Scourge Messenger

Chapter 273 Madman Yaksha
"A fire has broken out in the east." On Yangjiao Mountain, the military attaché put down his crystal binoculars. "Setting the mountain on fire is suicide."

The messengers brought back not only supplies from the secret realm, but also all sorts of ingenious tools, including telescopes. Their exact origins are lost to history, but the technology for making telescopes has been passed down. Given that the Qi Kingdom possessed secret realms similar to crystal caves, telescopes were naturally plentiful.

"The Fenglin Army and the Yulin Army are surrounding them. They also feel that 'Yaksha' is fighting to the death!" The military advisor turned to the valiant general next to him, who was smoking a pipe: "Commander Fu, we can't wait any longer, otherwise this tremendous achievement will fall on their shoulders!"

Fu Shang, the current head of the Fu family, was once known as one of the twin prodigies of Qi State along with Ying Le ten years ago. After Ying Le achieved Foundation Establishment, he became the youngest and most powerful third-level messenger in Qi State. In addition, the Fu family has a reward and punishment decree, so he is regarded as the most promising Foundation Establishment seed in Qi State.

He tapped his pipe against a nearby tree, then flicked his finger, igniting the tobacco in the bowl. Fu Shang took a deep drag, slowly exhaling a foot of white smoke, showing no intention of moving. The military advisor grew anxious: "Commander Fu, if you don't go now, you'll miss the most crucial credit! Leading the hunt is indeed a great achievement, but Her Majesty… she definitely values ​​who killed the 'Yaksha' most! The general who presents the 'Yaksha's' head will surely receive a hefty reward from Her Majesty!"

Although Ying Le was capricious and reckless, her reputation among the Hundred Guards was not bad because she always ensured that "merits were rewarded".

Because she herself was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the resources she could bestow far exceeded those of an ordinary emperor. Therefore, even after ten years, when the Qi Kingdom resembled a hellish place, countless Baibao were still willing to swear allegiance to her to the death. In fact, because she was 'evil' enough, Baibao's loyalty to her became even more steadfast, and no one dared to bear the consequences of disobeying her.

She didn't even issue a decree, yet all the military towns in Qi voluntarily sent troops to intercept the 'Yaksha,' the successor of the natural disaster. She might not care which military town sent troops, but she would definitely know which military town didn't... Even if she just laughed it off, the fear of being resented by her was enough to keep the entire military town in constant fear.

She was a demon, somewhere between a god and a monster, who manipulated the people of Qi at will.

“Ah Li,” Fu Shang said, gazing at the distant mountain peak teeming with people, “do you remember how many armies he has defeated these past few days?”

"He killed 430 enemy soldiers and defeated 9,800, including four commanders and eighteen generals." The military advisor couldn't help but sigh, "Although he is not an ordinary third-level cultivator, but a successor of the Heavenly Calamity and a messenger of the Demonic Path, his combat power is probably only comparable to His Majesty's solo journey to Jiangnan back then. However, His Majesty was able to return to Jiangbei from the encirclement and suppression of 100,000 troops in Jiangnan, but he could not possibly escape the net of 200,000 guards."

"He looks a lot like His Majesty."

“You mean…” The military attaché hesitated for a long time, but couldn’t find a more suitable word: “madness?”

“You are rough around the edges but meticulous,” Fu Shang said. “Ah Li, you have read more books than me, are more cultured than me, and have more experience than me, but many times you don’t see things as clearly as I do.”

Although the military attaché is just a secretary or clerical officer, he is the most powerful person in the military town. This is because the commander often does not have enough ability or time to manage military affairs. The military attaché helps the commander to manage the army, and over time he naturally becomes the real number one. In many cases, the military attaché even commands the commander.

Upon hearing this, the military attaché looked at the already ablaze hilltop and asked, "Could this be a feint?"

"'Yaksha' may seem reckless, but he always manages to break through an army with minimal losses and maximum speed. He never engages in unnecessary killing. Killing only half of the troops is enough to completely collapse the remaining 95%. It's like dealing with trees; you only cut the trunk and ignore the branches." Fu Shang said calmly, "The reason he has been fleeing through these mountains for so long is not because he can't fight his way out, but because he is looking for the trunk."

"His tactics over the past few days, whether guerrilla warfare or ambush, all boil down to one thing: shoot the horse before the man, capture the king before the thief! He used this tactic to assassinate 'Mountain Demon' Dugu Hun and defeat the Shanbei military town."

“However,” Fu Shang turned his head to the right, “do you think you can succeed again?”

"I have succeeded."

Wearing a demon mask, 'Yan Shiyi' pulled the Seven Star Sword from the sentry's corpse. The sword was shrouded in demonic energy and wrapped in dark red starlight: "When I find you, this hunt will be the victory of the prey."

“The one you found is not me,” Fu Shang said, “it is us.” Many figures appeared in the mountains and forests, each one exuding powerful energy and fierce fighting spirit.

'Yan Shiyi' looked over and recounted their origins: 'Fire Pattern' Pu Louruchen, 'Flower Spear' Ai Xun, 'Six Fingers' Tai Luojiwu, and so many second-tier generals... So that's how it is, I've fallen for your trap, you've replaced all your personal guards with generals.

"From the very beginning, I was the bait in this 'Yaksha' hunt. After so many days of fighting, I'm absolutely certain you possess a reconnaissance token that can pinpoint everyone's exact location. No one can catch you; only you can catch others. The hunt is meaningless to you; prey like you will only walk right into the trap." Fu Shang took a drag on his pipe, exhaling a thick cloud of white smoke. "The moment you found me, you had already lost."

"Even if you fall into the demonic path and forge a sword with your blood, the only outcome will be that the sword shatters and you die."

However, there was no fear in 'Yan Shiyi's' voice, but rather a hint of a smile: "On the other hand, as long as we kill everyone here, at least half of the 200,000 troops outside will become a rabble."

"Ha ha!"

"ridiculous!"

“'Yaksha,' you’ve gone mad. Surrender now and beg for His Majesty’s forgiveness; that’s your only way out.” Fu Shang shook his head: “There are four commanders and thirty-eight fierce generals here. Unless you can establish your foundation on the spot, there’s absolutely no way you can escape our blades.”

“I am very grateful to you, ‘Yaksha’. This contribution you have made will surely become the cornerstone for my path to Foundation Establishment.”

"I also want to thank you for healing the wounded."

"Why thank me?"

'Yan Shiyi' laughed and said, 'Because you gave me a better choice.'

"A choice that doesn't require killing 200,000 people, but only a few dozen."

Fushang was taken aback.

The fact that 'Yaksha' could clearly name the four commanders shows that he has some understanding of them. It is impossible not to know that these four are the best of the three ranks in Qi Kingdom, each of them is close to the perfection of the third rank. Although the other thirty-eight generals are only at the second rank, they are all fierce people with complete tokens and strong combat power. With this configuration, they are more than capable of conquering the third rank great secret realm.

But the 'Yaksha' spoke with such sincerity, as if he was truly happy to only have to deal with 200,000 high-end combatants, otherwise... he would have had to slaughter the entire army piece by piece, carving a bloody path to the City of Never Sleeps.

Is he serious? Does he really think he can beat us? Does he really believe... he's capable of challenging Ying Le?

This madman!

"Insanity!"

With a single command, a massive battle erupted on Yangjiao Mountain, a quiet and unremarkable hill located twenty miles from the City of Never Sleeps, marking the start of a peak battle within the mortal realm!
(End of this chapter)