DiploNovel #2249 - Guanyin was taken prisoner
#2249 - Guanyin was taken prisoner
This time, the Demon Clan had planned meticulously and launched a sudden attack, giving them an absolute advantage over Guanyin and the others. Naturally, Guanyin and her group found themselves in a precarious situation.
The Demon Clan's soldiers and generals were all elite, possessing an absolute advantage over the Buddhas of Western Heaven in terms of both individual strength and numbers.
In just a short while, nearly a quarter of the thousand Buddhas had been killed, and the Three Great Demon Kings had Guanyin trapped.
"Damn these demons!"
Guanyin gritted her teeth and repeatedly attacked the Three Great Demon Kings, trying to break through their encirclement and escape.
However, the Three Great Demon Kings were all powerful. They blocked Guanyin's attacks and sealed off her escape route.
In fact, if the Three Great Demon Kings hadn't intended to capture Guanyin alive, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long in this battle.
"Guanyin, you are already a caged beast. Why resist?"
The Poison Dragon Demon King said, winking at the other two Demon Kings, who immediately understood.
The Three Great Demon Kings attacked simultaneously from three sides, leaving Guanyin unable to defend completely.
While Guanyin was doing her best to resist the attacks of the other two Demon Kings, the Poison Dragon Demon King, being the strongest, landed a successful blow.
Guanyin coughed up blood and her spirit instantly weakened, clearly showing signs of injury.
"This can't continue. I might be captured by them."
Guanyin knew that the current situation would only worsen if it continued.
As for the surrounding Buddhas, they had already suffered heavy casualties and had no chance to support her.
Guanyin's only hope now rested on Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong's group.
"Tang Sanzang, are you not coming to my aid?"
Guanyin pleaded for help from Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong.
Tang Sanzang's group was not weak. If they were willing to help, they could definitely change Guanyin's situation significantly.
However, Tang Sanzang and his companions showed no intention of helping Guanyin.
In fact, all of this was a secret collaboration between Tang Sanzang's group and the Demon Clan. How could they possibly help Guanyin?
Therefore, Guanyin's plea was a joke, both to Tang Sanzang and his companions and to the Demon Clan.
Of course, Tang Sanzang's collaboration with the Demon Clan was being carried out secretly and could not be revealed, lest it bring unnecessary trouble upon themselves.
"Bodhisattva Guanyin, our mission is to journey to the west for the scriptures. If demons are causing harm, we should naturally take action.
However, the Demon Clan is not harming the common people. Their conflict with your Western Heaven is merely a private feud, and it has nothing to do with us."
Tang Sanzang explained calmly to Guanyin.
"Yes, the private feud between Western Heaven and the Demon Clan is not convenient for us to interfere in. It is best if you resolve it yourselves."
"We are burdened with the great task of the Journey to the West. The Buddha has said that we must not create unnecessary complications, so we cannot interfere in this matter."
"If we take action and anger the Demon Clan, what if they harm innocent people?"
Sun Wukong and the others echoed Tang Sanzang, explaining to Guanyin.
"You…"
Tang Sanzang's explanation was not without reason, as that was indeed what Western Heaven had asked of them.
Now that Tang Sanzang and his companions were using this as an excuse, Guanyin was left speechless.
"Our Demon Clan's feud with Western Heaven is a private matter and has nothing to do with others. We will definitely not harm the innocent.
So Guanyin, don't even think about dragging others into this. Just surrender obediently."
The Poison Dragon Demon King also echoed, making his stance clear and shattering Guanyin's last hope.
"Western Heaven's own affairs should be resolved by yourselves."
"What does the feud between you and the Demon Clan have to do with us?"
"Western Heaven, don't even think about dragging others into your trap."
The common people also shouted, venting their hatred and resentment towards Western Heaven.
"Alas!"
In such a state, Guanyin's combat strength was weakened by thirty percent. Under the combined attacks of the Three Great Demon Kings, she could hardly parry or resist.
As for the other Buddhas of Western Heaven, they were either dead or injured. Less than half were able to fight, and they would probably be completely annihilated in no time.
"Guanyin is failing. Capture her alive!"
The Poison Dragon Demon King saw Guanyin's weakness and immediately said to the other two Demon Kings.
The Three Great Demon Kings launched another round of fierce attacks. Under such attacks, Guanyin retreated repeatedly, gradually losing her ability to resist.
In one of the combined attacks by the Three Great Demon Kings, Guanyin was completely unable to resist and was directly hit.
Coughing up blood, Guanyin fell from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground.
Although she was not killed directly, she had completely lost her ability to resist and was immediately captured by the Three Great Demon Kings who descended.
Guanyin's capture caused the remaining Buddhas of Western Heaven to lose their fighting spirit. Under the attacks of the Demon Clan's soldiers and generals, they either died or fled.
"Alright, we can notify the Demon Emperor and proceed with the next step."
The Poison Dragon Demon King said, sending a message to the Demon Clan's headquarters.
"We will take Guanyin and attack Western Heaven's Mount Ling!"
"This time, we will definitely avenge our previous defeat!"
The Two Great Demon Kings said to the Poison Dragon Demon King.
"Attack Mount Ling!"
The Poison Dragon Demon King gave the order, and together with the other two Demon Kings, led thousands of Demon Clan elites towards Mount Ling.
Guanyin was escorted by several Demon Generals, becoming the first prisoner in this great battle between the Demon Clan and Western Heaven.
After the Three Great Demon Kings left with the Demon Clan's soldiers and generals, only the common people, Tang Sanzang and his companions, and the King and his civil and military officials remained.
"Now is the time. We can let the common people stand up, completely overthrow the rule, and be their own masters."
Now that the Demon Clan had left, there were no guards or soldiers in Jade Flower City, and the Buddhas had been slaughtered by the Demon Clan.
The common people no longer faced any resistance. As long as they were willing to stand up and overthrow the rule of the monarchy and Western Heaven, they could easily gain freedom.
Of course, all of this still required the help of the King and his ministers. Although the current King and ministers had become commanders without troops and were in a state of extreme panic.
But they were the representatives of the monarchy and the lackeys of Western Heaven. The common people needed to use the King and these ministers to express their position and determination, which would be the last contribution of the King and ministers.