Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 433: Chapter 219: You Hold Down the Fort

In the courtyard of Chen Cheng’s residence, located in the backyard of the Chens’ family compound.

County Magistrate Shen Zhiming sat at a stone table, his expression graver than ever before.

The current demon beast scourge in Linji Prefecture had hit three counties the hardest: Xin’an County, Moshan County, and Xinyi County.

Of these three, the situation in Xin’an County, which was under the Jiang Family’s control, was the most severe.

There were four reported incidents involving suspected Tier Four Demon Beasts and three separate Demon Beast Tides.

In Xinyi County, controlled by the Wang Family, there were also three incidents involving Tier Four Demon Beasts and three Demon Beast Tides.

Moshan County had it the lightest, with only two incidents involving Tier Four Demon Beasts and two Demon Beast Tides.

The forces of the three families had formed Demon-slaying Teams to handle the scourge, and each was making progress.

The Jiang Family’s Demon-slaying Team was the strongest and the fastest to respond to the crisis.

In just over half a month, they had slain two Tier Four Demon Beasts and injured two more, forcing them to flee deep into the Great Wilderness Mountain Range.

Most of the beasts from the Demon Beast Tides had also been slain; only a small fraction managed to flee into the depths of the Great Wilderness Mountain Range.

The Wang Family’s Demon-slaying Team had also slain one Tier Four Demon Beast and injured two more.

As for the Demon Beast Tides, they had encircled and annihilated one, lured another away, and were now setting a trap to hunt the beasts of the last one.

Within a month, the demon beast scourge in those two counties should be completely resolved.

Meanwhile, in Moshan County, the Shen Family’s Demon-slaying Team also had a smooth start.

Patriarch Shen Mingyuan and Vice Director Xue Huai’an of the Demon Suppression Department had joined forces and successfully slain a Tier Four Demon Beast.

The two Demon Beast Tides in Luoshan Town and Fenglin Town had also been lured away from Moshan County’s borders by the Demon-slaying Team.

The two Shen sisters were leading men to clear out sporadic demon beast incursions in the other towns, successfully slaying many of the creatures.

The plan was to wait for Shen Mingyuan and Xue Huai’an to slay the other Tier Four Demon Beast, free up their hands, and then clear out the remaining demon beasts within Moshan County.

After that, they would push deeper into the Great Wilderness Mountain Range to hunt the beasts of the tides, preventing them from returning.

At that rate, they would have been able to completely resolve the demon beast scourge in Moshan County within one or two months at most.

But the best-laid plans often go awry, and a complication arose for the Shen Family’s Demon-slaying Team.

The Tier Four Demon Beast that Shen Mingyuan and Xue Huai’an encountered was a Red Flame Lizard.

The two of them fought the Red Flame Lizard several times without gaining any advantage; in fact, Vice Director Xue Huai’an of the Demon Suppression Department even sustained minor injuries.

This wasn’t because the Red Flame Lizard was so powerful that it far surpassed Shen Mingyuan and Xue Huai’an.

Rather, it was because the Red Flame Lizard was impervious to weapons, a fire-attribute demon beast capable of spewing scorching flames.

Normally, Shen Mingyuan’s Frost Snow Realm would have naturally countered the Red Flame Lizard.

But in this hot, arid weather, the power of Shen Mingyuan’s Frost Snow Realm was greatly diminished, while the power of the Red Flame Lizard’s scorching flames was drastically amplified.

With one’s power waning as the other’s waxed, Shen Mingyuan found himself countered by the Red Flame Lizard instead.

As for Xue Huai’an, he cultivated the Fiery Flame Realm of the Five Elements Realm, which not only failed to harm the Red Flame Lizard, but actually added to the power of its scorching flames.

Consequently, Shen Mingyuan and Xue Huai’an were preoccupied with finding a way to deal with the Red Flame Lizard, and were tied up for the foreseeable future.

The Shen Family’s Demon-slaying Team relied most heavily on these two experts of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Without them, how could the team possibly handle the demon scourge in Moshan County?

The only solution was to wait.

Wait for Shen Mingyuan and Xue Huai’an to either slay or drive away the Red Flame Lizard.

Or wait for the Jiang and Wang Families to resolve their own crises, freeing up experts from the Demon Suppression Department to come and provide support.

But as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. Another problem arose in Luoshan County.

The Demon Beast Tide that Liu Yongzhen and her team had lured away had turned back, once again heading for Luoshan Town.

Furthermore, the tide had swelled in size, from just over a hundred demon beasts to nearly three hundred.

If it wasn’t dealt with in time, the Demon Beast Tide would likely devastate all of Luoshan Town.

It might even push deeper into Moshan County toward Moshan County Town, causing an even greater disaster.

"Lord Shen, you intend to go to Luoshan Town personally?"

Chen Cheng asked, his expression serious.

"Exactly." Shen Zhiming nodded. "I’ve already sent someone to inform my father and Lord Xue, telling them to abandon the Red Flame Lizard for now and head to Luoshan Town to provide support.

But until they arrive, I must personally go to Luoshan Town and take charge.

I’ll be taking one thousand soldiers from the Protectorate Army with me to Luoshan Town.

After I leave, I must trouble you, Lord Chen, to hold the fort in Moshan County Town and coordinate all affairs."

Chen Cheng thought for a moment. "Lord Shen, how about this: let me take some men to support Luoshan Town, and you can stay here to oversee Moshan County Town."

’Overseeing the county town means being swamped with official duties every day,’ Chen Cheng thought. ’I won’t have time for Cultivating Martial Dao. I might as well go out and earn some Merit.’

Shen Zhiming shook his head. "No, I should be the one to go.

To be frank, the resurgence of the Demon Beast Tide in Luoshan Town is very likely the work of those Black Lotus Sect miscreants, stirring up trouble from the shadows.

My Literary Dao Dharma Aspect may not be strong in combat, but it has its uses for tracking the movements of those Black Lotus Sect members.

Besides, I’m more familiar with Luoshan Town than you are, which will make it easier to track down the Black Lotus Sect members.

Once we eliminate the Black Lotus Sect members hiding in the shadows, we can naturally lure the Demon Beast Tide away from Luoshan Town again."

When it came to tracking down members of the Black Lotus Sect, Chen Cheng might have been inferior to Shen Zhiming before.

’But now that I’ve mastered the Beginner Level Concealment Secret Skill,’ he mused, ’I’m not necessarily any worse than him.’

’Still, just as Shen Zhiming said, the main goal in going to Luoshan Town is to root out the Black Lotus Sect members and lure the Demon Beast Tide away.’

’Slaying demon beasts is a secondary objective.’

’With my current Martial Arts Power, I’m not afraid of the Demon Beast Tide, but I’m nowhere near strong enough to face hundreds of demon beasts on my own and go on a rampage.’

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