CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 68: OLD DEMONS PASSING THROUGH

Wang Wu was startled, thinking he was lucky. If he had been a step later, he would have come out of hiding. Without the protection of Level 8 Passive Concealment, there was a high chance he would be discovered.

At this moment, he listened closely and sensed carefully, but to no avail; he couldn’t even smell that faint scent of blood in the breeze anymore.

It was as if nothing had happened.

But he understood that under this pitch-black night, it was much more dangerous than usual. Either the scent of blood came from a very distant place, or the opponent had superior concealment means beyond his Level 6 Danger Perception.

"Recently, I’ve been focusing on boosting Basic Defense and neglected Danger Perception, which has become a new weakness for me."

Wang Wu contemplated, and his mind quickly calmed down.

It wasn’t that frightening; he maintained Level 8 Passive Concealment, making it unlikely for the opponent to discover him, and he didn’t plan to engage in combat, which made it even more irrelevant.

Perhaps the scent of blood came from several kilometers away.

After about ten more minutes, with a gentle evening breeze blowing once again, he smelled that faint scent of blood again, seemingly closer, yet his Danger Perception remained ineffective.

Until a moment later, he finally heard very light footsteps, already quite close, about fifty meters away, coming from the south and moving north along the valley.

As the footsteps continued to approach, Wang Wu discerned some information.

"It seems like there are five heads, no, one of them has many feet, can’t confirm, they’re moving slowly, obviously very cautious, observing carefully after every few steps..."

While thinking, the footsteps stopped about ten meters from Wang Wu, since this was originally a connecting spot between two low hills, with a small concave mountain depression and a large stone, considered a good hiding place.

Wang Wu quickly closed his eyes, fearing that his gaze might alert the mysterious demons.

At this moment, he was also very certain that the scent of blood was emanating from these unknown demons, even though this guy was clearly washed in the creek.

"Big Brother, it seems we’ve come to the right place. This is the boundary stone set by the South Mountain King and the North Mountain King."

A hoarse voice sounded, obviously lowered, but still tapped that large stone with its paw.

Wang Wu was shocked in his heart, a boundary stone? Damn! No wonder!

All this time, he stayed here thinking there wouldn’t be any Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers nearby, relying on his Level 8 Passive Concealment. Sure enough, greed leads to disaster.

At this time, another deep voice followed and said, "That’s right, this is indeed the territory boundary between the North Mountain King and the South Mountain King. These two are not to be worried about, being absorbed in cultivation all day long, and they don’t have many Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers. But moving forward is the domain of the Snow Mountain Great Ape King, a true Thousand-Year Great Demon, with thousands of Demon Generals and Demon Soldiers. We must not act recklessly."

"Big Brother, if you ask me, we should just join the Snow Mountain Great Ape King."

Another sharp, extremely unpleasant voice sounded. Although there wasn’t any hissing, it immediately made one think of a highly venomous snake.

"Not wise, not wise, the Snow Mountain Great Ape King and the Mad Tiger King have some connections. Since we’ve offended the Mad Tiger King, we shouldn’t seek refuge with allied Great Demons. We must find a way past the Great Snow Mountain; there’s a new world over there. With our brothers’ strength, even if we can’t be enlisted by a Great Demon, we could still carve out a domain and cultivate for a century. No worry about not becoming a king."

"But Big Brother, that Little Mother Demon just mentioned, it’s not peaceful over at the Great Snow Mountain recently. The Human Race cultivators from Yun Ding City are talking about expanding territory by three thousand miles, and many from the Demon Race have been migrating as a whole."

"Heh, what do you know? It’s not a simple matter for Human Race cultivators to expand territory. It’s not only about slaughtering the Demon Race and driving away insects and beasts; they have to open up mountains, build roads, and establish cities and fields. Several steps take hundreds to thousands of years. Think about how Yun Ding City took a full nine hundred years from initial development to completion."

"Besides, I guess the Human Race cultivators already fought some tough battles with the demon race over there and at least achieved initial objectives. They won’t launch massive attacks anymore. If we go over there now, it’s just the right time to gather some panicked fleeing Demon People. Amidst the turbulent situation, we have a chance to fish in troubled waters."

The demon referred to as Big Brother spoke clearly and methodically, appearing courageous and strategic, also seemingly familiar with the habits of Human Race Cultivators.

Judging by this, although the three of them are not at the Great Demon Level, they are seasoned Old Demons.

Wang Wu thought secretly, daring not to open his eyes or move.

At this moment, the demon who initially spoke suddenly cried out in a low voice:

"Shh! Big Brother, several Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers are coming from the south."

"Must be drawn by the scent of blood earlier. Strange, when did the South Mountain King become so diligent? I remember he didn’t have many Demon Soldiers."

The demon called Big Brother expressed some confusion, but from the tone, it didn’t seem to be a big deal.

At this time, the sharp-sounding snake demon chuckled softly.

"Ha, there’s a Little Mother Demon inside, Second Brother, wasn’t the last Little Mother Demon a bargain for you? How about you let me have fun with this one?"

"Old Third, don’t stir up trouble. The journey is urgent. Second Brother, use your means to conceal it. We need to cross this boundary by dawn." The Big Brother instructed, and then there was no sound.

At this moment, a mass of spider silk flew up, whistling as it transformed into a faint light. Vaguely, it seemed as if there was some kind of peculiar rhythm evolving and unfolding, mysterious beyond comparison. Following that, the aura of those three demons suddenly vanished. Even though they were close by, Wang Wu couldn’t sense them at all.

However, this wasn’t the end, because Wang Wu immediately sensed a thin, invisible, but tangible film-like large net descending onto him. It was because he was too close, and the concealing method of the second demon had inadvertently caught him as well.

He immediately felt that something was amiss.

Because, although those three demons hadn’t discovered him at this moment, once the second demon retracted its concealing method, there would be a certain chance of discovering him.

In fact, a line of information suddenly flashed by without warning.

"You have been bestowed a new status by a wandering Black Spider Priest. You are currently covered by a mysterious spider web. You will passively gain 300 seconds of invisibility, but when this invisibility effect disappears, there is a certain chance that your Level 8 Passive Concealment status will be disrupted."

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Damn!

What an unjust disaster!

Wang Wu inwardly lamented.

But just at this moment, there was the sound of urgent running in the distance of several hundred meters. Hearing this sound, Wang Wu’s mind sketched the figure of an elegant Plum Deer. Following it, there was the Cyan Wolf Cub, then the Little Wild Boar, and lastly, a Black Bear. Meanwhile, there was the sound of wings flapping in the sky, which should be the Night Owl.

These five Little Demons had recently appeared frequently in the northern part of the forest as Mountain Patrol Little Demons. It seemed they were also attracted by the scent of blood.

Wang Wu moved slightly in his heart, having some thoughts.

However, could these six Little Demons combined deal with these three transgressing Old Demons?

While pondering, a familiar aura suddenly rushed over from the north. It was the Big Mountain Cat from the North Mountain Root, also attracted by the scent of blood.

Wang Wu inwardly exclaimed, "Heaven helps me."

This Old Demon, known as the big brother, should have come to this territory many years ago, so it was quite familiar with both the North Mountain King and the South Mountain King, which made its actions somewhat careless.

Just now, they must have tortured a Little Mother Demon to death with cruel methods, failing to handle the scent of blood properly. During old times, when there were few Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers on both sides, it wouldn’t have mattered much.

But in the past two months, the South Mountain King had increased the number of Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers by several hundreds, not to mention the North Mountain King.

However, speaking of it, if not for the excessive Number of Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers on both sides, who had gathered upon smelling the scent of blood, Wang Wu wouldn’t be caught in such a dilemma.

The three Old Demons going their way, he could remain in this place silently lurking, with no need to confront them.

"Meow~"

"What are you little brats sneaking around doing!"

The Big Mountain Cat stood atop a low hill in the north, overlooking with a haughty demeanor. Even Wang Wu could see a very conspicuous mark on its hindquarters.

"Senior Cat, we discovered a pool of blood at the forest edge, suspected to be from foreign demons crossing over, so we’ve been tracing it all the way. Besides, we haven’t crossed the boundary."

The Plum Deer suddenly spoke, with a crisp and pleasing voice. So, the Little Mother Demon was referring to it?

"Meow!"

"You’d better not cross the boundary!"

The Big Mountain Cat raised its paw slightly, again sniffed the air suspiciously. Since the scent of blood had disappeared, it had come out only out of boredom for a night stroll.

As long as the occurrence didn’t happen in its area of responsibility, it couldn’t be bothered to probe further.

Just when it turned back to leave, Wang Wu became anxious, staring fiercely at the Big Mountain Cat, ready to flick a stone to capture its attention, for he had to get the Big Mountain Cat to notice him at all costs.

However, he really hadn’t anticipated the Big Mountain Cat’s Perception Level to be so high. Wang Wu had only glared at it for two seconds when it instantly flared up, its tail flicked up, leaping several meters high, and it turned to look toward the large rock in the mountain pass, loudly exclaiming, "Meow! Who’s there!"

With just this one sentence, Wang Wu knew he had succeeded because, almost simultaneously, the three transgressing Old Demons had decisively made a move. Their combat experience was exceedingly abundant.

The Old Demon known as the big brother first and foremost spat out a mass of pitch-black matter from its mouth, hurling it at the Big Mountain Cat.

And the Big Mountain Cat was no common entity. Its Agility Attribute was too high. With a quick movement, it leapt over ten meters away, but alas, the extensive experience and tacit cooperation of the three Old Demons ensured that, almost the instant it dodged, a Frost Spider Web descended from the sky, ensnaring it directly.

In a flash, the entire Frost Spider Web transformed into a massive amount of Cold Ice, freezing it within.