Chapter 220 Super Turtle Shell
While staring at the system panel, Lan Yue watched as the Demon Abyss Rift in the distance shimmered with streaks of strange light.
The elders who had just flown over were fighting inside, and even the cracks were gradually widening, revealing several familiar figures inside.
Lan Yue sensed the presence of the Second Elder, the Crimson Moon Sect Master, the Yao Guang Sect Master, and several seniors from the Northern Ridge Holy Land…
[Lan Yue: That's great! With so many powerful elders and sect leaders, capturing a demon general will be a piece of cake. They'll bring this weakened demon general back in no time.]
She was absolutely certain at that moment that this demon general was definitely in the hands of the elders!
However, after the light inside the crack flickered for a while, several familiar figures flew out with furrowed brows. Even the Second Elder's expression was not good, clearly indicating that the result was not ideal.
"Second Elder, has that demon general been captured?" another elder from the Southern Spirit Sect asked.
With so many of them hiding in the shadows, it's impossible for everyone to go and help; some people will need to stay behind and guard the rear.
After all, their main objective now is not to deal with that demon general, but to protect the vast majority of the disciples who came to participate in the competition.
However, after those people spoke up, the Second Elder's expression became even more unpleasant, and the other elders also hesitated to speak.
"We did manage to capture him." The Crimson Moon Sect Master's expression was strange, and the black serpent wrapped around her sleeve nodded repeatedly.
"But I didn't expect this demon general to be so cunning. He had too many life-saving magical artifacts on him, and he threw them out one after another."
Upon hearing the Crimson Moon Sect Master's explanation, the other elders were incredulous. Even with the protection of demonic artifacts, so many of their people had chased after them!
Especially the Crimson Moon Sect Master and the Yao Guang Sect Master, these two are even Nascent Soul stage cultivators, so dealing with a Demon General would definitely be no problem for them!
After all, the Crimson Demon General's strength was only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage in the human race. Even if he used the secret techniques of the demon race to trigger the Blood Demon's Fury, he would only barely reach the early stage of the Divine Transformation stage. How could he possibly fight against two well-known sect leaders?
While everyone was still in shock, a sneer came from behind.
The Black Serpent Sect Master spoke with a hint of disdain: "So many Nascent Soul cultivators, and quite a few Deity Transformation cultivators, yet they couldn't capture even a single Demon General of the Demon Clan. I'm afraid they've already colluded with the Demon Clan and are deliberately trying to let us off the hook!"
The Taiyun Sect Master, standing to the side, said hesitantly, "Impossible, right? These elders, the two Nascent Soul stage sect masters, and those seniors come from most of the sects. If they are all colluding with the demons, wouldn't our entire cultivation world be doomed?"
The Holy Spirit Sect Master smiled enigmatically: "Who knows? Perhaps someone is secretly guiding others; maybe that demon general was already released by him."
A group of people were doing their best to fight the demons, even going into the Demon Abyss Rift to battle. Behind them, there were a few people mocking and ridiculing them. Both the Second Elder and the Crimson Moon Sect Master had very ugly expressions.
"What do you mean? Do you mean we're deliberately letting him go? What benefit would it bring us if we let this demon general escape? Are we keeping him alive so he can play mahjong with us later?" the Crimson Moon Sect Master roared.
She was always very free-spirited; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to the Eastern Region alone and become the Demon King all by herself.
Who would feel good about working so hard only to be mocked and ridiculed like this?
"This demon general is indeed very cunning. He seems to have many secret magical artifacts on him, which is unavoidable." The Second Elder frowned.
They had initially thought that demon general wouldn't be able to escape, but who knew he could be so slippery? They threw out one life-saving magic artifact after another, along with substitute puppets, and they saw five or six of them.
Even the elders didn't have these substitute puppets, yet this demon general had collected so many. Who would have thought?
For a moment, the two groups looked at each other warily.
After all, it's unbelievable that so many big shots let a small fry go.
Lan Yue also found it unbelievable, so she carefully examined the Crimson Demon General's stats, and finally stared at the equipment on the other side, her eyes widening in surprise.
[Lan Yue: I finally understand how this guy managed to escape from so many powerful figures. He truly lives up to his notorious reputation as a coward; he actually equipped himself with 999 layers of life-saving magical artifacts!]
[With so many magical artifacts, doesn't that mean everything the Crimson Demon General's Mansion has collected over the years has been used as a shell on his body? No wonder the system's introduction to the Crimson Demon General's Mansion said it was extremely poor.]
[I was wondering how poor a demon general's mansion could be, but now I've seen it all! The elders fought for so long and only managed to tear off half of his life-saving demonic artifact; the other half is still there, encased in its protective covering.]
Lan Yue almost died laughing. How afraid of death was this guy? It was like he had put on nine hundred and ninety-nine layers of tortoise shell!
Lan Yue was laughing uncontrollably, while the elders not far away, who were on guard against each other, looked at each other in bewilderment.
After all this time, they've only managed to break through half of the enemy's defenses? No wonder he's known for being a cowardly Crimson Demon General!
The group of people were both amused and exasperated, finding it utterly unbelievable that such a cowardly demon general could be so timid.
The Black Serpent Sect Master and the Holy Spirit Sect Master beside him looked grim, but ultimately said nothing more.
With the demon general who had been lurking in the shadows gone and the surrounding demonic tide mostly subsided, the ancient battlefield fell silent once more.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, because this demonic tide was not as massive as they had imagined. In fact, the Crimson Demon Generals on the demon side had contributed a lot, directly wiping out many low- to mid-level demons at the source.
However, at this moment, someone posed a profound question.
"This demonic tide ended early, so will our competition continue?" a disciple from the Northern Ridge Holy Land asked in confusion.
The surrounding elders looked towards the surging black mist in the distance and, as expected, found that no more demons were coming out, indicating that the defense had been successful.
The elders were also somewhat amused and exasperated. They had indeed anticipated that the demonic tide would start ahead of schedule, which was why they had brought these guys here to compete. Who knew that such a muddle-headed demon general would appear?
"This competition is ending early, and the results will be calculated based on your scores."
The stewards of the Northern Ridge Holy Land shouted to the entire desolate ancient battlefield.
It was this majestic voice that made the surrounding soldiers realize that the ancient battlefield had become a competition venue.
However, the participating disciples did perform quite well. They not only saved many of their people, but also rushed to the front line and firmly blocked the ever-advancing demonic tide.
There was even a strange voice that directly exposed the Crimson Demon General lurking in the shadows, saving them from an unseen crisis.
They even gained courage from this experience. After all, if such a powerful demon general was afraid of them, what reason did they have to be afraid of those demons?
Isn't this ridiculous? Those demons are nothing special. Demons are just like humans; some are very timid. Not all demons are invincible.
After figuring this out, everyone was in a great mood. Of course, some people noticed something very important and directly communicated with the elders.
"Elders, the existence of the Crimson Demon General was discovered by that little girl, and it was also because of her that the Demon General eliminated most of the demons and ended the demon tide ahead of schedule. How should these points be calculated?"
The one who raised this point was the Crimson Moon Sect Master. She had seen everything and felt that Lan Yue had taken the lion's share of the credit, so she definitely needed to compensate her.
Otherwise, who would be willing to expose the Demon Clan in the future? Although Lan Yue knew nothing from beginning to end, the situation she created was very good. We can't just not reward people because they don't know.
Upon hearing the Crimson Moon Sect Master's remark, the elders of the Southern Spirit Sect immediately stopped in their tracks.