Chapter 12: Chapter Twelve~ Chimera Extermination(2)
" All members of the extermination squad, go!" Patriarch Shen TingFeng screams out the order.
Without wasting any precious time, they all began to use [ Formless Steps ] a fairly common technique that is taught amongst any sect's core disciples. In an instant, they all left Wei Jian behind. All he could see were the after images that were left behind. Not wanting to be outdone, he pulls out his own technique.
The [ Ghostly Formless Movement] that he had inherited from Long Wei. An upgraded version that Long Wei had developed himself. It had ten stages. The first stage was just like the normal [ Formless Steps]. The latter stages allowed Long Wei to traverse long distances with a single step. As for Wei Jian, he was only able to use the second stage, it allowed him to be two times as fast.
In no time, Wei Jian caught up to the others. They were horrified, what greeted them were bodies ripped apart, decapitated heads' eyes staring back at them, and the foul stench emanating from the village. Just yesterday, all these people lived a normal life, now they lay lifeless. One of the core disciples falls down to his knees, his hand shaking violently as he tried to take hold of a corpse. All the others looked on feeling sorry for him. He was a commoner and an orphan within the village. He lived with his younger sister since they traveled here twenty years ago when his sister was just a baby and he was twelve years old.
With extraordinary innate talent, he managed to climb the ranks in the unfair world. Reaching the core disciple status not long ago. Tomorrow was supposed to be her coming-of-age party. But now she was lifeless in his arms. Wei Jian felt guilty, he knew there was such a dangerous monster, but chose to ignore it. The consequences of his action have brought death and sorrow to the village and his fellow brethren and sisters.
But they had to move on. The two choices were to keep going with their original plan, or two clear off the scene as quickly as possible. The blood would attract demonic beasts, which would result in a demonic beast horde. They all chose to go through with the path and exterminate the chimera. He Wanyi was left behind to bury his sister.
Wei Jian led the charge this time, burning with a vengeance. All of them traversed into the bamboo forest, maneuvering the natural maze that the forest grew. Passing through a wide-open meadow, they finally were at the entrance of the cave. Everyone could tell something was definitely off about this place. There were not a lot of trees yet they were covered in shadows.
Ever since they entered the pathway to the cave, a crow has been cawing the whole time. The closer they go to the cave, the clearer the inside becomes. Lifting up his arms, Shen Tingfeng motions for his disciples to surround the entrance. To stop the Chimera from escaping and to stop it from having more of an advantage in open space. However, when Duan Xiulan and Shen Tingfeng took a closer look, they found it empty.
Only the corpses of children and adults of the village were found. Whilst five elders and six core disciples guarded the entrance of the cave. The rest headed further inside the cave. Wei Jian and Dong Aiguo held their noses in disgust. Their noses meant for herbs and spices were overwhelmed with the stench of excrement, blood, and rotting corpses.
Crack! Wei Jian in the darkness accidentally steps onto something. The noise echoes throughout the cave, alarming the others. Picking it up, it was a silver jade studded hairpin. His face was covered in shadow, hiding his anger and regrets. The hairpin belonged to the little girl, the daughter of the inn owner. Wei Jian's self-hatred could not be contained any further, his bloodlust and murderous intent leak his body.
"There's a little girl over here!", matriarch Duan Xiulan nervously shouted, cradling the injured little girl. Wei Jian pushes past the others, taking out of his robe, a small rough white pill. Carefully opening the little girl's bruised and cut lips, he feeds her the medicinal pill. The shaking of the small figure slowly came to a halt and normal breathing resumed. Wei Jian breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the girl's complexion become brighter.
" HELP ME!!!!!", a terrifying scream for help came from the south, startling the eleven people guarding the entrance. Six from the group rushed in the direction of the shouting. But when they arrived, there was nothing there but a vast open meadow. But what they didn't know was that someone or something was watching them, hidden in the trees, slowly approaching them.
The Chimera lunges forward, swiping its claws at its first target. Unfortunately for it, the target was Elder Wu kong. Before its claws could reach Elder Wu Kong, a long spear pierced through the chimera's chest.
"WHY!!PAIN!!!HURT!!!" Clawing at its chest, whilst retreating back into the safety of the forest. The hole in its chest was pulled together by black strands inside its body, The wound was completely healed, leaving only a thin red line.
TBC…
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