10 Demon Plains. (1/2)
Just like Liang Zhou had said, the group reached the Demon Plains after two more days of travel. In these two days of travel, they had constantly worn the Demon Concealing Vines on their body, making sure that they were not accidentally discovered by any Demonic beasts as they traveled.
If they were accidentally discovered by any Demonic beasts, they would lose the initiative in the fight. None of them had yet to engrave any runes, and Liang Zhou was the only one who had opened his dantian, so they could not afford to lose the initiative.
”That is the Demon Plains. We will move in a circle around the outskirts, retreating into the forest whenever we spot something that we feel is out of our league.”
Liang Zhou stopped the group at the edge of the forest, pointing to a vast plain that expanded outwards from where the forest ended. The plain was covered in yellow grass that swayed in the wind, hills, and mountains of various sizes dotting the plain.
”In battle, me and Xiao Wei will take the lead. Brother Yang, you support me and Xiao Wei, attacking whenever you feel there is an opening. Little Sister Xinyi, you use your bow to support us from the back.”
Liang Zhou pulled out his bone hammer, holding it ready with both hands. He divided the roles based on what he knew about their combat abilities. He and Xiao Wei were the strongest, while Li Yang had proven that he was capable. He was slightly worried about Liang Xinyi freezing up during combat, so he put her in the back.
”Understood.”
Li Yang and Liang Xinyi responded with low voices, pulling out their weapons as they spoke. Holding his sword in his hand, Li Yang once more felt that matchless sense of calm, that peerless focus that he had when he first sliced at the Reed Vine. With sword in hand, he felt more confident and safe than he ever had before.
”Good. Follow me.”
Liang Zhou nodded his head with a satisfied smile upon seeing their expression. He took the lead, heading out of the forest and onto the plain that stood in front of them. Liang Xinyi followed right after him, with Li Yang and Xiao Wei defending the rear.
”That over there is a Gale Eagle. It is a Demonic beast capable of flight, and at the later stages of its growth, it can even control the wind.”
While they were slowly making their way around the outskirts of the Demon Plains, Liang Zhou would point at some of the Demonic beasts that they spotted, explaining their powers. As the son of the tribe leader, he obviously had access to more knowledge than most others in the tribe.
The eagle he pointed at looked exactly like a normal eagle, the only difference was that it had emerald green eyes and that some of its wings had a green hue at the tip.
”That one is a Molten Lizard. It's a Demonic beast that mixes the earth and fire element, capable of creating lava once it has reached adulthood.”
The next Demonic beast he pointed at was a small lizard, not even half a meter in length. The entire lizard was covered in brown scales that would occasionally pulsate with a red light.
”That rock over there is, in fact, a Four-Legged Crab. It looks like a rock, but it is actually a Demonic beast in the shape of a crab, capable of shooting out beams of compressed water.”
The rock he painted at looked completely unremarkable, only around one meter in height. Seeing a Demonic beast with such camouflage, Liang Xinyi could not help but tense up slightly.
”See that panther over there? It is called a Shade Panther. It can control the surrounding darkness, even vanishing into the darkness, entering the shadows and becoming nearly untouchable.”
The last Demonic beast he pointed at was a two-meter-long black panther that was resting on a large rock, basking in the sun. Every inch of the panther's body was covered in black fur, even its claws had a black sheen to them. If it were not for the fact that it was day right now, they would be completely unable to spot it.
”There!”