6kv Chapter 29 Fierce Battle!
Chapter 29 Fierce Battle!
Su Yu rushed into the courtyard and grabbed the gleaming iron harpoon.
The moonlight was swallowed by the dark clouds, but the faint glint of light reflected from the harpoon gave him a little confidence.
He held his breath and slowly approached the door, his back pressed against the cold door panel.
"Heh...heh..."
The wheezing sound, like a broken bellows, could be heard right outside the door. Even through the thin wooden board, you could feel the cold, damp air with each breath.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Suddenly, a rapid and violent sound came from the door, as if something was frantically banging its head against the door.
Su Yu gripped the harpoon tightly, his eyes cold and icy.
Inside the room, Ya'er huddled in the corner, holding a fire poker. Her face was deathly pale, but she bit her lip tightly and didn't utter a sound.
Dark clouds loomed overhead.
Su Yu tried to look out through the crack in the door, but could only see a pitch-black night.
Time passed by, and after an unknown amount of time, the noise outside the door finally disappeared, and the footsteps dragged into the depths of the village.
Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief. The strange knocking was definitely not right, as it reminded him of the night he fished in the Blackwater River.
After a long while, Su Yu was just about to relax.
"Ah!! Help—!!"
A piercing scream tore through the night sky, accompanied by the cries of an infant and the screams of a woman, instantly waking the entire Qingxi Village from its slumber.
"Clang clang clang!"
The urgent sound of gongs rang out.
"A strange thing has entered the village! Help!"
Su Yu was startled. Hearing the voice, he recognized it as that of the village chief, Wang Yuezhi.
"Help! Someone, come quick!"
At the village chief's summons, footsteps sounded outside the gate. Su Yu climbed onto the wall and saw more than a dozen people carrying torches. It seemed that many of the young and strong men in the village had come out.
"Hey, lock the door, and don't open it no matter what noise you hear!"
After giving a word of advice, Su Yu, carrying the harpoon, charged into the night like a cheetah.
With so many people around, there's more strength and less danger. It's a good opportunity to work together to investigate that strange thing.
Under the old locust tree at the village entrance, torches flickered, illuminating the terrified and distorted faces.
A dozen or so young men, each holding a hoe and sickle, stood in a circle, all trembling with fear.
In the center of the crowd, Wang Yuezhi held a rusty broadsword, his body covered in blood. Most horrifying of all was his left cheek, where a large chunk of skin and flesh had been licked away by something, revealing stark white bone and writhing red flesh—a truly gruesome sight.
"Village chief..." someone cried out, their legs going weak with fear.
Wang Yuezhi's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse: "That monstrous thing...ate my whole family! My wife, my eldest son...they're all gone! My five-year-old son was dragged away too!"
After hearing this, the villagers' faces grew even more frightened. None of them had ever seen such a strange thing before, and they had no idea how dangerous it was.
Seeing the crowd's reaction, Wang Yuezhi said sternly, "That monster has already harmed more than a dozen people in the village recently. If you all back down now, who knows which family will be the next victim tomorrow!"
"Now that we're all here, there's strength in numbers, it's the perfect time to deal with it! Tonight, whoever rescues my youngest son, I'll give him ten taels of silver! It'll all go to him!"
"Let's fight! If we don't kill it, we'll all die!"
Driven by fear and greed, the crowd roared to bolster their courage and followed Wang Yuezhi into the dark wilderness.
The group chased the dog to a mass grave outside the village, where the big yellow dog leading the way suddenly tucked its tail between its legs and barked incessantly at the darkness ahead.
"Stop! There's movement!" Blood dripped from Wang Yuezhi's face onto the ground. Holding a broadsword in one hand and a torch in the other, he led the way, slowly peering into the night.
He had been on the battlefield in his youth and was a veteran who had experienced life and death. He could have lived a comfortable retirement in Qingxi Village with many children and grandchildren.
But now that his family has suffered an unexpected tragedy, he would rather die than see this outcome, especially his beloved youngest son, whom he must save!
"Heh...heh..."
In the silence, Su Yu heard that chilling panting sound again.
Not in front, but... behind!
"Watch out!" Su Yu turned around abruptly and shouted.
"what!"
However, it was too late. A villager standing at the very back suddenly screamed, fell to the ground, and frantically clawed at the ground with both hands, grabbing large chunks of dirt and rocks.
"save……"
In the darkness, a tremendous force swiftly dragged him into the shadows, and in the blink of an eye, the man's screams ceased.
Only then did everyone realize what was happening, and they were immediately horrified!
"Shuffle around them! Back to back!"
Wang Yuezhi roared and quickly came over with a torch, illuminating the darkness behind him.
There was only a shocking pool of blood there; the person was nowhere to be found.
"That damn thing, it didn't leave, it's still lying in ambush nearby!" Wang Yuezhi's face turned ashen.
"The strongest ones should hold the front, but be careful, it might come back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind blew in from the darkness, extinguishing the torches in everyone's hands, leaving only two swaying precariously in the wind.
"what!"
A dark shadow suddenly attacked, grabbing a person by the throat and dragging them back into the darkness.
"Go to hell!"
Wang Yuezhi roared and slashed at the hairy black claws with his broadsword!
"Clang!"
Sparks flew everywhere!
The blow felt as if it had struck refined iron, causing Wang Yuezhi's tiger's mouth to crack and his broadsword to nearly slip from his grasp.
It should be noted that Wang Yuezhi was a fierce soldier in the army when he was young, and he still had the skills from his previous experience of breaking through the pass. Yet, this slash didn't even break the skin of his opponent!
A dragging sound came from the darkness, quickly disappearing, leaving only a chilling trail of blood on the ground, stretching into the darkness.
After two people were dragged away, the villagers began to panic. Some trembled with fear, shouting, "Monster...it's a monster! Run!"
Immediately, someone broke down, threw down their hoe, and ran away.
"return!"
Wang Yuezhi tried to reach out and grab the man, but it was too late. The man had already run into the darkness, and a few seconds later, a scream rang out in the darkness.
Despair spread among the people.
"It's over...it's all over..."
"This is no ordinary monster; we can't handle it. Run! ...Please summon the martial arts masters!"
Su Yu stood in the crowd, observing coldly.
This thing is incredibly fast and knows how to use darkness and fear to defeat its prey one by one.
Its claws seem different from the long-haired black hands we encountered on the Blackwater River boat!
However, they are all very hard and difficult to penetrate!
We should try attacking its vital points!
Su Yu gripped the harpoon tightly, and his internal energy began to circulate wildly.
The powerful energy from the second breakthrough granted him explosive power; he was waiting for an opportunity!
call!
A gust of wind blew again in the darkness, and the flames of the remaining two torches trembled violently and went out abruptly.
In the blink of an eye, the dark figure attacked again, letting out an inhuman roar and rushing straight at Wang Yuezhi with a stench!
It seems to hold a grudge and wants to kill Wang Yuezhi, who resisted the most fiercely, first.
"Go to hell!"
However, Wang Yuezhi was already prepared to fight to the death. Faced with this strange situation, he not only did not retreat, but instead raised his broadsword and charged forward.
"puff!"
The strange claw pierced Wang Yuezhi's shoulder, and blood splattered everywhere.
Its attack was originally intended to strike his throat, killing him instantly. Unexpectedly, Wang Yuezhi charged forward, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow.
"Ah! Die! Die! Die!"
Wang Yuezhi endured the pain and slashed at the eerie face with his broadsword. With a splatter of blood in the darkness, a burst of blood erupted.
It's effective at the crucial point!
"collapse!"
In the darkness, a sharp sound, like a bowstring snapping, rang out.
Su Yu moved.
His spine twitched violently, and he shot forward like an arrow.
The blood and energy from the second breakthrough erupted without reservation, all of it poured into the harpoon in his hand, and he viciously thrust it towards that strange throat.
"puff!"