Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World-Chapter 1378: The Fall of Ashwood Hollow
Eventually, some devils started to notice something wrong—how was it that fewer and fewer of their comrades were around?
The Word began to spread, and soon even Seth, the King level devil who are impersonating the City Lord, heard of it.
Seth came out to investigate and found that indeed, quite a few devils were missing—and all of them were Great Lord level devils.
His expression darkened.
"City Lord, the Great Lord levels... Even if they were ambushed, they shouldn’t have been wiped out without even a hint of resistance," one of his subordinates said anxiously, terrified that perhaps a human cultivator at the Mahayana Stage had infiltrated.
"There’s no way it’s a Mahayana Stage cultivator," Seth said with certainty.
"If it were someone at the Mahayana Stage, they wouldn’t be so cautious. As soon as they released a hint of their aura, we’d sense it immediately, and they would have already fled before we could even strike."
"The opponent is very likely at the Body Integration Stage," he concluded.
Moreover, their cultivation might even be weaker than his, which would explain why they were so careful, afraid of being surrounded and attacked.
"Gather everyone immediately! I’m going to drag them out, no matter where they’re hiding!"
Seth’s voice was filled with rage.
"Yes, sir!"
His subordinate immediately relayed the order.
In less than half an hour, more than three thousand devils gathered in the plaza.
As murmurs of suspicion rippled through the crowd, the sky suddenly darkened.
They thought night had fallen early, but when they looked up, they saw that a massive object was blocking out the sky over Ashwood Hollow City.
Before most of them could even react, the object came crashing down.
With a deafening boom, it smashed into the plaza, instantly killing and injuring a large number of devils.
The giant object didn’t stop there; it continued to crush those who had been merely injured by the first impact, swiftly reducing them to the same fate as the others—dead and wiped from existence.
Seth let out a furious roar.
His long spear shot out from his hand, an overwhelming force surging up from the ground as he thrust it toward the descending mass, attempting to pierce it.
Amalia couldn’t help but let out a soft, surprised sound. Was this devil an idiot?
She accelerated the descent of her Samll World. It collided violently with Hall’s spear and sending him flying backward immediately.
His soul shook violently from the impact, and when Amalia appeared beside him, he was too stunned to react.
Her blade fell.
The sky rained down with the blood of a powerful being, as if the heavens themselves were weeping.
The blood splattered onto the faces of the surviving devils.
When they wiped at it, and their hands came away soaked in blood, they finally realized—with a growing, horrified awareness—their City Lord was dead.
...
Devil battlefield.
On a barren plain.
A thousand-strong army of devils, radiating murderous intent, was marching when they suddenly came to a halt.
"What’s going on?" Doyle turned to look at Ubel, who had called the sudden stop.
Ubel’s face was dark as water. "Ahead... I sensed a life force vanish."
"Ahead? Isn’t that the direction of Ashwood Hollow City?"
Doyle frowned. "To be able to sense it from here, it must be a King level Devil. Don’t tell me—did Helel fall?"
They remembered their mission: they were supposed to scout out the Oryeong Mountains.
But it had been less than two days since they’d set out.
How could something have already happened at Ashwood Hollow City?
When had the humans begun moving so quickly?
...
Ashwood Hollow City, a city built atop broken stones, had now truly been reduced to ruins.
Amalia stood atop the only building that hadn’t collapsed, surveying the scene for a moment.
Once she confirmed that no one alive remained, she prepared to leave.
At that moment, a long spear suddenly descended from the sky, aiming straight for the top of her head.
Amalia swung her blade, striking the spear head-on.
The sparks flew in all directions from the violent collision.
The spear flew back, only to be caught by a waiting hand.
A devil who is clad in heavy armor, stood there, staring at Amalia with grave intensity.
"Human? Where did you crawl out from?"
Helel’s gaze locked onto Amalia.
He had sensed some irregularities near the passageway and gone to investigate.
Unexpectedly, when he returned, everyone here had already been slaughtered.
Amalia was slightly surprised.
From her previous "interrogations," she had learned that Ashwood Hollow City only had one King level devil.
So how had another one appeared here now?
And judging by his aura, this one’s strength was likely even higher than the previous City Lord’s.
Surprised as she was, she didn’t hesitate in the slightest to attack.
Helel snorted coldly. "A mere middle stage of the Body Integration Stage human dares to act so arrogantly?"
He lunged forward, thrusting his spear.
Ashwood Hollow City once again erupted into chaos, sand and stones flying as an even greater power burst forth.
The nearby devils and humans alike did not dared to show themselves.
From a distance, human cultivators saw the great upheaval over Ashwood Hollow City and were utterly stunned, thinking that perhaps a battle between the devils and humans within the city had broken out.
Although they wished to go assist, seeing the terrifying scale of the battle from afar made them realize—this was a clash between powerful experts, far beyond what they could intervene in.
...
After just a single exchange, Helel realized that this human cultivator was no ordinary Body Integration Stage cultivator.
The sheer force behind each of her blows was astonishing, it was heavy and unstoppable.
Each explosion of power caused the spear in his hands to tremble slightly, leaving his fingers numb, and his armor was already covered with fine, razor-sharp cuts left by the edge of her blade.
"Who exactly are you?!" Helel shouted angrily.
He had never seen this person before.
