense. However, after waiting for a while, Gong Tianwu was sure that Hua Manlou had no clue to break the deadlock at present, and he looked like he would deal with it as it came.

His mind suddenly moved. Could it be that the key to breaking the impasse is not with this guy, but he was able to successfully get out of this place because of the help of others?

At this time, the command center also discussed several countermeasures:
First, both sides would join forces and move all of their troops to the open space where Hua Manlou was previously stationed. Although this would be a bit more crowded, the ability to deal with risks would be greatly enhanced.

Second, after having the special medicine Shura Marrow, we must continuously send out elite task forces to search and rescue everywhere and contact friendly forces.

Given that this place is very strange and the terrain is constantly changing, each elite task force will include a few guys with a keen sense of smell to ensure that they can find the way back to the camp.

Fortunately, there are quite a few monsters with a keen sense of smell in this army.

Third, the main threatening enemy here is Isopa, which will attack from time to time, but this guy has a weakness of being very afraid of the cold.

Therefore, picking out those who have the power to use coldness and using them as a reserve force can effectively curb their offensive.

After these response plans came out, they were immediately implemented and assigned to the lower levels one by one.

Soon, Gong Tianwu witnessed the scene that Shen Ban had described before:

First, I felt violent shaking in all directions, as if there was a major earthquake, and then large amounts of disgusting poisonous water began to spray from the walls and top of the cave!

This two-pronged approach must have caused great panic, and then several passages suddenly appeared on the wall of the cave. A large number of magic insects Isopa poured out from them and launched a crazy attack.

To be honest, if all this happened suddenly without any preparation, then those present would definitely be in big trouble, and this is when the previously proposed organization of a reserve team played a big role.

This group of people shouted and continuously cast out ice magic and spells, and the attack position was still the opening of the passage, which immediately greatly slowed down the outflow speed of the magic insect Isopa.

Of course, Gong Tianwu's performance at this time was particularly outstanding. He alone guarded the two entrances to the passages, and the blizzard magic he casually displayed caused heavy casualties to the Isopa who tried to rush out, and the corpses piled up like a mountain at the entrance of the passage.

Not only that, after the two sides joined forces, the number of well-trained demon soldiers reached thousands. After getting over the initial panic, they quickly organized an effective counterattack, killing these monsters so badly that they quickly retreated.

After repelling Isopa's attack this time, the morale of the demon army was boosted again. After all, a victory with a low casualty rate is always a good way to boost morale.

***
After a great battle, although Gong Tianwu was not tired, he still closed his eyes and took a deep breath in the tent. After all, this ghost place was full of dangers and he had to stay in the best condition at all times.

However, after he had calmed down for a while, someone came to ask him to discuss matters.

Gong Tianwu thought that there must be some new discovery, so he immediately stopped and rushed over. When he arrived at the central military tent, he found that most of the command members were there, and there was one more person in the middle, who was holding a cup and pouring Shura Marrow into his mouth.

When Gong Tianwu entered the room, this person had his back to him, but he already felt that he looked familiar.

When this person turned around and looked over, Gong Tianwu immediately exclaimed "Ah", and then smiled:
"It's Ze Shen, long time no see."

Yes, this person is Xiang Tao, the god of the lake among the Xiangliu barbarians, and an old acquaintance of Gong Tianwu.

Ever since Gong Tianwu had a conflict with the Yuan family and dragged Xiang Tao into it, Xiang Tao successfully left the deep pool where he was imprisoned and has not been heard from since.

For Gong Tianwu, the specialty products sold on the trade route were missing several of his key products, and he sighed for a long time because of this. Unexpectedly, he encountered them here today.

After seeing Gong Tianwu, Zeshen Xiangtao's eyes lit up first:
"It's you? You actually established your foundation?"

Gong Tianwu smiled and said:
"Isn't it natural for a genius like me to build a foundation?"

Xiang Tao sighed regretfully and said:

"When I was imprisoned, I couldn't use 80% of my abilities. As a result, I couldn't do anything to you, so you were so arrogant and free in front of me. Since then, I have always been thinking about how I would deal with you one day."

"But now it seems that you are not as easy to control as you used to be."

After hearing Xiang Tao's words, everyone around laughed.

Gong Tianwu smiled and said:
"I didn't expect that you would actually send someone to slay the demon this time. I heard that Xiangliu Man has always been a solitary person who doesn't care about worldly affairs."

Xiang Tao sighed:
"No matter if you are a human or a demon, how can you remain unscathed in such a calamity? Our Xiangliu clan lives by the water, and we have been particularly affected."

"I heard that it was the demon Ba who was causing the trouble. Our clan leader also wanted to end the drought. This time, all of our clan members came out, not just me."

"Does Ze Shen know about the current changes?"

The Five Ways of Gongtian.

Xiang Tao said:
"Of course I know. However, no matter what the situation is in Mujiang City, as long as it is true that Moba caused the drought, the Xiangliu clan will not give up."

Gong Tianwu said:

"This should be true. After all, it is difficult to cover up such an obvious thing."

After Xiang Tao heard this, he took a few more gulps of Shura Marrow and suddenly said:

"Do you know that our current situation is critical?"

As soon as this question was asked, even though everyone present was an experienced person, they still felt nervous.

Hua Manlou was the first to step forward and bowed:
"In this situation, we will all suffer together, so we must stick together for warmth, so I hope Ze Shen will make it clear."

Xiang Tao said:
"The monster that swallowed us right now is not the demon that caused the drought, but the corpse demon called Axun."

"This demon was born in an extremely yang place, which led to a situation where the yang was isolated and short-lived. Therefore, its combat effectiveness during the day is average. When it appears at night when there is yin energy, its combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced."

"So, the attacks you have suffered so far are just its most basic ordinary attacks."

"Once night falls, the intensity of its attacks will double, especially since tonight is the 15th night. Once it absorbs the moonlight, it will turn this belly into a true hell. None of you will survive."

(End of this chapter)