Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 915: Lunatic (2)

Chapter 915: Lunatic (2)

A short while later.

Over a hundred night patrol members were gathered near a certain city gate.

"Commander Tian Men, the night patrol will be taking over the city gates for now. We will give the mayor an explanation tomorrow."

Black Armor stepped forward as he spoke.

Above the wall, the Mountainsea commander gazed at him in silence. After a long while, he silently said, "Black Armor, do not forget that this is the Heavendoom City. Regardless of how strong the mystic armor race is, that does not matter here. The mayor is already ignoring everything going on in the city. Are you trying to take over the gates as well?"

"Commander Tian Men, I beseech your understanding." Black Armor said, "Su Yu killed two of our index geniuses. That has attracted the attention of even the Eternal in our race. Also, we have no choice but to do this. After all, we have been ordered by a stronger race...I believe you understand what I'm saying."

He was reminding the city guards that the immortals were here as well.

After a short silence, the Mountainsea commander looked at the guards around him and ordered, "Retreat."

Right after the Mountainsea commander hopped off the wall, the Black Armor said, "Commander Tian Men, please lend me your gate medallion as well."

The nine gates were currently wide open. To shut the gates, one needed the gate medallion. As the official in charge of the gates, Tian Men naturally had such a medallion in possession. Without shutting the doors, there was still a chance Su Yu could slip out of the city.

Tian Men's face fell as he coldly said, "Black Armor, have you forgotten who is the actual master of this city? How audacious of you!"

The moment he raised his voice, all the guards around him drew their blades. The members of the night patrol also raised their spears in confrontation.

Gate medallion.

Without it, they would not be able to properly control the gates. The moment the gates were shut, it would be as good as a death trap. This request had infringed upon the power of the mayor.

Black Armor started growing nervous, but he forced himself to keep speaking, "We're only borrowing it. We will return it after capturing Su Yu. Calm down, Commander Tian Men."

"Return?"

Tian Men spat coldly, "No. You know what, we're not going to give up the gates as well. We will remain. The night patrol does not have the right to take over the gates. You're not even the chief commander of the night patrol. You do not have the qualifications to make all these demands. If the immortals wish to interfere with how the city is being run, tell them to come here themselves."

"..."

This placed Black Armor in a tough spot. He solemnly said, "Tian Men, we're only borrowing it temporarily. The gates won't be shut for long. Things will return to normal soon enough. Back when the human race attacked the city, they made things very difficult for you as well. We're doing this to serve the humans a payback on behalf of the mayor..."

Tian Men said, "That is a choice for the mayor to make. It has nothing to do with you. The mayor does not need your help. The city has always remained neutral. This is the limit of what we can do. Are you really naive enough to believe that the human Invincibles can't do anything to us just because we're hiding in an ancient city?"

Before Black Armor could say anything else, Final Armor spoke, "Assist them with their guard duties. Black Armor, there is no need to say more."

Since Tian Men was unwilling to hand over the gate medallion, it was pointless for them to force the issue. It wasn't a good idea to anger Mayor Tian He while they were inside the city. They would settle with keeping watch over the gates.

Black Armor said nothing else. The night patrol members with him split and went toward the other eight gates. As for Black Armor, he was personally watching over the main gate.

"Stay focused."

After giving his subordinates a reminder, he looked at Tian Men and said, "Commander Tian Men, please activate the Ninegate Unraveling Mirror."

Tian Men frowned, "The expenditure is too high."

"The mystic armors will pay for the activation." Black Armor offered, "We will cover all the cost."

After giving him a glance, Tian Men said, "Fine. Ten thousand drops of source qi liquid and ten drops of Mountainsea blood essence for one night."

"You—"

Black Armor was furious. That was too expensive. He knew for a fact that an activation wasn't that expensive. The Ninegate Unraveling Mirror was a tool to deal with individuals proficient at concealment. This was one of the more powerful defensive mechanisms of the city.

Despite his displeasure, Black Armor agreed.

***

Meanwhile, Final Armor shifted his focus elsewhere after his people started watching over the nine gates.

He tried sending a few more messages through his voice transmission talisman. However, there was still no reply. Finally, he sighed and said, "I'm afraid all the people left in the headquarters have perished."

Dao Cheng and the others remained silent. This was a bad start to their operation.

Was Su Yu the culprit? If it was him, they would have no choice but to admit that he was truly brazen. Even now, the area around their headquarters was still filled with thick death qi, signifying that the culprit was still alive.

"Brother Dao Cheng, should we go and check?" Final Armor suggested, "We can go together. That way, he won't have the chance to separate us from each other."

Dao Cheng looked around them and inhaled deeply, "No. Continue the search and capture more humans. His whereabouts are still unknown. Even if we go, we won't be able to catch him so easily."

"Fine."

Final Armor had no choice but to continue the search. He did not think that capturing these random humans would do anything, but there was no harm in trying.

"Continue."

With Final Armor's order, the others continued their work.

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu was frowning. Was nobody coming to check things out?

Were those fellows really so patient?

He might be busy running from death spirits, but he didn't mind tossing more trouble their way if he could. Alas, the mystic armors did not send more people his way. Once again, they surprised him.

Su Yu clenched his teeth and started heading toward the outer rings instead. Since they weren't coming to him, he would go to them. Behind him, the two death spirits continued chasing after him. A short while later, a small figure shot over and entered his body. The little furball had returned. With that, the number of death spirits behind him had increased from two to four.

Death qi spread madly around them as they ran through the city. Su Yu cursed inwardly. There were too many death spirits. This made it too obvious that he was going after them. The death qi was basically serving as a beacon for his whereabouts. How troublesome. This damn city was filled with troublesome things.

"Death qi..."

Su Yu took out the index copy and typed on it, "I have a job for you. Throw more bloodstained talismans out all over the city."

"Ten drops of Mountainsea blood essence."

"The fuck? Is this daylight robbery? Your people only need to hide inside buildings and throw some talismans out. Anyone can do this. Why are you overcharging me for such a simple task?"

"Our price will always follow the trend. We're being very open about it."

In short, he was free to reject the deal.

"Fine."

Su Yu gnashed his teeth. He was only looking for them because he lacked manpower. Those bastards were too greedy! Why were they charging him so much for such a simple job?

"Can I pay later? I'm in the middle of something right now. Even if you want to accept the payment from me, you can't since I have several death spirits behind me."

No reply came.

A short while later, a white figure flickered into existence right in front of him. With an ancient city medallion in hand, the newcomer stopped the death spirits momentarily before saying, "Settle the bill. Consider this momentary pause of death spirits a free gift from us."

Holy shit! Su Yu was greatly shocked. The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had these medallions in their possession as well. And the level of their medallions was absolutely not low. Now wonder they had the courage to collect payment from him even in his current situation. How brazen. Were they not worried that someone would kill their people for the medallion?

The white figure repeated, "Pay up. I won't be able to pause them for long. Are you going to proceed with the transaction or not?"

"Fine."

Su Yu wasted no time and tossed a bottle over. With the payment in hand, the white figure vanished into thin air. Next, the death spirits resumed their pursuit.

Right at that moment, death qi started erupting all over the city. One death spirit after another appeared. One didn't have to worry about being forcefully converted into a resident by tossing these bloodstained talismans. They would only be converted after doing this three days in a row.

Evidently, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had quite a large force in the city. The death spirits behind Su Yu started hesitating. Their instincts were telling them to collect the bloodstained talismans and pursue Su Yu at the same time. The choices paralyzed them. That split second of hesitation allowed Su Yu to break free from them and vanish into thin air.

***

Chaos.

A chaotic night had descended upon the city.

Su Yu was moving rapidly as a gust of wind. His Perception Jade was working overtime to constantly scan his surroundings. After some time, several Mountainsea dots appeared on his jade.

Su Yu noted that one of them was missing. Yes. One was missing. They had actually separated!

Instead of going near them, he flew off somewhere else. The missing Mountainsea was the night patrol called Black Armor. Thanks to his rigged profound weapon, he was able to detect that Black Armor was near a city gate. How courageous of them to finally split up.

Before even reaching his destination, Su Yu noticed the mirrors standing before the nine city gates. Even if he didn't know what they did exactly, it wasn't exactly hard to guess. This was probably a defensive system capable of detecting individuals in concealment.

And as he went nearer, he became even more certain. There were a lot more presences near the city gates. Those were the members of the night patrol. The night patrol and the guards in charge of the gates were clad in armor of a different design. One was black in color while the other was silver in color.

At the moment, those in black armor could be seen near the city gates. The Mountainsea who had warned him about the city before could also be seen. He was standing atop the city wall while the individuals in black armor were standing in front of the gates.

"Two Mountainseas..."

The Mountainsea in charge of the gates was probably not an early Mountainsea. Not even Su Yu's Perception Jade could sense him that well. It was likely that this was a late-stage Mountainsea. With his presence, things could get quite troublesome.

"What should I do? Should I act or not?"

He had only momentarily broken free from the death spirits. They would find him again before long. If he didn't act now, he wouldn't have the chance to do so later. But if he wanted to act, there was a second Mountainsea around. And that was a Mountainsea he probably couldn't defeat.

Su Yu sank into hesitation. He was unwilling to give up, but he had no choice. If he opted to act, he could cause the profound weapon he had gifted the Mountainsea mystic armor to detonate. That would grant him a chance to kill this Mountainsea.