Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 2387 - 2451: Many Drought Demons

"No, there’s a sound!" Li Yifei insisted.The Flood Dragon looked at him oddly and said, "But I didn’t hear any sound!"

Li Yifei frowned and said, "Let’s move a bit forward. I can clearly hear a sound!"

He could hear it, but the Flood Dragon couldn’t, making Li Yifei think it was odd. As they proceeded downward, they reached the edge of a suspension bridge. He noticed that the iron chains had been cut. The Flood Dragon could cross over, but Li Yifei couldn’t. He couldn’t jump this distance, but the menacing black evil aura had multiple sources, with the thickest coming from below the crevice. Li Yifei looked down, seeing only darkness, unable to discern anything, so he asked the Flood Dragon, "Can you go down and check it out first?"

"Alright!" The Flood Dragon said, flying down along the edge of the crevice. Li Yifei peered over, and a few minutes later, the Flood Dragon flew back up, a bit frustrated, and said, "There’s indeed something off down there, a lot of... Drought Demons!"

"What?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened in shock. He knew he hadn’t misheard, and after a two-second pause, he asked loudly, "You’re saying there are many Drought Demons down there?"

The Flood Dragon’s mouth twisted slightly, looking a bit pained, and said, "Yes, there are many Drought Demons down there!"

With the Flood Dragon’s confirmation, Li Yifei found it hard to believe, and he couldn’t help but ask, "Are you sure? How could there still be Drought Demons down there, and so many at that?"

The Flood Dragon scratched the ground with its claws and said, "I’m sure, absolutely sure!"

Both fell silent instantly, each hearing the other’s breathing. The subterranean space was incredibly dark, and Li Yifei’s vision was obstructed, surrounded by black evil aura that even burned his True Qi. At this moment, Li Yifei felt a bit bitter inside. Just one Drought Demon coming out earlier had caused them extreme pain. If Murong Yuanqing and others hadn’t arrived in time to take it down in one wave, the danger would have remained.

After a full minute, Li Yifei finally exhaled a long breath and said, "I’ll take your word for it. Please go and explore again to confirm!"

The Flood Dragon, aware of the severity, nodded solemnly and said, "Alright, I’ll go down now!"

Li Yifei stood at the cliff edge, watching the Flood Dragon Ao Bai fly down. Two or three minutes later, the Flood Dragon flew back up and said with joy, "It might have been a false alarm. There are indeed many Drought Demons, but they are in an unusual state!"

Hearing the Flood Dragon’s description, Li Yifei breathed a slight sigh of relief. There truly were many Drought Demons below, but all were in a strange state, at least not awake. Upon confirming this news, Li Yifei immediately turned back and returned to the ship to tell everyone on board.

Murong Yuanqing and others were also shocked to hear there were still Drought Demons below. After hearing Li Yifei’s explanation, Murong Yuanqing pondered and said, "Having even one Drought Demon in a place is already the limit; it’s impossible to have so many. However, the little Flood Dragon shouldn’t be lying, so it should be true. I will go down with you to explore, and everyone else will stay above for now!"

Out of cautious consideration, Murong Yuanqing decided to personally explore with Li Yifei. Of course, he intended to go alone, but Li Yifei insisted, and finally, Murong Yuanqing agreed.

A few minutes later, the two stood beneath the cliff, using a silk thread that Yao Lingfu had brought. Although the silk was thin, it could bear a Thousand Jin Weight and was long enough. Once they descended, they saw in the distance a large hall emitting a faint green light. Li Yifei and Murong Yuanqing quietly approached and saw nine figures standing within the glow. These figures varied in height and shape, but without exception, judging by the aura they emitted, they were all Drought Demons!

A full nine Drought Demons! Li Yifei and Murong Yuanqing exchanged shocked glances. However, these Drought Demons were indeed as the Flood Dragon described, trapped in a strange state. Moreover, each Drought Demon’s neck had a large wound where their Vital Point was located. With such a wound, their evil aura rapidly leaked out.

So this is the source! Li Yifei understood; he was searching for the source of the black evil aura, which was emitted by these nine slightly weaker Drought Demons.

The Flood Dragon then transmitted, "I found magma inside!"

"There’s magma?" Li Yifei quickly asked, "Can it be brought over?"

"It should be possible, but I can’t do it alone. I need someone to help me!" the Flood Dragon said.

"I’ll help you!" Li Yifei immediately replied. He already understood the Flood Dragon’s intention, which was to bring forth magma to burn these inexplicably entrapped Drought Demons. No matter how resilient their bodies were, they couldn’t withstand magma’s burning.

Murong Yuanqing could only agree and said, "Be careful, if anything seems wrong, retreat immediately!"

Li Yifei and the Flood Dragon bypassed the Drought Demons, which stood together, bodies slightly trembling and occasionally emitting low growls but unable to move. Smelling the scent of humans, these creatures still had some intelligence, and they all struggled and watched Li Yifei.

"Over here. I’ll handle this side, and you take care of that side. Let’s work together to break open the stone wall. But be quick, or the magma will burn us instead!"

Li Yifei nodded, counted to three, and together with the Flood Dragon, exerted force to chisel open the stone wall. Sure enough, the wall wasn’t thick, and behind it was a vacuum. It seemed as if there was a ’pop’ sound when the formation method behind the stone wall was broken, causing the magma to rush in immediately.

The scorching heat surged towards them, and Li Yifei and the Flood Dragon quickly retreated. As they ran past the Drought Demons, those creatures were still roaring, but their bodies couldn’t move. A few seconds later, the rushing magma engulfed the Drought Demons, and under the high temperature, they immediately caught fire.

Li Yifei let out a sigh of relief, and after running back, he had the Flood Dragon carry Murong Yuanqing up while he grabbed onto silks and swiftly ascended.

The evil qi from the Drought Demons below had mostly dissipated, and unable to escape, they were burnt alive by the magma. When Li Yifei climbed up and looked down, he saw that the area was already covered by magma, with a few Drought Demons struggling but quickly swallowed by the magma.

Li Yifei looked up at the Flood Dragon floating in the air, grinned, and watched as the Flood Dragon twisted and flew over, holding something in its hand, throwing it to Li Yifei.

Li Yifei caught it and saw in his palm a strangely shaped object. Before he could speak, Murong Yuanqing’s expression changed, and he rushed over in two steps, grabbing the item in surprise, "How could this object be here? Flood Dragon, where did you find this?"

"Found it down below," the Flood Dragon said.

Murong Yuanqing shook his head repeatedly, muttering, "How is this possible? It can’t be!"

"What do you mean it can’t be? Senior, have you discovered something?" Li Yifei pressed on.

Murong Yuanqing clenched the object that looked like a jade pendant in his hand, and Li Yifei finally saw it clearly. It was about the size of a bottle cap, with broken edges, seemingly a fragment from a shattered jade pendant.

Murong Yuanqing gripped the pendant for over a minute before letting out a long sigh and said, "I recognize this pendant!"

Li Yifei blinked, seeing Murong Yuanqing’s excited demeanor, but wasn’t sure what was going on.

Murong Yuanqing sighed again, and said, "This pendant was... the token gift I gave to my disciple when he became my apprentice!"

"What?" It was now Li Yifei’s turn to be surprised. He knew Murong Yuanqing only had one disciple, named Murong Zheng, but he betrayed him to join Noah’s Ark... Li Yifei was astonished at the thought of how Murong Yuanqing’s pendant had ended up here? "Senior, could it be... this is just a very similar piece?"

"No, it can’t be!" Murong Yuanqing immediately shook his head, speaking with firmness, "This is that pendant. Look here... there’s a word for ’forget,’ which was worn by a Great Powers a thousand years ago. It can release a shield to block an attack!"

Li Yifei nodded as Murong Yuanqing continued, "Since this is broken, it means that the wayward disciple has used it, and it was against an extremely dangerous move. Considering the number of Drought Demons below... Murong Zheng likely came here and used the pendant to fend off the Drought Demons’ attack. As for how he bound the Drought Demons, I have no idea!"

"Flood Dragon, where did you find this?" Li Yifei nodded, asking seriously.

The Flood Dragon said, "Right below, in the hall, next to that group of Drought Demons!"

"It seems he came here, perhaps right after you left!" Murong Yuanqing seemed a bit affected, but with his mind, he’d likely recover soon.

Murong Yuanqing holding the pendant continued, "I never thought the ungrateful disciple would appear here. It seems this crisis was caused by him..."

"That’s not necessarily the case, Senior, it may just be a coincidence that they showed up here."

"You haven’t met him. Murong Zheng is a very purpose-driven person; he wouldn’t appear here for no reason!" Murong Yuanqing shook his head.

"Even so, it’s fine, didn’t we resolve the crisis here?" Li Yifei comforted.

"Just afraid... he came here to acquire something. After all, this sect’s cave may contain powerful treasures, and if he got them, it would be a trouble for us!" Murong Yuanqing said with concern.

Li Yifei found it hard to persuade him now, given that the Noah’s Ark Organization represented by Murong Zheng indeed doesn’t seem like something good right now. In several encounters with Noah’s Ark, Li Yifei has never had a good impression.