Chapter 178 Does this thing have after-sales pollution?

“Sizzle…”

As if to confirm Yun Jing's words, the black "fog of death" had spread to a forest not far from their feet.

A century-old tree that required two people to hug withered and turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye the moment it came into contact with the black fog, and finally turned into a handful of black powder that drifted away in the wind.

Then came the second tree, the third tree...

The entire forest seemed to have been wiped off the earth by an invisible eraser soaked in black ink!

Not even a bird or an insect had time to escape, and they disappeared silently in the black fog.

“…”

Looking at the horrifying and bizarre scene before their eyes, everyone was speechless.

Although the fight with the monsters in the cave was brutal, at least I could still see the enemy and wield the sword.

But this... this invisible and silent enemy that can devour everything, makes them feel a deep sense of powerlessness from the bottom of their hearts.

"Run! Run!"

An untimely, cracked scream rang out again.

Everyone looked back and saw that Censor Qian, who was being held in Xuan Yi's hand, had finally regained some consciousness from his previous fright.

He pointed at the spreading black fog, his face covered with snot and tears, and his crotch was wet.

"Monster! It's a monster that's going to devour the capital! It's over! It's all over! I have to go back and write a memorial! I will die in protest! I will die in protest!"

"Shut the fuck up!" Xuan Yi was now furious when he saw this guy who was more likely to cause trouble than to help. If the prince had not ordered to take everyone with him, he really wanted to kick this fat man into the black fog and let him go to "die in protest" to those monsters!

"This thing...how far will it spread?" Xiao Yu ignored Qian Dahai's screams and asked in a deep voice as he looked at the black fog that was constantly expanding outwards.

"Your Highness..." Yun Jing's expression was uglier than tears. "I don't know. Logically, the energy at its source is limited, and it will stop spreading after reaching a certain point. But...but the jar of blood essence that the elder threw in at the end is a powerful catalyst, and also...the most poisonous fuel! It will expand the area of ​​this wasteland by more than ten times! And..."

"And what?"

"Furthermore, it will continue to pollute the land and water! Once it spreads to the capital's moat, the consequences... will be unimaginable!"

Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed.

The Xishan Mine is only thirty miles away from the capital!

Although the spread of this black fog of death is not fast, if it is not stopped, it will reach the western suburbs of the capital at most overnight!

By then, not to mention the moat, even the wall of the West City will be corroded with a big hole!

"Your Highness! Give the order to retreat quickly! If we don't leave now, we will be caught up!" Xuan Yi looked at the black fog that was getting closer and closer, and was sweating profusely in anxiety.

"withdraw!"

"All troops, listen up! Retreat ten miles immediately! Yun Jing!"

"The students are here!"

"Immediately take your men and set up a warning array and a purification array along the retreat route! Delay them as long as possible!"

"Yes!" Yun Jing nodded heavily and immediately took action with the few remaining fellow disciples.

"Xuan Yi!"

"I'm here!"

"You take a team and escort the wounded and... Mo Li's body. Evacuate first! Make sure they are safe!"

"Yes! Then Your Majesty..."

"I will cover your retreat!"

"But..." Xuan Yi wanted to say something.

"Follow orders!" Xiao Yu scolded.

"...Yes!" Xuan Yi gritted his teeth and said no more.

He waved his hand and called for twenty elite soldiers, then carried Qian Dahai, who was still rolling on the ground, onto his shoulders, escorted the wounded and Mo Li's body, and quickly retreated towards the capital.

Soon, only Xiao Yu and more than a hundred elite soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were left at the scene.

"Your Highness, we..." A centurion spoke in a dry voice.

"Are you scared?" Xiao Yu asked calmly without turning around.

The centurion straightened his chest and shouted, "Don't be afraid! It is an honor for us to follow the prince and die on the battlefield!"

"Glory?" Xiao Yu sneered, "Today, none of us can die."

He slowly raised the "Zhen Shan He" in his hand.

"I simply want you to see for yourself what our enemy truly is."

“Remember this breath, remember this feeling.”

"From now on, anyone who is contaminated by this aura will be killed without mercy!"

"Anyone who believes in this kind of power will be killed without mercy!"

"Any forces associated with Prince Yu and the Wugut tribe will be killed without mercy!"

More than a hundred soldiers of the Black Armor Army, hearing the prince's order which could be described as a "massacre order", not only did they not feel fear, but their blood in their chests was completely ignited!

"Kill without mercy!"

“Kill without mercy!!”

“Kill without mercy!!!”

As soon as the roar like a tsunami subsided, the black fog that had been stagnant for a moment due to the evil spirit suddenly pounced forward as if it were a completely enraged beast!

The speed is more than three times faster than before!

"Prince, be careful!"

The centurion's eyes were bloodshot as he watched the darkness representing death, like a huge mouth swallowing the sky, coming down on their heads!

The soldiers of the Black Armor Army standing in the front row could even feel the vitality being sucked out of their skin by that breath. A bone-chilling chill from the depths of their souls caused their hands gripping the hilts of their swords to tremble uncontrollably.

Fear, despair...all kinds of negative emotions surged into my heart again.

At this critical moment.

Xiao Yu moved.

Instead of stepping back, he took a step forward.

"Suppress the mountains and rivers!"

With a low shout, he poured all the powerful internal energy in his body, like the sea, into the long sword in his hand without reservation!

Buzz——!

A thousand-foot-long golden light suddenly burst out from the ancient and unpretentious blade!

"Go back to this king!"

Xiao Yu's eyes became fierce, he turned his wrist, and using the blade as a guide, he slashed heavily at the endless black fog that was coming towards him!

A golden sword energy that was as solid as a substance separated from the blade, and instantly formed a river more than ten feet long in front of everyone!

The sword energy is the dam, and the golden light is the waves!

Sizzle——!

The terrifying black fog slammed heavily into the golden river, making a teeth-grinding corrosive sound.

The black air surged and the golden light boiled!

At the junction of the two, the air was violently distorted, as if countless evil spirits were being burned and purified in the golden light, emitting silent and shrill wails!

“…”

“…”

More than a hundred elite soldiers of the Black Armor Army have completely forgotten to breathe at this moment.

They stared blankly at the towering golden barrier in front of them, and at the back of the man who had single-handedly blocked the fog of death, with only a blank in their minds.

Then... is that still a power that humans can possess?

That's simply... a miracle!

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

I don't know who it was, but I roared this sentence with all my strength.

In an instant, shouts like a landslide and tsunami rang out again, a fanatical worship from the heart!

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!!!"

Xiao Yu ignored the cheers behind him. He held the hand of "Zhen Shanhe" as steady as a rock, but upon closer inspection, one could see that his face was slightly paler than before.

Maintaining such a large-scale sword energy barrier is extremely exhausting for him.

But he couldn't retreat.

Behind him are his soldiers.

Further away is the capital city, with the lights of thousands of homes that he has to protect, and... that ignorant little girl.

"All troops retreat! Retreat into the range of the purification array!"

"Your Majesty! You..."

"Execute the order!"

"yes!"

The centurion gritted his teeth and immediately commanded the army to retreat quickly and orderly in the direction where Yun Jing and others were forming their battle formation.

Only after watching the army safely retreat into the range of the magic circle did Xiao Yu slowly breathe a sigh of relief.