The Entry-plundering Demon Hunter

Chapter 287: Chapter 279: One Person, One Spear, One Bird, One Tiger

This only made the White Tiger grow more and more excited. There were so many, it couldn’t possibly eat them all.

After it had eaten for a while...

The remaining demonic beasts became like its playthings.

It swatted its paw, and another dozen or two demonic beasts were crushed to death.

With a great leap, it deliberately landed in the densest part of the horde.

Its massive body instantly crushed dozens more demonic beasts...

As for Xiaoqi on the tiger’s head, ever since the White Tiger arrived...

It seemed to have gotten carried away as well.

It continuously froze the demonic beasts, then shattered them one by one.

The resulting ice shards and chunks from the explosions reaped the lives of other demonic beasts.

This continued for a long time.

Suddenly, Lin Yi felt the surrounding temperature become scorching hot.

He hurriedly looked up.

What he saw made him narrow his eyes.

Xiaoqi had transformed into a firebird, its entire body wreathed in scorching flames.

It circled in the air, wings outstretched.

The next moment, with a sharp cry...

Xiaoqi charged down toward the horde of demonic beasts.

BOOM—

The sound of an explosion.

A mushroom cloud billowed into the sky.

Even the White Tiger was startled by this display.

It stared fixedly at the mushroom cloud for a long time.

Then a clear, resonant cry pierced the heavens.

From within the mushroom cloud, the flaming form of Xiaoqi shot skyward.

In that moment, it was like a Phoenix soaring to the heavens, unbelievably radiant.

Beneath the mushroom cloud, countless demonic beast corpses lay scorched black.

The demonic beast corpses gave off a rich smell of roasted meat.

The White Tiger, already full, was once again enticed by the savory aroma.

AWOO—

With a tiger’s roar...

The White Tiger charged toward the demonic beasts once again.

One man, one spear, one bird, one tiger.

And a huge horde of demonic beasts.

It formed a scene straight out of Hell.

Corpses of demonic beasts littered the ground.

Yet more demonic beasts, fangs and claws bared, charged toward Lin Yi and his companions.

However, charge after charge...

was cut down by the coordinated efforts of the White Tiger and Lin Yi.

Gradually, the seemingly endless horde of demonic beasts finally began to thin, and an end came into sight.

Lin Yi rejoiced. ’Finally, there’s hope!’

”White Tiger, Xiaoqi, keep killing...”

In an instant...

They were all energized as if they’d been shot full of adrenaline.

They charged back into the horde of demonic beasts.

...

「Jingbei City.」

Demon Hunting Bureau Headquarters, Conference Room.

Chu Zhengxiong, Han Bin, Mo Ya, Liu Yuan, and Lan Yang, all captains of their respective Demon Hunting Teams, were seated here.

In the very center sat a middle-aged man.

He was in his fifties, with a diagonal scar running across his entire face.

It gave him a savage and terrifying appearance.

His eyes were deep as he gazed at each person present.

As his gaze slowly swept across the room, an indescribable pressure filled the entire conference room.

After a long moment, he spoke in a low voice, ”Recently, there have been cases of mutant beasts killing people in various cities throughout the New District!”

”It’s not just Songshan City; there have been deaths in multiple cities!”

”We’ve even had demonic beasts infiltrating our cities!”

”I’ve summoned you captains from the Demon Hunting Teams of every city here today, and I don’t want to hear any of your explanations!”

”And I don’t need any promises from you!”

”The duty of a Demon Hunting Team is to hunt down all demonic and mutant beasts that infiltrate our cities!”

”If any city has a lapse and lets demonic or mutant beasts harm people, then that city’s Demon Hunting Team must bear the full responsibility!”

After he finished speaking, all the other captains remained silent.

This infiltration of cities by demonic and mutant beasts was something none of them had expected.

Ever since the first murder occurred...

Chu Zhengxiong, Han Bin, and the others had been investigating the cases tirelessly.

But it was as if that mutant beast had been tipped off.

They all went into hiding, only to emerge when the teams let their guard down slightly.

Then, another murder would occur...

At first, it was only one or two cities.

Slowly, it spread to more cities.

Now, in a single night, murders had occurred in over a dozen cities.

The Demon Hunting Bureau is responsible for hunting demonic beasts.

Now that demonic and mutant beasts were spreading, the responsibility fell squarely on their shoulders.

If they couldn’t eliminate these mutant and demonic beasts, the safety of the New District could not be guaranteed.

Although it wouldn’t get as bad as the situation in the Old District...

It would still cause widespread panic.

After Captain Meng Yuan finished speaking, Chu Zhengxiong looked up at the others.

”Captain Meng, I don’t think the appearance of these demonic and mutant beasts is a coincidence!”

”I keep feeling like someone is manipulating this from behind the scenes!”

”It’s just like those Blood Drop Believers before. Didn’t they spring up like mushrooms after rain, spreading throughout the New District overnight, kidnapping and killing everywhere, disrupting public order!”

”This invasion of the cities by demonic and mutant beasts is just like what the Blood Drop did!”

”I suspect... could it be that those Blood Drop Believers refused to stay dead and have come back to cause trouble?”

After Chu Zhengxiong finished speaking...

Han Bin, Mo Ya, and Lan Yang all turned to look at Chu Zhengxiong.

They had all participated in the Battle of Wushan, after all.

And in that battle, every team had suffered heavy losses, Chu Zhengxiong’s included.

Team members like Zhan Kai, Sun Lang, and Yin Xiaoyu had all died there.

If, after paying such a heavy price, they still hadn’t managed to completely wipe out the Blood Drop...

and now they were just going to revive and spring up like mushrooms again?

Wouldn’t that mean those team members died in vain?

It was a result they couldn’t accept.

Captain Meng Yuan’s gaze fell on Chu Zhengxiong.

”So you’re saying it’s the Blood Drop Believers causing trouble again?”

Chu Zhengxiong quickly shook his head. ”No, I was just giving an example!”

”The ones capable of controlling these demonic and mutant beasts are definitely not the Blood Drop Believers!”

”The Blood Drop Believers are a bunch of lunatics. They’re hands-on and do everything themselves; they wouldn’t manipulate these demonic beasts!”

”I’m saying... what if it’s a powerful mutant beast, or a demonic beast?”

”Their purpose in doing this is to test our limits, to test our capabilities!”

”Or perhaps... this is a signal that the Restricted Area Battlefield is about to lose its balance!”

After Chu Zhengxiong finished speaking...

The captains in the conference room all sucked in a sharp breath.

The Restricted Area Battlefield losing its balance?

That was a problem on an entirely different scale.