Rise of The Demon General

Chapter 290: Chapter 290. Taking out the Right-hand Man

While the battle paused, the two women in the room quickly ran out.

During this breather, Liu Lang heard the commotion from next door. He did not doubt his other underlings over there were also under attack. As for the one keeping watch outside, he could safely assume the guy was no longer alive considering these people entered his room without any warning.

”Two beginning mystic stage cultivators?” Liu Lang uttered. He was referring to Qing Dan and Lu Fei. ”I thought the Demon Gang only had one such cultivator?”

”Heh. What is the point of explaining to a dead man?” Amon said.

Upon the word, Qiang Dan and Lu Fei moved again.

Liu Lang didn’t show fear of being surrounded. He brandished his saber and yelled, ”Do not think taking me out is easy! When I instilled fear into the underworld, you all were still sucking your moms’ titties!”

He was not boasting. He had indeed roamed the underworld for quite some time. He might have a lower cultivation level than the Alley Advocates leader, Hu Ti, but many people in the underworld feared him more than Hu Ti. This was because of his savage nature. He was brutal. When he targeted an enemy, he tended to wipe out the target’s entire family. This was to prevent anyone from seeking revenge on him in the future.

Right now, he was gathering aether to execute his strongest art. Once he forced his attackers back, he would use the reprieve to punch through the wall and escape. He swore he would get his revenge on these people. He would find their families and execute them before their eyes.

However, the aether he tried to gather couldn’t seem to converge.

”What?!” He didn’t understand what was happening. While he was confused, Qiang Dan and Lu Fei had arrived.

He dodged Lu Fei’s kick and used his saber to stop Qiang Dan’s glaive. At this time, a flying knife came for his face. He tilted his head to the side to dodge the knife.

While Liu Lang’s attention was distracted by the flying knife, Lu Fei’s legs turned into multiple images. He was executing a martial art from his old clan, Seven Altering Kicks. The grade of this martial art was mid-tier practitioner. This martial art had seven forms with the same starting movement. At mid-execution, it could be altered into seven different ways, confusing the defenders so they had a hard time predicting where he attacked.

Liu Lang already couldn’t focus due to multiple attackers. It was too much to ask him to cope with Lu Fei’s confusing art. He didn’t notice Lu Fei’s foot swooping down until it connected with his knee. A breaking sound was heard as a sharp pain coursed through his leg.

”Arrgghh...!” Liu Lang screamed from the pain.

Losing his concentration further to the pain, Liu Lang couldn’t defend himself from Qiang Dan’s glaive. The sharp glaive sliced his arm that was holding the saber. Losing one arm and one leg, Liu Lang was powerless as his two assailants grabbed him and forced him to his knees.

”Why... Why can’t I gather my strength...?!” He shouted in vexation.

”Why indeed,” Amon said. His hand flashed. A flying knife stabbed into Liu Lang’s skull, killing him.

The reason Liu Lang couldn’t fight properly was because he had been poisoned by Amon’s Fragile Bone Muscle Poison. The poison was administered by the woman he had intercourse with. The same happened to the other three men he came with. They were powerless to resist the ambush because of this poison.

The manager and the women of this brothel were already fed up with Liu Lang and his men. Not only did they never pay, but they were also rough to them. That’s why they went along when the Demon Gang came. The Demon Gang offered them aer stones in exchange. Additionally, this brothel would be freed from paying protection money for three years once the Demon Gang regained the district. Their resentment, combined with the rewards, made them willing to cooperate.

Xin Wuming and Yang Li, also wearing demon masks, came in from next door with the rest of Lu Fei’s men. They had finished on their side. In their hands were the heads of the three men from Alley Advocates.

Qiang Dan used his glaive to cut off Liu Lang’s head. As for the last one, his head was no more because it had been crushed by Lu Fei.

”Send the heads to the Alley Advocates’ headquarters with this letter,” Amon said. ”The authorities will interfere if this battle drags on. It is best to settle everything with them in one showdown of force.”

*

”Insufferable!” Hu Ti smashed the small table beside him. In front of him, four heads were lined up. One of those heads belonged to Liu Lang.

”Demon Gang... I will make you regret ever daring to cross the Alley Advocates!” Hu Ti gritted his teeth. Losing Liu Lang was a major loss. They thought they had cornered the Demon Gang into hiding. They never expected the enemy’s retaliation to go directly for their necks.

”Boss, you have a guest,” his guard informed from the door.

”Who the fuck is it?!” Hu Ti yelled.

”Gao Lan from the Sewer Snakes.”

”Hmph!” Hu Ti gestured to his follower on the side. This follower cleared the heads and put them inside a bag.

”Let her in,” Hu Ti told the guard at the door.

”What do you want?” Hu Ti asked when Gao Lan walked in.

”I assume you received this letter?” Gao Lan asked. The letter had the symbol of the demon gang. It was the same letter that came with Liu Lang’s head.

Hu Ti frowned. ”Your side as well?”

”It seems the Demon Gang had grown brazen. They wish to face both of us at the same time.”

”What a joke!” Hu Ti ridiculed. ”If that’s what they want, let’s give it to them. We will wipe them out from this city!”

*

On the night stated in the letter, the three underworld forces gathered. The gathering place was a large open field in a neutral district, bridging the territories between the three underworld organizations.

The open field was originally planned as a community gathering plaza, with scenic gardens and fountains for people to come and relax. Development fell short, and the plan was abandoned. The field was left untended. Wild grass grew where the soil was not covered by stones. Homeless people sometimes use the place to spend the night.

Tonight, no homeless people were around. They had been chased out, and the field was sealed. The authorities were bribed to look the other way. The authorities didn’t mind these underworld people killing each other as long as the scuffle didn’t affect civilians. They also demanded all corpses to be gone by sunrise. In their opinion, any underworld scum killed was good riddance. They received bribes, and there were fewer thugs on the streets. It was killing two birds with one stone.

The three underworld organizations stood on three different sides. A round wooden table was placed at the center. Three chairs accompanied the table. Amon, Hu Ti, and Dao Se sat on those chairs. Hu Ti and Dao Se were drinking wine while Amon sat in silence. He was offered the wine, but he didn’t touch his cup. The two older leaders considered he didn’t drink because he didn’t want to take off his demon mask.

Their followers stood behind them. Hu Ti and Dao Se were astonished when they saw the number of people on the Demon Gang’s side. Each of them brought around five hundred people. Demon Gang brought almost eight hundred people.

Hu Ti and Dao Se couldn’t make sense of Demon Gang’s number. They slew a decent number of Demon Gang members when they first attacked. Not as many as they wished, but decent. The demon gang went into hiding and applied guerilla tactics afterward. After that loss, the Demon Gang’s number should be fewer than theirs. Yet, the crowd before them defied their logic. Where did Demon Gang get all these members?

Despite their astonishment, Hu Ti and Dao Se didn’t show it in their expressions.

”Ah...! It is a good night for a good wine. As usual, a good wine is always best enjoyed with good company!” Dao Se exclaimed.

Hu Ti chuckled. ”Can we be considered good companies?”

”Of course, brother Hu Ti. I have always admired you. To have a drink with you at the same table is a dream come true for me,” Dao Se replied.

”You are being humble, brother Dao Se. I have watched you grow. I think you have a lot of potential. With the two of us together, we will surely have this city’s underworld under our thumbs.”

”Well said, brother Hu Ti,” the two toasted their cups.

After drinking, Hu Ti sighed. ”Unfortunately, we have an eyesore here. An upstart who thinks he is good enough to sit at the same table as us. It makes even my best wine taste slightly sour.”

”I am to blame for that, brother Hu Ti,” Dao Se also sighed. ”I brought him up. I should have taken care to ensure he behaves, but sometimes a young man’s ambition is just too difficult to suppress.”

”Then perhaps he needs a punishing hand to learn his way,” Hu Ti said.

”I agree,” Dao Se responded.

”Hehe... Hehehe.”

A snigger from Amon stopped their chats.

”Are you two senile fossils done making one another feel good? If you are, let me ask the real questions. How many days do your people need to leave my territory, and how much are you two going to pay for compensation?”