Chapter Ninety-Three: A Contradictory Vigilance
Demon cities tend to be larger, because there are many huge races among the demons.
Therefore, the city that appeared in front of Jing Yuanming at this moment was also quite large-scale, although it was only a small city on the border, it was also more than fifty kilometers in size, and it was tightly surrounded by tall and strong walls.
The gates of the city were opened, and there was no great vigilance. But there is an oppressive atmosphere throughout the city, and there are no pedestrians on the roads around the city.
I don't know if it's because it's late at night, and the demons are sleeping.
It was precisely because of the open space that Jing Kite Ming and they couldn't sneak into the city in disguise.
So they chose to disperse and break through, each chose their own location, and climbed over the city wall into the city.
Covert operations are exactly what this team is best at.
Watching his subordinates disappear at the foot of the city wall one by one, Jing Yuanming nodded with satisfaction, and then got up and set off.
The defensive forces on the city wall are a bit dense, but since the city defense system has not yet been activated, it is equivalent to no threat to Jing Yuanming.
It seems that this place is loose on the outside and tight on the inside...... Jing Yuanming thought in his heart, what happened?
He couldn't help but think of the abandoned villages he had seen during his reconnaissance these days, and the uninhabited base at the Gate of Dawn.
Although he didn't know the number of city guards in the Demon Realm, Jing Kite Ming intuitively realized that the number of demon warriors in Dru City was obviously too large. The number of centurion-level demons that appeared at the head of the city alone was more than the city should have...... Even if it's a paramilitary fortified city.
Because the proportion of high-ranking demons here is really abnormally high!
The city defense system was not turned on, and it didn't seem to be a lax defense at the moment, but more like a "cover-up" of the anomaly here.
Without alerting any of the demon warriors who were on duty, Jing Kite Ming sneaked all the way, almost "above board" and walked down the stairs at the back of the city wall, and finally came to the interior of the city.
The moment he came down, he was spotted - it was the other team members who had come in earlier.
The high quality of the squad ensured that everyone had a smooth way into the city, but the exaggerated and misshapen strength of the defense forced them to come together once again.
At this time, the members of the team gathered again at the foot of the city wall, and they couldn't help but look at each other.
"Sure enough, something is wrong......," Jing Yuanming said, "It seems that it can't be used in the city, so in this case, it is enough to leave half of the people here, and the rest will return to the outside of the city to meet us." ”
The demon hunters did not ink, and immediately divided into two groups, five of whom returned to the city walls again.
Jing Kite Ming took the rest of the witchers and continued to grope into the interior of the city.
The demon's house buildings are also generally on the large side, similar to the style of the city, giving the demon hunters walking in it the illusion of coming to the kingdom of adults.
However, the advantage is that it is more convenient for them to conceal.
The patrol soldiers coming and going on the streets were even more dense, and after passing through less than three streets, Jing Yuanming and the others saw sixteen patrol teams one after another—fully armed, led by at least one centurion's high-ranking demon clan!
On the contrary, there are no civilian demons on the streets at all.
The demon hunters scattered, and soon gathered around Jing Kite Ming, reporting on what they had discovered.
"It seems that the original residents of this city have stayed at home and have not come out......," Jing Yuanming summed up the information, "I don't think these demons are sleeping at home. There must be something that restricts them from going out. ”
"It must be because of the patrols on the streets! Most of the people living in the eastern border cities of the Remnant Sun Realm are the Nier clan or the blood clan. Jing Yuanming recalled the information in his mind, "But among the patrols I saw just now, including the demon warriors on the city wall, many of the high-ranking demons are feathered demon species!" ”
"So, the city has been taken over by another demon legion - this is the most likely." Jing Kite rubbed her chin, "An army dominated by feather demon species. ”
"And a very strong legion...... At least there are a lot of them! Someone added.
That's not a good goal!
At this time, someone suddenly exclaimed: "Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, it is said that the one who should have guarded the Gate of Dawn was the leader of the Eagle Demon Clan-Zoni. Charles! ”
In an instant, all the clues were connected at once, and all the anomalies were explained.
Jing Yuanming thought for a moment, and immediately ordered one person to go out of the city to send the information back to the base camp of the expeditionary force, while the remaining five people were scattered to find out as much information as possible, but it was not allowed to rush to go further.
"You only need to reconnoiter on the perimeter, the main purpose is to ensure that the passage for our retreat is clear." "As for the city center...... I'm going to find out for myself! ”
Before the words fell, Jing Yuanming's figure had already taken a step back, and the shadow behind him gradually disappeared.
The further you get to the center of the city, the more heavily guarded it becomes. Five steps and one pavilion, ten steps and one post, patrols of elite demon warriors patrol the streets almost without interruption.
There are even high-ranking demons stationed on the surrounding buildings, monitoring every corner of the city without dead ends.
Countless magic circles lurk in the streets and houses, ready to be unleashed.
Extreme martial law, but extreme caution......
Could it be that they are also afraid of something? Worried about being discovered?
Jing Yuanming couldn't understand the situation in the city.
The overly tense atmosphere in the city and the strict precautions made Jing Yuanming feel a heavy pressure.
The time has come to test my skills. Jing Yuanming licked her lips, reached out to hold the dagger at her waist, and slowly released it.
His aura converged again, until there was no trace of leakage, and his sense of existence was reduced to the limit - even if Jing Yuanming stood in the middle of the street openly, the pedestrians passing by around him would subconsciously ignore him.
So Jing Yuanming continued to go deeper, leaving no trace towards the core area of the city.
Thousand, thousand, thousand, thousand...... Demon Lord!
As he walked, Jing Yuanming counted the number of high-ranking demons he had found. Perhaps because of the concentration of all the demons in this area, the number of high-ranking demons in Drew City is particularly large.
Especially the Feather Demon Species, the proportion of high-ranking demon clans is simply abnormal!
There were even at least three Commander-level Great Demons who had the breath of it!
This is absolutely not normal! The Demon Commander is also known as the "Little Demon King" and "Quasi-Demon King", so the number is definitely rare.
If it is really the Feather Demon Commander Zoni and the Feather Demon Legion under his command, then there can only be one Demon Leader - that is Zoni. Charles himself.
It is impossible for the same legion to have two or more Demon Commanders!
"It seems that the decapitation assassination operation can be canceled ......"
Moreover, there is another subtle but more powerful atmosphere in the city. If it weren't for Jing Yuanming's natural ability to perceive, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to feel this breath either.
It was a power that was not magical, and it was almost completely different from the demonic aura. And the number is huge, and I don't know where to hide.
This made Jing Yuanming more cautious and did not dare to act rashly.
There are many races in the Demon Realm, so Jing Yuanming didn't dare to confirm what those alternative auras were, and how strong they were.
All the unknowns can only be witnessed with their own eyes.
Gradually approaching the defensive circle, Jing Kite Ming became more and more relaxed.
I don't know why the demon legion here stubbornly refused to use magic to assist in defense, relying only on the numerical advantage to make up for the lack of monitoring the defense circle, but this is almost defenseless for Jing Yuanming!
So he easily infiltrated the square in the middle of the city, which seemed to be the source of all the anomalies.