"Bai Ye, what are you doing?" The voice of Bomb Cat came at this moment, "Hurry up and leave after dealing with that guy!"
The voice of Bomb Cat brought Bai Ye back to his senses, and he quickly replied, "Coming!"
Bai Ye swiftly crossed the corpse of the demon leader and headed towards Bomb Cat and Dunshan.
Bomb Cat pointed forward and said, "Look, we can already see the end. We'll be able to kill our way out of the demon horde soon. Let's push on!"
Bai Ye nodded, "Then I'll do something drastic. You guys step back."
Bomb Cat asked curiously, "Why?"
Bai Ye said, "This move will definitely cause collateral damage."
"Oh!"
Bomb Cat responded and then retreated two meters backward.
Bai Ye took a deep breath and walked forward. At the same time, a large amount of purple venom appeared on his body, constantly dripping onto the ground!
The next moment, Bai Ye spread his arms and shouted, "Poisonous Giant Soldier!"
Poisonous Giant Soldier (a giant skeletal soldier formed from venom, capable of wide-range attacks. Upon contact, it will corrode with poison, gradually draining life force.)
The venom flowing from Bai Ye's body surged forward madly, churning like waves.
Then…
As the surging venom erupted with geysers of poison.
In mid-air, beneath the spray of poison geysers, a giant skull formed from venom slowly coalesced, over ten meters tall, its mouth opening and closing, appearing ferocious.
Bai Ye took a step forward and said, "Kill!"
Receiving Bai Ye's command, the Poisonous Giant Soldier raised its colossal foot and stepped forward.
*Bang!*
The Poisonous Giant Soldier stomped on the ground, crushing four or five demons.
However, this was clearly not the true terror of the Poisonous Giant Soldier.
As Bai Ye advanced, the Poisonous Giant Soldier strode forward continuously.
At the same time, as it advanced, it continuously shed venom from its body.
The venom splashed outwards, landing on the surrounding demons, who immediately wailed.
The life force within them was rapidly draining, or rather, being continuously sucked dry by the venom of the Poisonous Giant Soldier.
Soon, those seemingly ferocious demons, one after another, became weak and listless.
The flesh and blood of the demons began to shrivel at a visible rate, leaving only a dry, flabby skin clinging to their bodies, and finally…
*Thump, thump, thump!*
Demons fell one by one, growing old, exhausted, and on the verge of death.
Then…
They gradually lost all signs of life.
Bai Ye turned back to Bomb Cat and said, "You should sit on Dunshan's shoulder, and let Dunshan carry you. Otherwise, if you touch the venom, your life will also drain. However, Dunshan is a mechanical man and will not be affected by the venom's life-draining properties."
"Alright!"
Bomb Cat nodded and directly leaped onto Dunshan's shoulder.
The splashing venom was indeed unnerving, and Bomb Cat was a little panicked, thinking that if he were to be exposed, he might turn into a dead cat.
With the Poisonous Giant Soldier clearing the path, the demons ahead became vulnerable.
Although with the characteristics of the Poison-Poison Fruit's abilities, the draining of life still took some time, so the demons who were hit by the venom did not die immediately.
However, the demons would feel weak due to the draining of their life force. Even if they didn't die immediately, they would lose their combat ability and continuously fall to the ground.
Approximately a quarter of an hour later, the Poisonous Giant Soldier shattered, transforming into large swathes of venom that splashed outwards, becoming a terrifying rain of poison that attacked the surroundings.
Dunshan raised his shield, blocking it over Bomb Cat's head, protecting him from harm.
As for Bai Ye, this was his ability, so he naturally wasn't afraid.
When the Poisonous Giant Soldier shattered and dispersed into a poisonous rain, Bai Ye and the other two finally managed to break through the demon horde.
Bai Ye looked at Bomb Cat and asked, "Where do we go next?"
"Keep going forward," Bomb Cat said. "About seven or eight miles from the Great Wall, there's a small village."
Bai Ye asked, "Is there something wrong with that village?"
Bomb Cat replied, "Of course there's something wrong with that village. Have you thought about what lies beyond the Great Wall? How could there be a normal village? It's a bandit village!"
Bai Ye asked, "It's a village built by bandits? Aren't they elusive and hard to track?"
The so-called bandits were nomadic outlaws who roamed everywhere, with almost no fixed abode. All the land beyond the Great Wall was their hunting ground. Their way of life was to raid merchant caravans from Chang'an City and the Yunzhong Desert.
Bomb Cat said, "Bandits are indeed elusive, so that settlement is almost uninhabited. It serves as a stronghold for the bandits and a relay station for them to pass messages."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "But what does that have to do with the demons? Wouldn't bandits run if they saw demons?"
"Yes, but last night there was unusual activity in that village, with a large number of bandits appearing. General Su Lie, upon receiving the news, dispatched a team of Great Wall guards to investigate the situation, but they have not returned. Then, early this morning, a large number of demons appeared on the wilderness, quickly gathered together, and launched an attack on the Great Wall."
"Whether the two events are related is hard to say, but the large influx of bandits followed by the attack of demons suggests something fishy. Since Sister Mulan left the Great Wall to investigate the demon attack, she would naturally go to that bandit village first."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Then let's go there too."
With their destination set, there was nothing more to discuss. They needed to hurry.
Seven or eight miles was not far, nor was it close. At Bai Ye's pace, he could reach it in less than an hour if he ran at full speed.
However, they had to consider Bomb Cat and Dunshan.
Bomb Cat was relatively fine. Bai Ye estimated Bomb Cat's strength, and his physical attributes were probably not as good as his own. His main ability was his bombs, and the bombs he carried were quite formidable, causing immense damage.
But even if Bomb Cat's physical attributes were slightly inferior to Bai Ye's, he wouldn't be too much of a burden. The main issue was Dunshan's slow movement speed.
As a mechanical man, Dunshan's defense was extremely strong, as evidenced by his ability to withstand a barrage of arrows without taking any damage.
But Dunshan was clearly a relatively heavy and cumbersome mechanical man, and his movement speed was noticeably not fast.
Bai Ye had to slow down his pace to accompany Bomb Cat and Dunshan on their journey.
After an unknown amount of time, the bandit village that Bomb Cat had mentioned finally appeared before the three of them.
Bai Ye gazed at it for a moment and then frowned, "That village doesn't seem right. It looks like it's been through a battle."