I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 354 Perilous City

Cui Zeyuan indeed was loathsome.

Not only Tuoba Feng from the Black Water Gang, Chen Jiuzhen from Xuanyuan Cave, but also Wen Jingyun wished he was dead.

However, after all, he was the Demon Sweeping Captain of Smoke Wave Prefecture, and killing him openly within Smoke Wave Prefecture would be akin to completely turning against the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

Moreover, he was also one of the five Garrison Captains, Wu Yunfei's disciple—killing him would lead to endless troublesome matters.

Just then, Pei Xiuyuan suddenly sat down in front of them.

Wen Jingyun's expression immediately changed.

They had been too tired from the previous fight, so their vigilance was somewhat lacking.

They didn't even realize when Pei Xiuyuan had arrived.

After all, he was from the Demon Cleansing Bureau, and he had heard Tuoba Feng's earlier desire to kill Cui Zeyuan, which seemed a bit ominous.

Who knew that Pei Xiuyuan was staring angrily at Cui Zeyuan and coldly said, "Don't mention your wish to kill Cui Zeyuan, I want to kill that bastard myself!

It seems this Demon Chaos was provoked by him.

When he just returned from Smoke Wave Lake, he was in a sorry state, even locking himself in a room for a whole day without coming out.

But afterwards, he appeared ecstatic, as if something good had happened.

Since then, Cui Zeyuan's strength had clearly increased since his arrival at Smoke Wave Prefecture.

What Elixir could possibly make his Cultivation surge in just one day? It's likely that he got something valuable from Smoke Wave Lake.

But then these Demons attacked the city, I remember Cui Zeyuan's face changed drastically, and he murmured under his breath, as if saying they actually found him.

This guy got benefits for himself, yet he placed us and the entire Smoke Wave Prefecture in a deathtrap, he truly deserves to die!"

Pei Xiuyuan also hated Cui Zeyuan fiercely.

Actually, when Cui Zeyuan first arrived at Smoke Wave Prefecture, Pei Xiuyuan had been unconvinced.

Despite later genuinely admiring Han Zheng, Pei Xiuyuan's essential character hadn't changed—he was still the same narrow-minded, small-minded person.

He admired Han Zheng because Han Zheng had the credentials that forced his admiration, not only overwhelmingly powerful but also far surpassing him in mindset and magnanimity, even once saving his life.

If such a person didn't earn his respect, then Pei Xiuyuan would indeed be utterly heartless.

But Cui Zeyuan? How could he compare to Mr. Han? What qualifications did he have to compare to Mr. Han?

Did he even deserve to compare to Mr. Han?

So, when Cui Zeyuan arrived, Pei Xiuyuan still practiced his passive-aggressive non-cooperation, intending to put Cui Zeyuan in his place.

However, Pei Xiuyuan's situation was somewhat tragic, always the perennial second, just destined to be dealt with.

When Liao Hongsheng was in charge of Smoke Wave Prefecture, he disobeyed and got put in his place, becoming obedient.

Later, when Han Zheng took charge, he disobeyed again, but got dealt with by Han Zheng and was thoroughly convinced.

Now, it was Cui Zeyuan's turn to be in charge of Smoke Wave Prefecture, and he still didn't obey, ending up being dealt with by Cui Zeyuan again.

In terms of strength, as Wu Yunfei's disciple, Cui Zeyuan was far stronger than Pei Xiuyuan.

In terms of influence, when Cui Zeyuan took office in Smoke Wave Prefecture, he brought with him over thirty elite Xuanjia Guards from headquarters, who were far superior to the Xuanjia Guards of Smoke Wave Prefecture.

If you don't cooperate, naturally others will, so Pei Xiuyuan was quite severely dealt with and eventually almost marginalized.

Cui Zeyuan might have been overly ambitious and lack aptitude.

But having mixed in the Demon Cleansing Bureau for so many years, his skills in intrigue were far from weak.

"Really killing this Cui Zeyuan would make the Demon Chaos retreat?"

Tuoba Feng's eyes revealed a hint of danger.

He truly harbored a murderous intention towards Cui Zeyuan.

After this man came to Smoke Wave Prefecture, the troubles he caused turned it into a mess.

Not to mention provoking the Demon Chaos, he also attempted to interfere with the interests of the Martial World Sects, which was nearly the same as threatening their lives.

Pei Xiuyuan bitterly smiled and shook his head, "I don't know, these are just my speculations.

But, talking about killing, just let it be talk, don't take it seriously.

Cui Zeyuan was quite strong, the strongest among us, so even if several of us joined forces, we might not be able to match him.

Moreover, he had many trusted followers from the headquarters with him. If we really killed him, a fight would inevitably break out.

By then, if the Demon Chaos didn't subside, we'd all die at the hands of the Demons.

Let's wait some more, thankfully, the message for reinforcement has already been sent out, and headquarters won't ignore us."

While they were discussing, Cui Zeyuan suddenly approached and coldly said, "Mr. Pei, do you still realize that you're wearing the Purple Gold Sky Wolf Armor from the Demon Cleansing Bureau?

As someone from the Demon Cleansing Bureau, you're rather cozy with these Martial World folks.

Instead of idling, you'd better check the city's defense machines and arrange for treating the wounded!"

Pei Xiuyuan cursed internally, "Arrange my ass!"

He had been sidelined, who would listen to his orders?

Cui Zeyuan wasn't lacking in tactics or strategy. The people he brought had directly replaced the previous team leaders, taking full control of the entire Smoke Wave Prefecture's Demon Cleansing Bureau.

So Pei Xiu was now essentially a commander without any troops, unable to direct anyone.

Just then, the Demons outside had gathered and begun assaulting the city again.

The expressions of everyone on the city walls changed.

Why had they come back so quickly this time?

Normally, after dispelling a wave of Demons, they would need to wait at least two hours before the Demons regrouped.

But now? It seemed not even a quarter of an hour had passed.

With no choice, everyone had to drag their exhausted bodies and fight those densely packed Demons again.

But continuously without rest, their True Qi and True Yuan were nearly depleted, they couldn't hold off the surging tide of Demons. Several times, the Demons had forced them to the top of the city walls.

As the Garrison Captain of Smoke Wave Prefecture, Cui Zeyuan didn't slack in his efforts.

His Blood-colored Spear constantly swept and stabbed, slaying those Demons on the city walls.

However, as more Demons were killed, more appeared, and Cui Zeyuan also began to feel uncertain.

Feeling his True Yuan nearly spent, Cui Zeyuan couldn't help but curse internally, why hasn't the support arrived yet.

He knew in his heart that support wouldn't arrive so quickly.

Smoke Wave Prefecture had no Array to communicate promptly with headquarters, and by the time the message reached them and support was dispatched, it would indeed be too late.

After repelling another wave of Demons, Cui Zeyuan pulled aside one of his confidants and whispered, "Go inform the others; at my command, prepare to break out at any moment."

Cui Zeyuan's subordinate was instantly startled and exclaimed in surprise, "But sir, what about Smoke Wave Prefecture? What about the Natives of Xuanjia Guard?"

Cui Zeyuan's gaze turned icy as he snapped, "To hell with them!

Without them holding the line here, how could we break out? Even if abandoning Smoke Wave Prefecture means being punished by the higher-ups, my master and the others will bear it.

But if we die here today, we'll have nothing left!"

"But previously, those Martial World folks seemed to have tried to break out together, and they didn't succeed."

Cui Zeyuan narrowed his eyes and said, "That's why we need to pick the right moment. When these Demons are about to retreat, that's when they'll have the greatest casualties and their weakest defensive power. That's when we'll take our chance to break out!"

The Xuanjia Guard hesitated but nodded.

His heart was somewhat uneasy.

Although he was Cui Zeyuan's man, he was also from the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

Abandoning comrades at a crucial moment to save oneself was a great taboo in the Demon Cleansing Bureau.

Demon Department's Xuanjia Guard were always on the edge of life and death; today you abandon others, tomorrow others might abandon you.

But with Cui Zeyuan's orders, he had no choice but to relay the message.

Amidst the Demon's assault, the city walls gradually began to fall, even the city's defense machines had been destroyed.

This made everyone even more desperate.

Without the city defense machines, even if they could hold off this wave, how would they manage the next?

While Cui Zeyuan was fighting and looking left and right to find the perfect moment to abandon Smoke Wave Prefecture and break out,

just as everyone faced their dire situation and Cui Zeyuan was looking for a chance to flee, Han Zheng and Su Wuming were also rushing non-stop on horseback and arrived outside Smoke Wave Prefecture.