"Is it, is it over?"
The pink-haired Great Ogre Clan girl, who would be Zhu Cai in the future, was still somewhat lost in thought.
Following her brother and clansmen, they formed a search party and successfully found the Insect Monster's nest.
Originally, they only wanted to test the strength of these Insect Monsters and estimate how many such monsters were still in the nest.
But who would have thought that the Insect Monsters, initially judged to be without reason, would deliberately feign weakness, luring the Great Ogre Clan deeper and deeper.
By the time they reacted, it was already too late.
There was no other way; facing the encirclement formed by a tide of Insect Monsters, everyone could only break through under the leadership of their brother.
However, the Insect Monsters seemed to have anticipated their reaction.
Kill one batch of insects, and the next batch would immediately fill the gap.
They were endless, as if they could never be killed completely.
Soon, casualties began to appear among the clansmen.
magic essence and stamina were heavily consumed, weapons were damaged, and clansmen fell one after another.
For a time, the Great Ogres, always known for their bravery and skill in battle, could only fight to the death with their backs against the wall.
However,
The disparity in numbers between the two sides was too great.
When the girl's best friend fell protecting her, Zhu Cai had even prepared for death.
But death did not come.
'Peng Peng!'
Zhu Cai would never forget.
At her most dangerous and desperate moment, what she saw was that small figure descending from the sky, saving her and her dear friend.
Her appearance was different from theirs.
But what flowed within her was undoubtedly the same bloodline as theirs.
The other party was an Ogre!
There was no doubt about that!
The same Ogre horns, the same ferocity and monstrous strength as theirs.
Charging forward, invincible.
That was an unparalleled bravery Zhu Cai had never imagined before.
"Rumble~~~"
The ground trembled, and a deafening roar filled the air as Shion, who had recovered, pulled Zhu Cai away.
Zhu Cai instinctively looked back.
What she saw was a towering pillar composed of hundreds of stacked magic formations.
"Highest-tier Explosion Magic: Explosion!"
Emerging from her previous memories, Zhu Cai gazed at the enormous crater in front of her, which seemed to pierce the earth: "This, can this really still be called magic?"
"Explosion Magic, so strong..."
Just as stunned as Zhu Cai were Shion, and the surviving Great Ogres including Hong Maru.
"Look over there!"
"Is that, a human?"
As the smoke dissipated, everyone clearly saw the two figures at the edge of the giant crater; one of them was the small kinswoman who had just saved them.
But what surprised the Great Ogres was Bai Luo, who was next to Egui Peng.
"Bai Luo, they're coming over."
Noticing the Great Ogres approaching, Egui Peng shielded Bai Luo behind her, then looked at them warily.
"You are human?"
They looked at Bai Luo, somewhat incredulous, not understanding how a human could have come here.
One must know that the Jura Great Forest had always been a monster's paradise; humans at most hunted low-level monsters in the fringe areas, and no one had ever been able to penetrate this deep.
"No, not human."
"His eyes, that's not a human eye color."
"And his aura too, he should be a Devil." (Note: Demon, 'Devil' or 'Demon Human', implies a powerful, human-like entity with demonic traits or origins.)
The Great Ogres quickly discovered Bai Luo's unusual aspects; his eyes were golden, and the enormous magic essence on him was a power humans could not possess.
"I apologize, my clansmen and I have been rude."
Hong Maru, as the leader of the group, quickly stepped forward and bowed to Bai Luo in apology: "May I ask, was the nuclear strike magic just now cast by you?"
"If you're talking about Explosion Magic, yes, I cast it."
"Thank you so much for your timely help in our time of crisis!"
Hearing Bai Luo admit it, Hong Maru lowered his posture even further: "We are the Great Ogres living in the forest. May I ask who you are?"
"My name is Bai Luo, and this child is Egui Peng."
"Egui Peng? Bai Luo?"
"They have names?"
Hearing Bai Luo and Egui Peng's names, the Great Ogres were even more shocked, not expecting to have the good fortune to meet two named monsters.
It turned out that not only Egui Peng, but Bai Luo was also a named monster with his own name.
Moreover, it was unclear if it was an illusion.
Hong Maru felt that the pressure emanating from Egui Peng was several times stronger than it had been a short while ago.
"This pressure!"
Hong Maru, Shion, Zhu Cai, and Cang Ying, the Ogre executives under Meng Wang in the original work, while grateful for Egui Peng's life-saving grace, also showed increasing respect and solemnity.
"Could it be, could it be the legendary Ogre?"
"It must be; only such a high-ranking Devil could be so powerful!!!"
"..."
For a moment, the surviving Great Ogres all showed looks of admiration and longing.
Egui Peng was an A-rank Ogre, and Ogres were the evolved form of the Great Ogre Clan.
In the monster world, strength was revered.
Egui Peng was stronger than them all, saved them, and was a higher-ranking existence of their bloodline.
With all these factors combined, Hong Maru and the others unhesitatingly invited them: "Please, both of you, must come to our village, so that we may repay your kindness for extending a helping hand in our time of need!"
"Uh..."
"Alright, then we'll impose on you."
Bai Luo had no intention of refusing; he still needed Egui Peng to level up by fighting monsters, and a Great Ogre Clan village of 300 people was simply wonderful: "It just so happens that my camp in the forest was destroyed by these insects."
"You had a camp in the forest?"
"Darn insects!"
"It's alright, our village is very large, you can completely settle down."
"Also, may I ask what the relationship between Mr. Bai Luo and Lady Egui Peng is?"
This last question was what the Great Ogres most wanted to know.
They deeply respected Bai Luo, because it was the young man before them who had cast such a world-destroying nuclear strike magic.
So, not only Egui Peng, but Bai Luo was also their savior.
Of course, compared to Bai Luo, the Great Ogres still felt a closer affinity with Egui Peng.
"This child is my family."
Bai Luo briefly explained his relationship with Egui Peng.
He didn't tell the truth, but instead described Egui Peng as a child he found in the wilderness.
The two of them depended on each other in the forest, like siblings.
"Bai Luo is Peng Peng's most important person!"
Egui Peng timely took Bai Luo's hand, showing her closeness to him.
"So that's how it is."
The Great Ogre Clan understood.
They could comprehend such a relationship.
Intelligent monsters meet and then live together.
This kind of thing, though rare, was not impossible.
As for Bai Luo himself...
There was nothing to hide about his half-demon identity.
Humans disliked half-demons, but in the world of monsters, as long as you were strong, there was no such thing as being half-demon or not.