Rise of The Demon General

Chapter 291: Chapter 291. Taking the Initiative

Hu Ti and Dao Se were silent upon Amon’s words. They then burst into laughter.

”Hahaha! The Demon Gang leader truly knows how to crack a joke,” Hu Ti laughed.

”That is right! Never know you were this funny from our past interactions,” Dao Se added.

Hu Ti suddenly stopped laughing. He slapped the table and exclaimed, ”Junior! I still have not asked you for compensation for murdering my trusted lieutenant, Liu Lang. How dare you ask me for one?”

Amon sniggered again before he said, ”Hehe. You two might have much free time to enjoy this pointless chatter, but I don’t. We all know how this conversation will end. Why waste time?”

Finished speaking, Amon’s hand, which was on the table, injected a strong aether into the wooden table. The table couldn’t withstand the energy. It exploded.

Hu Ti and Dao Se were taken aback by Amon’s action. They thought he was going to negotiate with them. They didn’t expect him to throw away all pretenses and went for the offensive.

Although they were surprised, they were experienced enough not to show it. Their reaction was also swift. They waved their hands. The cups and the wine bottle were carried by gentle energy, so they didn’t drop. At the same time, a protective layer defended their bodies from getting hit by wood splinters.

Amon had jumped back after destroying the table. While he was moving away, he threw several flying knives at Hu Ti and Dao Se.

”Imbecile!” Hu Ti exclaimed. How dare this junior attack first? His sense informed him that Amon was a Strength Stage cultivator, but he knew from Dao Se that Amon was a Beginning Transformation Stage cultivator. Even so, that cultivation was still far below him and Dao Se. He considered Amon’s action too impulsive.

”Very well! If you are so eager to die. Let me fulfill your wish!”

Hu Ti slapped his palm forward. A golden translucent sphere expanded from that palm. Amon’s flying knives bounced after colliding with this golden sphere. At the same time, Amon felt his body getting pulled forward.

Hu Ti was using two arts simultaneously with that palm strike. The golden sphere was a metal-element arcane art called Golden Sphere Drape. The other was a martial art called Star Absorbing Tide. This martial art was the one exuding the force pulling Amon. Hu Ti wanted to capture Amon and use him to force the Demon Gang to surrender before things went too far.

Amon bent his body and stabbed his swan dagger into the ground to fight the pulling force. A streak of light zoomed past him and headed toward Hu Ti. Hu Ti had to shift his hand, ending his Star Absorbing Tide, to block this rushing light.

The rushing light turned into Lu Fei after clashing with Hu Ti’s palm.

When Amon broke the table, it was also a signal for his force. Everyone on the Demon Gang’s side charged forward. The Alley Advocates and Sewer Snakes were surprised by this sudden turn of events. They had attended these so-called arranged meetings between underworld organizations many times. While it’s true the meetings devolved into fights most of the time, there were normally clear signs before they happened. The most obvious tell was their leaders started shouting at one another aggressively. Sometimes, their leaders even had a duel before the attack order was given. This time, the enemies and their leader just started attacking like primitive savages.

Because they were unprepared, the first strikes were seized by the Demon Gang. Many were wounded. Demon Gang members didn’t waste the chance. They continued to charge forcefully to draw more blood.

Demon Gang might have the initiative due to their sudden first strikes, but the enemies still outnumbered them. Once the element of surprise faded, Alley Advocates and Sewer Snakes members fought back ferociously. They were angry by the enemies’ cheap shots. This anger burned their fighting spirit. They believed they could defeat the enemies quickly with their superior number.

As the battle progressed, they were alarmed because the battle didn’t proceed as expected. Though the enemies were fewer, many were formidable. The ones who stood out the most were those wearing ragged clothes. Regular Demon Gang members wore dark and tight body suits. Half of the enemies here wore different outfits, even when they all still wore demon masks.

These enemies with different outfits had generally higher cultivation. The Alley Advocates and Sewer Snakes members learned about them the hard way. Moreover, these enemies fought with brutality that made even them squirm. Those not careful enough were killed due to receiving fatal wounds.

In a short time, everything devolved into chaos. Fights broke out all over the field, with screaming and shouting mixed in between the sounds of weapons clashing.

Dao Se, who was about to aid Hu Ti in capturing Amon, was baffled by how the situation escalated so fast. In just a few seconds, everyone around him was fighting. While he paused from this unexpected situation, he sensed an incoming pressure. He turned and saw an incoming stream of water.

His hands conjured his own water. Water swirled around his hand until they coalesced into a water globe. His water globe crashed into the incoming water stream, producing a big splash. Dao Se had a clear look at his attacker after the water splashed away. It was a Demon Gang member carrying a glaive.

Qiang Dan was the person with the glaive. He reformed his River Path. Water reconvened on his glaive as he swung it forward. As he advanced a second time, Xin Wuming advanced beside him. Xin Wuming’s two arms possessed long swords created from his Iron Finger, which he broke and threw at Dao Se.

”Hah! Come at me, weaklings!” Dao Se exclaimed. He could sense his two opponents were below him in terms of cultivation.

His hand carrying the water globe moved in a circle. Water flowed from the water globe as it moved, creating a water ring. The water globe then floated at the center of the ring. Xin Wuming’s flying metal swords bounced when they came within the vicinity of this water ring. None could get through. This water globe was a high-tier practitioner arcane art Dao Se procured after his rise to fame from conquering Street Aristocrats territory.

Dao Se punched the water globe center of the water ring when Qiang Dan and Xin Wuming approached. The water globe erupted into a massive watery explosion. The explosion had been so abrupt that Qiang Dan and Xin Wuming failed to evade. The stream of Qiang Dan’s River Path protected him, but he was still thrown back by the force. Xin Wuming received the blast directly. He shot away with a body bent at an impossible angle.

”Haha!” Dao Se was proud of his arcane art. He took out one of his opponents in an instant.

The water globe reformed in his hand. He turned to Qiang Dan. He was ready to finish this second opponent as well. This one should take a bit longer to defeat because of his high cultivation.

As he wanted to advance, he sensed a ripple of energy swept through the ground beneath him. He traced where the energy was coming from and found Amon standing there. He didn’t know what Amon did, but he would deal with that boy once he got rid of the one with the glaive.

He rushed forward with his water globe in one hand. When he was about to reach Qiang Dan, he felt a tremor on the ground he stepped on. He lost his balance and fell. Qiang Dan’s glaive came swooping at this moment. Its glaive moved while leaving a trail of streaming water.

Dao Se lost his balance but not his cool. He made use of the fall instead of fighting it. He dropped to the ground and rolled. Qiang Dan’s glaive only managed to strike the ground.

Dao Se got back on his feet and put one hand on the ground. A strange energy was coursing inside. This was Amon’s doing. The energy he felt earlier didn’t disappear. It lingered.

What Amon was using was the Earth Pulse. It was an earth-elemental arcane art with the grade of high-tier practitioner. Amon found the manual book to this art inside Xian Yang’s space ring. He chose to learn this art after witnessing its effectiveness during the battle in Grimwich Village.

When Xian Yang used the art, he could affect a twenty-meter radius area and cause the ground to collapse. This was because he had reached the expert mastery of this skill. Amon only learned this art not long ago. He was only at skilled mastery. The area he could affect was slightly smaller, and he could only cause a small tremor to the ground.

With this arcane art, he could control the battlefield in his direct vicinity. Anyone who tried to come near him would have to face the risk of having their footings disturbed.