My Core is the Boss

Huo Mushi couldn’t help but say, "My lord, you truly are a war god!"

He was both exhilarated and concerned. After all, there was no way the demon leader would sit still after such an enormous incident. Most likely, he would mobilize all demon leaders to eliminate Qi Yuan. Hence, what awaited them would likely be a great escape! His emotions were a complete mess.

Qi Yuan gazed at Huo Mushi calmly. "Can you still blow?"

"Huh?" Huo Mushi froze, not understanding what he meant. Was this "blow" referring to the suona, or something else?

Qi Yuan said casually, "I really like how smoothly this dream-lover staff feels, so better sooner than later. Let's go massacre the demon camp."

"Huh???" Huo Mushi's eyes widened, thinking he had misheard. "Massacre the demon camp? Right now?"

Shouldn't they run away first? Start a desperate escape? Directly charging over? Was this a joke?

Qi Yuan appeared conflicted. "Yeah. But it's a bit troublesome. Can you still play the suona or not? What if I'm killing happily and you can't continue playing?"

Huo Mushi's heart pounded wildly, and he nodded forcefully. "I can still play!"

Qi Yuan wore a slight smile. "In that case, let's clean up Shuyao Mountain."

The boy became resolute. "Alright!"

No matter the outcome, he had to see this through until the end!

***

Moonlight descended. Within the mountains, one large and one small figure cast long shadows. Qi Yuan’s blood-red robes fluttered loudly under the wind.

From within the demon camp came a furious shout. "Who's that?!"

Huo Mushi solemnly raised the suona, prepared to lay down his life. Even if he fell before tomorrow came, his name would still live on in history.

Ahead of him, Qi Yuan said gently despite his cold expression, "Little Bride, Sharing One Robe!"

His war-god-like frame expanded in size, encased fully in blood-red armor. It seemed as though blood itself flowed through the spikes on its shoulders, making it a horrifying sight to behold.

He advanced silently like the king of hell emerging from the underworld, his crimson eyes glowing eerily. Even the mountains trembled at his wake.

"Die!"

Tonight was destined to be a night of bloodshed. Many demons would never see tomorrow’s sun. What were three thousand demon soldiers?

The enormous blood-red figure crashed into the demon camp, and the slaughter began...

***

On top of the Zhenyang City’s wall, Yang Guang's face showed worry. "Zhou Yuan is missing."

"Huh?" An Qiao froze briefly before sensing the smell of conspiracy. "He wouldn't go cause trouble for Mr. Qi, would he?"

Yang Guang’s concern deepened. "If I remember correctly, he has a tool capable of locating the precise positions of nearby people. If..."

Not only was Zhou Yuan extremely unpredictable, but he was also capable of anything. For all they knew, he could be working with the demons.

An Qiao replied seriously, "I am sure someone of Mr. Qi’s strength can escape indefinitely. Well, as long as he doesn’t stay and fight, anyway. Unless all three thousand demon soldiers are mobilized, they won't be able to keep him there. We need to hurry and complete the mission so we can take Mr. Qi away!"

Yang Guang nodded. His expression grew desolate as he saw the child and elderly soldiers atop the walls. He said with helpless sorrow, "What a pity. Even if we complete the mission, it won't truly help these people. Those demon soldiers..."

An Qiao appeared emotional. When they returned with the demon beast corpses, the soldiers’ reactions deeply saddened her. Especially the county lieutenant, who personally stepped forward to apologize.

She knew the county lieutenant still hadn't given up hope of obtaining help from the Demon-Slaying Bureau. Unfortunately, they didn’t even come from this world, let alone have any affiliation with the imperial court. There was simply nothing they could do to help.

Yang Guang said, "At dawn tomorrow, we’ll leave and complete the mission. Let’s kill a few more demons before that. Better than doing nothing."

***

Huo Mushi gazed at Qi Yuan with caution and reverence. "My lord, ahead is Fenghua Cave!"

Last night's events were still deeply engraved in his mind.

Like a heavenly god, Qi Yuan stormed into the military camp. Facing the siege of three thousand demon soldiers only seemed to empower him. The more he killed, the stronger he became—like an invincible god of death. In the end, not a single demon survived.

Qi Yuan's combat techniques were simply too terrifying. Especially Death Radiance, which was practically infinite regeneration. The lower his health, the stronger he became. No-Food Goddess' Devouring Origin Physique also continuously strengthened him during battle.

Moreover, not a single demon was an entire realm stronger than Qi Yuan, so all he had to do was kill, kill, and kill. Qi Yuan also understood the correct way to play this game. Why bother uncovering the truth when he could simply slaughter everything?

Thus, he came to Fenghua Cave to take the mission target away. Otherwise, if someone else completed the mission, wouldn't that mean he'd have to return? The best method was to keep the mission from completing so he could go on killing.

After all, how many demons existed in this vast world? Especially the demons of the northern lands, which numbered well over ten thousand. If he could obtain all their demon essence blood, his strength would likely skyrocket! Of course, the others who came to participate in the mission would probably curse him to death.

Gazing excitedly upon the cave, Qi Yuan used magic to bind the two presences inside. "Close! Cover!"

Yes, he had gagged and covered them up. If he couldn't hear or see them, then it didn't count as learning the truth or finding the target person, right?

Inside the cave, the human and demon both revealed expressions of fear and shock. They struggled desperately, but it was completely useless. Footsteps sounded.

Qi Yuan confirmed the identities of the two. "Mm, it's indeed the two of them. Alright, I'm taking them to roam the world. Little Mushi, do you want to go back, or do you want to follow me and play the suona? I'll be blunt. I'm broke right now, so I won't be paying you wages."

He also stopped thinking further lest he figured out the truth and completed the mission by accident.

Delight appeared in Huo Mushi’s eyes. "I will follow you!"