Chapter 1174 – Isve Been Waiting for You for a Long Time (1/2)
Chapter 1174 – I've Been Waiting for You for a Long Time
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Two sword glows, both imbued with a monstrously terrifying Qi, viciously clashed and then refused to die out. They transformed into the sharpest rays of light in the world, drawing out countless straight lines against the curtain of the night, summoning clouds from the distant horizon and blocking out the innumerable stars.
The wind roared, grass was sheared, and the black monoliths began to crack, their splinters transforming into terrifyingly sharp arrows. Screams began to rise from the graveyard as both the woman crying for their sons and the numb nobles waking from their dazes began to flee. But it was hard to say just how many of them would be able to survive.
After some time, the wind finally stopped. Gravel and mud rained back down to the ground as the two terrifying blade glows also ceased to shine.
The clouds in the night sky dispersed, allowing the starlight to once more illuminate the graveyard. Only now was it possible to realize that the slope of the hill had sunk several feet!
In the distance, the Moon gradually rose over the horizon.
The Demon Commander stood at the top of the slope. Her body was still short, but under the light of the full Moon, she seemed large and tall.
Her rusted helmet was in tatters from the battle and was casually tossed to the ground.
Her hair was gathered into a ponytail that pointed straight at the sky, making her look rather comical, like a little girl. Yet the expression on her face was incredibly evil.
Messy hairs stuck out around the ponytail, trembling in the wind like tree branches abandoned by the birds.
If one looked carefully, they would probably be able to see the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, the streaks of white in her hair.
Wang Po stood at the bottom of the hill. There was a fine wound on the left side of his neck from which blood was seeping out.
If the Demon Commander's blade had struck just one inch deeper, his head would have been cut off and dropped down like a ripe fruit.
Wang Po was silent as he stared at that short figure at the top of the hill.
He had not expected that the monstrously powerful Demon Commander was a woman.
The Demon Commander turned to face Wang Po. ”You might be stronger than me in the future, but not now.”
Her face was cold and expressionless as she spoke. There was no emotion present, and none was needed for a simple statement like this.
Wang Po agreed, ”Yes, I'm still a distance from you.”
He did not conceal his respect for this supreme expert of the Demon race.
At Mount Nuorilang and in front of Xuelao City, Wang Po and the Demon Commander's two clashes of blades could be considered the most important points of those battles.
In both these clashes, the Demon Commander had always been just a little above him.
Although it was an extremely thin gap, it was as impassable as the vault of heaven.
In this last meeting, Wang Po had finally won, but this was because her injuries had been worse than his.
A few days ago, Xiao Zhang had used the Frost God Spear to leave a bloody hole in her chest, and up to now, it had shown no signs of improvement.
Wang Po looked to the Demon Commander and said, ”Senior, please tell me where Black Robe is.”
The Demon Commander sneered, ”Why should I tell you?”
Wang Po asked, ”This sacrificial altar is clearly a ruse. Do you not hate Black Robe for orchestrating such an end for the demons?”
The Demon Commander laughed crazily. ”Hahahaha! You males always look down on us women, so how can you know how formidable the Military Advisor is? She even managed to kill the older brother that not even I dared to provoke, fooled around with this entire continent for several hundred years. How could I hate her? I only adore her.”
Wang Po didn't know what to say.
The Demon Commander turned to face the distant Moon.
Just when Wang Po thought she might recite a poem, he heard her utter a curse.
”A pack of idiots.”
The Demon Commander said with a face of disgust, ”They insist on learning from the humans and using starlight to replace Sacred Light, but how is it any better than moonlight! What Southern Cross? Just hearing that name stupefies me to death! Hmph!”
An arrogant snort.
That short figure scattered beneath the full moon.
Golden blood showered down, drenching the grassy slope in golden petals.
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In the flickering image of Xuelao City in the demon flames, the location of the graveyard was extremely clear, because that location was extremely dark.
Suddenly, two extremely thin lights appeared in that dark region before gradually fading away.
Everyone looked toward that place, so they were able to see the golden light illuminating the dark night.
The death of an expert on the level of the Demon Commander caused the world itself to react. Everyone in the Demon Hall sensed this and couldn't help but fall quiet.
”She is my aunt, an extraordinary woman… mm, it's just that she was always short.”
The Demon Lord turned to Nanke and regretfully said, ”Teacher and I hoped that you could become the second her, but you were too obedient and were tricked by Royal Father into entering the abyss.”
Nanke had followed Chen Changsheng's party into the Demon Hall. She had said nothing the entire time, and the helpless expression on her face made her seem like a lost and wounded pet.
The Demon Lord very quickly shook off his sorrowful mood. He calmly asked Chen Changsheng, ”The sacrificial altar is destroyed and an agreement has been made, so can I leave now?”
Everyone present knew that by 'leaving', he did not mean actually leaving, but something else.
Chen Changsheng did not reply to the question, instead saying, ”I don't know if I should admire you or sympathize with you.”
This comment did not refer to his leaving or his surrender, but the Demon Lord's train of thought over these last few days.
The human armies were at the city walls, so what should the demons do? Silently accept it, or go against the teachings of their ancestors and engage in one last crazy gamble?
The Demon Lord had probably been in deep pain over the last few days.
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