Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 416: Chapter 211: A Celestial God Descends

"As for other places, I only know that a Bear Demon has appeared in Bai Shi Village, which is thirty li away.

"This Bear Demon usually stays hidden deep in the forests of Blindman Ridge. It hadn’t been seen for decades; I only heard stories about it when I was a child.

"A few days ago, the Bear Demon stormed into Bai Shi Village and claimed several lives.

"This Bear Demon is far more powerful than the Gray Wolf Demon.

"Bai Shi Village gets its name from White Stone Cliff, a cliff the village is built right up against.

"Some villagers live in caves halfway up the cliff face, but most live below the cliff in stone houses built from hard rock.

"The walls of their stone houses are four to five feet thick and very sturdy. As long as the stone doors are shut, a Demon Beast like the Gray Wolf Demon can’t easily get in.

"But this Bear Demon possesses immense strength and can smash through the stone walls with ease.

"Not only that, but the Bear Demon is also a skilled climber. Many of the villagers living in the caves halfway up the cliff have also fallen victim to it.

"We people from Chen Family Gully Village are temporarily hiding in the cliff caves, but honestly, we live in constant fear that this Bear Demon will come for us."

After hearing his account, Chen Cheng frowned slightly and asked, "Do the people of Bai Shi Village happen to raise bees?"

Chen An said, "That’s right. The forests near Bai Shi Village have large groves of flowering trees like linden, jujube, and mountain bamboo. Every household raises bees."

Chen Cheng said, "In that case, this Bear Demon must be a Polar Bear Demon. It is indeed much more powerful than the Gray Wolf Demon."

The Polar Bear Demon is a Tier Two Demon Beast. It specializes in eating honey and doesn’t favor bloody meat, but the danger it poses is far greater than that of other Demon Beasts.

Within a radius of several dozen li of a Polar Bear Demon’s territory, there are no other animals.

If any animal dares to intrude, it will assume they are there to steal its honey and will kill the intruder.

This is a Demon Beast’s way of guarding its food.

Demon Beasts are terrifying. A Demon Beast that can climb is even more terrifying.

No wonder the people of Chen Family Gully were on edge.

As the two were talking, Chen Rui arrived on the stockade wall, leading his wife, Zhang Ru.

Zhang Ru was now certain that Chen Cheng was a Purple-clothed Guard from the Demon Suppression Department, and she looked at him with a mixture of awe and reverence.

Chen Rui was a bit more relaxed. After all, this Purple-clothed Guard from the Demon Suppression Department was his own cousin, a close relative.

Nevertheless, the couple still appeared very constrained.

After paying their respects, they stood to the side, hesitating as if they wanted to say something but didn’t dare.

Seeing the couple’s behavior, Chen An couldn’t help but sigh. "Ah Cheng, Zhang Ru’s family is from Bai Shi Village.

"The Bear Demon invaded Bai Shi Village and killed many people. Some managed to escape, but most are still hiding in the cellars of their stone houses, too afraid to come out.

"Zhang Ru’s entire family was unable to escape.

"This Bear Demon is extremely powerful. The villagers might be able to survive for now by hiding in their cellars, but I’m afraid they won’t last much longer."

"In that case, I’ll head to Bai Shi Village and slay this Bear Demon," Chen Cheng said with a slight nod.

Chen Rui and his wife were overjoyed, but Chen An voiced his concern:

"Ah Cheng, the Bear Demon’s power is far beyond that of the Gray Wolf Demon. Shouldn’t you wait for the other Purple-clothed Guards from the Demon Suppression Department to arrive before you go?"

"It’s no trouble." Chen Cheng smiled. "I can handle this demon infestation in Qingxi Town by myself."

"Er..." Chen An smacked his lips, at a loss for words.

"Cousin Ah Rui, you’ll come with me. We’ll be back before you know it."

As he spoke, Chen Cheng grabbed the back of Chen Rui’s collar, lifting him like a chick. With a single leap, he was over the stockade wall and speeding away from the village.

He left Chen An and Zhang Ru staring at each other in stunned silence.

The rest of the villagers were also astonished, wondering what this Purple-clothed Guard from the Demon Suppression Department was going off to do.

After a long moment, Chen An slapped his thigh and said:

"That boy, Ah Cheng... he’s good at everything, but he’s just too hot-headed and impatient. If he’s going to Bai Shi Village, he should have at least taken more people with him."

「Bai Shi Village.」

Down below the cliff, the courtyards of the stone houses were all in ruins. A few of the houses had been completely toppled over.

A massive, white-furred Bear Demon emerged from a ruined stone house, walking on its hind legs. In its huge claws, it held a man dressed in coarse cloth.

The man’s face was ashen, and fresh red blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He appeared to have died only moments ago.

The Bear Demon seemed unhurried. After leaving the house, it ambled toward a deep, sheltered pit at the base of the cliff.

In the pit, more than a dozen human corpses and the carcasses of various animals were strewn about. A flock of strange black birds with long, sharp beaks was screeching as they pecked at the dead bodies.

Seeing the Bear Demon approach, the strange birds flapped their wings and circled it, letting out a series of excited cries!

The Bear Demon seemed to regard the strange birds with disdain. It tossed the villager’s corpse into the pit from a distance, then turned, dropped to all fours, and headed toward the cliff.

Beneath another ruined stone house, Old Zhang’s family—young and old—cowered in their cellar, not daring to make a sound.

Old Zhang came down from the cellar’s skylight. His wife, Mrs. Tian, whispered, "Whose family was it this time?"

Old Zhang let out a long sigh. "Ai... It was Xu Qun. It seems he went out to look for water and was discovered by the Bear Demon."

"Xu Qun... was he killed too?" Mrs. Tian murmured, turning to look at the water vat nearby, her eyes filled with worry.

The water in the vat was less than half full. It wouldn’t last more than a few days.

When the time came, Old Zhang would inevitably have to go out for water, and his fate would likely be the same as Xu Qun’s!

"Let’s just hold on a little longer. In ten days or half a month, the Demon Slayers from the Government Office should be here."

Old Zhang walked over to the water vat, removed the heavy cotton cloth sealing it, and used a small wooden ladle to scoop up a spoonful of water. He moistened his dry, cracked lips, then quickly sealed the vat again.

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