novelaction Chapter 378 It was a day when snow was falling heavily.
Chapter 378 It was a day when snow was falling heavily.
"Ignorant brat." The rat demon's eyes flashed with ferocity. "Too bad, you'll all die here today!"
Before Gu Pan could make a move, the rat demon let out a long howl, and all the little rat demons and rats in the cave instantly went berserk, rushing madly towards the three of them!
"Step back quickly," Yao Xi said.
Yao Xi and Jin Zi stood back to back, waving their weapons as they retreated, gradually forming a triangular formation with Gu Pan.
The rats that lunged at the blades fell to the ground, but there were just too many rats, and soon some tried to climb onto their trouser legs.
"Damn it."
Yao Xi suddenly shook, sending several rats flying, but even more rats pounced on them.
"This is too much!" Jinzi frowned.
He quickly took out a talisman from his pocket, chanted an incantation, and threw it out.
"boom--"
The talisman burned upon touching the ground, transforming into a wall of fire that temporarily halted part of the rat swarm's attack.
"Solidify the bank! Hurry up!" Yao Xiqing's shout cut through the stench.
"coming."
Gu Pan immediately bit his finger, quickly moved the blood-red talisman across his palm, and slammed it down onto the ground!
"town!"
A burst of brilliant golden light suddenly erupted, shooting into the sky, and the rat swarm was torn apart by the powerful shockwave and slammed into the rock wall.
"Boom boom boom——"
"Squeaky-"
In an instant, pebbles and the howling of rats flew together.
However, the Rat King remained unmoved, its golden eyes narrowing into two scarlet vertical lines, its eyes revealing a fierce light, and its sharp claws, carrying black demonic energy and a strong wind, aimed straight at Gu Pan's face!
"Keng!!"
A metallic clang resounded throughout the cave.
Jinzi flashed to Gupan's side.
He parried the blow with his sword, but the force of the impact forced him back several steps before he could stand still. A muffled groan escaped his throat, mixed with a trace of blood that dripped onto his chest.
"Gold!" Yao Xi reacted quickly, throwing a fire talisman through the air. The scorching heat wave forced the Rat King back three zhang.
She seized the opportunity to quickly step forward and support the swaying Jinzi.
"Are you okay?"
"It's nothing serious," Jinzi shook her head.
Jinzi's torch had just been extinguished by the rats, so he quickly formed a defensive formation with Yaoxi back to back, cautiously surveying their surroundings.
Seeing this, Gu Pan quickly took out a stack of talismans, bit his tongue, and spat a mouthful of blood onto the talisman paper, which instantly ignited with a ghostly blue flame.
He chanted a mantra in a low voice: "The profound origin of heaven and earth, the root of all qi!"
The talisman instantly transformed into several streams of light, shooting out in all directions of the cave.
As the light reappears.
"Roar--"
The Rat King let out a deafening roar, and took the opportunity to gather black demonic power in its palms, then slammed them down on the three of them.
The three retreated swiftly, covering their mouths and noses with their sleeves, while simultaneously unleashing several sword energies to completely block and disperse the demonic aura.
That black demonic aura contained the rat demon's poison; if one were to inhale it carelessly, it would immediately cause them to become paralyzed and powerless.
Fortunately, the three of them had made preparations before their departure, taking a pill in advance that could cure all poisons. This pill could effectively suppress the harm caused by the rat demon's toxin.
Yao Xi gritted her teeth and quickly took out a demon-suppressing bell from her bosom. The qilin pattern on the bell gleamed with a ghostly light.
"Jingle Bell--"
As she flicked her wrist, the clear sound of bells echoed through the cave.
The rat demons immediately clutched their heads and howled in agony, and even the demonic aura around the Rat King froze for a moment.
"Roar--"
The Rat King roared angrily to the sky, but could not hide the slight tremor in his voice.
Seeing that things were not going well, it turned around and tried to escape into the depths of the cave, but was trapped by the demon-locking array that the three had set up around it.
"Bang bang bang-"
The Rat King struggled against the invisible barrier, but despite his best efforts, he could not budge it in the slightest.
Seeing that he could not break the formation, the Rat King turned around and glared at the three of them, letting out an even fiercer roar as he roared and attacked them again.
"I will tear you all to pieces, roar—"
"boom--"
The Rat King's tail struck a stalactite pillar, which broke and crashed down on the three of them.
Gu Pan leaped up and kicked the stone pillar away.
“Now!” Gu Pan said.
The three immediately unleashed their strongest talismans at the Rat King!
"Flame burns the sky!"
Yao Xi pointed her fingers together as a sword, made a hand seal, and released a crimson fire talisman that transformed into a raging wave of fire that attacked the Rat King and the other little mouse demons.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..." The swarm of rats screamed and scattered in all directions.
"Sizzle..."
The flames instantly burned off the rat demon's fur, and the smell of burning filled the cave.
The Rat King had cultivated for hundreds of years, and a single wave of fire was not enough to subdue him.
It leaped over the wall of fire, its claws, imbued with demonic energy, aimed straight for Yao Xi's neck, determined to kill her with a single blow.
"Supreme Mountain Suppressor!"
Jinzi shouted loudly, and the Demon-Suppressing Sword slammed into the ground. A golden talisman spread out from him like a ring of ripples.
The Rat King froze on the spot, unable to move.
"Heaven is called Qian, Earth is called Kun, Qian and Kun lock away demons!"
The talisman in Gu Pan's hand unfurled in mid-air.
"Shuashuashua——"
Three gilded chains shot out from the sky, coiling around the Rat King's vital points like serpents!
The Rat King let out a shrill roar, its limbs struggling violently, its sharp claws sparking as they scraped against the chains of light, but it was ultimately locked in by the golden light and its body slammed heavily against the rock wall!
The surviving rats let out faint, almost inaudible screams, then retreated like a tide into the darkness, returning to silence moments later.
"Tick-tick-tick-"
Water droplets fell from the stalactites on the cave ceiling, creating ripples in the accumulated water.
-
April, Beijing—
As the weather warms and the spring breeze becomes gentle, the cold and bleakness of winter fade away, and everywhere is lush and green.
More than two months have passed since the outbreak of the epidemic.
Since Yao Xi, Gu Pan, and Jin Zi successfully brought back the rat demon's inner core, the problems of the rat demon's poison and evil energy have been resolved.
The epidemic was quickly brought under control.
Now that the capital has been unsealed and the city gates are wide open, the lockdown in the western quarantine zone is also being gradually lifted, and people are slowly returning to normal life.
The emperor issued an edict to hold a sacrificial ceremony to deeply mourn those who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the epidemic and those who died from the disease.
All those who participated in this fight against the epidemic will be rewarded for their contributions.
For example, Gu Pan, Yao Xi, and Jin Zi retrieved the demon core.
A group of medical officers and doctors who have been fighting on the front lines in the epidemic area.
Lu Beizhou, who had been guarding the front line of the isolation zone, along with the patrolling guards, the city's generals, and their guards.
Personnel from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue, etc.
In addition, Long Chuqing was the first to discover the epidemic and report it in a timely manner. She also formulated a detailed epidemic prevention plan and stayed in the isolation area to treat patients. She made great contributions in this fight against the epidemic.
Because of her letter, the imperial court was able to respond immediately and keep the scope of the epidemic, losses, and deaths to a minimum, thus preventing a catastrophe for the capital and even the entire dynasty.
Emperor Sukang bestowed upon her generous rewards and commendations.
Long Chuqing dared not take credit, and told that it was Doctor Yuan who first discovered the epidemic.
Emperor Sukang received Doctor Yuan and bestowed upon him a generous reward, also gifting his clinic a plaque personally inscribed by Emperor Sukang.
Dr. Yuan wept with joy.
Unexpectedly, in such a harsh environment, this old man was able to survive and has now been summoned by the emperor, who has bestowed upon him a plaque and rewards.
This unparalleled glory must be due to their ancestors' extraordinary good fortune.
He has been helping out in the quarantined area and knows how dangerous the disease is and how difficult the past two months have been.
Many people infected with the disease struggled painfully and pleaded for survival in front of him.
"Doctor, save me, I don't want to die."
"Doctor, save me! I have a wife, children, and elderly parents to take care of. I can't die yet."
"Doctor, please help me! My child is waiting for me at home!"
"Doctor, please, save my son!"
"Doctor, doctor, doctor..."
Those helpless pleas were still deeply imprinted in his mind, and he could even hear them in the middle of the night.
They just wanted to live, to live... but none of them made it to the end.
He watched as vibrant lives were brought into the camp, and then watched as stiff corpses were carried out.
That was... a day when snow was falling heavily.