Chapter 144: Humans Should Treat Demons Like This!
This encounter battle was not as arduous a struggle as Cui Hao had imagined. It was not that the demons were too weak; at least Cui Hao felt that way. That small lizard could tentatively be counted as a formidable opponent.
This lizard was small, but its strength was truly great. Although he cultivated the powerful mental cultivation method given by his own master, that only provided a certain enhancement to spells. Regarding this kind of close-quarters melee combat, he suffered a loss more or less.
So... this battle could basically be counted as Lin Luoyu's solo show. One move instantly killed the menacing Wild Boar Spirit. It directly killed until the opposing side prepared to slip away immediately.
Hearing the command, that small lizard did not lust for battle either; it took to its heels and ran! This was not at all like the foolish and dull little demons in legends who only knew how to work recklessly and kill people.
When truly encountering them, one discovered they were simply not like in the books! Indeed, it is better to have no books than to believe entirely in books.
Lin Luoyu first cast a sidelong glance at Cui Hao. After discovering there were no major problems, she immediately prepared to get up and chase. However, she was blocked by the next wave of attacking crossbow bolts.
Although she felt she could withstand it forcefully... remembering the faint smile on her master's face, Lin Luoyu felt it was better to be a bit safer. This was to avoid triggering the body-protecting magic treasure given by Master and suffering an unexpected disaster.
She lifted her sword to block the attacking crossbow bolts. Although her footsteps did not stop, she was slowed down for a moment. It was just this moment that was enough for this group of demon creatures, who were known for their physical stamina, to open up quite a distance.
Watching several figures retreating rapidly, Lin Luoyu gradually stopped her footsteps. Saying chase, she definitely could catch up. But this place was considered the demons' territory. Intelligence regarding this place was not much; rashly pursuing was absolutely not a good strategy.
Cui Hao carried his long sword and walked to Lin Luoyu's side. "I told you, this method wouldn't work. However, there is no need to be anxious; Eldest Senior Sister is definitely watching us nearby!"
Lin Luoyu's gaze was suspicious. "If Senior Sister is nearby, why did she need us to make a move? If she made a move, could this group of demons live for two breaths?"
"Follow up; you will know in a while." Hearing this, Cui Hao chuckled lightly, got up directly, and chased in the direction where that group of demons fled.
Lin Luoyu looked at Cui Hao's confident appearance. After hesitating slightly, she still followed. That group of demons fled extremely fast. It could be said they ran with all their might.
However, fortunately, it was a small plain. The two could still vaguely see a few small black shadows, so they chased after them. But out of the plain, it was a rubble ridge... At this time, the figures of that group of little demons disappeared.
The pursuing Lin Luoyu stopped her footsteps and looked around. She was only at the Qi Refinement stage; pinching fireballs and beckoning water was fine.
Tracking and range exploration were actually a bit lacking; she could only track what her eyes could see, and could not catch up with what she couldn't see. The truth was she hadn't learned it.
However, at this point, Lin Luoyu more or less realized something. Lin Luoyu looked sideways at Cui Hao beside her and said, "Are you saying... Senior Sister deliberately let us lay an ambush there?"
Cui Hao shrugged his shoulders and said, "Probably... Since we are already here, she should let us mix in a bit of a sense of participation, right?"
Lin Luoyu realized and said, "Then let us wait here for a while." Cui Hao looked at his own Fourth Senior Sister. As expected of someone who could get full marks in the entrance test, she could not be a fool.
Since they were bait, what they had to do was naturally fishing. Moreover, what they were fishing for was not the patrolling little demons; those could only count as small fry.
What they wanted to fish out was the departure point of this group of little demons! At least it was a Demon Race camp! Only there was it possible to obtain the intelligence that a cultivator of Eldest Senior Sister's level wanted to obtain.
Eldest Senior Sister could naturally rely on her own cultivation to find it herself; at most, it would be a bit more troublesome and involve running a bit more.
But the meaning of bringing himself and Lin Luoyu along would vanish.
Master delegated authority to Eldest Senior Sister; he surely also wanted to see if Eldest Senior Sister could make appropriate and reasonable arrangements for himself and Lin Luoyu.
Thinking about it in detail like this, Senior Sister's problem-solving train of thought was also self-evident.
Sure enough, after waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy came from the distant west. Only then did the violent rumbling sound follow.
Lin Luoyu looked from afar and saw that the mountainside of an entire peak was pierced through by a beam of azure spiritual light.
Immediately after, the peak was cut off, and the huge mountain quickly toppled down.
Cui Hao looked into the distance with a burning gaze.
This was a true immortal, damn it!
Eldest Senior Sister was truly dashing!
Lin Luoyu also watched that sword strike silently. One day, she should also be able to reach that realm.
Cui Hao headed west with an agitated expression, shouting excitedly at the same time: "Let's go! Let's go watch the excitement!"
Lin Luoyu set off to follow.
When the two arrived in a hurry, they saw Eldest Senior Sister standing solemnly in the middle of a messy camp. Several little demons had already been cut into pieces not far away.
Directly in front of Li Yingling was already a huge hollow; directly in front of her was the mountain peak that had just been cut off.
When the two walked close, only then did they understand why their Senior Sister was standing here without saying a word.
There was a large iron pot near the entrance of the demon stockade.
Inside the dark red thick soup, several arms were boiling until thoroughly cooked.
A nauseating bloody smell wafted over.
Lin Luoyu only took a glance and dared not look again; she hurriedly closed her eyes and began to take deep breaths continuously.
Cui Hao glanced at Lin Luoyu. After hesitating to speak, he sighed lightly and walked forward to Li Yingling.
In front of Li Yingling, there were still three little demons covered in wounds and battered beyond recognition.
One could only judge that they were still alive by their continuously heaving chests.
Cui Hao cupped his hands and asked, "Eldest Senior Sister... are you alright?"
Li Yingling looked sideways slightly at Cui Hao, then shook her head gently.
Actually, Li Yingling and the others had not come directly to the front line.
Chu Xingchen had first taken them to several villages that had been slaughtered completely by demon creatures.
Those villages had long been burned to ashes by a sea of fire, reduced to ruins.
There were not many corpses there. Only a few charred corpses crushed under houses had not been cleared away.
However, there was a bloody smell there that even the scent of burning could not conceal.
That day, Master said with deep earnestness:
"What you are going to do is not a drill, not playing house."
"If you do not come, these things naturally have nothing to do with you."
"But since you have seen all this, as humans, you cannot turn a blind eye."
"When demons kill humans, they have no mercy. Then... what about you?"
After Master threw out the final question, he brought them to the front line.
Li Yingling naturally would also be indignant.
But that kind of indignation stopped at a superficial level. It was like seeing an infuriating plot in a storybook.
It made one harbor anger in one's heart, yet it did not hinder sleeping at night.
However, stepping into this camp following the traces of the little demons, only then did she know that those corpses were actually not collected by their own people.
Instead, the majority were taken away and turned into rations for the Demon Race.
They took infants...
They took humans...
As a human, Li Yingling only now felt a sense of sudden realization. Only now did she understand that there are some things one only knows after seeing with one's own eyes.
Why humans treat demons like that.
Because they deserve to be treated like that.
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