A Trip to Dongting Lake

Chapter 24 A Trip to Dongting Lake

The Dongting Lake Plain belongs to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is located in the northern part of the southern border of Jingzhou.

This is not a famous scenic spot, but one of the three most dangerous lakes in China.

This enormous lake is surrounded by various different ecosystems, and countless demons inhabit it!

The most notorious of them all was the Lizard-Skull Giant Tribe that invaded Jinlin City fifteen years ago!

After arriving in the city closest to Jinlin City by air, the seventeen students from Mingzhu Academy and Didu Academy had to continue on foot.

Along the way, Jingjing, a top student from the Imperial Academy, explained the demon tribe to everyone, and Wutiao Wu was also listening to the lecture.

As the saying goes, there is no end to learning!

After traveling for a while, Song Xia, holding a map, pointed to the moss-covered railway tracks under her feet and said, "Let's follow this abandoned railway."

The railway tracks are a natural, automatic wayfinding marker; just follow them and you'll reach Jinlin City!

"Let's make it clear beforehand, I've always been the commander in the team. Since the school requires us to work together to complete the training, then I'll be the commander..." Lu Zhenghe didn't hold back at all and directly wanted to be the leader.

None of the seven students from the Imperial Capital Academy had any objections.

However, Gojo Satoru snorted unhappily, arrogantly turned his head to look at Lu Zhenghe, his six eyes behind his sunglasses sweeping over everyone.

"I think you're just a toad yawning, what a big mouth you have."

"You don't even know your own limitations. Do you think you're qualified to order me around?"

This constant use of "Laozi" made Lu Zhenghe's face turn red with rage, and he wished he could summon the Ghost Pattern Berserker Wolf and the Five Wise Ones to fight them.

"What? You don't think you can beat me just because you have a warrior-level contracted beast, do you?"

Wujiao Wu's six eyes behind his sunglasses revealed a contemptuous and disdainful expression, and his whole body burst with silver magic power, making Lu Zhenghe unable to breathe.

"Gojo Satoru, don't think you can complete the mission just because you're strong. Remember, the principal wants us to work together!" Lu Zhenghe roared angrily, feeling deeply humiliated. He gritted his teeth.

The eight students from Mingzhu Academy also looked surprised.

This was also the first time they had ever witnessed Gojo Satoru being so wicked.

"Tch~" Gojo Satoru glanced contemptuously at the impotently furious Lu Zhenghe, but did not continue to mock him. Instead, he walked to the front and took the lead.

Even the most spineless cowards can dream of being the boss; they have absolutely no self-awareness!

Seeing this, the group from Mingzhu Academy quickly followed. Shen Mingxiao Luo Song gave this fool who dared to show off in front of Gojo Satoru with disdain.

Among the students at the Imperial Academy, there were quite a few who mocked Lu Zhenghe.

After all, this guy brought this humiliation upon himself. He knew that Mingzhu Academy was very strong, yet he still wanted to be the boss. Wasn't this just asking for a lesson?

Lu Zhenghe sat on the ground, watching Gojo Satoru and the others gradually disappear into the distance, his fingers cracking as he clenched them, before finally punching the ground.

"Gojo Satoru, just you wait. When my older brother arrives, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

He made a silent vow in his heart.

……

The group continued along the moss-covered railway tracks. There were five clear paths that were completely unobstructed along the way. Whether it was a tunnel leading into the mountain or any cave, everything was cleaned up thoroughly!

During this period, they killed many demons, such as cave demon slaves, cave demon generals, and strange tree demons.

Since Gojo Satoru was in a bad mood, these demons became the targets for his venting!

This action terrified the students from the Imperial Academy, who were afraid that Gojo Satoru would kill them too. Lu Zhenghe didn't even dare to look at Gojo Satoru.

Night has fallen; time flies.

The group cleared out an open space and began to set up camp.

They ate their own dry rations and drank their own water in their respective tents. They were originally going to find a water source, but Gojo Satoru rejected their suggestion and asked a question instead.

"How can you be sure that the water sources outside Anjie haven't been poisoned by demons?"

That one question stunned those students who were hoping for a lucky break.

The last five points were to tell them to stop having so many idiotic ideas and not to move without orders.

The night passed in the blink of an eye.

The next day, Gojo Satoru continued to lead the team to Jinlin Wasteland.

In order to reach the destination as quickly as possible, Gojo Satoru led the way along the shortest route, encountering many general-level demons along the way, but he killed them all.

After a week of travel, we finally got a general idea of ​​what Jinlin City looked like.

The outskirts of Jinlin City are a very wide flat area, surrounded by a forest.

This forest surrounding the city is one of the locations that needs to be surveyed.

Whether this city is worth rebuilding depends first on understanding the surrounding situation, whether it has been completely overrun by demons.

……

After exploring the outer forest, the group discovered that there were no large groups of demons in the forest, only a few solitary ones.

The exploration of the outer forest went smoothly, and the green markings on the map indicated that the outer forest was relatively unobstructed and that there were not many demons.

"Let's hurry inside and finish the survey as soon as possible so we can all go home." A week of living outdoors had made Luo Song thin.

"Jinlin Wasteland City is very large, and there are many task points that we need to survey. Unless we split up, we won't be able to finish investigating in a short time..."

"It would be foolish to split up," Gojo Satoru rejected the suggestion.

The premise for splitting up is that everyone has the strength to move freely here.

He's fine acting alone, but what if others encounter demons they can't fight?

"Let's step on them one by one."

In the end, Gojo Satoru chose the safest approach, after all, he still had to give Dean Xiao face.

The seventeen people began to enter the deserted city. The roads that originally led directly into the city were filled with abandoned cars that had long since developed a patina of patina.

They were stuck on the outer ring road; one can imagine that during the evacuation, these cars basically caused a complete blockage on the highway.

After passing through the outer ring road, streets and houses gradually came into view.

After some investigation, it was clear from all the signs that a large group of demons had once inhabited this place.

Because in the corners of some houses, piles of excrement, dried like sand, were everywhere, and the skeletons of some huge animals were also scattered all over the ground.

"I can't believe what happened here. A once beautiful city has become like this." Bai Tingting seemed rather emotional.

"This is all due to insufficient strength. If we had absolute strength, how could we have been invaded by demons?" Gojo Satoru said coldly.

Desolate and barren are the words that best describe this city.

After expressing their feelings, the group continued their exploration of the desolate city.

After walking for a while, some of the students who were a little tired suggested finding a place to rest.

Seeing this, Gojo looked at the majority of the students who hadn't spoken and asked for their opinions.

I'm a little tired too.

"Same!"

Adhering to the principle of majority rule, Wu Tiaowu led everyone to find a suitable place together.

"How about that one?" Mo Fan pointed to a gray building.

"You have a good eye for quality! That's the Jinlin Municipal Building!" Song Xia said with a smile.

"They certainly know how to pick!" Gojo Satoru nodded in agreement, then said coolly, "If we go in, we can just be lunch for that plant-type demon that's advanced to the Warrior level!"

"Then... Ah?!" Mo Fan was about to respond with a smile when he was startled by the next sentence.

Warrior Advancement Stage!

The others were also shocked.

(End of this chapter)