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From the dark mist emitted from Zhang’s cape hundreds of shadowy black colored demonic beasts appeared. Lightning Eaters, Voracious Eaters, Titanic Spiders, Frost Apes, Jade Leopards, Hell Hounds, and even undead corpses. Every monster that Zhang had encountered thus far began crawling out from the depths of darkness, filling the streets with terrifying roars and howls.
“Th-this has to be a nightmare” The soldiers of the Heavenly Sword Army thought as threw down their weapons and ran for their lives as the abyssal beasts charged at them.
“Soldiers of the Heavenly Sword Army aim and prepare to fire!” Chao Chang ordered to his men manning the ballistae atop the walls.
But before Chao Chang could give the order dozens of abyssal titanic spiders crawled up the walls and pounced on him pinning him to the ground. However, they could not keep him down for long because moments later Chao Chang roared and hacked away at the abyssal titanic spiders. After a single slash from Chao Chang the abyssal titanic spiders turned to particles of black dust and blew away with the wind.
“Attack! They are not as strong as they seem!” Chao Chang desperately yelled as his army was being one sidedly slaughtered as they abandoned their weapons and ran away.
As Chao Chang was trying to get his soldiers to stop fleeing an arrow fly passed his face. Once he turned toward the direction where the arrow came from he saw a beautiful young woman with long black hair.
“Chao Chang prepare to die!” The woman’s song like voice yelled.
A distance away atop the tiled roof of a dinner stood a beautiful young woman that Zhang befriended on a lonely night, Lu Lingqi. She had been hiding in the shadows trying to find an opportunity to get revenge for her father but when ballista bolt pierced through Zhang’s armor she like Ai, Ling, and Yuying feel into a state of disbelief. But after Zhang got back to her feet she steeled herself was decided it was time to appear and try to claim Chao Chang’s life.
“Ahaha if it isn’t the daughter of the late provincial lord, Lu Lingqi, so I take it you’ve come to get revenge for that old buffoon?” Chao Chang mocked as he looked at Lu Lingqi who had an arrow knocked in her bow.
“Shoot. I dare you! Ahahaha who do you think I am? I’m Chao Chang general of fifty thousand men of the Heavenly Sword Army. You think your arrows can kill me? A cultivator at the seventh level?” Chao Chang sneered as he tapped the flat side of his sword against his armor.
It did not take long before Lu Lingqi released the arrow in her hand and sent it spiraling toward Chao Chang. The arrow pierced through the air and came closer and closer toward its target. It was as if time had slowed to a standstill as Lu Lingqi stood praying for her arrow to hit its mark and grant her release from the ill fate of an avenger.
But of course fate has its own ways of playing out. Lu Lingqi’s arrow made its way inches in front of the center of Chao Chang’s brow before he extended his hand and plucked it from the air.
“Like father like daughter… Both shall meet their end in my hands. Or shall I say like mother like daughter. Ahahaha.” Chao Chan laughed wildly as he snapped the arrow in his hand into two.
“Fool!” Lu Lingqu yelled as she also began laughing hysterically.
Hearing Lu Lingqi’s laugh made a sense of unease creep into Chao Chang’s heart. “Why is she laughing? Why?” He questioned as he continued listening to Lu Lingqu laugh. Suddenly he felt a burning sensation in his hands. When looking down Chao Chang saw that the skin on his hands had turned completely purple and his veins had visibly turned black.
“What did you do!? What did you do!?” Chao Chang yelled our horrified as he continued looking at his hands.
It did not take long for the skin on his entire arm to turn purple. It was clear that whatever was happening to him was spreading to the rest of his body.
“Have you heard of a plant called Midnight’s Glory? This certain plant flower only blooms every five years and only for five days before it withers away. But if one is able to collect its nectar and mix it with the nectar another flower called the Wolfsbane the two creates an extremely toxic poison called the Devil’s Brew. Perhaps I coated a little on a certain arrow that a certain someone caught. Also perhaps this is the only cure for that poison right here.” Lu Lingqi said as she produced a small jade bottle in her hand.
“Give it to me! Give me the cure!” Chao Chang plead as he jumped off the city walls onto the roof of a building trying to make his way toward the building that Lu Lingqi was standing on top of.
“You want this?” Lu Lingqi said as she held out the jade bottle loosely.
“Don’t drop it!” Chao Chang screamed as he landed on the roof where Lu Lingqi stood.
“Opps…”
The small jade bottle fell out of Lu Lingqi’s hand and landed on a clay tile and rolled off the roof of the building and smashed onto the stone paved road below. Splattering a clear liquid everywhere.
“Perhaps if you can lick up enough of it you’ll be cured.” She laughed as she sat down atop the tiled roof to enjoy the look on Chao Chang’s face.