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Chapter 172 Dead End
All around, there was silence.

The previous confrontation seemed fierce and tortuous, but in fact, from the siege by Liu Huan and the other two, to Hu Gao extinguishing the torch and dominating the situation, to the appearance and disappearance of Song Xier, it only took a dozen seconds in total.

But in just a dozen seconds, everything has changed completely.

As the moon emerged from behind a cloud blown away by the wind, the light in the farm in the valley became much brighter.

Under the cold moonlight, the ground was covered with blood. The smashed carriage was lying in the middle, with twisted iron frames, broken fenders, and scattered debris, making it look like a mess. The wounded were groaning in pain. More than a dozen bodies were scattered all over the house. Broken bricks and tiles were scattered everywhere.

Hu Gaoze stood there with his head tilted. On his ferocious face, a pair of wolf-like eyes scanned around, looking for any trace of Song Xier.

The seriously injured male demon hunter quickly swallowed a pill, then bit open the stopper of a bottle of medicine with his teeth, sprinkled the powder on the wound, and then held up his sword and tried to stand up from the ground.

The female witcher lying on the pile of bricks and soil moved and woke up.

She covered her lower abdomen with one hand and supported the ground with the other, trying to stand up shakily, but she couldn't help it and suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood. She curled up and knelt on the ground, gasping in pain.

Blood stained her veil.

Several disciples of Hongzhao Palace supported each other and gathered not far from Liu Huan. They stood back to back, alert to the refugees around them, and kept looking at Liu Huan anxiously, wondering what happened to her.

Liu Huan still lowered her head, standing there blankly, but as she separated from Hu Gao, the black threads wrapped around her body broke, and the remaining part was consumed by the previous attack on Song Xier and gradually dissipated.

Finally, the pure black in her pupils faded away, a little light emerged, and her mind gradually returned to clarity.

"Senior Sister..." A crying voice came.

Liu Huan turned her head slowly and found that her junior sister Zhu Lanlan was looking at her worriedly. Her round and delicate face was no longer full of the pride and smile that her senior brothers and sisters usually showed. Her body was covered with dust and blood. On her left arm, which was covered with her hand, a deep wound that could be seen to the bone was bleeding continuously.

Seeing that Liu Huan seemed to recognize her, Zhu Lanlan burst into tears: "Are you okay? Just now... Senior Sister Fan..."

Zhu Lanlan spoke incoherently, her voice intermittent in the wind. Liu Huan looked at her but did not respond, just shook her head.

Zhu Lanlan immediately covered her mouth and kept silent.

Liu Huan sighed in her heart. After regaining consciousness, she recalled everything that had just happened. Song Xier's sudden appearance also surprised her. But... she cast her eyes to the side. At this time, the two demon hunters had already struggled to stand up. The three looked at each other, their eyes full of fear and solemnity.

Not far away, Hu Gao was still standing there, sometimes tilting his head to listen carefully, sometimes twisting his neck left and right, looking for Song Xier's trace, and seemed to have completely ignored this side.

But everyone knew that after severely injuring the two sixth-rank demon hunters, the situation was completely under Hu Gao's control. With his overwhelming strength and professional advantages, let alone the distance of less than one step forward, even if he let everyone run a hundred meters apart, he could easily catch up and kill them one by one like killing ants.

However, this is not the most important thing.

If the three of them had not realized Hu Gao's abnormality before, then with this battle, with Liu Huan's experience of being controlled just now, and with the increasingly strong aura of terror from the other party, they had already guessed the truth.

As extraordinary beings, when that thought came into their minds, everyone's heart sank to the bottom of the cold water.

******
In the forest, Song Xier appeared behind a tree with a pale face.

Although she decisively chose to leave the moment Hu Gao broke through the illusion, she was still locked in by the other party's crazy killing intent and aura for a moment. Until this moment, she still felt creepy and her back was cold.

Song Xier touched the goose bumps on her hands and had no doubt that if she had hesitated for half a second longer, she might not have been able to leave.

But now, even though I have escaped,...

Song Xier carefully poked her head out and looked down. Under the moonlight, the quiet house looked like a ferocious beast. Anyone who entered it would have no hope of coming out alive.

At this moment, she suddenly felt something in her heart and turned her head to the right, only to find that it was Su Daoshan who was sneaking towards her.

The young man was dressed in a blue shirt, and looked gentle and well-behaved, but he was moving quickly and slidably in the dense forest, and he performed a set of loach skills with perfect form and spirit.

"Why are you here?" Song Xier whispered.

"I'm afraid that if you die, no one will collect your body." Su Daoshan said expressionlessly.

This woman used coercion and bribery to take him out of the city, and he expected her to protect him along the way. But he didn't expect that she was a demonic witch, and when she saw that several disciples of Hongzhao Palace were in danger, she actually rescued them, and he couldn't stop her.

If she hadn't known the gap between her and the other party and hadn't been quick to see the opportunity, she would have died by now. If she died, not only would she be in danger, but it would also be a big problem for Hangu. She hadn't even entered the sect yet, but she saw the most outstanding senior sister of the younger generation of Hangu die, while she herself escaped alive.

This made Han Gu feel very upset. How would he look at himself in the future?

As for Liu Huan and others, although Su Daoshan sympathized with them, when he encountered such a thing in his previous life, he would try to stay as far away from them as possible.

Do what is right and help others? Haha. Try helping an old man or standing in front of your best friend whose life is threatened.

"What?" Song Xier didn't doubt him. She naturally didn't know that as a time traveler, some of the concepts in Su Daoshan's original world were far more devilish and unorthodox than the devil's way. But she remembered Su Daoshan's previous attempt to stop her, and a light bulb suddenly lit up in her head, and she asked anxiously, "Did you see something just now?"

"This is simply a trap," Su Daoshan did not explain, but just shook his head and said, "You can't save them."

"A trap?" Song Xier's heart sank. "What on earth is going on?"

"Let's talk about this refugee group first," Su Daoshan cast his eyes towards the house, "Don't you find it strange that other refugee groups are fleeing in all directions, but they don't run away quickly, but instead rob the caravan. Moreover, when they were robbing, they were discovered by Liu Huan and the others?"

"Also, think about the location here," Su Daoshan said, without waiting for Song Xier to answer, he broke off a branch and drew a few lines on the mud. "From their conversation just now, the refugee group was dispersed from the Laoyashan refugee camp... Laoyashan is here... This is the road to Chongguang City, this is the road to Huoniu City via Shizigou, and to the south and west there are..." Su Daoshan drew out several routes near Yishan City one by one.

Song Xier looked down. Having been traveling around for many years, she actually knew more about transportation in different places than Su Daoshan. She knew at a glance that Su Daoshan had made no mistake.

"If the refugees want to get away from this storm, they can take any of these roads. As long as they don't commit any crimes, basically no one will stop them. The camp is clearing out crazy puppets, bandits, and aliens. Such a big show is just to drive them away."

After Su Daoshan drew the route, he drew another line far away from the lines: "This is where we are now... There is no village in front and no shop behind. There is no other way except the way to the village. Not only did they commit a crime, but they also ignored other ways and went here? If it were you, would you run like this?"

Song Xier's heart skipped a beat.

These questions had actually flashed through her mind when she saw the refugee group. However, after all, it was none of her business, so even if she felt a little uncomfortable, she just flashed through her mind and threw it aside.

And when she heard Su Daoshan talking about this, she suddenly realized that this valley was located deep in the mountains, far away from human habitation, and it was exactly the place that the army and the sect team outside could not take care of when they were clearing out. If they really combed through this place, it must be that the clearing operation was coming to an end... In this way, it was as if the refugee group deliberately lured Liu Huan and others here...

"But……"

Song Xier was about to speak when she heard Su Daoshan say, "Also, if I'm not mistaken, the leader of the refugees should be parasitic."

Parasitism! When Song Xier heard this word, her pupils suddenly dilated. She was confused about why the other party led people here, but she didn't expect that Su Daoshan would directly throw out this answer before she even opened her mouth.

Song Xier's first reaction was to not believe it. But when she thought that Su Daoshan was a scholar, she believed it 99%.

"Did you see the evil spirit on him?"

The secret weapon parasitizes the host, and other professions cannot see it. Only scholars can see it. And in terms of the insight of scholars, no one knows how strong Su Daoshan is better than her.

Su Daoshan nodded.

Thinking of Liu Huan's previous abnormality, a chill crept up Song Xier's vest.

"You should know what will happen in the middle and late stages once you are parasitized by the secret weapon?" Su Daoshan's indifferent voice came to my ears.

Of course Song Xier knew.

Secret weapons have different shapes, strengths, natures, and consequences of backlash.

Many secret weapons are gentle in nature, and even if they no longer cooperate with their original owners, they will choose a relatively gentle approach. They will either work without exerting any effort, or leave on their own. At most, they will play a trick on the host to create an opportunity to break away from it.

Of course, since the extraordinary warriors have been able to control the secret weapons over the years, they have naturally had a comprehensive understanding and research on them and have already mastered certain control methods. In general, the two sides are in a relationship of both cooperation and mutual restraint.

Those who directly kill the original owner can be classified as evil spirits, especially those who choose to parasitize. Even if they are placed in an evil device, they are still extremely vicious.

It is especially terrifying when the parasitism reaches the middle and late stages.

At this stage, the secret weapon is like a tiger that has eaten humans. After tasting the taste of controlling the host, it can no longer stop. Therefore, it will not choose to return to the secret weapon itself and cooperate with others, but will continue to look for the next parasitic shell and continuously absorb the host's vitality.

Similarly, at this time, only a small part of the host's own consciousness remains. Because of the influence of the secret weapon and the end of his own life, his temperament will become extremely vicious.

At this point, it is difficult to tell who this person is. He is neither the host nor the secret weapon. He is the superposition of the desires and malice of both.

Moreover, as time goes on and as the secret weapon becomes more and more powerful, this malice and desire will grow exponentially until it becomes infinite.

This means that if what Su Daoshan said is true, then this is really a trap set to lure the next host. Moreover, at this stage, Hu Gao has basically lost his self-awareness.

He is not afraid of death, pain or injury.

But his martial arts strength and extraordinary skills were not affected at all.

******
In the courtyard, it seemed that Song Xier was nowhere to be found. Hu Gao's expression became more and more anxious and ferocious. At a certain moment, he suddenly turned around, stared at Liu Huan and others fiercely and said, "Shang Shuidao... I didn't expect you to have help. Who is she?"

As he spoke, the muscles on Hu Gao's face kept trembling. Every few words, he would grin and turn his head, looking quite strange. The terrifying aura he exuded not only made several Hongzhao Palace disciples pale, but also made the group of bloody sticks and refugees subconsciously stay away.

There was silence.

The female demon hunter Wen Yilan coughed a few times and spat out a mouthful of blood, but her breath finally stabilized. She put a pill into her mouth, swallowed it with difficulty, and said to Liu Huan and the male demon hunter, "Did you see it?"

The male demon hunter was named Pan Gang. Upon hearing this, he and Liu Huan both nodded solemnly.

"This person has lost his mind and his humanity has been destroyed... If I'm not mistaken, he should have been parasitized by a secret weapon, and it's already in the middle or late stage..." Wen Yilan said, his breath blowing the bloody veil.

As she spoke, she cast her gaze towards Liu Huan: "His target is you. Judging from what happened just now, this should be a control-type secret weapon, and you are an expert in fire arts, and have also comprehended the art of embroidery. You should be the person he carefully selected."

There was no trace of blood on Liu Huan's face.

Wen Yilan sighed, lifted her veil, revealing a pretty and charming face.

However, the people around her only caught a glimpse of her when she lifted her veil, and saw different colors of paint appearing on her fair and smooth skin. These paints spread as if they had life, and in a flash, they turned into a hideous face of a general. At the same time, a [hard back] appeared on her body. Four back flags were inserted behind her back.

Wen Yilan raised his two swords, and his phoenix eyes flashed with cold light: "Everyone, prepare to fight to the death!"

(End of this chapter)