I’ve Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] 41

41: Striking

Demon General Zhong Huai. This demon had made Zuo Wuyi, who had just entered the Demon Realm, suffer a great loss.

Zuo Wuyi still remembered that when she entered the Demon Realm, her cultivation was about at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Because of her bloodline, spiritual energy and demonic energy were compatible in her body, so her strength was not greatly affected.

A mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivation was considered upper-middle class in the Demon Realm. As long as she didn’t provoke those great demons like demon generals, she basically didn’t have to worry about her life and could even live very freely.

Zuo Wuyi was left to fend for herself after being brought to the Demon Realm. Her biological father had disappeared without a trace, whether he had gone to heal his wounds or to go into seclusion.

After adapting to the environment of the Demon Realm, Zuo Wuyi began to search for Mo Xiao, or rather, she began to search for her in the Demon Realm with great urgency. Because she had never been to the Demon Realm before, she had pinned all her hopes on this place.

After searching for about half a month, Zuo Wuyi heard some news from a low-level demon. He claimed to know a demon named Mo Xiao and even pointed out a specific location.

Hearing the news, Zuo Wuyi was overwhelmed with joy and did not carefully analyze the low-level demon’s words, but directly rushed to the address he had given.

The result was predictable. There was no one named Mo Xiao there, only a dozen or so demonic beasts with only the instinct to eat, which made Zuo Wuyi survive only at the cost of one arm.

Misfortunes never come singly. Zuo Wuyi was targeted again before her injuries had healed. Unknowingly, she wore a set of armor made of Gold Scale Ore, the so-called Soul Devouring Stone.

The armor covered her torso and limbs, and began to invade her body through her injured arm, and then her sea of consciousness.

If it weren’t for the system living in her sea of consciousness, she probably wouldn’t have known when she had fallen for the trap, let alone when she could regain her sanity. If her luck had been a little worse, she might have only been freed upon death.

After suffering a great loss, Zuo Wuyi learned her lesson and also knew who had been designing against her from behind the scenes.

“The person behind the scenes is most likely Zhong Huai. There aren’t many intelligent people in the Demon Realm, and he is the most cunning one. This kind of one-ring-after-another, and even turning the tables, is something only he can do,” Zuo Wuyi gritted her teeth. “But this person also has a weakness, which is that he is too confident and thinks his plan is foolproof.”

“According to his logical thinking, after we discover the demonic beasts, the first thing we should do is to resist them. This way, the number of cultivators in the city will decrease,” Zuo Wuyi said.

Although Zuo Wuyi had suffered a loss at the beginning because she was not cautious enough, she had, after all, fought with Zhong Huai dozens of times and finally managed to kill him. She could still deduce seventy to eighty percent of his logic.

“So you mean, we should do the opposite?” Mo Xiao didn’t quite understand this. Whether it was a scheme or not, in the face of a beast tide, they had to act for the safety of Nanfeng City.

“Isn’t Xuan Min here? We can just leave the matter of dealing with the beast tide to him. The two of us, plus Master and Eldest Senior Sister, can perhaps consider sneaking into the rear and capturing the leader first!” As Zuo Wuyi spoke, her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Of course, her trembling was not because of fear, but because she was too excited. In her past life, she had almost been killed by Zhong Huai. This time, could she kill Zhong Huai in one go while he was still at the Nascent Soul stage?

“This Zhong Huai you speak of, what is his current cultivation? Nascent Soul?” Mo Xiao asked.

Zuo Wuyi nodded. “If I remember correctly, he should be at the mid-Nascent Soul stage now, or just broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage. With Master here, even if he is protected by a demon general, he will definitely not be our match.”

One must know that Xuan Shuang’s current cultivation was at the late Spirit Transformation stage. In addition, this was the cultivation world, which was advantageous to the human race. As long as they could shake off the main force, the chance of killing Zhong Huai was at least seventy percent.

“Alright, I’ve remembered your arrangement, but one person needs to be changed,” Mo Xiao said.

“Who? Is it Eldest Senior Sister?” Zuo Wuyi asked, completely unaware that she was only at the Golden Core stage.

Mo Xiao glanced at Zuo Wuyi. “Naturally, it’s the one with the lowest cultivation among us. You are only at the early Golden Core stage. If you go with us, you probably won’t be of much use, right?”

“Besides, Master told you to maintain a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation in front of outsiders. Have you forgotten?” Mo Xiao presented the facts and evidence, blocking all of Zuo Wuyi’s rebuttals.

Zuo Wuyi wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction. “But this Zhong Huai is too cunning. If I don’t go, I’m worried he’ll dig a pit for you.”

“Your worry is not without reason, but as long as we are fast enough, attack him as soon as we find him, and come back after killing him, there shouldn’t be any major problems, right?” Mo Xiao asked.

As long as he was not given a chance to think, then no matter how good his brain was, it would be of no use.

“That’s true, but I’m still not at ease. Zhong Huai is really a very, very cunning person!” Zuo Wuyi said, and to increase the credibility of her words, she directly used herself as an example.

“When I was dealing with him at that time, even though I was very careful, I still suffered a lot. His schemes are twice as many as mine! If I hadn’t teamed up with a traitor who wanted to rebel against him, I might have had to spend ten or twenty years to kill him!”

Mo Xiao nodded. “If his schemes are more than yours when you’re serious, then he is indeed a very cunning person.”

“Why does that sound a little strange when you say it?” Zuo Wuyi felt that something was not right. It was fine for her to say it herself, but if it was Mo Xiao…

“Is it?” Mo Xiao tilted her head. She didn’t think there was anything wrong with what she said. She was just stating a fact.

Under Mo Xiao’s insistence, Zuo Wuyi was designated as the one to stay behind, staying with Yun He and following the city lord, Chu Ting.

Xuan Min had originally wanted to refuse to go to the front line. After all, dealing with demonic beasts was very unstylish in his eyes. But seeing Zuo Wuyi following Chu Ting, he swallowed his words of opposition.

“Since Senior Sister has said so, then I will be responsible for dealing with the beast tide,” Xuan Min said, looking directly in Chu Ting’s direction. “If a late Nascent Soul stage or higher cultivation demonic beast appears, I will kill it. As for the other demonic beasts, you should be able to handle them, right, City Lord?”

“Rest assured, senior. My Nanfeng City still has some manpower. We just need you to hold the line for us,” Chu Ting said. She was the city lord of Nanfeng City, and dealing with the beast tide was her duty.

“If anything goes wrong, you should retreat first. If possible, don’t say a word to Zhong Huai. That person is very glib-tongued, and he also has an innocent-looking face,” Zuo Wuyi reminded her, not feeling at ease.

Mo Xiao nodded. She also did not dare to relax when dealing with a demon who was more cunning than Zuo Wuyi. She took every word Zuo Wuyi said to heart.

By the time it was almost evening, the beast tide had broken out. Countless demonic beasts rushed out from the forest, their eyes scarlet, looking as if they had no reason left, only the instinct to kill.

“Let’s go,” Xuan Shuang saw the opportunity, cast a shield that concealed their aura on the three of them, and flew straight to the left of the beast tide.

The area affected by the beast tide was very wide. After nearly three quarters of an hour, the three of them successfully bypassed the beast tide and went into the depths of the forest.

In Mo Xiao’s expectation, Zhong Huai’s position should be at the tail end of the beast tide, hiding behind the frenzied demonic beasts, ready to change his plan at any time.

But after Xuan Shuang arrived with Mo Xiao and Yun Yu, there were only three demons with demonic energy at the very back, and beside them were three humanoid demonic beasts with early Spirit Transformation stage cultivation.

“Junior Sister, are these the people we are to deal with?” Yun Yu asked.

Mo Xiao carefully compared the appearances of the few demons with what Zuo Wuyi had told her. “It seems that the person we saw before is not among them. Perhaps he is hiding somewhere else.”

When informing her master and Yun Yu, Mo Xiao had described Zhong Huai as a demon they had met in the depths of the forest, who was suspected to be the mastermind.

“Then what about these few people? Should we just kill them, or should we not alert the enemy for now?” Yun Yu asked, her gaze unconsciously drifting towards Xuan Shuang.

Xuan Shuang did not act rashly, but released her divine sense and carefully probed the situation in the surrounding forest. After confirming that their opponents were only three Nascent Soul stage and three early Spirit Transformation stage, Xuan Shuang began to arrange a battle plan.

“I’ll strike first. After the three demonic beasts are tied down, you two will act together, first kill one demon together, and then deal with them separately,” Xuan Shuang said.

“Alright,” Mo Xiao and Yun Yu replied at the same time.

Three, two, one, now! Xuan Shuang rushed forward, at the same time summoning her life-bound spirit sword and attacking the strongest Spirit Transformation stage demonic beast directly.

“A sneak attack?” The humanoid demonic beast’s reaction was not slow, but he was still not as fast as Xuan Shuang’s sword. Just as he was about to retreat, Xuan Shuang’s sword had already pierced his chest.

“When did the human race become so despicable, to sneak up on me from behind!” the demonic beast said through gritted teeth. Being stabbed in the chest was not a fatal injury for him at the Spirit Transformation stage.

Seeing that they could not probe Xuan Shuang’s cultivation, the remaining two humanoid demonic beasts tacitly retreated a large distance, neither of them wanting to be the first to fight and become cannon fodder.

The other demonic beasts are hiding and not attacking? That’s perfect. Xuan Shuang directly pressed her advantage and attacked the injured demonic beast with all her strength.

“What are you standing there for? If I die, you’ll be next!” the injured demonic beast shouted, directly giving up on defending and flying towards his demonic beast companion. Since you don’t want to take the initiative, then I’ll force you.

Xuan Shuang saw the demonic beast’s purpose and reacted almost the moment he moved. But she did not continue to pursue, but directly attacked the other demonic beast that was alone.

The chosen demonic beast cursed under his breath. He couldn’t run away at this time. He could only brace himself and face Xuan Shuang’s attack, and then, like the injured demonic beast just now, he ran towards his companion.