The one single thing that the human race could take the lead in against the demonic beasts was superior intelligence!

This was the reason why the human race had been able to create so many different kinds of careers for its people.

There was only one setback—it was said that when a demonic beast had evolved to a certain level, it was also capable of unlocking a higher intelligence!

A star-grade demonic beast might have been extremely frightening and powerful, but its entire body was packed full of treasures. This was why countless humans had been scrambling for it and were even willing to fight with their lives on the line.

Lu Jiu Que suddenly though of something. She narrowed her eyes and whispered, "In your opinion, what kind of demonic beast is it?"

"For it to appear here, it's probably in the water family."

The water family… Streamer Lingzhi…

Lu Jiu Que was struck by a thought. With a smile, she asked, "Is it something like the watchdog of this region?"

"Not necessarily. The Ailao Mountains are only situated at the outermost layer of the woods. Logically speaking, star-graded beasts generally don't appear here…"

"Then why is this one-star demonic beast here? And seemingly safeguarding and protecting its territory?"

Ye Hui rolled his eyes and said, "How would I know? I'm not a worm inside its belly. In general, there's treasure in places where star-grade demonic beasts build their nests—"

The moment he mentioned the word "treasure," Ye Hui's eyes brightened involuntarily. "Right! That must be it! There's treasure here. It has to be the streamer Lingzhi!"

Lu Jiu Que caressed his head and said, "Silly little boy. You've shown improvement."

Ye Hui was no longer in the mood to act bothered by her comments. If she called him a silly little boy, then he would just be a silly little boy. Hurriedly, he asked, "So what should we do now?"

After asking, the two of them fell silent at the same time.

Lu Jiu Que believed she knew herself well. The two of them were just weak little chickens. If they were to launch an attack on this one-star demonic beast, they would most likely also end up stuck between the teeth of this wild boar.

She just wondered if the other party would dislike their bodies covering its teeth like braces.

It was now nearing midnight. With only half of the allotted time left to finish their task, the only thing they had left to do was act immediately.

Lu Jiu Que thought for a moment, then said, "Let's first determine the location of the streamer Lingzhi. We'll discuss more later."

"Alright!"

"Let's go!"

…

Ye Hui was truly worthy of being the descendant of a family of generals. He might have been somewhat weak in character, but when he faced crucial moments, he was also very calm and composed.

There were people who were quietly lurking in the river. Sticking their heads out, they quietly moved upstream, against the flow of the river. The moment they spotted the tracks of the one-star demonic beast, they would dive into the water immediately and use the water as a s.h.i.+eld for protection.

It their luck was relatively good, there would be various aquatic plants in the river, and as they moved along the meandering river, though these plants might hinder their movements to a certain extent, they could also provide them with a second layer of protection.

A demonic beast's senses of smell, hearing, sight, and so on were far greater than those of a human, meaning they had to be very cautious.

The river water at night was so cold that the two people traveling were s.h.i.+vering, their teeth chattering.

The silvery white moonlight shone through tree branches of different heights and cast mottled shadows on the ground. Scattered at random, they swayed, transforming the woods at night into a dreamland where ghosts and evil forces crossed.

Just when the two people thought that the one-star demonic beast was far away and breathed small sighs of relief, the terrifying roar of a beast suddenly broke the stillness of the night sky—

"Roar—"

"Ah, ah, ah— Help! There's a demonic beast!"

Humans?!

Lu Jiu Que and Ye Hui looked at each other. The two of them ducked their heads even lower, but all they saw were a few dispirited figures in a sorry state stumbling out from the bushes…

Hey!

Were Those actually their old acquaintances?!