"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 replied, "Coming!"
Bai Ye swiftly 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 break out of the demon horde soon. Let's go!"
Bai Ye nodded, "Then I'll do something drastic. You guys step 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 back.
Bai Ye took a deep breath, walked forward, and a large amount of purple venom appeared on his body, dripping onto the ground!
The next moment, Bai Ye spread his arms and shouted, "Poison Giant Soldier!"
Poison Giant Soldier (a giant skeletal soldier formed from venom, capable of large-scale attacks. Upon contact, it causes erosion by poison, gradually depleting life force.)
The venom flowing from Bai Ye's body surged forward madly, churning like a tide, rising and falling!
Then...
As the venom surged, numerous poison springs erupted.
In mid-air, under the spray of the poison springs, a giant hollow formed from condensed venom slowly materialized, over ten meters tall. Its mouth opened and closed constantly, looking extremely ferocious.
Bai Ye took a step forward and said, "Kill!"
Receiving Bai Ye's command, the Poison Giant Soldier raised its massive foot and stomped forward.
Bang!
The Poison Giant Soldier's foot landed, crushing four or five demons directly.
However, this was clearly not the true terror 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 splashed outwards, landing on the surrounding demons, who immediately wailed.
Their life force was continuously draining, or rather, being siphoned away by the Poison Giant Soldier's venom.
Soon, the seemingly ferocious demons began to wither, one after another.
The flesh and blood of the demons started to shrivel at a visible rate, leaving only dry skin clinging to their bodies, and finally...
Thump, thump, thump!
Demon after demon fell, becoming old, tired, and on the verge of death.
Then...
They gradually lost their breath.
Bai Ye looked back at Bomb Cat and said, "You sit on Dun Shan's shoulder, and let Dun Shan carry you. Otherwise, if you touch that venom, your life will also drain. But Dun Shan is a mechanical human and won't be affected by the venom's life-draining properties."
"Okay!"
Bomb Cat nodded and leaped directly onto Dun Shan's shoulder.
The scattering venom was indeed daunting, and Bomb Cat was a little panicked. If he got splashed, he might turn into a dead cat.
With the Poison Giant Soldier clearing the way, the demons ahead became vulnerable.
Although the ability of the Poison-Poison Fruit meant that life draining took some time, and the demons wouldn't die immediately after being contaminated by the venom.
However, the demons would feel weak due to the loss of life. Even if they didn't die immediately, they would lose their combat ability and fall to the ground continuously.
After about fifteen minutes, the Poison Giant Soldier shattered, turning into a large expanse 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, protecting him from harm.
As for Bai Ye, this was his ability, so he naturally wasn't afraid.
When the Poison Giant Soldier shattered and dispersed into poison rain, Bai Ye and the other two finally broke through the demon horde.
Bai Ye looked at Bomb Cat and asked, "Where do we go next?"
"Continue forward," Bomb Cat said, "About seven or eight li from the Great Wall, there's a small village."
Bai Ye asked, "Is there something wrong with that village?"
Bomb Cat replied, "Of course there's something wrong with that village. Don't you think about what's outside the Great Wall? How can there be a normal village? It's a bandit village!"
Bai Ye asked, "It's a village built by bandits? Aren't they elusive, making them hard to find?"
The so-called bandits were nomadic outlaws who roamed everywhere, with almost no fixed residences. All the areas beyond the Great Wall were their hunting grounds. Their way of survival was to plunder merchant convoys from Chang'an City and Yunzhong Desert.
Bomb Cat said, "Bandits are indeed elusive, so that village is almost uninhabited. It's a stronghold for the bandits and a relay station for them to pass messages."
Bai Ye nodded, "But what does that have to do with the demons? Even bandits would run from demons, right?"
"Yes, but there was unusual activity in that village last night, with a large number of bandits appearing. General Su Lie learned of this and dispatched a隊 of Great Wall guards to investigate, but they have not 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 matters are related is hard to say, but the large appearance of bandits followed by the demon attack might indicate something suspicious. Since Sister Mulan left the Great Wall to investigate the demon attack, she naturally went to that bandit village first."
Bai Ye nodded, "Then let's go there too."
With the target set, there was nothing more to say. They had to hurry.
Seven or eight li wasn't far, nor was it particularly close. With Bai Ye's speed, he could reach it in less than an hour if he ran at full tilt.
However, he had to consider Bomb Cat and Dun Shan.
Bomb Cat was alright. Bai Ye pondered Bomb Cat's strength; his physical attributes were probably not as good as his own. His main ability was bombs, and the bombs in his hand were quite powerful, causing immense damage.
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 mechanical human, Dun Shan's defense was very strong, as evidenced by his ability to withstand a barrage of arrows without any injury.
But Dun Shan was clearly a relatively clumsy mechanical human, and his movement speed was not fast at all.
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 mentioned finally appeared before the three of them.
Bai Ye glanced at it and frowned, "That village doesn't seem right. It looks like it's been through a battle."