Chapter 111

This move by the Otherworld.

It's equivalent to giving away kills for free, and moreover, it exposed an Otherworld rift capable of accommodating the passage of an Otherworld legion.

It's simply a massive loss...

"Forget it, such matters are not for us professionals to consider; we just need to send the message back."

Su Qinglian shook her head and thought no more about it.

Six minutes later, Zhou Yi and the Qingyuan Squad, having finished their rest, began to withdraw.

Inside the Gale Mountain Range, trees grew thick, the terrain was uneven, and there were many weeds and shrubs.

If they ran on foot, the speed would be so slow it was infuriating.

Even if they walked for three days and three nights, they still wouldn't be able to get out of the Gale Mountain Range.

However, if they had mounts, it would be completely different.

The speed was extremely fast.

Previously, when Zhou Yi came from the other side to this side of the Dark Miasma Valley, with the help of the Gale Wolves, it had taken him only about an hour.

Therefore, during the withdrawal, Zhou Yi also thought that if it took an hour, he should be able to leave this dangerous area.

But reality always defies expectations.

The group had walked for about half an hour.

Yet they hadn't even covered a quarter of the distance.

And what was hindering their progress were the wave after wave of Flame Demon squads they encountered on the road...

"Spear of Victory!"

In the slightly dim jungle, a dazzling golden spear of light shot rapidly toward a tall demon.

Boom!!

The spear struck the chest squarely; this Level 22 Silver Rank Flame Demon Warrior was thus buried by Zhou Yi's hand.

With a boom, it turned into flames and burned away quickly, leaving only a pile of black residue on the ground.

At the same time, the Qingyuan Squad led by Su Qinglian also each finished off the remaining Flame Demon Warriors.

"Along this road, we have already encountered four waves of demon squad attacks."

Zhou Yi, holding the Mystic Light Warhammer, frowned slightly.

These incoming Flame Demon squads, the smaller ones, had only three or four.

The larger ones had about five or six.

Although their levels were not high, only around Level 21 or 22.

Yet killing them required a great deal of effort.

After all, these were not beasts with low intelligence.

They were the Demons, one of the five great races of the Otherworld, possessing equally high intelligence and originating from the Otherworld!

Precisely because of this, the progress of their group was severely slowed down.

"Zhou Yi, this time we were lucky to meet you.

Otherwise, even if we luckily escaped the pursuit of those four demons, we恐怕 would not have been able to get here."

Nearby, Su Qinglian, who had just killed a Flame Demon, walked over, a look of relief on her exquisite, delicate melon-shaped face.

Her gaze toward Zhou Yi also carried a hint of warmth and appreciation.

She had originally thought that she, a former top scholar, even if not as strong as Zhou Yi,

should have been comparable in strength.

But in those few battles just now, the strength Zhou Yi displayed could be described as terrifying!!

Without him, relying solely on themselves, they could never have made it here.

"That's right, too powerful!"

"Tsk tsk, being with you, it feels like the roles are reversed; we are the junior students, and you are the senior."

"..."

The others, including Zhang Yi, also sighed in unison.

Along the way, the combat style Zhou Yi displayed was extremely experienced.

It was completely unlike that of a freshman who had just entered university.

Instead, he seemed like a junior or senior student!

And they themselves had become the junior students needing protection.

"Comparing it this way, makes me look even younger."

On the back of Bai Hu, the petite loli Wen Tianrun pouted and said quite cutely.

Under the slow healing, except for her right arm, her condition could be considered recovered.

And the missing right arm, as long as they could return to the city,

could be regenerated by simply finding a Level 40 Priest or purchasing a potent recovery potion.

So, her current mood also looked quite good.

"Senior sisters are joking; it's just that my Holy Light happens to have a suppression effect on demons, so the damage appears higher."

Zhou Yi smiled slightly.

After a pause, he looked at Su Qinglian and said:

"Senior sister, judging by the situation encountered along the way, the Otherworld demons probably want to thoroughly cleanse the humans in this nearby area."

"If we try to leave this area directly, it恐怕 will be a bit difficult."

"Moreover, the most troublesome thing is that on the necessary route leaving this northeast region, there is also a very open plain..."

Zhou Yi's tone was solemn.

Within the Stormwind Mountains, the terrain included not only jungle and mountainous areas, but also plains and rivers.

And to leave this region and reach the supply base, one must pass through a vast, open plain.

This area offered unobstructed visibility, with almost no obstacles.

Given what had just happened, if the demons truly emerged from this region, they would never let any human escape.

This plain was ideal for the demon legions to station troops.

Su Qinglian furrowed her delicate brows, clearly having realized the same thing.

She sighed, helplessly saying:

"There's no choice—we can only take it one step at a time."

"Let's head that way first; if there really is a demon unit stationed there, we'll figure something out."

"Then that's all we can do."

Zhou Yi nodded, and the group quickly gathered their gear and set off again.

In the time that followed, they encountered several more squads of Flame Demons.

But through combined efforts, they swiftly killed each of these demons.

Yet even so, by the time they reached the edge of the jungle region, two hours had passed.

At the edge of the jungle, Zhou Yi and the Qingyuan Squad gathered, halting behind tree trunks.

Then, through the gaps between the towering trees, they gazed out at the plain beyond.

The time was around three in the afternoon, and the sunlight was bright.

Clearly visible were pairs of Flame Demons, horns on their heads and dangerous auras, patrolling back and forth across the vast plain.

A rough count suggested at least a hundred of them.

"This is bad—the demon race has indeed stationed a garrison on the plain to prevent anyone from escaping."

Su Qinglian withdrew her gaze and smiled bitterly.

These were not beasts, but genuine demons from the Higher other world with extremely high intelligence.

The greater their number, the stronger their collective power became!

And a hundred demons—

Even if all were merely Level 20 Silver Rank, they still far exceeded what they could possibly handle.