Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1283: This Guy Sure Knows How to Hold a Grudge

"I used it, but why doesn’t it seem to have much effect on it?" Taowu hurriedly explained.Mu Hanyan felt a slight sinking in her heart. The biggest reliance she had for staying was Taowu’s Divine Beast Heavenly Might, and if it was ineffective, that would be quite troublesome.

Without giving Mu Hanyan much time to think, the Fierce Stone Demon roared repeatedly and charged at her.

This time, before Mu Hanyan could take action, Huayue, Zirong, Jiang Yuzhe, and Tang Bufan rushed to her side, jointly striking out with a Sword Slash.

Although their strength was not as great as Mu Hanyan’s, three Fourth Rank Sword Masters and one Second Rank Sword Master, plus the deeply ashamed Old City Lord joining them, the combined power of the five was still not to be underestimated.

Taowu also roared repeatedly, once again unleashing its Divine Beast Heavenly Might, but unfortunately, just as it had said, the originally invincible Divine Beast Heavenly Might was almost useless against the Fierce Stone Demon. Its green glow flashed across its body, and its thick armor petrified once more.

With a dull thud, the group was collectively jolted back a few steps, their combined Sword Slash only leaving shallow marks on the Fierce Stone Demon.

Angered, the Fierce Stone Demon let out a skyward roar and charged at Mu Hanyan again.

"All soldiers, follow me and kill!" At this moment, Li Dingfeng shouted loudly, galloping back on the Red Charcoal Cloud Smoke Beast.

Being the elite of the Imperial Army, yet having to be shielded by a group of ordinary citizens while fleeing the battlefield, filled him with shame and reluctance. However, thinking of the Old City Lord’s words, he had to suppress his burning battle intent. After all, compared to the life and death of the city’s citizens, the safety of Mu Hanyan and others was more important. If anything happened to the envoy, it wouldn’t be just one city of citizens; millions would be dragged into war.

Seeing Mu Hanyan turn back, Li Dingfeng felt a complex array of emotions. He could also see how strong Mu Hanyan was, and of course, he knew she stayed entirely to save those city dwellers. Remembering his previous hostility towards Mu Hanyan, he felt a wave of shame.

"Kill!" Hundreds of Imperial Army soldiers simultaneously drew their swords, shouted in unison, and turned towards the city gate.

They did not think much about it, but as An Yue’s soldiers unable to protect the citizens, and instead having to let the Upper Yue Envoy act, they too felt deeply ashamed. Now finally receiving the order to turn around and fight back, their blood was boiling, and their fighting spirit was high.

Hoofbeats thundered, and warhorses neighed. With the majestic Red Charcoal Cloud Smoke Beast, the Imperial Army charged forward in the blink of an eye.

Dozens of knight spears thrust out simultaneously. Although their strength couldn’t match Huayue and the others, nor could they compare to Mu Hanyan, leveraging the charge of the Red Charcoal Cloud Smoke Beast, their attack was formidable enough to rival the experts of the Sword Master Realm.

However, faced with these dozens of longswords, the Fierce Stone Demon seemed utterly unaware, not even using the Petrification Technique, and directly charged at Mu Hanyan with a gaze of madness.

"Thunk, thunk, thunk..." The refined iron knight spears stabbed heavily into the Fierce Stone Demon, leaving deep and shallow marks this time. But such damage was negligible to the well-defended Fierce Stone Demon, and instead, the spears were shattered one by one by the rebound force.

Hundreds of Imperial Army soldiers surrounded the Fierce Stone Demon, with longswords and broadswords falling on it like raindrops. However, without the full-speed charge of the Red Charcoal Cloud Smoke Beast, their strength couldn’t threaten the Fierce Stone Demon in the slightest.

The Fierce Stone Demon ignored them completely, bellowing and roaring, continuing to charge at Mu Hanyan. But as it swung its giant claws, some Imperial Army soldiers were still sent flying, dying miserably on the spot.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Huayue and the others once again joined forces to deliver a Sword Slash.

The Fierce Stone Demon still ignored them, letting their Sword Light fall on it while relentless in its pursuit of Mu Hanyan.

"Can’t believe this creature holds such a grudge!" Mu Hanyan could see that the Fierce Stone Demon before her had completely gone berserk, just like its name.

The current Fierce Stone Demon was like a wounded beast in the wild, losing all rationality in its berserk state. Even at the cost of its own life, it was determined to drag the hunter that injured it down together in a death match.

"Block it, quickly block it!" Li Dingfeng shouted loudly, and the soldiers under his command once again besieged it.

Unfortunately, even Huayue and the others couldn’t inflict lethal damage on the Fierce Stone Demon, let alone these soldiers. Charging forward was just a futile death sentence, and in an instant, over a dozen Imperial Army soldiers died miserably on the spot.

Huayue and the others’ hands holding their swords were trembling slightly. Evidently, exerting all their strength to unleash several Sword Slashes failed to break through the Fierce Stone Demon’s defense, and under that powerful rebound force, they had sustained some injuries.

"Star Fall, Eight Desolates!" Mu Hanyan gritted her teeth, suddenly leaped into the air, and unleashed another Sword Slash.

Taowu, once again, cooperated by unleashing its equally useless Divine Beast Might.

The Fierce Stone Demon’s body flashed with green light, instinctively using the Petrification Technique once more. However, perhaps due to slow reaction under its fury, Mu Hanyan finally left a three-inch deep wound on its head, with blood gushing out.

The Fierce Stone Demon, thoroughly enraged, roared and charged at Mu Hanyan savagely.

Almost at the same time, an angry roar echoed from the city wall, opening a large hole in its solid structure as another Fierce Stone Demon barged in.

Li Dingfeng’s face changed, and he led several personal soldiers to charge at it. However, the Fierce Stone Demon didn’t even glance at them, heading straight for the still recovering Zhu Xiuqing lying there, treating his wounds.

Upon seeing the dire situation earlier, he thought of fleeing. However, his injuries were severe, and as the commanding officer of the Imperial Army unit, he didn’t dare leave his subordinates behind to escape alone. Otherwise, even as the Heir of Prince Anxi, he would face severe punishment, and the princely title would likely be out of reach. Hence, after much thought, he decided to stay in place and heal his injuries first.

Little did Li Dingfeng expect that the Fierce Stone Demon would completely ignore their existence, lunging at Zhu Xiuqing without delay.

"Bang" with a muffled sound, the injured Zhu Xiuqing was sent flying once again. His already shattered battle armor finally broke into pieces, but relying on the last bit of its protective power, he managed to save his life, albeit spitting out mouthfuls of blood, indicating his worsened condition.

Yet the Fierce Stone Demon still refused to relent, roaring and continuing its assault on him.

It was only then that Mu Hanyan realized that this was the very Fierce Stone Demon struck on the head by Zhu Xiuqing’s sword at the outset.

Indeed, it held a grudge. That sword strike hadn’t actually harmed it but left it resentful to this very moment. By the looks of things, unless Zhu Xiuqing was stomped into a pulp, it wouldn’t ease its mind.

With this realization, a thought struck Mu Hanyan.

"Fall back, everyone fall back," Mu Hanyan suddenly cried out sharply.

Everyone instinctively stepped back a few steps. Mu Hanyan slashed out with another sword strike, then leaped back.

The Fierce Stone Demon didn’t pause for a moment, relentlessly pursuing her.

Mu Hanyan sprinted a few steps, grabbing the heavily bleeding, dying Zhu Xiuqing from the ground, and dashed towards the outskirts of the city.

"Wait for me in the Capital!" Mu Hanyan’s voice echoed in the distance.

The two Fierce Stone Demons paused only slightly before roaring and turning, charging out of the city walls in pursuit of Mu Hanyan.