Chapter 153: The Best Rations, Don't You All Fight Over Them
The owl spirit looked closely.
Niu Er, the weasel captain, and the vanguard captain of that insidious snake.
Wasn't that vanguard camp on the plains wiped out clean by human cultivators a long time ago?
The last time, Great Martial Demon King even sent a demon to check, and they were killed to the very last one. The large mountain peak near that vanguard camp was severed by a single sword strike.
Given that terrifying power, the scout who reported back said the cultivator was at least at the late-stage Golden Core level.
It scared Great Martial Demon King so much that he scrambled back to Despondent Ridge that very day.
Leaving his own group of little demons to fill the front lines.
He didn't dare come near the front for several days. I heard he only returned reluctantly after being threatened by other demon kings.
And now he's still cowering at the very back of the front line...
It was also that day that made the owl spirit understand more profoundly that most of the so-called demon kings in this Demon Nation were very likely a joke.
But Kunshan Great King—that tiger demon who raised the banner.
He was definitely different from the other demon kings.
The owl spirit had never seen that Kunshan Great King, but the words of that tiger demon had been recited countless times in its heart.
If he was serious about building a Demon Nation, then the hope must lie with Kunshan Great King.
But for now, it had to deal with the three demons before it.
Humans had many tricks, so one had to be on guard.
The owl spirit craned its neck and called out:
"Goo-goo-goo-goo..."
Under the somewhat silent night sky, this cooing call was especially loud.
Before the owl had even finished its call, a rough voice roared from behind it:
"Stop calling! You sound like you're at a funeral! I'm here! What happened?"
A water buffalo, clad in simple armor, snorted through its nose and carefully approached the owl along the trench.
The owl's neck stiffly turned ninety degrees to look at its captain, the water buffalo demon:
"Look over there, at the plains vanguard where the incident happened before. The weasel and that snake are here!"
The small squad leader, the water buffalo, froze upon hearing this. It quickly stretched its bull's head to look, and then saw the three demons the owl had mentioned.
Its heart suddenly leaped, and it instinctively cursed in a low voice:
"What the hell, this is really seeing ghosts. Also, I've told you, don't you ever turn your head like that again, you really scare a demon!"
How could those three demons have survived in that situation?
Its water buffalo would rather believe Great Martial Demon King's explanation when he returned—I'm not afraid of death, I'm just making a strategic advance.
At this moment, many other little demons had also come out, holding their respective weapons.
The owl, with its wide eyes, suggested: "There's definitely something fishy. I say we shoot a volley of crossbow bolts first!"
Hearing this, the water buffalo's expression darkened. It had to be said that the owl's suggestion was very tempting.
However, after a brief thought, it still shook its head slightly, saying with a hint of resignation:
"The situation lately has been deadly serious. If it's really some damn Golden Core True Person attacking, what difference would one volley of crossbow bolts make? If we're to live or die, it won't hinge on this little bit. Let them come closer and ask first."
The words were crude, but the reasoning was sound.
After all, no one expected that if a Golden Core True Person really attacked, the nearby Great Martial Demon King would come to their aid.
Last time, he just heard news of a Golden Core True Person and fled back overnight without even seeing them.
Who would dare to rely on such a bullshit demon king?
The water buffalo's gaze swept across the area, and it instructed the dozens of little demons around it:
"Everyone just be a little careful. If anything seems wrong, use the old hand signal."
The owl spirit silently sighed in its heart.
This feeling of one's life being up to fate was truly intoxicating.
Chapter 153: The Best Rations, Don't You All Fight Over Them
At this point, it was the only way.
The owl turned its head back, its gaze locked on the three demons ahead.
In its view, as the three neared the trench, they all stopped. The weasel spirit stepped forward and shouted loudly:
"Great Water Buffalo! Ding You Ding! Two big horns, truly dashing."
Hearing this, the owl froze, then turned its head stiffly again to look at the small squad leader.
This person actually knows the secret code?
But before it could speak, the squad leader's hoof smacked it, turning its face back around.
The water buffalo cursed again in a low voice: "I told you, don't turn your head so suddenly! You gave me a big scare."
Hearing this, the owl instantly felt wronged. This was a racial trait!
All owls turn their heads like this. If that's the case, the cow tail behind you had better not wag either!
But it didn't dare to say anything in rebuttal.
The small squad leader, the water buffalo, took a moment to compose itself before responding: "Forget the secret codes! Just get over here!"
Cui Hao froze for a moment, his gaze turning to his senior martial sister beside him:
"Did I just say the wrong thing, or are they trying to entrap us?"
Li Yingling glanced over and replied via voice transmission: "Then they had better pray their fishing rod is strong enough, lest it break in my hands."
Cui Hao quickly spoke up: "Senior Martial Sister is so domineering!"
Lin Luoyu, listening to her junior martial brother's shameless flattery, sighed softly.
If the sect's atmosphere became strange in the future, Cui Hao would have to bear at least ninety percent of the responsibility.
Li Yingling took the lead, walking toward the forward trench, fully prepared.
Her divine sense swept over covertly. There were only a few dozen minor demons, led by a Foundation Establishment water buffalo.
Under the watchful eyes of dozens of demons, Li Yingling was the first to step into the trench.
Inside, various little demons all held tattered weapons, their gazes warily fixed on Li Yingling.
The water buffalo, with a simple blade at its waist, came to meet her in two steps. After scanning the area, it looked at Old Snake and spoke:
"I heard your entire force was wiped out. It's been so long, why are you only returning now?"
Just as Li Yingling was about to answer, Cui Hao at her side sighed and stepped forward first.
"We were lucky and managed to survive." Cui Hao shook his head, his tone tragic. "That Golden Core bastard, when choosing between killing the three of us and the demons of that camp, chose to kill the camp's demons."
"The three of us scrambled and crawled the whole way, goodness knows how many miles we fled. We didn't dare rest for a moment, and only just managed to save our lives."
The water buffalo demon froze upon hearing this. It understood the meaning of these words.
Wasn't this sacrificing the lives of a group of teammates to save the lives of these three shameless demons?
Perhaps that Golden Core cultivator was even lured over by the three of them.
The water buffalo demon looked at the weasel spirit who had spoken and continued to ask:
"Then why are you only returning now?"
"What kind of talk is that? That was a Golden Core True Person. Who knows how vast their divine sense is. Do you dare just walk straight back? The three of us obviously had to take a long detour to get back! That area is crawling with humans. The three of us almost didn't make it back."
The water buffalo demon's eyes narrowed. After a light nod, it turned and instructed a little demon:
"Go, prepare some of the usual rations for the brothers to eat. They've come a long way and must be hungry."
The little demon that received the order turned to prepare.
The water buffalo asked again: "You took such a long detour. Did you learn any news?"
Cui Hao quickly nodded: "Of course we did! Where is our Great Martial Demon King? We have important intelligence to report in person!"
Hearing this, the water buffalo nodded lightly, then its gaze fell behind it. It saw a little demon carrying a large iron basin walking toward it.
Its tone was calm: "No hurry. The road is still a bit long. Eat some food before you go, lest you faint from hunger on the way."
Hearing this, Cui Hao glanced sideways at his senior martial sister.
Li Yingling did not speak, merely standing in place.
Soon, the little demon brought over the large iron basin.
In the large iron basin, a pile of unknown wild grasses floated on the water's surface, mixed with what looked like the corpses of rat-tailed animals.
The water in the entire basin was a murky green. As soon as it was brought over, a fishy, foul stench assaulted their nostrils.
The water buffalo's gaze swept over the expressions of the three demons before it. Its hand then naturally moved to the simple blade at its waist, and it said with a light smile:
"This is the best rations we have. Eat slowly, and don't fight over it."
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