I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 76: Relying on the Sharpness of My Sword!

Seeing Zhong Cang's willingness to save people, the rest of the fleeing individuals immediately ran towards Zhong Cang.

In response, Zhong Cang swiftly used the Maple Flower technique to decapitate the airborne demonic birds one by one.

After Zhong Cang killed the demonic birds and saved the cultivators, some people expressed their gratitude towards him, while others fled towards the ruins of the city without even looking back.

Then, with a "swish" sound, a flash of sword light, and a swift pursuit, Zhong Cang directly beheaded the person who was running away.

"?!!"

This scene startled the remaining people.

Those who were planning to escape on their own and had relied on Zhong Cang to block the enemy's attacks felt a chill down their necks and stopped in their tracks.

"What are you doing again!"

In response to others' inquiries, Zhong Cang did not reply. He simply coldly glanced at the people around him and spoke in a chilling tone.

"I saved you all, so you owe me your lives. From now on, you will listen to me."

"Why..."

"Swish!"

Another flash of sword light, and the person who asked why was mercilessly beheaded by Zhong Cang.

After killing another person, Zhong Cang's expression turned icy as he said, "It seems that some people don't understand human language. Since that's the case, I'll make it simpler."

"Relying on the sharpness of my sword, is that clear enough!"

"..."

His cold words, fierce killing intent, and the ever-present sword edge hovering around him made the ordinary cultivators who were saved by Zhong Cang shudder in fear.

Under the pressure of his aura and his fierce killing intent, the people around him were momentarily silenced.

Fortunately, there were intelligent people among the crowd.

"That's enough, that's enough... Brother, uh..."

"Zhong Cang."

"Brother Zhong Cang is doing this for our own good. Many hands make light work. Facing the Demonic Beast's siege, one person alone cannot survive. The more people there are, the higher our chances of survival. Especially with someone like Zhong Cang, a powerful expert, our chances of survival are even higher."

"...Brother Zhong saved me, I will listen to Brother Zhong."

"I will listen to Brother Zhong too."

As one person echoed, and his words made sense, gradually, more people were willing to join Zhong Cang's team and follow his command.

People tend to follow the crowd, and upon discovering that Zhong Cang not only had great strength but also had a large number of followers, more and more people joined his team.

With everyone submitting, Zhong Cang immediately led the team towards the center of the ruins.

However, his speed was not fast. As he retreated, he also gathered the cultivators along the way.

Although this approach made them frequently harassed by fast demonic beasts, it was exactly what Zhong Cang intended.

"Swish..."

Regardless of the type of Demonic Beast, as long as it approached a certain distance from Zhong Cang, he would detect its unique rhythm and then shoot it down with Maple Flower transformed into powerful arrows.

The dance of the sword filled the sky.

The existence of sword art made flying demonic beasts have no advantage over cultivators.

Moreover, the lightweight bodies of flying Demonic Beasts compared to land-based ones made it even easier for Zhong Cang to kill them.

As they retreated and gathered, Zhong Cang's killing spree continued without stopping.

Combining the Transcendent Realm with the Rhythm of All Things, his highly efficient killing spree prevented any Demonic Beast from breaking through to the front of the team.

This also kept Zhong Cang's score consistently at the top of the leaderboard.

If this had happened before, the cultivators who were traveling with him would have complained.

Now, they only felt a strong sense of security.

Those cultivators who had initially been dissatisfied now believed that joining the team was the right choice.

Unfortunately, Zhong Cang didn't care at all about what those people thought.

He simply asked for the name of the cultivator who spoke up for him first, and upon learning that his name was Fan Gong, Zhong Cang appointed him as the deputy team leader to command the team on his behalf. Zhong Cang himself focused most of his attention on his flying sword, prioritizing killing the enemies.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The sword moves like a wandering dragon, continuously killing in the air.

On the ground, Fan Gong is commanding others, guarding Zhong Cang in the center.

"Don't worry, boss. I won't let any demons disturb you."

"Mm..."

Because the retreat speed was too slow, Zhong Cang encountered some trouble not far from the center of the city.

The vanguard flying squadron of Demonic Beasts caught up with his team.

This vanguard group of Demonic Beasts consists of hundreds of different-shaped demonic birds.

If he were alone, facing this group of Celestial Beast birds, Zhong Cang would have to retreat. But now, he has the intention to devour them.

Feeling Zhong Cang's hesitation, Fan Gong immediately understood his thoughts.

Without hesitation, he immediately called together the gathered cultivators and had them form a battle formation to meet the enemy.

"Halt. Physical cultivators go to the front, spell cultivators go to the back, and attack together later... Don't think about retreating. The senior members of our sect are watching us."

"I'm not sure if we will survive this battle, but I can be certain of one thing: cowardice and abandoning our fellow disciples will never be looked upon favorably by the Perfected Beings!"

"..."

These words were effective. The restless formation instantly calmed down, and some physical cultivators who were originally hiding in the back also stood up again because of Fan Gong's words.

This also made Zhong Cang even more satisfied.

"If there is spare energy, I can protect Fan Gong for a while."

As Zhong Cang pondered this, "Lí... Zhā zhā..." The shrill and chaotic cries of the demonic birds resounded above their heads.

The flock of demonic birds has arrived.

"Release!"

"Fireball..."

"Ice blade..."

"Sword technique, rise..."

Under Fan Gong's command, a large number of low-level spells were shot towards the sky. In between, there were also a few shaky flying swords.

Unfortunately, this approach did not yield good results.

Not to mention the agile movements of the demonic birds, in the air, they could dodge most of the attacks.

Even in a spell confrontation, they were not inferior.

From Zhong Cang's Five Beasts Infusion Technique, it can be seen that Demonic Beasts can also use spells.

And because the innate spells require less spiritual energy and can be released quickly, in some specific spells, humans are not as formidable as the demonic birds.

What makes humans stronger than Demonic Beasts is their inheritance, their ability to learn most spells, their strong comprehension, and external items such as talismans and formations.

Unfortunately, these excellent things are mostly unrelated to ordinary disciples of the outer sect.

Fortunately, Zhong Cang did not expect them to kill the enemy. It was enough to disrupt them.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

At Fan Gong's command to "release," Zhong Cang's Maple Flower also ascended into the air along with a large number of fireballs, ice blades, and other flying swords.

The spell confrontation between the innate spells of the demonic birds and the spells of human cultivators created chaos in the sky.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhong Cang's eyes sharpened.

"Whoosh!"

With his mental power enhancing it, the speed of the Maple Flower instantly increased, shooting into the flock of demonic birds like a powerful arrow.

"Sss! Sss! Sss! Sss..."

Caught off guard, several demonic birds were beheaded by the sudden attack of the Maple Flower.

"Li..."

This scene startled the remaining demonic birds, causing them to immediately flap their wings and flee in other directions instead of landing to attack.

But, it was all in vain.

(End of this chapter)