Inside the dense forest, five people walked quietly, their eyes alertly scanning the dark corners around them as they gradually headed deeper into the Red Flame Mountain range.
WHOOSH!
As they passed through a thicket, a fierce wind suddenly rose. A pitch-black shadow, carrying a foul, bloody wind, rushed out and pounced towards Nanxuan and the others from behind.
"Ah!"
Startled by the sudden attack, Nanxuan's face turned deathly pale as she swung her sword.
SWISH!
The Sword Qi swept past, splitting the shadowy figure in two. The corpse fell to the ground—a ferocious-looking wolf-tiger Demon Beast.
"It's just a third-level Demon Beast, and you're already so scared." Lin Yue'er glared at Nanxuan in annoyance.
Nanxuan glanced at the Demon Beast's corpse beside her. Heart still pounding with lingering fear, she patted her budding chest and muttered, "It... It just appeared so suddenly. I... I wasn't prepared at all..."
