Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

Qin Lie used his Qi Observation Technique to take a look.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

There was demonic energy coming from all directions, and quite a lot of it.

"A lot of things have arrived."

Li Hu, gripping the knife, asked, "How much?"

Qin Lie scanned the area again and roughly counted the numbers in his mind.

"There are at least twenty, maybe more. Monsters, lesser demons, all sorts of random creatures."

Li Hu stretched his neck, and his bones cracked a few times.

"Then the Wolf King must be really desperate, he's emptied his coffers and is offering them all up for us to chop down."

Xu Qinghe put away the booklet in her hand and replaced it with a short sword.

"Don't get bogged down in the fight. Our goal today is to capture Wolf King. Getting entangled with these lesser demons will only delay our mission."

Li Hu reached out and touched his chin.

"That makes sense, but they've already blocked the road and won't let anyone pass."

"If I just walk around them, people will think I'm afraid of them, and that would be so beneath me!"

Before he could finish speaking, the first monster pounced out of the forest.

Li Hu took a step forward and swept his long sword horizontally.

puff!

The monster's head flew off, and black blood splattered all over the nearby tree trunk.

Immediately afterwards, even more monsters rushed out.

Qin Lie could sense that this wave of attacks was significantly different from the previous one.

The first wave of attacks was hesitant and cautious, mainly a probing attack.

This time, everyone's eyes were bloodshot; they were clearly ready to fight to the death.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but their eyes were filled with fear.

If someone is afraid yet still rushes forward, it's probably not because they're afraid of the three of them, but because they're afraid of the wolf behind them.

"kill!"

Li Hu roared and plunged straight into the demon horde.

His swordsmanship is different from Qin Lie's.

Qin Lie's swordsmanship is very simple: slash, parry, and block. He only uses those three moves over and over again.

Li Hu's swordsmanship was noticeably more domineering.

With a single slash, whether it's a demon beast or a lesser demon, anyone hit will be missing an arm or a leg.

A little demon tried to sneak up behind him and attack, but Li Hu didn't even turn his head. He kicked it in the chest, sending it flying backward and crashing into a tree, where it fell silent.

Qin Lie glanced at it and was inwardly astonished.

This guy is usually carefree and unserious, but when it comes to a real fight, he's ruthless. No wonder he's managed to stay in the Demon Suppression Division all this time.

However, Qin Lie didn't just watch the excitement.

A wolf-like monster pounced from the side and bit his arm.

Qin Lie dodged the attack with a quick step, and then slashed down with his blade.

puff!

The monster was split in two.

Kill low-level monsters.

[Gain 0.3 attribute points]

It's 0.3 again.

Although it's not much, even a mosquito's leg is still meat!

You accumulate a lot over time.

Just as Qin Lie sheathed his sword, a small demon darted out from behind a tree.

This monster was taller than ordinary monsters and could already walk upright.

Seeing Qin Lie, she didn't rush over. Instead, she circled around him, as if looking for a good place to strike.

Qin Lie gripped the knife tightly.

This is the difference between a minor demon and a demon beast.

The monsters will only attack blindly, while the lesser demons will look for opportunities to strike.

Unfortunately, this monster has chosen the wrong person today.

Qin Lie is no longer the rookie at the early stage of the ninth rank he was yesterday.

He took a step forward.

The little demon thought he had given himself away and immediately pounced on him from the side.

Qin Lie was waiting for it.

With a sudden twist of his waist, he swept the knife horizontally.

puff!

The blade sliced ​​through the little demon's chest, tearing a large gash in its path.

The little demon screamed and retreated, but Qin Lie didn't give it a chance to catch its breath. He pushed off with his foot, chased after it, and slashed its neck off.

[Slay a monster in the early stages of the Lesser Demon Realm]

[Gain 2 attribute points]

Qin Lie's eyes lit up as soon as the attribute points arrived in his account.

That's why he loves killing lesser demons.

They give a lot of attribute points.

Moreover, now that he's reached the eighth rank, killing minor demons in the early stages is much easier than yesterday. As long as he's not surrounded by a group, he can basically take them down steadily.

However, this is Langya Mountain after all; how could demons line up to die?

Just as I killed this one, two more pounced at the same time.

A demonic beast lunged at his leg, while another smaller demon aimed for his neck.

Qin Lie frowned and took a half-step back.

The monster missed its target.

The little demon's claws grazed his shoulder, tearing a gash in his tight-fitting clothes.

Qin Lie slashed at the demonic beast with his backhand.

puff!

The monster collapsed.

Then he raised his sword and used the blade to block the demon's second claw, and flipped his wrist.

He ripped its chin open from bottom to top, and the little demon screamed and shrank back. Qin Lie chased after it and finished it off with a single slash.

Kill low-level monsters.

[Gain 0.3 attribute points]

[Slay a monster in the early stages of the Lesser Demon Realm]

[Gain 2 attribute points]

Two notifications popped up one after another.

Before he could even enjoy his moment, Li Hu shouted from the side.

"Kid, stop just hacking away! We need to push our lines forward a bit too."

Qin Lie snapped out of his daze.

Yes.

They didn't come here to grind monsters and accumulate attribute points.

Wolf King has already escaped.

If he gets entangled with these little demons for too long, he'll really slip away.

Even if we manage to kill all the monsters on this mountain, it will all be for nothing.

Qin Lie and Li Hu fought their way up the mountainside.

Xu Qinghe walked at the very back, ready to deliver a fatal blow to anyone who tried to ambush her.

As for low-level demonic creatures like demon souls, they are not worthy of being taken in at all!

Several people pushed forward.

Monsters from the mountain kept emerging one after another.

As expected, he will fall to the ground and become a corpse after two rounds.

Lu Chen is no longer here; he just went around to the back of the mountain.

If Wolf King runs that way, he'll probably run into him.

While slashing at the demonic creatures, Qin Lie used his Qi Observation Technique to keep an eye on the demonic aura deep within the cave.

The demonic aura was still moving, and it was moving faster and faster.

There must be some secret passage in this cave, right?

Qin Lie was a little anxious, afraid that Wolf King would run away.

But these little demons were rushing towards him like madmen, and he couldn't get past them in a short time.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of a small, thin wolf demon emerging from the bushes not far away.

Unlike the other monsters, that creature didn't rush at them to fight. Instead, it looked around and fled the battle.

Qin Lie immediately sensed something was wrong; this little demon was probably going to find Wolf King.

"Brother Li!"

Li Hu slashed down the little demon in front of him with a single blow, then turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Lie raised his hand and pointed to the right.

"A little demon just slipped away that way; I reckon it went to find the Wolf King."

Li Hu glanced in the direction Qin Lie was pointing.

"You mean following him will lead us to the Wolf King?"

"I wouldn't say for sure, but it's highly likely."

Li Hu frowned.

They still have a bunch of monsters on their side. If he chases after them, even if Qin Lie and Qin Lie are left alone, they probably won't be able to defeat them.

Besides, Lu Chen had instructed him before he left to make sure he protected these two people.

Li Hu thought for two seconds and quickly made up his mind.

"How about this, Qin Lie, you follow him first, and we'll follow you from behind."

"Be careful, don't chase after them too closely!"

"If you find anything wrong, make a mark on the tree, then immediately come back and call me."

"clear."

Xu Qinghe heard the two talking and looked up at Qin Lie.

"If you chase after him alone, don't be a show-off."

Qin Lie glanced at her and smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm more afraid of dying than you are!"

Without further ado, he took off chasing after the direction in which the little demon had disappeared.

The mountain path on the right is very narrow; it can hardly be called a path, but rather a trail worn down by countless footsteps over the years.

Both sides were covered with weeds and branches. If it weren't for the ability to see through things, I might not have been able to catch up with that little demon.

The little thing runs quite fast.

However, it was only at the early stage of the Lesser Demon Realm, while Qin Lie had maxed out his Agility with ten points and had an eighth-grade physique, so his speed was not slower than Qin Lie's.

A human and a demon darted swiftly through the forest.

Before long, Qin Lie noticed that the demonic energy around him was getting stronger, and the demonic energy belonging to the Wolf King was getting closer and closer.

It seems I made the right bet; this little demon has come to find the Wolf King!

Even after arriving here, he didn't rush inside.

If I really encounter the Wolf King, I might really die here.

He stopped and used his knife to carve the Demon Suppression Bureau's tracking symbol onto a nearby tree trunk.

Only after marking the spot did he continue his pursuit.

The little demon in front seemed to have noticed someone behind them as well.

He glanced back, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes, and ran even faster.

Qin Lie sneered inwardly.

"Now you're scared. Weren't you pretty arrogant up front? Where did all that fierceness go?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the little demon suddenly stopped and turned around to pounce on Qin Lie.

They probably knew they couldn't escape, so they decided to fight to the death.

Qin Lie had anticipated this move and swung the blade forward.

boom!

The little demon's claws struck the blade.

Qin Lie's body sank, releasing the force, and then he kicked it in the stomach.

The little demon screamed and was kicked back several steps.

Taking advantage of the situation, Qin Lie stepped forward and slashed down with his sword.

The little demon hurriedly raised its claws to block.

But the Demon-Suppressing Blade was no ordinary iron weapon. Its blade severed the claw, and before the momentum stopped, it struck the demon's shoulder.

puff!

The little demon's body was split in half, and it fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then lay still.

[Slay a monster in the early stages of the Lesser Demon Realm]

[Gain 2 attribute points]

Qin Lie shook the blood off his knife and continued to use his Qi Observation Technique to look ahead.

The demonic aura ahead was even stronger.

A faint, foul-smelling wind blew out from the cracks in the stone wall.

He took a few more steps forward and soon saw a hole covered by vines.

The entrance to the cave was small, and the outside was piled with rubble. You couldn't tell that there was a path hidden there unless you looked closely.

Qin Lie guessed that this was probably the secret passage through which the Wolf King escaped.

However, he did not rush in.

Instead, he first carved a mark near the cave entrance, then took out the Demon-Suppressing Token and tried to send a message to Li Hu.

The Demon-Suppressing Token lit up briefly, then quickly went dark again.

Qin Lie frowned.

It didn't work as expected.

The place is filled with evil spirits, which ruined the message.

He glanced at the dark cave entrance, then looked back at the path he had come from.

Logically, the safest course of action at this moment would be to go back and find Li Hu and the others, and then come in together.

The problem is that the wolf's demonic aura is already inside, and it's moving deeper and deeper.

With this back and forth, that guy might just disappear without a trace.

Qin Lie gripped his knife tightly, quickly calculating in his mind, and decided to continue the pursuit.

He definitely wouldn't go head-to-head with Wolf King, because that would be suicide.

They would just go in, glance at the direction, make a mark, and then leave.

Without hesitation, Qin Lie took a deep breath, bent down, and crawled into the hole.

The cave was dark, and the air was stuffy and damp.

As Qin Lie walked, he used his knife to make shallow carvings on the stone wall.

He walked very slowly, taking each step carefully.

The deeper they went, the stronger the demonic aura became; the demonic aura belonging to the Wolf King was getting so close it was almost frightening.

Qin Lie could even hear heavy footsteps coming from ahead.

The footsteps suddenly stopped.

In the darkness ahead, a pair of eerie green eyes slowly began to glow.

"A nobody of lowly rank, how dare he come here!"

"Alright, eating you will also help me increase my strength."