The Devil Sword Swordsman
Ch. 157 - Forest of the Demons
The Lord of the Lake looked at that rarest gem, not a single human could possess it except the Earth Ruler Demon itself who deliberately gave it to humans.
"Have you ever met a Water Dragon?" Asked the Lightning Fox further, he returned the Blue Gems stiffly. At least he knew how much power the water dragon possessed compared to him, or it could be said that the power of the Water Dragon was the top five of the entire Earth Ruler Demon.
"Yes, in the middle seas of Fanlu and Renwu."
While the Lightning Fox was like thinking, the Lake Ruler who had been silent since just now stared gasped for a small jolt when Xin Fai spoke to him.
"About your offer, I hope you stick to it. I would come here every morning to pick up the jewels of your brothers hahahaha," Xin Fai's laughter became very creepy for the group of lake crocodiles.
Some retreat and drown themselves in the water unable to see the man again, while the Lord of the Lake is now beset with guilt for his brothers. Wanting to retract his words he could not.
"Well, even though this sucks..."
For a moment Xin Fai sniffed around him, he moved following the smell of another demon in this place. A few seconds later a leopard much larger than any other leopard came out behind the bushes. He roared loudly making the birds inside the forest fly.
"I've been going around all over this forest smelling the scent of a human body, I didn't think it really existed." The tiger demon continued along with a mocking smile. "And I never thought this ugly crocodile would lose to him."
"Hah-hah!? Fucking tiger! I'm gonna tear you up, huh!?"
"Hahahaha I'll eat you first, but because your skin is like frog skin disgusts me. Disgust, disgust... Ahhaha!"
Repetition of the words of disgust makes crocodiles thrashing in the river water, its large tail bulldozing the lake very fast. The leopard lowered its head before jumping high.
The fight of the two demons made the surrounding area become damaged, they did not care and continued to fight.
Xin Fai became lazy to hear the surrounding commotion, she turned around and found the Thunder Fox standing behind her.
"From now on this forest will be your home" he said. The fox pointed towards the leopard and the crocodile of the lake. "They'll be your friends later. There are many more demons living around here. As long as you don't do evil and look for trouble I think they can accept your presence."
A green-bodied praying mantis leaves descended from the top of the tree, a stealth gem was seen gleaming on its head. The praying mantis suddenly carried out a super-fast attack in an unexpected time. He repeatedly swung the front limbs that functioned like hands, sharp spines around his skin making Xin Fai must not misstep in making movements. Despite still being surprised Xin Fai tried to stay focused on dodging every attack.
Two minutes of fighting between Xin Fai and the praying mantis went on until it made the other fight stop. Leopards and lake crocodiles stopped hurting each other.
The speed at which the praying mantis attacked Xin Fai managed to avoid by relying on his hearing, every time the praying mantis carried out a wind attack that sounded from the gap of his leg made Xin Fai know where the attack came from.
The praying mantis stopped the attack for a moment because it was not out of thought, not because Xin Fai was able to dodge any of his deadly attacks which were extremely dangerous yet he did it all by closing his eyes
"Why did you close your eyes, man? Fight me fairly. I won't accept you here if you're not serious about defeating me!"
"Open my eyes won't change anything either" he said slowly. The praying mantis did not know what to answer after that, he searched for oddities while recalling the fight Xin Fai and the lake crocodiles he had watched from a distance earlier.
The lake crocodile can also feel something strange, he looked at the Lightning Fox who now had an enigmatic face. "What does this mean? Don't say..."
The praying mantis continued the words lake crocodile. "Don't tell me I fought a blind man?"
Xin Fai smiled stiffly, though bitterly hearing him she was speechless.
As if not believing it, the praying mantis attacked back in full force, Xin Fai continued to dodge every movement that sounded. Some were close to hitting his skin, even the wind generated from the attack of the limbs of the praying mantis felt sharp passing through his body.
"Your turn is over. Now it's my turn to attack." Xin Fai said as she drew her sword.
The slash that was twice as fast as the limb attack of the praying mantis made the demon panic without the reeds. He took two steps back and continued to be cornered within a few seconds. His eyes twitched wildly trying to understand who the human in front of him was but what appeared to be just an ordinary human child.
"I don't think humans are getting any more horrible..." He muttered to himself. "I guess they're just weak creatures who boast about strength."
The reality before him made the praying mantis jump very far and land near the tree. "Alright, I won't attack you again after this. I admit your greatness son of man."
A moment of praying mantis justifies the position of its establishment while stringing up the words of welcome, "Welcome to the forest of the demons. Danger and also a desperate fight can occur anytime here, so prepare your mind from now on. Just one second off your life can float," said the praying mantis full of emphasis.
Not without reason he said it, every second in this jungle one life also floated or even more. Neither high-level demon lives nor wild beasts. The law of the jungle that adheres to a strong system of killing the weak is so real.
Feeling that humans were unfamiliar with the situation, the praying mantis continued. "But I don't think they dare bother you after knowing who brought you here." The eyes of the praying mantis turned towards the fox demon.
The Thunder Fox descended from where it stood, a wide smile adorning its face. This sense of pleasure is because Xin Fai who was recently appointed as his student can compensate for two demons, namely the lake crocodile and also praying mantis.
The Lightning Fox galloped and landed on top of Xin Fai's head. "You heard it, right? This forest is very dangerous. By surviving in this forest I believe your fighting abilities will develop very quickly. From the day I don't want to put you in that cave anymore. You're gonna have to go around this forest alone without me."
Xin Fai was surprised to hear that, it had just been said that this forest was filled with demons as well as ferocious beasts. If only two or three demons he can do that but different stories if that comes in groups.
Didn't have time to fight the praying mantis first to denounce the Thunder Fox. "You crazy? Do you know how dangerous this place is to humans?"
The Lightning Fox began to give off its stealth aura. "You doubt my decision? I know better how to educate this student of mine so that it can develop so much faster than you."
He turned to look at Xin Fai who could only fall silent.
"There are likely two after this, you come back alive and gain much greater power, or you die needlessly there into a pile of bones."
Xin Fai gulped down his saliva, he tried to sense the stealth aura around this place that felt so viscous. At the same time in this place have appeared three demons, how will the journey ahead later.
"You can come back whenever you want, after feeling your strength is enough to go back to where you came from. I'll wait for him."
Xin Fai was speechless contemplating, the atmosphere becoming quiet for a moment.
Without saying much more Xin Fai chose to enter the dense forest before her, she carried the sword in her hand very tightly. One more step finally he entered the darkness of the forest, even death was eyeing him from that very second.
The Lightning Fox was looking at the direction of Xin Fai's disappearance. "It looks like it's going to be a while..."
"If you're lonely you can join us."
The Lightning Fox looked back and found the leopard as well as the lake crocodile embracing each other intimately.
"Lonely!? I want to get a little, huh!?"
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