I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely-Chapter 48 - 47: Muscular Little Giant

The Gray Mist Fiend wasn’t impossible to kill. Rather, its true body was a dense gray mist. This mist gathered and took the form of ghostly figures.

Because of this,

although Xu Qing was powerful enough to easily disperse the ghostly figures formed by the gray mist, the mist itself was not significantly damaged when he did so.

So,

the gray mist could simply reform.

This created the illusion that it was unkillable.

After Xu Qing summoned the Witch Evil Ghost, it didn’t just disperse the ghostly figures. It tore them apart and devoured them.

With the gray mist being devoured by the Witch Evil Ghost, it suffered a devastating blow. Once all the ghostly figures were eaten, the ’Gray Mist Fiend’ was naturally eliminated.

Around him,

Xu Qing clearly saw all the gray mist dissipate, and his vision returned to normal. The number of Eerie Walking Corpses around him was growing, and they quickly closed in.

"Thirteenth Sword! Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows!"

CLANG!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Xu Qing brandished his sword, unleashing one Sword Light after another. They transformed into a sky full of sword shadows, slaying all the Eerie Walking Corpses that had gathered around him.

SPLAT! SPLAT!

Foul-smelling blood splattered everywhere.

Corpse after corpse fell to the ground.

SQUELCH! SQUELCH!

Nearby,

numerous Eerie Walking Corpses threw themselves to the ground and began devouring the bodies. After eating enough corpses, some of them began to evolve into something even stronger and more bizarre.

Among them,

some Eerie Walking Corpses grew a second head, some had their arms become thick and powerful, and others sprouted black bone spurs all over their bodies.

"AHHH!!!"

Xu Qing heard a bloodcurdling scream. He glanced back and saw a member of Patrol Team 13 get tackled by a mob of Eerie Walking Corpses and eaten alive.

’Snake Body Technique.’

Xu Qing looked away. He had no intention of saving anyone. This time was different from the last. He had been able to handle the danger before, so he’d felt charitable enough to rescue people.

But the danger this time was on another level.

Just moments ago, Xu Qing had encountered a ’Gray Mist Fiend’. If not for the help of the Witch Evil Ghost, even with his Dan Jin strength, he might have been worn down and killed by it.

Who knew what other dangers lay in wait?

So,

Xu Qing couldn’t afford to save anyone else.

SWISH! SWISH!

Xu Qing picked up his pace, executing the Snake Body Technique. He wielded his Level 10 Iron Sword, its Sword Light flashing as he cut down one Eerie Walking Corpse after another.

At that moment,

Xu Qing was about to break out of the area where the refugees and disaster victims had gathered.

ROAR!!!

BOOM!

With a tremendous crash,

a burly figure fell from the sky, landing right in front of Xu Qing and blocking his path. As the dust settled, the figure came into view.

’Is that...’

Xu Qing’s pupils contracted slightly.

Before him,

stood a monster a full three meters tall. It was massive and burly, with purplish-green skin. Its body was covered in muscles as hard as blocks of iron.

It radiated a kind of explosive Power.

"Huuu..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath.

Clearly,

this three-meter-tall humanoid monster, which resembled a small giant, had mutated from an Eerie Walking Corpse. After devouring enough flesh and blood, it had undergone a further bizarre transformation, becoming a muscle-bound giant that possessed explosive Power and immense strength.

ROAR!!!

The next moment,

the muscle-bound giant let out a furious roar from its gaping, bloody maw. Its entire body shot forward like a cannonball.

The oncoming momentum was overwhelming.

CLANG!

His sword sang.

Xu Qing’s gaze sharpened. He exhaled a breath of stale air, gripped his Level 10 Iron Sword with both hands, and slowly raised it.

HUM! HUM!

At the same time,

the Dan Jin inside him condensed.

Faintly,

Xu Qing’s clothes began to flutter as if in a nonexistent wind.

"Fourteenth Sword! Sword of Death!"

CLANG!

The sword sang again.

Xu Qing let out a soft cry and suddenly looked up. His eyes seemed to contain a kind of Sword Momentum and Sword Intent, and an aura of withering death surrounded him.

SWISH!

As Xu Qing swung his sword, Sword Light flashed, scattering countless motes of brilliance. It carried a faint, withering aura of death, transforming into an almost invisible Sword Light.

"Strike!"

SPLAT!!!

In an instant,

Xu Qing’s sword had already struck. The muscle-bound giant charged forward, and the two crossed paths mid-air, clashing in a furious exchange.

Then,

countless sprays of blood erupted. In the instant they clashed, he had struck a full one hundred and eight times—one hundred and eight moves unleashed in a single moment.

THUD!

The muscle-bound giant fell straight to the ground. Xu Qing had used only a single sword technique, but it was also the strongest one he could currently perform.

A single technique to slay!

"Huuu..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath, his face slightly pale. That last move had consumed a great deal of his stamina and Dan Jin.

’Go!’

Xu Qing left without a backward glance.

By this point,

Xu Qing had already burst out of the refugee and victim settlement area. Only after running some distance further did he have time to look back.

’What is...’

Xu Qing saw a visually staggering scene.

HUM! HUM! HUM!

Under the night sky,

tendrils of mist swirled in the air. This mist was filled with Yin Qi, Evil Qi, death qi, and Ghost Qi. It coiled in the sky, completely enveloping the area where the refugees and disaster victims had gathered.

Moreover,

the mist seemed to be bound by an invisible force, preventing it from dispersing and keeping it confined to a fixed area.

The scene...

...looked just like an Array.

Just then,

Xu Qing saw figures leaping down from the walls of Qingbei Town. They were the Demon Exterminators from the Government Office’s Demon Extermination Agency, as well as masters from the Three Great Martial Arts Halls of Qingbei Town’s Outer City, and more.

SWISH! SWISH!

Several figures rushed over and blocked Xu Qing’s path.

"Who are you? Did you just escape from in there?"

"What’s the situation inside?"

"..."

The gazes of three Gold Medal Demon Exterminators fell upon Xu Qing. After sizing him up for a few moments, they asked with grave expressions and solemn tones.

"I am Lv Dongbin,"

Xu Qing said.

"Lv Dongbin."

"It’s you."

"The mysterious Swordsmanship expert who was quite famous about half a year ago?"

"What are you doing here?"

the three Gold Medal Demon Exterminators asked again.

"If you have time to stand here questioning me, you’d be better off hurrying over there. You might be able to save more people that way."

Xu Qing’s expression was calm.

After all,

the disaster that had suddenly struck tonight had led to all the Patrol Teams being besieged by those Eerie Walking Corpses. Trapped inside an Array like that, their chances of survival were slim to none.

"You..."

The three Gold Medal Demon Exterminators’ faces darkened.

However,

Xu Qing paid them no mind and walked away. The three Gold Medal Demon Exterminators didn’t stop him. After watching his retreating back for a moment, they quickly hurried toward the refugee settlement.

"Huuu..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath and quickened his pace, no longer paying attention to the events outside the walls. He swiftly returned to the city, his strength allowing him to leap directly onto the city wall.

"Halt!"

"..."

Nearby,

quite a few people came over, trying to stop Xu Qing.

But,

Xu Qing was too fast. Furthermore, none of Qingbei Town’s top experts were present, so no one could stop him. Using his Snake Body Technique, he nimbly weaved through the city and quickly lost everyone tailing him.

In a flash,

「Half an hour later.」

Xu Qing had returned to his residence.

’I’m back.’

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. He took off his Evil Ghost Mask, his expression relaxing slightly as he entered the bedroom and fell into thought.

He was

still thinking about the changes outside the city.

’I hope Qingbei Town’s top experts can hold out.’

Xu Qing thought to himself.

Obviously,

Xu Qing had no intention of getting involved again. He had escaped the eye of the storm and certainly wasn’t going back.

As the saying goes,

"When the sky falls, the tall ones are there to hold it up." Xu Qing wasn’t one of the "tall ones" yet. Even if the sky were to fall on Qingbei Town, it wasn’t his turn to hold it up.

「The scene changed.」

「Outside the city.」

「The refugee and victim settlement.」

At this very moment,

the Array had fully formed.

All around,

Qingbei Town’s Government Office had mobilized most of the forces from the Demon Extermination Agency and the Governmental Agency. The Three Great Martial Arts Halls of the Outer City had also been deployed.

In addition,

the three great families of the Inner City had dispatched their experts.

Finally,

led by Bu Wuyun, the Supreme Commander of the Demon Extermination Agency, and Wei Wohu, the Supreme Commander of the Governmental Agency, everyone charged into the great Array, and a massive battle erupted.

The great battle lasted until dawn the next day, ending just before the sun rose. Qingbei Town’s forces were victorious, having annihilated all the Eerie Walking Corpses within the Array.

It was worth noting

that Xu Qing had already encountered the Gray Mist Fiend and the muscle-bound giant. As the battle raged on, the Eerie Walking Corpses consumed more and more corpses and flesh, giving birth to even more terrifying existences.

Fortunately,

Bu Wuyun, Wei Wohu, and their forces paid a heavy price, with many killed and injured. But in the end, they achieved victory, exterminating all the monsters and destroying the great Array.

「Outside the city.」

「On the battlefield.」

"It’s over..."

Bu Wuyun, covered in blood, stood atop a nine-meter-tall corpse. He glanced back and saw that less than half of their people were still alive.

"COUGH, COUGH..."

Wei Wohu coughed up blood. He was injured, his left arm broken, and he collapsed onto the ground. "Don’t let me find out who was behind this. I’ll skin the mastermind alive and rip their tendons out."

"Let’s go."

「Half an hour later.」

Bu Wuyun and Wei Wohu headed back, leaving a portion of their people behind to clean up the battlefield and dispose of the corpses, which all needed to be burned.

Soon,

news of their victory in the great battle spread back to the city. The common people breathed a sigh of relief, and Xu Qing learned of it when he woke up the next morning.

’As long as they won.’

Xu Qing shrugged. He was actually relieved as well, but he felt that things weren’t that simple. ’Even though I don’t know who the mastermind is, for them to cause such a huge commotion... it can’t be over this easily.’