Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

160. Chapter 160 Peeping!

Chapter 160: Peeping!

Nanling City.

Outside the city's defensive line.

The heads of various factions and military officers from the military headquarters who came after hearing the news all looked at the massive tide of beasts passing by the city with a bewildered expression. Their eyes still showed a lingering fear.

God knows how nervous and desperate they were when they just discovered that there were so many high-level demonic beasts constantly surging towards their Nanling City from all directions.

The third demonic calamity had just ended.

The military and civilians who survived in the city hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath, eat a hot meal, or bandage their wounds, and now the fourth tide of beasts had started again!

Who the hell can bear this?

However, when everyone dragged their exhausted bodies back to the city wall, ready to defend the city to the death, they unexpectedly discovered that these waves of beasts were just passing by and not heading towards their Nanling City!

Even if they had already reached the gates of Nanling City, they only crowded in front of the city wall for a moment, then quickly left.

The military and civilians who were already prepared to sacrifice their lives while guarding the city wall were both ecstatic and surprised to see this strange situation.

Who can tell them what exactly is going on?

Have all the beasts outside the city changed their nature?

Every time there was a tide of beasts in the past, these little demons would go crazy and desperately hit the city wall.

They wanted to leap over the wall and devour all the surviving humans in the city. They were a ferocious bunch.

Why is it that this time, they ignored the city wall in front of them and the human warriors standing on the wall?

Why did they rush towards the mountains in the east in such a hurry?

"Unusual things must have demonic origins!"

"These little demons are gathering in the mountains with all their might, they must have a plan!"

Xu Jinhong, the director of the Nanling City Military Headquarters, solemnly instructed the guards beside him:

"Order the entire army to be on high alert and be ready to go to battle at any time!"

"Tell everyone not to slack off and be prepared for any unexpected events."

The guards quickly turned around and left, conveying the director's orders to the various district defenses.

"Director Xu, isn't that the entrance to Longhu Mountain over there? Do you think this tide of beasts is heading towards Longhu Mountain?" Zhao Shanchuan, the director of the police department, speculated in a low voice.

"Previously, Director Xu must have heard the earth-shattering roar that came from the mountains, right?"

"It seems that this tide of beasts only started to gather gradually after that roar was heard..."

Xu Jinhong nodded slightly. That roar was like a dragon's roar, resounding through the sky, and could be heard within dozens of kilometers. Naturally, he had heard it too.

It's just that the city had just experienced a fierce battle to defend the city, and even if he had doubts in his heart, he didn't have the energy to send people to investigate.

But unexpectedly...

In just over ten minutes, such a commotion occurred outside the city!

"Whether they are heading towards Longhu Mountain or not, this time, Longhu Mountain is probably in great danger!" Xu Jinhong hadn't spoken yet when Wei Nanshan, the head of the Nanshan Martial Arts Hall standing beside him, gloated:

"Just look, in addition to the massive tide of beasts on the ground, there are also thousands of flying demonic beasts and human puppets controlled by demonic beasts flying towards the mountains at the same time!"

Hmm?

Xu Jinhong and the others heard this and followed Wei Nanshan's finger, looking up.

They happened to see a group of human warriors and some high-level demonic beasts gliding through the air.

The expressions of several people changed simultaneously.

Puppet of the Human Race in the Golden Body Realm?!

And there are so many of them all at once?!

What does this mean?

This means that among the group of demonic beasts, there must be a high-level illusion beast capable of hypnotizing and mesmerizing warriors in the Golden Body Realm!

In the past half year since the arrival of the apocalypse, Xu Jinhong and others have all been terrified and extremely cautious when it comes to illusion beasts like this.

They can completely hypnotize and control an individual or a group of people without them even realizing it, turning them into mindless killing machines and puppets.

In the previous three waves of beasts and the defense battles, the majority of the military and civilian casualties in Nanling City were basically due to attacks by illusion beasts!

Many people didn't die at the hands of the beasts, but rather died at the hands of their own comrades and companions in an unguarded state.

What's even more despairing for them is that up until now, they still haven't found an effective way to deal with illusion beasts.

Every time an illusion beast appears, it is only after causing great casualties that nearby martial arts experts discover it and suppress and kill it with their strong martial will.

And now, all those human puppets appearing above Nanling City are all warriors in the Golden Body Realm!

Even warriors in the Golden Body Realm have fallen under their control, becoming mindless puppets.

How powerful must the illusion beast behind them, hypnotizing and mesmerizing them, be?

Who can deal with this?!

"With so many demonic beasts and human puppets in the Golden Body Realm, not to mention a small place like Longhu Mountain, even our Nanling City might not be able to withstand it!"

"I'm not gloating over their misfortune, but those old Taoist priests who refuse to come down the mountain are reaping what they sow!"

"We sent people multiple times to invite them to move to Nanling City and defend it together with us."

"But what did they do? They didn't give us any face at all. They relied on their thousand-year-old Martial Ancestor identity and didn't take us seriously!"

"What's even more outrageous is that they are guarding against us as if we were thieves, afraid that we would steal their martial arts heritage from Longhu Mountain. This is simply unreasonable!"

"Now, the retribution has come, right?"

"Just relying on those hundreds of warriors from Longhu Mountain, without city walls to rely on, without natural defenses to defend, and without any reinforcements, how can they withstand this dense wave of beasts and the countless high-level demonic beasts and puppets in the Golden Body Realm that come from the sky?"

"Moreover, among these groups of beasts, there is still a high-level illusion beast that even warriors in the Golden Body Realm can control!"

Wei Nanshan continued to mock and express his dissatisfaction with Longhu Mountain.

In the apocalypse, only by sticking together and helping each other can we survive and coexist.

Those Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain who consider themselves superior have always refused to come down the mountain and protect Nanling City together with the military and civilians. They deserve this calamity!

"Alright, Master Wei, let's not complain here."

Zhao Shanchuan, the director of the security bureau, interjected, "Longhu Mountain is indeed in a difficult situation, but they still have grandmasters sitting in their sect. Even if they can't win, they can still escape and save their lives."

"But can the military and civilians in our Nanling City do the same?"

"Longhu Mountain is less than thirty kilometers away from our city. If something happens to them, we will inevitably be affected!"

"Putting aside this overwhelming wave of beasts, just the high-level illusion beast hidden in the dark is enough for us to handle!"

"Instead of talking here, we should think more about how to deal with it if the wave of beasts turns back or if we are targeted by that high-level illusion beast!"

Uh...

Wei Nanshan's breath hitched, leaving him unable to speak.

Zhao Shanchuan was right. Longhu Mountain has several grandmasters, and if they see the situation is not good, they can easily abandon the mountain and save their lives.

But once Longhu Mountain falls, it may be their Nanling City that will suffer next.

Once the wave of beasts turns back, Nanling City will definitely be affected!

The wave of beasts is manageable because they have city walls to rely on, and for a while, they don't have to worry about the beasts flooding into the city. They can still catch their breath.

But how can they defend against that high-level illusion beast?

They don't even have a martial artist in the Zongshi realm in Nanling City. How can they resist the invasion of high-level illusion monsters?

Once these Jingshen realm martial artists are controlled by the illusion monsters and lose their sanity, Nanling City will inevitably be lost soon.

For a moment, several people remained silent, their faces gloomy and uneasy.

There is no Zongshi realm martial artist in Nanling City, which has always been their biggest concern and weakness.

That's why they have sent people to Longhu Mountain nearby multiple times, hoping to get the support and protection of this thousand-year-old sect.

Even if the other party is unwilling to move their entire sect to Nanling City, it would be good if they could send a Zongshi realm Taoist to sit in regularly.

But Longhu Mountain has completely ignored their requests. In recent times, they haven't even bothered to see them.

If it weren't for that, Wei Nanshan wouldn't have been so smug and mocking.

It's because they have been rejected by Longhu Mountain so many times that not only Wei Nanshan, but also others have a sense of resentment.

Roar!

Just then, a clear beast roar came from the mountains, and Xu Jinhong and the others looked up to the east at the same time.

They happened to see a huge dragon, shining with holy light, suddenly flying into the sky and disappearing into the clouds in an instant!

"Was it just my imagination?"

"What was that just now?!"

"Director Xu, did you see that? Was that the legendary dragon?!"

"It seems so!"

"Flying through the clouds, majestic figure, even more heroic than the Xuanwu giant turtle that wanted to swallow the sky before!"

"I really didn't expect that in our Nanling City, there would still be such a true dragon hidden!"

"Do you think this outbreak of the beast tide was caused by this dragon?"

"First the Xuanwu, then the Azure Dragon, could there be mythical creatures like the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird appearing again?"

"..."

The expressions of several people flickered, their thoughts flying.

The appearance of the giant turtle before had already sparked endless speculation and different opinions.

And now, the appearance of this Azure Dragon once again shattered their understanding of mythical legends.

After all, one accident is an accident, but two accidents may not be accidents anymore!

Boom!

Witnessing the Azure Dragon flying away with their own eyes, the military and civilians in Nanling City hadn't even recovered from their shock when a violent rumbling erupted from within Longhu Mountain.

Ordinary people have shallow cultivation and insufficient perception, so they don't know what happened and are all frightened.

But martial artists like Xu Jinhong and Wei Nanshan, who are in the Jingshen realm, faintly heard endless beast roars and moans in the intense rumbling.

They're fighting!

And it seems like the monster race suffered a big loss!

"Let's go to the observation tower!"

Seeing that the city defense was fine, Xu Jinhong, driven by curiosity, spoke up and flew to the observation tower in the east of the city.

This place used to be an astronomical observatory, but after the outbreak of the monster disaster, it was requisitioned by the military and turned into an observation tower for the military to observe the movements of the surrounding monsters.

Even without electricity, many of the electronic devices here are completely useless.

But there are still some high-powered telescopes that can be used without electricity.

Their observation range is at least thirty kilometers or more, far superior to ordinary high-powered binoculars.

For the past six months, the military has been using these telescopes to observe the movements of the monsters outside the city.

Swish!

Several people flew to the observation deck.

Xu Jinhong was the first to arrive, directly occupying a telescope. After adjusting the angle and magnification, he pressed his eyes against the observation tube and carefully observed.

"Huh? Why are there two little girls flying in the sky?"

"The Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain, when did they start recruiting such young children?"

"But these little girls, who are so young, have the ability to fly in the air. They must have awakened their flying abilities. It's quite impressive!"

"Oh no!"

"It's those human puppet warriors in the Golden Body Realm. They have surrounded the two little girls!"

Xu Jinhong exclaimed in shock.

In his line of sight, he saw the group of puppet warriors in the Golden Body Realm that had just flown over their Nanling City, already flying in front of the two six or seven-year-old girls, surrounding them.

Hearing Xu Jinhong's exclamation, Wei Nanshan and Zhao Shanchuan's expressions changed slightly. They quickly moved to the other two telescopes, adjusting the focus to observe.

"Oh my god!"

"How can these two girls be so fierce? Killing warriors in the Golden Body Realm is as easy as cutting vegetables and drinking water?!"

"Look at their posture, could they already be in the Grandmaster Realm?!"

"It's possible. That's why Longhu Mountain is a thousand-year-old martial arts sect. Even their disciples are so powerful. We underestimated them before!"

"Open your dead fish eyes and take a good look. The clothes those two girls are wearing are not Taoist robes. They might not be disciples of Longhu Mountain!"

"If they are not disciples of Longhu Mountain, why would they appear in the sky above the mountain gate of Longhu Mountain?"

"Moreover, in the entire Xiguang Province, besides ancient martial arts sects like Longhu Mountain, who else can cultivate such young grandmasters?"

...

Zhao Shanchuan and Wei Nanshan bantered as usual.

But their gaze never left the telescopes in front of them, nor did they take their eyes off the two girls who were mercilessly killing the puppet warriors in the Golden Body Realm.

Finally.

After a few minutes, when all the warriors and beasts in the Golden Body Realm flying in the air were killed by the two girls.

The three of them saw that the two girls flew to the side of a young man in his twenties, bowed respectfully, and appeared very respectful.

Just as the three of them were guessing the identity of this young man, they suddenly saw the young man raise his head and glance in the direction where they were.

Swish!

Two gazes, like lightning, followed their line of sight in the telescope and directly projected into their eyes!

Ah!

Xu Jinhong and the others trembled at the same time, whispering softly, unable to help but shudder. They quickly moved their gaze away from the telescope.

They never expected that even though they were dozens of kilometers apart, they were still overwhelmed by a casual glance from the other party!

"Who is that?!"

"Has he already sensed our spying?!"

"He's so powerful. I'm sure his cultivation has already surpassed the Grandmaster Realm!"

Zhao Shanchuan and Wei Nanshan gasped for breath, shocked and uncertain, speculating about the identity and background of the young man.

Only Xu Jinhong, after the initial panic, suddenly showed an endless joy in his eyes.

"I might already know who he is!"

Xu Jinhong took a deep breath and said:

"I just saw that he was wearing the badge of the Martial Arts Advisor of the Military Affairs Department!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, he should be from the Military Affairs Headquarters in the capital!"

(End of this chapter)