After the girl dived into the underground ruins, the valley above ground enjoyed a brief period of peace.
With a powerful border army stationed outside the valley, the Youchi clan within could rest easy for the time being. Although they didn't know how to face these Plantagenet troops, the impression of the dynasty's power had long been ingrained in everyone's mind over the past few hundred years.
"With those people outside, it should be safe now." A middle-aged man from the Youchi clan stood on the cliff path in the valley, carefully observing the situation outside.
"Come down quickly, Uncle Jing. It's too easy to fall if you stand there." A young man under 20 shouted from behind.
"Hehe, how can you talk like that, kid? I used to be a demon slayer when I was young..." Before he could finish his words, his expression froze.
"What's wrong?" The young man below saw something was wrong and asked loudly.
"Good, so many monsters..." He murmured with disbelief in his eyes.
Compared with the scattered demons before, these creatures running among the wilderness mountains are now more crazy. They seem to be attracted by something and rush towards the valley.
"Close the gate, set up the guns! Prepare the bows and crossbows." Orders were passed down among the border troops.
These border troops, who had traveled a long distance, had just rested for half a day before they had to get up and continue fighting.
Using makeshift fortifications, black crossbow bolts shot out from behind the battlements, instantly killing any approaching demons. Facing powerful demons, the dragon riders in the sky would swoop down with their blazing dragon spears, piercing and tearing them apart.
This time, however, the demons were no longer afraid. As if possessed by a demon, they charged continuously towards the valley. Some powerful lizard dragons or giant snakes even pushed down the parapets directly in the face of the rain of arrows, preparing to step into it.
Seeing this scene, the rear of the border army pushed out another batch of red-painted iron carts. These steel fire carriages were lined up in a row, and the soldiers adjusted the angles and fired at the approaching demons.
A red flame burned at the tail of the rocket, and then it shot out rapidly. The thick smoke enveloped the launch site, and the pungent smell of smoke was everywhere.
Faced with the dense attacks of demons, these enchanted rockets had a very strong effect, often penetrating several demons before being stopped.
As a result, a large number of corpses began to pile up in the open space, and the demons in the rear took advantage of this to protect themselves, and the casualties began to decrease.
Affected by the impact of these demons, the residents in the valley were also awakened, and then they asked and worried about the situation outside.
Tu Haoyang was standing on a high platform behind the border army at this moment, observing the situation on the opposite side with the help of a gold-bronze telescope imported from the West.
He had to frown at this.
"If what Miss Jialan said is correct, this is probably not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster." Demons will not suddenly become smart, nor will they suddenly change their minds. They are so fearless and brave, there must be someone driving them behind the scenes.
The governor's concerns happened to reveal the true situation in the sunset mountains.
A day ago, the mountains were at dusk, shining on the night palace.
A man with a feather fan in his hand stood in the open space in front of the building, his face stern.
"Did the search yield any results?" he asked.
"Uncle Master, we have checked everywhere and found no traces in the base, but we still can't guess who broke the barrier that isolates us." A disciple in a purple and white robe reported.
"It seems that the other party is very cunning, or this is an accident." Master He Ling paced back and forth in the open space.
"If the main faction discovered the truth of the matter, they would never be so quiet and would have sent people here a long time ago." He analyzed the situation in his mind.
If they weren't from the main faction, they were probably some outsider who happened to come here. And judging by the remaining traces, they had only been in the barrier for less than a week.
The station is deserted, and there's no other evidence. They might wonder why it's been left unused, but they won't conclude we're rebelling.
It is not a good idea to jump out blindly at this time, as it will only alert the enemy.
But the only thing that is certain is that since the other party was able to find this place, he must have a past relationship with Zhaoye Palace, and he might be on his way to the main sect to inquire.
The question now is how we can explain why we were not at the base during this period, and why so many disciples, including Yu Jian, disappeared.
Although He Ling's talent in cultivation is average, he is not stupid. He now begins to analyze the pros and cons of various decisions.
After a long time, he stopped walking back and turned around.
"Let's go down again and activate the treasure from Yama Palace. It will catalyze and drive the demons in the mountains and wipe out all the living creatures in the Sunset Mountains."
"This...Uncle Master, why is it suddenly like this..." The disciple was a little hesitant and puzzled. After all, killing people for self-protection and slaughtering people on a large scale without any scruples are two different things.
"What do you know? The main faction will send someone over soon."
"If the Sunset Mountains remain peaceful, or if the incident isn't serious enough, they will definitely investigate the matter in detail."
"Only when demons are rampant and about to get out of control will the main faction not dwell on the details of the moment but devote themselves to the battle."
"We'll just say that Yu Jian and the other disciples died in the fight with the demons. We suffered heavy losses and had to move to another location. That's why they're not stationed here."
"Besides, with a powerful enemy at hand, they can't spare any extra energy to punish us."
"Once we understand the situation, we will also be heroes fighting against demons. Those few old guys in the main faction won't be able to come up with a sufficient reason to kill us."
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