As night fell near Hexi Park.

Lu Ran followed the squad, walking across a slightly dilapidated overpass.

The distant park gate was sparsely lit and desolate, giving Lu Ran a chill in his heart.

"This is even worse than having no lights at all!

If it were pitch black, it wouldn't feel as eerie as it does now.

For this night patrol, the squad was still assigned to the West River Area, only this time, compared to the night of July 15th, their patrol area had expanded somewhat.

"What's up?" Wei Long's hand rested on Lu Ran's left shoulder.

"Is there trouble?" Wei Hu's hand then landed on Lu Ran's right shoulder.

Only Lu Ran could evoke such concern from the two stoic Prison Demon Disciples.

Any other student would likely have been kicked in the behind by the Prisoner Demon believers and ordered to "move it along."

"No trouble," Lu Ran immediately shook his head, his voice becoming smaller and smaller, "I'm just feeling a bit anxious."

The Dragon-Tiger Duo, Wei Long and Wei Hu, reacted in the same way, both shaking their heads with a laugh.

In a serious department like the Divine People Bureau, such genuine words were hard to come by.

Facing the night of the fifteenth, especially this one where a powerful human had traveled thousands of miles to guard...

Whose heart wouldn't falter?

Every being in the city, without exception, was uncertain if they would see tomorrow's sun.

"Let's go." Wei Long patted Lu Ran's shoulder.

Lu Ran walked down the worn overpass, with Big Nightmare taking the lead, already standing at the park gate looking into the empty park.

Her expression suddenly turned strange.

In the distance on the lawn, she vaguely saw a tall, thin figure.

The figure was over two meters tall and made entirely of straw.

Evil Demon·Straw Demon?

"Shh~" Deng Yuxiang whistled softly and flicked her hand.

Eight Wind Blades linked together, piercing the cold drizzle, aiming straight for the Evil Demon.

North Wind Divine Skill·Flying Wind Order!

So, the invasion of the Evil Demons had already begun?

But this Straw Demon, which opened the assault, seemed not to be the sharpest tool in the shed.

Did it just stand there on the lawn for who knows how long, dumb as a post, without anyone noticing?

"Zi! Zi!"

The blades easily ripped through the straw, slicing the Evil Demon open.

The foolish Straw Demon shattered into mist, disappearing without a trace.

Deng Yuxiang couldn't help but remember what Lu Ran had said that morning, about her resembling a Straw Demon...

"Has it started?" Lu Ran quickly approached, looking into the park.

"Hmph." Deng Yuxiang shot a cold glance at Lu Ran, then took long strides into the park.

Lu Ran:???

What's that about? Just giving me a stern look?

Totally baffling, when this happened thirty years later...

"Near Hexi Park!"

Suddenly, a man's voice came through the invisible earpiece.

"Team 004 responds, we're right at the park gate!" Sun Zhengfang responded quickly, his hand to his ear from the back of the squad.

"East shore of the artificial lake in the park, at the boathouse, there's a Night Charm lurking, conservatively estimated at River Realm Third Rank!"

"Yes!" Sun Zhengfang was already sprinting. "Go!"

A battlefield that necessitated high-ranking commanders to search for a specific squad for reinforcement must be of a high level.

If it were an Evil Demon from the Mist Realm or Stream Realm, the Moon Gazers wouldn't need to request support.

"Hu~"

Deng Yuxiang soared into the air, overlooking Hexi Park.

Behind her, wrapped in blood-red robes, the Dragon-Tiger Duo, each carrying one, took Lu Ran and Sun Zhengfang into the sky.

Indeed, after being upgraded to River Grade, the Divine Technique·Blood Evil Clothes now had the ability to fly.

The group flew rapidly toward the lake, and as they approached, Lu Ran's eyes narrowed slightly.

With the aid of Evil Technique·Evil Sense, his vision in the night was extremely clear.

On a black canopy boat moored by the lake.

A graceful woman in black, wearing a bamboo hat and fluttering black veil, landed steadily on the bow of the boat.

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"Swish~ Swish~!"

Deng Yuxiang, flying ahead, had already thrown out eight Wind Blades!

Firmly decisive, the natural thing to do, but Deng Yuxiang's expression was quite somber.

Humans and gods alike, stood irreconcilably against the Evil Demon Clan.

And in such life-or-death opposition, there was even deeper enmity with her sworn enemy!

Divine·North Wind Clan.

Evil Demon·Night Charm Clan.

That pair was the one!

Because of their similar skills and their understanding and application of wind and blades, people often compared the two.

Such "competitive" relations weren't much of a concern, but the key lay with the divine!

Every North Wind Believer, on their path to growth, realized one thing—Lord Beifeng despised the Night Charm Clan!

For disciples, seeing a Night Charm meant no mercy was to be given!

This might sound like nonsense.

After all, no matter what kind of believer you were, you should lift your blade against an Evil Demon when you meet one.

But to a North Wind Believer, if you killed a Night Charm, you could go back and claim credit from the divine lord!

As long as you amassed enough battle achievements or the Night Charm you killed was strong enough, you would receive blessings from the divine!

The significance was now entirely different!

For Deng Yuxiang, killing a hundred River Realm·Fifth Rank flowered monsters wasn't as good as killing one Night Charm of the same rank in gaining the favor of Lord Beifeng.

"Ssss!"

The Night Charm was equally sensitive to wind.

She detected the North Wind Believer immediately.

Directly ignoring the squad of Moon Gazers attacking her, the Night Charm turned her head toward the night sky.

Behind the mysterious black veil, a chilling scream came from the Night Charm.

That scream made Lu Ran's skin crawl!

He had seen Night Charms before, but they were usually more subdued and only made noise when cornered.

But now, the Night Charm just seeing Deng Yuxiang was issuing such a piercing shriek?

Indeed, sworn enemies see red at the sight of each other!

The Night Charm Clan, likewise, harbored a deep hatred for the North Wind!

"Swish~ Swish~"

The Night Charm hurled eight sabers as well.

You have your Flying Wind Order, and I have my Night Charm Blades!

In an instant, sixteen blades met midway in the air, dueling fiercely!

The team of Moon Gazers on the shore breathed a sigh of relief; dealing with such a fearsome Evil Demon could easily result in death if they were not careful.

"Come on, Brother Long!" Lu Ran urged anxiously. "We'll go around the back, and I'll cast a Divine Technique."

Without another word, Wei Long carried Lu Ran around toward the lakeshore.

"Rise!" Deng Yuxiang shouted fiercely, reaching forward with her hand.

A tornado suddenly formed, engulfing the black canopy boat and the Night Charm within the swirling winds.

Because it was above the lake, this tornado quickly became a "Water Tornado."

Divine Technique·Northern Wind Howl!

Lu Ran nodded secretly; last time, that powerful flower monster had also been bound by this wind and couldn't escape... Huh?

"Damn." Lu Ran's mouth agape, he watched several shadows blink in succession.

The Night Charm split into three, transferring her main body into one of the duplicates, then again divided each into three!

She actually escaped the water tornado using such a tactic?

Not only that, the Night Charm darted towards the diagonally empty space in the back, reaching out her hand.

"Hoo!"

The gale suddenly rose!

North Wind has Divine Technique·Northern Wind Howl, and Night Charm has Evil Technique·Night Wind Assault!

Unlike the tornado, the Night Charm Clan's control over windstorms was to let the fierce wind blow forward, wildly overturning everything.

How ferocious were those windstorms?

The water tornado stirred up by Deng Yuxiang threatened to disperse!

"River Realm·Fifth Rank..." Deng Yuxiang's face showed anger, forced backwards by the wild wind.

Clearly, she had determined the specific level of this Night Charm from the strength of her Divine Technique.

In the next moment, wind and waves twirled under Deng Yuxiang's feet, and with the help of the Divine Weapon Night-cutting Blade, she quickly ascended to the higher night sky.

Divine Technique·Breeze Dance!

"Ssss!" The Night Charm stepped on empty air, chasing after Deng Yuxiang, step by step in the night sky.

Evil Technique·Night Dance!

Above the high sky, two tall and graceful figures drew infinitely closer to each other.

"Come on!" Deng Yuxiang's eyes were sharp, and she managed to utter a word between clenched teeth before suddenly stopping.

Holding the Night-slaying Great Saber, her figure vigorously shot downward at an angle, with the yellow raincoat flapping loudly.

The backend of the saber blade trailed a long, lingering cut.

Divine Technique·Residual Wind Trace!

Below the River Realm, within the domain of all clan Divine Techniques, the strongest single-target assassination move!

Without equal!

"Ssss!" The Night Charm screamed as it soared into the sky, her black veil fluttering as well.

Her Night Charm Blade was smaller, but the blade trace it left in the air was no shorter than Deng Yuxiang's!

Evil Technique·Night Shadow Charm Trace!

Regarding who possessed the strongest single-target assassination move...

The Night Charm Clan had something to say!

It's often said that battle situations change rapidly, but these two combatants, each resembling the other, moved infuriatingly quickly!

The disintegrating water tornado had already thrown the shoreside into disarray, with shattered boat pieces flying everywhere.

And the real problem was that, even without the crashing waves and flying debris, no one could likely keep up with the speed of these two.

The battle was in the night sky, where all was dim.

Forget about joining the fray; even as spectators, it wasn't certain if anyone could visually find where they were!

"Ssss!"

"Die!" As one human, one demon, each carrying their most-prized blade traces, drew closer to one another amid screaming and roaring, their total efforts were evident.

This strike would decide the victor and determine life or death!

Nobody chicken out!

"Hum!"

Just as the outcome was about to be decided, the Night Charm... played dirty!

Her dark figure suddenly shivered, dividing into three.

"Pff!"

Deng Yuxiang's saber struck, and one of the Night Charms immediately got sliced into mist.

The other two Night Charms, exploiting the special characteristic of their Evil Technique, already reappeared behind Deng Yuxiang the moment they blinked out.

"Hmph." Deng Yuxiang snorted coolly as if she had been prepared all along?

So, this deadly showdown between the human and the demon was all for show?

Sure enough!

Regardless of human or demon, women are deceivers...

Deng Yuxiang, seasoned in battle, was fully aware of how sly and cunning the Night Charm Clan was.

Her saber continued its momentum, and as her body spun, the blade fiercely swung backward.

And just as Deng Yuxiang turned and at the very moment, the Night Charm split into three...

"Meh~~~"

Suddenly, a sheep bleating disturbed the duel of the sworn enemies.

The Night Charms, positioned behind Deng Yuxiang, each brandished their Night Charm Blades, their beautiful bodies trembling at the same time.

One of them could not resist and subconsciously turned to look behind her.

Sworn enemies are particularly hateful at the sight of each other.

The ferocity and brutality in the heart of the Night Charm provided a rapid effect for the Divine Technique·Desolate Sound.

"It's your own fault." Lu Ran pursed his lips.

I don't have the power to simmer the soup, but...

I'm bloody good at pouring oil on the fire!

"Ugh." Perhaps the Night Charm saw the caster of the spell below the mysterious black veil.

But it was a mere glimpse.

Because up in the night sky, as Deng Yuxiang turned and slashed sideways, the lengthy Night-slaying Great Saber had already turned into a spinning disc!

"Pff!" A Night Charm disintegrated into mist.

"Crack!" Another Night Charm's clothes ripped apart, emitting an ear-piercing noise.

Clearly, the Night Charm had her Evil Technique·Night Charm Robe on.

Alas, such a mighty defensive garment couldn't withstand the strongest single-target assassination move nor the sharp Night-slaying Great Saber.

The sound of the blade cutting through the air was equally piercing.

Wherever the Residual Wind Trace passed, there was death with no life!

"Hu~"

Deng Yuxiang flew backwards, as her long, dark hair fluttered out from the hood of the yellow raincoat, caressing her cheeks and flying forward.

What she could see was the Night Charm she had bisected at the waist.

What she could not see, but knew in her heart, was a young man who had always been silently guarding her from the shadows.

"Heh." Deng Yuxiang spoke teasingly but curved her lips into an enchanting smile, "You showed yourself."

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