“Who... who are you?! How dare you snatch our prey?!”
A surviving demon asked, his voice trembling.
“Hmph, frogs in a well,” Qimeng scoffed, her chin tilted up slightly. “This lord is a noble 【Dark Tree Demon】 of the Great Marsh! I'm taking this Spirit Maiden!”
Before her voice could even fade, Yinzhi cooperatively drew her staff, striking a heroic pose as if ready to face death, and shouted defiantly, “You evil demons! Don't even think about making me submit! If you have the ability, step over my corpse!”
Qimeng laughed hysterically in her head. Hahaha! Yinzhi, those lines are way too cliché!
On the surface, however, Qimeng matched her performance with a sinister grin and waved her hand. “Foolish girl! Then die for this lord! Dark Starfall Slash!!”
BOOM!!
Dark magic surged like a raging sea, completely swallowing Yinzhi!
According to the original plan, Qimeng would unleash her ultimate move while simultaneously casting 【Demonic Eye Illusion】 to stun everyone present!
Yinzhi would then take the opportunity to activate her Tree Vein Spirit Rune, fake her death, and escape.
This way, witnessed by all the demon bounty hunters, the illusion that the Spirit Maiden had been blown to pieces by Qimeng—sharing the same fate as those Advanced Rank demons—would be established, bringing about the perfect conclusion!
However!
Just as Yinzhi was about to trigger her teleportation in the blink of an eye—
BOOM!!
An incredibly cold demonic pressure sliced into the battlefield, actually interrupting Yinzhi's teleportation spell!
Immediately after, a massive claw of pitch-black magic materialized out of thin air and lunged straight for Yinzhi!
“Huh?! This is my prey! What blind bastard dares to steal from me?!”
Qimeng was furious. With a backhand strike, she shattered the massive magic claw into pieces!
But in the next second, two groups of demons with overwhelming presences crashed down into the center of the field, trapping Yinzhi right in the middle—interrupting her halfway through her fake death!
The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point!
On the left was an elite force led by a young demon wearing luxurious armor! He had an arrogant expression and had brought three hundred powerful demon soldiers, all radiating intense killing intent!
On the right stood a solitary figure in a cloak, but he exuded a monstrous, terrifying aura. This was none other than the medicine-seeking man who had just passed Qimeng earlier!
As soon as the two sides landed, they completely ignored all the demon bounty hunters, including Qimeng.
Instead, like bitter enemies meeting, their eyes clashed in the air, sending sparks flying!
“You bastards of the Black Bone Demon Clan...” the medicine-seeking man spoke first. “Is your father, the 【Black Bone Demon Marquis】, not dead yet? How dare he send you out here to seek death?!”
“Shut up! You lowly wild demon! How dare you severely wound my father!” The noble Demon Prince laughed in extreme anger and roared, “If not for my father being gravely injured and desperately needing a Sacred Spirit to prolong his life, this prince would have torn you into ten thousand pieces today!”
As soon as this conversation took place, all the demon bounty hunters present gasped in shock!
“?!”
This cloaked man... had actually single-handedly beaten the high-and-mighty demon grand lord, the 【Black Bone Demon Marquis】, into critical condition?!
Although the Demon Prince had brought three hundred elite regular soldiers, cold sweat beaded on his forehead in the face of this terrifyingly powerful monster, and he didn't dare to make a move rashly.
Meanwhile, the medicine-seeking man was equally anxious to find a way to heal his lover.
Both sides were at each other's throats!
Qimeng, who had been left completely out of the picture, was left speechless.
Huh?! The medicine-seeking guy? The Demon Marquis's son? Why did these two Extraordinary Rank guys suddenly pop up? Wait, this medicine-seeking guy is still looking for a Sacred Spirit? Is that girl on his back still not dead yet? Just how stubborn is her will to live?
No, no, no! No matter which side Yinzhi falls to, she won't have a good ending. She's my loyal employee! I can't let them take her!
Seeing both sides eyeing Yinzhi, Qimeng, who was standing on the side, could no longer bear it!
She crossed her arms, raised an eyebrow, and spoke in a crisp yet dark voice that shattered the tense standoff. “Hey! You two, aren't you underestimating this lord a bit too much?!”
“This Spirit Maiden is a prey that I crippled first! What, is a grand Demon Prince and a nameless wild demon planning to snatch my credit and bounty in broad daylight?!”
Swoosh!
Two terrifying gazes locked onto Qimeng's face at the exact same time!
The medicine-seeking man's gaze was ice-cold. “Scram if you don't want to die.”
The Demon Prince, however, snorted coldly and raised his head arrogantly. “An unnamed little tree demon, yet you have decent courage. This prince appreciates that! However, this Spirit Maiden is mine!”
“Take this! This is a token for the demon camp. Consider the bounty of five hundred Advanced magic stones yours. Scram and claim your reward yourself! Now, the Spirit Maiden belongs to this prince!”
Clack!
The Demon Prince casually tossed a pitch-black token toward Qimeng.
Qimeng caught the token, completely dumbfounded.
No way?! Why is the script going in such a weird direction! Why did I suddenly become a demon underling? And what do you mean go to the demon camp to claim it? I don't even know where your camp is!
But... wait!
She looked at the Demon Prince's arrogant, determined expression, and then at the medicine-seeking man's icy, resolute killing intent. A sudden realization flashed like lightning in Qimeng's mind, and she finally understood!
The inflated bounty of five hundred Advanced magic stones on the Wanted Poster! And the overwhelming capture teams scouring the area...
So this was never a pursuit for revenge at all!
The demon bounty on Yinzhi was just a front; their true purpose was to search the entire forest for her!
Both of these groups... were here for the 【Sacred Spirit】!!
Once Qimeng pieced the truth together, she glanced at Yinzhi, who was sandwiched in the middle, blinking frantically and pleading for help with her eyes, and burst out laughing.
“Fine, fine, fine!”
You want to snatch my employee? And you want to steal my Sacred Spirit? Hmph! Since you love delivering yourselves to my doorstep so much, then this lord will play this game with you two powerhouses who are at least Extraordinary Rank, and I'll play it to the bitter end!
BOOM!!
A sky-blotting wave of black and red demonic magic suddenly erupted from Qimeng's body! Violent gales howled, sweeping across the entire area!
Extraordinary Rank, is it?
Did you really think this lord was afraid of you?
“Hehehe...”
Qimeng licked her delicate lips, her heterochromatic red eyes flashing with a hungry light.
This place was a killing formation she had pre-arranged!
Two Extraordinary Rank demons, plus three hundred elite demon soldiers and a bunch of Advanced Rank demons... if she were to Devour All Things and consume them all, just how much nourishment would that provide?
Back when she was still with the Knight Order, she had dealt with plenty of Extraordinary Rank demons! She was no stranger to taking down monsters like them!
“Ha! Let's fight!”
This sudden explosion of magic and arrogant declaration drew the attention of all the demons present!
“?!”
“Is this girl crazy?! She actually dares to provoke Lord Demon Prince and that Marquis-level wild demon at the same time?!”
“Are you kidding me! With her strength as just an Advanced Rank magical beast, she's courting death!”
“But... don't you think it's pretty interesting? We demons worship the strong! If she manages to defeat the strong as the weak, she'll be a legend! I'm starting to respect her a little...”
“Now that you mention it... that's true!”
The demons whispered among themselves, while the elite officer beside the Demon Prince burst out laughing.
“This general is laughing to death!”
A burly, High-tier Advanced demon officer took a large stride forward, pointing at Qimeng and mocking her. “A mere little Dark Tree Demon who doesn't know her place, yet you dare to disrespect Lord Demon Prince?! It seems you've forgotten the majesty of our noble demon race! Since that's the case, this general will personally teach you wild demons a lesson you won't forget.”
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