vrcanaries Chapter 280 The Cold Facts
Chapter 280 The Cold Facts
The next moment, the sword light fell, the sky and the earth lost their color, and the sea water rolled back.
Jie's figure gradually dissipated in the sword light and eventually turned into nothingness.
The sea returned to calm, the clouds dispersed, and the sun shone.
The white-robed sword god put away his dragon-tooth sword and looked into the distance with deep eyes, as if he was staring into the abyss at the bottom of the sea.
On the city wall, Hu Qing and Gu Yang stood side by side, their eyes still fixed on the sea in the distance that was gradually returning to calm.
The aura of the White-Clothed Sword God gradually disappeared, and he became the ordinary person he was before. However, the shock of the battle just now could not dissipate for a long time.
"Two late-stage Duanchen demons were killed just like that..." Gu Yang murmured in a low voice, with disbelief in his tone.
His fingers tapped unconsciously on the stone bricks of the city wall, as if to calm the trembling in his heart.
Hu Qing's gaze was fixed on the Dragon Tooth Sword in the hands of the White-Clothed Sword God, and a hint of heat flashed in his eyes.
He whispered, "That's a holy weapon... Besides the fragments we have, it's the second true holy weapon. If we have the opportunity to observe it up close, it might be of great benefit to our cultivation."
Gu Yang nodded when he heard this, but then shook his head and said with a wry smile:
"That's the White-Robed Sword God, one of the four most powerful warriors of the human race. How can we be qualified to get close to his sacred weapon? Better not dream on."
At this moment, Li Yan gently patted Hu Qing's shoulder, his tone calm but with a hint of majesty:
"You two, don't just stand there and watch the fun. Even though the alien demon has been killed, the danger on the battlefield is never far away. We should remain vigilant."
Hu Qing and Gu Yang nodded in agreement.
Li Yan's eyes swept over the two of them, and then his figure flashed, turning into a stream of light and disappearing on the city wall.
He was extremely fast and appeared beside the White-robed Sword God in the blink of an eye.
On the sea, the white-robed sword god was still sitting cross-legged in mid-air, his eyes slightly closed, as if he had merged into one with the heaven and earth.
Li Yan did not disturb him, but just nodded slightly, then raised his hand and waved, putting the two demon corpses floating on the sea into the storage ring.
"These two corpses are indeed useful." Li Yan muttered to himself.
Although the corpses of the alien demons are disgusting, their bones, blood and even weapons may become valuable materials for human research.
What's more, if the corpse is left on the sea, it is likely to be recovered by other demons and transformed into new war tools.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to take it back to the military camp and completely destroy or utilize it.
After collecting the corpse, Li Yan looked at the White-Clothed Sword God again, then his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.
His mission has been completed. Next, he needs to bring the two bodies back to the military camp headquarters and hand them over to the research department for processing.
The sea surface returned to its tranquility, with only a breeze blowing, causing ripples.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang on the city wall also looked away when they saw Li Yan leaving.
"The commotion last night, turned out to be him..." Gu Yang suddenly said in a low voice, with a hint of realization in his tone.
He recalled the roars he heard last night. At that time, he thought it was an attack by alien demons, but he didn't expect that it was the White-Clothed Sword God fighting fiercely with the alien demons.
Hu Qing nodded, his gaze still fixed on the distant sea, as if he could still see the cold light of the dragon tooth sword.
He whispered, "Let's go find Deputy Commander Zheng Su. We need to clarify the matter of the team."
The two men retreated from the city wall and slowly walked down the stone steps.
The soldiers in the barracks have begun patrolling, and the sound of orderly footsteps and the clashing of armor echoes in the air.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang walked through the military camp and headed straight towards the deputy commander's tent.
Inside the tent, Zheng Su was sitting at the table, holding a scroll in his hand with a slightly frown on his face.
Seeing Hu Qing and Gu Yang come in, he raised his head and smiled faintly: "You two, what's going on?"
Gu Yang stepped forward and said, "Senior, I want to know where the other members of Lin Feng's team have gone. We've been searching for a long time, but we only found Lin Feng and Feng Yichen."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Su put down the scroll in his hand, and his eyes became somewhat reluctant.
He looked at Hu Qing and the other man and said slowly, "Well, why don't you go to the cemetery and take a look..."
Hearing this, Hu Qing and Gu Yang felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their whole bodies freezing cold. The thing they least wanted to happen had actually happened.
The two men didn't bother to say goodbye to Zheng Su. They rushed out of the tent and headed towards the cemetery behind the military camp.
The cemetery was shrouded in mist in the early morning, and the air was filled with the smell of damp earth mixed with a faint scent of kapok flowers.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang's footsteps were heavy and slow, as if every step was weighed on their hearts.
They searched along the rows of tombstones, their eyes scanning each name, with a mixture of anticipation and fear in their hearts.
Finally, they stopped at the northwest corner of the cemetery.
This is a new grave. The soil has not yet completely dried up, and the words on the tombstone are clearly visible.
Gu Yang's gaze fell on the first tombstone, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
"Wang Jingxing..." He whispered the name, his voice trembling.
Then, his gaze shifted to the tombstone next to him, and Du Chengfei's name came into view.
Gu Yang's legs went limp and he knelt in front of Dudu Fei's grave, gripping the edge of the tombstone tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force.
"Brother Cheng...how could you..." Gu Yang's voice choked, tears slid down his cheeks and dripped onto the cold tombstone.
The face of Dudufei, who was always smiling, appeared in his mind, and he remembered the days when they trained and fought together.
Now, that smiling face is forever frozen in my memory.
Hu Qing stood aside, his eyes sweeping over the remaining tombstones. Each name was like a sharp blade, piercing his heart.
Sun Haoran, Zheng Zimo, Zhou Han, Wu Ze... these companions who were chatting and laughing with him yesterday are now sleeping here.
His breathing became rapid, and it felt like a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
"how so……"
Hu Qing murmured softly, his voice filled with endless pain and unwillingness.
He squatted down and gently stroked the names on the tombstone with his fingers, as if he could touch the souls of the deceased.
The two were silent in front of the grave for a long time, until the morning mist gradually dissipated and the sun shone on the cemetery.
Hu Qing took a deep breath, took out dozens of jars of wine from the storage ring, and placed them one by one in front of the tombstone.
He broke the seal on a jar of wine, and the aroma of the wine filled the air, but it couldn't cover up the bitterness in his heart.
"Brothers, have a safe journey." Hu Qing said in a low voice and slowly poured the wine in front of the tomb.
Gu Yang also stood up, took a jar of wine, and silently bid farewell to each of his comrades.
However, just as Gu Yang took out the silk cloth to wipe the tombstone, Hu Qing suddenly stopped.