National Guardian's Gone and We're Done Chapter 49: Has the Crisis of the Demon Cave Really Been Sol

Rage instantly ignited in Xiao Cangqing’s heart, blazing like an uncontrollable wildfire.

Chu He!

It was Chu He again!

The na echoed in his ears like a Curse.

He had only t the rotten man twice, yet he had already heard this na on both occasions.

He couldn’t understand why that man, who hadn’t even cultivated a Primordial Spirit, was so highly regarded—even compared to him.

Amid the despair of being consud by rot, an unprecedented fury erupted within Xiao Cangqing.

He could not accept such humiliation, nor could he tolerate being so utterly powerless before this Evil Spirit.

He widened his soon-to-be-corroded eyes, trying to force out one last spark of life.

For Xiao Cangqing, who was about to be reduced to rotting flesh, this humiliation ignited a fire of rage that burned hotter than his fear of death.

’A good slap should shut you up!’

Seeing this, a flash of surprise crossed the rotten man’s eyes.

Even under such intense corrosive power, Xiao Cangqing could still muster such strong resistance.

He sneered, raising his putrid hand and viciously slapping it across Xiao Cangqing’s face.

With that slap, a torrent of corrosive power flooded into Xiao Cangqing’s mind.

His head was like a shriveled fruit, its skin and rotten flesh peeling off and falling to the ground.

"How could this be?"

Xiao Cangqing’s voice was filled with despair and indignation.

He had thought that while the Evil Spirits in the Demon Cave were difficult to deal with, he’d at least have a fighting chance.

But reality was too cruel for him to accept.

Before this corrosive power, he had almost no room to resist, able only to let himself be completely overwheld.

The rotten man suddenly spoke. "Do you want to live?"

"Yes..."

Xiao Cangqing struggled to force the word out. One of his eyeballs had already rotted into a foul liquid, which trickled from its socket and down half his face.

His other eye was also being rapidly eroded by the corrosive power, his vision blurring until he could barely make out the rotten man’s face before him.

"Then let take full control of your body."

The rotten man continued to entice him. "I can let you live on."

As he finished speaking, the rotten man’s body began to rapidly decay, lting into a pool of thick liquid.

The viscous fluid quickly ford a small puddle on the ground, emitting a stench so vile it was appalling.

This foul liquid began to flow swiftly toward Xiao Cangqing’s mutilated body, then slowly seeped into him.

Miraculously, under the nourishnt of this foul liquid, Xiao Cangqing’s mangled, putrid, and broken body began to slowly recover.

His skin beca smooth once more, and his muscles grew back, granting him a new life.

But behind this rebirth was the sinking and damnation of his soul.

...

The gray fog suddenly grew thick, becoming almost solid. It pressed down on everyone’s senses, not only blocking their sight but also invisibly corroding their minds.

Zong Yajuan’s brow furrowed, a grim premonition rising in her heart. "Why is this fog getting thicker? Are the Evil Spirits from the Demon Cave planning to separate us from Xiao Cangqing and then pick us off one by one?"

"We can’t just stand by and do nothing! We have to fight our way in! Otherwise, I’m afraid Xiao Cangqing won’t be able to hold off all the Evil Spirits in the Demon Cave by himself," a mber of the Ti Girl Group nad Xi Ziqiong shouted anxiously.

Within the swirling gray fog, strange figures began to appear and disappear.

The laughter of children and the low moans of an old woman intertwined, like a symphony from Hell.

anwhile, the clear ringing of a bell darted left and right within the fog, making it impossible to pinpoint its location.

These sounds blended together, making the Demon Cave seem even more sinister and terrifying.

Suddenly, Xi Ziqiong shuddered. A gleaming fishhook plumted from the sky, piercing her chin like a bolt of lightning.

The hook, trailing bits of flesh and blood, erged from her mouth, firmly snagged on her jawbone.

Imdiately after, a powerful force yanked her violently into the sky.

In that brief mont, Xi Ziqiong’s skin rapidly turned ashen, and her lips beca purple.

Muddy river water began to pour from her ears, nostrils, and lower body as her life force rapidly drained away.

"Xi Ziqiong!"

Zong Yajuan cried out in horror at the sight.

She drew her weapon, intending to rush toward Xi Ziqiong.

But just then, another fishhook fell from the sky, aid directly at Zong Yajuan.

Clearly, the Evil Spirit wanted to stop her from rescuing Xi Ziqiong.

Left with no choice, Zong Yajuan could only swing her weapon around and slash at the hook hurtling toward her.

CLATTER! CLATTER!

In an instant, dozens of fishhooks rained down from the sky as densely as raindrops.

Zong Yajuan swung her weapon, desperately fending them off.

But she couldn’t be everywhere at once and struggled to block so many hooks simultaneously.

In that critical mont, Xi Ziqiong was pulled into the gray fog by the hook and vanished from sight.

SCHLICK!

Catching Zong Yajuan off guard, a fishhook pierced straight through her calf.

Zong Yajuan scread in pain and was pulled to the ground.

Her calf quickly turned an ashen color and began to feel swollen.

A cold, foul water flowed from the pierced flesh, and her blood was transforming into this sa cold water at an alarming rate.

At the sa ti, the nauseating stench of riverbed silt filled the air.

’This is bad!’

Zong Yajuan’s heart sank.

The other mbers of the Ti Girl Group were also locked in desperate battles with Evil Spirits.

Their figures flickered in and out of view within the gray fog as they struggled against unseen threats, completely unable to help Zong Yajuan with her predicant.

Just as Zong Yajuan fell into despair, a dazzling white light suddenly shot out from the gray fog.

Like a teor streaking across the night sky, it sliced directly through the fishing line attached to the hook binding her.

Losing her support, Zong Yajuan fell heavily to the ground with a THUD.

She gasped for breath, still in shock, and looked up. As the white light faded, Xiao Cangqing, who had vanished into the gray fog, reappeared.

His face was expressionless as he strode away, disappearing into the thick fog once more.

Just ten minutes later, sothing astonishing happened.

The gray fog over the entire Demon Cave began to rapidly disperse, retreating as if swept away by a gale.

Warm sunlight once again pierced through the clouds, spilling onto the land that had been shrouded in darkness.

In that short ti, the Demon Cave had miraculously returned to the state it was in when the Ti Girl Group first arrived—

a beautiful landscape of fragrant flowers, singing birds, and clear waters.

"Mr. Xiao, have you truly resolved the crisis at the Demon Cave? Are all the Evil Spirits gone?"

Seeing this, reporters sward forward, eager to get a definitive answer from Xiao Cangqing.

Xiao Cangqing, his face cold, nodded. "The crisis at the Demon Cave has been completely resolved by ."

...

Yongdeng City, the Great Jing Empire city closest to the Demon Cave, was now imrsed in celebration.

Everyone, from high-ranking officials to common citizens, had been closely watching the livestream from the Demon Cave.

After all, if sothing went wrong at the Demon Cave, Yongdeng City would be the first to suffer the consequences.

When they heard Xiao Cangqing announce on the livestream that the Demon Cave crisis was over, the entire city erupted.

The sound of firecrackers rose and fell, echoing through the sky.

People poured into the streets, hugging each other and cheering in celebration.

This ant the people of Yongdeng City could finally be free from the threat of the Evil Spirits and live in peace.

In an ordinary residential complex, a couple was also caught up in the joyous mood.

They sat on their sofa, watching the handso figure of Xiao Cangqing on the livestream, the woman’s eyes sparkling with admiration.

"That Chu He is such a disgusting guy, always boasting about himself.

If he hadn’t let us all down and disappointed us back then, he wouldn’t have ended up completely disgraced like he is today.

He even dared to say Xiao Cangqing couldn’t solve the Demon Cave problem. I bet he feels like an idiot now."

The woman smiled, hugging her boyfriend’s arm and speaking in a sweet, coaxing tone.

"Don’t even ntion that guy. It’s just bad luck.

Look, the reporters are definitely going to track him down for an interview because of his arrogant comnts. Just wait and watch him make a fool of himself."

The man said with a laugh.

The couple, imrsed in their happy atmosphere, were completely unaware that the sll of riverbed silt and the chill of cold, foul water were beginning to silently perate the room.

These ominous signs seed to herald the silent approach of so unknown crisis...

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