Chapter 11: The Rare Demon

“Ah~~”

A pitiful scream echoed across the wilderness.

Zhao Xiaoshi slightly slowed her pace, then glanced back and cursed harshly, “Serves you right.”

The group had agreed beforehand that if they encountered a second-tier demon, they would scatter to escape first, then regroup later.

Zhao Xiaoshi was the first to reach the designated meeting spot, followed by Cheng Meimei, then Dong Qin, and finally Fang Lingling.

Once the four reunited, Zhao Xiaoshi felt in high spirits.

As she leapt down from the carriage, she saw a white thread shooting out from the corpse of the toad demon.

This hunting method matched the legendary corpse-guarding demon.

“Did you all hear that?” she asked.

“That Chu Chen must have already entered the belly of the corpse-guarding demon,” someone murmured.

“Corpse-guarding demon!” Cheng Meimei shouted in alarm, her face pale with fear.

“What’s wrong with you?” Zhao Xiaoshi asked.

Cheng Meimei’s mouth moved rapidly, as if she had eaten beans, hurriedly sharing a conversation she had overheard.

“I heard the senior brothers mention that corpse-guarding demons are extremely rare.”

“These creatures are highly sensitive to demonic energy. They usually locate the corpses of their own kind first, inject digestive fluid into them, dissolving the flesh and bones into a pool of blood.”

“Then, using their long, thin tongue coiled in their mouth, they suck up the blood and burrow into the corpse’s skin.”

“They emit demonic energy outward to attract nearby demons.”

“Let's leave this place quickly,” Zhao Xiaoshi said immediately.

Without hesitation, they all dashed toward the edge of the forest.

“What will we say when we get back?” Cheng Meimei asked anxiously.

“After all, Chu Chen is General Bai Ning’s disciple. How will we explain to General Bai Ning that we’re the only ones who returned alive?” she worried.

“There’s nothing to explain,” Zhao Xiaoshi replied while running.

“Haven’t you noticed yet?”

“Among the five generals of the Demon Suppression Division in Jinnan Town, four dislike Bai Ning.”

“Our squad was basically a sacrificial team for Chu Chen.”

“Now that Chu Chen is dead and we survived, our general and master will be thrilled.”

“I guarantee that as long as we return alive, the general won’t hesitate to reward us.”

“If that’s the case, we really should thank the general for his generosity,” Fang Lingling chimed in.

Zhao Xiaoshi snorted coldly and continued,

“The one we should thank the most is the self-righteous Chu Chen.”

“Ah ah ah... achoo!”

Chu Chen sneezed, slipped his footing, and was yanked three steps forward by the white thread.

He quickly adjusted his posture, angling his body at forty-five degrees like a professional tug-of-war player.

At the same time, he twisted the thread from side to side, wrestling with whatever was inside the toad demon’s belly.

Chu Chen had already pushed his spiritual power to its peak; their forces were evenly matched.

He hadn’t seen such a strange demon in his bestiary.

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