Rubens and Stika had never encountered a real demon before, but the fluctuation in front of them made them feel uncomfortable.
Rody sniffed the air and then glanced at the map. In his current range of perception, he did not see any demonic attribute tracking targets. So he asked, "What kind of information can you determine?"
"It's not very strong. It can't be compared to the one in the Demonic Gate, but …" Iscar paused. "I feel that this fluctuation is a little different. Is it another kind of demon?"
"There are more than 20 kinds of demons recorded in the history books. Some have strong mental power, and some have strong bodies —" Rubens pointed at himself. "The Black Dragon Herrlöw is good at strength. But during the High Elves' era, demons were still defeated by them in melee combat. There are many kinds of demons, like different species, and there seems to be conflict between them."
Kardashian frowned. She wanted to figure out the essence of the problem. "What did the Wood Elves do … Is it a dimensional rift?"
She looked at Roddy. "You're a witcher. Can't you see something else?"
Kardashian knew that he had the system brought by the quantum computer, but it was not convenient for her to say it out loud. So, she asked in this way.
"I don't see it … at the moment — Wait." Roddy suddenly found that the quest bar was flashing. He could not hide it now, so he raised his hand and opened the page. A line of yellow words appeared in front of him.
[Vengeful Wrath]
You have angered Bati. He will lead a new demon army to attack you. Are you ready to face the wrath of the demons?
Quest: Defeat the demon leader, Bati
0/1
Reward: 13800000 EXP, get the skill "Vengeance", 3 Advanced Talent Points, all attributes permanently increased by 10%.
Roddy looked at it several times to confirm that the number of EXP had reached 10 million. This number was a bit exaggerated, and it clearly showed the difficulty of the quest. Previously, the quest to find the ruins was shown in green, indicating that it was extremely easy to complete. Why did it suddenly turn yellow?
He knew very well that the basis of the system's judgment was the comparison of the current team's overall strength and the enemy's strength. Obviously, according to the System's judgment, the five Dragon Clan members on his side and himself were still in a state of being evenly matched.
A group of Demonized Wood Elves were strong enough to fight against the Dragons?
Roddy immediately realized that he had made a mistake. The difficulty of the mission was not simply related to the strength of the enemy. The "mission target" was the main focus. This meant that "Bati" might be the real troublesome guy.
"Roddy? Are you okay? "
Stika saw him staring blankly at the air and asked worriedly. Roddy suddenly snapped out of his daze. He looked at Kardashian with a serious expression and replied, "I can feel them approaching. If we leave now …"
"Leave? Where are you going? "
Iscar looked puzzled. The other Dragons also looked over. Obviously, in the eyes of the Dragons, demons of this level were not enemies at all. Even if they encountered a lord-level demon, they believed that they could escape unscathed.
"Didn't we say that we wanted to study the demons when we came here? Prime Minister, why should we leave now that we've encountered them? Isn't it better to study them properly? Besides, we're the first group of people who discovered the demons. If we get rid of these guys, the clan should pay attention to it, right? "
Rubens relaxed in this situation. He sat on a dead tree beside him and said, "Even if they don't come, we should go after them!"
"Yes, we can't let them spread in the forest. If this thing is like the infected beasts, it won't be long before the Silent Forest is finished."
Stika said as he sensed for a while. After a few seconds, he added, "They're … starting to move here. Their target is clear."
Roddy did not intend to retreat. He made this suggestion to make Kardashian, who had been silent all this while, realize the seriousness of the problem. After all, the two of them had more tacit understanding than the other Dragons. Although Roddy did not explicitly say how strong the enemy was, the Ice Dragon still began to silently recite a spell …
Her behavior surprised Iscar and the others, but thinking of the upcoming battle, no amount of preparation was too much. Everyone also began to "warm up" — only Roddy did not say anything and directly pulled out the cylinder that he had been hanging beside his quiver.
The closed metal cylinder looked very ordinary, but when Roddy twisted it with his hand, an opening appeared at the top, and a triangular frame appeared below.
He inserted the cylinder into the ground, fixed it with force, and twisted one of the switches. With a click, a straight beam of light shone out. This beam of light was shockingly bright and was a conspicuous red. In the extremely high visibility night sky, it could be seen clearly from hundreds of kilometers away.
After that, Roddy twisted the second section of the knob. There was a scale on this knob, and Roddy directly twisted it to the top. Waves of energy began to spurt out from the bottom of the cylinder, and the beam of light in the sky began to flicker continuously. When the floating clouds were reflected, it was extremely conspicuous like a huge signal light.
"This is?"
Stika came over curiously. Roddy used a few stones to prop up the base and replied, "A signal device made by the Magic Research Department. There is a charging crystal inside."
"What is it used for?"
Before Roddy could explain, Natha, who had been silent all this while, suddenly clutched her chest and fell to the ground in pain.
"Ah —"
She moaned and curled up because of the severe pain. Natha had been injured many times in the past, but she rarely made any sound. However, at this time, she really could not bear the piercing pain.
Roddy's expression changed, and he immediately rushed over to check on her, only to find that Natha's hands covering her chest were shockingly strong. She pressed on her heart so hard that Roddy could not pull her hands away even if he wanted to.
"Natha! Breathe! Take a deep breath! "
He did not know what was happening, and could only try to calm her down. But it seemed that some kind of power had taken over Natha's mind. Her eyes were tightly shut, and she could not even respond.
What was more frightening was that the skin on Natha's neck began to show a strange purple color, and at the same time, her fingernails on both hands became long and sharp. Roddy pressed her shoulders and tried to turn her over, but at this moment … Natha's eyes suddenly opened.
Her eyes had actually turned into vertical pupils like those of the Dragon Race, and the color of her pupils had also turned dark green. What made Roddy's scalp numb was that Natha's gaze became extremely unfamiliar, like some kind of beast that was ready to attack. And in the system frame, Roddy also saw a shocking debuff: "Demon Transformation".
This line of words made his head buzz … Roddy had calculated everything, but he never thought that Natha would actually have such a situation — the Dragons next to him also realized what was happening, and Stika exclaimed, "Demon Invasion?!"
Before he finished speaking, Natha directly raised her hands and strangled Roddy's neck on the spot!
"Buzz …"
The passively activated Ice Armor firmly blocked her fingernails, but Natha's action caused a large crack to appear on the Ice Armor.
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