Mountain Patrol Military Officer-Chapter 500 - 388: Exposing the Wolf’s Claws

Outside the Ninth Mountain Military Camp, a heavy gate creaked open, and a robust man in red armor strode inside.

This man’s physique was brawny and powerful, his features coarse, his large face resembling Li Kui. His footsteps were so forceful that the snowy ground trembled with each step.

This man was none other than General Mo Qianyun of the Southern City Garrison!

Two captains with swords at their waists followed closely behind him.

Mo Qianyun stepped into the Ninth Mountain Camp, where Yun Tiansheng and two others were approaching.

"Yun Piaoqi, Liu Piaoqi, Lu Piaoqi, I have questioned the two gatekeeping captains at the southern gate today according to the information relayed by your subordinates."

"I found that Captain Tong had records of leaving the city but none of returning. How he got injured and returned is a mystery to me as well! However, I’ve dispatched soldiers to spread out and search for clues outside the city."

"Additionally, I’ve brought along the two captains who were on duty at the Southern City Gate today!"

Southern City Defender Mo Qianyun came before Yun Tiansheng and his companions, clasped his hands in salute, and quickly explained the situation with a rough and powerful voice, his gaze serious.

The two captains by his side stepped forward, slightly bowing toward Yun Tiansheng and the others, with hands clasped:

"Honored Piaoqis, at the watch of one o’clock today, your mountain’s Captain Tong rode the Sky Shrieking Falcon over the Southern City, claiming urgent military business, so we lifted the city gate’s prohibition to let him pass. At that time..."

The gatekeeper captain explained the situation back then, while Yun Tiansheng listened with eyes flickering with divine light and waved his hand,

"The situation is now understood. This becomes a point of doubt, General Mo!"

He said, looking at Mo Qianyun, "I remember our general once bestowed the True Meaning of Divine Power of the third eye between the eyebrows upon the four generals of your Garrison. I want to ask for your help!"

"Go ahead and speak!"

......

In the Zhu You Department, in the room where Captain Tong was just treated, the candlelight flickered dimly, casting the vertical bars of the window into twisted shadows like long, slender tentacles.

At this moment, footsteps faintly appeared outside, approaching from afar.

As for this room, everything returned to normal; the candle’s flame steadied, and the window’s distorted shadows disappeared, transforming into straight projections.

A few breaths later, the door creaked open from the outside, and Yun Tiansheng and his companions walked in.

As they entered, a soldier wearing light armor with something resembling a white apron over it was holding a copper basin, heading toward the door.

Upon seeing Yun Tiansheng and his companions, he immediately set the copper basin down, bowed low with his head down, and respectfully greeted, "Piaoqi General."

Yun Tiansheng glanced over, noticing the basin was filled with soaked bandages and bloody water, thinking it was a Zhu You Department soldier coming to treat Tong Shan’s external wounds.

"Did Captain Tong show any signs of waking when you were treating his external wounds?" he asked.

"Reporting to Yun Piaoqi, none!" The soldier bowed his head, his face hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to discern his expression as he simply answered.

"You may leave!" Yun Tiansheng said and moved towards the bed in the dimly lit room, with Liu Qing and Lu Ming doing the same.

The young soldier then picked up the copper basin from the ground and headed out the door with his head down.

Suddenly, a rough voice called out.

"Stop!"

Mo Qianyun, who had been following Yun Tiansheng and the others, suddenly turned around and stopped the young soldier, his pitch-black pupils flickering with traces of golden light, staring at the soldier’s back with a faint sense of suspicion.

Yun Tiansheng and the others ahead turned their heads upon hearing the shout, seeing Mo Qianyun stop the young soldier. They were initially puzzled, but their experience from countless battles quickly heightened their vigilance, furrowing their brows.

They could see a faint golden light in the garrison general’s eyes, likely realizing something unusual, and all three locked their energy onto the young soldier simultaneously.

"Mo Defender wants to question you, turn around!" Yun Tiansheng’s eyes flickered as he slowly spoke.

A few yards away, the young soldier holding the copper basin trembled slightly, seemingly intimidated by the presence of these military figures.

But in the next second, a grating, metallic laughter echoed, unpleasant and awkward.

"How interesting, a Tao Seed actually saw through my possession technique!"

"It seems that not all of your Ninth Mountain people are useless, apart from that Colonel, for you discovered me so quickly."

As the voice fell, the shadow of the young soldier cast by the lantern light twisted, extending black tendrils across the floor toward the four of them.

The four, who had preemptively locked their energies, went cold, immediately stomping their feet.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The floor shattered repeatedly, and the black tendrils snapped one by one, spraying around the room, yet the broken black tendrils didn’t disappear. They turned into worm-like entities, boring into the floor or ceiling, then transformed into sticky, black masses that swiftly stained the entire room, exuding an eerie and terrifying aura, as if a giant octopus had sprayed ink with its tentacles throughout the room.

"What are you, daring to intrude on our Ninth Mountain?"

Yun Tiansheng shouted coldly, his eyes as cold as ice.

"Heh, ignorant creatures, we are beings beyond the reach of you martial artists. What of trespassing your mountain? Your Colonel is not here now, not even you know where he is!"

The voice mocked in an eccentric accent.

Then, whispers echoed within the blobs of black stains around the room, noisy and piercing, bizarre, quickly followed by black lines shooting out, crisscrossing toward Yun Tiansheng and the others, densely packed.

Yun Tiansheng and his companions’ faces hardened. This creature knew this intelligence and designed to enter without a care for them.

Feeling the strange and persistent nature of this thing, they all let out furious shouts, unleashing their energy, with spirit lights bursting forth, each taking a position, forming hand seals to attack these ghostly entities.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The True Qi surged among the four of them, blocking and shattering each of the black threads, but these things seemed to have a life of their own. When broken, they transformed back into new threads, multiplying endlessly.

At this moment, the Southern City Defender let out a roar from his throat, and the faint golden light in his eyes suddenly flared up.

The next second, a beam of golden light shot out from his eyes, like burning fire, piercing the black tendrils into nothingness, before striking a dark silhouette not far away. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

This was the True Meaning of Dharma Eye granted by the Ninth Mountain’s Colonel after the battle at Jingguan City’s Five Treasures Mountain months ago, allowing the four garrisons to capture those remnants.

This True Meaning of Divine Power was nurtured in his eyes, bringing about earth-shattering changes over the months, which allowed him to see the problem with this soldier.

However, this True Intent could only be used three or four times at most, making it extremely precious to him. He would generally use it sparingly and was almost out, but he had no choice at this moment.

What did that ghoul mean just now?

While the Southern City Defender’s thoughts raced, the weakened Magic Eye Golden Light fell on the twisted figure, piercing a bowl-sized hole straight through it.

The figure immediately let out a piercing screech that didn’t sound human, followed by a cold, angry shout:

"What divine skill is this that actually harms me? No, this isn’t something a mere Tao Seed can control!"

"Then I’ll make you taste it again!" Mo Qianyun’s eyes opened wide in anger, and once more, golden light began to tremble within the black pupils.

Seeing this, the shadowy figure let out an angry snort and swiftly fled through the door crack at a speed too fast to cover.

The black stains covering the room receded like a tide, withdrawing from the floor, the cracks in the doors and windows.

Soon, the room regained its light, with yellow candle flames flickering.

Outside, there was the sound of a whistle, followed by the clatter of armor approaching, likely the commotion alerting the camp’s troops.

"Bang"

"Bang"

"Bang"

Yun Tiansheng and the others shot out like cannonballs, eyes glowing with fierce brilliance, searching for the shadow, but found no trace of it in the darkness outside.

"General Mo?" They turned their gaze to Mo Qianyun.

Mo Qianyun’s face was somewhat grim as he communicated, "The True Intent bestowed by the Colonel was just exhausted, after all, it can only be used a few times; earlier, I was merely bluffing this thing!"

"This creature’s divine skills are somewhat bizarre, capable of easily possessing humans, undetectable for its origin, resembling Ghost Path but without the heavy aura of yin."

"By the way, what did it say earlier, that the Nine Colonels aren’t in the mountain? Do you also not know where the Nine Colonels are?"

Mo Qianyun’s eyes were filled with doubt as he looked at Yun Tiansheng and the other three.

He remembered a hundred Heavenly Pass Demons’ corpses being displayed in Jingguan City two days ago, claiming the Nine Colonels had won a victory. He and the other three garrisons had agreed to prepare to congratulate and report recent city events to the Colonel. He recalled that Yun Tiansheng and the others had said the Nine Colonels were handling follow-up matters, suggesting they meet next time.

Yun Tiansheng and Liu Qing furrowed their brows upon hearing this, "The General did indeed encounter some issues that we can’t fully explain at the moment. Right now, we need to find this guy. Its origin is bizarre, and its demeanor is hostile. If we don’t find it, it will be a great threat. However, sneaking in like this, it surely has an agenda!"

"We recently had an elderly person highly valued by the General come to the mountain, they must be kept safe!"

Yun Tiansheng’s tone grew stern.

He wasn’t afraid of someone openly barging into the Ninth Mountain, because as a critical location for Government Administrative Office, the prohibitions in each mountain were tightly guarded and strong, even a Martial Vault would require considerable effort to break through.

However, the eeriness of that thing earlier didn’t trigger any response from the hidden prohibitions in the camp; was it the possession skill of that thing, or was it not classified as a Demon?

It was at this time that a large group of Soldier Armor rushed in from both sides. They were the troops patrolling the camp below the mountain.

"General Piaoqi, what happened, we heard a commotion!"

Yun Tiansheng’s face darkened,

"A creature capable of possessing humans has sneaked in!"

"Pass the order, aside from the scheduled patrol teams, everyone else must stay in their respective camps and not leave."

"Patrol troops must not disperse, if any suspicious behavior is found, apprehend them. Additionally, activate all prohibitions in the camp!"

"Yes"

"Yes"

The patrol troops, upon hearing that a creature had intruded into the Ninth Mountain, immediately regained their spirits, promptly responding and quickly retreating.

Soon, in the chilly night, the sound of whistles was everywhere.

Having issued his orders, Yun Tiansheng, with Liu Qing in tow, returned to the room from before.

The body of the soldier lay there, lifeless.

Yun Tiansheng hurriedly strode inside, already having a suspicion in his mind.

"Bang"

He slammed his fist fiercely onto the bed’s edge, redness creeping into his eyes.

"Let’s go, we must head to Colonel Palace! No incidents can happen there!"

This night, the Ninth Mountain was quite lively.

He faced the remaining three

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