A Clash of Gods - Chapter 171

Chapter 171 Bronze General

The alley was very long, slightly wider than the previous one. Walking more than ten steps forward, they heard the voice clearer. They could faintly see a black shadow lying on the ground, unable to figure out what was going on.

Seeing the black shadow, the guard immediately stood in front of Yang Ning. Preparing to attack, he said in a low voice, “Who are you?”

As the black shadow suddenly moved, Yang Ning vaguely saw him turn around. In the darkness, he could only see two green eyes like those of a wild beast.

But judging from its figure, it was a person.

Before the guard could say something, the black shadow pounced at him at an incredible speed with a strange voice. Yang Ning was shocked to clench his blade and shout, “Be careful.”

The guards of the Mansion of the Marquis of Honor were all strictly selected, valiant and loyal. Seeing the black shadow pounce over, the guard stepped forward and shouted, “My Lord, quickly leave!” Then, he slashed at the coming shadow with his blade.

Not figuring out the situation, Yang Ning heard a loud noise. The guard suddenly flew backward, crashing straight towards Yang Ning.

Yang Ning retreated extremely quickly. Meanwhile, he reached out to catch his guard.

Though Yang Ning tried his best to catch his guard, he was crashed by a huge force. Although he had already retreated to reduce its impact, he still took a few steps back before stopping.

The black shadow had already jumped onto the roof beside the alley. Looking up, Yang Ning saw a black robe fluttering in the wind. The man’s figure was slender with a black cloak. Yang Ning was shocked to see him wearing a bronze mask.

Yang Ning had good eyesight. He saw that the man’s bronze mask was oddly shaped, with two bronze horns on either side. The man stood at the edge of the eaves, looking down at Yang Ning. Although he looked very weird, his aura was awe-inspiring. As the black robe fluttered, he looked like a general on the battlefield.

At this moment, they heard a light roar from not far away. The bronze general turned to leave. Yang Ning instantly lost sight of him.

He was surprised and looked down at the guard. The guard was unconscious with his mouth bleeding.

The guards of the Mansion of the Marquis of Honor were pretty good at martial arts. That bronze general had knocked the guard unconscious with a single attack, showing his strong martial arts. Just now, he jumped onto the roof so easily. That kind of flying skill was also extremely rare.

At this moment, Yang Ning was certain that the person Duan Canghai was chasing should be the bronze general.

Previously, he only thought that the bat-like fellow was Mysterious Flying Cicada Ninjas he knew. Now, it seemed that he was wrong. Although Mysterious Flying Cicada Ninjas Batman’s flying skill was also extremely outstanding, he remembered that they were short and extremely wretched. Although the bronze general’s face couldn’t be seen clearly, his figure was slender with a very imposing aura, to which the Batman couldn’t be compared.

Just as he was about to carry the guard away, he suddenly felt that the smell of blood was still very strong. He narrowed his eyes and looked forward. Since he didn’t look closely just now, he realized that there was still a person lying on the ground in front of him.

Yang Ning felt uneasy and hastily let the guard sit against the wall. Holding the blade, he slowly approached. He didn’t know whether the still person on the ground was alive. He was only worried it was Duan Canghai.

He took a few steps closer and there was a nauseating smell of blood. The person lied on the ground with blood all over his body. Covering his nose, Yang Ning squatted down and saw that his clothes seemed to be the uniforms of the soldiers in Capital Bureau. Because it was the same as those he saw before in Capital Bureau.

After a glance, Yang Ning was shocked. He felt disgusted and couldn’t help but turn his head to spit.

This person’s throat was completely tattered, even worse than that of the horse just now. What’s worse, the bones of his face bulged out. He was as thin as a dried corpse, and the orbits of his eyes were deep. However, his eyes were exposed without luster, which were as gray as those of a dead fish.

Although Yang Ning felt very uneasy, he relaxed slightly to confirm it wasn’t Duan Canghai.

The man’s chest caved in, like a hole in his chest. Yang Ning reached out to pull his clothes and found that a heavy punch caused his sternal fracture. He was skinny with his skeleton seen clearly.

Yang Ning frowned. He didn’t know whether the punch or his throat injury made him dead.

Suddenly, Yang Ning remembered what he had heard in Yong’an Hall that day.

Not far from Yong’an Hall was World-saving Hall. Its doctor, Mr. Huang, had secretly mentioned something strange in the capital in Yong’an Hall.

As he said, there were vampires in the capital who sucked people’s blood. The dead were all dried up, with their original face unseen.

Yang Ning thought, “Although I can roughly recognize his face, he was already like a dried corpse. If I didn’t encounter him, he would have been a completely dried-up corpse. Besides, he can’t be recognized if he is discovered tomorrow.

“In this case, what Mr. Huang said is true. Can the bronze general be the vampire?”

This long alley was sinister.

The more Yang Ning thought about it, the more scared he felt. “Since there is much blood in one’s body, it is unbelievable that one could suck all of another person’s blood. Even if there are people who like sucking blood, how could their stomach hold them?”

It is impossible.

“Although there is much of his blood on the ground, most blood was absorbed by the bronze general. However, I didn’t find even the slightest bulge in his abdomen. How does he digest so much blood?”

Feeling uneasy, Yang Ning knew that he should leave now. Since this soldier was not Duan Canghai, it was none of his business. As he was leaving, a sharp wind suddenly appeared.

Since Yang Ning thought that the bronze general had returned, he rolled away. Then, with a beautiful sideways motion, he had already stood up and held his blade forward. At this moment, he could clearly see a figure falling from midair and standing in front of him.

Yang Ning could vaguely see that person was wearing a bamboo hat with a cloak, a long whip in his right hand. The brim of the hat blocked his face.

The person stood beside the corpse and looked at it. Since that person raised her head slightly, Yang Ning faintly see her white chin in the dark alley. That person coldly said, “You should surrender instead of escaping.”

It was a woman’s voice, which was crisp but cold. It was a young woman.

“Surrender?” Yang Ning frowned and asked, “Why? Who are you?”

“We have been chasing you. Don’t you know who we are?” The woman laughed coldly. “You are utterly heartless vampire. How could I let you leave alive?”

Yang Ning realized that he was misunderstood to kill the soldier. He hurriedly clarified, “Miss, I’m afraid I’m misunderstood. I didn’t kill him. I can’t suck blood.”

“Don’t quibble,” The woman said sternly, “You’re courting death.” Leaning forward, she waved her arm to make her whip towards Yang Ning.

Feeling a gust of wind, Yang Ning knew that her whip skill was outstanding. Although his subtle steps skill was mysterious, he couldn’t use it in this alley. The woman was stubborn and attacked quickly. He made a prompt decision to run.

The woman shouted sternly, “You evil, don’t leave!” She chased after him.

Yang Ning ran quickly and thought, “A wise man doesn’t fight when the odds are against him. When we get out of this alley, let’s see who’s stronger.” He had just taken ten steps forward when he saw a figure standing in front of him with a large blade in his hand, blocking the way.

Stopping, Yang Ning saw that the person was dressed almost the same as the woman. He turned around and found the woman behind. The two of them had already blocked him.

Yang Ning thought they were good since they were chasing after the vampire. He said, “Don’t be in a hurry to attack. Let me explain.”

“Explain what?” The woman was only a few steps away from Yang Ning. She raised her head and stared at him sharply.

Yang Ning smiled bitterly. “You’ve misunderstood me. I’m not the one who killed people and sucked their blood. Look carefully, do I look like a vampire?”

“Everyone’s faults are not written in their foreheads. There are a lot of people who have done sorts of heartless things with good looks, “The woman said coldly, “Do you want to die here or leave with us for trial?”

However, the person blocking the way said, “Little Junior Sister, there’s no need to nag him. This bastard is extremely ferocious. Let’s kill him right now.”

Yang Ning said angrily, “Since you’re chasing after vampires, you shouldn’t be some bandit. Why kill someone before you figure out the truth? Who exactly are you? Not to mention that I didn’t kill people, even if it is true, won’t it be extremely vicious of you to kill people without asking?”

“There’s no need to be polite to people like you,” The man said coldly, “Since you want to know who’s going to kill you, I tell you that we’re from the Mansion of the Divine Marquis, whose duty is to chase after scum like you. Are you satisfied now?” He lifted the blade.