Chapter 251: Who Killed My Yao Hua!

Wuhu!
Fox Immortal Village!
Cities in the surrounding areas could also see, on that night, a dazzling and prominent red light in the southeast sky, covering most of the sky like unfading blood.
When this celestial phenomenon appeared, players who were consulting fortune-tellers nearby were shocked to see the usually calm old man, who would carefully manipulate his fingers, suddenly drop everything and stand up in panic, staring in terror at the blood-red clouds in the distance, his lips trembling:
“A sign of bloodlight! Bloodlight appears! A great disaster is coming!”
“How is this possible…?”
“How could this happen?”
Immediately, he bowed his head and began frantically calculating, his frown deepening and his expression growing more grim, leaving the players in the streets confused and bewildered.
It was one fortune-teller at first, but then all the fortune-tellers in the city, including those in nearby cities, abandoned their business to pay attention to this event!
Soon, rumors spread throughout the cities!
All players guessed that something serious must have happened…
More and more people received a mission to fight evil from the now-calm fortune-tellers:
Demons foxes were rampaging, bringing suffering to all living beings! A great calamity was approaching, and heroes from all over were called to gather in Wuhu to eradicate these demonic foxes and uphold justice!
“Demonic foxes?”
“It seems there’s really a serious issue in Fox Immortal Village.”
From the fragmented information obtained from the fortune-tellers, more and more people realized that the problem might stem from the Fox Cave and could be directly related to the actions of various gangs that night!
The whole city was in an uproar. Countless players sent messages to each other by carrier pigeon. While spreading the news, large groups set out from the city, heading toward Fox Immortal Village and the Fox Cave… Outside the city, armies marched in large numbers, while the city itself was deserted—an unprecedented scene!
In Fox Immortal Village, the thousands of players outside the Martial Temple became the first to face trials. Most of them had followed those who went to the Fox Cave after the strange behavior of the fox mother, surrounding them in search of opportunities to trigger the narrative tasks. But…
The expected narrative tasks did trigger! Unfortunately, it wasn’t them who did it!
With a shrill, piercing cry, the fox mother suddenly transformed into a graceful woman. Then, her eyes turned red, and a red demonic aura enveloped her body. In moments, under the terrified gazes of countless players, she turned into a terrifying nine-tailed fox, her powerful presence overwhelming the entire forest and preventing nearby players from moving.
The nine tails slammed into the ground…

The earth roared as soil and rocks splattered everywhere. Stones imbued with immense power flew effortlessly in all directions, piercing countless players. Their bodies were riddled like sieves, blood flowing endlessly.
The Nine-Tailed Fox had gone completely berserk!
Anyone in its vicinity was killed on the spot—even those at the edge of the forest were not spared. Its speed was terrifying; it would reach behind its targets in an instant. Its claws, sharper than any weapon, tore through players’ bodies like paper cut by scissors, splashing blood everywhere. The wind energy attached to its claws swept in all directions, causing entire groups of players to fall each time…
The Nine-Tailed Fox was fast and ruthless!
It leaped into crowded areas and struck with force, moving without pause. Thus, inside and outside the forest, any player who came near it fell like uncut wheat.
Thousands died or scattered in an instant, with only a few lucky enough to escape this hellish place… They stood far away, trembling, too afraid to approach within a mile of the forest.
…
However!
As the illusionary fox den created by Yao Hua collapsed and the illusion faded, the environment changed, and many players trapped inside returned to reality one after another. This triggered a second wave of slaughter!
“Run!!”
Seeing that the greed for Yao Hua’s corpse had provoked the merciless Nine-Tailed Fox, Meng Yun, Mo Feng, Qin Yun, and the others immediately realized the situation was dire. Without hesitation, they shouted and retreated at lightning speed.
As the members of the three gangs retreated, those who had rushed toward Yao Hua’s weapons from the sides and behind became the Nine-Tailed Fox’s main targets…
Whoosh!
With a flash of its cruel red eyes, the Nine-Tailed Fox darted through the crowd in the air to Yao Hua’s corpse! Its murderous intent diminished significantly.
Half a second later…
Dozens of players suspended in midair disintegrated into countless pieces simultaneously, amid the terrified screams of more players!
“Sss!”
Meng Yun and the others who had escaped the chaos gasped in shock, feeling as if they had narrowly avoided death. They dared not stay another moment.
They knew the ordeal wasn’t over!
The Nine-Tailed Fox had only paused briefly because it saw Yao Hua’s corpse. Once it realized Yao Hua could never rise again, the previous slaughter was just an unremarkable prelude…
Sure enough!
Less than a hundred meters from the forest!
Boom!!!
A thunderbolt flashed from beyond the sky, changing the colors of heaven and earth!
“Who killed my Yao Hua!!!”

Hysterical and furious roars pierced the sky with shrill cries! The intense sound waves shook the entire land! Cries of agony echoed through the woods again and again. But it didn’t last more than a few seconds before everything fell back into silence. “Run!!” A group of people flying swiftly paled in fear! They quickly sensed a deathly threat closing in from behind amidst the unnatural silence—a powerful force pulling at their bodies, slowing them down drastically. Soon, an overwhelming aura of slaughter pursued them from behind. Nine fiery red fox tails swished wildly in the air, and on the fierce face of the demon fox, red eyes filled only with hatred and rage!!! “It’s too fast!” “Split up!” Someone suggested this, and as soon as the words were spoken, the members of the three gangs hurriedly divided into three groups, heading in different directions. The nine-tailed fox narrowed its eyes and unhesitatingly targeted one of the groups. “Damn it!” The group led by Meng Yun, Mo Feng, and Qin Yun, though formed in haste, chose the group with the highest chance of survival. They avoided being noticed by the nine-tailed fox. After racing a hundred meters, they summoned their mounts and spurred them on fiercely. Their faces still showed deep concern and tension—even though someone had distracted the nine-tailed fox, they weren’t sure if they could truly escape it. “What level is it at? It’s so powerful!” “Damn! Over thirty of our brothers are dead!” The group cursed angrily on their horses. From the information provided by the system, they soon learned that the group they were with had been wiped out by the nine-tailed fox. Each group consisted of members from all three gangs, but the Yipin Hall and the Xiyi Gate had the largest numbers and suffered the heaviest losses. Only the Lingxiao Palace was lucky, losing less than fifteen people. However, the heavy loss of elite members was something no one wanted to see. “You can have those mythical artifacts if you want them. We at the Xiyi Gate give up! Let’s go!” Mo Feng, with a dark expression, shouted without stopping, and the members of the Xiyi Gate rushed away at full speed. Meng Yun and Qin Yun, on their speeding horses, glanced back at the now-calm woods, showing complex emotions of reluctance.