Chapter 1562: Reconnaissance

In the time that followed, under Li Yue and others' arrangements, the soldiers of the Dark City began preparing for winter in an orderly fashion.

Outside the city, the Demon Clan side also hurried to surround the area so tightly that not even a fly could get in.

At the same time, the Demon Clan dispatched their own scout squads to gather intelligence on the enemy in all directions.

When they saw that the soldiers of the Dark City showed no signs of panic despite the lack of provisions and the cold, the Demon scouts felt a hint of doubt.

"Strange. By all rights, there should be very little grain in the Dark City. Why are they not frantic? Even if they are not frantic, they should at least be somewhat anxious. Yet these fellows show not a shred of panic?" one scout said.

"Yes, yes, it is truly strange."

Another scout chimed in to agree.

"Something is definitely off. Should we inform my lord the Demon God?"

"Hmm... let us first see how things develop. Otherwise, if my lord the Demon God asks and we know nothing, we will be the ones scolded!"

Hearing his companion's words, the other nodded: "Hmm, you are right. Let us continue observing here for now and speak only once we have results."

While the two scouts debated, they remained in place, quietly observing the movements of the Dark City.

To be fair, these scouts' powers of observation were indeed very keen.

Their gazes swept constantly over the surroundings, fearing to miss any detail.

Before long, they truly did discover something amiss.

"Look, among the training squads of the Dark City soldiers, there is always a witch or wizard constantly releasing their abilities. Why do they do this? Do you not think there is something fishy here?"

Hearing his companion's question, the person beside him also noticed this point.

Watching the movements of the soldiers and others closely, at this moment, one of the scouts with sharp eyes immediately spotted the anomaly.

"Look, the snowflakes drifting down from the sky are being blocked outside. In other words, their purpose in doing this is for warmth!?"

Hearing this scout's words, the other scout also noticed this point.

"Damn it, I never thought the enemy would think of such a method. If this continues, even if we surround them for a longer time outside, it will not be of much use," one scout said.

Hearing the other's words, the person beside him felt a wave of helplessness, never expecting the people inside the Dark City to use such a method.

"So what should we do now? Should we return and inform my lord the Demon God of the situation!?"

Hearing this, one of them thought for a moment and said: "No, let us not return yet. We still need to observe for a while! Returning now would not only fail to help my lord the Demon God, but would instead disappoint my lord the Demon God."

Hearing the other's words, he also nodded and said: "Indeed. Let us wait until all preparations are complete before returning to report! For now, let us just see what happens!"

Just as these few were discussing here, they spotted a group of people heading toward the mountainous region in the rear.

"What are they going to do?" one scout looked at the group and said.

Another scout said: "Whatever they are going to do, they are surely looking for something. Let us follow them and see. If there is an opportunity, we can capture them on the spot!"

Hearing the scout's words, the companions beside him all agreed.

"Very well, let us follow them now!" Saying this, they prepared to trail them quietly.

Along the way, both were extremely cautious, fearing to be discovered by the other side.

However, to be fair, this tracking did prove somewhat effective.

They saw that after entering the forest, these soldiers began hunting the beasts within the woods. Seeing this scene, the two scouts' brows furrowed even more, and they immediately understood why the enemy was not panicking.

"Go, quickly return to report to my lord the Demon God." "Yes, let us return quickly!"

After a brief discussion, the two immediately sprinted toward the location of the Demon God's camp.

However, the luck of these two was clearly not very good.

Just as they began to run, one of the scouts failed to notice the ground beneath his feet, causing his body to stumble and fall flat on the ground, landing face-first. After hearing the sound coming from this direction, the hunting soldiers of the Dark City immediately stopped their work, turned to look toward the source of the sound, and then spotted two black shadows rapidly approaching...

Seeing this scene, the lead scout's heart gave a start.

"Damn it!"

Realizing this, he shouted urgently: "Run! We have been discovered!"