Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 195: Remnants of the Demon Yin Sect invade Annam, initiating a national war?
"Old Sun, what happened? Why are you in such a panic?"

Lu Yuan turned around and looked at Constable Sun with curiosity in his eyes.

Doesn't this seasoned veteran usually like to boast about having seen the world?

Why are you suddenly so flustered?
"The Demon Yin Sect, the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect have reappeared."

"It's in Lingnan, not far from our Wangyou County."

Hatred flashed in Old Sun's eyes.

"So what if it happens? It's not the first time."

“This is a different kind of chief constable. This time, there are a lot of remnants of the Demon Yin Sect, a hundred or even more.”

Old Sun was panting heavily, pointing outside and shouting.

If it were just one or two, Old Sun might not have reacted much, but this time it's not just one or two remnants of the Demon Yin Sect, it's more than a hundred, or even more. There might even be high-ranking members of the Demon Yin Sect among them.

This is no small matter.

The destructive power of even one disciple of the Demon Yin Sect is terrifying; the consequences of more than a hundred Demon Yin Sect disciples are simply unimaginable.

"Oh?"

"More than a hundred? Is the Demon Yin Sect no longer planning to hide? Are they going to confront the Great Yong Dynasty head-on?"

Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised. In the past, he had only encountered one or two remnants of the Demon Yin Sect, but this time more than a hundred suddenly appeared. It seemed that the Demon Yin Sect was planning to confront the Great Yong Sect head-on.

Oh my, Yong!

But thinking about it, the Demon Yin Sect really does have that ability.

After all, the leader of the Demon Yin Sect is among the top three on the Supreme Peak Ranking.

Aside from Lu Yuan, only the Grand Preceptor of the Great Yong Kingdom could outmaneuver the leader of the Demon Yin Sect.

Apart from Lu Yuan, the strength difference among the top twenty on the Supreme Peak Ranking is not significant.

If the leader of the Demon Yin Sect were to risk his life, he could also perish together with the Imperial Preceptor.

With over a hundred people suddenly appearing from the Demon Yin Sect, it's hard not to suspect that they genuinely want to confront the imperial court head-on.
"Chief Constable, your idea is not without merit, and it is even quite possible. I tend to agree with your idea, but I don't know what the imperial court thinks."

The probability of the Demon Yin Sect confronting the imperial court head-on is quite high, because this has happened before. Wasn't the Demon Yin Sect doing just that thirty-one years ago?
They not only confronted the imperial court head-on, but also took down both the righteous and demonic paths in the process.

With the power of a single sect, they stood against the entire world.

Although the ending was tragic, it must be said that the Demon Yin Sect had the audacity to do so.

The Demon Yin Sect had been dormant overseas for thirty-one years, and its power had returned to its peak.

According to the information provided by the extraordinary person, the leader of the Demon Yin Sect and many elders are on the top-ranked list.

The Demon Yin Sect of today is clearly stronger than it was thirty-one years ago.

Has the imperial court dispatched troops?

Lu Yuan asked a question.

"Chief Constable, what are you saying? How could a nobody like me know whether the imperial court is in power or not?"

Old Sun shook his head.

"You're kidding me. Don't think I don't know your background. You old codger, you definitely know some things that we don't."

"You're very well-informed."

"Old Sun, you don't want me to have someone investigate your background, do you?"

"You can fool me, but you can't fool the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Lu Yuan raised his hand, about to slap him.

Suddenly realizing that he was a bit too strong and might kill Old Sun, he lowered his hand and didn't actually hit him; he was just trying to scare Old Sun.

"Oh my, Chief Constable is indeed a brilliant strategist. I won't hide it from you, Chief Constable. The imperial court did indeed mobilize a large army, 30,000 men, along with the Eastern and Western Depots and the Six Doors."

"Major sects such as Shaolin and Wudang will also send people over."

Lu Yuan only gave him a slight scare, and Old Sun couldn't wait to reveal what he knew.

Lu Yuan definitely doesn't know his background. Even if Lu Yuan senses that he has an unusual origin, given Lu Yuan's lazy nature, he certainly won't bother to investigate his true identity.

However, the situation is less certain for the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards are spread all over the world, not only in the Great Yong Dynasty, but also overseas, in Europe.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards are like cockroaches and rats; you never know where they can hide, or if they might be eavesdropping on your conversation right under your feet.

His tricks were like those of a greenhorn in front of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

When it comes to intelligence gathering, the Embroidered Uniform Guard is the real expert.

It wouldn't be difficult for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to find out his background.

"By the way, where are those bastards from the Demon Yin Sect located?"

"I suddenly feel a bit itchy to use my hands."

Lu Yuan was a bit bored. When he was bored, he wanted to find something to do, such as finding a clueless, unlucky guy and punching him a couple of times.

The Demon Yin Sect would be quite suitable.

It just so happens that they have a grudge against each other.

"Oh, Chief Constable, you probably can't find them anymore."

"They ran away."

"According to intelligence, late last night, the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect planned to land near Tree God Island. They ran into a group of supernatural beings and a fight broke out between them. Although the supernatural beings were not as strong as them, they rallied their friends and gathered many people to fight the Demon Yin Sect to the death."

"As the fighting went on, the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect, fearing that it would attract the attention of the imperial court, fled overnight."

"As for where they went, there are no clues at the moment."

"However, last night the strange man killed more than twenty remaining foes."

As Old Sun spoke, he began to get emotional.

"So, what are you panicking about, you old codger?"

"The imperial court sent troops, the martial arts world contributed its strength, and a group of extraordinary individuals helped fight."

"Why are you panicking?"

Lu Yuan was speechless.

"Chief Constable, although the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect have escaped, they are not dead yet."

"Who knows where they've hidden?"

"I won't sleep well until they're all dead."

No one understands the dangers of the Demon Yin Sect better than Old Sun.

"There's no other way then, we can only arrange for more people to patrol."

"Notify the villages and towns below to be careful, and if they encounter anything amiss, to report it directly to the county government."

Lu Yuan had no choice but to mobilize the constables of the yamen to intensify patrols and expand the patrol area.

The only option is to send people to garrison the villages and towns below.

Who to send?

Send players to be constables.

They won't die. Even if they are killed by the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect, they can still transmit the message to the government office intact.

"It can only be this way."

Old Sun nodded, then led his constables back to the yamen and informed the new magistrate, Chen Nian, of the matter.

Upon learning this, Chen Nian did not object but instead agreed with Lu Yuan's approach. He took out the official documents, stamped them with the official seal, and handed them to his subordinates. He also wrote a letter to Zhang Hengyuan in Black Mountain City and gave it to his constables, instructing them to deliver the letter to Black Mountain City as soon as possible.

After reading the letter, Zhang Hengyuan of Black Mountain City thought it was feasible, so he consulted with his advisor to see if they could increase the number of constables with supernatural abilities.

As for the imperial court's restrictions on constables of unusual talent, etc.

He didn't care at all.

He has connections in the court, so impeachment wouldn't be of much use to him.

After discussing with his advisor, Zhang Hengyuan finally decided to expand the recruitment of extraordinary constables, and to do so on a large scale. If Wangyou County could have temporary workers, why couldn't Heishan City, which had a higher administrative level, have temporary workers?
In such a small place as Wangyou County, they recruited a thousand temporary constables.

My Black Mountain City is larger and has a larger population than Forget-Worry County. My Black Mountain City is not greedy. Black Mountain City only recruits one thousand people. Is that too much to ask?

Too much?

Then go talk to Wangyou County.

Anyway, my Black Mountain City just copied the job postings from Wangyou County.

The announcement of temporary worker recruitment in Black Mountain City has attracted many players to join.

Although the welfare benefits in Black Mountain City are not as good as those in the neighboring Forget-Worry County, the competition in Black Mountain City is much less. No matter how good the benefits are in Forget-Worry County, it's all for nothing if you can't get in.

...[Black Mountain City is hiring temporary workers too.]

The pay is alright, the same as regular employees, but I always feel like these NPCs are just cannon fodder.

Don't worry about it; we're just cannon fodder.

[We players are practically the perfect cannon fodder—unkillable cannon fodder, able to transmit messages even after death.]

[Damn it.]

[So be it, I'll just be cannon fodder. Joining the imperial court isn't bad either. I can accumulate merits, climb up the ranks to the Six Doors, and exchange some Earth-level martial arts techniques in the armory. That's pretty good.]

What's the use of Earth-level? Heaven-level is the real man.

[Hey man, are you even a Celestial-level expert? You're talking like you can see Celestial-level experts everywhere.]

Sorry, buddy, I actually do have one.

【What? 】

Someone's bragging.

[Yin Yang Tai Chi Sword, a Heaven-level martial art, interested in learning more?]

[Holy crap, where did this come from?]

[I obtained this by killing a Wudang disciple. The price was high; I was hunted by the Wudang sect for three months and died five times.]

[Wow, so you were the wanted criminal who killed the Wudang Sect's top disciple? Impressive!]

"What's that? My buddy's even more amazing. He blew up three direct disciples of the Shaolin Temple, got a Heaven-level martial arts manual and two Earth-level martial arts manuals, and now he's living in a villa."

You guys are amazing.

The demonic path flourishes.

This is how we, disciples of the demonic path, do things.

That's impressive.

……

Annam at this moment.

The disciples of the Demon Yin Sect, a lineage of Elder Baida, fled to Annam.

They had barely set foot on Annamite soil when they encountered Annamite players who were mobilizing their army.

Without any preamble, the two sides immediately got into a real fight.

The Demon Yin Sect believed that the Annamite army was pursuing troops from the Dayong, while the Annamite army believed that the Demon Yin Sect was a spy from the Dayong. The two sides fought each other without any regard for sentiment.

Use all sorts of skills to relentlessly crush your opponent.

Annam's army had a numerical advantage, with over 10,000 players, most of whom were around level 40. However, the disciples of the Demon Yin Sect were at a much higher level, more than 30 levels higher than their opponents.

What does it mean if a disciple of the Demon Yin Sect is 30 levels higher?
This means it will be a crushing massacre.

The players from Annam were no match for the disciples of the Demon Yin Sect.

The disciples of the Demon Yin Sect only need to use their Demon Yin Body technique to wipe out a large group of players.

These Annamite players were like mobile health packs. The battle lasted for about an hour and ended with the complete annihilation of the Annamite player army.

"Master, these don't seem to be pursuers from the Great Yong Dynasty."

"He is an extraordinary person from Annam."

There were no corpses on the battlefield.

Because every Annamese soldier they killed was a foreigner.

The defining characteristic of the supernatural is that they do not have corpses.

"An extraordinary person from Annam."

"I never imagined that the extraordinary people of Annam had already formed an army."

Elder Baida continued to sneer.

The Annamite royal family is a bunch of fools for allowing outsiders to form an army.

"Master, I know that."

Suddenly, a disciple with unusual abilities stepped forward from among the many disciples.

"you know?"

"Disciple knows."

"You tell me, and if you do well, I will reward you handsomely."

The players of the Demon Yin Sect informed Elder Baida of the news that the players from Annam had usurped the throne.

Elder Baida's eyes lit up when he heard the news.

If an extraordinary person can usurp the throne, can't he do the same?
Elder Baida also harbored thoughts of usurping the throne.

Of course, he didn't dare to target the Dayong Dynasty; what he wanted to target was Annam.

This is a ready-made target; there's no harm in not doing it.

Thinking of this, he looked at his disciple.

"Disciples, what do you think of Annam?"

"Could I, your teacher, become the King of Annam?"

Elder Baida looked at everyone and spoke slowly.

"Long live Master! Long live Master! Long live Master!"

The players from the Demon Yin Sect immediately knelt down and shouted "Long live the Demon Yin Sect!" Seeing this, the others also knelt down and joined in shouting "Long live the Demon Yin Sect!"

This made Elder Baida very happy.

"What's your name?"

"Master, your disciple is Huang Pizi."

"Yellow Weasel, a good name. From now on, you will be my personal disciple."

"you come up."

Elder Baida happily beckoned the weasel to come up, and the weasel obediently went up and knelt down.

Elder Baida stretched out his hand, his bony hand dripping with disgusting slime. Upon closer inspection, one could see numerous circular suckers on his palm and the area below his arm, like octopus tentacles.

Although disgusting, the weasel did not dodge.

He let Elder Baida put his hand on his head.

An indescribable energy poured in from above.

[Beep beep beep, Elder Baida of the Demon Yin Sect is transferring his power to you.]

[The demonic fusion is in progress.]

"Heavens, Heavenly level?"

The weasel was shocked. He never expected that he would be taken in as a disciple by this cheap master just because he had casually flattered him, and that he would be taught heaven-level martial arts.

Holy crap, this is a huge windfall!

……

Foreign forums.

Players in Annam are in an uproar over the news of the Demon Yin Sect's surprise attack on Annam.

[A humiliating disgrace, a truly humiliating disgrace!]

[The army of my Annam dared to be defeated by a mere NPC force from the Dayong Kingdom; this is an utter disgrace!]

[If they can't even defeat a small NPC faction, how can they even think about marching north?]

I can't take this anymore! I have to get revenge!

Are the players from the Northern Powerful incompetent? They can't even control their own NPC forces, and they're letting them wreak havoc abroad. The players from the Northern Powerful in the Northern Powerful must give us, the players from Annam, an explanation.

[Exactly! They need to give us an explanation, or we'll protest, we'll protest at their consulate.]

They want to compensate us—money and equipment. I just can't swallow this.

[Aaaaaah, I want revenge!]

[You monkeys of Annan, I'm your father! Give me an explanation? Do I need to give you monkeys an explanation? Who do you think you are? One more word and I'll cut off your power, so you won't even be able to play your games.]

"Brother, turn off the power. Let these monkeys return to their primitive state."

Haha, the monkeys of Annam are going to cry!

……

(End of this chapter)