"Bai Ye, what are you doing?" Bomb Cat's voice came then: "Hurry up and leave after dealing with that guy!"
Bomb Cat's voice brought Bai Ye back to his senses, and he quickly agreed, "Coming!"
Bai Ye quickly crossed the corpse of the demon leader and headed towards Bomb Cat and Dun Shan.
Bomb Cat pointed forward and said, "Look, we can already see the end. We'll be able to kill our way out of the demon horde soon, keep pushing!"
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Then I'll do something big, you guys move back."
Bomb Cat asked curiously, "Why?"
Bai Ye said, "This move will definitely cause friendly fire."
"Oh!"
Bomb Cat agreed and then retreated two meters.
Bai Ye took a deep breath and walked forward, a large amount of purple venom appearing on his body, constantly dripping onto the ground!
The next moment, Bai Ye spread his arms and shouted, "Poison Giant Soldier!"
Poison Giant Soldier (formed from venom into a giant skeletal soldier, capable of large-area attacks. Upon contact, it causes erosion by poison, gradually draining life force)
The venom flowing from Bai Ye's body surged forward madly, churning like waves, rising and falling!
Then...
As the surging venom churned, poison springs continuously erupted.
In mid-air, under the spray of the poison springs, a giant skull formed from the venom slowly coalesced, over ten meters tall, its mouth opening and closing, looking incredibly ferocious.
Bai Ye took a step forward and said, "Kill!"
The Poison Giant Soldier, receiving Bai Ye's command, raised its massive foot and stomped forward.
Bang!
The Poison Giant Soldier stomped on the ground, crushing four or five demons.
However, this was clearly not the truly terrifying aspect of the Poison Giant Soldier.
As Bai Ye advanced, the Poison Giant Soldier strode forward continuously.
At the same time, as the Poison Giant Soldier moved forward, it constantly shed venom.
The venom splattered around, landing on the surrounding demons, who immediately cried out in agony.
The life force within them was continuously draining, or rather, being siphoned away by the Poison Giant Soldier's venom.
Soon, the demons, which had looked ferocious, became weak one by one.
The flesh and blood on the demons' bodies shriveled at a visible rate, leaving only a dry outer skin clinging to their forms, and finally...
Thump, thump, thump!
Demons fell one after another, becoming old, exhausted, and on the verge of death.
And then...
They gradually lost all signs of life.
Bai Ye turned back to Bomb Cat and said, "You sit on Dun Shan's shoulder and let him carry you, otherwise, if you touch the venom, your life will also drain. However, Dun Shan is a mecha, so his life won't be affected by the venom."
"Okay!"
Bomb Cat nodded and directly leaped onto Dun Shan's shoulder.
The scattered venom was indeed somewhat daunting, and Bomb Cat was a little panicked, thinking that if he got hit, he might turn into a dead cat.
With the Poison Giant Soldier clearing the path, the demons ahead became easy prey.
Although the abilities of the Poison-Poison Fruit required some time for life to drain, the demons who were hit by the venom would not die immediately.
However, the demons would become weak due to the draining of their life force, and even if they didn't die instantly, they would lose their combat ability and fall to the ground.
After about fifteen minutes, the Poison Giant Soldier shattered, turning into large patches of venom that splashed outwards, becoming a terrifying poison rain that assaulted the surroundings.
Dun Shan raised his shield, blocking it over Bomb Cat's head to protect him from harm.
As for Bai Ye, this was his own ability, so he naturally wasn't afraid.
As the Poison Giant Soldier shattered and dispersed into a poison rain, Bai Ye and the other two finally managed to cut through the demon horde.
Bai Ye looked at Bomb Cat and said, "Where do we go next?"
"Keep moving forward," Bomb Cat said. "About seven or eight li from the Great Wall, there's a small village."
Bai Ye asked, "Is there a problem with that village?"
Bomb Cat replied, "Of course there's a problem with that village. Don't you think about what's beyond the Great Wall? How could there be a normal village? It's a bandit village!"
Bai Ye said, "So it's a village built by bandits? Aren't they elusive and hard to track?"
The so-called bandits were vagrants who roamed everywhere, with almost no fixed residences. All the lands outside the Great Wall were their operational areas. Their way of life was to prey on merchant caravans from Chang'an City and the Yunzhong Desert.
Bomb Cat said, "Bandits are indeed elusive, which is why that village is almost uninhabited. It serves as a stronghold for the bandits and a relay station for them to pass messages."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "But what does that have to do with the demons? Even bandits would run when they see demons, right?"
"Yes, but there was unusual activity in that village last night, with a large number of bandits appearing. General Su Lie, upon hearing the news, dispatched a captain of the Great Wall Guard to investigate, but they haven't returned to this day. Then, early this morning, a large number of demons appeared on the wilderness, quickly gathered together, and launched an attack on the Great Wall."
"Whether the two incidents are related is hard to say, but the sudden appearance of a large number of bandits, followed by the demon attack, suggests something fishy. Since Sister Mulan left the Great Wall to investigate the demon attack, she would naturally go to that bandit village first."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Then let's go there too."
With the objective set, there was nothing more to discuss. They had to hurry.
Seven or eight li wasn't far, nor was it close. With Bai Ye's speed, he could get there in less than an hour if he ran at full tilt.
However, they had to consider Bomb Cat and Dun Shan.
Bomb Cat was alright. Bai Ye considered Bomb Cat's strength and guessed that his physical attributes were probably not as good as his own. His main ability was bombs, and the bombs he held were quite terrifying, with immense destructive power.
But even if Bomb Cat's physical attributes were slightly inferior to Bai Ye's, he wouldn't be too much of a hindrance. The main issue was Dun Shan's slow movement speed.
As a mecha, Dun Shan's defense was incredibly strong; it was evident from him withstanding a volley of arrows without taking any damage.
But Dun Shan was clearly a relatively cumbersome mecha, and his movement speed was noticeably slow.
Bai Ye had to slow down, accompanying Bomb Cat and Dun Shan as they advanced.
After an unknown amount of time, the bandit village that Bomb Cat had mentioned finally appeared before the three of them.
Bai Ye surveyed it and frowned, "That village isn't right. It looks like it's been through a battle."