Chapter 58 : Chapter 58
Chapter 58: You’re Lu Zhan? Then Who Am I?
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In her hazy daze, Liu Xiaoyu suddenly heard a familiar voice. But when she listened closely, something about it felt off.
“I am Lu Zhan, the Jurisdiction Head of Peach Blossom Alley. I’m here to save you all. Come out quickly.”
The moment A Ming and the other three heard it, joy surged through them.
Wonderful. Lord Lu had come.
“We’re over here!”
Just as they were about to call out, Liu Xiaoyu, who had woken up at some point, suddenly slapped a hand over A Ming’s mouth.
“Shh. Don’t make a sound. That’s not Lord Lu,” she said weakly, her lips blackened and her whole body drained of strength.
Ever since childhood, she had been especially sensitive to voices. Although the imitation was very convincing, she could still hear the difference.
Besides, she had watched many videos of Lu Zhan. The way he spoke was far more domineering than this. He would never use such a tone.
“But what if they really are?”
A Ming pulled free from Liu Xiaoyu’s hand, opposing her for the first time.
What if Sister Xiaoyu was wrong? Would that mean they had completely missed their chance of rescue? More importantly, there was the poison in Sister Xiaoyu’s body...
Without an antidote, she would not last much longer.
No matter what, he wanted to try.
“He absolutely cannot be Lord Lu. A Ming, I know you’re worried about me, but don’t act rashly.”
Liu Xiaoyu spoke urgently.
“Sister Xiaoyu, I’ve listened to you my whole life, but if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been poisoned. This time, just listen to A Ming...”
Then he turned to the other three and instructed them, “In a moment, I’ll circle around from another direction and take a look. If it really is Lord Lu, I’ll come back and call you... If it’s some other monster, then stay hidden and don’t come out... Don’t try to save me. No matter what, make sure Sister Xiaoyu gets out.”
Tears streamed silently down A Ming’s face.
He was crying from fear.
“If I don’t come back, remember to tell my dad... that I didn’t shame him...”
With that, A Ming walked away without looking back.
“A Ming, come back! Come back...”
Liu Xiaoyu’s voice was weak, but it still carried a commanding tone.
Unfortunately, A Ming had already gone. He had to circle around from another direction, or it would be too easy to expose the others’ location.
He crept forward slowly and did not reveal himself right away. Bit by bit, he drew closer and closer to the three dark figures. Finally, he lay flat on a dirt slope and cautiously poked his head out from the edge of a rock.
At last, he saw their faces clearly.
Demon Beasts!
Sister Xiaoyu had been right. They really were Demon Beasts!
His heartbeat quickened. His palms were soaked with sweat, and a chill spread through his whole body.
How did they know Lord Lu’s name? They were trapped inside the Demon Nest, so how could they possibly know anything about the Great Xia Demon Extermination Bureau?
He silently began to retreat.
Then he heard the three Demon Beasts speaking.
“Brother Hu, is there no one here?” a boar demon asked curiously, then called out again.
The sound made A Ming’s scalp go numb.
That was right. That voice from earlier had come from this boar demon.
The tiger demon hesitated for a moment.
“There are several mixed scents in the air, but the trail ends here.”
The Demon Beast with a human-like body and an eagle’s head lifted a brow. “How about I fly up and take a look?”
As it spoke, its hands transformed into wings and its feet into talons.
It shot into the sky with a beat of its wings.
Damn it!
A Ming’s heart sank. He hurriedly looked for a patch of grass to hide in.
Crack!
To his dismay, he stepped on a tree branch while backing away.
Run!
Without hesitating, he turned and sprinted in the opposite direction from where he had come.
A human-like smile spread across the tiger demon’s face.
“Oh, little mouse, I see you. I see you!”
It dashed after him and seized A Ming in one hand.
A Ming struggled frantically.
“You’re not Lord Lu, you’re not Lord Lu... You’re a Demon Beast!”
He wanted to warn his companions in the distance.
But the tiger demon clamped a hand over his mouth. “Shh. Let me guess. You’re trying to warn your companions, aren’t you?”
“But what a pity. I can’t let you notify them.”
“Still, don’t worry. After I swallow you, I’ll extract the memories from your mind. Why don’t you guess what will happen to them then?”
Extract memories? This Demon Beast could actually extract memories?!
At that instant, all his doubts were answered.
Regret!
At that moment, A Ming was filled with regret. He should not have acted on impulse. He should have listened to Sister Xiaoyu.
Now not only was he going to die, but Sister Xiaoyu and the others might also be killed because of him.
After all, if a Demon Beast could imitate Lu Zhan, why could it not imitate him as well?
But who could have imagined that this tiger demon possessed such a terrifying talent?
Regret and unwillingness twisted together in his heart, and in the end, all of it turned into muffled sobs.
“Don’t come out. It’s not Lu Zhan...” he tried to say, the words reduced to muffled noises.
“Let me guess. You’re trying to say I’m not Lu Zhan? Hahahaha! Who says I can’t be Lu Zhan? As long as I eat Lu Zhan, then I am Lu Zhan!”
As it spoke, it opened its blood-soaked maw, and boundless terror rose inside A Ming’s heart.
In the next second, an ice-cold voice sounded from behind them.
“Oh? You’re Lu Zhan? Then who am I?”
Lu Zhan was furious!
He had never imagined that a Demon Beast would dare use his name to eat people.
How little did this thing think of him?
The tiger demon’s fur bristled all over as it sprang backward in terror.
“Who are you?”
The moment it finished asking, a flash of lightning flickered through the night. In the next instant, a shoe rapidly filled its vision.
Bang!
The tiger demon was slammed straight into the ground beneath Lu Zhan’s foot.
“You used my name to eat people, and now you’re asking who I am?!”
Lu Zhan increased the force under his foot, and the sound of bones cracking rang out at once.
“You like guessing so much, do you? Come on, guess for me. Will I flay you alive, or will I tear you apart?”
Having narrowly escaped death, A Ming stared at the scene in shock.
“So... so strong!”
These man-eating Demon Beasts were like toys in Lu Zhan’s hands, to be kneaded and crushed however he pleased.
“You’re courting death! Let go of Brother Hu!”
The boar demon charged over.
A Ming shouted a warning, “My lord, be careful! There are three Demon Beasts!”
Obviously, the warning was unnecessary.
The darkness had no effect on Lu Zhan whatsoever. If anything, it gave him an advantage.
The Eyes of the Candle Dragon talent activated.
The enemy’s weak points were laid completely bare, and even its movement trajectory was crystal clear.
Lu Zhan did not even draw his saber.
With one foot, he kept the tiger demon pinned so firmly it could not move. Then, with the other, he spun and kicked backward.
In the next instant, blood sprayed everywhere.
Chunks of flesh littered the ground. It was impossible to tell that they had once been a boar demon.
“Skreee!”
A piercing eagle cry rang out beside his ear.
In the next instant, something seemed to come hurtling toward Lu Zhan at astonishing speed, so fast that even he nearly failed to react in time.
But the moment it entered the five-hundred-meter range, its speed plummeted.
A streak of Saber Intent then shot into the sky and instantly shredded it to pieces.
In just a brief instant, both of its underlings had died.
The tiger demon was horrified beyond measure.
“You’re seeking death...”
Before it could finish, it let out a miserable scream. Lu Zhan had torn off one of its arms and rammed it straight into its mouth.
“Aren’t you such a glutton? Come on. Today I’ll let you eat your fill!”
As he spoke, Lu Zhan kept forcing it in deeper.
Then unbearable agony flooded the tiger demon’s entire body. It could feel it clearly: this human truly intended to tear it apart.
It wanted to beg for mercy.
It desperately spat the mangled flesh from its mouth.
“Human, spare me! I’m willing to serve as your master’s beast. Please, spare me... ugh!”
Lu Zhan ignored it completely.
As he spoke, he ripped off one of the demon’s thighs by force and stuffed it straight into its mouth.
“Who told you to spit it out? Swallow it for me. Otherwise, I’ll carve you apart with my blade. Don’t you love eating people? Didn’t you want to eat me? Come on, then. Today I’ll make sure you die stuffed!”
While jamming the flesh into its mouth, Lu Zhan said in an icy voice,
“Well? Can you feel my mercy now?”