Chapter 15 The Anomaly of the Retreating Weirdness

In that instant, Jing Yan didn't know what he was thinking, or if he was thinking anything at all. He was simply stunned.

Before he could react…

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*

More than a dozen thread-like, dynamic iron wires, as tough and sharp as metal, fell swiftly from above, piercing through the heads of the bat-like weirdness, skewering them like kebabs.

Blood splattered all over Jing Yan's face, and it took him a long moment to regain his senses.

"You were looking for me?"

The first thing he heard as he came back to himself was You Sisi, You Qingyi's voice!

"Lord You, Lord You?"

Jing Yan turned his head and saw that You Sisi's qingyi (azure robes) were almost dyed black with dark blood.

Her expression was even more aloof and icy than usual, as if she was fiercely suppressing the anger in her heart.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly! Every second I spend here leads to more deaths!"

You Sisi said in a cold voice, her hand gripping the Qiansi Jian (Thousand Thread Sword) tightly.

"I, I'm Jing Yan, from Night..."

"I know. Get to the point! One more word of nonsense and I'm leaving!"

You Sisi's tone sharpened considerably. If she hadn't heard so many Azure Guards saying that Jing Yan had important information concerning the survival of the Azure Department, she wouldn't have wasted her time here.

Taken aback by You Sisi's reprimand, Jing Yan didn't get angry. Instead, he calmed down.

He began to succinctly convey his findings, the direction of the weirdness's movement, and the disadvantages brought about by the battlefield's displacement, all in a sentence or two.

But in reality, You Sisi directly interrupted him as he spoke about the large-scale eastward movement of the weirdness.

"I know."

"What..."

"The things you're saying, whether it's the direction of the weirdness's movement or the battlefield displacement, Tian Erjun and I already discovered them long ago."

Hearing You Sisi's words, Jing Yan was first stunned, then relieved.

*That's right, I think too highly of myself.*

The qingyi (azure-robed one), as the master of a county, a powerhouse chosen from among thousands, even tens of thousands, how could she not have noticed something like this?

"Then why..."

"Because it can't be stopped. The weirdness is moving east at any cost, as if something is attracting them. Like a cat seeing a mouse, a dog seeing dung, they're sprinting madly, completely uncontrollably. So, after a brief discussion with Tian Erjun, we each positioned ourselves on opposite sides, trying to avoid the resurrected weirdness from affecting larger residential areas."

From Jing Yan's position on the main road, he couldn't see the overall situation.

If viewed from above, it would be clear that You Sisi and Tian Erjun had perfectly managed to compress the activity range of the rapidly moving weirdness swarm within the main road of East Street and the surrounding areas, preventing it from spreading further.

"Then, then Lord You should hurry back and suppress the weirdness swarm again!"

Jing Yan panicked slightly. He knew he might have done something superfluous, something wrong.

Every second he delayed You Sisi could cause the single-sided spread of the weirdness swarm to expand rapidly.

But You Sisi shook her head slightly. "There's no need anymore. We just need to save more people now."

"Ah? Why is that? Could it be… that Captain Wu has taken your place and is suppressing the spread?"

"No…"

When Captain Wu was mentioned, You Sisi's expression became somewhat strange.

"The reason we don't need to do that anymore is because… the foremost weirdness swarm has already rushed out of the county and is heading straight towards the wilderness to the east.

Moreover, all the weirdness is doing this. They seem to be responding to a summons, eager to escape our battle.

That's why the weirdness swarm's attacks suddenly became fierce and dangerous, leading to a sharp increase in casualties."

After a pause, You Sisi said with some complexity, "As for Captain Wu… that madman, he's been chasing the weirdness swarm from Qing Si County all the way into the wilderness, and he has no intention of turning back. No matter how we call out to him, it's useless… I even want to ask, is there something wrong with the brains of people from your little village?"

First, there was Xiao Xuedou, who refused to kill the weirdness, and now there's Captain Wu, who's charging out of the city, into the wilderness, and continues to kill.

This is going from one extreme to another, isn't it?

You Sisi was truly defeated by these freaks from small villages.

But what frustrated her the most was… she discovered that the madman Wu was explosively strong!

That's right! After only two or three days, another man she couldn't surpass for the time being had appeared!

Two freaks appeared in a row, which was a bit of a blow. You Sisi said she needed to calm down, cultivate hard, and break through to the Xiantian (Innate) realm to stabilize her dao heart.

"Alright, there's nothing for you to do here. Retreat back to the Azure Department for safety."

If Jing Yan had any strength, any use, You Sisi wouldn't have sent Jing Yan to safety during this crisis where everyone was in danger. Instead, she would have drafted him to help.

Jing Yan seemed to know this as well, and he felt a little lost, but he responded and retreated to the Azure Department without holding them back.

As You Sisi had said, the subsequent battle became intense, but it was already the final act.

You Sisi even began to have the trembling Azure Guards cease their attacks, retreat from the battle, and allow the weirdness swarm to retreat.

Before long, the weirdness swarm left the city like a tide, heading into the wilderness.

This puzzled You Sisi greatly.

Because when they entered the city, these weirdness had exhausted their efforts, using the fire纹令 (fire纹 token) as a medium to cause large-scale weirdness possession.

But now, they were retreating so easily…

What exactly was going on?

Moreover… the movements of the weirdness were all as if they were being forcibly attracted, and that phenomenon was truly abnormal.

Not to mention You Sisi, even Tian Erjun, who had been a qingyi (azure-robed one) for so many years, had never seen such a strange and abnormal phenomenon of the weirdness.

The two discussed for a long time, but they couldn't figure out the reason.

However, the departure of this batch of resurrected weirdness was actually a good thing for the Azure Department.

At least, Qing Si County had returned to its original state and become much safer.

"This matter is all my responsibility…"

Back at the Azure Department, Tian Erjun summoned the white-robed executives who were still bandaging their wounds and You Sisi, the qingyi (azure-robed one), who hadn't even washed her face and was covered in black blood.

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However, these were just the people who were still alive.

More Azure Guards had already died in the recently erupted battle against the resurrected weirdness, and they would never have the chance to stand here.

"It's all my fault…"

Tian Erjun once again said in deep pain.

His heart was extremely remorseful and incomparably painful, but it was… self-inflicted!

"I said long ago…" You Sisi wanted to say something sarcastic, but seeing that Tian Erjun was already reflecting on himself like this, she felt that she might be a little cruel.

"No! Don't stop, scold me, scold me! Compared to those Azure Guards who have closed their eyes forever, what is this scolding worth!"

"Why didn't I act arbitrarily! If I had been more rational and sober at the time, and listened to your advice, listened to Qingyi You's advice, this tragedy wouldn't have happened! It wouldn't!!"