Twisted Dreams
Chapter 460 - 528: The Back-up Plan
The Great Evil Palace, once filled with an aura of tranquility and solemnity, was now completely shattered.
A group of heavily armed soldiers surged through the grand gates like a tide.
The sound of their heavy boots echoed in the corridors as they struck the stone floor, like the drumbeat of death.
The Empress’s order was to exterminate all living beings and demons in the Great Evil Emperor Palace.
Most of these witches were daughters of nobles.
The Empress was not mad; she knew clearly that this country had been tainted by the Great Evil Demon King and needed a purification.
The nobles couldn’t escape the Empress’s slaughter, much less these witches serving the Great Evil Demon King.
Some witches shot talismans at the soldiers.
One talisman indeed wiped out dozens of soldiers like a grenade, but there were too many soldiers.
Under the personal command of the Prime Minister, the soldiers were fearless and determined.
The witches indeed could kill many people with a single attack, but the fragile witches could not withstand the dense barrage of bullets.
Screams filled the air, and blood flowed down the steps into the Sakura Garden.
Under the bombardment, the beautiful romantic Sakura Garden couldn’t escape either.
The eternally immortal cherry blossoms were burned to ashes by the flames of war.
"I am the wife of the Great Evil Demon King! The daughter of the current Finance Minister! This is the offspring of the Great Evil Demon King, how dare you behave recklessly!"
A young woman, holding her daughter, angrily warned the soldiers.
Their answer was a bullet piercing into her abdomen.
The woman collapsed to the ground, grabbing a soldier’s pant leg, pleading:
"Spare my daughter, she knows nothing."
The soldier glanced at the young girl with wolf ears, showing demon-like features, and a look of disgust appeared on his face.
He pulled the trigger without hesitation at the girl’s forehead.
"Pfft!"
A talisman shot out, blasting the soldier’s hand to pieces.
Asuka led the witches and Yin Yang Masters of Seimei Shrine to their aid.
She was both furious and frightened, questioning the distant Prime Minister:
"Are you insane?! How dare you attack the Great Evil Palace! Are you not afraid of the Great Evil Demon King’s wrath?!"
The Prime Minister looked at Asuka with disdain and made a gesture of beheading.
Asuka’s heart skipped a beat.
She had a bad feeling.
Could it be that something happened to the Great Evil Demon King during today’s banquet?
Impossible, the Great Evil Demon King is invincible, how could he fall prey to humans?
However, if the Great Evil Demon King is unharmed, how could they dare to be so reckless?!
Asuka once again urged a talisman, trying to call the Great Evil Demon King back, but there was no response from the talisman.
Asuka’s heart sank; she had to believe that something really happened to the Great Evil Demon King.
She suddenly remembered something:
"Madam, Young Master!"
The Great Evil Palace had many madams, young masters, and misses indeed.
But in Asuka’s heart, the true meaning of Madam was only Madam Bai and Sesshomaru.
Asuka hurriedly ran towards Madam Bai’s chambers.
...
Outside Madam Bai’s chambers, those soldiers were battling fiercely with a group of ferocious wolf demons.
These wolf demons were the direct line of Madam Bai and Xiaohai, demons from Xia Country.
They could withstand gunfire and also use magic, able to hold their own against the soldiers even under heavy siege.
At this moment, a soldier wielded a rocket launcher and fired a small rocket at the wolf demons.
The wolf demons knew their flesh could not withstand a rocket launcher, but out of loyalty, they stood firmly in front of Madam Bai’s chambers.
"Boom!"
After the deafening roar, several wolf demons were blown apart, or left dizzy and dazed.
The soldiers seized the opportunity and fiercely fired bullets at the wolf demons.
Those bullets were like a storm of metal, and no matter how thick the wolf demons’ flesh and tough their hides were, they could not withstand it.
A few wolf demons couldn’t endure the attack and fell to the ground, barely alive.
"Charge!"
Several soldiers shouted as they rushed into the chambers.
"Boom!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
A flash of white light blasted those soldiers out of the chambers.
A woman wearing a white robe stepped out.
She stood straight, exuding the dignity of a superior.
The hem of her white robe was cut high, revealing her tanned thighs faintly.
She was dignified and majestic, yet with a touch of wildness.
This was Madam Bai.
Behind Madam Bai were a group of panicked women and children.
These women and children were Xiaohai’s companions and children.
At this moment, Madam Bai completely exhibited the majesty of a matriarch.
She stood in front of the women and children, holding Sesshomaru’s hand, fearlessly staring at the soldiers.
A few soldiers, intimidated by Madam Bai’s aura, plucked up the courage to speak:
"Don’t blame us for bullying women and children, it’s your husband who bullied us first."
Madam Bai snorted disdainfully, her eyes full of contempt, provocatively gesturing at the soldiers.
Though her cultivation was not high, as the woman of the Great Evil Demon King, how could she fear battle?
Even if she and the children were to die, she would maintain the noblest posture, dying on the battlefield.
At a critical moment, Asuka, leading a group of Yin Yang Masters, arrived for the rescue.
Numerous talismans shot out, and the shikigami cast magic at the soldiers.
The soldiers suddenly became disorganized and fled in panic.
Asuka grabbed Madam Bai’s hand, urging:
"Madam, take the young master and go, I’ll hold them off!"
Madam Bai nodded, holding Sesshomaru’s hand, she headed outside.
The other wives and children of Xiaohai quickly followed.
"No one will escape!"
With a rumbling sound, an old man’s angry shout came through.
Madam Bai and her group looked up to see an armored vehicle driving towards them.
On top of the armored vehicle, the Prime Minister wore a mocking grin:
"Madam Bai, we meet again."
’Rumble...’
Huge noise filled the sky.
Over a dozen armed helicopters hovered above.
The helicopter gunners had already aimed their sights at Madam Bai.
Madam Bai smirked coldly:
"So, it’s you, Prime Minister. Once, you were trampled underfoot by my husband, now you only vent your anger on us mothers and daughters."
The Prime Minister waved his hand:
"Times have changed, the Great Evil Demon King can no longer look out for himself, stop using the Great Evil Demon King to suppress me."
Asuka’s face turned ashen.
Under such firepower, they were bound to die.
Being trained under Xiaohai, Asuka had a pathological loyalty to him.
If Madam Bai died, it would be worse for her than dying.
The Prime Minister’s face turned cold, waving his hand:
"Fire!"
The powerful bullets shot out densely.
Asuka quickly stepped forward, throwing out a heap of talismans.
Those talismans aligned from point to line, from line to surface, forming a verdant green barrier.
The bullets struck the barrier, creating ripples.
Slowly, cracks appeared in the talismans supporting the barrier, Asuka’s expression growing increasingly grim.
Finally, under the bombardment of the armed vehicle, the barrier completely collapsed!
Madam Bai looked at the pouring bullets without any fear, tightly holding Sesshomaru’s hand.
She didn’t notice Sesshomaru’s pale face and furrowed brows, as if he was strongly channeling something.
Suddenly, Sesshomaru collapsed to the ground, and Madam Bai, her heart sinking, hurriedly checked on her son.
Something strange happened.
A black glow emanated from the rune on Sesshomaru’s forehead, and a black magic circle appeared out of nowhere.
"Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit."
A frog’s croak came from the magic circle.
Then, a gigantic bullfrog emerged.
The bullfrog’s eyes were blood red, emitting an aura of death.
The bullets hit the bullfrog but did not cause much damage.
Madam Bai suddenly remembered that the rune on Sesshomaru’s forehead was a gift from her husband’s master!
The Death Bullfrog opened its mouth wide and swallowed Asuka and the Yin Yang Masters, as well as Madam Bai and the women and children, whole.
Who knew why this bullfrog’s mouth was so large!
The next moment, the bullfrog made a jumping motion, disappearing into the black magic circle.
On the scene, only the soldiers looked at each other, and the Prime Minister’s face was so dark it seemed water could drip from it.