Chapter 1485

Under the continuous slashing of the strange knife, the Drought Demon, prostrate on the ground, did not move, even though more and more wounds appeared on its body. It looked as if it was about to die.

However, Wang Chen seemed to have not noticed at all that this ferocious beast was on the verge of death, and continued to attack with great patience, as if he would not rest until he had cut it into countless pieces.

No matter how tough the body of the drought demon was, and no matter how luxuriant its fur was, it could not withstand such endless torture.

Its tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and the claws that had been retracted within its meaty hands popped out again. It suddenly soared high into the air, opened its blood-red mouth wide, and let out a terrifying roar.

Roar~

In this roar full of grief, anger, and helplessness, the body of this natural disaster-level fierce beast rapidly expanded, all of its fur standing on end, and the temperature around it rapidly increased, as if the air were about to ignite.

Seeing this scene, Wang Chen’s keen intuition issued the most dangerous alarm.

Without thinking, he withdrew his sword and flew back.

Boom!

At the moment Wang Chen retreated, the huge body of the Drought Demon suddenly exploded, and countless pieces of flesh, bone, and blood, accompanied by blazing flames, shot in all directions.

A flaming mushroom cloud then rose up.

Wang Chen felt as if he had been hit square in the face by a 10,000-jin hammer, and his entire body involuntarily accelerated and flew backwards, and a sound of bone breaking came from his chest.

His eyes went dark, and he spat out blood.

He flew a full 20 to 30 zhang before falling to the ground in a miserable state.

Dust was kicked up.

At this moment, the machete in his hand had broken into several pieces, and he was only holding half of the handle. His arms were covered in scorched black marks from the flames.

Wang Chen spat out some more blood before slowly getting up from the ground.

In front of him, it was already a scene after the apocalypse. He could see that the ground within a radius of hundreds of paces, with the drought demon at the center, had been lifted off, as if a large-tonnage cloud bomb had just exploded!

Wang Chen was able to survive such an astonishing explosion not only because of his own strength, but also because of luck.

If the drought demon had not been stabbed in the vitals, which had greatly reduced its strength, the power of its self-detonation would have been several times stronger!

A natural disaster-level monster is truly not something mere mortals can match.

Wang Chen let out a long breath, and stimulated the flow of his innate true energy within his body to heal the damage to his internal organs.

The power of the self-destruction of the drought demon just now had shaken and displaced his internal organs, causing him to suffer from serious internal injuries.

There was even some fire poison that had entered his body.

Fortunately, the innate true energy had a very strong healing effect, quickly smoothing out the injuries and dispersing the invading fire poison at the same time.

Suddenly, he felt a sense of connection, and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

He saw that the originally clear sky had become overcast, blocking the scorching sun, and a wind was blowing across the wilderness.

Then, drizzle began to fall from the sky, enveloping Wang Chen in its entirety.

The heat around him quickly subsided.

It’s raining!

A smile appeared on Wang Chen’s face, and he once again felt the rhythm of life.

The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the raindrops, the size of beans, pounded the ground, instantly quenching the parched soil.

All around Wang Chen, countless seedlings poked their heads out of the soil, stretching their young, delicate leaves and enjoying the rain and wind to the full.

In just a short moment, the rain had brought the earth back to life!

Just as Wang Chen was about to turn and leave, he suddenly noticed a flash of red light on the ground not far away, which caught his attention.

Wang Chen walked over and leaned down to retrieve a three-finger thick horizontal bone from among the rubble.

The bone was completely red, with a texture similar to that of fire jade. It was extremely strange, as it felt hot to the touch but not burning.

Wang Chen could sense that there was a very powerful energy within the bone!

After a moment’s thought, he put it into the bag he carried with him.

This object must have been left behind by the Drought Demon. It should have condensed some of the primal power of this ferocious beast. It is extraordinary that it was able to survive the explosion.

Its value is beyond doubt 鈥� although Wang Chen is not sure how to use it.

It can be considered a trophy.

Wang Chen looked around again, but did not find his mount, which was probably also no longer in existence.

So he set off, embarking on the journey home.

The heavy rain continued for three days and nights. When the rain gradually subsided, Wang Chen saw the city walls of Qing’an County again.

Outside the city was already a muddy mess, and the nearby Qingshui River was surging with such force that it seemed like the drought was about to turn into a flood.

The refugees gathered outside the city were also not doing well. They shivered and curled up inside the simple thatched huts, staring blankly at the white world outside.

It is estimated that this heavy rain will kill many people.

Seeing Wang Chen return safely, Ye Xiangming, who was in the main hall of the county government office, was overjoyed. He quickly dropped the brush in his hand and took three steps to greet him: 鈥淪on-in-law, you’re finally back!鈥�

Since Wang Chen left the county to deal with the drought demon, the county magistrate has been worried day and night.

On the one hand, he hoped that Wang Chen could solve this great calamity in Qing’an County, and on the other hand, he was worried that Wang Chen would be unable to defeat the Drought Demon and would be harmed.

Now that he saw Wang Chen, the joy in his heart was indescribable: 鈥淚t’s raining, it’s been raining for three whole days!鈥�

Qing’an County had been hoping for this rain for more than a year.

Many people had completely lost hope.

鈥淢m,鈥�

Wang Chen nodded: 鈥淚 have already killed the Drought Demon.鈥�

“What?鈥�

Ye Xiangming was shocked and couldn’t believe his ears: 鈥淵ou killed the drought demon, not drove it away?鈥�

In his opinion, it was already extremely remarkable for Wang Chen to be able to drive the drought demon away from the borders of Qing’an County.

As for killing the drought demon, the county magistrate would never have dared to dream of it!

In order to deal with this drought demon, the imperial court and the prefecture had dispatched many masters and elites, but every time they laid siege to it, they suffered losses and sacrificed lives without gaining anything.

Wang Chen alone managed to kill the drought demon?

Ye Xiangming couldn’t believe it!

Wang Chen smiled and took the cross-bone out of his bag and handed it to him. 鈥淵es,鈥� he said.

Ye Xiangming took the cross-bone, but it was so hot that he almost dropped it.

With this strange cross-bone as proof, and the heavy rain that had been falling for days ending the drought, the magistrate finally believed that Wang Chen had really killed the Drought Demon, which had been wreaking havoc in Changyi Prefecture for so long.

“That’s great, that’s really great!鈥�

he said excitedly, 鈥淚 will report to the court and commend you for your achievements. This is a great contribution!鈥�

Throughout the ages, there have been very few examples of people killing the Drought Demon in response to natural disasters, and it is possible that the few achievements were fabricated and exaggerated.

If Wang Chen’s contribution is confirmed, then he will rise to great heights!

However, in the face of the excited old man, Wang Chen shook his head: 鈥淣o need.鈥�

There is really no need, and there is no need!