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Chapter 113 Encountering Demons
Chapter 113 Encountering Demons
Before leaving, Yunhua explained to Xu Zhaoting and the others that the risks involved were too great, as they were only mid-level level one mages, and it would be difficult for Yunhua to protect them.
Xu Zhaoting and the others knew that their presence would only be a hindrance, so they wished Yunhua a safe journey.
After packing up, the group of nine set off towards Anfeng Mountain Range. They were all mid-level mages, so they traveled very quickly.
Of course, saying that they were going to Anfeng Mountain Range was just a detour around the outer area. After all, the Azure Flame Bird's previous level was far from enough to occupy a territory in Anfeng Mountain Range.
After leaving the mine, Yunhua and his group quickly entered the Anfeng Mountains. Once there, they tried their best to avoid fighting demons, and even when they did fight, they aimed for swift and decisive action to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
However, the Anfeng Mountains are teeming with demons, and you can't simply avoid them if you want to.
In a somewhat desolate rocky mountain, there was a rock lizard that was good at camouflage. It lay motionless on the ground, just like a large rock, and no one noticed it.
Even the hunter mage had only just realized that the Earth-Splitting Rock Lizard had already gone berserk and was about to ambush someone.
After the sudden attack, the strength of the Earth-Splitting Rock Lizard was naturally revealed, and it was indeed a demon at the level of a Great General!
It stands almost at the pinnacle of the warrior-level, incredibly powerful, theoretically equivalent to a human mid-level fully-trained mage. Its body is four or five meters tall, like a small rocky hill, and just standing there gives people a great sense of oppression.
Foul-smelling saliva dripped continuously from the side of the hideous maw, and beneath the irregular rock scales lay extremely robust rock muscles!
This is the upgraded version of the giant rock lizard that Yunhua encountered before; it's definitely a warrior-level demon.
An ordinary mage would have been doomed by now, but unfortunately it chose the wrong opponent, picking Yunhua from among the group.
The moment the giant lizard attacked, Yunhua used his agile movements to turn around and escape its gaping maw, while simultaneously striking the giant lizard's eye with his right fist.
No matter how tough the skin of the Earth-Splitting Giant Lizard is, its eyes are still a weak point. Under Yun Hua's immense strength, its left eye was directly shattered, and thick green blood flowed out.
Then Yunhua stepped on the giant lizard and pushed off with force, using the reaction force to leave the spot.
The giant lizard, in pain, rolled around on the ground, and the others took the opportunity to increase the distance between themselves and it.
However, there's clearly no time to escape; we must deal with this giant earth-splitting lizard.
"I'll distract it, you guys attack!" Yun Hua shouted to the others.
Then it ran to the other eye of the Earthshaker. Upon seeing its enemy, the Earthshaker immediately disregarded everything else, extended its huge rock claws, and slapped down, bringing with it gusts of wind.
Yunhua remained calm in the face of danger and rolled away from the claws in an instant.
The earth shook violently, and the soil was blasted into a huge crater. If someone hadn't dodged it, they would have been smashed into a bloody pulp. "Fierce Fist - Heaven-Shattering!"
Yunhua wasn't one to just take a beating; a blazing fist of fire swept across and struck the Earth-Splitting Rock Lizard's left claw.
You can see that one of the rock lizard's forepaws is charred black. The pain has fueled its rage. Ignoring the minor injuries, it wants to tear that human apart!
"Giant Shadow Nail - Twin Imprisonment!"
Aya unleashed her magic; as a shadow mage, she naturally wielded the Shadow Spike, a signature shadow technique, with exceptional skill.
The mid-level Shadow type possesses extremely strong restrictive abilities. Two dark Shadow Spikes pierced the two front claws of the Earthshaker, firmly pinning it to the ground.
"Roar~"
After being restricted, the Earth-Splitting Rock Lizard lost its previous arrogance, and its eyes were filled with fear.
At the same time, other spells also fell.
"Turbulent Waves!"
This was the old mage's magic; a massive torrent of water propelled the Earth-Splitting Rock Lizard's body, creating a raging torrent like a river bursting its banks.
Even if the Earth-Splitting Rock Lizard were a huge lump of rock, this raging wave could push it against the rock wall.
The rock lizard was slammed against the cliff face. It appeared unharmed, but it suffered severe internal injuries, with blood oozing from the corner of its mouth.
At that moment, a dark cloud quietly gathered in the sky.
"Thunderbolt - Top-Down Strike!!"
A flash of lightning struck the Earthshaker Lizard's head, hitting it directly in the head while it was still dazed from the impact.
The Earthshaker was already injured, and the moisture on its body not only amplified the power of the lightning, but also transmitted the electricity into its body through its wounds. Under the paralyzing effect, the Earthshaker was completely unable to move.
Then came another wave of magical baptism, and the Earth-Splitting Giant Lizard could only obediently die on the spot.
"Alright, pack up and move quickly. The magical fluctuations and the smell of blood will soon attract other demons."
Actually, there wasn't much to clean up. Apart from a remnant soul being collected, the Earth-Splitting Giant Lizard didn't drop anything else.
How much further?
"Almost there!"
"You've said that several times already!"
More than a decade ago, the military conducted a large-scale purge operation, and Wei Xiang had accompanied them to the Anfeng Mountains at that time. So, after arriving here, he was put in charge of leading the way. But what was the result? As shown above.
"Is this reliable? How about I lead the way? I've been to quite a few places in the wild before." —
"It's a lightning-type mage," Xu Chao said.
"No need. Different places in the wild have different rules of conduct. Your experience in places you've been to may not be applicable here. Don't worry! My memory is excellent; I remember everything clearly from over a decade ago!" Wei Xiang carefully recalled and identified the location.
Finally, after crossing a mountain, the group finally saw the main peak of the Anfeng Mountains—Yitianfeng Mountain!
From afar, a towering mountain stands majestically like a pillar of heaven. Bathed in the glow of the sunset, Tianfeng Mountain appears incredibly sacred, like a ladder to heaven, traversing the space between heaven and earth!
"I really want to go up and take a look!" Yunhua couldn't help but exclaim, and the others nodded in agreement.
"Don't overthink it. That place is not something we can covet. It's a real gathering place for demons. Even when the military attacked down the mountain, they didn't dare to go up!" Wei Xiang said coldly, instantly extinguishing everyone's excitement.
Wei Xiang took out a map, sketched around for a bit, looked at the surroundings, marked a few places, and carefully put the map away.
Although I went to many wrong places, I gained some understanding of the surrounding area, and bringing this back with me is a great asset.
"Let's keep going, a little further north, that's where the Azure Flame Birds live!"
Finally, Wei Xiang led Yunhua and the others to a forest. Although the forest was somewhat gloomy, it looked no different from an ordinary forest.
Aya squinted, sensing wisps of dark energy emanating from the area, and warned the others, "Be careful, there's dark energy here."