Dragon Tamer

Chapter 549: Chapter 551 Silent Death
 

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The Flying Dragon Generals were only responsible for clearing obstacles for the marching army, not for penetrating deep into the enemy camp.

They were a bit faster than the entire army, but not completely out of sight.

Unless they encountered something extremely bizarre and far stronger than the Flying Dragon Generals, there was no reason for such a horrifying death!

This was like two people walking through the wilds, with the one in front simply clearing the thorns, and after turning a mountain bend, the person in front just disappeared, without any noise or cries for help.

“During the night, our current high mountain range will experience a frost storm, and we must reach Flat Ridge quickly to set up camp,” a diviner responsible for surveying the changes of heaven and earth said.

“Let the Eagle Army take charge of clearing the way, and the rest of the army will advance as usual,” Emperor Wuhou ordered.

“Won’t there be an investigation?”

“Let’s leave this place first, staying here poses a greater danger.”

The Eagle Army was far less powerful than the Flying Dragon Generals, even though they were more numerous.

One thousand of the Eagle Army kept to low flight, taking a lesson from the Flying Dragon Generals’ precedent, not straying too far from the main force to avoid meeting the same fate.

The army moved forward once more, with Flat Ridge Mountain being their first encampment. There, a thawing pool provided a relatively instructed water source.

After resting, the Eagle Army cleared the obstacles, but after advancing less than five miles of mountain road, the vanguard relayed shocking news that alarmed everyone!

One thousand members of the Eagle Army, along with their eagles, had vanished!

They weren’t that far out of sight, and at this moment, they were just advancing halfway up the mountain range. There were no high mountains or forests blocking the view, nor were there any ice or fog mists. It was as if they simply turned their heads, exchanged a few words with the people behind, and once they looked forward again, the people in front were gone!

One thousand men along with one thousand eagles were not something that could simply sneak off into a roadside flower bed like kittens or puppies!

The advancing forces fell into a state of confusion and panic for a moment.

The army had to stop again, but the sun was already slanting. If they could not reach Flat Ridge Mountain before dark, they would all suffer from the frost storm. The storm could cool their living blood and make it very difficult for them to generate heat to maintain their body temperature, as if being frozen stiff, and this condition would last a very long time.

“Is it an enemy attack, or some mysterious creature from Absolute Ridge Chengbang?” Zhu Minglang also felt something peculiar.

Li Yunzi shook her head; she couldn’t make a judgment either.

Marching and making war, it’s rare to encounter ‘blind’ demons, as most are scared off by the imposing army and its vibrant energy.

Of course, this was Upper Isolated Ridge, and beneath the ridge was Absolute Valley, where unknown creatures that prey on humans resided. But this was not Li Yunzi’s area of expertise.

“Based on the traces, it’s more likely the work of a spirit demon, but we can’t rule out the possibility that the people of Absolute Ridge Chengbang are using the local monsters to hinder us,” Li Yunzi speculated.

As the two conversed, other representatives with formidable strength began to arrive, and the first to enter was Ye Yangjian First from the Yaoshan Sword Sect.

“This act is most likely the doing of a Great Saint Spirit Level creature. Exorcising demons and vanquishing monsters is something we at Yaoshan Sword Sect excel at. Before the sun sets, our Sword Sect will have an answer for everyone,” Ye Yangjian First declared.

Although other powerhouse factions wanted to seize this opportunity to showcase themselves, since the Yaoshan Sword Sect had already stepped forward, they chose not to voice any objections.

Li Yunzi gave a slight nod.

She would leave it to the powerhouse factions and wait for the results.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

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The Yaoshan Sword Sect’s investigation team set out immediately, and Zhu Minglang, with nothing else to do, followed along.

It was mainly because Zi Miaozhu was among them, and his little junior sister insisted on dragging him along. Exorcising demons was indeed something Zhu Minglang was quite adept at.

Besides, the matter might not be as simple as it seemed. With some early warnings from his “prophet” aunt, Zhu Minglang took every matter seriously.

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The army halted, and Zhu Minglang followed the members of the Yaoshan force led by Ye Yangjian First, Li Yunzi, to begin the hunt for monsters.

Upon reaching a mountainous stone forest, Zhu Minglang started to search for traces of the residual aura of demons.

There was no aura, but of course, the involvement of demons could not be ruled out. Some creatures possess very faint Demonic Qi or Demonic Qi and excel at camouflage and concealment.

100 years makes a demon, 1,000 years a monster. Zhu Minglang was well aware that the creatures of this world all possessed Spiritual Wisdom and should not be underestimated. The level of Cultivation Base only represented the odds of victory when facing them head-on, but according to Zhu Minglang’s understanding, many fairies, fiends, and holy devils had their own methods of “hunting” that did not expose themselves.

“If there are no bodies, then why did those generals confirm that both the Flying Dragon Generals and the Eagle Army were struck by a tragic fate?” Zi Miaozhu asked, puzzled.

She naturally directed her question at Zhu Minglang.

In her eyes, not only was Zhu Minglang’s Cultivation Base unmatched in the world, but his wisdom was also beyond anyone else’s reach.

Zhu Minglang stroked his chin, appearing deep in thought.

Of course, Zhu Minglang was indeed deep in thought about this issue.

No bodies could be seen.

Neither the Flying Dragon Generals nor the Eagle Army had left any corpses behind.

What remained at the few sites where incidents had occurred were nothing but fragments of armor and the sturdy scales of dragons.

Even if they had been eaten, it seemed too clean a job, for not even the bones or scraps were left behind by the monsters, were they?

Not a single hair, flake of skin, feather, or claw from any of the people or dragons was left behind.

“Little shishu, what kind of monster could it be? Let alone the people, someone ate a hundred Giant Dragons and a thousand of the Eagle beasts?” Hao Ye, also an ultimate fan of Zhu Minglang, asked earnestly.

“Not sure yet, let’s move on and see,” Zhu Minglang said.

Chief Female Disciple Zi Miaozhu closely followed Zhu Minglang’s steps, and Cloud Wanderer Sword Master Hao Ye also followed behind Zhu Minglang, leaving the Sword Masters and disciples of the Yaoshan Sword Sect somewhat at a loss for a moment.

Were they to follow Ye Yangjian First, or like Zi Miaozhu and Hao Ye, follow Zhu Minglang?

Indeed, the deterrence of the Sword First proved somewhat greater, and the Sword Masters of the Yaoshan Sword Sect followed Ye Yangjian First, leaving Zhu Minglang, Zi Miaozhu, and Hao Ye to take their own path.

Along the rugged and strange mountains of the stone ridge, Zhu Minglang found the remains of the Eagle Army.

After a more careful examination of the surroundings, Zhu Minglang found that the remains were essentially the same as those of the Flying Dragon Generals…

“To leave a hundred-man scale Flying Dragon Generals and a thousand-man scale Eagle Army so completely wiped out that not even the remains or space for resistance were left, and most importantly, without any major commotion—that’d have to be the level of a Demon Saint Devil King, right?” Hao Ye said.

Zhu Minglang didn’t answer.

Because at that moment, he was communicating with the Heavenly Slaughter Dragon.

“If it were you, could you do it? Kill them all in an extremely short period without leaving any trace of your deed?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“Nng~~~~~~”

The Heavenly Slaughter Dragon indicated that it could do it with its Tail of the Underworld Lamp.

But the Tail of the Underworld Lamp was an extremely powerful Dragon Spell, whose Underworld light could even cause the trees and plants of these mountain ridges to vanish…

“In summary, you could do it with your Cultivation Base, but the disturbance it would cause would definitely be immense,” Zhu Minglang summed up.

The Heavenly Slaughter Dragon nodded.

Powerful Spells inevitably lead to difficult-to-conceal fluctuations.