amaotonovel Chapter 237 Assault
Chapter 237 Assault
"We need to be careful that luring them out might attract other, more powerful demons. Also, we must investigate further to find out which demon is the most powerful. It's not safe to lure them out so recklessly," Bai Yizhi said cautiously. "We only have these people left now, and we can't afford to lose even one of them."
Ning Xiaoxi sat beside her and listened. "The most powerful thing in the oasis is a tree spirit. It doesn't move easily, so the demons gathered in the oasis are all acting independently. The demons on the outer perimeter can be lured and killed. There are a few demons inside, so don't provoke them for now. You can spend two days clearing out the outer perimeter. Don't get caught up in battle. If a powerful demon appears, prioritize survival."
The group watched Ning Xiaoxi quietly. Hadn't she been staying at this little oasis all along? When did she discover the situation?
Jian Xingyun recalled that Ning Xiaoxi had told him about the situation there when she appeared earlier. Could it be that she already knew about it back then?
"There are still about a hundred demons over there. Show them all your skills!" Ning Xiaoxi said, then turned and went back to her tent.
Jian Xingyun and his brother, along with Jing Lei and Bai Yizhi, were all stunned. Over a hundred? Are you kidding me? There were only twenty of them. The outer demons they had discovered were already enough for them to use all their skills. The demons inside... well, were they going to die here?
Over the next two days, Jian Xingyun and his team chose to launch their attack during the daytime when the demons were less active.
They captured the small sand lizard demon and lured the large sand lizard demon into an ice cave trap they had set up beforehand. At the cost of one person's death, they wiped out all the sand lizard demons.
Using the corpse of the Sand Lizard Demon to lure the Wind Wolves, they severely injured two people before strangling them.
They sneaked in when the sun was at its highest and wiped out a whole nest of sand ants.
Using sand ants as bait, they lured out the little cat demon, severely injuring one of them before killing it. The Sand Shadow Fox, sensing the exorcists' actions, moved closer to the tree demon; its offspring were due in the next few days, and it couldn't allow any accidents to happen.
On the third day at dusk, everyone gathered in the small oasis. At this time, apart from Ning Xiaoxi, there were eighteen people. Three of them were seriously injured and unable to fight. They sat around the campfire, and the atmosphere was somewhat somber.
"Brother Yun, is that girl just staying huddled in the camp like this?" someone complained.
“We don’t expect her to do much, but it’s a bit much that she’s just sitting in the camp all day without moving,” someone agreed.
"Yes, if we all die, can she survive alone? Shouldn't this be the time for everyone to work together?"
Jian Xingyun looked at the people who had spoken, then at the others, and asked, "Does anyone else have something to say?"
Jing Lei smiled slightly, "Miss Ning saved the four of us, brought us here, and provided us with information about demons. As long as the four of us brothers are still alive, we don't need Miss Ning to do anything she doesn't want to do."
Jian Xingyun looked at the others.
The person who spoke first stammered, "We're all working so hard, how come she's getting to shirk her responsibilities and have it easy!"
"Miss Ning provided us with information about the demons inside the oasis," Jian Xingyun said earnestly. "It's information that we couldn't find out even after trying our best."
Jian Xingzhi curled his lip, "Anyway, I wouldn't do something like letting a girl take my place. I'm not dead yet!"
Ning Xiaoxi stepped forward, her voice clear and cold. "Tree demon, mid-level 8; Sand Shadow Fox, mid-level 6; two pseudo-female demons, mid-level 6; Water demon, mid-level 4." She looked at the group in front of her with a solemn expression and shook her head slightly. "There is also a Blood Shadow Demoness who has set up a Blood Flesh Breaking Formation, mid-level 5."
The expressions of everyone around the campfire changed. The worst water demons were at the mid-level fourth rank. The highest among them were the Jian brothers and the Jing brothers, who were only at the mid-level fourth rank. How could they possibly fight them?
Ning Xiaoxi packed up the tent. "Today is the seventh day since entering the trial grounds. I will go to the oasis at dusk three days from now." After saying that, she ignored the people and took a step out, disappearing without a trace.
"Ning...!" Bai Yizhi tried to get up, but before he could speak, Ning had already disappeared.
No one sensed any spiritual energy fluctuations; was it just movement techniques? It seems so, but it also seems not.
"Sigh!" Bai Yi sighed and sat back down, shaking his head helplessly.
Jing Lei and Jing Lei silently got up and returned to their tents, followed closely by Bai Yizhi and Shi Tianyi.
Jian Xingyun's expression was grim. "The demons scattered on the outskirts have been eliminated by us in the past two days. We'll continue to explore tomorrow to see if there's an opportunity." After saying that, he fell silent.
A crescent moon appeared in the night sky; though the starlight was faint, it was still brilliant.
Ning Xiaoxi lay on her back on a sand dune, feeling the lingering warmth of the day on the sand. She never overestimated her own strength, but the demons within this barrier really put no pressure on her. She really wanted to get those dozen or so people out of there as much as possible!
Life and death are predetermined; let each accept their own fate.
Under the glow of the stars and moon, Ning Xiaoxi's spiritual energy surged, and starlight fell into her hands and feet, flowing into her body and intertwining with his spiritual energy, slowly flowing within her.
The unexpected arrival of that power, which did not belong to her, did not cause her spiritual energy to reject it, nor did it cause any unusual or uncomfortable feeling. The cool star power soothed her chaotic thoughts. She could not control that power yet, and could only let it circulate within her body.
Three days later, at dusk, by the oasis.
Ning Xiaoxi sensed that the water demon was gone, the sand shadow fox was gone, and the Blood Shadow Demoness was pushing two fake female demon coffins and confronting eleven celestial masters.
With a slight frown, the Spirit Crystal Whip, wreathed in thorny flames, wrapped around the Blood Shadow Demoness's arm and pulled her towards it. Thorns pierced her flesh, flames ignited her blood, and slender, long fingers reached into her chest, grabbed the Soul Weapon that was frantically draining her soul power, and yanked it out.
"Ah!" Blood Shadow Demoness screamed in agony as she burned to ashes in the flames.
Jian Xingyun and the others were stunned by Ning Xiaoxi's brutal and ruthless methods.
Jian Xingzhi's eyes lit up. When he was studying the warning talisman, he felt the ingenuity and cleverness of the talisman. There was no known Celestial Master family with the surname Ning, let alone a member of an affiliated family. Therefore, he had never underestimated her. But now, seeing her methods, he realized that he had underestimated her.
Ning Xiaoxi walked to the two coffins and looked at the two pseudo-Nüba inside, both wearing masks. Only bones remained on their bodies, bones adorned with black runes. The surrounding temperature suddenly rose. Without the control of the Blood Shadow Demoness, the pseudo-Nüba's demonic energy surged. The intense heat caused the oasis wetlands to dry up, and the lake water to boil.
The sudden increase in temperature made everyone feel uncomfortable, but Jian Xingyun, Jing Lei, and Jing Lei formed hand seals and began to guide the heat into their bodies. All three felt the heat flowing into their bodies, invigorating and energizing their spiritual energy. Along with the two behind them, they couldn't help but increase the intensity of their guidance, wanting to absorb as much as possible.