nagpurpolice Chapter 59 Chaos
Chapter 59 Chaos
At dawn, the crescent moon gradually disappeared.
Smoke rose from the city walls, and corpses littered the ground below.
The soldiers were panting heavily, utterly exhausted, yet they dared not leave their posts. Their quivers were long empty of arrows, and even the logs and boulders beside them were worn away.
Having not slept all night and being in a state of high excitement, even the elite soldiers were showing signs of fatigue. The only constant was their unwavering gaze.
"My lord, please hurry along the city wall to the port and board the ship. This city is about to fall. I hope you will go out of the river and bring back reinforcements to save Chengjiang City from this disaster."
The heavily armed and well-equipped Qu Changjilang anxiously tried to persuade the three. Chen Qinghe was somewhat tempted, but the ripples that had just stirred in his heart were ruthlessly disrupted by Jian Shiqing.
"What is it about?"
"Walking corpses have infiltrated the city... and three streets have already fallen. More and more people are contracting this inexplicable plague..."
"If we don't leave now, we might not be able to escape..."
The swordsman, sword in hand, looked into the city. Cries, screams, and roars mingled together; flames and ash smoke billowed across the sky, and hordes of people scattered and pushed their way into the streets and alleys.
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It is roughly the hours of Chou and Yin.
The crescent moon flickered, trying to hide beneath the dark clouds.
Holding torches high, the orderly and disciplined soldiers rushed to the unknown alley and surrounded the exit.
The armored soldiers at the end were also imprisoning Zhang Da and Zhang Er.
The reason was simply that the armored soldiers deliberately left to lure the two men into searching for Ji Quan. Otherwise, even if they searched until dawn, ten people would not have been able to complete the mission.
"Sir, Ji Quan is in the alley ahead. He has nowhere else to go, so he has to take refuge here, using the walls for shelter from the wind and rain."
Zhang Da, with a fawning expression, poured out everything he knew as if seeking credit.
Upon hearing this, the lead soldier gripped his steel sword at his waist and strode into the alley. A figure was huddled in a dark corner.
"Ji Quan, I've finally found you."
"You've been ordered to climb the wall and describe what happened in Guanjiang Village!"
The distraught Ji Quan was shivering uncontrollably, muttering incoherently to himself, showing no intention of answering the armored soldiers.
"Otherwise, drag him back to the city wall and await the adults' judgment."
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Soon, Ji Quan was carried out. His eyes were lifeless and bloodshot, and salty water was spitting out from between his teeth.
"Could he have gone mad?"
"These symptoms are more like those caused by being bitten by a rabid dog."
"Hurry up, or we'll be punished for keeping the adults waiting."
The crowd murmured and whispered amongst themselves. Amidst their chatter, they quickly decided where Ji Quan would go next.
"It's over...it's all over..."
"What's all the noise about?! Behave yourself!"
Ji Quan stared intently at Zhang Da and Zhang Er, who were walking alongside him, and his eerie appearance startled the two of them.
"What...what are you going to do...?"
Zhang Da, who was usually all bark and no bite, was now truly feeling fear, and Zhang Er beside him was no less so.
"Why aren't you paying the bill...why..."
The once calm Ji Quan was like a volcano about to erupt, his face gradually turning ferocious, and even some red hairs appeared on his cheeks.
"This is... a walking corpse!"
Just as the two armored soldiers closest to Ji Quan were about to make a move, a sudden gust of wind from behind them ripped off their heads.
"Who goes there!"
Tian Guangzu leaped into the air, and with a clean and decisive slash, he killed the last two people with his black and white steel blade.
The remaining eight men stood in distinct positions, their movements seemingly chaotic yet orderly, forming a battle formation. Three pressed forward to defend, three held guns and waited for an opportunity to strike, and the remaining two drew their swords to hold the line.
"If there were hundreds of heavily armed soldiers here, I would only avoid their sharp edge; if there were only a few dozen soldiers here, I would still have to be wary; but you are just a mere small squad, how can you possibly stop me!"
"Clang!"
With bloodlust permeating the surroundings, Tian Guangzu swung his sword down, cleaving through even the finest iron armor with a single blow.
Seeing that things were going badly, the sergeant holding the knife quickly transmitted his voice to the squad leader in a low voice.
Thieves have infiltrated the city, and now the zombies have appeared; the city will fall in an instant. You must do everything in your power to rush to the city walls and warn them of the impending danger.
The squad leader and the sergeant of this squad were brothers from the same clan. As the elder brother, the sergeant decided to give his younger brother the chance to survive.
"Big brother...you..."
"I've said it several times: nepotism is forbidden in the military. Call me 'Squad Leader'!"
"Sizzle..."
The sergeant's blood splattered all over the corporal's face, and behind the strong smell of blood was a headless corpse that collapsed to the ground.
The steel knife flicked out blood that was still warm from its tip, and Chongtian's head slid across the wall and fell straight down to the eaves of the neighboring house.
The screams of women, the cries of children, and the curses of men mingled together in a continuous cacophony.
The sergeant's eyes widened, filled with disbelief, fear, and hatred. He wanted to draw his sword at Tian Guangzu, but he was too terrified to move an inch.
His former comrades had all fallen in pools of blood, and Zhang Da, Zhang Er, and Ji Quan were tearing at the flesh and blood, feasting on it with great relish.
"You...are going to destroy Chengjiang City..."
The stammering corporal couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
"If you were a bit more agile, you might be able to clear out these zombies before the plague spreads. Now the safety of the entire city rests in your hands."
The sergeant staggered and turned around, scrambling and crawling towards the city wall.
Tian Guangzu did not take the opportunity to attack and kill, but instead looked at the soldier who was twisting, convulsing and then getting up with an appreciative expression.
"Once I escape this place, all the demon-slaying captains belonging to the Demon Suppression Division will be wiped out... especially that zombie disguised as a demon-slaying captain!"
Tian Guangzu glared fiercely at the city wall, and after a long while, he drew his sword back into its sheath, put on his black robe and bamboo hat again, and headed towards the dock.
In the courtyard
Having finally mustered his courage, the man grabbed a hoe and rushed out. He was about to unleash a torrent of curses when the zombie tackled him to the ground.
The women and children hiding by the door panicked even more when they saw this, and their screams and shouts grew louder and louder.
In just a short while, dozens of blood-soaked, bloodshot-eyed, and terrifyingly ferocious walking corpses appeared in the alley.
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The sergeant, kneeling on the ground, felt dizzy, covered in cold sweat, and utterly weak...
He struggled to lift his head and stared intently at the three knights.
"My lord... have I also contracted... that plague...?"
The soldiers around him were all terrified, and some even brandished axes, trying to nip the threat in the bud.
The young corporal had bloodshot eyes and was covered in red hair.
Tears, whether from sadness or grief, welled up in his eyes.
"My lord... could you please avenge my brother?... His name is Qin Boqing..."
Before anyone could act, the sergeant drew his sword and committed suicide on the spot.
Fang Hongxuan remained silent for a long time before asking the group of armored soldiers in a hoarse voice.
"This person..."
"This man is called Qin Zhongda, the second oldest in his family. After this, the four brothers are also... truly... unbelievable..."
If he had previously harbored thoughts of keeping to himself, Fang Hongxuan now harbored the idea of killing Tian Guangzu.
"Let's go..."
This is not because the three men are afraid of death, but because they need to find the culprit so that they can find the right solution and prevent future troubles.
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