At the sa ti, outside the Liu family mansion.
Dozens of military off-road vehicles screeched to a halt, executing a perfect drift and stopping steadily on both sides of the street.
The doors opened, and hundreds of fully ard Imperial City Guard soldiers stread out, moving swiftly and with practiced precision.
They quickly assembled in front of the Liu family mansion’s gate, setting up a long cordon that kept the curious onlookers who had rushed over at a distance.
The streets on both sides were already packed with people.
The commoners craned their necks, pointing and discussing the brightly lit mansion.
"What's going on? What happened to the Liu family?"
"Didn't you hear? That noise just now was like thunder! Sothing big must have happened inside!"
"I heard it's Old Master Liu's ninetieth birthday today. How could such a huge commotion break out?"
Just then, a black command vehicle sped over.
The door opened, and a burly middle-aged general, with a general's star on his shoulder, quickly alighted.
He looked at the troops assembled at the entrance, who were slow to act, and a muscle twitched in his face as a surge of anger shot to his head.
"A bunch of good-for-nothings!"
He rushed a few steps to the front of the Formation and began to berate the leading captains.
"What the hell are you all standing here for? Admiring the moon? It's practically chaos inside, now get in there!"
One captain, looking troubled, braced himself and stepped forward.
"General, it's not that we don't want to go in..."
He pointed to the open vermillion-lacquered gate, a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"It's just... we can't get in."
"Can't get in?"
The general's eyebrows furrowed, his face full of suspicion.
"Could soone have set up a Formation barrier?"
The captain forced a smile and stopped explaining.
He simply gestured for a few brave soldiers behind him to attack.
The soldiers exchanged glances, seeing a hint of determination in each other's eyes.
They roared and charged towards the gate!
However, the mont their toes crossed the threshold...
A sudden change occurred!
Buzz—!!!
The previously annoying buzzing sound suddenly amplified a thousandfold at this mont!
It was like billions of cicadas chirping simultaneously in their ears, making everyone's eardrums ache!
The next second, inside the mansion, the once brilliant lights were instantly swallowed by an extre darkness!
An endless swarm of Shadow Demon Worms, like a black flood breaking its ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ dam, surged wildly from every corner of the courtyard!
They blotted out the sky, converging into a living black tsunami that completely enveloped the entire Liu family mansion, leaving no gaps!
The few soldiers who had just charged in were pushed back out by the terrifying tide of worms before they could even let out a scream!
Their alloy armor was gnawed and pitted by the sharp mandibles, sparks flying!
If they hadn't retreated quickly, they would probably have been torn to shreds by now!
The City Guard general stared at the apocalyptic scene before him, frozen in place.
He instinctively gasped, his wide, bulging eyes filled with disbelief.
"What... what the hell is this?"
Good heavens!
So many Shadow Demon Worms!
Looking out, it was a dense black mass, stretching as far as the eye could see!
There were at least hundreds of thousands of them!
How could such a massive worm tide appear out of nowhere within the Imperial City?
No wonder these guys were hesitant to go in.
With less than a hundred City Guard troops who had arrived as reinforcents, charging in now wouldn't even be enough to fill the worms' teeth!
Just as the general was burning with anxiety, unsure of what to do.
The worm tide, like a black iron curtain, suddenly and without warning, parted to create a gap.
The gap was not large, just enough for one person to pass through.
Imdiately after, figures, elegantly dressed yet dishevelled, stumbled and crawled out of the gap.
Their faces were pale, their eyes unfocused, and their bodies were covered in blood and dust.
So even scread hysterically as they ran, as if so terrifying demon was chasing them from behind.
These were the guests who had co to attend the birthday banquet.
When they broke through the worm tide's encirclent and saw the fully ard City Guard at the entrance, they looked as if they had seen their saviors.
Their legs gave out, and they collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily, their faces showing the relief of having survived a disaster.
Seeing this, the City Guard general quickly stepped forward and helped up a middle-aged man who seed relatively calm.
"What exactly happened inside?"
The middle-aged man was still in shock, his lips trembling for a long ti, unable to utter a single word.
Just then, a young woman in an evening gown, crying profusely, stumbled over.
She grabbed the general's arm, her nails digging deep into his flesh from the force.
"General! Help! Please save us!"
Her voice was choked with sobs, trembling uncontrollably.
"Soone... soone attacked the Liu family's birthday banquet!"
"He said... he said he would wipe out the Liu family tonight!"
"Many... many people died! The Liu family... they're almost all killed!"
"Please, go save them!"
The City Guard general's heart sank upon hearing this, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.
But when he looked up at the slowly writhing black worm tide, emanating an endless aura of death, a deep sense of powerlessness washed over him.
Save them?
How the hell could he save them?
He gritted his teeth and roared at the communications soldier beside him.
"Imdiately contact military headquarters! Request heavy firepower support!"
"Tell them there's a large-scale worm tide at the Liu family mansion, and the situation is extrely urgent!"
As he spoke, three figures, like teors, flew in from a distance.
They tore through the night sky, moving at extre speed.
Looking at the black worm tide below that completely enveloped the entire Liu family mansion, the three of them plunged in without the slightest hesitation!
Leading them was a burly man wielding a giant axe, his muscles bulging, exuding a nacing Evil Qi.
He let out a roar, swinging his giant axe in a circle, stirring up a destructive energy storm.
Where the storm passed, thousands of Shadow Demon Worms were instantly shredded!
To his left was an elegant Female Mage, whose staff waved, weaving ice and fire into a symphony of death.
Large swaths of the worm horde were frozen into ice sculptures by her Spell, only to be incinerated into ash the next second by the flas.
To his right was a stern Middle-aged Swordsman, with an ancient long sword at his waist, still sheathed.
He simply pointed his fingers like a sword, slashing through the air.
Invisible, sharp Sword Qi crisscrossed, slicing all Shadow Demon Worms that dared to approach into two.
The City Guard general couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The three worked in perfect coordination, their attacks fierce, actually carving a bloody path through the impenetrable worm tide!
They were clearly three legendary-level professionals above Level 70 who had co to provide support.
The three advanced with unstoppable montum, and soon landed safely within the courtyard.
For so reason, after the three landed, the worms, which had previously been fearless, stopped their pursuit.
Like a receding tide, they quickly flew back, continuing to blockade the entire Liu family mansion, making it airtight.
The leading Middle-aged Swordsman, looking at the ravaged courtyard, frowned deeply.
The air was filled with the strong sll of blood and a nauseating scent of burning.
The three exchanged glances without any unnecessary words and quickly headed towards the banquet hall.
As soon as they reached the entrance of the banquet hall, the thick, unyielding sll of blood rushed at them, like a physical force, hitting them hard in the face.
Even though the three of them were seasoned warriors, their stomachs churned.
Upon entering, even though they were ntally prepared, they were still completely stunned by the sight before them.
The floor was no longer polished marble, but a viscous, dark red swamp.
Dismbered limbs, remains, and twisted heads were scattered everywhere.
Not a single complete corpse could be found.
The entire banquet hall was completely stained with blood.
Yaso stood silently in the center of the corpses and blood.
He lowered his head, slowly wiping the still-dripping katana in his hand with a pristine white silk scarf.
It was as if he had just completed not a massacre, but a trivial piece of art.
And not far away, Old Master of the Liu Family was struggling to hold on, relying on an energy barrier as thin as a cicada's wing.
The old man's hair was disheveled, covered in blood, and his luxurious Tang suit was torn and tattered.
His cloudy eyes had lost their focus, leaving only endless fear and confusion.
The energy barrier in front of him was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, flickering erratically, as if it could shatter completely at any mont.
He was clearly at the end of his rope.
Seeing such a scene, the three's hearts pounded, and a chill shot from their feet to the top of their heads.
They had thought sothing might happen to the Liu family, but they had never imagined it would be such a tragic, bloody end.
The Liu family, one of the top aristocratic families in the Imperial City, was actually annihilated tonight?
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