My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

Chapter 158 - Child-Eating Monsters (3)

"Utter foolishness! That's impossible!" Shen Minyao replied as she deflected one claw aiming at her face again and exerted more force on her sword, slashing her enemy into two. She then stabbed her blade on its head, allowing her Hellreaver to absorb its essence. 

The fox woman was a master enchanter herself, and she had never encountered a demon nor a human that was able to enchant so many demons all at once. In the past, Daji was able to control humans to kill each other as her pastime, but forcing her will on other demons needed a lot of energy compared to controlling weak humans. 

"Follow me outside," Qin Zhi told her before he sprinted to the nearest open window and leaped out. 

Shen Minyao wasn't sure what her brother was planning, but she followed his lead. She took back her blade from the remains of the demon she killed earlier and ran outside. The child-eating demons saw that she was escaping and chased after her in a hurry. 

None of them noticed the moonlight that dimmed for a moment and then brightened once more after the dark cloud passed. The fox siblings were too preoccupied with the child-eating demons, while Qin Zhi's men obstructed the lower demons that were about to join the battle at the yard of the kindergarten. 

The place used to be filled with children running around and playing with each other, but tonight, demons had invaded their playground and turned it into a battlefield, leaving destruction in its wake. 

"Are they being controlled?" Shen Minyao asked her brother, wanting to make sure she heard him right. Who could have possessed such power to force so many demons to do their bidding? 

Instead of answering her question, Qin Zhi's form returned to his original appearance. Under the pale moonlight, his pale-blonde hair was almost eye-catching. He was taller than Shen Minyao who was standing next to him, with his face handsome, giving an aristocratic aura around him. He had a face that could make most women stop even if he was a demon, and he was trained to keep his cool in intense situations. 

"Stand down!" Qin Zhi commanded his people. Not only did these demons look suspicious, but the scents they were emitting also disturbed him on the most primitive levels. 

He then whisked his naginata above his head, and its blade released a powerful spiritual blast to the lower demons that his subordinates failed to kill, getting rid of most of them in one hit. His long hair wildly fluttered behind his back as he made sure not to get his subordinates caught up in his attack. 

Shen Minyao whistled, her eyes sparkling with amusement as the other demons were killed by him. Her brother barely changed after centuries of them not seeing each other. His eyes were devoid of emotion during a fight, his movements graceful and calculated. His long mane reached past his waist and looked as manly as before her confinement. 

Qin Zhi had become a demon lord without a land, worthy of Shen Minyao's praise. While other high-ranking demons preferred to utilize their subordinates, Qin Zhi stood with his men on the field. No wonder his name was known in the demon world. With one slash of his blade, hundreds of demons disintegrated into nothingness. 

"There's another wave of demons approaching," he told his sister. 

"There's more?" Shen Minyao frowned. If she wouldn't be able to devour their orbs, then what's the point of them coming here? 

"How annoying." She grimaced as she continued to fight with the other child-eating demons. Looking at them made Shen Minyao feel disgusted by their appearance. 

Humans, she thought. Was their inability to accept their death and the loss of their children enough reason for them to become demons who snatched another human mother's child? 

Their heads were almost bald, with only a few strands of hair left on each. Their complexions were pale but wrinkly, and they emitted this kind of scent that was revolting to the fox demon's sensitive nose. These demons would leave such a faint scent on their prey until the child succumbed to its own death. 

"Tell me something I don't know," Qin Zhi responded, tight-lipped. It would be pointless to keep killing these demons if he couldn't locate their master. He was sure that it was nearby, watching him and his sister fight with these demons. 

Just like he said, this time, flying demons covered the sky above them and attacked the two fox demons at once. 

Qin Zhi's men lifted their heads and stood frozen as they watched another wave of demons coming towards them. Flying demons were harder to deal with as they could not stay still, and the flying vermin could easily evade their attacks. 

Shen Minyao was already busy dealing with the child-eating demons, and she had already killed five so far. However, she needed to give her sword enough time to steal their energies before they perished completely, leaving her weaponless once in a while. 

Qin Zhi's eyes flashed again. He pointed the tip of his blade up the sky. Shen Minyao stood closely behind him, in an attempt not to be hit by the lightning strikes he was about to unleash. 

"Rain of Thunder!" He yelled, and several lightning bolts struck down from the dark clouds to the area where Qin Zhi was. Screams of demons zapped dead resounded in the air until there were no traces of their bodies left. 

While Daji's affinity was with fire and wind, Qin Zhi was with thunder and poisons. Flying demons and poisonous ones had no match against him. However, he would surely have a hard time dealing with a high-ranking demon whose affinity was earth. 

"Sweet~" Shen Minyao sang out as she pulled her blade out from her sixth victim. Only eleven child-eating demons left. 

Her brother had used two skills that require high spiritual powers, but she couldn't sense that his strength had weakened.. Not one bit.